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How the States Got Their Shapes
$19.99 Add to cartNew York Times Bestseller
“Give me the splendid irregularities any day. God bless the panhandles and notches, the West Virginias and Oklahomas.” — Wall Street Journal
Why does Oklahoma have that panhan
- Author: Stein, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 07 2009
- ISBN10: 0061431397
- Language: English
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White Men’s Law: The Roots of Systemic Racism
$36.99 Add to cartA searing–and sobering–account of the legal and extra-legal means by which systemic white racism has kept Black Americans ‘in their place’ from slavery to police and vigilante killings of Black men … [more below]
- Author: Irons, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0190914947
- Language: English
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The Conquest of a Continent; or, The Expansion of Races in America
$11.90 Add to cartThe Conquest of a Continent; or, The Expansion of Races in America is a eugenicist work by an American lawyer and biologist Madison Grant. The book deals with the settlement of American continent thro… [more below]
- Author: Grant, Madison
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 154
- Publish Date: December 30 2020
- ISBN10: 8027308372
- Language: English
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On Fascism: 12 Lessons from American History
$15.00 Add to cartAs featured on NPR’s On Point
The twelve lessons in On Fascism draws from American history and brilliantly complement those of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny.
–Laurence Tribe An expert on American auth- Author: Macwilliams, Matthew C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1250752698
- Language: English
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Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Shaped America
$22.00 Add to cartMore than 27 million Americans today can trace their lineage to the Scots, whose bloodline was stained by centuries of continuous warfare along the border between England and Scotland, and later in th… [more below]
- Author: Webb, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 11 2005
- ISBN10: 0767916891
- Language: English
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Opium: How an Ancient Flower Shaped and Poisoned Our World
$19.99 Add to cartFrom a psychiatrist on the frontlines of addiction medicine and an expert on the history of drug use comes the “authoritative, engaging, and accessible” history of the flower that helped to build (Boo… [more below]
- Author: Halpern, John H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 031641767X
- Language: English
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Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States
$18.99 Add to cartA sweeping and original work of economic history by Michael Lind, one of America’s leading intellectuals, Land of Promise recounts the epic story of America’s rise to become the world’s dominant econo
- Author: Lind, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: April 09 2013
- ISBN10: 0061834815
- Language: English
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I Will Tell No War Stories: What Our Fathers Left Unsaid about World War II
$24.95 Add to cartWhen Howard Mansfield grew up, World War II was omnipresent and hidden. This was also true of his father’s time in the Air Force. Like most of his generation, it was a rule not to talk about what he’d
- Author: Mansfield, Howard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 149308108X
- Language: English
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Our America: A Hispanic History of the United States
$19.95 Add to cartThe United States is still typically conceived of as an offshoot of England, with our history unfolding east to west beginning with the first English settlers in Jamestown. This view overlooks the sig
- Author: Fern?ndez-Armesto, Felipe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: December 08 2014
- ISBN10: 0393349829
- Language: English
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Red Meat Republic: A Hoof-To-Table History of How Beef Changed America
$25.27 Add to cartHow beef conquered America and gave rise to the modern industrial food system
By the late nineteenth century, Americans rich and poor had come to expect high-quality fresh beef with almost every meal.- Series: Histories of Economic Life #3
- Author: Specht, Joshua
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 0691209189
- Language: English
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Neither Snow Nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service
$18.00 Add to cartFew institutions are as loved, as loathed, and as historically important as the United States Post Office, the subject of this landmark century-spanning social, political, and economic history.
Updat
- Author: Leonard, Devin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 080215901X
- Language: English
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American History, Combined Edition: 1492 – Present
$89.99 Add to cartIn this combined edition, the full content of volumes 1 and 2 of Thomas Kidd’s American History are brought together in a single, accessible textbook. This sweeping narrative spans the full scope of A… [more below]
- Author: Kidd, Thomas S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 704
- Publish Date: December 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1535982268
- Language: English
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Fire Borne: Anthroposophy in America
$29.99 Add to cartFIRE BORNE tells the story of the Anthroposophical Society, a small spiritual group inspired by Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), and “daughter movements,” like Waldorf Education, Biodynamics, RSF Social Fi… [more below]
- Author: Yeager, Jean W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1948302470
- Language: English
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Americans: A Collision of Histories
$23.99 Add to cartIn this social history, Edward Countryman shows how interactions among America’s different ethnic groups have contributed to our sense of nationality. From the earliest settlements along the Atlantic
- Author: Countryman, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: December 17 2002
- ISBN10: 0809015986
- Language: English
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To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party
$35.00 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Democracy Awakening, “the most comprehensive account of the GOP and its competing impulses” (Los Angeles Times)
When Abraham Lincoln helped create the Re- Author: Richardson, Heather Cox
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 23 2014
- ISBN10: 0465024319
- Language: English
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Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun
$19.00 Add to cartThe Glock pistol is America’s Gun. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists and coveted by cops and crooks alike. Created in 1982 by Gaston Glock, the pistol arrived in America at a fortuitous time.
- Author: Barrett, Paul M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0307719952
- Language: English
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Home Field: An Illustrated History of 120 College Football Stadiums
$24.95 Add to cartFor a fan, few things match the pleasure of entering a college football stadium on a Saturday afternoon. The significance of these buildings to their respective institutions can hardly be overestimate… [more below]
- Author: Pennington, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: January 01 2003
- ISBN10: 1571686746
- Language: English
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Little Book of United States Presidents: In Their Own Words-A Collection of Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes from Every Us President
$8.95 Read moreThe Little Book of U.S. Presidents is a beautifully presented collection of inspirational and thought-provoking quotes from every US President, each of which offers the opportunity to learn from this
- Series: Little Book Of… #5
- Author: Hippo! Orange
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1911610511
- Language: English
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American History: A Captivating Guide to the History of the United States of America, American Revolution, Civil War, Chicago, Roaring T
$39.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of the United States of America, then keep reading…
Eight captivating manuscripts in one book:
- The History of the United States: A Captivating Guide
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 694
- Publish Date: February 21 2020
- ISBN10: 164748622X
- Language: English
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The Everything American History Book: People, Places, and Events That Shaped Our Nation
$17.00 Add to cartStarting with the first Viking explorations and continuing to the present day, The Everything American History Book, 2nd Edition takes you on a thrilling tour through history. It’s packed with facts a… [more below]
- Series: Everything (History & Travel)
- Author: McGeehan, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 11 2007
- ISBN10: 1598692615
- Language: English
