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"National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist Nathaniel Philbrick, author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower, reveals how California's Gold Rush forged the modern United States-and lit the long fuse to civil war In January 1848, a carpenter spotted flecks of gold in a shallow stream at Sutter's Mill in California-triggering the greatest voluntary migration in U.S. history and jolting a fragile republic already sliding toward crisis....

Volume A tells the story of America from prehistory to 1800, including the lives of early Native Americans, the settlement of the thirteen colonies, and the American Revolution.

Volume B tells the story of America from 1790 to 1877, including the efforts to establish a new nation based on the Constitution, the terrible trials of the Civil War, and the failures of Reconstruction.

"Samurai launch strikes with bows and arrows. Ninjas fight with daggers and throwing stars. Which group of deadly warriors would win if they came face-to-face in battle?"-- Provided by publisher.

The Great Northern opened up the Dakotas, Montana, Idaho, the dramatic Cascade Mountains of Washington and the Continental Divide at Marias Pass. President James J. Hill intended the Great Northern to be a freight-hauling road, but tourists riding on the GN's premier passenger train, The Empire Builder, were delighted by the prairie, the farmland, the Big Sky Country, the mountains and Glacier National Park. The G.N.'s reputation grew. Today, Amtrak's...

A lavishly illustrated and meticulously guided excursion through the mapping of historic Palestine from the earliest record through to the twenty-first century. Palestine is as much a place in the psyche of those who mapped it as it is a region of the earth. An authority on the history of cartography who has also written extensively on Palestine, Thomas Suarez is uniquely qualified to address the mapping of this region "from the river to the sea."...

Pro wrestling stars such as Hulk Hogan, John Cena, and Becky Lynch have entertained fans for generations. Explore their signature moves and relive their careers as they stomp, punch, and body-slam their way to victory.

"Combining reflective storytelling with exquisite photography, this book invites readers into the deeply personal journeys of thirty-three dancers from around the world, tracing their different paths within the world of ballet and portraying the many ways a life in dance can unfold"-- Provided by publisher. "Portraits of dancers rendered through reflective storytelling and exquisite photography, illustrating the varieties of individual paths within...

An intimate and profound exploration of the life and teachings of the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso.