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Defying Empire by Thomas m. Truxes

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Defying Empire by Thomas M. Truxes is a fascinating book about the trade between New York merchants and the French during the French and Indian War.  Prior...

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In the Mail: history edition

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

–> 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History by Charles Bracelen Flood Publishers Weekly Critically acclaimed historian Flood (Grant and Sherman: The Frien...

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War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

Few sports fans would argue that we needed yet another book about the “Ten Year War” – the intense rivalry between the University of Michigan ...

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In the Mail: Personal Stories edition

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

–> Our Longest Days: A People’s History of the Second World War by Sandra Koa Wing Description “This was life as it happened and there̵...

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Knights of Jerusalem by David Nicolle

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Jeff Grim / 0 Comment

Knights of Jerusalem: The Crusading Order of Hospitallers 1100-1565 by David Nicolle is an excellent overview of this Order of knights. It is 201 pages, includi...

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In the Mail: Catholic History Edition

Posted on September 12, 2008 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Book cover via Amazon –> The Popes of Avignon: A Century in Exile by Edwin Mullins Product Description Like the finest medieval tapestry, this narrativ...

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