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Chronicles how the Marquis de Lafayette came to fight with the colonists during the American Revolution and his role during that war and discusses his return tour of the United States in 1824 and his reception by the American people.

"This book brings together some of the very best pieces of art from all corners of the world that have been inspired by Banksy, as well as featuring some of his own innovative, profound and controversial work"--Publisher.

Reveals how the voyages of Columbus reintroduced plants and animals that had been separated millions of years earlier, documenting how the ensuing exchange of flora and fauna between Eurasia and the Americas fostered a European rise.

"Michael Eric Dyson explores the powerful, surprising way the politics of race have shaped Barack Obama's identity and groundbreaking presidency"--Goodreads.

Examines the year 1944 and the decisions faced by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Examines the state of race relations and racism in the United States after the election of the first African-American president, Barack Obama.

"A timely, topical book grounding Russia's recent turn towards conservativism in pre-1917 culture and explaining what this shift could mean for the rest of the world"--.

Summarizes the observations of French sociologist Alexis de Toqueville about the structure of American democracy in the early 1800s.