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Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington
$38.00 Read moreThe New York Times Bestseller
A New York Times Notable Book of 2022
Named one of Vanity Fair‘s “Best Books of 2022“
“Not since Robert Caro’s Years of Lyndon Johnson have I been so riveted by a work of hi- Author: Kirchick, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 848
- Publish Date: May 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1627792325
- Language: English
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Jolliet and Marquette: A New History of the 1673 Expedition
$24.95 Read moreOften viewed in isolation, the Jolliet and Marquette expedition in fact took place against a sprawling backdrop that encompassed everything from ancient Native American cities to French colonial machi… [more below]
- Author: Walczynski, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0252087356
- Language: English
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Lost Treasures of St. Louis, 2nd Edition
$42.00 Read more- Series: Lost Treasures
- Author: Collins, Cameron
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1681064812
- Language: English
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High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing
$19.99 Read moreJoining the ranks of Evicted, The Warmth of Other Sons, and classic works of literary non-fiction by Alex Kotlowitz and J. Anthony Lukas, High-Risers braids personal narratives, city politics, and nat
- Author: Austen, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0062235079
- Language: English
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When Washington Burned: The British Invasion of the Capital and a Nation’s Rise from the Ashes
$29.95 Read moreAn insightful re-examination of one of the most dangerous moments in US history, the British assault on Washington, DC
Perhaps no other single day in US history was as threatening to the survival of th
- Author: Watson, Robert P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 164712350X
- Language: English
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Playing Indian
$18.00 Add to cartPhilip J. Deloria’s classic exploration of white America’s drive to “play Indian,” from the Boston Tea Party to the New Age
“[A] brilliant book. . . . This book reminds us that at least one question… [more below]- Series: Yale Historical Publications
- Author: Deloria, Philip J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 0300264844
- Language: English
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The Perfect Amount of Wrong: The Rise of Alt Comedy on Chicago’s North Side
$24.99 Read moreIn just over a decade, a tiny, do-it-yourself stand-up scene on the North Side of Chicago produced some of the most successful and influential stand-up comedians of their generation. Hannibal Buress,
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Mike Bridenstine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154075
- Language: English
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Small Town, Big Music: The Outsized Influence of Kent, Ohio, on the History of Rock and Roll
$21.95 Add to cart2020 IPPY Awards Gold Medalist, Great Lakes Best Regional Nonfiction
Relying on oral histories, hundreds of rare photographs, and original music reviews, this book explores the countercultural fringes
- Author: Prufer, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: March 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1606354477
- Language: English
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The Fate of Their Country: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the Coming of the Civil War
$18.00 Read moreHow partisan politics lead to the Civil War
What brought about the Civil War? Leading historian Michael F. Holt convincingly offers a disturbingly contemporary answer: partisan politics. In this bril- Author: Holt, Michael F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 20 2005
- ISBN10: 0809044390
- Language: English
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Walk Through Fire: The Train Disaster That Changed America
$28.00 Read moreThe first book to examine the rarely-acknowledged Waverly Train Disaster of 1978 – the catastrophic accident that changed America forever and led to the formation of FEMA. Coinciding with the 45th ann… [more below]
- Author: Ali, Yasmine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0806542187
- Language: English
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Crazy But True St. Louis History
$22.50 Read more- Author: O’Neill, Dan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1681065002
- Language: English
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True Crime Stories of Burlington, Vermont
$24.99 Read moreBurlington has long been known as the shining jewel in Vermont’s crown, but a current of darkness flows beneath this charming port on Lake Champlain.
There is a sordid side to the city that top-ten li
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Lewis, Thea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154458
- Language: English
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Unheard Witness: The Life and Death of Kathy Leissner Whitman
$27.95 Read moreUnheard Witness foregrounds a young woman’s experience of domestic abuse, resistance, and survival before the mass shooting at the University of Texas at Austin in 1966.
In 1966, Kathy Leissner Whitman
- Author: Scott-Coe, Jo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: October 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1477327649
- Language: English
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Dragonslayers: Six Presidents and Their War with the Swamp
$0.00 Read moreThe Swamp has been around for over 150 years, and six major presidents have tried to drain it with varying degrees of success.
Donald Trump promised to “Drain the Swamp,” by which he originally meant- Author: Schweikart, Larry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 15, 2022
- ISBN10: 1637581882
- Language: English
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Letters from Mississippi: Reports from Civil Rights Volunteers & Poetry of the 1964 Freedom Summer
$18.95 Read moreLetters from Mississippi offers a riveting, personal and multi-faceted narrative of the dramatic events that took place during the summer of 1964, “Freedom Summer,” when hundreds of people came to Mis
- Author: Martínez, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1938890027
- Language: English
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The Gateway Arch: An Illustrated Timeline
$17.00 Read more- Series: Illustrated Timeline
- Author: Guenther, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1681064464
- Language: English
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Ghosts & Legends of Crawfordsville, Indiana
$21.99 Read moreCrawfordsville, Indiana, has a rich history of spiritualism and paranormal lore.
In the late 1800s and early 1900s mediums were trained in the city, and spiritualism was preached from the street cor
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Hunt, Christopher M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154687
- Language: English
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Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes
$29.95 Read moreEncyclopedia of Native American Tribes, Third Edition is a fully updated reference discussing more than 200 American Indian tribes of North America, as well as prehistoric peoples and civilizations. A… [more below]
- Series: Facts on File Library of American History
- Author: Waldman, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 01 2006
- ISBN10: 0816062749
- Language: English
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Rincon Point
$23.99 Read moreRincon Point is renowned as the Queen of the Coast, one of the premier surfing spots in the world, but that is only a fragment of its rich history. Before the arrival of Europeans, it was a Chumash vi… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Burns, Vincent
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1467108707
- Language: English
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Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks: Dramatic Rescues and Fantastic Wrecks in the Graveyard of the Atlantic
$35.00 Add to cartMore than 6,000 ships have met their doom in the waters along the North Carolina coast, weaving a rich history of tragedy, drama, and heroics along these picturesque beaches. Men have lost their lives
- Author: Charlet, James D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: February 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1493035908
- Language: English
