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Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life
Author:
Harry R. Rubenstein and the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-263-8
ISBN 10:
1588342638
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth, here is Lincoln's extraordinary story as only the Smithsonian could tell it, featuring the Lincoln collections at the National Museum of American History.
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Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds
Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins
Author:
Michael Quinion
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-219-5
ISBN 10:
1-58834-219-0
"For word lovers, this book is indispensable."—Booklist
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Capital Views
Historic Photographs of Washington, DC, Alexandria and Loudon County, Virginia, and Frederick County, Maryland
Author:
James M. Goode
ISBN 13:
9781588343314
ISBN 10:
1588343314
An exquisite selection of rarely seen photographs of landmarks, architecture, neighborhoods, and citizenry of our nation's capital from the city's first expansions to World War II.
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Counting the Days
POWs, Internees, and Stragglers of World War II in the Pacific
Author:
Craig B. Smith
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-355-0
ISBN 10:
1-58834-355-3
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Encompassing the Globe
Portugal and the World in the 16th & 17th Centuries
Author:
Edited by Jay A. Levenson
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-245-4
ISBN 10:
1-58834-245-X
Portugal’s contacts with the venerable kingdoms and empires of Africa and Asia, and later with the vast expanse of Brazil, led to unprecedented examples of cultural exchange, including the creation of strikingly beautiful and highly original works of art.
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Enlightenment
Discovering the World in the Eighteenth Century
Author:
Edited by Kim Sloan
ISBN 13:
978-1-58834-164-8
ISBN 10:
1-58834-164-X
In this lavishly illustrated volume, The British Museum’s centrality to the Enlightenment enterprise is explored through the stunning breadth and variety of its early collections.
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