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The United States

An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power
John Steele Gordon
Walter Russell Mead
The Roads to Modernity: The British, French, and American Enlightenments
Gertrude Himmelfarb
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Ulysses S. Grant: The Unlikely Hero
Michael Korda
Walter Russell Mead
Washington's Crossing
David Hackett Fischer
Walter Russell Mead
History Lessons: How Textbooks Around the World Portray American History
Dana Lindaman and Kyle Ward
Walter Russell Mead
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