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|  | The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough, Grover Gardner
This is a history of the Johnstown Flood. On May 31, 1889, following a storm, the old earth dam at Lake Conemaugh--outside of Johnstown, Pennsylvania--burst. The torrent of water which that flooded the Little Conemaugh River Valley killed over 2,000 people. The lake was home to the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, the membership of which included some of the richest men in America; Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and Andrew Mellon. The club had let the dam go neglected, and the deaths resulting from its bursting led to a national scandal; the members of the club escaped without any harm to their reputations. AUTHOR: David McCullough, Grover Gardner
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Fugitives
Description not available.Describes mining engineer Jordan A. Hamner's experiences during World War II after the Japanese invaded the Philippines.
PUBLISHER: University Press of Kentucky
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Genealogy of Greek Mythology by Vanessa James
A single-volume resource to ancient Greece provides more than three thousand entries of its gods and mythological characters, full-color artwork photos, short biographies of prominent historical figures, detailed maps, and a star chart.
Format: Accordian style fold-out map and pedigree tree.
A single-volume resource to ancient Greece provides more than three thousand entries of its gods and mythological characters, full-color artwork photos, short biographies of prominent historical figures, detailed maps, and a star chart.
AUTHOR: Vanessa James
PUBLISHER: Gotham Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Real American Dream by Andrew Delbanco
In three essays, presented as Harvard lectures on God, Nation and Self, Andrew Delbanco considers the way the sacred was refigured into the secular through various American epochs, and whether this new belief system can still sustain the nation and its people. AUTHOR: Andrew Delbanco
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Victorian America by Thomas J. Schlereth
Description not available.Describes changes that occurred in the Victorian era, including immigration and the widening rift between rich and poor AUTHOR: Thomas J. Schlereth
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Ecclesiastical History of the English People by Leo Sherley-Price, Bede
His Letter to Egbert gives his final reflections on the English Church just before his death, and all three texts here are further illuminated by a detailed introduction and explanatory notes. AUTHOR: Leo Sherley-Price, Bede
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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