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Andrew Jackson : His Life And Times by H. W. Brands
$16.50 NZD
Category: World Biography & Memoirs
Secondhand. An orphan at a young age and without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, Jackson showed that the Presidency was not the exclusive province of the wealthy and the well-born but could truly be held by a man of the people. On a majestic, sweeping scale Brands re-cre ...Show more
Lone Star Nation - The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence by H. W. Brands
$17.50 NZD
Category: World History
Secondhand. The two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, bestselling historian, and author of Our First Civil War emythologizes Texas's journey to statehood and restores the genuinely heroic spirit to a pivotal chapter in American history. . "A balanced, unromanticized account of America's great epic." -The N ...Show more
The Age of Gold by H. W. Brands
$16.50 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
The discovery of gold in California in 1848 sparked a frenzy that shook the world. People swarmed to the gold fields from as far as China and Australia. They came by ship and overland, braving Tierra del Fuego and the pestilence of Panama, lured by the promise of riches. At the heart of The Age of Gold ...Show more
The First American : The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin by H. W. Brands
$16.50 NZD
Category: World Biography & Memoirs
Secondhand. Wit, diplomat, scientist, philosopher, businessman, inventor, and bon vivant, Benjamin Franklin’s “life is one every American should know well, and it has not been told better than by Mr. Brands” (The Dallas Morning News). From penniless runaway to highly successful printer, from ardently l ...Show more
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