United States - State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Colorado in the Civil War
$23.99 Read moreColorado troops were vitally important for the Union in the quest to win the Civil War. They served throughout the American West from Missouri to Utah, and their enemies were not only ordinary Confede… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Steinle, John F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1467109711
- Language: English
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Who Killed Jane Stanford?: A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University
$35.00 Add to cartIn 1885 Jane and Leland Stanford cofounded a university to honor their recently deceased young son. After her husband’s death in 1893, Jane Stanford, a devoted spiritualist who expected the university
- Author: White, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1324004339
- Language: English
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California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley
$21.99 Add to cartPicked warm from a tree, a California apricot opens into halves as easily as if it came with a dotted line down its center. The seed infuses the core with a hint of almond; the fruit carries the scent… [more below]
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Chapman, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 16 2013
- ISBN10: 1609497953
- Language: English
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Boom and Bust Colorado: From the 1859 Gold Rush to the 2020 Pandemic
$22.95 Add to cartThis is the history of Colorado through the lens of its uniquely mythic economy, from boom to boom and into the future.
- Author: Noel, Thomas J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1493040936
- Language: English
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San Francisco’s Sunset District
$24.99 Add to cartLocated in the southwestern part of San Francisco, the Sunset District developed late because of its distance from downtown and because of the sand dunes that covered it for thousands of years. After … [more below]
- Series: Then & Now (Arcadia)
- Author: Ungaretti, Lorri
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 23 2012
- ISBN10: 0738589039
- Language: English
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Haunted San Jose
$21.99 Read moreThe long history of San Jose has accumulated a remarkable amount of ghostly tales, from things that go bump in the night to its most famous haunt, the Winchester Mystery House.
A ghostly bride stalks
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Kile, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1467150819
- Language: English
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Boyle Heights: How a Los Angeles Neighborhood Became the Future of American Democracy Volume 59
$31.18 Add to cartThe radical history of a dynamic, multiracial American neighborhood.
“When I think of the future of the United States, and the history that matters in this country, I often think of Boyle Heights.”–- Series: American Crossroads
- Author: S?nchez, George J
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 390
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 520391640
- Language: English
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A History Lover’s Guide to Denver
$23.99 Add to cartFounded in an unlikely spot where dry prairies meet formidable mountains, Denver overcame its doubtful beginning to become the largest and most important city within a thousand miles. This tour of the… [more below]
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Barnhouse, Mark A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1467142123
- Language: English
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San Luis Obispo County Outlaws: Desperados, Vigilantes and Bootleggers
$21.99 Add to cartCalifornia was a wild and lawless place in the 1850s, and San Luis Obispo County was no exception. Outlaws and bandits passed along the El Camino Real, now Highway 101, leaving a trail of victims. Des… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Gregory, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 09 2017
- ISBN10: 1625859260
- Language: English
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Columbia
$31.99 Add to cartColumbia started life in 1850 when Dr. Thaddeus Hildreth and his brother set up the camp known as Hildreth’s Diggins in the lovely Sierra foothills. More than 150 tumultuous years later, Columbia is a… [more below]
- Author: Friends of Columbia State Historic Park
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 24 2005
- ISBN10: 1531616399
- Language: English
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Tsunami!: Hawai’i’s Amazing History of the Monster Waves
$14.95 Read more- Author: Dudley, Walter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: July 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 1949307166
- Language: English
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Bakersfield
$37.99 Add to cartBakersfield was established in 1863 in the western shadow of the Sierra Nevada at the intersection of two of the country’s defining events: the California Gold Rush and the Civil War. Bakersfield’s fi… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Price, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: June 26 2023
- ISBN10: 1540256928
- Language: English
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Made in California, Volume 1: The California-Born Diners, Burger Joints, Restaurants & Fast Food That Changed America, 1915-1966
$40.00 Add to cartA&W Root Beer. Foster’s Freeze. IHOP. Der Wienerschnitzel. See’s Candy. Jack in the Box. You name the American food icon, and chances are its roots are in California. Food historian and chef George Ge… [more below]
- Series: Made in California
- Author: Geary, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 1945551917
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of Texas Oil
$41.99 Add to cartOn January 10, 1901, near Beaumont, Texas, an unremarkable knoll of earth the world would soon call Spindletop shot a geyser of oil a hundred feet into the air, confirming the belief of Pattillo Higgi
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Cox, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: August 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1684420865
- Language: English
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Right Out of California: The 1930s and the Big Business Roots of Modern Conservatism
$28.32 Add to cart“Olmsted’s vivid, accomplished narrative really belongs to the historiography of the left… as her strong research shows, race and gender prejudice informed or deformed, almost the whole of American … [more below]
- Author: Olmsted, Kathryn S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 11 2017
- ISBN10: 1620973065
- Language: English
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Myths and Legends of Yellowstone: The True Stories behind History’s Mysteries
$17.95 Add to cartEach episode included in this book explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Yellowstone National Park’s history. From ghosts in Old Faithful Inn to Bigfoot sightings, Myths and Leg… [more below]
- Series: Legends of the West
- Author: Therriault, Ednor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: December 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1493032143
- Language: English
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California Dreamin’ Along Route 66
$24.99 Add to cartThe California Dream made Route 66 the most famous road in the world. Flappers dreamed of stardom under the bright lights of Hollywood. A wave of families fleeing the Dust Bowl transformed the state d… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Sonderman, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 27 2019
- ISBN10: 1467103160
- Language: English
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The King and Queen of Malibu: The True Story of the Battle for Paradise
$17.95 Add to cartFrederick and May Rindge, the unlikely couple whose love story propelled Malibu’s transformation from an untamed ranch in the middle of nowhere to a paradise seeded with movie stars, are at the heart
- Author: Randall, David K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 14 2017
- ISBN10: 039335394X
- Language: English
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A Short History of San Francisco
$20.00 Add to cartThis is the story of San Francisco, a unique and rowdy tale with a legendary cast of characters. It tells of the Indians and the Spanish missions, the arrival of thousands of gold seekers and gamblers… [more below]
- Author: Cole, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1597142735
- Language: English
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Alaska’s History, Revised Edition: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country
$14.99 Add to cartThis newly revised edition includes up-to-date information and historical photographs on everything you need to know about the Last Frontier, all in one travel-friendly package.
Alaska’s rich and cult
- Author: Ritter, Harry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 154
- Publish Date: March 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1513262726
- Language: English
