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Wrecked: Unsettling Histories from the Graveyard of the Pacific
$29.95 Add to cartA provocative retelling of shipwreck tales from the Northwest Coast
The Northwest Coast of North America is a treacherous place. Unforgiving coastlines, powerful currents, unpredictable weather, and
- Series: Emil and Kathleen Sick Book Western History and Biography
- Author: Thrush, Coll
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 0295753765
- Language: English
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Texas Red
$26.95 Add to cartI’ve been there before
And I’ll try it again
But any fool knows
That there’s no way to winThose lyrics have been sung by Ray Charles, Norah Jones, Nancy Sinatra, Dean Martin, and George
- Series: Voice in the American West
- Author: Steagall, Red
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 26 2024
- ISBN10: 1682832252
- Language: English
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Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie
$32.00 Add to cartA vivid portrait of the American prairie, which rivals the rainforest in its biological diversity and, with little notice, is disappearing even faster
“This book describes–in loving, living prose–on- Author: Hage, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 27 2025
- ISBN10: 593447409
- Language: English
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You Have Unleashed a Storm: New York City’s Descent Into Chaos During America’s Most Explosive Era of Radical Violence
$32.99 Read moreThe panoramic, untold story of domestic terrorism and political radicalism in ’60s and ’70s New York City and its echoes in our current moment
New York City in the 1960s was the beating heart of the- Author: Viola, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 1335013849
- Language: English
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Becoming Walla Walla: The Transformation of Cayuse Country, 1805-1879
$27.95 Add to cartThe first Euro-Americans to trek through the verdant Walla Walla Valley were uniformly impressed with its prospects for colonization. The Cayuse remained the valley’s primary inhabitants until diverse
- Author: Crockett, Dennis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: December 18 2024
- ISBN10: 0874224330
- Language: English
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Turning the Soil 250 Years of Vermont Agriculture
$21.00 Add to cartRoger Allbee has a deep-rooted connection to Vermont’s agricultural history. Growing up on a hilltop farm in a rural town, Roger witnessed the strength and persistence of his family, who has farmed th
- Author: Allbee, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 182
- Publish Date: January 08 2025
- ISBN10: 9798885450232
- Language: English
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Lost Loot: Cursed Treasures and Blood Money
$22.95 Read moreLegendary treasures. Mythical robberies. Lost riches. Buried plunder and fabulous wealth. Hidden dangers. Ancient curses and deathbed jinxes. Captivating tales of lost fortunes, hidden caches, the ete
- Author: Willis, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1578598559
- Language: English
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Alaska: A Visual Tour of America’s Great Land
$40.00 Add to cartAn amazing tour through its history, culture and landscape, Alaska’s stunning imagery and informative text makes it the perfect book for those who dream of visiting the 49th state and those who want t… [more below]
- Author: Devine, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 24 2014
- ISBN10: 1426213395
- Language: English
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Mapping the Adirondacks: Colvin, Blake, and the First True Survey of the Great Adirondack Wilderness
$36.95 Add to cartNew York State’s famous Adirondack landscape is immense, spanning over six million acres of public forests, lakes, rivers, mountains, and private lands. In full color featuring hundreds of detailed ma
- Author: Hogan, Thatcher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1493081586
- Language: English
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Ghosts of Sleepy Hollow: Haunts of the Headless Horseman
$21.99 Read moreChilling Tales of the Hudson Valley
Nestled on the banks of the Hudson River, Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown are steeped in history and ghost lore. Famous for Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hol
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Baltrusis, Sam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 23 2024
- ISBN10: 146715802X
- Language: English
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As If by Magic: The Story of Larry Bird’s Indiana High School Basketball Days
$18.99 Read more- Author: Mills, Randy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1681572311
- Language: English
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Cincinnati’s Mt. Lookout Neighborhood
$24.99 Read moreWith its undulating hills and sweeping views of the river valleys, located less than eight miles from downtown Cincinnati, Mt. Lookout quickly grew from rural farms to a picturesque suburb that could
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Fitzhugh, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1467161683
- Language: English
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Sail, Steam, and Diesel: Moving Cargo on the Great Lakes
$79.95 Read moreWater transportation has played a key role in the Great Lakes region’s settlement and economic growth, from providing entry into the new lake states to offering cheap transportation for the goods they… [more below]
- Author: Hirsimaki, Eric
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 696
- Publish Date: April 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1611864445
- Language: English
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Murder in Victorian Dayton: The Tragic Story of Bessie Little
$24.99 Read moreA sad and shocking story of love betrayed
The murder of Bessie Little and the trial of her murderer rocked Victorian Dayton. Believing herself pregnant and desperate to save her reputation, young Bes
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Kaushal, Sara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1467157740
- Language: English
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Land of Beginnings: The Archaeology of Montana’s First Peoples
$26.95 Add to cart- Author: MacDonald, Douglas H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 145
- Publish Date: November 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1940527031
- Language: English
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The Front Runner: The Life of Steve Prefontaine
$32.99 Add to cartOn the 50th anniversary of American Track and Field icon Steve Prefontaine’s tragic death comes an essential reappraisal of his life and legacy, a powerful work of narrative history exploring the forc
- Author: O’Meara, Brendan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 63348969
- Language: English
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Portal: San Francisco’s Ferry Building and the Reinvention of American Cities
$19.99 Add to cartConceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as San Francisco’s portal to the world–the terminus of the transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In silent films an
- Author: King, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 25 2025
- ISBN10: 1324105232
- Language: English
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Lost at Sea: Poverty and Paradise Collide at the Edge of America
$32.50 Add to cartA deeply personal nine-year account of the lives of the “anchor-outs”–an unhoused community living off the California coast on abandoned boats–that explores the struggles and resilience of those sur
- Author: Kloc, Joe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0063061694
- Language: English
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Potomac Fever: Reflections on the Nation’s River
$17.99 Add to cartAn impassioned meditation on American identity and its ebb and flow through the Capital’s great waterway
As she walks the length of the Potomac River, clambering up its banks and sounding its depths, C
- Author: Fryar, Charlotte Taylor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1954276346
- Language: English
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Water Cries: Uncovering the Slave Auction Houses of Galveston, Texas
$27.95 Add to cartThe Water Cries represents an ambitious search for
the location of the slave auction houses in one of America’s most storied
cities. The author plumbs historical documentation, sifting historical
adverti… [more below]- Series: Afro-Texans
- Author: Griffin, Anthony Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: February 14 2025
- ISBN10: 168283199X
- Language: English
