Historical Geography
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The Cosmography and Geography of Africa
$22.00 Add to cartThe first new translation in over 400 years of one of the great works of the Renaissance: an African diplomat’s guide to Africa
A Penguin Classic In 1518, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, a Moroccan d- Author: Africanus, Johannes Leo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: July 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0241543932
- Language: English
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Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History
$35.00 Read moreCritically acclaimed author John Julius Norwich weaves the turbulent story of Sicily into a spellbinding narrative that places the island at the crossroads of world history.
“Sicily,” said Goethe, “is- Author: Norwich, John Julius
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 21 2015
- ISBN10: 0812995171
- Language: English
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Hard Road West: History and Geology Along the Gold Rush Trail
$21.00 Add to cartIn 1848 news of the discovery of gold in California triggered an enormous wave of emigration toward the Pacific. Lured by the promise of riches, thousands of settlers left behind the forests, rain, an… [more below]
- Author: Meldahl, Keith Heyer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0226519627
- Language: English
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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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Marco Polo: His Travels and Adventures
$17.99 Add to cartWho is Marco Polo and why does his name sound so familiar? Yet why do most people seem to have no idea about who he is?
This book takes you eight centuries back in time to journey with one of the most
- Author: Towle, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 139632108X
- Language: English
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A People’s Guide to Richmond and Central Virginia: Volume 6
$24.95 Add to cartAn expansive guide for resistance and solidarity across this storied region.
Richmond and Central Virginia are a historic epicenter of America’s racialized history. This alternative guidebook foregro- Series: People’s Guide
- Author: Ooten, Melissa Dawn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 0520344162
- Language: English
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Invisible Lines: Boundaries and Belts That Define the World
$19.99 Read moreAn indispensable guide to seeing and understanding our planet through the divisions we make, find, or feel.
Our world has innumerable boundaries. They range from the obvious–an ocean, or a mountain
- Author: Samson, Maxim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1487012845
- Language: English
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Origins: How Earth’s History Shaped Human History
$30.00 Read moreA New York Times-bestselling author explains how the physical world shaped the history of our species
When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive … [more below]- Author: Dartnell, Lewis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1541617908
- Language: English
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Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
$29.99 Read more“In many ways, Land combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester’s previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole. . . . Winchester is, once again, a consummate guide.”–Boston Globe
The auth
- Author: Winchester, Simon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 19, 2021
- ISBN10: 0062938339
- Language: English
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Danube: A Sentimental Journey from the Source to the Black Sea
$22.00 Add to cartIn this acclaimed international bestseller, Claudio Magris tracks the Danube River, setting his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and We
- Series: FSG Classics
- Author: Magris, Claudio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 28 2008
- ISBN10: 0374522456
- Language: English
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The Santee Delta Waters & Voices
$24.95 Add to cartEvery day people drive across the Santee Delta, unaware of the bountiful natural
resources and complex history surrounding them. Bob Raynor paints a portrait of the
fertile grounds that fostered the dev
- Author: Raynor, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 190
- Publish Date: February 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1929647794
- Language: English
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A Child’s Geography of the World
$24.99 Add to cartA Child’s Geography of the World is a general course in geography for juveniles. Hillyer was headmaster at the famed Calvert School and wrote a series of books as part of the curriculum for his studen
- Author: Hillyer, V. M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 494
- Publish Date: December 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1638233128
- Language: English
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Cumberland Island: A History
$32.95 Add to cartCumberland Island is a national treasure. The largest of the Sea Islands along the Georgia coast, it is a history-filled place of astounding natural beauty. With a thoroughness unmatched by any previo
- Series: Wormsloe Foundation Publication #22
- Author: Bullard, Mary R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 486
- Publish Date: September 16 2016
- ISBN10: 0820327417
- Language: English
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Newport: The Artful City
$44.95 Add to cartAs one of the most historically intact cities in North
America, Newport, Rhode Island, has a cultural
and architectural heritage of national significance.
Each of the city’s districts has its own dist… [more below]- Author: Tschirch, John R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1911282697
- Language: English
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Lifting as They Climbed: Mapping a History of Trailblazing Black Women in Chicago
$19.95 Add to cartAn essential guidebook to influential Black women from Chicago’s South and West Sides, and their social, cultural, and artistic contributions to movements both past and present.
Geographically, histor- Author: Kaba, Mariame
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1642599018
- Language: English
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The Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers
$27.99 Add to cartIn a powerful work of environmental history, Martin Doyle tells the epic story of America and its rivers, from the U.S. Constitution’s roots in interstate river navigation, to the failure of the levee
- Author: Doyle, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 19 2019
- ISBN10: 0393356612
- Language: English
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Why the West Rules–For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal about the Future
$28.00 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book for 2011
Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, r- Author: Morris, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 768
- Publish Date: October 25 2011
- ISBN10: 0312611692
- Language: English
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Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States
$24.95 Read moreGeorge R. Stewart’s classic study of place-naming in the United States was written during World War II as a tribute to the varied heritage of the nation’s peoples. More than half a century later, Name… [more below]
- Series: New York Review Books Classics
- Author: Stewart, George R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1590172736
- Language: English
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The Geography of Genius: Lessons from the World’s Most Creative Places
$18.99 Add to cartTag along on this New York Times bestselling “witty, entertaining romp” (The New York Times Book Review) as Eric Winer travels the world, from Athens to Silicon Valley–and back through history, too–… [more below]
- Author: Weiner, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 145169167X
- Language: English
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Himalaya: A Human History
$25.00 Read moreFor centuries, the unique and astonishing geography of the Himalaya has attracted those in search of spiritual and literal elevation: pilgrims, adventurers, and mountaineers seeking to test themselves
- Author: Douglas, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 618
- Publish Date: January 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0393882462
- Language: English
