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Separate Lives: Uncovering the Hidden Family of Victorian Professor Mary Rippon

Separate Lives: Uncovering the Hidden Family of Victorian...

Author: Silvia Pettem ,  Julia Bricklin
ISBN: 9781493079353
Format: Hardback
$55.99

Mary Rippon was a pioneer woman educator in the male-dominated world of nineteenth-century academia. As the first...  Read More >>

The Last Days of the Schooner America: A Lost Icon at the Annapolis Warship Factory

The Last Days of the Schooner America: A Lost Icon at...

Author: David Gendell ,  Gary Jobson
ISBN: 9781493084449
Format: Hardback
$58.99

The history of the famous vessel, from her design, build, and early racing career, through her lesser-known Civil...  Read More >>

We the Poisoned: Exposing the Flint Water Crisis Cover-Up and the Poisoning of 100,000 Americans

We the Poisoned: Exposing the Flint Water Crisis Cover-Up...

Author: Jordan Chariton ,  Erin Brockovich
ISBN: 9781538194249
Format: Hardback
$54.99

Toxic Government exposes the full, never-before-told story of who is responsible for the poisoning of Flint and...  Read More >>

Primer of Ohio Archaeology: The Mound Builders and the Indians

Primer of Ohio Archaeology: The Mound Builders and the...

Author: H C Shetrone
ISBN: 9789362093028
Format: Paperback
$43.67

Primer of Ohio Archaeology: The Mound Builders and the Indians, a classical book, was published more than a century...  Read More >>

Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales: New York City

Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales: New York City

Author: Allen Sircy
ISBN: 9798330337422
Format: Paperback
$52.67

"Journey into the shadowy past of one of the world's most iconic cities with ""Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales:...  Read More >>

Hebridean Healers: The Beatons of Mull

Hebridean Healers: The Beatons of Mull

Author: Christine Leach ,  Andrea Cameron
ISBN: 9781839830525
Format: Paperback
$38.79

This book looks at the contemporary historical setting, the type of medicine practised by the Beatons, the use they...  Read More >>

Mull and the Clearances

Mull and the Clearances

Author: Peter MacNab ,  Jean Whittaker
ISBN: 9781839830600
Format: Paperback
$20.67

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Jackson's Judges: Six Appointments Which Shaped a Nation

Jackson's Judges: Six Appointments Which Shaped a Nation...

Author: John Gregory Jacobsen
ISBN: 9798893092493
Format: Paperback
$55.31

During his two terms as Chief Executive, Andrew Jackson made six appointments to the United States Supreme Court,...  Read More >>

The life and legacy of Rachel lillis

The life and legacy of Rachel lillis

Author: Donald Dove
ISBN: 9798335791205
Format: Paperback
$34.29

The Life and Legacy of Rachel Lillis delves into the remarkable journey of Rachel Lillis, a voice acting pioneer...  Read More >>

Fairy Encounters in Medieval England: Landscape, Folklore and the Supernatural

Fairy Encounters in Medieval England: Landscape, Folklore...

Author: Jeremy Harte
ISBN: 9781804130957
Format: Hardback
$232.88

Strange tales from many medieval genres prove that experience, not fiction, underlay fairy beliefs. Supernatural...  Read More >>

Town of Olive

Town of Olive

Author: Melissa McHugh
ISBN: 9781467161695
Format: Paperback
$65.97

The Town of Olive has long been a sought-after place known for its beauty and natural resources. From the late 1600s,...  Read More >>

Join the Conspiracy: How a Brooklyn Eccentric Got Lost on the Right, Infiltrated the Left, and Brought Down the Biggest Bombing Network in New York

Join the Conspiracy: How a Brooklyn Eccentric Got Lost...

Author: Jonathan Butler
ISBN: 9781531508159
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Dive into the electrifying tale of a Brooklyn-born patriot turned radical activist, in an era when America was torn...  Read More >>

Perthshire's Pound of Flesh: TRUE TALES OF MURDER, REVENGE AND RETRIBUTION FROM PERTHSHIRE’S DARK PAST

Perthshire's Pound of Flesh: TRUE TALES OF MURDER, REVENGE...

Author: Mark Bridgeman
ISBN: 9781913836436
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Perth, Blairgowrie, Crieff, Pitlochry, Aberfeldy all feature as well as the wider Perthshire area. 24 true stories...  Read More >>

Troublesome Rising: A Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern Kentucky

Troublesome Rising: A Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern...

Author: Melissa Helton
ISBN: 9781950564439
Format: Paperback
$79.20

As the floodwaters receded throughout the region, countless lives were forever changed. In this visceral and powerful...  Read More >>

Lost Towns of Monroe County, Michigan

Lost Towns of Monroe County, Michigan

Author: Shawna Lynn Mazur
ISBN: 9781467157926
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Echoes of the past can be found in every corner of Monroe County. Incredibly, the county has over a hundred lost...  Read More >>

Jackson's Judges: Six Appointments Which Shaped a Nation

Jackson's Judges: Six Appointments Which Shaped a Nation...

Author: John Gregory Jacobsen
ISBN: 9798894853635
Format: Hardback
$92.27

During his two terms as Chief Executive, Andrew Jackson made six appointments to the United States Supreme Court,...  Read More >>

Haunted Schools of Arizona

Haunted Schools of Arizona

Author: Debe Branning
ISBN: 9781467156295
Format: Paperback
$58.05

Built on top of ancient burial grounds or over forgotten cemeteries, schools like the Lee Williams High School seem...  Read More >>

The Great Murdering-Heir Case: A Biography of Riggs v. Palmer

The Great Murdering-Heir Case: A Biography of Riggs...

Author: William B. Meyer
ISBN: 9781438496351
Format: Paperback
$92.27

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Catholics across Borders: Canadian Immigrants in the North Country, Plattsburgh, New York, 1850–1950

Catholics across Borders: Canadian Immigrants in the...

Author: Mark Paul Richard
ISBN: 9781438496221
Format: Paperback
$97.55

Illuminates the cross-border migration and settlement of Catholics from Canada to northern New York.  Read More >>

Rollins College

Rollins College

Author: Claire Strom ,  Rachel Walton
ISBN: 9781467161015
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Rollins College was founded by New England Congregationalists in 1885 and is recognized as the first coeducational...  Read More >>

Northern Paiutes of the Malheur: High Desert Reckoning in Oregon Country

Northern Paiutes of the Malheur: High Desert Reckoning...

Author: David H. Wilson
ISBN: 9781496240989
Format: Paperback
$65.87

David H. Wilson Jr. recounts an epic story of the Northern Paiutes’ resistance and adaptation as they faced settler...  Read More >>

Troublesome Rising: A Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern Kentucky

Troublesome Rising: A Thousand-Year Flood in Eastern...

Author: Melissa Helton
ISBN: 9781950564422
Format: Hardback
$158.40

As the floodwaters receded throughout the region, countless lives were forever changed. In this visceral and powerful...  Read More >>

Great Plains Homesteaders

Great Plains Homesteaders

Author: Richard Edwards
ISBN: 9781496238948
Format: Paperback
$47.39

Richard Edwards offers a concise and colorful overview of our country’s successful experiment in populating the...  Read More >>

Unmasking the Klansman: The Double Life of Asa and Forrest Carter

Unmasking the Klansman: The Double Life of Asa and Forrest...

Author: Dan T Carter
ISBN: 9781588385482
Format: Paperback
$57.95

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Opportunities for an Artificial Intelligence-Focused Research Hub in Jackson, Mississippi

Opportunities for an Artificial Intelligence-Focused...

Author: Vanessa Parks ,  Bridget R Kane
ISBN: 9781977413512
Format: Paperback
$66.00

In this report, the authors outline approaches to developing an artificial intelligence-focused research hub in...  Read More >>

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