Chronological Period/19th Century
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Lewis & Clark for Dummies
$19.99 Add to cartThe Lewis and Clark expedition was the greatest camping trip in history. It was one of those irresistible American adventures that many people dream of living. This book shares the delightful details … [more below]
- Series: For Dummies
- Author: Meadows, Sammye J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: September 26 2003
- ISBN10: 076452545X
- Language: English
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Empire of Mud: The Secret History of Washington, DC
$18.95 Add to cartNow in Paperback!
Empire of Mud unearths and untangles the roots of our capital’s beginnings and explores how the city was tainted from the start, its turbulent history setting a precedent for the dis- Author: Dickey, J. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0762787910
- Language: English
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Blood Feud: The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance
$26.83 Add to cartAmerica’s most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Union McCoy soldier by a Confederate Hatfield relative of “Devil Anse” Hatfield. More than a decade later, Ranel McCoy accused a… [more below]
- Author: Alther, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0762782250
- Language: English
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The Man in the Red Coat
$35.00 Read moreFrom the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending–a rich, witty, revelatory tour of Belle ?poque Paris, told through the remarkable life story of the pioneering surgeon, Samuel Pozzi… [more below]
- Author: Barnes, Julian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0525658777
- Language: English
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From Bondage to Contract: Wage Labor, Marriage, and the Market in the Age of Slave Emancipation
$45.33 Add to cartThis book explores the centrality of contract to debates over freedom and slavery in nineteenth-century America. It focuses on the contracts of wage labor and marriage, investigating the connections b… [more below]
- Author: Stanley, Amy Dru
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 294
- Publish Date: November 13 1998
- ISBN10: 0521635268
- Language: English
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The Town That Started the Civil War
$19.00 Add to cartBefore the War Between the States, there was the war between the U.S. government and Oberlin, Ohio. . . .
“A fascinating, gripping narrative.”–James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom
On a- Author: Brandt, Nat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: July 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0440503965
- Language: English
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Our Lincoln: New Perspectives on Lincoln and His World
$25.99 Add to cartAmong these original essays by prize-winning historians, James M. McPherson examines Lincoln’s deft navigation of the crosscurrents of politics and wartime strategy. Sean Wilentz elegantly explores Li
- Author: Foner, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: November 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0393337057
- Language: English
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The Hairstons: An American Family in Black and White
$27.99 Add to cartWinner of the National Book Critics Circle Award
The Hairstons is the extraordinary story of the largest family in America, the Hairston clan. With several thousand black and white members, the Hairst- Author: Wiencek, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 19 2000
- ISBN10: 0312253931
- Language: English
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The Betrayal of the Negro, from Rutherford B. Hayes to Woodrow Wilson
$24.99 Add to cartBetween the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the end of World War I in 1918, African Americans experienced their nadir. The Betrayal of the Negro (originally published as The Negro in American Life a… [more below]
- Author: Logan, Rayford W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: January 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0306807580
- Language: English
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The Patton Papers: 1940-1945
$37.50 Add to cart“One of World War II’s most brilliant and controversial generals, George S. Patton (1885-1945) fought in North Africa and Sicily, as commander of the Third Army, spearheaded the Allies’ spectacular 19… [more below]
- Author: Blumenson, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 944
- Publish Date: August 22 1996
- ISBN10: 0306807173
- Language: English
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The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896
$41.99 Add to cartThe Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multivolume history of the American nation. In the newest volume in the series, The Republic for Which It Stands, acclaimed historian Rich… [more below]
- Series: Oxford History of the United States
- Author: White, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 968
- Publish Date: September 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0199735816
- Language: English
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Abraham Lincoln
$16.98 Add to cartMarking the two-hundredth anniversary of Lincoln’s birth, this marvelous short biography by a leading historian offers an illuminating portrait of one of the giants in the American story. It is the be… [more below]
- Author: McPherson, James M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: February 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0195374525
- Language: English
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The Oregon Trail: An American Saga
$29.99 Add to cartIn today’s world of jet airplanes and smooth highways, it is nearly impossible to imagine the hardships faced by the thousands of people who headed west along the great Oregon Trail. In this detailed … [more below]
- Author: Dary, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 08 2005
- ISBN10: 0195224000
- Language: English
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Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam
$19.98 Add to cartThe Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers killed–four times the number lost on D-Day, and twice the number … [more below]
- Series: Pivotal Moments in American History
- Author: McPherson, James M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 29 2004
- ISBN10: 0195173309
- Language: English
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The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History
$18.00 Read moreThe author of The Journey of Crazy Horse presents a legendary battle through the eyes of the Lakota
The saga of Custer’s Last Stand, has become ingrained in the lore of the American West, and the key- Author: Marshall, Joseph M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0143113690
- Language: English
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American Ghost: A Family’s Extraordinary History on the Desert Frontier
$18.99 Add to cart“A haunting story about the long reach of the past.”–Maureen Corrigan, NPR’S Fresh Air
“In this intriguing book, Nordhaus] shares her journey to discover who her immigrant ancestor really was–and wh
- Author: Nordhaus, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0062249207
- Language: English
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Morning of Fire: America’s Epic First Journey Into the Pacific
$29.15 Read moreMorning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed for land and trade in the Pacific. Set against the backdrop of on
- Author: Ridley, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 06 2011
- ISBN10: 0061700193
- Language: English
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No Place for a Woman: The Struggle for Suffrage in the Wild West
$31.58 Add to cartNo Place for a Woman explores the history of the fight for women’s rights in the West, examining the conditions that prevailed during the vast migration of pioneers looking for free land and opportuni… [more below]
- Author: Enss, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493072412
- Language: English
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Vigilance: A Story of Sheriff Watson
$12.99 Add to cartIt is 1884, widower Alexander “Sandy” Watson is enjoying time at home with his seven children when he is alerted of a murder in the nearby town of Sarasota. As sheriff of this Florida frontier land, h
- Author: Knies, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: January 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1662920229
- Language: English
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Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane
$25.00 Add to cartA LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER
Booker Prize-shortlisted and New York Times bestselling author Paul Auster’s comprehensive, landmark biography of the great Americ
A BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2021- Author: Auster, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 800
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1250848547
- Language: English
