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Traditions of the Arikara

Traditions of the Arikara

Author: George A Dorsey
ISBN: 9789357963466
Format: Paperback
$59.88

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1904 Original Publisher: Carnegie Institution of...  Read More >>

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2

Author: James Athearn Jones
ISBN: 9789357968003
Format: Paperback
$53.54

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2, a classical book, was published more than a century ago and has...  Read More >>

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1

Author: James Athearn Jones
ISBN: 9789357969413
Format: Paperback
$55.12

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1, a classical book, was published more than a century ago and has...  Read More >>

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3

Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3

Author: James Athearn Jones
ISBN: 9789357969604
Format: Paperback
$54.23

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A Haunted History of Grand Rapids

A Haunted History of Grand Rapids

Author: Julie Rathsack
ISBN: 9781467157278
Format: Paperback
$58.05

"Grand Rapids history is crowded with departed souls who refuse to rest in peace.  The twisted spirit of Lolita,...  Read More >>

Puget's Sound: A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern Sound

Puget's Sound: A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern...

Author: Murray Morgan ,  Michael Sean Sullivan
ISBN: 9798228012516
Format: Audio
$121.31

With the same ability to make personalities and events come alive that characterizes his classic Skid Road, Murray...  Read More >>

Puget's Sound: A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern Sound

Puget's Sound: A Narrative of Early Tacoma and the Southern...

Author: Murray Morgan ,  Michael Sean Sullivan
ISBN: 9798228012509
Format: Audio
$147.81

With the same ability to make personalities and events come alive that characterizes his classic Skid Road, Murray...  Read More >>

What They Say in New England: A Book of Signs, Sayings, and Superstitions

What They Say in New England: A Book of Signs, Sayings,...

Author: Clifton Johnson
ISBN: 9781608643219
Format: Paperback
$52.67

In the rich tapestry of American folklore, New England occupies a distinctive place. This region, with its unique...  Read More >>

Apacheria Gold: In the Land of Adams

Apacheria Gold: In the Land of Adams

Author: Lemay
ISBN: 9781953221162
Format: Paperback
$52.77

"Apacheria is an antiquated term referring to the lands inhabited-and often ruled-by the Apache in the 19th Century....  Read More >>

The Story of Bracknell: Before the New Town

The Story of Bracknell: Before the New Town

Author: Andrew Radgick
ISBN: 9781803995878
Format: Paperback
$49.99

The history of Bracknell from the first inhabitants until 1949, when it was designated a New Town  Read More >>

Tales of Forgotten Kent: Little-Known People and Events from History

Tales of Forgotten Kent: Little-Known People and Events...

Author: Malcolm Horton
ISBN: 9781803997469
Format: Paperback
$44.99

A collection of twenty-two essays about the people and events that have largely been neglected by historians but...  Read More >>

Bygone Attractions of Chittenden County

Bygone Attractions of Chittenden County

Author: Bob Blanchard
ISBN: 9781957184449
Format: Paperback
$65.97

This book is a visual history of the many recreational amenities that sprang up in Chittenden County, Vermont starting...  Read More >>

Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation

Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and...

Author: Samuel Charters ,  Ann Charters
ISBN: 9798874886738
Format: Audio
$269.25

"John Clellon Holmes met Jack Kerouac on a hot New York City weekend in 1948, and until the end of Kerouac's life...  Read More >>

Selling Vero Beach: Settler Myths in the Land of the A�s and Seminole

Selling Vero Beach: Settler Myths in the Land of the...

Author: Kristalyn Marie Shefveland ,  Katie Koster
ISBN: 9798228006904
Format: Audio
$176.85

Themes of unspoiled paradise tamed by progress can be seen in stories about pioneer history across the US, especially...  Read More >>

The Last True Clipper: Western Shore - the Oregon Clipper

The Last True Clipper: Western Shore - the Oregon Clipper...

Author: Dick Wagner
ISBN: 9798330389360
Format: Paperback
$39.60

In 1874 the Western Shore sails from North Bend Oregon. This book details the sudden end of an era with the journeys...  Read More >>

New Port Richey's Hacienda Hotel: A Haven for Silent Screen Stars, Literati & Sports Legends

New Port Richey's Hacienda Hotel: A Haven for Silent...

Author: Gary Vitacco-Robles
ISBN: 9781467157544
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Author Gary Vitacco-Robles traces the history of New Port Richey's architectural jewel. The Hacienda Hotel opened...  Read More >>

The Lady Makes Boots: Enid Justin and the Nocona Boot Company

The Lady Makes Boots: Enid Justin and the Nocona Boot...

Author: Carol A. Lipscomb
ISBN: 9781682832400
Format: Paperback
$60.59

The first biography of Enid Justin, lady bootmaker and the visionary who founded the Nocona Boot Company. Utilizing...  Read More >>

Letters from Country Life: Adolphe Pons, Man o' War, and the Founding of Maryland's Oldest Thoroughbred Farm

Letters from Country Life: Adolphe Pons, Man o' War,...

Author: Josh Pons ,  Evan Hammonds
ISBN: 9781493081394
Format: Paperback
$50.99

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Cupar: The History of a Small Scottish Town

Cupar: The History of a Small Scottish Town

Author: Paula Martin
ISBN: 9781912476732
Format: Paperback
$38.79

Cupar was created a royal burgh in 1328, though its name is Pictish, suggesting that there had been an important...  Read More >>

Sigüenza en imágenes

Sigüenza en imágenes

Author: Cristina Berna ,  Eric Thomsen
ISBN: 9788411747820
Format: Paperback
$171.34

El Doncel es el epítome del alma de la ciudad medieval de Sigüenza. Como muchos jóvenes de la época, se inspiró...  Read More >>

Illinois Politics: A Citizen's Guide to Power, Politics, and Government

Illinois Politics: A Citizen's Guide to Power, Politics,...

Author: Melissa Mouritsen ,  Kent D. Redfield
ISBN: 9780252087974
Format: Paperback
$49.99

Shifting demographics. Downstate versus Chicago. Billionaires and bribery. Even veteran observers need a roadmap...  Read More >>

Steel City: A Story of Pittsburgh

Steel City: A Story of Pittsburgh

Author: William J. Miller, Jr.
ISBN: 9781493085576
Format: Paperback
$47.99

Steel City is the story of a young man exposed to the turbulent world of 1890's Pittsburgh who confronts many of...  Read More >>

Mississippi Swindle: Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal that Shocked America

Mississippi Swindle: Brett Favre and the Welfare Scandal...

Author: Shad White
ISBN: 9781586423865
Format: Hardback
$55.00

How America's youngest state auditor uncovered the largest public corruption scandal in the history of the nation's...  Read More >>

This Day in St. Louis History: The Famous, Infamous, and Everything in Between

This Day in St. Louis History: The Famous, Infamous,...

Author: Joe Sonderman
ISBN: 9781681065113
Format: Paperback
$75.24

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The American Art-Union: Utopia and Skepticism in the Antebellum Era

The American Art-Union: Utopia and Skepticism in the...

Author: Kimberly A. Orcutt
ISBN: 9781531506988
Format: Hardback
$82.99

The first comprehensive treatment in seventy years of the American Art-Union's remarkable rise and fall For over...  Read More >>

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