A Sense of History: The Best Writing from the Pages of American HeritageByron Dobell American Heritage Press, 1985 - 832 psl. In this fascinating book, the editors of "American Heritage" have combed through every issue to find the most entertaining and illuminating pieces. The result--by turns stirring, moving, funny, evocative, horrifying--is an unusually revealing informal history of American civilization from the first settlements to the close of the 20th century. |
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WISH ID BEEN THERE | 1 |
HOW TO WRITE HISTORY Dixon Wecter | 38 |
AND THE MOUND BUILDERS VANISHED FROM THE EARTH Robert Silverberg | 46 |
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A Sense of History– The Best Writing from the Pages of American Heritage Byron Dobell Trumpų ištraukų rodinys - 1985 |
A Sense of History– The Best Writing from the Pages of American Heritage American Heritage Dictionary Trumpų ištraukų rodinys - 1995 |
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