Almost History: Close Calls, Plan B's, and Twists of Fate in America's Past
- ISBN-10
- 0760792259
- ISBN-13
- 9780760792254
- Category
- Crises
- Pages
- 282
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Author
- Roger A. Bruns
Description
... 219 Federal Bureau of Crockett , Davy , 212 , 213 Investigation ( FBI ) Crossley poll , 267 Lennon deporation ... Benjamin , 177 Guiteau , Charles J. , 115 Hamilton , Alexander , 76 Harper's Ferry raid , 22-25 Harper's Magazine ...
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- 2000-10-04
- 224 pages
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