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The American Experience (1989)J.H. Plumb
The Collected Essays of J.H. Plumb, Volume Two
1 Review

The American Heritage Book of the Revolution (1958)Bruce Lancaster and J.H. Plumb
1 Review

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The Best of Bonaparte (Review) J.H. Plumb
Napoleon, by Felix M. Markham
- Napoleon by Felix M. Markham

The Birth of a Consumer Society (1982)John H. Plumb, Neil McKendrick, and John Brewer
The Commercialization of Eighteenth-Century England
2 Reviews

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Born with Pen and Silver Spoon (Review) J.H. Plumb
2. His Works
- Horace Walpole's Correspondence by W.S. Lewis, A Dayle Wallace, and Horace Walpole

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The Bourgeois Take-Over (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
The Bourgeois, by Bernhard Groethuysen
- The Bourgeois by Bernhard Groethuysen
- Bayeux in the Late Eighteenth Century by Olwen H. Hufton

C. P. Snow and "The Two Cultures"Walter Allen, A.C.B. Lovell, J.H. Plumb, and David Riesman, ...

Chatham (1953)J.H. Plumb
1 Review

Churchill Revised (1969)A.J.P. Taylor, Robert Rhodes James, and J.H. Plumb, ...
A Critical Assessment
5 Reviews

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The Climate After the Sun Set (Review) J.H. Plumb
A State of England, by Anthony Hartley
- A State of England by Anthony Hartley

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The Court on the Carpet (Review) J.H. Plumb
Anatomy of Britain Today, by Anthony Sampson
- Anatomy of Britain Today by Anthony Sampson

The Death of the Past (1970)J.H. Plumb
5 Reviews, 1 Readable

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Dining, Dancing, and Dallying (Review) J.H. Plumb
King Edward the Seventh, by Sir Philip Montefiore Magnus
- King Edward the Seventh by Sir Philip Montefiore Magnus

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The Empire Faded at Her Touch (Review) J.H. Plumb
Napoleon and Josephine, by Frances Mossiker
- Napoleon and Josephine by Frances Mossiker

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The Enemies of His Early Years (Review) J.H. Plumb
Winston Churchill: An Intimate Portrait, by Violet Bonham Carter
- Winston Churchill: An Intimate Portrait by Violet Bonham Carter

England in the Eighteenth Century (1951)J.H. Plumb
1 Review, 1 Readable

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To England, with Love and Candor (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Memoirs of Lord Chandos, by Oliver Lyttelton Chandos
- The Memoirs of Lord Chandos by Oliver Lyttelton Chandos

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Farmers in Arms (3 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Captain Swing, by E.J. Hobsbawm and George F.E. Rude
- Captain Swing by E.J. Hobsbawm and George F.E. Rude
- William Cobbett: His Thoughts and His Times by John W. Osborne
- The English Jacobins by Carl B. Cone

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The Fiery Conservative (Review) J.H. Plumb
Lord Randolph Churchill, by Robert Rhodes James
- Lord Randolph Churchill by Robert Rhodes James

The First Four Georges (1957)John H. Plumb
3 Reviews

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Franklin's Mint (Review) J.H. Plumb
A Little Revenge, by Willard Sterne Randall
- A Little Revenge by Willard Sterne Randall

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From Peking to Rome (9 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Madly Singing in the Mountains, by Ivan Morris and Arthur Waley
- Madly Singing in the Mountains by Ivan Morris and Arthur Waley
- Rebellion and Its Enemies in Late Imperial China by Philip A. Kuhn
- The Rise of Modern China by Immanuel C.Y. Hsu
- The China Reader, Vol I: Imperial China by Franz Schurmann and Orville Schell
- The China Reader, Vol II: Republican China by Franz Schurmann and Orville Schell
- The China Reader, Vol. III: Communist China by Franz Schurmann and Orville Schell
- The Religions of the Roman Empire by John Ferguson
- Constantine by Ramsay MacMullen
- Rome: The Center of Power by Ranuccio Bianchi Bandinelli


Georgian Delights (1980)J.H. Plumb
1 Review

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A Giant's Will, a Deadly Legacy (Review) J.H. Plumb
Cecil Rhodes: The Colossus of Southern Africa, by John G. Lockhart and C.M. Woodhouse
- Cecil Rhodes: The Colossus of Southern Africa by John G. Lockhart and C.M. Woodhouse


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The Harbingers of Holocaust (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Proud Tower, by Barbara W. Tuchman
- The Proud Tower by Barbara W. Tuchman

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He Came to Claim His Empire (Review) J.H. Plumb
Napoleon's Eighty Days, by D.J. Goodspeed
- Napoleon's Eighty Days by D.J. Goodspeed

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He Tried Harder (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Life of Captain James Cook, by J.C. Beaglehole
- The Life of Captain James Cook by J.C. Beaglehole

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Hogarth's Progress (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Hogarth, Vol. I, by Ronald Paulson and Richard Hogarth
- Hogarth, Vol. I by Ronald Paulson and Richard Hogarth
- Hogarth, Vol. II by Ronald Paulson and Richard Hogarth

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How Freedom Took Root in Slavery (Review) J.H. Plumb
American Slavery, American Freedom, by Edmund S. Morgan
- American Slavery, American Freedom by Edmund S. Morgan

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Human Side of a Hero (Review) J.H. Plumb
Churchill: Taken from the Diaries of Lord Moran, by Charles M.W. Moran and Winston Chur...
- Churchill: Taken from the Diaries of Lord Moran by Charles M.W. Moran and Winston Churchill

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In Love with Louis XIV (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Uncompromising Heart, by Francoise Mallet-Joris
- The Uncompromising Heart by Francoise Mallet-Joris

In the Light of History (1972)J.H. Plumb
2 Reviews

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Inside the Great Outsider (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Swift: The Man, His Works and the Age, Vol. One, by Irvin Ehrenpreis
- Swift: The Man, His Works and the Age, Vol. One by Irvin Ehrenpreis
- Jonathan Swift and Ireland by Oliver W. Ferguson

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Invasion of Intellect (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Age of Reason, by Harold G. Nicolson
- The Age of Reason by Harold G. Nicolson

Special Book Section: History & Archaeology
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Is History Sick? (6 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
The History Primer, by J.H. Hexter
- The History Primer by J.H. Hexter
- Doing History by J.H. Hexter
- An Introduction to Quantitative Methods of History by Roderick Floud
- The Dimensions of the Past by Val R. Lorwin and Jacob M. Price
- A New Kind of History by Lucien Febvre and Peter Burke
- Why Don't We Learn from History? by B.H. Liddell Hart

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Is London Town Falling Down? (Review) J.H. Plumb
Suicide of a Nation?, by Arthur Koestler
- Suicide of a Nation? by Arthur Koestler

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Juggernaut (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay, Vol. III, by Thomas Babington Macaulay
- The Letters of Thomas Babington Macaulay, Vol. III by Thomas Babington Macaulay

The Kennedy-Manchester Book ControversyJ.H. Plumb
The Private Grief of Public Figures

LettersCharles H. Kahn, Robert S. Cohen, and Henry M. Pachter, ...

LettersGlenn C. Altschuler, Murray Steinberg, and J.H. Plumb, ...


The Making of an Historian (1989)J.H. Plumb
The Collected Essays of J.H. Plumb, Volume One
1 Review

Men and Centuries (1963)J.H. Plumb
1 Review, 1 Readable

Books & the Arts
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A Mighty Maze! But Not Without a Plan (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Science of Freedom, by Peter Gay
- The Science of Freedom by Peter Gay

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The Minister's Report on the Past (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Reckoning, by Anthony Eden
- The Reckoning by Anthony Eden

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The Myth of the Somber Sovereign (Review) J.H. Plumb
Hanover to Windsor, by Roger Fulford
- Hanover to Windsor by Roger Fulford


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Perspective (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
World of Savages
- The Savage Mind by Claude Levi-Strauss
- Evolution and Society by J.W. Burrow


PerspectiveJ.H. Plumb
Blue Blood

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Perspective (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, 1872-1914, by Bertrand Russell
- The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell, 1872-1914 by Bertrand Russell



PerspectiveJ.H. Plumb
Echoes Across the Centuries

PerspectiveJ.H. Plumb
Silenced Saviors and Saints


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Perspective (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
A Drug Is a Drink Is a Smoke
- Turned On by Dick Schaap
- The Marihuana Papers by David Solomon

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Perspective (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Cupidity, First-Cousin to Beauty
- The Nature of Human Nature by Alex Comfort
- An American Experience by Allan Ashbolt


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Perspective (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Revolutionary Profiles, by A.V. Lunacharsky
- Revolutionary Profiles by A.V. Lunacharsky
- Soviet Space Exploration by William Roy Shelton

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Perspective (Review) J.H. Plumb
This Rock Within the Sea, by Farley Mowat
- This Rock Within the Sea by Farley Mowat


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Perspective (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Paris in the Age of Absolutism, by Orest Ranum
- Paris in the Age of Absolutism by Orest Ranum
- Doctor Johnson's London by Dorothy Marshall

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Perspective (Review) J.H. Plumb
Historical Memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon, by Lucy Norton and Louis de Rouvroy Saint...
- Historical Memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon by Lucy Norton and Louis de Rouvroy Saint-Simon

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Perspective (Review) J.H. Plumb
How to Avoid Insomnia, by Gay Gaer Luce and Julius Segal
- How to Avoid Insomnia by Gay Gaer Luce and Julius Segal

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Perspective (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
The Royal Family: A Personal Portrait, by Ralphe M. White and Graham Fisher
- The Royal Family: A Personal Portrait by Ralphe M. White and Graham Fisher
- The Last Habsburg by Gordon Brook-Shepherd

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Perspective (3 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Biography: The Craft and the Calling, by Catherine Drinker Bowen
- Biography: The Craft and the Calling by Catherine Drinker Bowen
- A Roomful of Hovings, and Other Profiles by John McPhee
- The Progressive Historians by Richard Hofstadter

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Perspective (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Portugal Story, by John Dos Passos
- The Portugal Story by John Dos Passos


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Perspective (3 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Agony at Easter, by Thomas M. Coffey
- Agony at Easter by Thomas M. Coffey
- A Taste of Ireland by Theodora Fitzgibbon
- The Importance of Being Irish by Alan Bestic

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Perspective (Review) J.H. Plumb
Hex, by Arthur H. Lewis
- Hex by Arthur H. Lewis

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Perspective (3 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
These Are the Good Old Days, by Michael Myerson
- These Are the Good Old Days by Michael Myerson
- The Making of an Un-American by Paul Cowan
- The Right to Say "We" by Richard Zorza

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Perspective (Review) J.H. Plumb
A Little Commonwealth, by John Demos
- A Little Commonwealth by John Demos



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Perspective (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
The Time of Our Lives, by Mortimer J. Adler
- The Time of Our Lives by Mortimer J. Adler
- Louis XIV and Twenty Million Frenchmen by Pierre Goubert

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Perspective: The Future Without the Past (Review) J.H. Plumb
Environment for Man, by William R. Ewald, Jr.
- Environment for Man by William R. Ewald, Jr.

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Perspectives (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell, by Sonia Orwell, Ian An...
- The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell by Sonia Orwell, Ian Angus, and George Orwell

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Plantation Power (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
The World the Slaveholders Made, by Eugene D. Genovese
- The World the Slaveholders Made by Eugene D. Genovese
- Slavery in the New World by Laura Foner and Eugene D. Genovese

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The Portrait That Boswell Erased (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., by John Hawkins and Bertram H. Davis
- The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by John Hawkins and Bertram H. Davis

Books
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The Public and Private Pepys (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, by Robert Latham, William Matthews #3, and Samuel Pepys, ...
- The Diary of Samuel Pepys by Robert Latham, William Matthews #3, and Samuel Pepys, ...

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Rabbit Stew (Review) J.H. Plumb
Frederick the Great, by Nancy Mitford
- Frederick the Great by Nancy Mitford

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Ravaged by Common Sense (5 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Benjamin Franklin, by Thomas Fleming and Benjamin Franklin
- Benjamin Franklin by Thomas Fleming and Benjamin Franklin
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Leonard W. Labaree, Ralph L. Ketcham, and Helen C. Boatfield, ...
- Road to Revolution by Cecil B. Currey
- Code 72---Ben Franklin: Patriot or Spy? by Cecil B. Currey
- The Papers of Benjamin Franklin by Leonard W. Labaree, William B. Willcox, and Benjamin Franklin, ...

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Redcoat Redeemed (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Politics of Samuel Johnson, by Donald J. Greene
- The Politics of Samuel Johnson by Donald J. Greene

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"In Memoriam Francis Ledwidge" (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Friends of Liberty, by Albert Goodwin
- The Friends of Liberty by Albert Goodwin

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"While Reading John Clare at the Summer House" (Review) J.H. Plumb
A History of the Idea of Progress, by Robert Nisbet
- A History of the Idea of Progress by Robert Nisbet

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Wit Twister (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Idea of Perfect History, by George Huppert
- The Idea of Perfect History by George Huppert

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The Rise of Love (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Family, Sex and Marriage in England, 1500-1800, by Lawrence Stone
- The Family, Sex and Marriage in England, 1500-1800 by Lawrence Stone



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Skylarking of a Nabob (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Prodigal Rake, by William Hickey and Peter Quennell
- The Prodigal Rake by William Hickey and Peter Quennell

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Slavery, Race, and the Poor (4 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
Black History, by Melvin Drimmer
- Black History by Melvin Drimmer
- American Negro Slavery by Allen Weinstein and Frank Otto Gatell
- White Over Black by Winthrop D. Jordan
- Race Relations by Michael Banton

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Spreading the News (Review) J.H. Plumb
Slavery and Human Progress, by David Brion Davis
- Slavery and Human Progress by David Brion Davis

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Un-Kinglike King (Review) J.H. Plumb
Royal Charles: Charles II and the Restoration, by Antonia Fraser
- Royal Charles: Charles II and the Restoration by Antonia Fraser

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Underqualified for the Job (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Image of the King, by Richard Lawrence Ollard
- The Image of the King by Richard Lawrence Ollard

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Very Heaven (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation, 1783-1784, by Charles C. Gillispie
- The Montgolfier Brothers and the Invention of Aviation, 1783-1784 by Charles C. Gillispie

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The Wayward Geniuses of Letters (Review) J.H. Plumb
Johnson and Boswell, by Hesketh Pearson
- Johnson and Boswell by Hesketh Pearson

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Where Do We Go from Vietnam? (Review) J.H. Plumb
Lyndon B. Johnson and the World, by Philip L. Geyelin
- Lyndon B. Johnson and the World by Philip L. Geyelin

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Wily Welshman at 10 Downing St. (Review) J.H. Plumb
The Mask of Merlin, by Donald McCormick
- The Mask of Merlin by Donald McCormick

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The Wolf's Clothing (2 Reviews) J.H. Plumb
King George III, by John Brooke
- King George III by John Brooke
- George the Third by Stanley Edward Ayling
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