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Labor, Nature, and the Evolution of Humanity: A Long View of History
$12.00 Read moreWhere did humanity come from?
How did we arrive where we are today?
Why is that even important?Because without understanding how human society, since our remotest ancestors, has been created through soc… [more below]
- Author: Engels, Frederick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: January 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1604881208
- Language: English
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Wild! Weird! Wonderful! Maine.
$18.95 Read moreSo, you think you know Maine? Think again It’s not just the woods, waters, mountains, lobsters and lighthouses that define Maine. From Kittery to Eastport, from Fort Kent to Monhegan, Maine is home t… [more below]
- Author: Brechlin, Earl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 09 2020
- ISBN10: 1944762809
- Language: English
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Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun
$19.00 Add to cartThe Glock pistol is America’s Gun. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists and coveted by cops and crooks alike. Created in 1982 by Gaston Glock, the pistol arrived in America at a fortuitous time.
- Author: Barrett, Paul M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 15 2013
- ISBN10: 0307719952
- Language: English
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How the Post Office Created America: A History
$18.00 Read more“‘The history of its Post Office is nothing less than the story of America, ‘ Ms. Gallagher’s opening sentence declares, and in this lively book she makes the case well.”–Wall Street Journal
A master- Author: Gallagher, Winifred
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 04 2017
- ISBN10: 0143130064
- Language: English
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Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890
$19.00 Add to cartA book about a tiny island with a huge history, from the New York Times bestselling author of Valiant Ambition and In the Hurricane’s Eye.
“For everyone who loves Nantucket Island this is the indispens… [more below]- Author: Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 26 2011
- ISBN10: 0143120123
- Language: English
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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
$20.00 Add to cartIn a riveting, groundbreaking narrative, Russell Shorto tells the story of New Netherland, the Dutch colony which pre-dated the Pilgrims and established ideals of tolerance and individual rights that … [more below]
- Author: Shorto, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 12 2005
- ISBN10: 1400078679
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Walt Disney World
$24.99 Add to cartAuthor Foxx Nolte gives readers a glimpse behind the curtain of the most magical place on earth.
Millions of people a year visit Walt Disney World, but few would consider it to be a place with any re
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Nolte, Foxx
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1467156183
- Language: English
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Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
$26.00 Add to cart“Perlstein…aims here at nothing less than weaving a tapestry of social upheaval. His success is dazzling.” —Los Angeles Times
“Both brilliant and fun, a consuming journey back into the making of mo- Author: Perlstein, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 896
- Publish Date: April 14 2009
- ISBN10: 074324303X
- Language: English
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Roadside History of Nebraska
$24.00 Add to cartThis overview of Nebraska history leads both visitors and residents on an in-depth tour of the state’s past. Divided into five geographic divisions, the book follows roadways to all the well-known and… [more below]
- Series: Roadside History (Paperback)
- Author: Moulton, Candy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 420
- Publish Date: June 15 1997
- ISBN10: 0878423478
- Language: English
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Christmas in Cincinnati
$24.99 Read moreBelieve in the Magic
The most wonderful time of the year has its own special meaning for those who grew up in the Queen City. The elves at Shillito’s and Pogie and Patter the talking reindeer were as
- Author: Beckman, Wendy H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1467148318
- Language: English
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The Downtown Pop Underground: New York City and the Literary Punks, Renegade Artists, DIY Filmmakers, Mad Playwrights, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Glitter Que
$20.00 Add to cartThe Downtown Pop Underground presents an artistic history ofNew York City and the literary punks, renegade artists, DIY filmmakers, mad playwrights, and rock ‘n’ roll glitter queens who revolutionized… [more below]
- Author: McLeod, Kembrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1419738046
- Language: English
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
$24.99 Add to cart“The problem in America isn’t so much what people don’t know; the problem is what people think they know that just ain’t so.” –Thomas E. Woods
Most Americans trust that their history professors an- Series: Politically Incorrect Guides (Paperback)
- Author: Woods, Thomas E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: November 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0895260476
- Language: English
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Along Route 1: Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts
$23.99 Read moreRoute 1 in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts is an unapologetic combination of historic gravity, exuberant entertainment, unexpected juxtapositions, and wonderfully kitschy roadside attractions…. [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Bregman, Susan Mara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1467109959
- Language: English
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Montana Battlefields 1806-1877: Native Americans and the U.S. Army at War
$18.95 Read moreMontana’s era of Indian Wars consisted of nearly a century of skirmishes, battles, and large-scale wars between the U.S. military and native nations, including Blackfeet, Sioux, Northern Cheyennes, Ar… [more below]
- Author: Fifer, Barbara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 01 2005
- ISBN10: 1560373091
- Language: English
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Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory
$16.95 Add to cartIn May 1830, the United States launched an unprecedented campaign to expel 80,000 Native Americans from their eastern homelands to territories west of the Mississippi River. In a firestorm of fraud an
- Author: Saunt, Claudio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0393541568
- Language: English
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Bienville’s Dilemma: A Historical Geography of New Orleans
$25.00 Add to cartAll New Orleans’ glories, tragedies, contributions, and complexities can be traced back to the geographical dilemma Bienville confronted in 1718 when selecting the primary location of New Orleans. “Bi… [more below]
- Author: Campanella, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 429
- Publish Date: November 04 2008
- ISBN10: 1887366857
- Language: English
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The Greatest Stories of the Old West Ever Told: True Tales and Legends of Famous Gunfighters, Outlaws and Sheriffs from the Wild West
$11.94 Add to cartStep back in time and immerse yourself in the rugged landscapes, daring outlaws, fearless lawmen, and untamed frontier spirit that defined an era.
Introducing The Greatest Stories of The Old West Ever
- Author: Hunt, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 9798890950109
- Language: English
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The Fifties: An Underground History
$17.99 Add to cartAn “exciting and enlightening revisionist history” (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author) that upends the myth of the 1950s as a decade of conformity and celebrates a few solitary, br… [more below]
- Author: Gaines, James R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1439101647
- Language: English
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Secession on Trial: The Treason Prosecution of Jefferson Davis
$49.58 Add to cartThis book focuses on the post-Civil War treason prosecution of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, which was seen as a test case on the major question that animated the Civil War: the constitutiona… [more below]
- Series: Studies in Legal History (Paperback)
- Author: Nicoletti, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: October 13 2017
- ISBN10: 1108401538
- Language: English
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The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East
$22.00 Add to cart“Relying on a rich cache of previously classified notes, transcripts, cables, policy briefs, and memoranda, Andrew Cooper explains how oil drove, even corrupted, American foreign policy during a time … [more below]
- Author: Cooper, Andrew Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: September 11 2012
- ISBN10: 1439155186
- Language: English
