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  | | Cronkite(1st Edition) by Douglas Brinkley ., Walter About Hardcover, 820 Pages, Published 2012 by Harpercollins Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-06-137426-5, ISBN: 0-06-137426-1 "For decades, Walter Cronkite was known as "the most trusted man in America." Millions across the nation welcomed him into their homes, first as a print reporter for the United Press on the front lines of World War II, and later, in the emerging medium of television, as a host of numerous documentary programs and as anchor of the CBS Evening News, from 1962 until his retirement in 1981. Yet this very public figure, undoubtedly the twenti ..." |
 | | The Boys of Pointe du Hoc(Reprint) Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the U.S. Army 2nd Ranger Battalion by Douglas G. Brinkley, Professor Douglas Brinkley Paperback, 274 Pages, Published 2006 by Harper Perennial Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-06-056530-5, ISBN: 0-06-056530-6 " The 100-foot promontory known as Pointe du Hoc - where six big German guns were ensconced - was the number one target of the heavy U.S. and British warships poised in the English Channel on D-Day morning. Facing arguably the toughest task to befall U.S. forces during the war, the brave men of the Army 2nd Ranger Battalion boldly took control of the fortified cliff and set in motion the liberation of Europe. Based upon recently releas ..." |
 | | The Wilderness Warrior(1st Edition) Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for America by Professor Douglas Brinkley, Douglas Brinkley, Douglas 1960- Brinkley Hardcover, 940 Pages, Published 2009 by Harpercollins Deckle Edge ISBN-13: 978-0-06-056528-2, ISBN: 0-06-056528-4 "Historian Douglas Brinkley draws on never-before-published materials to examine the life and achievements of our "naturalist president." By setting aside more than 230 million acres of wild America for posterity between 1901 and 1909, Theodore Roosevelt made conservation a universal endeavor. This crusade for the American wilderness was perhaps the greatest U.S. presidential initiative between the Civil War and World War I. Tracing the ..." |
 | | Wheels for the World(Reprint) Henry Ford, His Company, and a Century of Progress by Douglas G. Brinkley, Professor Douglas Brinkley, Contributor-Douglas Brinkley, Penguin Books Paperback, 896 Pages, Published 2004 by Penguin Books Bargain Price ISBN-13: 978-0-14-200439-5, ISBN: 0-14-200439-1 "In conjunction with its 100th anniversary, the Ford Motor Company opened its monumental archives to the unfettered research of author/historian Douglas Brinkley. And while the 800-page history that resulted from that work (as well as Brinkley's tireless, amply footnoted source work elsewhere) is comprehensive to a fault, the scope and enduring impact of the industrial colossus wrought by Henry Ford make it often seem like mere introduct ..." |
 | | American Moonshot Young Readers' Edition(Reprint) John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Douglas Brinkley Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2020 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-266029-9, ISBN: 0-06-266029-2 "In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, New York Times bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley delivers a young readers’ edition of a story rooted in heroism, bravery, and patriotism: America’s race to the moon. July 20, 1969. It’s a day that has earned a spot in history. It’s the day that America was the first nation to succeed in sending two astronauts—Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong—to the moon.But ..." |
 | | The Quiet World(1st Edition) Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879-1960 by Douglas Brinkley Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 2011 by Harper ISBN-13: 978-0-06-200596-0, ISBN: 0-06-200596-0 " A riveting history of America's most beautiful natural resources, The Quiet World documents the heroic fight waged by the U.S. federal government from 1879 to 1960 to save wild Alaska—Mount McKinley, the Tongass and Chugach national forests, Gates of the Arctic, Glacier Bay, Lake Clark, and the Coastal Plain of the Beaufort Sea, among other treasured landscapes—from the extraction industries. Award-winning historian Douglas Brinkley tr ..." |
 | | Driven Patriot(1st Edition) The Life and Times of James Forrestal by Townsend Hoopes, Douglas Brinkley Hardcover, 587 Pages, Published 1992 by Alfred A. Knopf Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0-394-57761-6, ISBN: 0-394-57761-2 "A biography of the founder of the U.S. national security system traces his life through his childhood in upstate New York, to his success on Wall Street, to his life of privilege, to his military career." |
 | | Voices of Valor by Douglas Brinkley, Donald J. Drez, Ronald Drez Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2008 by Konecky And Konecky ISBN-13: 978-1-56852-691-1, ISBN: 1-56852-691-1 "At Bulfinch Press, executive editor Michael Sand, with his belief in the book from the beginning and his sound editorial advice, and publisher jill Cohen, with her commitment to publishing the finest illustrated books, recognized the merit of this project from the outset. Mr. Sand, along with assistant Eveline Chao, offered valuable suggestions and logistical assistance. Matthew Ballast, who makes sure the word gets out, oversaw th ..." |
 | | The World War II Desk Reference(1st Edition) by Douglas Brinkley, Michael E. Haskew Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 2004 by Collins Reference ISBN-13: 978-0-06-052651-1, ISBN: 0-06-052651-3 "More than 12 million American men and women entered the U.S. armed forces during World War II, and millions more worked and sacrificed at home to help the Allied cause to defeat the Axis powers. At the close of the war, America had become the leading nation on the global stage, and its veterans returned home to forge a vibrant postwar society. Written under the direction of two distinguished historians, THE WORLD WAR II DESK REFERENCE e ..." |
 | | Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory(1st Edition) The Life of Rosa Parks (Lives) by Douglas Brinkley Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2000 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN-13: 978-0-297-60708-3, ISBN: 0-297-60708-1 "On 1 December 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, a quiet and dignified 42-year-old black seamstress refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. Her arrest led to a 381-day boycott of the city’s bus system, led by Martin Luther King, which is now considered the beginning of the American civil rights movement. Rosa Parks’ personality and character were an important part of the bus boycott’s success. Graceful, reserved and a devout churchg ..." |
 | | City Hall 15 Architectural Masterpieces and How They Came to Be by Arthur Drooker, Douglas Brinkley, Thomas Mellins Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2020 by Schiffer ISBN-13: 978-0-7643-6049-7, ISBN: 0-7643-6049-3 "City Hall is the first book to feature striking contemporary images of the most architecturally significant city halls in the United States. This diverse collection includes New York, the oldest; Philadelphia, once the tallest building in the world; and Boston, the first major brutalist building in the United States. Organized chronologically, the book traces the evolution of American civic architecture from the early 19th century to th ..." |
 | | American Moonshot(1st Edition) John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Professor Douglas Brinkley Hardcover, 576 Pages, Published 2019 by Harper ISBN-13: 978-0-06-265506-6, ISBN: 0-06-265506-X "Instant New York Times BestsellerAs the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing approaches, the award winning historian and perennial New York Times bestselling author takes a fresh look at the space program, President John F. Kennedy’s inspiring challenge, and America’s race to the moon.“We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal wi ..." |
 | | National Geographic Almanac of World History,(2nd Edition) by Patricia S. Daniels, Stephen Garrison Hyslop, Douglas Brinkley, E02 E02, Steve Hyslop, John Wooden Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2011 by National Geographic ISBN-13: 978-1-4262-0890-4, ISBN: 1-4262-0890-1 "From the first civilizations to the 21st century, this wide-ranging, compulsively readable book encompasses all of world history--great ages and monumental events; the rise and fall of cultures; names, dates, and statistics, and stories galore. Designed as an authoritative reference that's also irresistible to browse, it's a brilliant blend of narrative, analysis, detailed facts, and visual variety including sidebars, time lines, and mo ..." |
 | | The Case of Abraham Lincoln(1st Edition) A Story of Adultery, Murder, and the Making of a Great President by Julie M. Fenster, Douglas Brinkley, Professor Douglas Brinkley Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2008 by St. Martin's Griffin ISBN-13: 978-0-230-60809-2, ISBN: 0-230-60809-4 "In 1856, Abraham Lincoln was at a personal crossroads. Often despondent, he had grown bored with his work as a lawyer. He was beginning to see himself as just a former Congressman, without much of a future in politics. Later that year, the gruesome murder of a Springfield blacksmith provided the case that defined Lincoln's legal career. The string of lurid revelations that followed the crime became front page news across the country, p ..." |
 | | Gerald R. Ford(1st Edition) (The American Presidents Series: The 38th President, 1974-1977) by Professor Douglas Brinkley, Douglas G. Brinkley, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Arthour Schlesinger, Garry Wills Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2007 by Times Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-6909-9, ISBN: 0-8050-6909-7 "The "accidental" president whose innate decency and steady hand restored the presidency after its greatest crisis When Gerald R. Ford entered the White House in August 1974, he inherited a presidency tarnished by the Watergate scandal, the economy was in a recession, the Vietnam War was drawing to a close, and he had taken office without having been elected. Most observers gave him little chance of success, especially after he pardoned ..." |
 | | Windblown World(Reprint) The Journals of Jack Kerouac 1947-1954 by Jack Kerouac, Douglas G. Brinkley, Contributor-Douglas Brinkley Paperback, 480 Pages, Published 2006 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-303606-7, ISBN: 0-14-303606-8 "Selections from Jack Kerouac’s journals of the late 1940s and early 1950s – the raw material for what became his classic novel On the Road September 5, 2017, marks the 60th anniversary of the publication of On the RoadJack Kerouac is best known through the image he put forth in his autobiographical novels. Yet it is only his private journals, in which he set down the raw material of his life and thinking, that reveal to us the real Ke ..." |
 | | The Reagan Diaries by Ronald Reagan (2007, Hardcover) by Ronald Reagan, Douglas Brinkley ., Martin Anderson, Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Graebner Anderson, Professor Douglas Brinkley Hardcover, 784 Pages, Published 2007 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-087600-5, ISBN: 0-06-087600-X "Without her tireless efforts this book wouldn't have come to fruition. Others helped me transcribe and decipher much of the diaries, especially Mike Duggan, supervisory archivist. With the exception of Joanne Drake, no- body knows the diaries ..." |
 | | American Moonshot Young Readers' Edition John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race by Professor Douglas Brinkley Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2019 by Harpercollins ISBN-13: 978-0-06-266028-2, ISBN: 0-06-266028-4 "In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, New York Times bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley delivers a young readers’ edition of a story rooted in heroism, bravery, and patriotism: America’s race to the moon. July 20, 1969. It’s a day that has earned a spot in history. It’s the day that America was the first nation to succeed in sending two astronauts—Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong—to the moon.But ..." |
 | | Rise to Globalism(9th Edition) American Foreign Policy Since 1938 by Stephen E. Ambrose, Douglas G. Brinkley, Contributor-Douglas Brinkley, Cram101 Textbook Reviews Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 2010 by Penguin ISBN-13: 978-0-14-200494-4, ISBN: 0-14-200494-4 ""One of the most lively and provocative interpretive studies of the major events in recent American diplomatic history." -American Historical Review Since it first appeared in 1971, Rise to Globalism has sold hundreds of thousands of copies. The ninth edition of this classic survey, now updated through the administration of George W. Bush, offers a concise and informative overview of the evolution of American foreign policy from 1938 ..." |
 | | Heroes Fight Like Greeks, The Greek Resistance Against the Axis Powers in WWII(1st Edition) by Ronald J. Drez, Douglas Brinkley Hardcover, 360 Pages, Published 2009 by Ghost Road Press ISBN-13: 978-0-9816525-9-7, ISBN: 0-9816525-9-X "In this powerful and engaging historical narrative, decorated combat veteran and critically acclaimed author Ronald J. Drez unfolds the astounding tale of the arduous Greek Resistance against the Axis Powers in World War II. Along with Great Britain, Greece was the only country to stand against the Pact of Steel and the dreaded Nazi and Fascist regimes of Hitler and Mussolini. Although Greece technically fell to Germany in 1941, the i ..." |
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