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OVER 55,000 WORKS and Documents! Simply the largest ebook library of American history ever published for your handheld device. 

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Now the inspiration for the CBS Television drama, "The Unit."

Delta Force. They are the U.S. Army's most elite top-secret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but you won't hear about their heroics on CNN. No headlines
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Erich von Daniken's Chariots of the Gods is a work of monumental importance the first book to introduce the shocking theory that ancient Earth had been visited by aliens. This world-famous bestseller has withstood the test of time, inspiring countless
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A highly acclaimed biography of a much neglected president, a gripping narrative that illuminates a crucial epoch in U.S. history.

History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Includes:

Period I. & Period II (Seven Volumes).
History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet. by himself
An Introduction and Notes by B.H. Roberts

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The fourth volume of Churchill's Nobel-Prize winning six-part chronicle of World War II. Civilization itself seems at stake in these early months of American intervention and the fall of France. Churchill, wartime Prime Minister through this period,
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