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American greats , None by None, None, Wilson, Robert A., 1941-; Marcus, Stanley, 1905-2002 is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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315 pages : 31 cm American Greats offers compelling evidence of the courage and character, invention and resilience, that helps define this nation. It's about action and, therefore, character. It celebrates what the late Commissioner of Baseball, Bart Giamatti described as "that compound whose mix forms the American character-of moral energy and pragmatic efficiency, optimism and guile, respect for law, admiration for the maverick, and love of the underdog." This book, finally, is about the never-ending American story: possibility Common sense : 'tis time to part -- The automobile self-starter : Kettering's practical solution -- Barbed wire: the devil's hatband -- The baseball diamond -- The Berlin airlift : we stay in Berlin. Period -- The birds of America : Audubon's great idea -- Black baseball : the bumpy, begrudging road -- The Brooklyn Bridge -- Burroughs-Wellcome and Gertrude Elion : the perfect chemistry -- C-SPAN : where content is the star -- Calder mobiles -- Carnegie libraries -- There is only one Chez Panisse -- The Chicago defender : aiding and abetting the great migration -- Coca-Cola's recipe : the greatest secret ever kept, told by the man who keeps it -- Coney Isl
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- None, None, Wilson, Robert A., 1941-; Marcus, Stanley, 1905-2002
- Publisher
- New York : PublicAffairs
- Published
- 1999
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781586480066
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Memoir
- Rating
- 4.4 / 5 (9 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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