Examine the featured book in the “Memory” (History) section and view the pages of History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution, which chronicles events of that period.

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Examine the featured book in the “Reason” (Philosophy) section and view the pages of Niccolò Machiavelli’s The Prince, which describes ways in which a ruler might obtain and maintain political power.

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Examine the featured book in the “Imagination” (Fine Arts) section and view the pages of The Builder’s Dictionary, an eighteenth-century handbook that details aspects of building design, construction, and finishes.

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