19th Century
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Blood Feud: The Hatfields And The Mccoys: The Epic Story Of Murder And Vengeance
$26.83 Add to cartAmerica’s most notorious family feud began in 1865 with the murder of a Union McCoy soldier by a Confederate Hatfield relative of “Devil Anse” Hatfield. More than a decade later, Ranel McCoy accused a… [more below]
- Author: Alther, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 05 2013
- ISBN10: 0762782250
- Language: English
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The Man in the Red Coat
$35.00 Read moreFrom the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending–a rich, witty, revelatory tour of Belle ?poque Paris, told through the remarkable life story of the pioneering surgeon, Samuel Pozzi… [more below]
- Author: Barnes, Julian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0525658777
- Language: English
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From Bondage to Contract: Wage Labor, Marriage, and the Market in the Age of Slave Emancipation
$45.33 Add to cartThis book explores the centrality of contract to debates over freedom and slavery in nineteenth-century America. It focuses on the contracts of wage labor and marriage, investigating the connections b… [more below]
- Author: Stanley, Amy Dru
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 294
- Publish Date: November 13 1998
- ISBN10: 0521635268
- Language: English
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The Town That Started the Civil War
$19.00 Add to cartBefore the War Between the States, there was the war between the U.S. government and Oberlin, Ohio. . . .
“A fascinating, gripping narrative.”–James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom
On a- Author: Brandt, Nat
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: July 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0440503965
- Language: English
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The Betrayal of the Negro, from Rutherford B. Hayes to Woodrow Wilson
$24.99 Add to cartBetween the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and the end of World War I in 1918, African Americans experienced their nadir. The Betrayal of the Negro (originally published as The Negro in American Life a… [more below]
- Author: Logan, Rayford W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: January 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0306807580
- Language: English
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The Republic for Which It Stands: The United States During Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896
$41.99 Add to cartThe Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multivolume history of the American nation. In the newest volume in the series, The Republic for Which It Stands, acclaimed historian Rich… [more below]
- Series: Oxford History of the United States
- Author: White, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 968
- Publish Date: September 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0199735816
- Language: English
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The Oregon Trail: An American Saga
$29.99 Add to cartIn today’s world of jet airplanes and smooth highways, it is nearly impossible to imagine the hardships faced by the thousands of people who headed west along the great Oregon Trail. In this detailed … [more below]
- Author: Dary, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: December 08 2005
- ISBN10: 0195224000
- Language: English
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Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam
$19.98 Add to cartThe Battle of Antietam, fought on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history, with more than 6,000 soldiers killed–four times the number lost on D-Day, and twice the number … [more below]
- Series: Pivotal Moments in American History
- Author: McPherson, James M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 29 2004
- ISBN10: 0195173309
- Language: English
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The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History
$18.00 Read moreThe author of The Journey of Crazy Horse presents a legendary battle through the eyes of the Lakota
The saga of Custer’s Last Stand, has become ingrained in the lore of the American West, and the key- Author: Marshall, Joseph M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0143113690
- Language: English
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No Place for a Woman: The Struggle for Suffrage in the Wild West
$31.58 Add to cartNo Place for a Woman explores the history of the fight for women’s rights in the West, examining the conditions that prevailed during the vast migration of pioneers looking for free land and opportuni… [more below]
- Author: Enss, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: February 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493072412
- Language: English
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Vigilance: A Story of Sheriff Watson
$12.99 Add to cartIt is 1884, widower Alexander “Sandy” Watson is enjoying time at home with his seven children when he is alerted of a murder in the nearby town of Sarasota. As sheriff of this Florida frontier land, h
- Author: Knies, Andrea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: January 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1662920229
- Language: English
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Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane
$25.00 Add to cartA LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE WINNER
Booker Prize-shortlisted and New York Times bestselling author Paul Auster’s comprehensive, landmark biography of the great Americ
A BOSTON GLOBE BEST BOOK OF 2021- Author: Auster, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 800
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1250848547
- Language: English
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A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains
$14.99 Add to cartA Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains (1879) is a work of travel literature by British explorer Isabella Bird. Adventurous from a young age, Bird gained a reputation as a writer and photographer intere
- Series: Mint Editions (the Natural World)
- Author: Bird, Isabella L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: July 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1513206710
- Language: English
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The Last Heir: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Two Montana Families
$19.95 Add to cartThe only thing the Herrins and the Burkes had in common was their Irish ancestry. Opposites in most ways, the families nevertheless personified two common threads in the history of the West. As the ow… [more below]
- Author: Vaughn, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1496229754
- Language: English
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Underground Railroad: A Captivating Guide to the Routes, Places, and People that Helped Free African Americans During the Nineteenth Century
$29.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman, then keep reading…
Two captivating manuscripts in one book:
- The Underground Railroad: A Captivating Gui
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: January 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1637161344
- Language: English
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Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy
$20.00 Add to cartA haunting tapestry of interwoven stories that inform us not just about our past but about the resentment-bred demons that are all too present in our society today . . . The interconnected strands of
- Author: Ball, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1250798612
- Language: English
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The Last Sovereigns: Sitting Bull and the Resistance of the Free Lakotas
$24.95 Add to cart2021 Spur Award Winner for Best Historical Nonfiction from the Western Writers of America
The Last Sovereigns is the s
True West Magazine’s 2020 Best Author and Historical Nonfiction Book of the Year- Author: Utley, Robert M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1496220226
- Language: English
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Women’s Voices from the Oregon Trail
$21.95 Add to cartIn Women’s Voices from the Oregon Trail, Susan Butruille artfully narrates the lives and struggles of the women who followed the 2,000-mile trail to Oregon 175 years ago. This twenty-fifth anniversary
- Author: Butruille, Susan G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: November 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1941890261
- Language: English
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In the San Juan
$16.95 Add to cartRev. J. J. Gibbons experienced the San Juan Mountains of Colorado as few men ever did. At the end of the nineteenth century, when avalanches ran, mines exploded, and plagues hit hard – everyone backed… [more below]
- Author: Gibbons, Rev J. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1932738622
- Language: English
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It Happened in Ohio: Stories of Events and People that Shaped Buckeye State History
$26.83 Add to cartThirty-five episodes from the history of the Buckeye State, including memorable events such as the Kent State Riots, but also featuring lesser-known tales.
- Series: It Happened in
- Author: Cartaino, Carol
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 01 2019
- ISBN10: 149303961X
- Language: English
