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Life of Black Hawk, or Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak
$14.00 Read moreA rediscovered, defiant work of Native American literature, presented here on the 175th anniversary of its first publication
Upon its publication in 1833, this unflinching narrative by the vanquished- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Black Hawk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01, 2008
- ISBN10: 0143105396
- Language: English
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Montana Eccentrics: A Collection of Extraordinary Montanans, Past & Present
$19.95 Add to cartThe unusual lives of 41 unique Montanans are profiled in Montana Eccentrics: A Collection of Extraordinary Montanans, Past & Present. The characters range from the world famous to the almost unknown,
- Author: D’Ambrosio, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1606391380
- Language: English
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Truman of St. Helens: The Man and His Mountain
$14.95 Add to cartAt 8:32am, Sunday, May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted in Washington State with the explosive force of more than 20 million tons of TNT. It remains the most deadly and economically destructive volc… [more below]
- Author: Rosen, Shirley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 21 2015
- ISBN10: 0914019724
- Language: English
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
$30.00 Add to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – ONE OF ESSENCE‘S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS
In this iconic memoir of his early days, Barack Obama “guides us straight to the intersection of the- Author: Obama, Barack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 09 2007
- ISBN10: 0307383415
- Language: English
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Burn Hill: Growing Up Dirt Poor and Hilariously Rich
$17.99 Add to cartBurn Hill” by Andrew Louis Hale
Prepare to embark on a remarkable journey through time as you delve into the captivating pages of “Burn Hill” by Andrew Louis Hale. This heartwarming memoir transports r
- Author: Hale, Andrew L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: January 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1957506644
- Language: English
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My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays, One Wondering Jew
$22.95 Add to cartThe much-dissected Pew Research Center study of 2013, “A Portrait of Jewish Americans,” revealed that most U.S. Jews locate their Jewishness in their ancestry and culture–not in religion. Abigail Pog… [more below]
- Author: Pogrebin, Abigail
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1941493203
- Language: English
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My Appalachian Trail
$20.00 Add to cartA gripping tale, beautifully told.
“My Appalachian Trail is an epic autobiography of love and family, as well as a portrayal of Dale Hall’s dedication to Earth’s land, water, and wildlife. The author’s
- Author: Hall, H. Dale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 188
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 195497888X
- Language: English
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
$5.95 Add to cart“One of the major autobiographies of the African-American tradition.”–Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
“It has been painful to me, in many ways, to recall the dreary years I passed in bondage. I would gladly f- Series: Signet Classics
- Author: Jacobs, Harriet
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 05 2010
- ISBN10: 0451531469
- Language: English
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Panther Baby
$16.95 Add to cartIn the 1960s he exhorted students at Columbia University to burn their college to the ground. Today he’s chair of their School of the Arts film division. Jamal Joseph’s personal odyssey–from the stre… [more below]
- Author: Joseph, Jamal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: February 07 2012
- ISBN10: 1616201290
- Language: English
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The Refugee Journey: War, Hope, and Liberty
$20.95 Add to cartWritten by a survivor of the Killing Fields in Cambodia, this book details the life of a refugee journey to America and his family during immense trials of war, hope and freedom.
- Author: Vaun, Toro Saniya
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: November 21 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887315959
- Language: English
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Ready for Revolution: The Life and Struggles of Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture)
$25.00 Add to cartThe astonishing personal and political autobiography of Stokely Carmichael, the legendary civil rights leader, Black Power architect, Pan-African activist, and revolutionary thinker and organizer know… [more below]
- Author: Carmichael, Stokely
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 848
- Publish Date: February 15 2005
- ISBN10: 0684850044
- Language: English
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An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Baskerville
$19.95 Add to cartLittle known in America but venerated as a martyr in Iran, Howard Baskerville was a twenty-two-year-old Christian missionary from South Dakota who traveled to Persia (modern-day Iran) in 1907 for a tw
- Author: Aslan, Reza
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1324065923
- Language: English
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It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing
$18.99 Add to cartLuis Rodriguez, author of the award-winning and bestselling classic memoir Always Running, chronicles his harrowing journey from a drugged-out gang member to one of the most revered figures in Chicano… [more below]
- Author: Rodriguez, Luis J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 03 2012
- ISBN10: 141658417X
- Language: English
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Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back
$17.95 Add to cartIn 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan.
Rais
- Author: Nimura, Janice P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 17 2016
- ISBN10: 0393352781
- Language: English
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Lost Prophet: The Life and Times of Bayard Rustin
$25.00 Add to cartOne of the most important figures of the American civil rights movement, Bayard Rustin taught Martin Luther King Jr. the methods of Gandhi, spearheaded the 1963 March on Washington, and helped bring t… [more below]
- Author: D’Emilio, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: October 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0226142698
- Language: English
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The Perfect Sound: A Memoir in Stereo
$19.00 Read moreA poet’s audio obsession, from collecting his earliest vinyl to his quest for the ideal vacuum tubes. A captivating book that “ingeniously mixes personal memoir with cultural history and offers us an … [more below]
- Author: Hongo, Garrett
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 030738635X
- Language: English
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Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family
$17.00 Add to cart“A vibrant memoir of race, violence, family, and manhood…a virtuosic wail of a book” (The Boston Globe), Survival Math calculates how award-winning author Mitchell S. Jackson survived the Portland, … [more below]
- Author: Jackson, Mitchell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1501131737
- Language: English
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Selma, Lord, Selma: Girlhood Memories of the Civil Rights Days
$18.95 Read moreSheyann Webb was eight years old and Rachel West was nine when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Selma, Alabama, on January 2, 1965. He came to organize non-violent demonstrations against discrimi
- Author: Webb, Sheyann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 164
- Publish Date: April 30 1997
- ISBN10: 0817308989
- Language: English
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C is for Colored
$32.30 Add to cartDr. Larry James Ford was born September 1, 1951, in Albany, Georgia. In 1956 at the age of four, his family moved to Aberdeen, Maryland, and later to Havre de Grace, Maryland, where he grew up and at
- Author: Ford, Larry James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: September 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1647498325
- Language: English
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Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America
$16.00 Add to cartFrom celebrated Congressman John Lewis comes an eyewitness account of history from a key member of the Civil Rights Movement and confidant to Martin Luther King Jr.
In turbulent times Americans look- Author: Lewis, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 15 2017
- ISBN10: 0316510939
- Language: English
