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The Best,
Worst & Most Unusual–Noteworthy Achievements, Events,
Feats & Blunders of Every Conceivable Kind
by Bruce Felton and Mark Fowler
Here is an off-beat way to learn a lot of "gee-whiz"
stuff in all sorts of fields of endeavor from astronomy to taxiderm,
sculpture to scatology, sports to fine arts, the movies to literature,
health and death to animals and plants. For example, in Law there
are the best exectioner and the worst punishment; in Pop Culture
there is the most unusual jukebox, a guy inside a cardboard box
playing instruments and singing; in Architecture, the worst (ugliest)
hotel is in Atlantic City; in Military the most unusual draft-dodger
was Grover Cleveland. There are dozens of bests, worsts, and
most unusuals for every category. This is a hilariously informative
book.
6" x 9" 562 pages, illustrated, hardbound ISBN
0-88365-861-5
#44 Best, Worst, Most Unusual $9.95  |
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To Shining
Sea–A History of the United States Navy–1775–1998
by Stephen Howarth
Here is a broad-brush, fast-paced history that recounts the men
and ships of the U.S. Navy. We follow the first engagements of
the tiny Continental Navy, we fight the Barbary pirates; we sail
to uncharted areas of the globe with guys like Wilkes, Peary,
and Nimitz; we witness the clash of the ironclads in the Civil
War; we follow, from blueprint to battleship, the development
of the Navy's first modern capital ships and submarines. You'll
also learn the political wheeling and dealing that went on behind
the scenes.
6" x 9" 672 pages, index, illustrated, maps, paperbound
#430 To Shining Sea $31.95 |
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Race
to the White Continent - Voyages to the Antarctic
by Alan Gurney
In the 1830s much o fthe world was still unexplored territory
and the forbidding Antarctic region represented perhaps the ultimate
myster. As the decade drew to a close expeditions were launched
by three countries: the United States, France, and Great Britain.
Each wanted to be the first to venture further south than any
other vessel had ever sailed before. The leaders of these forays
were U.S. Navy officer Charles Wilkes, seasoned French explorer
Dumont d'Urville, and Royal Navy captain James Clark Ross. Here
is a colorful and captivating account of the travels and adventures
of these navigators who forged the way for the exploreres, traders,
and whalers of what was to become the Heroic Age of Antarctic
exploration.
5½" x 8¼" 320 pages, index, maps,
illustrations, paperbound
#92 Race to White Continent
$15.95 |
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Sea of
Glory – America's Voyage of Discovery
by Nathaniel Philbrick
In this sweeping adventure Nathaniel Philbrick recounts the harrowing
storyof a voyage of discovery that dwarfed the journey of Lewis
and Clark: The U.S. Exploring Expedition of 1838-1842, the "Ex.Ex."
Six somewhat flawed sailing vessels and a crew of hundreds set
out to map the entire Pacific Ocean and ended up naming the newly
discovered continent of Antarctica, conducting scientific research,
and collecting what would become the foundation of the Smithsonian
Institution. Combining spellbinding human drama and meticilous
research, Philbrick reconstructs the dark saga of the voyage
and to show why, instead of being celebrated and revered as that
of Lewis and Clark, it has–until now–been relegated
to a footnote in the national memory.
5" x 8" 452 pages, index, maps, illustrations, paperbound
#93 Sea of Glory $15.95 |
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Flashbacks Volume One
A Cartoon of the
District of Columbia
Patrick M.
Reynolds brings history
to life with a sense of humor. His exciting drawings put you
on the scene with the conflicts, madness, plus the wheeling and
dealing that resulted in the location and construction of the
U.S. capital city, despite
all the bickering, petty jealousies, and down-right stupidity. This volume is almost out of print, hence the higher price.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound
ISBN 0-932514-31-6
#F1 Cartoon History of DC $25.00 |
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DC Neighborhoods Flashbacks
Vol. Two Artist-writer Patrick M. Reynolds takes
you to the Washington that tourists seldom see The U.S. capital
expanded with the growth of public transportation into such areas
as Shepard Park, Takoma Park, Chevy Chase, Kalorama, Dupont Circle,
Adams Morgan, Capital Hill, LeDroit Park, Tenleytown, Brookland,
and others. Stories in this book go back to the explorations
of Capt. John Smith in the 1600s and the Indian Wars of early
Virginia, continuing into the 20th century with the introduction
of the cherry trees to Washington and the end of segregation
in public schools.
11¾" x 7½" 106 pages, full color illustrations,
index, paperbound ISBN 0-932514-33-2
#F2 Cartoon History of DC $14.95 |
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