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Smithsonian Asian Pacific American History, Art, and Culture in 101 Objects
$40.00 Read moreA rich and compelling introduction to the history of Asian Pacific American communities as told through 101 objects, from a fortune cookie baking mold to the debut Ms. Marvel comic featuring Kamala Kh… [more below]
- Author: Gonzalves, Theodore S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: January 28 2025
- ISBN10: 158834696X
- Language: English
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Tearing Down the Orange Curtain: How Punk Rock Brought Orange County to the World
$30.00 Add to cartThe untold story of OC punk–the loud, rebellious force behind the ’90s explosion of the Orange County music scene, featuring stories about legendary bands.
When it comes to punk communities across t- Author: Jackson, Nate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 306832968
- Language: English
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Mesa Verde’s Secret Garden: A History of Managing the Backcountry and Wilderness of a National Park
$29.95 Read moreMesa Verde National Park is the only congressionally designated land-based Wilderness to prohibit all recreational use. While backcountry use was encouraged for decades, stewardship changed over time
- Author: Barns, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: May 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0826367666
- Language: English
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Tenements, Towers & Trash: An Unconventional Illustrated History of New York City
$22.99 Add to cartAn acclaimed cartoonist presents New York City as you’ve never seen it before, with a side-splittingly funny illustrated history of the blocks, the buildings, the guts, and the little known charms (an… [more below]
- Author: Wertz, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 0316582336
- Language: English
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The Rise and Fall of Boston Pride: The Rise of a Movement, The Fall of an Organization
$17.99 Add to cartThe Rise and Fall of Boston Pride delves into the vibrant history of LGBTQ+ activism and community in one of America’s most historic cities. From its early roots in the 1970s to becoming a symbol of r
- Author: Gonzalez, Daniel Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 292
- Publish Date: June 01 2025
- ISBN10: 9.79899E+12
- Language: English
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The Etruscans and the Jews: New Orleans Echoes, Sardinian Shadows, Roman Shame
$37.99 Add to cartTHIS POWERFUL BOOK proposes never before recognized links between the culturally vibrant Etruscan people and long forgotten Jewish communities. No one has previously suggested an enduring and intimate
- Author: Wolf, Peter M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: January 30 2025
- ISBN10: 9798369434291
- Language: English
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It: The Memoir of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
$24.95 Add to cartHistories of the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956 typically focus on Rose Parks, who refused to yield her bus seat to a White man, and on a young Martin Luther King Jr., who became the spokesman fo… [more below]
- Author: Robinson, Jo Ann Gibson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 22 1987
- ISBN10: 870495275
- Language: English
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Invisible Blackness: A Louisiana Family in the Age of Racial Passing
$29.95 Add to cartInvisible Blackness explores the complex lives of Creoles of mixed race born in Louisiana to enslaved women and the white men who enslaved them. Individuals such as Alice Thomasson Grice forged their
- Author: Shannon, Katy Morlas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: March 13 2025
- ISBN10: 0807183822
- Language: English
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The War at Home: Minnesota During the Great War, 1914-1920
$34.95 Add to cartExploring Minnesota’s history from the beginning of the European war in 1914 through the 1920 U.S. election provides a unique vantage point from which to assess the war’s impact on American society.
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- Author: Gaut, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 168134307X
- Language: English
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Unc A to Z: What Every Tar Heel Needs to Know about the First State University
$28.00 Add to cartIn this revised and expanded edition, UNC A to Z offers more Carolina history than ever before. Covering everything from the Old Well and the Confederate monument to the COVID-19 pandemic and Roy Will… [more below]
- Author: Graham, Nicholas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 08 2025
- ISBN10: 1469684489
- Language: English
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Nightshining
$20.00 Add to cart“Jennifer Kabat’s Nightshining sifts a riveting expos? of the Cold War technocratic fantasy-state through lyrical family memoir. Her superb investigation calls to mind those of Rebecca Solnit and Erro… [more below]
- Author: Kabat, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: May 06 2025
- ISBN10: 1639550704
- Language: English
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Lead Babies and Poisoned Housing: Environmental Injustice, Systemic Racism, and Governmental Failure
$32.99 Add to cartDrawing on historic sources as well as present-day interviews, Lead Babies and Poisoned Housing is a story about systemic racism, environmental injustice, and the failure of government.
In 2016, 1,100
- Author: Boiarsky, Carolyn R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 372
- Publish Date: September 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1612499473
- Language: English
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Ivey Badge 44
$15.99 Add to cartIvey, Badge 44 is a heartfelt tribute to a loving family man and police officer, who gave all to protect the city he loved. The aftermath would leave two families to process the effects of dealing wit
- Author: Norton, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: March 01 2025
- ISBN10: 9798992002607
- Language: English
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Bayou of Pigs
$14.50 Add to cartIn 1981, a small but heavily armed force of misfits from Canada and the United States set off on a preposterous mission: invade an impoverished Caribbean country, overthrow its government in a coup d’
- Author: Bell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: February 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1443427640
- Language: English
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Language and Life on Ocracoke: The Living History of the Brogue
$25.00 Add to cartIn this follow-up to the celebrated Hoi Toide on the Outer Banks, Jeffrey Reaser, Walt Wolfram, and Candy Gaskill have produced the most comprehensive linguistic look at Ocracoke yet. Many visitors ar… [more below]
- Author: Reaser, Jeffrey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: May 20 2025
- ISBN10: 1469685299
- Language: English
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The Bears of Grand Teton: A Natural and Cultural History
$26.95 Add to cartThe Bears of Grand Teton is the first comprehensive history of bears, black and grizzly, and their interactions with people in Grand Teton National Park and the surrounding area of Jackson Hole, Wyomi… [more below]
- Series: America’s Public Lands
- Author: Consolo-Murphy, Sue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: April 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1496236270
- Language: English
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The Bird Cage Theater: The Curtain Rises on Tombstone, Arizona’s National Treasure
$34.95 Add to cartTombstone, Arizona, is forever associated with Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Doc Holliday, and the legendary OK Corral gunfight that made it a cultural symbol of the Old West. The town’s most iconic and
- Author: Mihaljevich, Michael Paul
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 157441948X
- Language: English
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Shipwreck Rescues of the Outer Banks: Sensational Wrecks and Heroic Rescues by the United States Life-Saving Service
$27.95 Add to cartAlong North Carolina’s Outer Banks, where thousands of ships met their doom, the brave surfmen of the U.S. Life-Saving Service braved raging seas, defied death itself, and saved countless lives from c
- Author: Charlet, James D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1493087703
- Language: English
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Delusions and Grandeur: Dreamers of the New West
$21.95 Read moreIn these new and selected essays, Mark Sundeen recounts two decades of political activism, outdoor exploration, and empathetic curiosity. He was both witness to and active participant in pivotal cultu
- Author: Sundeen, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 18 2025
- ISBN10: 082636764X
- Language: English
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The Fabulous Ordinary: Discovering the Natural Wonders of the Wild South
$35.00 Add to cartGeorgann Eubanks offers readers a tour of the seasonal joys of ecosystems in the Southeast. The ordinary destinations and events she explores are scattered across seven states and include such wonders… [more below]
- Author: Eubanks, Georgann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 1469685922
- Language: English
