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Deadly Voyage: The S.S. Daniel J. Morrell Tragedy
$22.80 Add to cartThis is the harrowing story of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history. In the early morning hours of November 29, 1966, the S.S. Daniel J. Morrell was caught in a deadly storm on Lake Hur
- Author: Kantar, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 109
- Publish Date: July 28 2009
- ISBN10: 0870138634
- Language: English
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Lost Oregon Treasure
$24.99 Read moreTales of Oregon’s lost wealth isn’t all gold mines and prospectors, it’s also stories of crime, greed; and occasionally murder. From the Lost Blue Bucket Mine to a hidden cave in the Owyhee Breaks, ru… [more below]
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Redman, Arthur H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 22 2024
- ISBN10: 1467155519
- Language: English
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The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire: A Boston Tragedy
$23.99 Read moreOn November 28, 1942, fire roared through Boston’s famed Cocoanut Grove nightclub during what was supposed to be a high-spirited Saturday night. By midnight, more than five hundred people were dead, d
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Schorow, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1467152870
- Language: English
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Italo Balbo’s Flight to the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair
$24.99 Read moreTrace the monumental story of a transatlantic flight to the Century of Progress Exposition.
In an era when transatlantic travel was still dangerous, Italy caused a sensation by announcing its participa
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Fiore, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1467155349
- Language: English
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African Americans of St. Lawrence County: North Country Pioneers
$24.99 Read moreDiscover the Black pioneers who shaped St. Lawrence County through grit and determination.
From its origins as part of New France through the Civil War and eventual industrialization of the region, St.
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Thompson, Bryan S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154032
- Language: English
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Cold Case Muncie
$23.99 Read moreThe coldest cases from Middletown, USA
With dozens of unsolved murders spanning decades, Muncie and surrounding Delaware County might have more killings without justice than any American community l
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Roysdon, Keith
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153974
- Language: English
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The Pat Browne Jr. Story: A Life Played Well
$24.95 Read moreAttorney Pat Browne Jr., a star athlete at Jesuit High School and Tulane University and a New Orleans All-American golfer, was blinded in a car accident. He would go on to win twenty-three blind pro g… [more below]
- Series: Pelican
- Author: Fraiser, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1455626880
- Language: English
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Loyalists in the Adirondacks: The Fight for Britain in the Revolutionary War
$23.99 Read moreFrom the outbreak of the Revolutionary War to the summer of 1777, Loyalists and Patriot forces wove their way through the mountains and valleys of the Adirondacks, vying for land and control of the ke… [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Williams, Marie Danielle Annette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1467152064
- Language: English
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Colonial Taverns of New Jersey: Libations, Liberty & Revolution
$23.99 Read moreEat, Drink, Be Merry and Join the Revolution New Jersey was the “Crossroads of the American Revolution,” and its colonial taverns were havens for Patriots and Loyalists alike to debate the political q… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Gabriele, Michael C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1467148962
- Language: English
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Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty
$23.95 Read moreThe inspiration for the PBS documentary premiering March 2023
The story of the revolutionary Black women welfare organizers of Las Vegas who spearheaded an evergreen, radical revisioning of American e- Author: Orleck, Annelise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: April 25 2023
- ISBN10: 0807007978
- Language: English
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The Utah Gold Rush: The Lost Rhoades Mine and the Hathenbruck Legacy
$24.95 Add to cartUnearth Utah’s long-lost treasure trove! This fascinating volume shares the history of the legendary gold deposits deep in the Uintah Mountains. From Aztec lore to Spanish exploration to pioneer finds… [more below]
- Author: Boren, Kerry Ross
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 245
- Publish Date: April 01 2002
- ISBN10: 1555176143
- Language: English
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San Antonio Uncovered: Fun Facts and Hidden Histories
$18.95 Add to cartSan Antonio is in the national spotlight as one of the fastest growing and most dynamic emerging major cities in America. Yet local lore has it that every Texan has two hometowns–his own and San Anto… [more below]
- Author: Rybczyk, Mark Louis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 27 2016
- ISBN10: 1595347577
- Language: English
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Galena, Illinois: A Brief History
$21.99 Read moreWith 85 percent of its buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, Galena truly is a place drenched in history.
From the ancient burial mounds crowding the high banks of the Mississippi to t
- Series: Brief History
- Author: Marsh, DiAnn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 20 2010
- ISBN10: 1596297301
- Language: English
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Cape Cod and the Civil War: The Raised Right Arm
$21.99 Read moreFar from the glistening waters and gray-shingled villages of Cape Cod were the bloody front lines of the American Civil War. During this era, Cape Cod recruiting officers often urged soldiers to “rais… [more below]
- Series: Civil War
- Author: Miller, Stauffer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 26 2010
- ISBN10: 1596299843
- Language: English
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Sacramento Renaissance:: Art, Music and Activism in California’s Capital City
$21.99 Read moreTouted as progress, postwar redevelopment spawned a new age in Sacramento, California. As city planners designated areas of urban blight and directed bulldozers to make way for commercial districts an… [more below]
- Author: Burg, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: August 27 2013
- ISBN10: 1609499395
- Language: English
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The End of White World Supremacy: Four Speeches
$19.99 Read moreThe classic collection of major speeches, now bundled with an audio download of Malcolm X delivering two of them.
Malcolm X remains a touchstone figure for black America and in American culture at la- Author: X, Malcolm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1628728299
- Language: English
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Portland Food Cart Stories:: Behind the Scenes with the City’s Culinary Entrepreneurs
$23.99 Read moreFor a fresh take on a variety of cuisines, reservations won’t be necessary. Just step up to a Portland food cart instead. Tour the city’s finest carts with author Steven Shomler and meet the innovativ… [more below]
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Shomler, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 15 2014
- ISBN10: 1626193738
- Language: English
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Portland Beer Stories:: Behind the Scenes with the City’s Craft Brewers
$21.99 Read morePortlanders have got it made. Not only is the city filled with nearly countless breweries, brewpubs, bottle shops and homebrew supply venues, but also the people who created the community are nothing … [more below]
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Shomler, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1626198993
- Language: English
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Abandoned Cincinnati
$23.99 Read moreDust, shards of glass, gravel, and grit coat heavy vines that spiral down empty stairs. They’re more than concrete and steel–as nature takes over abandoned buildings, they come alive. Through journal
- Series: America Through Time
- Author: Smith, Samuel Wright
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1634992482
- Language: English
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White Freedom: The Racial History of an Idea
$49.92 Read moreThe racist legacy behind the Western idea of freedom
The era of the Enlightenment, which gave rise to our modern conceptions of freedom and democracy, was also the height of the trans-Atlantic slave t- Author: Stovall, Tyler
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 436
- Publish Date: January 19 2021
- ISBN10: 0691179468
- Language: English
