The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible

The Men Who United the States

America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible

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Simon Winchester
Simon Winchester
2013

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Pierke
Pierke
Speaking from Among the Bones
The hanging shed
The Lost Gospel of Judas Iscariot
French Women Don't Get Fat
Ring of Bright Water
Fifty Shades of Grey
Einstein: His Life and Universe

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1,067 books

History

carla
Carla
Victorian Suicide: Mad Crimes and Sad Histories
Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy

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153 books

United States

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Pierke
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Grant's Final Victory: Ulysses S. Grant's Heroic Last Year
The imperial cruise
The Monuments Men
The Candy Bombers
Going Home To Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969
A measureless peril

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443 books

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Harray
Harriet Johnston
The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580
From the Holy Mountain: A Journey Among the Christians of the Middle East
Run Baby Run
War Brides
Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus
War Horse
The Discipline of Spiritual Discernment

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34 books

American History

Harray
Harriet Johnston
Paul Revere's Ride
Heaven Below: Early Pentecostals and American Culture
Thomas Jefferson the art of power
Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy
Madison's Gift: Five Partnerships That Built America

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802 books

Nonfiction

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The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
Holy Cow
The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food
The Century
Millennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present Day

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645 books

History

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Laura
From Dawn to Decadence
The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
The Century
Millennium Year By Year: A Chronicle of World History from AD 1000 to the Present Day
National Geographic Society Atlas of World History
How the Irish Saved Civilization

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63 books

History American

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Laura
How the States Got Their Shapes Too: The People Behind the Borderlines
The Wordy Shipmates
How the States Got Their Shapes
Lost states
The Devil in the White City
Undaunted Courage

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934 books

E Book

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Laura
James Potter and the Hall of Elders' Crossing
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
Executive Privilege
The God of the Hive
Outliers: The Story of Success
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Sh*t My Dad Says

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3,780 books

Tbr

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Elizabeth
Fatherland
Trainspotting
News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir
A Box of Matches
A Fine and Private Place
Absolute Beginners
A Flag for Sunrise

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701 books

Tbr 2014

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Elizabeth
Acceptance
A Trick I Learned from Dead Men
Authority
Belzhar
All My Puny Sorrows
Belle Cora

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733 books

Tbr Nonfiction

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Elizabeth
News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir
Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character
A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books
An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination
An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan
All the Lives I Want
Binge

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37 books

Tbr History

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The Dissolution of the Monasteries: A New History
The Ottomans
Ten Caesars
Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
The Cambridge Illustrated History of China
Lotharingia: A Personal History of Europe's Lost Country

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2,746 books

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Daren
Daren
Two Under the Indian Sun
Sailing with Mohammed
Beowulf
Slowly Down the Ganges
One Lonely Night
Killer Mine
The Snake

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1,373 books

Uk Author

Daren
Daren
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Real "Bravo Two Zero"
City of Djinns
In Xanadu: A Quest
The Age of Kali
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
The Baker's Boy

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310 books

Usa

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Daren
The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break
Lucky You
Interpreter of Maladies
The Bonesetter's Daughter
The Vine Of Desire
Tropic of Capricorn
The Snatching of Bookie Bob and Other Stories

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1,235 books

Own To Read

Daren
Daren
The Last of the Bedu: In Search of the Myth
27,000 Miles Through Australia
For Love and a Beetle: A Tale of Two Journeys
The World at Their Feet; the story of New Zealand mountaineers in the great ranges of the world
Camps and Climbs in Arctic Norway
A Single Swallow: Following An Epic Journey From South Africa To South Wales
Beyond the Last Oasis: A Solo Walk in the Western Sahara

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2,143 books

Non Fiction

Daren
Daren
Days and Nights in Calcutta
The Real "Bravo Two Zero"
Soldier Five: The Real Truth about the Bravo Two Zero Mission
In Xanadu: A Quest
Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers
Infiltrators: Guns Drugs Deception And Murder Duty Calls
Paddy O'Brien: Whistle While You Work

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526 books

History

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Daren
In Xanadu: A Quest
The Age of Kali
Autobiography of a geisha
The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
Guests of the Ayatollah: The Iran Hostage Crisis: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
Fragmentation of the Middle East: The Last Thirty Years
Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and its People

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93 books

North America

Daren
Daren
The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break
Interpreter of Maladies
Lucky You
Tropic of Capricorn
The Education of Frederick Douglass
We Live in Alaska
Mr. Kennedy's America

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17 books

Political

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ncabeen
Becoming
Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
President Lincoln
The Men Who United the States: America's Explorers, Inventors, Eccentrics and Mavericks, and the Creation of One Nation, Indivisible
A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

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100 books

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The Song of Achilles
Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race
Deliberate Discomfort: How U.S. Special Operations Forces Overcome Fear and Dare to Win by Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable

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53 books

History

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In The Company Of Soldiers: A Chronicle Of Combat
Night Drop: The American Airborne Invasion of Normandy
Soldier's Heart: Reading Literature Through Peace and War at West Point
The Diary of a Young Girl
Badger Games

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98 books

Leadership Management

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The Speed of Trust
The Fred Factor
You Don't Need a Title to Be a Leader: How Anyone, Anywhere, Can Make a Positive Difference
Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership
Death by Meeting
Who Moved My Cheese?