Modern (20th C)
Vietnam: The Advisory Years
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Robert Futrell
This book explains the policy of the United States and France toward Vietnam beginning after World War II until the beginning of America's e…
Full Speed Ahead
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Henry Beston
“These tales are memories of several months spent as a special correspondent attached to the forces of the American Navy on foreign service……
Canada's Hundred Days
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John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is Part Three of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribution to…
Margaret Sanger
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Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger, an advocate for birth control rights, chronicles the story of her struggles, including her times in jail and in exile, in o…
The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
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During the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, newspaper reporters in the stricken city made a heroic effort to keep the public infor…
A Century of Negro Migration
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Carter Woodson
Dr. Woodson describes the internal migration of African Americans within the United States, including the Northern Migration and the draw of…
The Backwash Of War
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Ellen Newbold La Motte
Ellen Newbold La Motte (1873–1961) was an American nurse, journalist and author. … and in 1915 volunteered as one of the first American war …
The Cossacks
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William Penn Cresson
One of the earliest histories of the Cossacks to appear in English, with an emphasis on the exploits of famous Cossack leaders and Cossack s…