Chronological Period/19th Century
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A Lost Lady
$14.00 Read moreA Lost Lady is the portrait of a frontier woman who reflects the conventions of her age even as she defies them.
To the people of Sweet Water, a fading railroad town on the Western plains, Mrs. Forres… [more below]- Series: Vintage Classics
- Author: Cather, Willa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 16 1990
- ISBN10: 0679728872
- Language: English
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Samuel Ringgold Ward: A Life of Struggle
$25.00 Read moreThe rediscovery of a pivotal figure in Black history and his importance and influence in the struggle against slavery and discrimination
“A masterful biography. . . . Ward’s struggles to find freedom,- Series: Black Lives
- Author: Blackett, R. J. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0300254946
- Language: English
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Mary Barton
$8.94 Add to cartSet in Manchester in the 1840s, Mary Barton depicts the effects of economic and physical hardship upon the city’s working-class community. Paralleling the novel’s treatment of the relationship between… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Gaskell, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 15 2009
- ISBN10: 199538352
- Language: English
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The Deer in the Wood
$9.99 Read moreWith the My First Little House picture book series, the youngest readers can share in the joy of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books in these illustrated adaptations of the beloved series!
Laura
- Series: Little House Picture Book
- Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 16 1999
- ISBN10: 0064434982
- Language: English
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Spirit in the Rock: The Fierce Battle for Modoc Homelands
$27.95 Add to cartThe Modoc fought the U.S. Army in what would be the most expensive Indian conflict in American history. The hostilities were fierce, bloody, and unjust. In this riveting narrative, Modoc warriors, arm
- Author: Compton, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 340
- Publish Date: August 16 2017
- ISBN10: 0874223504
- Language: English
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The Heiress at Sea
$16.99 Read moreA seafaring journey is the second chance for a lady and the last chance for a marquess in a thrilling novel about rebellious love, secrets, and danger by USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell.
- Author: Caldwell, Christi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 332
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1662503814
- Language: English
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On the Origin of Species
$12.95 Add to cartIn The Origin of Species (1859) Darwin challenged many of the most deeply-held beliefs of the Western world. Arguing for a material, not divine, origin of species, he showed that new species are achie… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics
- Author: Darwin, Charles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: February 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0199219222
- Language: English
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Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky
$8.99 Read moreThe main character of Coretta Scott King Award and Caldecott Honor winner Tar Beach takes flight once again, encountering Harriet Tubman and learning about the Underground Railroad.
Cassie, who flew a- Author: Ringgold, Faith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 12 1995
- ISBN10: 0517885433
- Language: English
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The Destruction of the Imperial Army: Volume 1 – The Opening Engagements of the Franco-German War 1870-71
$79.95 Read moreThis volume is the most comprehensive account of the defeat of the French Imperial Army published in the last 100 years. It includes a detailed order of battles and the casualty returns for all major … [more below]
- Series: From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
- Author: Bird, Grenville
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: August 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1915113814
- Language: English
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The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau
$10.00 Read moreHenri Rousseau wanted to be an artist. But he had no formal training. Instead, he taught himself to paint. He painted until the jungles and animals and distant lands in his head came alive on the spac… [more below]
- Series: Incredible Lives for Young Readers
- Author: Markel, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 16 2019
- ISBN10: 0802855237
- Language: English
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On Every Tide: The Making and Remaking of the Irish World
$35.00 Read moreA sweeping history of Irish emigration, arguing that the Irish exodus helped make the modern world
When people think of Irish emigration, they often think of the Great Famine of the 1840s, which caused
- Author: Connolly, Sean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 0465093957
- Language: English
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Pew!: The Stinky and Legen-Dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham
$18.99 Add to cartIn 1835, Colonel Thomas S. Meacham wanted to give the president of the United States a present that celebrated the achievements of his upstate New York farming community. Believing that big is always … [more below]
- Author: Ogren, Cathy Stefanec
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 15 2023
- ISBN10: 153411193X
- Language: English
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A Man Called Horse: John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad
$18.99 Add to cartFrom award-winning children’s author Glennette Tilley Turner, a daring account of Black Seminole warrior, chief, and diplomat John Horse and the route he forged on the Underground Railroad to gain fre… [more below]
- Author: Turner, Glennette Tilley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1419749331
- Language: English
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Aphrodite and the Duke
$17.00 Read more“Bridgerton lovers have found their next read. J. J. McAvoy is a welcome new voice in historical romance.”–New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean
“McAvoy has crafted a lushly romantic tale w- Series: The Dubells
- Author: McAvoy, J. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 23 2022
- ISBN10: 0593500040
- Language: English
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Sense and Sensibility
$14.99 Read moreTwo sisters of opposing temperament but who share the pangs of tragic love provide the subjects for Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.
Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning- Author: Austen, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 19 2016
- ISBN10: 1909621692
- Language: English
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Beautiful Useful Things: What William Morris Made
$18.99 Read moreAward-winning author Beth Kephart and illustrator Melodie Stacey’s poetic picture book, Beautiful Useful Things, is about the life and work of William Morris, maker of beautiful, useful things, sure t… [more below]
- Author: Kephart, Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1951836332
- 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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Dandelions
$9.99 Add to cartEager to start a new life in a new land, Zoe and her family journey west to the Nebraska Territory in the 1800s.
When Zoe and her family arrive at their claim, nothing distinguishes it from the miles a
- Author: Bunting, Eve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0152024077
- Language: English
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The Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay 1897-1899
$29.95 Read more“It is interesting to watch how the expressions change as you progress through the book, from optimistic in the beginning, to almost hopeless by the end… The pictures alone will offer hours of view
- Author: Berton, Pierre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: July 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1550464531
- Language: English
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Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 – June 1, 1862
$34.95 Read more“The author’s new and important study concentrates on the Fair Oaks part of the battle. His research is thorough, he has walked the ground, and his narrative brings the battle to life.” — Doug Crensh… [more below]
- Author: Vignola, Victor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1611216826
- Language: English
