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Henry Clay the Lawyer
$59.95Although he was best known as a politician, Henry Clay (1777-1852) maintained an active legal practice for more than fifty years. He was a leading contributor both to the early development of the U.S. legal system and to the interaction between law and politics in pre-Civil War America. During the […] -
The Trial of George Zimmerman
$59.95Shortly after George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin in what a Florida jury later concluded was a legitimate act of self-defense, President Obama sent a very public “message” to Martin’s parents—“if I had a son, he would look like Trayvon.” The Zimmerman-Martin case was among the most racially divisive tragedies in […] -
On the Nature of Things
$59.95In On the Nature of Things, the Roman philosopher Lucretius presents the principles of atomism and explains a variety of celestial and terrestrial phenomena. -
Taxation: The People’s Business
$64.95"Taxation…is not a means of confiscating wealth but of raising necessary revenues for the Government. One of the foundations of our American civilization is equality of opportunity, which presupposes the right of each man to enjoy the fruits of his labor after contributing his fair share to the support of […] -
The Creation of the American Republic and Empire of Liberty
$159.90During the Revolutionary era, American political theory underwent a fundamental transformation that carried the nation out of a basically classical and medieval world of political discussion into a milieu that was recognizably modern. The Creation of the American Republic: 1776-1787 is essentially a study of that transformation. The author describes […] -
Notes on the State of Virginia
$64.95Throughout his extensive, accomplished life, Thomas Jefferson—founding father, author of the Declaration of Independence, and third U.S. President—published only a single book: Notes on the State of Virginia. Comprised of twenty-three “queries” and rich with charts, maps, and drawings, Notes is a literary and scientific accomplishment in which Jefferson details […] -
HISTORY OF TWELVE CAESARS
$139.90Thomas Carlyle once wrote, “The history of the world is but the biography of great men.” In this work, Suetonius provides biographies of the great men and the not so great men who established the rule of emperors over the Romans and their subjects. Beginning with Julius Caesar and ending […] -
Empires of Trust
$79.95Many have compared the modern United States with the end of the Roman Empire, at least the western portion, as an attempt to project America’s fall. As Professor Madden points out, “Anyone with even a passing acquaintance with the history of the late Roman Empire knows that it bears almost […] -
FDR’s Folly
$79.95The Great Depression and the New Deal. For generations, the collective American consciousness has believed that the former ruined the country and the latter saved it. Endless praise has been heaped upon President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for masterfully reigning in the depression’s destructive effects and propping up the country on […] -
The Empire of Liberty: A History of Early Republic 1789-1815
$79.95As the American Revolution drew to a close, Revolutionary leaders sought to carve out a new, distinct national identity from the existing, repressive European powers—and an experiment began. The experiment was not one performed by scientists in the laboratory but rather one that took place in the crucible of American […] -
The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787
$79.95During the Revolutionary era, American political theory underwent a fundamental transformation that carried the nation out of a basically classical and medieval world of political discussion into a milieu that was recognizably modern. This classic work is essentially a study of that transformation. The author describes in rich detail the […] -
Gun Control in the Third Reich
$79.95Countless books have been written about Hitler’s dictatorship yet have failed to mention the disarming of Jews and other enemies of the state. Stephen Halbrook fills this void with this original and eye-opening work. Based on newly discovered documents from German archives, diaries, and newspapers of the time, Halbrook presents […]
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Democracy in America
$74.95Alexis de Tocqueville came to America in 1831 to see what a great republic was like. What struck him most was the country's equality of conditions, its democracy. The book he wrote on his return to France, Democracy in America, is both the best ever written on democracy and the […] -
Edgar Cayce: An American Prophet
$79.95The New York Times once named Edgar Cayce "the most fascinating man in America." Despite having only an eighth-grade education, he was called on by world leaders such as Woodrow Wilson, prominent scientists such as Thomas Edison, and Hollywood producers to advise them on their most pressing problems. Treasure hunters, stockbrokers, […] -
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Ludwig von Mises 4 vol collection
$199.95This 4 volume set includes the following books by von Mises: - Omnipotent Government - Liberalism: the Classical Tradition - The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality - Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution -
On the Delay of the Divine Justice
$64.95In his essay, On the Delay of the Divine Justice, the ancient historian Plutarch answers objections that God, by failing to swiftly punish the guilty, is not just. Plutarch answers that man must not be too confident of his ability to pass judgment on things divine or assume to know God's […]
