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United States - 20th Century (1900-1945)

ImageNamePrice
n/aAmerican Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century$24.95
n/aFreedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945$45.00
n/aGhosty Men: The Strange but True Story of the Collyer Brothers, New York's Greatest Hoarders: An Urban Historical$22.00
n/aIsaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History$15.00
n/aMurder at the Sleepy Lagoon: Zoot Suits, Race, and Riot in Wartime L.A.$19.95
n/aParadise Promoted: The Booster Campaign That Created Los Angeles, 1870-1930$35.00
n/aPath Between The Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal, 1870-1914$20.00
n/aSlavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II$16.95
n/aSlavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II$29.95
n/aTaking on the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller$17.95
n/aThe Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War$29.99
n/aThe Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit 1910-1945$22.00
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