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Life of the Marquis de Lafayette

Since its somewhat confused beginnings in November 1775 when the Second Continental Congress almost absentmindedly authorized two battalions of American marines, the U.S. Marine Corps has participated in all the nation's wars from the American Revolution through Desert Storm. This compact yet complete study focuses on the big wars but never slights events in between: the little wars, campaigns, punitive expeditions, showings of the flag, protection of American lives and property, and humanitarian missions that help define the corps. Nor does the author neglect the intermittent but never-ending fight for the corps's survival at home where it faces periodic challenges from Army, Navy, Air Force, and on occasion, unfriendly presidents. This third edition brings the popular and accessible history fully up to date. Because the previous edition left off at 1975, new chapters have been added to cover the tumultuous events of the last quarter-century, including Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf, Bangladesh, Somalia, and Haiti. Other chapters have been revised in light of new scholarship.

The true story of the Santa Fe Trail and the explorers, traders, and fighters who travelled westward.

A true story of seagoing New England families and the packets, East Indiamen and swift clipper ships on which they journeyed to distant ports.

This is the story of Wells Fargo and of the people who created it and developed it ito the four-billion-dollar institution that it is today. (inside flap.).

The life of Donald McKay and a description of some of the clipper ships which he designed and built during the mid-19th century. Grades 5-9.

Covers the principal breeds in America, describing the importance of the horse in America's history.

Covers the construction of the "New Orleans," its historic voyage on the Mississippi River, and the life of inventor and engineer Nicholas Roosevelt who pioneered in steam navigation.