Browse by Subject: American

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Counterfeit Gentlemen: Manhood and Humor in the Old South

Reveals how early nineteenth-century Southern humorists addressed the anxieties felt by men seeking to chart a new path between the old honor culture and the new market culture

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Final Countdown: NASA and the End of the Space Shuttle Program

Final Countdown is a story of lost dreams, new hopes, and the ongoing conquest of space. Pat Duggins is NPR's resident "space expert." With 50 b&w illustrations.

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Burning Faith: Church Arson in the American South

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The Union vs. Dr. Mudd: Expanded Edition

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U.S. Space-Launch Vehicle Technology: Viking to Space Shuttle

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Willis Carto and the American Far Right

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Who Chooses? American Reproductive History since 1830

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Jackie Cochran: Pilot in the Fastest Lane

This riveting story of America’s greatest woman pilot draws from previously unpublished information about Cochran’s early years and her first marriage, and on her extensive correspondence with U.S. Presidents, Air Force generals, and business tycoons to

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Commodore John Rodgers: Paragon of the Early American Navy