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A Few Men In Soldier Suits

Author: Helena Huntington Smith

A down-to-earth story of the way in which the German thrust at the Bulge was halted

The Philosopher’s Wife And The Wolf At The Door

Author: Elizabeth Bancroft Schlesinger

“Mr. Alcott,” wrote his patient, loving wife, “cannot bring himself to work for gain; but we have not yet learned to live without money.” And in earning it herself Mrs. Bronson Alcott helped invent modern social work

Soldier’s Return

Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher

Sandy’s homecoming to Vermont didn’t work out quite the way they planned

Victory at New Orleans

Author: C. S. Forester

Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over a veteran British army that would eventually propel him to the White House

The Terrible Triangle Fire

Author: Tom Brooks

The tragedy that trapped and killed 146 employees started small but made a big mark in history

A Spy For Washington

Author: Leonard Falkner

“Loyalist” John Honeyman bought cattle, kept his eyes open —and may have made the surprise victory at Trenton possible

The Tour Of Prince Napoleon

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A FRENCH VISIT TO CIVIL WAR AMERICA
Selections from the letters of Lieutenant Colonel Camille Ferri Pisani, who accompanied Prince Napoleon on his state visit, touring the fronts, both North and South, visiting the West and meeting Lincoln and the men around him during the Union’s darkest days

Primer From A Green World

Author: Walter Havighurst

From his native background, William McGuffey drew texts to educate young Americans

Philip Hone’s New York

Author: Dorothie Bobb’

The magic of life in the, unfolding metropolis still breathes in the diary of a charming and witty mayor