The Last American Aristocrat: The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams 9781982128258

The French Education of Henry Adams 9780231894029

Examines the impact of French thought on Henry Adams by looking at his writing and his personal collection of books with

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Henry VIII's Last Victim: The Life and Times of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey 9781448162833, 1448162831

Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, was one of the most flamboyant and controversial characters of Henry VIII's reign. A

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The Wealthy, the Brilliant, the Few: Elite Education in Contemporary American Discourse 9783839457290

How do the US make sense of their own elite educational system, given that it seems to be at odds with core American val

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John Adams and the Fear of American Oligarchy 9780691184456, 9780691171531

Long before the "one percent" became a protest slogan, American founding father John Adams feared the power of

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[Henry Adams], Vol. 1 9780674432574, 9780674966307

Factual account of Adams' early life, tracing development as writer and thinker.

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Eternal Troubadour: The Improbable Life Of Tiny Tim 1908279877, 9781908279873

As Bing Crosby once put it, Tiny Tim represents 'one of the most phenomenal success stories in show business'.

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Eternal Troubadour: The Improbable Life of Tiny Tim 9781908279873

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Eternal Troubadour: The Improbable Life Of Tiny Tim 9781908279873, 1908279877

As Bing Crosby once put it, the rise of Tiny Tim represents ‘one of the most phenomenal success stories in show business

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The Last American Homestead: Living Life In The Last Frontier 0999691872, 9780999691878

With dreams of visiting Alaska, teenager David Maranville graduated from high school in 1964, rebuilt a car, and headed

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The Life and Character of King Henry the Fifth

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