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H. W. Brands is a professor of history at Texas A&M University in Bryan, Texas. He is the author of T.R., the critically acclaimed biography of Theodore Roosevelt, and The Reckless Decade: America in the 1890s,. He lives in Austin, Texas.
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The Age of Gold
The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: October 14, 2003
Price: $17.95
THEY WENT WEST TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES AND IN THE BARGAIN THEY CHANGED THE WORLD. THIS IS THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE GOLD RUSH.
When gold was first discovered on the American River above Sutter’s Fort in January 1848, California was sparsely populated frontier territory not yet... Read more >
The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: October 14, 2003
Price: $17.95
THEY WENT WEST TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES AND IN THE BARGAIN THEY CHANGED THE WORLD. THIS IS THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE GOLD RUSH.
When gold was first discovered on the American River above Sutter’s Fort in January 1848, California was sparsely populated frontier territory not yet... Read more >
The Age of Gold
The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Brian Mancinelli
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: August 20, 2002
Price: $14.95
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The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Brian Mancinelli
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: August 20, 2002
Price: $14.95
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The Age of Gold
The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: eBook, 592 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $17.95
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The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: eBook, 592 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: December 10, 2008
Price: $17.95
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The Age of Gold
The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: May 13, 2002
Price: $27.50
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The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Grover Gardner
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: May 13, 2002
Price: $27.50
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Andrew Jackson
His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.95
In this, the first major single-volume biography of Andrew Jackson in decades, H.W. Brands reshapes our understanding of this fascinating man, and of the Age of Democracy that he ushered in.
An orphan at a young age and without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, Jackson showed... Read more >
His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.95
In this, the first major single-volume biography of Andrew Jackson in decades, H.W. Brands reshapes our understanding of this fascinating man, and of the Age of Democracy that he ushered in.
An orphan at a young age and without formal education or the family lineage of the Founding Fathers, Jackson showed... Read more >
Andrew Jackson
His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Hardcover, 640 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: October 4, 2005
Price: $35.00
The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the bestselling author of The First American.
The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American... Read more >
His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Hardcover, 640 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: October 4, 2005
Price: $35.00
The extraordinary story of Andrew Jackson—the colorful, dynamic, and forceful president who ushered in the Age of Democracy and set a still young America on its path to greatness—told by the bestselling author of The First American.
The most famous American of his time, Andrew Jackson is a seminal figure in American... Read more >
Andrew Jackson
His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Chuck Montgomery
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: September 6, 2005
Price: $39.95
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His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Chuck Montgomery
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: September 6, 2005
Price: $39.95
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Andrew Jackson
His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Chuck Montgomery
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: October 4, 2005
Price: $19.98
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His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Chuck Montgomery
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: October 4, 2005
Price: $19.98
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Andrew Jackson
His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: eBook
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.95
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His Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: eBook
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $16.95
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Andrew Jackson
A Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by John H. Mayer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $40.00
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A Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by John H. Mayer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: September 13, 2005
Price: $40.00
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Andrew Jackson
A Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Hardcover, 1040 pages
Publisher: Random House Large Print
On Sale: October 18, 2005
Price: $37.00
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A Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Hardcover, 1040 pages
Publisher: Random House Large Print
On Sale: October 18, 2005
Price: $37.00
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Andrew Jackson (Part A)
A Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by John H. Mayer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $20.00
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A Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by John H. Mayer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $20.00
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Andrew Jackson (Part B)
A Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by John H. Mayer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $20.00
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A Life and Times
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by John H. Mayer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: October 11, 2005
Price: $20.00
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The First American
The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 784 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: March 12, 2002
Price: $17.00
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
A groundbreaking scientist, leading businessman, philosopher, bestselling author, inventor, diplomat, politician, and wit, Benjamin Franklin was perhaps the most beloved and celebrated American of his age, or indeed of any age. Now, in a beautifully written and meticulously researched account of Franklin's life and times, his clever repartee, generous... Read more >
The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 784 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: March 12, 2002
Price: $17.00
Pulitzer Prize Finalist
A groundbreaking scientist, leading businessman, philosopher, bestselling author, inventor, diplomat, politician, and wit, Benjamin Franklin was perhaps the most beloved and celebrated American of his age, or indeed of any age. Now, in a beautifully written and meticulously researched account of Franklin's life and times, his clever repartee, generous... Read more >
Lone Star Nation
The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: February 8, 2005
Price: $17.95
In Lone Star Nation, Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands demythologizes Texas’s journey to statehood and restores the genuinely heroic spirit to a pivotal chapter in American history.
From Stephen Austin, Texas’s reluctant founder, to the alcoholic Sam Houston, who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisis and... Read more >
The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas Independence
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 608 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: February 8, 2005
Price: $17.95
In Lone Star Nation, Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands demythologizes Texas’s journey to statehood and restores the genuinely heroic spirit to a pivotal chapter in American history.
From Stephen Austin, Texas’s reluctant founder, to the alcoholic Sam Houston, who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisis and... Read more >
Lone Star Nation
The Texas Revolution and the Triumph of American Democracy
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Chuck Montgomery
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: February 10, 2004
Price: $16.95
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The Texas Revolution and the Triumph of American Democracy
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Chuck Montgomery
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: February 10, 2004
Price: $16.95
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Lone Star Nation
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: eBook
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: February 8, 2005
Price: $17.95
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Written by H.W. Brands
Format: eBook
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: February 8, 2005
Price: $17.95
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Lone Star Nation
How a Ragtag Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Don Leslie
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: November 12, 2003
Price: $24.95
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How a Ragtag Army of Courageous Volunteers Won the Battle for Texas Independence
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Don Leslie
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: November 12, 2003
Price: $24.95
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Traitor to His Class
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $19.00
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A Washington Post Notable Book
A brilliant evocation of the qualities that made FDR one of the most beloved and greatest of American presidents.
Drawing on archival material, public speeches, correspondence and accounts by those closest to Roosevelt early in his career and during his presidency, H. W. Brands shows how... Read more >
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Trade Paperback, 912 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $19.00
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
A Washington Post Notable Book
A brilliant evocation of the qualities that made FDR one of the most beloved and greatest of American presidents.
Drawing on archival material, public speeches, correspondence and accounts by those closest to Roosevelt early in his career and during his presidency, H. W. Brands shows how... Read more >
Traitor to His Class
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Hardcover, 896 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $35.00
A sweeping, magisterial biography of the man generally considered the greatest president of the twentieth century, admired by Democrats and Republicans alike. Traitor to His Class sheds new light on FDR's formative years, his remarkable willingness to champion the concerns of the poor and disenfranchised, his combination of political genius, firm... Read more >
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: Hardcover, 896 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $35.00
A sweeping, magisterial biography of the man generally considered the greatest president of the twentieth century, admired by Democrats and Republicans alike. Traitor to His Class sheds new light on FDR's formative years, his remarkable willingness to champion the concerns of the poor and disenfranchised, his combination of political genius, firm... Read more >
Traitor to His Class
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Patrick Egan
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $34.95
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The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Patrick Egan
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $34.95
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Traitor to His Class
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Patrick Egan
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $20.00
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The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Patrick Egan
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $20.00
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Traitor to His Class
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: eBook, 896 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $19.00
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The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Format: eBook, 896 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $19.00
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Traitor to His Class
The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Mark Deakins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $37.50
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The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Written by H.W. Brands
Read by Mark Deakins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
Publisher: Random House Audio
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $37.50
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