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Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery by BL Taylor and AT Thoits catapults you into a world of secrets and enigmas. The narrative skillfully navigates through international landscapes, under the banners of three distinct nations, challenging readers to decode an intricate web of clandestine affairs. Under Three Flags boasts a plot that keeps you guessing till the end. Taylor and Thoits masterfully spin a story that constantly surprises, with twists and turns that leave you breathless. This book doesn't just tell a story, it challenges the reader to engage and solve the mystery themselves. Not just a typical thriller, this book combines mystery with an insightful commentary on international relations. The authors’ keen understanding of political dynamics elevates the narrative, offering readers more than just an exciting read. If you're searching for a book that combines international intrigue with a complex and engaging plot, then Under Three Flags: A Story of Mystery is the book for you. Get your copy now and unravel the secrets that lie beneath these three flags.
During the first half-century of American independence, a fundamental change in the meaning and morality of ambition emerged in American culture. Long stigmatized as a dangerous passion that led people to pursue fame at the expense of duty, ambition also raised concerns among American Revolutionaries who espoused self-sacrifice. After the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and the creation of the federal republic in 1789, however, a new ethos of nation-making took hold in which ambition, properly cultivated, could rescue talent and virtue from the parochial needs of the family farm. Rather than an apology for an emerging market culture of material desire and commercial dealing, ambition b...
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WINNER OF THE LINCOLN FORUM BOOK PRIZE “A Lincoln classic...superb.” —The Washington Post “A book for our time.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Lincoln on the Verge tells the dramatic story of America’s greatest president discovering his own strength to save the Republic. As a divided nation plunges into the deepest crisis in its history, Abraham Lincoln boards a train for Washington and his inauguration—an inauguration Southerners have vowed to prevent. Lincoln on the Verge charts these pivotal thirteen days of travel, as Lincoln discovers his power, speaks directly to the public, and sees his country up close. Drawing on new research, this riveting account reveals the president-elect as a work in progress, showing him on the verge of greatness, as he foils an assassination attempt, forges an unbreakable bond with the American people, and overcomes formidable obstacles in order to take his oath of office.