United States - State & Local - West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Woodland
$31.99 Add to cartThe images in this book document the intertwining of country and city in the character of Woodland, California, since the town’s birth in 1853. The flat, rich land of the Great Central Valley, along w… [more below]
- Author: Datel, Robin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: January 09 2012
- ISBN10: 1531659837
- Language: English
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Downwind: A People’s History of the Nuclear West
$24.95 Add to cartDownwind is an unflinching tale of the atomic West that reveals the intentional disregard for the inhabitants and the environment in nuclear testing by the federal government and in uranium extraction
- Author: Fox, Sarah Alisabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 306
- Publish Date: October 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1496207661
- Language: English
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Growing Up in San Francisco: More Boomer Memories from Playland to Candlestick Park
$21.99 Add to cartNewcomers and visitors can still enjoy iconic San Francisco with activities like riding a cable car or taking in the view from Twin Peaks. But San Franciscans cherish memories of a place quite differe… [more below]
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Dunnigan, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 17 2016
- ISBN10: 1467135704
- Language: English
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West of Eden: An American Place
$23.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – An epic, mesmerizing oral history of Hollywood and Los Angeles from the author of the contemporary classic Edie
Jean Stein transformed the art of oral history in her ground- Author: Stein, Jean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 21 2017
- ISBN10: 0812987934
- Language: English
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Ambush on Elk Mountain: The Murders, the Manhunt, and Big Nose George Parott
$19.95 Add to cartWinner First place in The Wyoming State Historical Society’s 2014 Awards Program. Ambush on Elk Mountain is the true story of the murder of two deputies in Wyoming Territory during the late eighteen … [more below]
- Author: Atwell, Max R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: November 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0692336672
- Language: English
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City of Dreams: Dodger Stadium and the Birth of Modern Los Angeles
$24.95 Add to cartA vivid history of the controversial building of Dodger Stadium and how it helped transform Los Angeles
When Walter O’Malley moved his Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles in 1957 with plans to construct a- Author: Podair, Jerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 09 2019
- ISBN10: 0691192790
- Language: English
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Paradise of the Pacific: Approaching Hawaii
$23.99 Add to cartThe dramatic history of America’s tropical paradise
The history of Hawaii may be said to be the story of arrivals–from the eruption of volcanoes on the ocean floor 18,000 feet below, the first hardy- Author: Moore, Susanna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 0374536171
- Language: English
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Big Basin Redwood Forest: California’s Oldest State Park
$41.99 Add to cartThe epic saga of Big Basin began in the late 1800s, when the surrounding communities saw their once inexhaustible redwood forests vanishing. Expanding railways demanded timber as they crisscrossed the… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Bliss, Traci
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: September 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1540249646
- Language: English
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What to See in Palm Springs, Local Tour Guide Tells All: Sights, History & Stories
$40.00 Add to cartThis is the must-have guidebook for anyone visiting Palm Springs and for anyone living in or around this desert resort city. What to See in Palm Springs was written by writer, journalist, and historia
- Author: Stark, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: February 08 2024
- ISBN10: 9798218128562
- Language: English
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Father of Glacier National Park: Discoveries and Explorations in His Own Words
$31.99 Add to cartGeorge Bird Grinnell was a prolific writer and record-keeper. After a long day’s hunt or exploration, he diligently made time in camp for meticulous journal entries. With his small group of explorers,… [more below]
- Author: Grinell, George Bird
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: March 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1540242501
- Language: English
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Lost Galveston
$31.99 Add to cartFor nearly 200 years, a permanent settlement at the mouth of Galveston Bay has welcomed pirates, sailors, immigrants, and visitors from around the world. As Galveston grew, its buildings were visible … [more below]
- Author: Davis, Brian M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: July 14 2010
- ISBN10: 1531643868
- Language: English
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Outlaw Tales of Alaska: True Stories of the Last Frontier’s Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats
$16.95 Add to cartMassacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Alaska. Pan for gold with dry gulchers and claim jumpers. Duck the bullets of murderers, plot strategies with con artists, hiss at law… [more below]
- Series: Outlaw Tales
- Author: Heaton, John W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: May 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1493010689
- Language: English
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Fire and Brimstone: The North Butte Mine Disaster of 1917
$30.00 Add to cartThe author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, The Revenant — basis for the award-winning motion picture starring Leonardo DiCaprio — tells the remarkable story of the worst hard-rock mining disast… [more below]
- Author: Punke, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 17 2008
- ISBN10: 140130155X
- Language: English
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Mormon Country
$26.95 Add to cartWhere others saw only sage, a salt lake, and a great desert, the Mormons saw their “lovely Deseret,” a land of lilacs, honeycombs, poplars, and fruit trees. Unwelcome in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois, … [more below]
- Author: Stegner, Wallace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 362
- Publish Date: September 01 2003
- ISBN10: 0803293054
- Language: English
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Early Warner Bros. Studios
$24.99 Read moreSince 1928, Warner Bros. has produced thousands of beloved films and television shows at the studio’s magical 110-acre film factory in Burbank. This collection of evocative images concentrates on the … [more below]
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Stephens, E. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 26 2010
- ISBN10: 0738580910
- Language: English
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Hollywoodland
$24.99 Read moreEstablished by real estate developers Tracy E. Shoults and S. H. Woodruff in 1923, Hollywoodland was one of the first hillside developments built in Hollywood. Touting its class and sophistication, th… [more below]
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Mallory, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 16 2011
- ISBN10: 0738574783
- Language: English
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This Week in Estes Park: The Story of Our Town
$17.00 Add to cartEstes Park, Colorado has a fascinating history. The Estes family, first pioneer settlers; Lord Dunraven and Isabella Bird; Griff Evans and “Rocky Mountain Jim;” naturalist Enos Mills; Longs Peak, Rock
- Author: Busch, Mel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: December 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0692181830
- Language: English
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Montana Historic Places on the National Register: From Banks and Barns to Bridges and Battlefields
$20.00 Add to cartMore than one thousand locations in Montana are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, from venerable mansions and hotels to less traditional sites of battlefields and buffalo jumps. This… [more below]
- Author: Ober, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0878427066
- Language: English
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Humbled: How California’s Monterey Bay Escaped Industrial Ruin
$36.00 Add to cartIn early 1965, Humble Oil and Refining Company Co. (now ExxonMobil) planned to expand to the West Coast by building an oil refinery in the heart of some of California’s most beautiful scenic coastline
- Author: Church, Glenn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: September 05 2020
- ISBN10: 1735109207
- Language: English
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Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague
$17.95 Add to cartOn March 6, 1900, the bubonic plague took its first victim on American soil: Chinese immigrant Wong Chut King. Empowered by racist pseudoscience, officials rushed to quarantine Chinatown–but when cor
- Author: Randall, David K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0393358151
- Language: English
