Social History
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The War That Forged a Nation: Why the Civil War Still Matters
$16.98 Add to cartMore than 140 years ago, Mark Twain observed that the Civil War had “uprooted institutions that were centuries old, changed the politics of a people, transformed the social life of half the country, a
- Author: McPherson, James M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 01, 2017
- ISBN10: 0190658533
- Language: English
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Smashing the Liquor Machine: A Global History of Prohibition
$40.99 Add to cartThis is the history of temperance and prohibition as you’ve never read it before: redefining temperance as a progressive, global, pro-justice movement that affected virtually every significant world l… [more below]
- Author: Schrad, Mark Lawrence
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: September 10 2021
- ISBN10: 0190841575
- Language: English
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Hablar Con Extraños / Talking to Strangers
$21.95 Add to cartBESTSELLER DEL NEW YORK TIMES
Malcolm Gladwell, presentador del podcast Historia Revisionista y autor del libro #1 de las superventas de New York Times Outliers, ofrece una examinaci?n potente de nues- Author: Gladwell, Malcolm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: March 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1644731398
- Language: Spanish
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Boom and Bust Colorado: From the 1859 Gold Rush to the 2020 Pandemic
$22.95 Add to cartThis is the history of Colorado through the lens of its uniquely mythic economy, from boom to boom and into the future.
- Author: Noel, Thomas J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: September 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1493040936
- Language: English
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Tavern Talk: Old Taverns and Tales in Springfield Illinois
$27.95 Add to cartSpringfield Illinois has a rich history of locally owned and family operated neighborhood taverns. The tavern business was an honorable one; husband and wife worked it together and everyone respected
- Author: Orr, Bobby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 76
- Publish Date: April 19 2019
- ISBN10: 147878038X
- Language: English
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RMS Titanic in 50 Objects
$40.99 Read moreThe story of the worldʼs most famous liner, told through a fascinating selection of important objects
Showcasing a mixture of original artefacts, authentic reproductions, and items from Titanic‘- Author: Beveridge, Bruce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0750998555
- Language: English
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Fate Deals a Hand: The Slippery Fortunes of Titanic’s Professional Gamblers
$35.99 Read moreA unique study into both the professional gamblers aboard Titanic and their individual backgrounds and fates
During the early twentieth century, professional gamblers were such a scourge in the smoki- Author: Behe, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1803992387
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Wine: In Vino Veritas
$8.95 Add to cartA oenophile’s guide to all things wine
Red, white, sparkling or ros̩ Рarguably no other alcoholic drink has had more impact on our society than wine. From its earliest iterations in earthenware jars
- Series: Little Books of Food & Drink #21
- Author: Orange Hippo!
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1800695411
- Language: English
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The Women of Colonial Latin America
$45.33 Add to cartIn this second edition of her acclaimed volume, The Women of Colonial Latin America, Susan Migden Socolow has revised substantial portions of the book – incorporating new topics and illustrative cases… [more below]
- Series: New Approaches to the Americas
- Author: Socolow, Susan Migden
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: February 16 2015
- ISBN10: 0521148820
- Language: English
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97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
$17.99 Add to cart“Social history is, most elementally, food history. Jane Ziegelman had the great idea to zero in on one Lower East Side tenement building, and through it she has crafted a unique and aromatic narrativ
- Author: Ziegelman, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 31 2011
- ISBN10: 0061288519
- Language: English
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Solitary Sex: A Cultural History of Masturbation
$35.00 Add to cartA historical account of masturbation as a moral issue and cultural taboo.
At a time when almost any victimless sexual practice has its public advocates and almost every sexual act is fit for the front- Series: Zone Books
- Author: Laqueur, Thomas W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: October 30 2004
- ISBN10: 1890951331
- Language: English
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The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History
$16.95 Add to cartThe turbulent Tudor Age never fails to capture the imagination. But what was it truly like to be a woman during this era?
The Tudor period conjures up images of queens and noblewomen in elaborate cou- Author: Norton, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 14 2018
- ISBN10: 1681778041
- Language: English
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Butter: A Rich History
$16.99 Add to cart“Edifying from every point of view–historical, cultural, and culinary.” –David Tanis, author of A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes
It’s a culinary catalyst, an agent of change, a gastronomic rock s- Author: Khosrova, Elaine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 1616207396
- Language: English
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A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America’s First Indian Doctor
$21.00 Add to cartThe poignant and moving biography of Susan La Flesche Picotte, the first Native American doctor in U.S. history.
On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche Picotte received her medical degree–becoming the f- Author: Starita, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1250181313
- Language: English
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A People’s History of Quebec
$19.95 Add to cartRevealing a little-known part of North American history, this lively guide tells the fascinating tale of the settlement of the St. Lawrence Valley. It also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explo… [more below]
- Author: Lacoursière, Jacques
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: July 01 2010
- ISBN10: 098124050X
- Language: English
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The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
$32.00 Read moreThe meaning of our concern for mortal remains–from antiquity through the twentieth century
The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beas- Author: Laqueur, Thomas W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 744
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0691180938
- Language: English
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Ireland’s Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered
$24.95 Read moreIreland is approximately the size of the state of Indiana, yet this small country boasts an extensive, rich, and fascinating history. Ireland’s Forgotten Past is an alternative history that covers 13,
- Author: Bunbury, Turtle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: February 18, 2020
- ISBN10: 0500022534
- Language: English
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The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
$21.99 Add to cart“An extraordinary history…Deeply researched, elegantly written…a towering achievement that will not be soon forgotten.”–Brent Staples, New York Times Book Review
“[This] epic, meticulously detaile
- Author: Michaeli, Ethan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: March 06 2018
- ISBN10: 1328470245
- Language: English
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There Was a Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream (revised and updated)
$21.99 Add to cartThe first edition of There Was a Fire is a National Jewish Book Award Finalist
This book is about the power of memory, the human need for narrative, and the ability of music to encode and deliver the t
- Author: Sidran, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 426
- Publish Date: March 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0578773597
- Language: English
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SPIRIT, RHYTHM, and STORY: Community Building and Healing through Song
$13.95 Add to cartUrban communities throughout the United States and the world are in a phase of rebuilding, whether it is economically, socially, spirituality, or culturally. It is important in these times that divers
- Author: Elliott, Terence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: March 19 2019
- ISBN10: 1644713683
- Language: English
