Chronological Period/1900-1949
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Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture
$25.00 Add to cart“Mr. Dahlstrom…has written a superb history of the tractor and this long-forgotten period of capitalism in U.S. agriculture. We now know the whole story of when farming, business and the free-market… [more below]
- Author: Dahlstrom, Neil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1953295746
- Language: English
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The King and Queen of Malibu: The True Story of the Battle for Paradise
$26.95 Read moreFrederick 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 02 2016
- ISBN10: 0393240991
- Language: English
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Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner
$19.99 Read moreThe story of Charles Henry Turner, the first Black entomologist — a scientist who studies bugs — is told in this fascinating book for young readers.
Can spiders learn? How do ants find their way hom- Author: Harrington, Janice N.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1629795585
- Language: English
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Death on the Nile: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition
$25.99 Read more“A top-notch literary brainteaser.” –New York Times
Soon to be a major motion picture sequel to Murder on the Orient Express with a screenplay by Michael Green, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh
- Series: Hercule Poirot Mysteries #17
- Author: Christie, Agatha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 22 2020
- ISBN10: 0063015706
- Language: English
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One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
$18.99 Add to cartOne Last Word is the work of a master poet. –Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medal-winning author of The Crossover
From the New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King award-winning author Nikki Grime- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1619635542
- Language: English
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Mama Ruby
$16.95 Add to cartThe new edition of a modern classic by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe!
An enduring tale of the rebellious early years of Mama Ruby in 1930s Louisiana – the bold, brass- Series: Mama Ruby Novel
- Author: Monroe, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1496739175
- Language: English
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Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance
$18.99 Read moreFrom Children’s Literature Legacy Award-winning author Nikki Grimes comes a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known women poets of the Harlem Renaissance–paired with fu
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1681199440
- 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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Soldiers’ Pay
$18.00 Add to cartWilliam Faulkner’s first novel is one of the most compelling works of American fiction to emerge from the First World War.
A wounded veteran’s homecoming is at the center of Faulkner’s first novel. Ba- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Faulkner, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0593470966
- Language: English
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The Mandie Collection
$18.99 Add to cartA New Five-in-One From Bestselling Author Lois Gladys Leppard
Mandie fans young and old alike will love reading or re-reading the young adventurer’s mysteries when they’re all wrapped up in the second … [more below]
- Series: Mandie Collection
- Author: Leppard, Lois Gladys
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0764205382
- Language: English
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Munich Signature
$18.99 Add to cartOpening in 1936, the Zion Covenant series tells the courageous and compelling stories of those who risk everything to stand against the growing tide of Nazi terrorism that is sweeping through central … [more below]
- Series: Zion Covenant #3
- Author: Thoene, Bodie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: April 01 2005
- ISBN10: 141430109X
- Language: English
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City of Light
$18.00 Read moreNEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK – “Breathtaking . . . a remarkable blend of murder mystery, love story, political intrigue, and tragedy of manners.”–USA Today
The year is 1901. Buffalo, New York, is poi- Author: Belfer, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: August 30 2005
- ISBN10: 0385337647
- 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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Run Silent, Run Deep
$33.95 Read moreUniversally praised for its powerfully authentic depiction of submarine warfare, Run Silent, Run Deep was an immediate success when published in 1955 and shot to the top of best-seller lists nationwid… [more below]
- Series: Classics of Naval Literature
- Author: Beach, Edward L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: October 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0870215574
- Language: English
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The Darkest Child
$18.00 Add to cartA new edition of this award-winning modern classic, with an introduction by Tayari Jones (An American Marriage), an excerpt from the never before seen follow-up, and discussion guide.
Pakersfield, G… [more below]- Author: Phillips, Delores
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 30 2018
- ISBN10: 1616958723
- Language: English
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She Came to Stay
$18.95 Add to cartSet in Paris on the eve of World War II and sizzling with love, anger, and revenge, She Came to Stay explores the changes wrought in the soul of a woman and a city soon to fall. Although Fran?ise cons… [more below]
- Author: Beauvoir, Simone De
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: July 17 1999
- ISBN10: 0393318842
- Language: English
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A Fable
$18.00 Read moreThis novel won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1955. An allegorical story of World War I, set in the trenches in France and dealing ostensibly with a mutiny in a French regiment
- Series: Vintage International
- Author: Faulkner, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: November 29 2011
- ISBN10: 0307946770
- Language: English
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Rufus M.
$9.99 Add to cartYou’ve never met anyone quite like Rufus Moffat. He gets things done, but he gets them done his way.
When he wants to check out library books, Rufus teaches himself to write…even though he doesn’t y… [more below]- Series: Moffats (Paperback)
- Author: Estes, Eleanor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0152025774
- Language: English
