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Paradise of the Pacific: Approaching Hawaii
$23.99 Add to cartThe dramatic history of America’s tropical paradise
The history of Hawaii may be said to be the story of arrivals–from the eruption of volcanoes on the ocean floor 18,000 feet below, the first hardy- Author: Moore, Susanna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 02 2016
- ISBN10: 0374536171
- Language: English
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I Thought My Father Was God: And Other True Tales from NPR’s National Story Project
$30.00 Add to cartThe true-life stories in this unique collection provide a window into the American mind and heart (The Daily News). One hundred and eighty voices – male and female, young and old, from all walks of li
- Author: Auster, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 383
- Publish Date: September 07 2002
- ISBN10: 0312421001
- Language: English
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The Bronx
$30.00 Add to cartHome to the New York Yankees, the Bronx Zoo, and the Grand Concourse, the Bronx was at one time a haven for upwardly mobile second-generation immigrants eager to leave the crowded tenements of Manhatt
- Series: Columbia History of Urban Life
- Author: Gonzalez, Evelyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: November 21 2006
- ISBN10: 0231121156
- Language: English
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Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike That Changed America
$23.99 Add to cartIn August 1981, the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) called an illegal strike. The new president, Ronald Reagan, fired the strikers, establishing a reputation for both decisiv… [more below]
- Author: McCartin, Joseph A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 504
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0199325200
- Language: English
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The Four Voyages: Being His Own Log-Book, Letters and Dispatches with Connecting Narratives..
$18.00 Add to cart‘The Admiral was quite certain that they were near land … He promised to give a silk doublet to the first sailor who should report it’
No gamble in history has been more momentous than the landfall o… [more below]- Series: Penguin Classics #217
- Author: Columbus, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 05 1992
- ISBN10: 0140442170
- Language: English
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Gruesome Looking Objects: A New History of Lynching and Everyday Things
$45.33 Add to cartThe 1898 lynching of Tom Johnson and Joe Kizer is retold in this groundbreaking book. Unlike other histories of lynching that rely on conventional historical records, this study focuses on the objects… [more below]
- Series: Cambridge Studies on the American South
- Author: Gaddis, Elijah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: November 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1316514021
- Language: English
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Bethlehem Steel
$40.99 Add to cartThe Lehigh Valley Railroad established the Bethlehem Iron Company in 1860 along the Lehigh River in South Bethlehem. The Bethlehem Iron Company manufactured the largest steel axle to date to support t… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Berger-Carmen, Tracy L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: April 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1540251594
- Language: English
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The 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes in Indiana
$21.99 Add to cartAuthor Janis Thornton reveals the stories of a day in Indiana like no other.
Palm Sunday 1965 started as the nicest day of the year, the kind of weather that encouraged Hoosiers to get out in the sun,
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Thornton, Janis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 02 2022
- ISBN10: 1467149977
- Language: English
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Three Days at Camp David: How a Secret Meeting in 1971 Transformed the Global Economy
$19.99 Add to cartThe former dean of the Yale School of Management and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration chronicles the 1971 August meeting at Camp David, where President Nixon unilaterally ended
- Author: Garten, Jeffrey E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 0062887688
- Language: English
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Big Basin Redwood Forest: California’s Oldest State Park
$41.99 Add to cartThe epic saga of Big Basin began in the late 1800s, when the surrounding communities saw their once inexhaustible redwood forests vanishing. Expanding railways demanded timber as they crisscrossed the… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Bliss, Traci
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: September 06 2021
- ISBN10: 1540249646
- Language: English
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The Columbia River
$23.99 Read moreThe Columbia River is the dominant river system of the Northwest United States. It is a river of many uses–hydropower, fisheries, and irrigation–and was known by many names–Columbia’s River, the Bi… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Harrison, John a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 29 2021
- ISBN10: 1467107689
- Language: English
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Hawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen
$22.99 Add to cartHawaii’s Story by Hawaii’s Queen (1898) is an autobiography by Lili’uokalani. Published in 1898, the book was written in the aftermath of Lili’uokalani’s attempt to appeal on behalf of her people to P
- Series: Mint Editions – Hawaiian Library
- Author: Lili’uokalani
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 278
- Publish Date: July 27 2021
- ISBN10: 1513209027
- Language: English
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On Dark and Bloody Ground: An Oral History of the West Virginia Mine Wars
$22.99 Add to cartAn oral history of the West Virginia Mine Wars published to coincide with the centennial of the Battle of Blair Mountain.
In 1972 Anne Lawrence came to West Virginia at the invitation of the Miners f- Author: Lawrence, Anne T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1952271096
- Language: English
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The New York Times Book Review: 125 Years of Literary History
$50.00 Read moreA “delightful” (Vanity Fair) collection from the longest-running, most influential book review in America, featuring its best, funniest, strangest, and most memorable coverage over the past 125 years
- Author: New York Times
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 02, 2021
- ISBN10: 0593234618
- Language: English
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Father of Glacier National Park: Discoveries and Explorations in His Own Words
$31.99 Add to cartGeorge Bird Grinnell was a prolific writer and record-keeper. After a long day’s hunt or exploration, he diligently made time in camp for meticulous journal entries. With his small group of explorers,… [more below]
- Author: Grinell, George Bird
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: March 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1540242501
- Language: English
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African American History: A Captivating Guide to the People and Events that Shaped the History of the United States
$29.99 Add to cartExplore Captivating Stories and Facts about African American History
The history of African Americans is a long and tragic chronicle of events. The people who dared to stand up and speak out against t
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 126
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1647485258
- Language: English
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Wisconsin Legends & Lore
$21.99 Add to cartWisconsin is a land rich with stories. It was the mother of all circuses, a place of buried treasure and home to eerie ghosts and monsters. Native American legends, tall tales told at lumberjack camps… [more below]
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Krulos, Tea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 31 2020
- ISBN10: 1467143448
- Language: English
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The Salem Witch Hunt: A Captivating Guide to the Hunt and Trials of People Accused of Witchcraft in Colonial Massachusetts
$15.97 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Salem Witch Hunt, then keep reading…
Decades after witch-hunting had begun to die down in Europe, North America was about to witness its bloodie
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 118
- Publish Date: August 16 2019
- ISBN10: 1950922677
- Language: English
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Hippie Homesteaders: Arts, Crafts, Music, and Living on the Land in West Virginia
$22.99 Add to cartHippie Homesteaders tells the story of this movement from the viewpoint of forty artisans and musicians who came to the state, lived on the land, and created successful careers with their craft.
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- Author: Seaton, Carter Taylor
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1938228901
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of Jersey Shore
$41.99 Add to cartFor well over a century, the lure of scenic beaches and ocean waves have drawn visitors to the Jersey Shore. Presidents had summer homes where they could escape the pressures of office. Other visitors
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Czachowski, Joe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: December 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1683369807
- Language: English
