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Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York
Among the monumental characters who ascended to impossible renown and influence in the history of American politics, few are more fascinating than Boss Tweed; and few working historians could record in more vivid detail his astonishing career than Kenneth D. Ackerman—an investigative historian of the first order. Ackerman's vibrant, accessible, and altogether captivating Boss Tweed is a biography of the legendary figure who "bribed the state legislature, fixed elections, skimmed money from city contractors, and diverted public funds on a massive scale." During his reign at Tammany Hall and then in a variety of elected posts, including as U.S. senator, Tweed wielded almost total control over New York State and City politics, before his unparalleled zealotry and remorseless disregard for the law led to his imprisonment. Yet, as the author shows, Tweed's positive political contributions have been largely overlooked. From one of the most talented new historians to have emerged in recent years, this book presents a thrilling story of the master manipulator who tried to make all of New York the instrument of his own ruthless ambitions, and succeeded—for a time. More than sixty photos and political cartoons by Thomas Nast are featured throughout. .
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Conceived Without Sin
Characters who jump off the page. A story that will grab you and surprise you. Hilarious dialogue and thoughtful discussion. A novel about the true meaning of friendship in modern America A book about your life. For Sam Fisk, the quiet, driven owner of a computer company, the day began like any other day--until a big, sleepy-eyed man slams into him on the basketball court... ...Donna Beck found herself drifting after college, watching videos, living at home, wondering if she would ever find any excitement or meaning in her boring suburb of Rocky River, Ohio... ...Mark Johnson was a tough guy, used to getting his way, but now his marriage is on the rocks, his wife has kicked him out of his house, and is threatening to call her lawyer... ...Ellie James is beautiful, blond, and rich--in total control of her life. She is accustomed to attracting any man she desires. Now she falls in love with a man who might not want her... From the raging summer waters of the New Jersey shore to the peaceful solitude of cold winter nights on Lake Erie, Conceived Without Sin plunges you deep into the hearts and lives of people so real you'll swear you know them..
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Conceived in Liberty (4 Volume Set)
For anyone who thinks of Murray Rothbard as only a economic theorist or political thinker, these four spectacular volumes are nothing short of shocking They offer a complete history of the Colonial period of American history, a period lost to students today, who are led to believe American history begins with the US Constitution. Rothbard's ambition was to shed new light on Colonial history and show that the struggle for human liberty was the heart and soul of this land from its discovery through the culminating event of the American Revolution. These volumes are a tour de force, enough to establish Rothbard as one of the great American historians. Although a detailed narrative history of the struggle between liberty and power, Rothbard offers a third alternative to the conventional interpretive devices. Against those on the right who see the American Revolution as a "conservative" event, and those on the left who want to invoke it as some sort of proto-socialist uprising, Rothbard views this period as a time of accelerating libertarian radicalism. Through this prism, Rothbard illuminates events as never before. Volume One covers the discovery of the Americas and the colonies in the 17th century (531 pages, including index). Volume Two covers the period of "salutary neglect" in the first half of the 18th century (294 pages, including index). Volume Three covers the advance to revolution, from 1760-1775 (373 pages, including index). Volume Four covers the political, military, and ideological history of the revolution and after (470 pages, including index)..
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Woman Changing Woman: Feminine Psychology Re-Conceived Through Myth and Experience
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Conceived In Liberty: William Oates, Joshua Chamberlain, and the American Civil War
At the center of this absorbing dual biography lies the legendary conflict at Little Round Top--"the single most important struggle" of the Civil War. Little Round Top decided the Battle of Gettysburg, opened the door to Northern victory, and brought together the disparate lives of two important Americans: Joshua Chamberlain, an academic from Maine who proved to be a brilliant military strategist, and William Oates, an Alabama maverick who fought heroically throughout the war. Both were self-educated men whose military success propelled them to the governorship of their respective states. By drawing on a vast mine of documents, Mark Perry brings these men vividly to life, and affords a fascinating look at nearly seventy years of American history. As a compelling portrait of two fabled men and an evocative account of the most crucial period in our nation's past, "Conceived in Liberty shows how history should be written" (Joseph Persico, author of My Enemy, My Brother)..
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Conceived with Malice: Literature as Revenge in the Lives of Woolf, Lawrence, Barnes, Miller
Evoking Bloomsbury and Paris in the 1920s and '30s, an acclaimed biographer illuminates the dark motives behind masterpieces of 20th-century literature--particularly in the works of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, Djuna Barnes, and Henry Miller. A daring analysis of much never-before-addressed material..
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Conceived in Liberty: The Struggle to Define the New Republic, 1789-1793
Conceived in Liberty probes the fundamentals of the great dispute among John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and their followers over the sort of country the United States should be. In clear and concise prose, Lance Banning clarifies the foundations of the first great party struggle-and thus of nineteenth-century America..
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