Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Description
Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
#1 Travel writers say that you must go solo to appreciate the object of your travel. I was relieved to find out that Steinbeck was not as strict about solitude as he claimed to be. He regularly traveled with his wife, who was about to retire from her second career as the executive director of a local nonprofit.
#2 I wanted to find out what Washington got right, and what tools he and...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Does George Washington still matter? The bestselling author argues for his unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new President through the former colonies, now an unsure nation. A new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection into one narrative. When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative...
Author
Language
English
Description
Ben Franklin is the most lovable of America's founding fathers. His wit, his charm, his inventiveness - even his grandfatherly appearance - are legendary. But this image obscures the scandals that dogged him throughout his life. In The Loyal Son, award-winning historian Daniel Mark Epstein throws the spotlight on one of the more enigmatic aspects of Franklin's biography: his complex and confounding relationship with his illegitimate son William. When...
Similar Searches
These searches are similar to the search you tried. Would you like to try one of these instead?
Spelling Suggestions
Didn't find what you want? Here are some alternative spellings that you can try.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request