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55 West Virginias: A Guide to the State's Counties, The
by E. Lee North
Paperback
This look at each of West Virginia's counties presents a broad overview of the state. Each county's entry includes a map, photographs, and a brief his......[more]
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1898 Charleston And Its Resources: Capitol City
Illustrated by J. C. Tipton.
Paperback.
This wonderful collection of historical and period photographs was originally printed in 1898 by Charleston and local businesses to promote the city a......[more]
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A Beautiful Mind: A Biography of John Forbes Nash Jr.
by Sylvia Nasar
Paperback
A Beautiful Mind traces the meteoric rise of John Forbes Nash Jr., a prodigy and legend by the age of 30 who dazzled the mathematical world by solving......[more]
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A Better Place
By David Selby
6 x 9, 227 pages, Paperback.
Part memoir, part social commentary, A Better Place is a fascinating work by well-known actor and West Virginia native David Selby. Best known for his......[more]
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Afflicting the Comfortable: Journalism and Politics in West Virgini
By Thomas F. Stafford
6 x 9 , 331 pages, Hardcover
Stafford, a former journalist for the Charleston Gazette, explores the relationship between journalism and politics in connection with scandals that h......[more]
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A History of West Virginia
By Anna Smucker
7 x 8.5, 81 pages, Paperback
Gifted storyteller Anna Smucker weaves the history of the Mountain State into a lively tale populated with such iconic figures as John Henry, John Bro......[more]
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Annals of the Great Kanawha
by William D. Wintz.
Hardback.
Author Bill Wintz has compiled writings, manuscripts, and records of the region's explorers, frontiersmen, and early settlers to produce a fascinating......[more]
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Appalachia: A History
by John Alexander Williams
473 pages. 6 x 9. Paperback.
In Appalachia: A History, John Alexander Williams chronicles more than four centuries of Appalachia's past. A professor of history at Appalachian Stat......[more]
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Appalachians: America’s First and Last Frontiers, The
(Autographed)
Edited by Mari-Lynn Evans, Robert Santelli, and Holly George-Warren
7 x 9, 288 Pages, Hardcover
This compilation includes essays by some of Appalachia’s most respected scholars and journalists; firsthand recollections from famous Appalachians lik......[more]
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Arch: The Life of Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr.
By Brad Crouser
6.25 x 9.25, 672 pages, Hardcover
Author Brad Crouser follows the colorful life of former West Virginia governor Arch Moore Jr. from boyhood to the present. Included are the near-fatal......[more]
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At Home in the Heart of Appalachia
By John O'Brien
Paperback
John O'Brien's deeply evocative book reveals a place and a way of life and the lives of an estranged father and son whose differences rest, ironically......[more]
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Battle of Blair Mountain: The Story of America’s Largest Labor Uprising, The
By Robert Shogan
6 x 9, 271 pages, Paperback
The Battle of Blair Mountain explores a significant and long-neglected slice of American history––the largest uprising on American soil since the Civi......[more]
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Beyond the Apple Orchard
By Dolly Withrow
5.5 x 8.5, 182 pages, Paperback
Deeply rooted in Appalachia, the essays in Beyond the Apple Orchard are part memoir, part reflection, and part humor. Full of insight and wisdom, many......[more]
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Blair Mountain War: Battle of the Rednecks, The
By G. T. Swain
5.5 x 8.5, 70 pages, Paperback
Originally penned in 1927, this book vividly describes the largest organized, armed uprising in U.S. labor history. It documents the 1921 struggle bet......[more]
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Braxton County Monster: The Cover-up of the Flatwoods Monster Revealed, The
By Frank Feschino Jr. with a forward by Stanton Friedman
6 x 9, 351 pages, Hardcover
September 12, 1952, police stations, newspapers, and the Pentagon were besieged with calls from frantic citizens. Large, unidentified flying objects h......[more]
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Bridge at Remagen, The
By Ken Hechler
7 x 10, 218 pages, Paperback
On March 7, 1945, a small group of American infantrymen, engineers, and tank crews secured the Ludendorff Bridge, which crossed the Rhine. The success......[more]
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Buffalo Creek Disaster: How the Survivors of One of the Worst Disasters in Coal-Mining History Brought Suit Against the Coal Company—and Won
By Gerald Stern
5 x 8, 282 pages,
Paperback
When a Pittston Coal Company impoundment dam burst in
February 1972, a 13-million-gallon, 25-foot tidal wave of water, sludge, and
debris crashed in......[more]
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Buffalo Creek: Valley of Death
By Dennis Deitz and Carlene Mowery
8.25 x 11, 285 pages, Paperback
When a damn collapsed on February 26, 1972, a 30-foot wall of 132 million gallons of water and debris came crashing down Buffalo Creek’s hollow. Withi......[more]
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The C.C.C. Camps in West Virginia: A Record of the Civilian Conservation Corps in the Mountain State, 1933-1942
By Milton Harr
5.5 x 8.5, 50 pages, Paperback
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s program to aid a bankrupt country employed nearly three million men and left a legacy of countless federal and state......[more]
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Child of the Appalachian Coal Fields
By Robert C. Byrd
6.5 x 9.5, 800 pages, Hardcover
This long-awaited autobiography follows Robert C. Byrd’s experiences from his boyhood in the early 1920s through his eight terms in the U.S. Senate. A......[more]
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Chronicles of Border Warfare or a History of the Settlement by the Whites...
by Alexander Scott Withers
Paperback
First published in 1895, Chronicles of Border Warfare details the western Virginia settlers' experiences with Indian unrest and savage killings. The a......[more]
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Fascinating West Virginia
By Jim Haught
6 x 9, 169 pages, Paperback
In Fascinating West Virginia, acclaimed Charleston Gazette writer and editor Jim Haught covers myriad topics that shaped our state. Haught recounts th......[more]
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The Feuding Hatfields and McCoys: Timeline and Pictorial History
By Coleman C. Hatfield
6 x 9, 192 pages, Paperback
Written by the great-grandson of Devil Anse Hatfield, this book documents the Hatfield and McCoy family histories before, during, and after the feud. ......[more]
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Folk Medicine in Southern Appalachia
By Anthony Cavender
5.5 x 9, 268 pages, Paperback
Melding folklore and Appalachian history, and drawing extensively on oral histories and archival sources, this author reviews ailments and folk treatm......[more]
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Foxfire 40th Anniversary Book: Faith, Family and the Land, The
Edited by Angie Cheek, Lacy Hunter Nix,
and Foxfire Students
6 x 9, 513 pages, Paperback
For four decades Foxfire has brought the philosophy of simple living to readers, teaching creative self-sufficiency, home crafts, natural remedies, an......[more]
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Foxfire 12
Edited by Kaye Carver Collins, Angie Cheek and Foxfire Students
6 x 9.25, 560 pages, Paperback
For more than 40 years Foxfire books have brought the philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers, teaching creative self-sufficie......[more]
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Frontiersman: A Narrative, The
By Allan W. Eckert
6 x 9, 626 pages, Paperback
Part one of Allan Eckert’s acclaimed six-part series The Winning of America, this powerful epic chronicles the efforts of settlers to drive Shawnee In......[more]
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Hawks Nest Tunnel: An Unabridged History, The
By Patricia Spangler
264 pages, 7 x 10, Paperback
Completed in 1936, the Hawks Nest Tunnel is considered America’s worst industrial disaster. The tunnel runs directly through a seam of silica. Within......[more]
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Hawks Nest: A Novel
By Hubert Skidmore
350 pages, 6 x 9, Paperback
Called the worst industrial disaster in American history, the Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster is brought to life by West Virginia native Hubert Skidmore. I......[more]
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Hero of the Rhine
By Ken Hechler
7 x 10, 248 pages, Paperback
This full-length biography of Lt. Karl H. Timmermann chronicles the German-born U.S. Army lieutenant’s heroic life. He won a Distinguished Service Cro......[more]
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History of McDowell County, West Virginia
by Jean Battlo
510 pages. 5.5.x 8.5. Hardback. With 26 pages of photographs.
The most complete book on the history of this southern WV county. This history covers the years 1409 - 1929. The last chapter gives concise histories ......[more]
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House Calls in the Hills: Memoirs of a Country Doctor
By Jay Banks, M.D.
5.5 x 8.5, 130 pages, Paperback
Take a trip through the hills of West Virginia with general
practitioner Dr. Jay Banks. Banks began his rural practice in Beaver, West Virginia. Than......[more]
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In Their Footsteps
By Rody Johnson
6 x 9, 273 pages, Paperback
Rody Johnson’s search for his West Virginia roots ultimately chronicles the settlement of the Shenandoah Valley, the emerging state of West Virginia, ......[more]
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John Henry Days: A Novel
By Colson Whitehead
6 x 9, 389 pages, Hardcover
Immortalized in folk ballads, John Henry has been a favorite American hero since the mid-nineteenth century. According to legend, Henry, an African Am......[more]
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Just Good Politics: The Life of Raymond Chafin, Appalachian Boss
197 pages, 5.5 x 8, Hardback
Logan County political boss Raymond Chafin tells his story of the political culture in southern West Virginia: behind-the-scenes deals, rigged electio......[more]
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Last Forest: Tales of the Allegheny Woods, The
by G. D. (Douglas) McNeill
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The Last Forest is a collection of short stories written by the father of the late poet laureate Louise McNeill. It takes you from the 1880s and West ......[more]
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Leather Trees, Sycamore Fuzz, and Little Boys in the Barbershop
By Jim Ryan
5.5 x 8.5, 238 pages, Paperback
Like bartenders and preachers, barbers spend their workdays listening to the lives of their clientele. In his 47 years of cutting hair, Jim Ryan has h......[more]
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Life and Times of Ann Bailey: Pioneer Heroine of the Greater Kanawha Valley, The
By Virgil A. Lewis
90 pages, 6 x 9, Paperback
From Lewisburg to Charleston to Point Pleasant, Ann Bailey was the embodiment of pioneer spirit. Clad in buckskin leggings with a rifle slung over her......[more]
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Long Knife
by James Alexander Thom
Paperback
This is a rich epic about quintessential American hero George Rogers Clark. Under the direction of the young Revolutionary government, Clark led a sma......[more]
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Losing America
By Senator Robert C. Byrd
5.5 x 8, 320 pages, Paperback
A great orator, a defender of the Constitution, and an unwavering patriot, Robert C. Byrd has served more than 50 years in the U.S. Senate. During th......[more]
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Mighty Eighth in World War II: A Memoir, The
by Brig. Gen. J. Kemp McLaughlin, USAFR (Ret.)
Hardback
This is the story of McLaughlin's exciting and harrowing experiences as a fighter pilot in WW II. McLaughlin joined the U. S. Air Corps in 1941 and we......[more]
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Moonshine!
By Matthew B. Rowley
8 x 9, 175 pages, Paperback
Known as “white lightning,” “firewater,” and “home brew,” moonshine has a history as deep as its names are varied. Homegrown “hooch” has been distill......[more]
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Mountaineer Battlewagon: USS West Virginia (BB-48)
By Myron J. Smith
10.75 x 8.25, 48 pages, Paperback
The battleship USS West Virginia (BB-48) was the pride of America in the years before World War II. Despite a near fatal setback at Pearl Harbor, the ......[more]
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Mountaineers Are Free: A History of the West Virginia National
By Kenneth R. Bailey
6 x 9, 242 pages,
Paperback
Mountaineers Are Free traces the development of the West Virginia
Army and Air National Guard from the first unit’s creation in 1735 to
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Mud River Tales: A Collection of Stories in Rhyme
by Lawrence Pauley
Hardback
"It has been said that every boy needs a dog. Without intending to challenge the truth of that statement, I say, every boy needs a river." So begins t......[more]
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Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of VA and PA
by Joseph Doddrige
Paperback.
Doddridge's history covers the early settlements of western Virginia and Pennsylvania. About one-third of the book chronicles the wars between the Ind......[more]
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Picturing West Virginia: A Century of Collecting by the West Virginia State Archives 1905-2005
By The WV Division of Culture and History
9 x 11, 120 pages, Paperback
Since its creation in 1905, the West Virginia State Archives has collected and preserved publications, records, photographs, and other materials that ......[more]
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Princess Aracoma and the Settling of West Virginia
By G. T. Swain
5.5 x 8.5, 110 pages, Paperback
Upon the tragic death of Chief Cornstalk in 1774, the Shawnees followed Cornstalk’s daughter, Princess Aracoma, into present-day Midelburg Island in L......[more]
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The Scotch-Irish: A Social History
By James G. Leyburn
6 x 9, 377 pages, Paperback
The term Scotch-Irish refers to people of Scottish descent who, after living in Northern Ireland, migrated to America in the eighteenth century. Calle......[more]
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Secret Life and Brutal Death of Mamie Thurman: A True Story, The
by Keith Davis
291 pages. 5 x 8. Paperback.
This is the true account of a prominent, Depression-era Logan woman who was found brutally murdered. Mamie Thurman was a member of the tight-lipped, l......[more]
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Shawnee Captive: The Story of Mary Draper Ingles
By Mary Rodd Furbee
5.5 x 8.5, 112 pages, Paperback
In 1745, Mary Draper moved to Draper’s Meadow in the Shenandoah Valley. As more Europeans moved into the area, tensions with Native Americans increase......[more]
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Sorrow in Our Heart: The Life of Tecumseh
by Allan W. Eckert
1,068 pages 4 x 7 Paperback
The story of Tecumseh comes to life in this definitive biography of the warrior legend. A six-time Pulitzer Prize nominee, Eckert tells this story wit......[more]
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Tale of the Elk
By W. E. R. Byrne
464 pages, 6 x 9, Hardcover
Tale of the Elk is the story of one man’s love affair with the Elk River. Historian Ken Sullivan calls the book “West Virginia’s answer to Norman Mac......[more]
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Tale of the Devil: The Biography of Devil Anse Hatfield
By Coleman C. Hatfield and Robert Y. Spence
6 x 9.5, 328 pages, Hardcover
The Story of the legendary Devil Anse Hatfield, Tale of the Devil begins with Hatfield's childhood in frontier Appalachia and goes on to desc......[more]
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Tender Loving Care: Stories of a West Virginia Doctor Volume Two
By Harold Almond, M.D., as told to Greenbrier Almond, M.D.
5.5 x 8.5, 130 pages, Paperback
In 1997, Dr. Almond published The Stories of a West Virginia Doctor, a collection of 55 short stories about his experiences as a small-town doctor in ......[more]
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Trans Allegheny Pioneers
By John P. Hale
5.25 x 8.5, 422 pages, Paperback
Trans Allegheny Pioneers tells the story of the first white settlements west of the Alleghenies. The book focuses on the heroic Mary Draper Ingles, fa......[more]
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Transforming the Appalachian Countryside: Railroads, Deforestation...
by Ronald L. Lewis
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One critic calls this book ". . . the most complete study of the impact of humans and their institutions on the Appalachian environment." Lewis' book ......[more]
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Tree Army: A Pictorial History of the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942, The
by Stan Cohen
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This book provides an overview to the invaluable efforts and visible legacy of Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps. Established in 1933 to provide......[more]
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Trophies I Can’t Hang on the Wall
By Jay Banks
6x9, 128 pages, Paperback
A poetic reflection on fishing, growing up Appalachian, and life in general, Trophies offers wisdom and stories to soothe the soul. As Banks explains,......[more]
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United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America
By Jeff Biggers
6.25 x 9, 238 pages, Hardcover
Though Appalachia often gets a bad rap in the media, the region has historically been a cradle of freedom, independence, and enlightenment, as well as......[more]
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Warrior Woman: The Exeptional Life Story of Nonhelma, Shawnee Indian Woman Chief
By James Alexander Thom and Dark Rain Thom
4 x 7, 497 pages, Paperback
Literate, lovely, and imposing at over six feet tall, Nonhelema was the women’s peace chief of the Shawnee Nation. Sister to Chief Cornstalk, she was ......[more]
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Wilderness Empire
by Allan Eckert.
653 pages, 6 x 9, Paperback
This is the gripping story of the savage but artful eighteenth-century struggle between France and England to gain control of the Iroquois lands in No......[more]
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West Virginia: A History for Beginners
By John Alexander Williams
Edited by Topper Sherwood
SALE $5.00, Regular price $22.50,
7.5 x 9, 278 pages, Hardcover
Williams’ book examines the geographic, cultural, political, economic, and social factors that shape West Virginia. Well-illustrated and researched, i......[more]
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West Virginia: A Film History
By The West Virginia Humanities Council
2 DVD set, 6 hours
Originally broadcast as a popular public television series, West Virginia combines historic photographs, interviews, and film to chronicle West Virgin......[more]
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West Virginia Disasters: Mountain State Tragedies That Have Changed Our Lives
8.5 x 11, 100 pages, Paperback
Compiled by seven West Virginia newspapers, this book covers 19 disasters that hugely impacted the Mountain State and its people. Dramatic black-and-w......[more]
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West Virginia Encyclopedia, The
By The West Virginia Humanities Council
944 pages, 8.5 x 11, Hardcover
A Great Gift for Dad on Father’s Day! Working under the slogan, “All there is to know about West Virginia,” the editors of The West Virginia Encyclope......[more]
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West Virginia Farm Stories
By Mary Cordelia Riffee Figgatt
6 x 9, 141 pages, Paperback
Figgett, now 104 years old, began writing at the age of 93 when she taught herself to use a computer. Initially written for her family, her rural farm......[more]
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West Virginia Quilts and Quiltmakers: Echoes from the Hills
by Fawn Valentine
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Tucked away in the Appalachian Mountains, preserved for generations, are handmade bed quilts, beautiful family legacies created with needle and thread......[more]
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Yeager: An Autobiography
by Gen. Chuck Yeager and Leo Janos
4 x 7, 435 pages, Paperback
Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, reveals what it was like to engage in dogfights over Nazi Europe, escape occupied Franc......[more]
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