Chronological Period/19th Century
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American Ghost: A Family’s Extraordinary History on the Desert Frontier
$18.99 Add to cart“A haunting story about the long reach of the past.”–Maureen Corrigan, NPR’S Fresh Air
“In this intriguing book, Nordhaus] shares her journey to discover who her immigrant ancestor really was–and wh
- Author: Nordhaus, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 0062249207
- Language: English
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Morning of Fire: America’s Epic First Journey Into the Pacific
$29.15 Read moreMorning of Fire by Scott Ridley is the thrilling story of 18th century American explorer and expeditioner John Kedrick as he journeyed for land and trade in the Pacific. Set against the backdrop of on
- Author: Ridley, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: December 06 2011
- ISBN10: 0061700193
- 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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Meander: Making Room for Rivers
$19.95 Add to cartDraws on the author’s own experiences as a watershed planner, teacher, and activist to tell the story of the Great Lakes region’s experiment in restoring a complicated natural system of flowing water.… [more below]
- Series: Excelsior Editions
- Author: Wooster, Margaret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 204
- Publish Date: August 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1438484682
- 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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The Way of a Pilgrim: The Jesus Prayer Journey–Annotated & Explained
$19.99 Add to cartThe timeless account of an anonymous wanderer who set out on a journey across nineteenth-century Russia with nothing but a backpack, some bread, and a Bible, with a burning desire to learn the true me… [more below]
- Series: SkyLight Illuminations
- Author: Pokrovsky, Gleb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 01 2001
- ISBN10: 1893361314
- Language: English
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In Search of Wagner
$24.95 Add to cartWritten in exile from Germany, this potent study of Europe’s most controversial composer explodes the frontiers of musical and cultural analysis. Measuring key elements of Wagner’s oeuvre with patent … [more below]
- Series: Radical Thinkers
- Author: Adorno, Theodor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 09 2009
- ISBN10: 1844673448
- 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
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Seward: Lincoln’s Indispensable Man
$21.00 Add to cartThe New York Times bestseller from one of the most acclaimed biographers–the first full life of the leader of Lincoln’s “team of rivals” to appear in more than forty years.William Henry Seward was on… [more below]
- Author: Stahr, Walter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: September 17 2013
- ISBN10: 1439121184
- Language: English
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Berkeley 1900: Daily Life at the Turn of the Century
$24.95 Add to cartSince its initial publication a decade ago, Berkeley 1900: Daily Life at the Turn of the Century has captivated readers with its unprecedented blend of serious history, fascinating images, and heartfe… [more below]
- Author: Schwartz, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 332
- Publish Date: September 12 2009
- ISBN10: 0967820448
- Language: English
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Chained to the Land: Voices from Cotton & Cane Plantations
$14.95 Add to cartDuring the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration sent workers to interview over 2,200 former slaves about their experiences during slavery and the time immediately after the Civil War. The intervie
- Series: Real Voices, Real History
- Author: Tanner, Lynette Ater
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 0895876264
- Language: English
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The Potato: How the Humble Spud Rescued the Western World
$23.99 Add to cartThe Potato tells the story of how a humble vegetable, once regarded as trash food, had as revolutionary an impact on Western history as the railroad or the automobile. Using Ireland, England, France,
- Author: Zuckerman, Larry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 25 1999
- ISBN10: 0865475784
- Language: English
