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HISTORY Editor, Sunny Delaney FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: What We're Reading "Big Chief Elizabeth," "The Dark Valley," "The Ice Master" Schamarama An interview with Simon Schama Truth Made Memorable An essay by Jacques Barzun Bestsellers New in Paperback American histories "The American Century," "The Great Republic" and "Lies Across America" Editor's Choice "Founding Brothers" [IMAGE]? Enjoy free shipping on orders over $100. (Restrictions apply.) WHAT WE'RE READING [IMAGE]"Big Chief Elizabeth" by Giles Milton The follow-up to his best-selling "Nathaniel's Nutmeg," Giles Milton's "Big Chief Elizabeth" is a sprawling, ambitious tale of how the aristocrats and privateers of Elizabethan England reached and colonized the "wild and barbarous shores" of the New World. [IMAGE]Read more Our Price: $19.20 | You Save: $4.80 (20%)??? [IMAGE]"The Dark Valley" by Piers Brendon The 1930s were a time of worldwide economic crisis and political instability--and the gestation period of World War II. Piers Brendon examines each of the major powers of the conflict in turn as they move from breadlines to battlefields in "The Dark Valley," an elegantly written study of those difficult days. [IMAGE]Read more Our Price: $28.00 | You Save: $7.00 (20%)??? [IMAGE]"The Ice Master" by Jennifer Niven Twenty-five people set sail aboard the Karluk in search of an arctic continent in June 1913. Trapped in the ice in an unsuitable vessel, the party was forced to fight their way across the treacherous pack ice to survive. Jennifer Niven tells their "Endurance"-esque tale of survival in "The Ice Master." [IMAGE]Read more Our Price: $19.96 | You Save: $4.99 (20%)??? [IMAGE]Check out other new History books. return to top SCHAMARAMA: AN INTERVIEW WITH SIMON SCHAMA [IMAGE]Combining the resources of the BBC with Simon Schama's literary panache, "A History of Britain" is a beautifully written, handsomely crafted book on the sceptered isle. Schama took time out from his busy schedule ("TV eats your life") to talk to Amazon.com History editor Sunny Delaney about the book and History Channel series, Queen Elizabeth at Tilbury, and "Braveheart." [IMAGE]Read more return to top TRUTH MADE MEMORABLE: AN EXCLUSIVE ESSAY BY JACQUES BARZUN [IMAGE]Cultural critic and historian Jacques Barzun examines a variety of revolutions that have swept the Western world over the past 500 years in "From Dawn to Decadence." Whether he's examining the scientific revolution or religious experimentation, Barzun succeeds in revealing how the events of the past are reflected in the present. In this exclusive essay for Amazon.com, Dr. Barzun explains how he came to write "The Book"--more than 50 years after he set out to do so. [IMAGE]Read more return to top BESTSELLERS The top five bestselling history books over the past four weeks. [IMAGE]"Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1865-1869" by Stephen Ambrose Our Price: $16.80 | You Save: $11.20 (40%)??? [IMAGE]"Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley and Ron Powers Our Price: $14.97 | You Save: $9.98 (40%)??? [IMAGE]"From Dawn to Decadence: 500 Years of Western Cultural Life, 1500 to Present" by Jacques Barzun Our Price: $28.80 | You Save: $7.20 (20%)??? [IMAGE]"In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex" by Nathaniel Philbrick Our Price: $19.96 | You Save: $4.99 (20%)??? [IMAGE]"Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage" by Alfred Lansing Our Price: $10.36 | You Save: $2.59 (20%)??? [IMAGE]Check out Amazon.com's top 50 History bestsellers. return to top NEW IN PAPERBACK: AMERICAN HISTORIES Three distinctly different approaches to American history. [IMAGE]"The American Century" by Harold Evans Harold Evans's tight, journalistic prose marks the significant events and personages in America's rise to superpower status in this sprawling yet eminently readable history of the 20th century. Filled with photographs and contemporary editorial cartoons, "The American Century" is an excellent one-volume chronicle of a momentous 100 years. [IMAGE]Read more Our Price: $28.00 | You Save: $7.00 (20%)??? [IMAGE]"The Great Republic: A History of America" by Sir Winston Churchill and Winston S. Churchill Everyone knows Winston Churchill as the great statesman who helped sail Britain's ship of state through World War II. Less noticeable have been Churchill's contributions as a historian and author. Many of his numerous histories contain information on the United States--from America's discovery to the nation's founding and up to the mid-20th century. Grandson Winston S. Churchill has edited this work into one volume, titled "The Great Republic," now available in paperback. [IMAGE]Read more Our Price: $11.96 | You Save: $2.99 (20%)??? [IMAGE]"Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong" by James W. Loewen Little seems to delight historian James W. Loewen more than picking apart the cherished myths of American history. Few Americans study history after high school--instead, Loewen writes, they turn to roadside historical markers, guidebooks, museums, and tours of battlefields, childhood homes, and massacre sites. After finishing Loewen's alternately angry and bemused expos,, readers will likely never trust a roadside historical marker or tour guide again--which may prompt them to turn to history books to check things out for themselves. [IMAGE]Read more Our Price: $12.00 | You Save: $3.00 (20%)??? [IMAGE]Check out other new History paperbacks. return to top EDITOR'S CHOICE: "FOUNDING BROTHERS" [IMAGE]"Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis In retrospect, it seems as if the American Revolution was inevitable. But was it? In "Founding Brothers," Joseph J. Ellis reveals that many of those truths we hold to be self-evident were actually fiercely contested in the early days of the republic. [IMAGE]Read more Our Price: $20.80 | You Save: $5.20 (20%)??? [IMAGE]Check out more editor's choice History books. return to top [IMAGE] You'll find more great books, articles, excerpts, and interviews in Amazon.com's History section. To unsubscribe from Amazon.com Delivers History, or to subscribe to additional e-mail services, visit your Amazon.com account page. This e-mail was sent to pkeavey@ect.enron.com Please note that the prices of the items featured above were accurate at the time this e-mail was sent. 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