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American Heritage History of the Confident Years: 1866-1914
Written by Francis Russell
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Here are the stories of political power struggles, Reconstruction, western expansion, Ellis Island immigrants, the rise of American tycoons and labor unions, and the country's entry into World War I.
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Francis Russell
Francis Russell was educated at Oxford and has travelled in Italy for over fifty years. He is currently Deputy Chairman of Christie's, specialising in old master paintings, and has written numerous books, articles and reviews on, mainly, Italian subjects. Russell is also the author of ‘Places in Turkey’ (3000 sold worldwide) and ‘Places in Syria’ (sold rather less for obvious reasons).
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