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City of the Century - The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America by Donald L. Miller
Category: Philosophy
From its turbulent beginnings to its current status as one of the world's most dynamic cities, City of the Century tells the story of Chicago--and the story of America, writ small. From its many natural disasters, including the Great Fire of 1871 and several cholera epidemics to its winner-take-all poli ...Show more
Masters of the Air: How The Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine by Donald L. Miller
Category: History
'Seconds after Brady's plane was hit, the Hundredth's entire formation was broken up and scattered by swarms of single-engine planes, and by rockets launched by twin-engine planes that flew parallel'Meet the Flying Fortresses of the American Eighth Air Force, Britain's Lancaster comrades, who helped to ...Show more
Masters of the Air: How the Bomber Boys Broke Down the Nazi War Machine by Donald L. Miller
Category: Military
Soon to be a major television event from Apple TV and Steven Spielberg, and companion to Band of Brothers and The Pacific. 'Seconds after Brady's plane was hit, the Hundredth's entire formation was broken up and scattered by swarms of single-engine planes, and by rockets launched by twin-engine planes t ...Show more
Supreme City: How Jazz Age Manhattan Gave Birth to Modern America by Donald L Miller
Category: History
While F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, Manhattan was transformed by jazz, night clubs, radio, skyscrapers, movies, and the ferocious energy of the 1920s, as this illuminating cultural history brilliantly demonstrates. In four words--"the capital of everything"--Duke Ellington captured Manhattan during one of ...Show more
Vicksburg - Grant's Campaign That Broke the Confederacy by Donald L. Miller
Category: History
The surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi, on July 4, 1863, was the decisive victory of the Civil War. Grant's conquest of the river citadel opened the Mississippi to Union commerce and severed the Confederacy, isolating Arkansas, Texas, and part of Louisiana. The Vicksburg Campaign also ignited a social ...Show more
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