Chronological Period/1851-1899
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Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31 – June 1, 1862
$34.95 Read more“The author’s new and important study concentrates on the Fair Oaks part of the battle. His research is thorough, he has walked the ground, and his narrative brings the battle to life.” — Doug Crensh… [more below]
- Author: Vignola, Victor
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1611216826
- Language: English
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Dance at Grandpa’s
$9.99 Read moreWith the My First Little House picture book series, the youngest readers can share in the joy of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books in these illustrated adaptations of the beloved series!
Laura,
- Series: Little House Prequel
- Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 15 1995
- ISBN10: 0064433722
- Language: English
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The Jekyll Island Club
$23.99 Add to cartIn the late 19th century, some of America’s wealthiest families joined together to form the Jekyll Island Club.
Operating for over 50 years, from 1888 until 1942, the Club attracted an elite clientele,
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Bagwell, Tyler E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 18 1998
- ISBN10: 0738517968
- Language: English
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Albert Einstein
$8.99 Read moreIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Albert Einstein, the legendary scientist.
Little Albert grew up in Ge- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #72
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0711284334
- Language: English
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One More War to Fight: Union Veterans’ Battle for Equality Through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Lost Cause
$29.95 Read moreThis book will captivate readers interested in the legacy of the Civil War, the role of military veterans after they return to civilian life, and the fight against racism in America. Stephen A. Goldma
- Author: Goldman, Stephen A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1538161559
- Language: English
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Moon and the Mars
$24.95 Read moreA vivid account of life in New York City for the Black and Irish communities and the events that precipitated–and decided–the Civil War, from the Draft Riots and the the decisive entry of Black sold… [more below]
- Author: Corthron, Kia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1644213168
- Language: English
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The Borden Murders: Lizzie Borden and the Trial of the Century
$9.99 Add to cartWith murder, court battles, and sensational newspaper headlines, the story of Lizzie Borden is compulsively readable and perfect for the Common Core.
Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother forty- Author: Miller, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1984892444
- Language: English
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The River Between Us
$8.99 Add to cartThe year is 1861. Civil war is imminent and Tilly Pruitt’s brother, Noah, is eager to go and fight on the side of the North. With her father long gone, Tilly, her sister, and their mother struggle to … [more below]
- Author: Peck, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 21 2005
- ISBN10: 0142403105
- Language: English
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The Fate of Their Country: Politicians, Slavery Extension, and the Coming of the Civil War
$18.00 Read moreHow partisan politics lead to the Civil War
What brought about the Civil War? Leading historian Michael F. Holt convincingly offers a disturbingly contemporary answer: partisan politics. In this bril- Author: Holt, Michael F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 20 2005
- ISBN10: 0809044390
- Language: English
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If a Poem Could Live and Breathe: A Novel of Teddy Roosevelt’s First Love
$28.99 Read moreA fact-based romantic speculative novel about Teddy Roosevelt’s first love, by Mary Calvi, author of Dear George, Dear Mary.
Studded with the real love letters between a young Theodore Roosevelt and B- Author: Calvi, Mary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1250277833
- Language: English
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Without Concealment, Without Compromise: The Courageous Lives of Black Civil War Surgeons
$29.95 Read moreAdvancing the cause of racial equality while saving lives
Of some twelve thousand Union Civil War surgeons, only fourteen were Black men. This book is the first-ever comprehensive exploration of thei- Series: Engaging the Civil War
- Author: Newmark, Jill L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: May 31 2023
- ISBN10: 0809339048
- Language: English
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John Singer Sargent: Portraits in Charcoal
$39.95 Read moreJohn Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was one of the greatest portrait artists of his time. While he is best known for his powerful paintings, he largely ceased painting portraits in 1907 and turned instead… [more below]
- Author: Ormond, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1911282484
- Language: English
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Memoirs of My Nervous Illness
$24.95 Add to cartIn 1884, the distinguished German jurist Daniel Paul Schreber suffered the first of a series of mental collapses that would afflict him for the rest of his life. In his madness, the world was revealed… [more below]
- Author: Schreber, Daniel Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 488
- Publish Date: January 31 2000
- ISBN10: 094032220X
- Language: English
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Dragon’s Gate: A Newbery Honor Award Winner
$9.99 Add to cartIn 1867, Otter travels from Three Willows Village in China to California — the Land of the Golden Mountain. There he will join his father and uncle.
In spite of the presence of family, Otter is a str
- Series: Golden Mountain Chronicles
- Author: Yep, Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 23 2001
- ISBN10: 0064404897
- Language: English
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Prairie Day
$9.99 Add to cartWith the My First Little House picture book series, the youngest readers can share in the joy of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books in these illustrated adaptations of the beloved series!
Laura
- Series: Little House Picture Book
- Author: Wilder, Laura Ingalls
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 1998
- ISBN10: 0064435040
- Language: English
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography
$9.99 Add to cartDive into the world of the author of the beloved Little House series
From her pioneer days on the prairie to her golden years with her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Series: Little House Nonfiction
- Author: Anderson, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 02 2007
- ISBN10: 0060885521
- Language: English
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Farnsworth’s Classical English Style
$28.95 Read more“An original and absorbing guide to English style. Get it if you can.”–Wall Street Journal
Say it with style–on paper or in person. This book explains why the best writing sounds that way, with hund- Series: Farnsworth’s Classical English #3
- Author: Farnsworth, Ward
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1567926657
- Language: English
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Letters to a Young Poet
$6.95 Add to cartIn 1903, a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet, requesting an assessment of their value. The older artist, Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926), replied to th… [more below]
- Author: Rilke, Rainer Maria
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: May 08 2002
- ISBN10: 0486422453
- Language: English
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Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story
$12.95 Add to cartThe true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.
Growing up a slave in South Carolin
- Author: Halfmann, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1600609864
- Language: English
