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Description not available.In simple language, describes how Christopher Columbus survived danger on his voyages to the New World. AUTHOR: Anita Ganeri
PUBLISHER: Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | The Franklin Comes Home by A. A. Hoehling
This is the story of the most decorated warship in U.S. naval history - the aircraft carrier Franklin, which survived an air attack that should have proved fatal. Her agony began in the early morning hours of March 19, 1945, when a lone Japanese plane dropped two bombs on the flight deck - setting off explosions that not only destroyed the planes ready for takeoff but penetrated the hangar deck, filled with gassed-up aircraft loaded with bombs. More than 830 men on board perished and 300 were wounded - a total casualty figure of more than half the ship`s complement. For their bravery - the crew received more medals and commendations than any crew had from a single action, and here A. A. Hoehling records their deeds with telling realism. He has filled the book with the heroic actions of men like Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Donald Gary, who alone saved several hundred lives by repeatedly returning belowdecks to lead choking, terrified crew members to safety. AUTHOR: A. A. Hoehling
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire by Daniel J. Boorstin, David Case, Edward Gibbon, Gian Battista Piranesi, Hans-Friedrich Mueller
A modern abridgment of what is perhaps the greatest history ever written, Edward Gibbon's The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. AUTHOR: Daniel J. Boorstin, David Case, Edward Gibbon, Gian Battista Piranesi, Hans-Friedrich Mueller
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Ancient Greeks
Description not available.An introduction to various elements of ancient Greek civilization including gods and goddesses, clothing, food, town and country life, art and theater, and the Olympic games
PUBLISHER: Heinemann Library
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Narrow Road to the Deep North by Katherine McNamara
Between 1976 and 1989, McNamara lived and worked in interior Alaska. This book is a crafted retelling of her experiences and encounters, a portrait of a woman learning to see the beyond the obvious, into the heart of the country and culture around he... AUTHOR: Katherine McNamara
PUBLISHER: Mercury House
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Civil War Battles by Civil War Society Staff
A fully illustrated, accessible encyclopedic collection in an A-to-Z format of essays on every significant Civil War battle, with authoritative text prepared by the Civil War Society. Includes maps and archival illustrations and photographs. AUTHOR: Civil War Society Staff
PUBLISHER: Random House Value Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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