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THE SEA AROUND US
Rachel Carson
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THE FORRESTAL DIARIES
Walter Millis and E.S. Duffield
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THE MAGNIFICENT CENTURY
Thomas B. Costain
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WASHINGTON CONFIDENTIAL
Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer
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A MAN CALLED PETER
Catherine Marshall
A MAN CALLED PETER
by Catherine Marshall · McGraw-Hill
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An instant bestseller in 1951, this is the compelling story of Peter Marshall, the Scottish immigrant who became chaplain of the U.S. Senate.
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WHITE MAN RETURNS
Agnes Newton Keith
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THE NEW YORKER 25th ANNIVERSARY ALBUM
New Yorker Magazine
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FIFTY BILLION DOLLARS
Jesse H. Jones and Edward Angly
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THE MEMOIRS OF HERBERT HOOVER
Herbert Hoover
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THE STORY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
Meyer Berger
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AMERICAN DIPLOMACY, 1900-1950
George F. Kennan
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TIME TO REMEMBER
Lloyd C. Douglas
Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.