United States - 19th Century
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National Geographic the Old West
$49.99 Add to cartThis definitive history of the American West is full of legendary tales of tragedy and triumph, from Lewis and Clark’s epic 1803 expedition to the showmanship of Buffalo Bill. Lavishly illustrated wit… [more below]
- Author: Hyslop, Stephen G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 03 2015
- ISBN10: 142621555X
- Language: English
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Son of the Morning Star: Custer and the Little Bighorn
$22.00 Read moreSon of the Morning Star is the nonfiction account of General Custer from the great American novelist Evan S. Connell.
Custer’s Last Stand is among the most enduring events in American history–more- Author: Connell, Evan S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 30 1997
- ISBN10: 0865475105
- Language: English
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Indivisible: Daniel Webster and the Birth of American Nationalism
$30.00 Read moreThe story of how Daniel Webster popularized the ideals of American nationalism that helped forge our nation’s identity and inspire Abraham Lincoln to preserve the Union
When the United States was fou- Author: Paul, Joel Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0593189043
- Language: English
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West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America After the Civil War
$25.00 Read moreFrom the author of the popular “Letters from an American” newsletter: a sweeping story of how Northerners, Southerners, and Westerners together created modern America in the years from Abraham Lincoln… [more below]
- Author: Richardson, Heather Cox
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0300136307
- Language: English
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The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
$19.99 Read moreThe bestselling author of Overthrow and The Brothers brings to life the forgotten political debate that set America’s interventionist course in the world for the twentieth century and beyond.
How shou- Author: Kinzer, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 23 2018
- ISBN10: 1250159687
- Language: English
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Fortune’s Frenzy: A California Gold Rush Odyssey
$29.95 Read moreThe road to hell is paved with good intentions…and gold dust.
When Henry Jenkins’s sawmill business goes bust and his family loses their Indiana farm to foreclosure, he sees gold as the answer to hi
- Author: Lyon, Eilene
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493070061
- Language: English
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What Would Mrs. Astor Do?: The Essential Guide to the Manners and Mores of the Gilded Age
$30.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated romp with America’s Gilded Age leisure class–and those angling to join it
Mark Twain called it the Gilded Age. Between 1870 and 1900, the United States’ population doubled, acco- Series: Washington Mews Books
- Author: Tichi, Cecelia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 27 2018
- ISBN10: 1479826855
- Language: English
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The Fate of Their Country: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the Coming of the Civil War
$18.00 Read moreHow partisan politics lead to the Civil War
What brought about the Civil War? Leading historian Michael F. Holt convincingly offers a disturbingly contemporary answer: partisan politics. In this bril- Author: Holt, Michael F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 20 2005
- ISBN10: 0809044390
- Language: English
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What Lies Beneath Colorado: Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards
$22.95 Add to cartWhat Lies Beneath Colorado Pioneer Cemeteries and Graveyards explores the hidden personal trials and triumphs discovered in Colorado’s oldest cemeteries, bringing the history of the state to life. Cov
- Series: What Lies Beneath
- Author: Lyon, Eilene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1493076183
- Language: English
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Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent: A Story of Mystery and Tragedy on the Gilded Age Frontier
$29.95 Add to cartIn Compliments of Hamilton and Sargent Maura Jane Farrelly explores the history of the Gilded Age United States, using the lives of three people from prominent East Coast families who moved to Wyoming… [more below]
- Author: Farrelly, Maura Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 482
- Publish Date: July 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1496237056
- Language: English
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Free Love: The Story of a Great American Scandal
$18.00 Add to cartA wry, instructive, and hugely entertaining account of “one of the most sensational trials in American history” (New York Times Book Review).
On the night of July 3, 1870, Elizabeth Tilton confessed t- Series: McNally Editions
- Author: Shaplen, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1946022918
- Language: English
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A Magnificent Catastrophe: The Tumultuous Election of 1800, America’s First Presidential Campaign
$21.99 Add to cartCHOICE Outstanding Academic Title
“They could write like angels and scheme like demons.” So begins Pulitzer Prize-winner Edward Larson’s masterful account of the wild ride that was the 1800 presidenti- Author: Larson, Edward J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0743293177
- Language: English
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Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist
$21.99 Add to cartDiscover the true story of a self-taught surgeon and trailblazing figure in medical history–Madame Restell, a revolutionary surgeon who fought for women’s rights and healthcare in Gilded Age New York… [more below]
- Author: Wright, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 07 2024
- ISBN10: 030682681X
- Language: English
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The Summer of 1876: Outlaws, Lawmen, and Legends in the Season That Defined the American West
$20.00 Add to cartFrom the creator of the “Legends of the Old West” podcast, a book exploring the overlapping narratives of the biggest legends in frontier mythology.
The summer of 1876 was a key time period in the dev- Author: Wimmer, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 14 2024
- ISBN10: 1250843472
- Language: English
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Red Dead’s History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America’s Violent Past
$30.00 Add to cartA pathbreaking new way to examine US history, through the lens of a bestselling video game
Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, set in 1911 and 1899, are the most-played American history vi- Author: Olsson, Tore C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 1250287707
- Language: English
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The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church
$23.00 Add to cart“An absolutely essential addition to the history of the Catholic Church, whose involvement in New World slavery sustained the Church and, thereby, helped to entrench enslavement in American society.”-… [more below]
- Author: Swarns, Rachel L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0399590870
- Language: English
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Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History
$30.00 Add to cartA bold reinterpretation of the causes and legacy of Nat Turner’s rebellion–and the new definitive account.
In August 1831, a group of enslaved people in Southampton County, Virginia, rose up to fight- Author: Kaye, Anthony E.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0809024373
- Language: English
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The Fever: The Most Fatal Plague in American History
$20.95 Add to cartIn the summer of 1855, the nation cast its eyes on the working-class port of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia. A ship named the Benjamin Franklin had steamed in from the West Indies harbor of St. Thom
- Author: Wagner, Lon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: August 27 2024
- ISBN10: 9798888244210
- Language: English
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The Last Outlaws: The Desperate Final Days of the Dalton Gang
$20.00 Add to cartThe definitive account of the Dalton Gang and the most brazen bank heist in history, by the multiple New York Times bestselling author.
The Last Outlaws is the thrilling true story of the last of one- Author: Clavin, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1250852544
- Language: English
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The Prairie Traveler
$12.95 Add to cartFilled with helpful information that was essential for safe travel west as well as a fascinating view of the strenuous life faced by prairie travelers before the era of the railroad.
- Author: Marcy, Randolph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 01 1986
- ISBN10: 918222893
- Language: English
