Topical/Women's History
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The Devil’s Half Acre: The Untold Story of How One Woman Liberated the South’s Most Notorious Slave Jail
$32.00 Add to cartThe inspiring true story of an enslaved woman who liberated an infamous slave jail and transformed it into one of the nation’s first HBCUs
In The Devil’s Half Acre, New York Times bestsell
- Author: Green, Kristen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1541675630
- Language: English
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An Open Secret: The Story of Deadwood’s Most Notorious Bordellos
$21.95 Add to cartA colorful history of the famous Soiled Doves of Deadwood, South Dakota, during the heyday of the wild west.
- Author: Enss, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 198
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493061461
- Language: English
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The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables: The Enchanting Island That Inspired L. M. Montgomery
$24.95 Read moreOne of Smithsonian magazine’s Best Books About Travel of 2018
The Landscapes of Anne of Green Gables explores L. M. Montgomery’s deep connection to the landscapes of Prince Edward Island that inspired- Author: Reid, Catherine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: March 27, 2018
- ISBN10: 160469789X
- Language: English
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Dust Bowl Girls: The Inspiring Story of the Team That Barnstormed Its Way to Basketball Glory
$19.99 Add to cartJust in time for the NCAA Final Four, read the exhilarating true story of the championship women’s basketball team that broke the mold and captivated the country.
“A thrilling, cinematic story. I lov- Author: Reeder, Lydia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: December 05 2017
- ISBN10: 161620740X
- Language: English
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Remarkable Women of the Finger Lakes
$24.99 Read moreThe majesty of New York’s Finger Lakes region has produced some equally majestic women who have left their mark on American history. From women medical pioneers like Clara Barton and Elizabeth Blackwe… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Cummins, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1467150479
- Language: English
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Women Behind the Wheel: An Unexpected and Personal History of the Car
$28.95 Add to cartFrom the adolescent thrill of getting a driver’s license to the dreaded commutes of adulthood, from vintage muscle cars to electric vehicles, this groundbreaking book reveals the outsized impact the c… [more below]
- Author: Nichols, Nancy A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1639365591
- Language: English
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Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady’s Guide to Sex, Marriage, and Manners
$19.99 Add to cartHave you ever wished you could live in an earlier, more romantic era? Ladies, welcome to the 19th century, where there’s arsenic in your face cream, a pot of cold pee sits under your bed, and all of y… [more below]
- Author: Oneill, Therese
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 08 2018
- ISBN10: 0316357901
- Language: English
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Black Detroit: A People’s History of Self-Determination
$17.99 Read moreNAACP 2017 Image Award Finalist
2018 Michigan Notable Books honoree
The author of Baldwin’s Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit–a blend of memoir, l
- Author: Boyd, Herb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: June 05 2018
- ISBN10: 0062346636
- Language: English
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One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General
$35.00 Read moreINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The former attorney general provides a candid account of his historic tenures serving two vastly different presidents, George H.W. Bush and Donald J. Trump.
William
- Author: Barr, William P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0063158604
- Language: English
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The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of Rise of the Rocket Girls, the untold, “richly detailed” story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations (Margot L… [more below]
- Author: Holt, Nathalia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 27 2020
- ISBN10: 0316439142
- Language: English
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The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Frontier Landscapes That Inspired the Little House Books
$27.95 Add to cart“If you loved Wilder’s books, or if you garden with a child who loves her books, you will enjoy the read.” —San Francisco Chronicle
In this revealing exploration of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s deep conne- Author: McDowell, Marta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 390
- Publish Date: September 20 2017
- ISBN10: 160469727X
- Language: English
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Agatha Christie at Home
$40.00 Add to cartThis new and revised edition of Hilary Macaskill’s classic book, with many new illustrations, offers an insight into the life and work of the world’s bestselling author.
Hilary Macaskill examines the- Author: Macaskill, Hilary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1914902009
- Language: English
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The Field House: A Writer’s Life Lost and Found on an Island in Maine
$16.95 Add to cartA compelling blend of biography and memoir, The Field House recounts the life of writer Rachel Field-whose works for adults and children were once wildly successful but are now largely forgotten-and h… [more below]
- Author: Wood, Robin Clifford
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1647420458
- 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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The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II
$23.00 Add to cartA long-awaited English translation of the groundbreaking oral history of women in World War II across Europe and Russia–from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF- Author: Alexievich, Svetlana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 03 2018
- ISBN10: 0399588744
- Language: English
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Fatal Discord: Erasmus, Luther, and the Fight for the Western Mind
$24.99 Add to cartA New York Times Notable Book
A deeply textured dual biography and fascinating intellectual history that examines two of the greatest minds of European history–Desiderius Erasmus and Martin Luther–w
- Author: Massing, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1008
- Publish Date: March 22 2022
- ISBN10: 0063143437
- Language: English
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Yale Needs Women: How the First Group of Girls Rewrote the Rules of an Ivy League Giant
$16.99 Add to cartWINNER OF THE 2020 CONNECTICUT BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION AND NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS FOR BOOK CLUBS IN 2021 BY BOOKBROWSE
“Perkins’ richly detailed narrative is a reminder that gender equity has ne
- Author: Gardiner Perkins, Anne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1728234611
- Language: English
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The Great Book of Badass Women: 15 Fearless and Inspirational Women that Changed History
$11.85 Add to cartThere have been countless badass women who have changed the world for the better, yet most people have never even heard of them.
Women throughout history have fought for their rights and the rights of… [more below]
- Author: Walsh, Rachel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 142
- Publish Date: September 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1648450660
- Language: English
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Woman: The American History of an Idea
$25.00 Add to cartA comprehensive history of the struggle to define womanhood in America, from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century
“Exhaustively researched and finely written.”–Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times- Author: Faderman, Lillian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 600
- Publish Date: March 07 2023
- ISBN10: 030027114X
- Language: English
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Womb: The Inside Story of Where We All Began
$20.00 Add to cart“Page for page, I may not have ever learned more from a book…. Womb is a history book as well as a biology book but it’s also an adventure and a celebration.” –Rob Delaney, actor and author of A He
- Author: Hazard, Leah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 27 2024
- ISBN10: 0063157632
- Language: English
