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The Trial and Execution of Sir William Wallace
$59.95Sir William Wallace is one of the most powerful and well recognized figures from Scottish history. His name is probably more well known worldwide than most of Scotland's monarchs. Yet he was never a king; his notable deeds took place over a very short period of time; he fought just […] -
The Raid on Prosperity
$59.95"To hear the agitators you would suppose that all the rich were ready-made and an entailed class, and that all men must approach success from that side, and that the poor are doomed to be poor. But with rarest exceptions our millionaires and business giants have come up from the […] -
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The Death and Life of Malcolm X
$54.95On February 21st 1965 Malcolm X was killed by followers of his former mentor Elijah Mohammed, from whom he had broken. He had few allies and many enemies at the time of his death, having denounced Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement. He railed against intermarriage, integration and […] -
Revolutionary Brotherhood: Freemasonry and the Transformation of the American Social Order 1730-1840
$64.95In the first comprehensive history of the fraternity known to outsiders primarily for its secrecy and rituals, Steven Bullock traces Freemasonry through its first century in America. He follows the order from its origins in Britain and its introduction into North America in the 1730s to its near-destruction by a […] -
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
$59.95Muhammad Ali, or Cassius Clay, as he was named at birth, was the greatest fighter of his generation. He was also the most controversial. He became heavyweight champion of the world at a time when America was fighting its most controversial war—against the Vietcong—he also belonged to the most controversial […] -
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The Court Martial of Mother Jones
$49.95Mother Jones was an octogenarian labor organizer who traveled to West Virginia (as well as to other areas of the country) to organize mine workers who were being abused by the mine owners. After violence broke out on both sides, the authorities argued that the civilian system of justice was […] -
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
$69.95Throughout 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 […]
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The Trend of Economic Thinking
$69.95"The Trend of Economic Thinking" captures Hayek’s views on political economists and economic history—on Mandeville, Hume, Cantillon, Adam Smith, and Henry Thornton. Framed by insightful editorial notes, the book provides a fascinating introduction to the historical context of political economy and the evolution of monetary practices. In a highlight of […] -
Conservative Votes, Liberal Victories
$69.95"Conservative Votes, Liberal Victories" was influential conservative commentator Pat Buchanan's first book. Published in 1975 in the wake of Nixon's resignation, the book addresses the question of why the political right has been such a success in the political arena, and such a manifest failure in influencing public policy. Conservatives […] -
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
$69.95Best known for his revolutionary free-market economics treatise 'The Wealth of Nations', Adam Smith was first and foremost a moral philosopher. In his first book, 'The Theory of Moral Sentiments', he investigated the interest of the greater good. Smith's classic work advances ideas about conscience, moral judgment, and virtue. He outlines his view […] -
Frederick Douglass
$69.95This biography, written by Booker T. Washington, one of most important post-Civil War African-American thinkers, is an account of the life and career of Frederick Douglass. Washington's account encompasses the experiences of Frederick Douglass as a slave and then as a public man, through the anti-slavery movement, the Civil War, […]
