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Essential Books These 4 items are available for $62, including
U.S. shipping, a 15% discount (Item no. EXUSE177)		  
Fodor's Washington D.C.'s 25 Best  •  Fodors
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES
A shirt-pocket guide with an excellent pull-out map and essential information on museums, sightseeing, restaurants, shopping, hotels and nightlife. (USS39, $11.99)		   Fodor's Washington D.C.'s 25 Best
Eyewitness Guide Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country  •  Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK •  2011 •  PAPER  • 208 PAGES
Gorgeously illustrated and with excellent maps, this compact book is a handsome overview of the history, traditions, cultures and sights of Philadelphia and surrounding areas. (USE369, $23.00)		   Eyewitness Guide Philadelphia & the Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation  •  Joseph J. Ellis
HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 304 PAGES
A riveting tale of Washington, Madison, Hamilton and especially of Jefferson and Adams. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, it's a fascinating glimpse into the early days of our country. (USE244, $15.00)		   Founding Brothers, The Revolutionary Generation
The Killer Angels  •  Michael Shaara
LITERATURE •  1996 •  PAPER  • 374 PAGES
A powerful, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about Gettysburg that recreates the battle, personalities and anguish of those fateful days. (USS36, $16.00)		   The Killer Angels



Also Recommended

Gettysburg National Military Park Map  •  Trailhead Graphics    •  A map of the park and battlefield in Gettysbug. (USE193, $9.95)
 		  
New York City Map  •  Popout Maps   • GUIDEBOOK  •  This convenient map of New York has a clever "origami" fold to prevent fussing with unwieldy re-folding. (NYC26, $6.95)
 		  
Washington, DC Map  •  Borch Maps    •  A laminated, folded map of the capital at a scale of 1:15,000. (WDC06, $8.95)
 		  
Fodor's New York City's 25 Best  •  Fodor's   • GUIDEBOOK  •  A shirt-pocket guide to New York City, featuring a detailed, fold-out map centered on Midtown. With suggested itineraries, walks and top 25 sights. (USE36, $11.99)
 		  
Fodor's Washington, D.C. With Mount Vernon, Old Town Alexandria & Annapolis  •  Inc. Fodor's Travel Publications   • GUIDEBOOK  •  The up-to-date Fodor's guide features invaluable recommendations on where to stay and eat and what to do throughout the Washington D,C,. Compact and portable, it's ideal for either a weekend trip or an extended visit. (USE440, $19.99)
 		  
Guide to the Battle of Gettysburg  •  Jay Luvaas  •  Harold W. Nelson   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Designed for the traveler, this is a history and guide to the battlefield at Gettysburg, with directions for navigating the area. Each "stop" along the guided tour presents an important phase of the battle, and many are accompanied by excerpts from an officer's first-hand account from the battlefield. (USE192, $12.95)
 		  
Insiders' Guide to Williamsburg and Virginia's Historic Triangle  •  Mary Alice Blackwell   • GUIDEBOOK  •  Practical information on what to do in Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown, including sites, food and lodging. (USE10, $18.95)
 		  
Battle Cry of Freedom, The Civil War Era  •  James McPherson   • HISTORY  •  A comprehensive, vivid history of the Civil War, its genesis, battles, politics and personalities from the war with Mexico to Appomattox. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the book may be 900 pages long but it reads like a good novel. (USS37, $19.95)
 		  
Black Men Built the Capitol, Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington, D.C.  •  Jesse J. Holland   • HISTORY  •  This book gives us the untold story of the African Americans who built many of the capitol's most important buildings and monuments. (WDC23, $14.95)
 		  
Confederates in the Attic  •  Tony Horwitz   • HISTORY  •  Subtitled "Dispatched from the Unfinished Civil War," this book reveals the strange world of the re-enactors, unreconstructed confederates and others whose ongoing interest and involvement in the War Between the States provide an intriguing cultural portrait of the southern and mid-Atlantic states. (USS35, $16.00)
 		  
Here is New York  •  E.B. White   • CULTURAL PORTRAIT • FAVORITE  •  Written in a hotel room over two hot days in the summer of 1948, White's timeless love letter (it's easily read in an hour) captures the spirit of New York. It's a swift, lyrical portrait of the city that moves from Broadway to Central Park and the Hudson River to favorite haunts on 3rd Avenue. (NYC28, $16.95)
 		  
Stars in Their Courses, The Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863  •  Shelby Foote   • HISTORY  •  Shelby Foote's gift for prose makes this military history a page-turning narrative, deftly capturing the monumental battle in a concise, informative text. (USE191, $22.00)
 		  
The Americans, the Colonial Experience  •  Daniel Boorstin   • HISTORY  •  Winner of the Bancroft Prize, this wide-ranging portrait of colonial America looks to the origins of the American character and its institutions. (USA05, $16.95)
 		  
The First Salute, A View of the American Revolution  •  Barbara Tuchman   • HISTORY  •  An analysis of the American Revolution, focusing on the European politics surrounding the war, and the conflicts between the British and Dutch navy. (USA04, $18.00)
 		  
Philadelphia, Then and Now  •  Edward Arthur Mauger   • ART & ARCHITECTURE  •  An illustrated chronicle of Philadelphia's development over the decades. Archival photographs are paired alongside modern ones, their contrast demonstrating the city's change. Each pair is accompanied by a brief, historical description. (USE360, $19.95)
 		  
John Adams  •  David McCullough   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  A Pulitzer Prize-winning best-selling biography of the second president. McCullough reveals him as a magnificent figure who helped shaped the nation. (USE201, $20.00)
 		  
Personal History  •  Katharine Graham   • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR  •  In this critically acclaimed memoir, the woman who piloted the "Washington Post" through the crises of the Pentagon Papers, Watergate and a pressmen's strike and turned it into a great newspaper now tells her story with candor and dignity. (USA184, $16.95)
 		  
Philadelphia Fire, A Novel  •  John Edgar Wideman   • LITERATURE  •  In this novel, an African American writer returns to West Philadelphia to write a book on the 1985 police bombing of a black organization and searches for the one surviving child. Winner of the Pen Faulkner Award. (USE102, $13.95)
 		  
Washington, D.C.  •  Gore Vidal   • LITERATURE  •  The sixth installation in Gore Vidal's "Narratives of Empire" historical novel series. This tale of corruption follows the lives of a conservative senator and a newspaper publisher in Washington D.C. (USE130, $18.00)
 		  
 
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