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par Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan ...

Donald Trump domineert het nieuws, meer nog dan in zijn eerste periode als president van de Verenigde Staten. In 'Regime change' doen New York Times-journalisten Maggie Haberman en Jonathan Swan nauwgezet verslag van wat er deze tweede termijn van Trump gedaan en gezegd wordt. Ze geven een realtime reportage vanuit de Situation Room, het Oval Office, benefietavonden en van achter gesloten deuren – ... En savoir plus

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The Republic Of Pirates

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Het pijnstillerimperium

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par Patrick Radden Keefe ...

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The History of the Conquest of Mexico

par Prescott, William ...

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The Disappearance of Stephanie Mailer

From the master of the plot twist

par Joël Dicker ...

Traduit par Howard Curtis ...

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par Thomas C. Cochran ...

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par Patti Smith ...

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The American Senate

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par Neil MacNeil, Richard A. Baker ...

Winner of the Society for History in the Federal Government's George Pendleton Prize for 2013 The United States Senate has fallen on hard times. Once known as the greatest deliberative body in the world, it now has a reputation as a partisan, dysfunctional chamber. What happened to the house that forged American history's great compromises? In this groundbreaking work, a distinguished journalist ... En savoir plus

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The First Shots of the American Civil War

par Wesley Moody ...

Collection series Critical Moments in American History
On April 12, 1861, the long-simmering tensions between the American North and South exploded as Southern troops in the seceding state of South Carolina fired on the Federal forces at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. The battle of Fort Sumter marked the outbreak of Civil War in the United States. The attack provoked outrage in the North, consolidated support for the newly inaugurated President ... En savoir plus

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On April 12, 1861, the long-simmering tensions between the American North and South exploded as Southern troops in the seceding state of South Carolina fired on the Federal forces at Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. The battle of Fort Sumter marked the outbreak of Civil War in the United States. The attack provoked outrage in the North, consolidated support for the newly inaugurated President
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Schetsen uit Peru

Modern Peru

Band of brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest

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This Land is Your Land

De Japanse minnaar

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Mr. Lincoln's Army

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Apollo 8

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Pennsylvania

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The Battle of Fort Sumter