Aspects (Academic)/Historical
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An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
$18.95 Add to cartNew York Times Bestseller
Now part of the HBO docuseries “Exterminate All the Brutes,” written and directed by Raoul Peck Recipient of the American Book Award The first history of the United States to- Series: ReVisioning American History #3
- Author: Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: August 11 2015
- ISBN10: 0807057835
- Language: English
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In the Kingdom of Ice: The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette
$20.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BESTSELLER – A white-knuckle tale of polar exploration and heroism in the Gilded Age from the New York Times bestselling author of Blood and Thunder and Ghost Soldiers. – “A splendid book in … [more below]
- Author: Sides, Hampton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: May 26 2015
- ISBN10: 0307946916
- Language: English
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Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone
$17.99 Add to cartThroughout his career, Eduardo Galeano has turned our understanding of history and reality on its head. Isabelle Allende said his works “invade the reader’s mind, to persuade him or her to surrender t… [more below]
- Author: Galeano, Eduardo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 28 2010
- ISBN10: 1568586124
- Language: English
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So We Read on: How the Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures
$19.99 Add to cartThe “Fresh Air” book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby — “The Great American Novel we all think we’ve read, but really haven’t.”
Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who- Author: Corrigan, Maureen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 12 2015
- ISBN10: 0316230065
- Language: English
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Waiting for the Sun: A Rock & Roll History of Los Angeles
$29.98 Add to cartWAITING FOR THE SUN – A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES
- Author: Hoskyns, Barney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 454
- Publish Date: February 01 2009
- ISBN10: 0879309431
- Language: English
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Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts
$22.95 Read moreFive generations of Marnie O. Mamminga’s family have been rejuvenated by times together in Wisconsin’s Northwoods. In a series of evocative remembrances accompanied by a treasure trove of vintage fami
- Author: Mamminga, Marnie O.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: May 21 2012
- ISBN10: 0870204912
- Language: English
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The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century
$46.67 Read moreA panoramic global history of the nineteenth century
A monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transiti- Series: America in the World #20
- Author: Osterhammel, J?rgen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1192
- Publish Date: September 15 2015
- ISBN10: 0691169802
- Language: English
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A Most Glorious Ride: The Diaries of Theodore Roosevelt, 1877 1886
$35.95 Read moreEdward P. Kohn is Assistant Professor of History and Chair of the Department of American Culture and Literature at Bilkent University in Turkey. Kohn has written extensively on Theodore Roosevelt, and… [more below]
- Series: Excelsior Editions
- Author: Kohn, Edward P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: April 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1438455135
- Language: English
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Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War & Reconstruction
$23.99 Add to cartThe Civil War is the greatest trauma ever experienced by the American nation, a four-year paroxysm of violence that left in its wake more than 600,000 dead, more than 2 million refugees, and the destr… [more below]
- Author: Guelzo, Allen C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: May 18 2012
- ISBN10: 0199843287
- Language: English
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Empire of Cotton: A Global History
$20.00 Add to cartWINNER OF THE BANCROFT PRIZE – A Pulitzer Prize finalist that’s as unsettling as it is enlightening: a book that brilliantly weaves together the story of cotton with how the present global world came
- Author: Beckert, Sven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: November 10 2015
- ISBN10: 0375713964
- Language: English
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November’s Fury: The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913
$16.95 Add to cartOn Thursday, November 6, the Detroit News forecasted “moderate to brisk” winds for the Great Lakes. On Friday, the Port Huron Times-Herald predicted a “moderately severe” storm. Hourly the warnings be
- Author: Schumacher, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: October 07 2014
- ISBN10: 081668720X
- Language: English
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The C&o Canal Companion: A Journey Through Potomac History
$26.95 Read moreAn indispensable guide to a regional treasure–now thoroughly updated and expanded.
A comprehensive guide to one of America’s unique national parks, The C&O Canal Companion takes readers on a mile-by-m
- Author: High, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: February 26 2015
- ISBN10: 1421415054
- Language: English
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Mind Wars: A History of Mind Control, Surveillance, and Social Engineering by the Government, Media, and Secret Societies
$16.95 Read moreFrom the dawn of humanity, the desire to control the thoughts, behaviors, and actions of others has been a pervasive one. From the use of coercive persuasion by ancient Egyptians and the Knights Templ… [more below]
- Author: Jones, Marie D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 20 2015
- ISBN10: 1601633580
- Language: English
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Moxie: Maine in a Bottle
$16.95 Add to cartIn this compendium of all things Moxie, Maine author Jim Baumer shows us why this soft drink has garnered such a loyal and vocal following. Through history, photos, festivals, and more, Moxie: Maine i… [more below]
- Author: Baumer, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: March 15 2019
- ISBN10: 160893683X
- Language: English
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Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found
$15.95 Read moreThe human head is exceptional. It accommodates four of our five senses, encases the brain, and boasts the most expressive set of muscles in the body. It is our most distinctive attribute and connects … [more below]
- Author: Larson, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 02 2015
- ISBN10: 1631490990
- Language: English
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Beneath Flanders Fields: The Tunnellers’ War 1914-18
$45.95 Read moreThe result of over twenty-five years of research, Beneath Flanders Fields reveals how this intense underground battle was fought and won. The authors give the first full account of mine warfare in Wor… [more below]
- Author: Barton, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: January 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0773543015
- Language: English
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The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe
$20.00 Add to cartPULITZER PRIZE WINNER – NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI’s secret relati… [more below]- Author: Kertzer, David I.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: January 06 2015
- ISBN10: 081298367X
- Language: English
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The Secret History of the Reptilians: The Pervasive Presence of the Serpent in Human History, Religion and Alien Mythos
$18.95 Read more“Fortunately, Scott Roberts boldly goes where few men have surfaced from, providing a well-balanced, innovative, and insightful approach to the topic.” –Philip Coppens, author of The Ancient Alien Qu… [more below]
- Author: Roberts, Scott Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 25 2013
- ISBN10: 1601632517
- Language: English
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Scotland: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartScotland’s past is too often seen through a film of myths and misconceptions. In this Very Short Introduction, Rab Houston explores the key themes from more than 1,000 years of Scotland’s very real an… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Houston, Rab
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 15 2009
- ISBN10: 019923079X
- Language: English
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Colonel Roosevelt
$25.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK – “Colonel Roosevelt is compelling reading, and [Edmund] Morris is a brilliant biographer who practices his art at the highest level. . . . A … [more below]
- Series: Theodore Roosevelt #3
- Author: Morris, Edmund
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 784
- Publish Date: October 18 2011
- ISBN10: 0375757074
- Language: English
