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Remarkable Colorado Women

Remarkable Colorado Women

Author: Gayle Shirley ,  Linda Wommack
ISBN: 9781493068739
Format: Paperback
$38.99

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A Man by Any Other Name: William Clarke Quantrill and the Search for American Manhood

A Man by Any Other Name: William Clarke Quantrill and...

Author: Joseph M. Beilein Jr.
ISBN: 9780820364520
Format: Paperback
$71.15

Paints the most authentic portrait of William Clarke Quantrill yet rendered. The detailed study of this man not...  Read More >>

The Cranberry: Hard Work and Holiday Sauce

The Cranberry: Hard Work and Holiday Sauce

Author: Stephen A Cole ,  Linda Gifford
ISBN: 9781684751273
Format: Paperback
$51.99

The cranberry is far more than just “turkey's tablemate”—it's been the subject of conflict and risk as far back...  Read More >>

Lost Restaurants of Fredericksburg

Lost Restaurants of Fredericksburg

Author: Michael Barr
ISBN: 9781467155113
Format: Paperback
$65.97

From soda fountains to beer gardens, celebrate the founders of Fredericksburg's feasts. Fredericksburg's heritage...  Read More >>

The Bell Witch in Myth and Memory: From Local Legend to International Folktale

The Bell Witch in Myth and Memory: From Local Legend...

Author: Rick Gregory
ISBN: 9781621908371
Format: Paperback
$65.87

The legend of the haint who terrorized the Bell family of Adams, Tennessee, is one of the best-known pieces of folklore...  Read More >>

Listening to Laredo: A Border City in a Globalized Age

Listening to Laredo: A Border City in a Globalized Age...

Author: Mehnaaz Momen
ISBN: 9780816551729
Format: Paperback
$92.40

In a span of mere decades, Laredo has become the largest inland port in the US and a hub of global trade. This book...  Read More >>

CRAVEN COTTAGE: 250 YEARS

CRAVEN COTTAGE: 250 YEARS

Author: Martin Plumb ,  Ken Coton
ISBN: 9781916065673
Format: Hardback
$77.50

History of the Craven Cottage site in Fulham, now the home of Fulham Football Club.  Read More >>

Son of Southern Illinois: Glenn Poshard's Life in Politics and Education

Son of Southern Illinois: Glenn Poshard's Life in Politics...

Author: Carl Walworth ,  Glenn Poshard
ISBN: 9780809339181
Format: Paperback
$49.50

Presents a life of principles, service, and faith. This first biography of Glenn Poshard traces the life of a young...  Read More >>

The Size of the Risk: Histories of Multiple Use in the Great Basin

The Size of the Risk: Histories of Multiple Use in the...

Author: Leisl Carr Childers
ISBN: 9780806193137
Format: Paperback
$71.15

Shows how different constituencies worked to fill the presumed ‘empty space’ of the Great Basin with a variety of...  Read More >>

Lady Undertakers of Old Texas

Lady Undertakers of Old Texas

Author: Kathy Benjamin
ISBN: 9781540258403
Format: Hardback
$102.93

Author Kathy Benjamin accompanies the pioneering women of the Lone Star State's funeral business. The intimate...  Read More >>

Haunted Central New York

Haunted Central New York

Author: Dennis Webster
ISBN: 9781540258328
Format: Hardback
$100.29

Discover the spooky history of New York's central region From the edge of the Adirondacks, to the heart of Syracuse...  Read More >>

Diverting the Gila: The Pima Indians and the Florence-Casa Grande Project, 1916-1928

Diverting the Gila: The Pima Indians and the Florence-Casa...

Author: David H. DeJong
ISBN: 9780816553259
Format: Paperback
$92.40

Water was as vital to newcomers to Arizona’s Florence and Casa Grande valleys as it had always been to the Pima...  Read More >>

Charleston Horse Power: Equine Culture in the Palmetto City

Charleston Horse Power: Equine Culture in the Palmetto...

Author: Christina Rae Butler
ISBN: 9781643364025
Format: Paperback
$73.89

Visitors to Charleston can catch glimpses of the city’s equine legacy - in the form of carriage houses, narrow streets,...  Read More >>

Creepy Kentucky: Strange Stories from the Bluegrass State

Creepy Kentucky: Strange Stories from the Bluegrass...

Author: Keven McQueen
ISBN: 9781540258366
Format: Hardback
$100.29

The Eerie and Ominous in Kentucky Kentucky is no stranger to strange occurrences. From weird encounters with the...  Read More >>

The Rise and Demise of the Largest Sailing Ships: Stories of the Six and Seven-Masted Coal Schooners of New England

The Rise and Demise of the Largest Sailing Ships: Stories...

Author: Allan B Wood
ISBN: 9781088021156
Format: Hardback
$84.35

Follow the unique personal stories, historical events, and challenges faced by the world's eleven largest sailing...  Read More >>

Black St. Louis

Black St. Louis

Author: Calvin Riley ,  Nini Harris
ISBN: 9781681064079
Format: Hardback
$105.47

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City of the Undead: Voodoo, Ghosts, and Vampires of New Orleans

City of the Undead: Voodoo, Ghosts, and Vampires of...

Author: Robin Ann Roberts
ISBN: 9780807180266
Format: Paperback
$79.07

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A Man by Any Other Name: William Clarke Quantrill and the Search for American Manhood

A Man by Any Other Name: William Clarke Quantrill and...

Author: Joseph M. Beilein Jr.
ISBN: 9780820364513
Format: Hardback
$303.47

Paints the most authentic portrait of William Clarke Quantrill yet rendered. The detailed study of this man not...  Read More >>

Nooks and Corners of Old New York

Nooks and Corners of Old New York

Author: Charles Hemstreet ,  E. C. Peixotto
ISBN: 9781438495002
Format: Hardback
$261.36

A detailed, historic guide to the rich physical history of New York City, from its founding by Dutch settlers to...  Read More >>

La Florida: Catholics, Conquistadores, and Other American Origin Stories

La Florida: Catholics, Conquistadores, and Other American...

Author: Kevin Kokomoor
ISBN: 9781683343523
Format: Hardback
$61.99

La Florida explores a Spanish thread to early American history that is unfamiliar or even unknown to most Americans....  Read More >>

Stratford: A Pictorial History

Stratford: A Pictorial History

Author: Stephen Pewsey
ISBN: 9781803993614
Format: Paperback
$42.99

Over 100 old photos and ephemera of Stratford, new in paperback  Read More >>

Native American Women and the Burdens of Southern History

Native American Women and the Burdens of Southern History...

Author: Daniel H. Usner Jr.
ISBN: 9780807179918
Format: Hardback
$79.07

Though long neglected, the history and experiences of Indigenous women offer a deeper, more complex understanding...  Read More >>

Steel City Mafia: Blood, Betrayal and Pittsburgh's Last Don

Steel City Mafia: Blood, Betrayal and Pittsburgh's Last...

Author: Paul N Hodos ,  Justin Price
ISBN: 9798212937047
Format: Audio
$84.45

Pittsburgh's small but lucrative Cosa Nostra mafia family was on the rise in 1985 with a newly crowned Don . . ....  Read More >>

Steel City Mafia: Blood, Betrayal and Pittsburgh's Last Don

Steel City Mafia: Blood, Betrayal and Pittsburgh's Last...

Author: Paul N Hodos ,  Justin Price
ISBN: 9798212937054
Format: Audio
$110.85

Pittsburgh's small but lucrative Cosa Nostra mafia family was on the rise in 1985 with a newly crowned Don . . ....  Read More >>

Heaven's Harsh Tableland: A New History of the Llano Estacado

Heaven's Harsh Tableland: A New History of the Llano...

Author: Paul H. Carlson
ISBN: 9781648431548
Format: Hardback
$110.88

Captures the entirety of the Llano Estacado, summarizing and interpreting its natural and human history in a single,...  Read More >>

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