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THE ATOM SPY HOAX
Former ACLU Publicity Director examines the cases of Nuclear spying that occurred throughout the cold war and exposes the disparity between the headlines fueling national anxiety and the extent of…
THE STATUE ERECTED BY THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IN HONOR OF GENERAL JOHN STARK
A Sketch of its Inception, Erection and Dedication
Book printed to commemorate the building of a monument to General John Stark, a soldier in both the French Indian War and the American Revolution. A very good copy, cover…
COSMOPOLITAN: “Adventures in the Air”
-Magazine Article-
…was subtitled: “The Story of His Experiences in the Years Before the War & Some Memories of Gustav Hamel.” The essay was later included in THOUGHTS AND ADVENTURES. This is…
SOLITARY STAR
A Biography of Sam Houston
A celebratory biography of Sam Houston, “potential squaw man, soldier in the War of 1812, impoverished school teacher, frontier lawyer, United States Congressman, [and] Governor of Texas … before he…
KENTUCKY CAVALIERS IN DIXIE
The Reminiscences of a Confederate Cavalryman
Engaging, alternately serious and humorous memoir of the 4th Kentucky Cavalry. Reprint of the 1895 edition; a scarce special edition for the Civil War Book Club, signed by the editor…
SLIPSTREAM: The Story of Anthony Duke
The biography of a double agent in Germany who posed as a renegade Brit, written by his sister, herself a post-war British agent. A very good copy, corners slightly frayed,…
THE SANTA FE TRAIL
Originally the trade route with Mexico, this trail connecting Santa Fe with Missouri also served as the 1846 invasion route during the Mexican-American War, and then again as the major…
ADMIRAL RICHARD WAINWRIGHT AND THE UNITED STATES FLEET
Official Naval History Division biography. Wainwright served 1868-1911, fought in the Spanish-American War and was a central figure in revitalizing the fleet and the Naval Academy. A fine copy, issued…
THE GREAT AND CLOSE SIEGE OF YORK, 1644
A detailed study of the siege, which directly caused the Battle of Marston Moor, which in turn lost King Charles I the north, and thus the English Civil War. A…
THE GREAT REBELLION: VOL. I
The King's Peace, 1637-1641
The years immediately preceding the English Civil War, including two wars against Scottish Covenanters, and the usual Irish struggles. A very good copy, spine a bit faded, corners bumped, without…
THE DAWN’S EARLY LIGHT
An account of the War of 1812. A very good copy, blue top stain, spine slightly faded, bottom edge worn, corners bumped, binding sound, contents fine (384 pages, map end…
MISSING FROM THE RECORD
A very good copy, without dust jacket. Front hinge beginning to give. Canadian colonel, OBE, fine war record, Canadian PR for Monty….