Social History
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Philippine-American Heritage in Washington, D.C.
$23.99 Read moreJourney into the Philippine-American experience in Washington, DC. Washington is famed for its place in the history of the United States, but few know its close connections with the Philippines. Trace… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Tiongson, Erwin R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1467149020
- Language: English
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1969: The Year Everything Changed
$24.95 Read moreWoodstock, the moon landing, Charles Manson, Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, and more. A must-read for baby boomers and the generations that came after!
Here is a rich, comprehensive narrative, chroni- Author: Kirkpatrick, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: January 15 2009
- ISBN10: 1602393664
- Language: English
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Amsterdam: A History of the World’s Most Liberal City
$20.00 Add to cartAn endlessly entertaining portrait of the city of Amsterdam and the ideas that make it unique, by the author of the acclaimed Island at the Center of the World
Tourists know Amsterdam as a picturesqu- Author: Shorto, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 12 2014
- ISBN10: 0307743756
- Language: English
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean 1492-1969
$22.00 Add to cartThe first of its kind, From Columbus to Castro is a definitive work about a profoundly important but neglected and misrepresented area of the world. Quite simply it’s about millions of people scattere… [more below]
- Author: Williams, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: April 12 1984
- ISBN10: 0394715020
- Language: English
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The King of Skid Row: John Bacich and the Twilight Years of Old Minneapolis
$16.95 Read moreThe story of a much different Minneapolis, through the words and photographs of one of its most colorful characters–now in paperback
City blue laws drove the liquor trade and its customers–hard-dr
- Author: Shiffer, James Eli
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1517916593
- Language: English
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Craft: An American History
$20.00 Read moreNew York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
A groundbreaking and endlessly surprising history of how artisans created America, from the nation’s origins to the present day. At the center of the United- Author: Adamson, Glenn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 1635578469
- Language: English
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Wedded Wife: A Feminist History of Marriage
$22.00 Read moreIn this fascinating and insightful book, feminist curator Rachael Lennon provides an intimate and intersectional examination of the history of marriage, with a focus on the UK.
In this fascinating fe- Author: Lennon, Rachael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 0711267111
- Language: English
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The Gifts of Africa: How a Continent and Its People Changed the World
$34.95 Add to cartPast works have reinforced misconceptions about Africa, from its oral traditions and languages to its resistance to colonial powers. Other books have treated African achievements as a parade of honora
- Author: Pearce, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 552
- Publish Date: April 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1633887707
- Language: English
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Your Money or Your Life: Economy and Religion in the Middle Ages
$22.95 Read moreIn this book, one of the most esteemed contemporary historians of the Middle Ages presents a concise examination of the problem that usury posed for the medieval Church, which had long denounced the l… [more below]
- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Goff, Jacques Le
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: November 04 1990
- ISBN10: 0942299159
- Language: English
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The Last Witches of England: A Tragedy of Sorcery and Superstition
$18.95 Read more“Fascinating and vivid.” New Statesman
“Thoroughly researched.” The Spectator
“Intriguing.” BBC History Magazine
“Vividly told.” BBC History Revealed
“A timely warning against persecution.” Morning Star
“A- Author: Callow, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1350387126
- Language: English
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Comics and Conflict: Patriotism and Propaganda from WWII Through Operation Iraqi Freedom
$30.95 Read moreIllustration has been an integral part of human history. Particularly before the advent of media such as photography, film, television, and now the Internet, illustrations in all their variety had bee… [more below]
- Author: Scott, Cord A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1682476553
- Language: English
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The Art of Walking: A History in 100 Images
$30.00 Read moreA lively and thought-provoking tour of the intertwined histories of art and walking
“A broad-ranging book [that] has something for every rambler.”–Benjamin Riley, New Criterion What does a walk loo- Author: Sharpe, William Chapman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0300266847
- Language: English
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Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village
$22.95 Read moreWoven from the words of the inhabitants of a small Suffolk village in the 1960s, Akenfield is a masterpiece of twentieth-century English literature, a scrupulously observed and deeply affecting portr… [more below]
- Author: Blythe, Ronald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 22 2015
- ISBN10: 1590178300
- Language: English
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Mudlark’d: Hidden Histories from the River Thames
$39.00 Read moreA captivating history of London as told through objects recovered from the muddy banks of the Thames and the lives of the people who owned them
Mudlark’d combines insights from two hundred rare object- Author: Russell, Malcolm
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 0691235783
- Language: English
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Medicine: The Definitive Illustrated History
$40.00 Add to cartSee the greatest medical breakthroughs come to life through superb illustrations!
From ancient herbal medicine to traditional Chinese medicine, take a visual tour throughout the history of medicine wit… [more below]- Series: DK Definitive Visual Histories
- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 11 2016
- ISBN10: 1465453415
- Language: English
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Revolution: The History of England from the Battle of the Boyne to the Battle of Waterloo
$19.99 Add to cartThe fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd’s enthralling History of England, beginning in 1688 with a revolution and ending in 1815 with a famous victory.
In Revolution, Peter Ackroyd takes readers from Willi- Series: History of England, 4 #4
- Author: Ackroyd, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: December 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1250765978
- Language: English
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The Woolly West, 44: Colorado’s Hidden History of Sheepscapes
$38.00 Read moreWinner, 2019 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Western Heritage Award for the Best Nonfiction Book
Winner, 2019 Colorado Book Awards History Category, sponsored by Colorado Center for the B… [more below]- Series: Elma Dill Russell Spencer the West and Southwest
- Author: Gulliford, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 420
- Publish Date: November 03 2021
- ISBN10: 1623499305
- Language: English
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The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Design
$64.95 Read moreA fascinating survey of exceptional American chair design from the early nineteenth century to the present day.
Designed for function, each chair has a story to tell about the history and evolution of
- Author: Lang, Brian J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: November 15 2022
- ISBN10: 1913875210
- Language: English
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Coronation: A History of the British Monarchy
$34.99 Read moreThe definitive history of coronations and the Royal Family, from acclaimed writer Roy Strong.
‘What is the finest sight in the world? A Coronation.
What do people talk most about? A Coronation.
What is- Author: Strong, Roy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: January 31 2023
- ISBN10: 0008550069
- Language: English
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Living Like a Tudor: Woodsmoke and Sage: A Sensory Journey Through Tudor England
$27.95 Read moreTake a 500-year journey back in time and experience the Tudor Era through the five senses.
Much has been written about the lives of the Tudors, but it is sometimes difficult to really grasp how they- Author: Licence, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1643138154
- Language: English
