 | The Kenneth Roberts Reader of the American Revolution (Boxed Set): Arundel, Rabble in Arms, Oliver Wiswell, Battle of Cowpens
There should be no hesitation ever about giving anyone a book to enjoy, at any age. There should be no hesitation about teaching future teachers with books they will enjoy.
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| THE MATCHLOCK GUN
Buy used from: $8.25 helped him to fall in love with Revolutionary War history
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 | The Growth of the American Republic (Volume I) by Samuel Eliot Morison
Buy new: $79.95 / Used from: $5.51 I thank my lucky stars for Robert Abercrombie, who taught history my senior year in high school and made this book required reading.
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 | The Caine Mutiny: A Novel by Herman Wouk
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $1.46 This is one of my favorite books to come out of the WWII period
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 | A Stillness at Appomattox (Army of the Potomac, Vol. 3) by Bruce Catton
Buy new: $12.44 / Used from: $0.01 This was a graduation present, started me reading about the Civil War, and started me thinking that maybe some day I might try writing something of the kind.
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| The American Experience: The Collected Essays of J.H. Plumb by J. H. Plumb
Buy used from: $3.82 J. H. Plumb the late British historian said "We need more heart-wise historians."
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 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (Perennial Classics) by Thornton Wilder
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $3.40 I loved all those books, and they're all still in print, still being read, which is no mystery.
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 | Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.79 I can never be in Old Christ Church without wondering if perhaps some of Amos's line are still there, back behind the paneling.
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