The Burden of Southern History: The Emergence of a Modern University, 1945--1980, Paperback - C. Vann Woodward

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Presents US History from 1900 to 1945. This work features a historical narrative that looks at the period from the 1890s to 1945. It is a synthesis...

Publisher: Cornell University PressAuthor(s): Mary C. NeuburgerIllustration(s): 18 Halftones, black and whiteNumber of pages: 246Publication date: ...

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The untold story of the bloody revolution that stripped the pope of political power and signalled the birth of modern Europe.

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Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): John A. RiceIllustration(s): 73 color plates, 7 halftones, 53 line drawings, 30 tablesNumber o...

The monumental battles of World War II's Eastern Front--Moscow, Stalingrad, Kursk--are etched into the historical record. But there is another, hid...

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