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The Shooter at Midnight: Murder, Corruption, and a Farming Town Divided

The Shooter at Midnight: Murder, Corruption, and a Farming...

Author: Sean Patrick Cooper
ISBN: 9780143135449
Format: Paperback
$39.99

"The harrowing true story of a cold-blooded murder and the campaign to bring justice to a suffering Midwestern town...  Read More >>

Liberty Street: A Savannah Family, Its Golden Boy, and the Civil War

Liberty Street: A Savannah Family, Its Golden Boy, and...

Author: Jason K. Friedman
ISBN: 9781643364698
Format: Paperback
$71.25

Delving into the lives of an extraordinary Southern Jewish family, Liberty Street meditates on the uses of memory...  Read More >>

Half-Light: Westbound on a Hot Planet

Half-Light: Westbound on a Hot Planet

Author: Amy Kaler (Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Alberta)
ISBN: 9781772127409
Format: Paperback
$54.31

Braiding together personal, collective, and historical explorations of what it means to “go west,” Half-Light offers...  Read More >>

Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and Citizenship

Remembering Conquest: Mexican Americans, Memory, and...

Author: Omar Valerio-Jiménez
ISBN: 9781469675626
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Addresses the politics of memory by exploring how succeeding generations reinforced or modified earlier memories...  Read More >>

The Violent World of Broadus Miller: A Story of Murder, Lynch Mobs, and Judicial Punishment in the Carolinas

The Violent World of Broadus Miller: A Story of Murder,...

Author: Kevin W. Young
ISBN: 9781469679013
Format: Paperback
$50.60

Vividly illustrates the violence-wracked world of the early twentieth century in the Carolinas. Kevin Young provides...  Read More >>

Southern Cultures: The Vote, Volume 30, Number 1 - Spring 2024 Issue

Southern Cultures: The Vote, Volume 30, Number 1 - Spring...

Author: Marcie Cohen Ferris ,  Regina Bradley
ISBN: 9781469683676
Format: Paperback
$26.40

In the spring 2024 issue, we look at the vote–from the groundbreaking Voting Rights Act of 1965 to portraits of...  Read More >>

Broadcasting the Ozarks: Si Siman and Country Music at the Crossroads

Broadcasting the Ozarks: Si Siman and Country Music...

Author: Kitty Ledbetter ,  Scott Foster Siman
ISBN: 9781682262511
Format: Paperback
$44.00

Explores the vibrant country music scene that emerged in Springfield, Missouri, in the 1930s and thrived for half...  Read More >>

Resisting Oklahoma's Reign of Terror: The Society of Oklahoma Indians and the Fight for Native Rights, 1923–1928

Resisting Oklahoma's Reign of Terror: The Society of...

Author: Joshua Clough
ISBN: 9781496238504
Format: Hardback
$171.60

Through the lens of a singular statewide organization, the Society of Oklahoma Indians, Joshua Clough fills the...  Read More >>

The Battles of Fort Watson and Fort Motte, 1781

The Battles of Fort Watson and Fort Motte, 1781

Author: Steven D Smith
ISBN: 9781594164248
Format: Hardback
$36.96

On May 9, 1781, American general Nathanael Greene and his Continental army were outside of British-held Camden,...  Read More >>

Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People

Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People

Author: Evan P. Bennett
ISBN: 9780813080512
Format: Paperback
$71.15

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From Saloons to Steak Houses: A History of Tampa

From Saloons to Steak Houses: A History of Tampa

Author: Andrew T. Huse
ISBN: 9780813080727
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Since its early days as a boomtown on the Florida frontier, Tampa has had a lively history rich with commerce, cuisine,...  Read More >>

Chicana Liberation: Women and Mexican American Politics in Los Angeles, 1945-1981

Chicana Liberation: Women and Mexican American Politics...

Author: Marisela R. Chávez
ISBN: 9780252087813
Format: Paperback
$56.99

Mexican American women reached across generations to develop a bridging activism that drew on different methods...  Read More >>

Radical Volunteers: Dissent, Desegregation, and Student Power in Tennessee

Radical Volunteers: Dissent, Desegregation, and Student...

Author: Katherine J. Ballantyne
ISBN: 9780820366371
Format: Hardback
$303.47

Tells the largely unknown story of southern student activism in Tennessee between the Brown decision in 1954 and...  Read More >>

Histoire du Canada depuis sa découverte jusquà nos jours. Tome IV (Edition1)

Histoire du Canada depuis sa découverte jusquà nos jours....

Author: John Pryor Cowan
ISBN: 9789357961110
Format: Book
$40.50

Sometub's Cruise on the C. & O. Canal; The narrative of a motorboat vacation in the heart of Maryland, a classical...  Read More >>

Histoire du Canada depuis sa découverte jusquà nos jours. Tome III (Edition1)

Histoire du Canada depuis sa découverte jusquà nos jours....

Author: Edith Gilman Brewster
ISBN: 9789357964616
Format: Book
$43.85

Some Three Hundred Years Ago, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and...  Read More >>

From Farmland to Card Shop: A History of Shadyside Through the Windows of 5522 Walnut St

From Farmland to Card Shop: A History of Shadyside Through...

Author: Jason Kirin ,  Dana Kaufman
ISBN: 9798987849651
Format: Paperback
$66.00

This book is a tapestry of unbroken historical threads stretching from 1868 to the present day. Stitched together...  Read More >>

Yooper Poetry: On Experiencing Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Yooper Poetry: On Experiencing Michigan's Upper Peninsula...

Author: Raymond Luczak
ISBN: 9781615997947
Format: Hardback
$92.27

"Sometimes the best way to learn about a unique region is to listen to the stories told by those who've actually...  Read More >>

Mississippi Scoundrels: Murderers, Marauders & Downright Vile Characters

Mississippi Scoundrels: Murderers, Marauders & Downright...

Author: Dr Brown
ISBN: 9781467155755
Format: Paperback
$65.97

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King Al: How Sharpton Took the Throne

King Al: How Sharpton Took the Throne

Author: Ron Howell
ISBN: 9781531507299
Format: Paperback
$39.99

The incredible story of the man and legend who has come to symbolize the continuing pursuit of justice for Blacks...  Read More >>

Broadcasting the Ozarks: Si Siman and Country Music at the Crossroads

Broadcasting the Ozarks: Si Siman and Country Music...

Author: Kitty Ledbetter ,  Scott Foster Siman
ISBN: 9781682262504
Format: Hardback
$68.20

Explores the vibrant country music scene that emerged in Springfield, Missouri, in the 1930s and thrived for half...  Read More >>

Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South

Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of...

Author: Shannon Eaves
ISBN: 9781469678801
Format: Hardback
$168.30

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Fur Trade Nation: An Ojibwe's Graphic History

Fur Trade Nation: An Ojibwe's Graphic History

Author: Carl Gawboy
ISBN: 9781962910002
Format: Hardback
$79.17

This book explores the Fur Trade from an Ojibwe perspective, offering insights into Ojibwe life, kinship and clan...  Read More >>

Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People

Tampa Bay: The Story of an Estuary and Its People

Author: Evan P. Bennett
ISBN: 9780813079011
Format: Hardback
$290.40

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Magnificent Intentions: John Wood, First Federal Photographer (1856 - 1863)

Magnificent Intentions: John Wood, First Federal Photographer...

Author: Adrienne Lundgren (Adrienne Lundgren) ,  Carla Hayden (Carla Hayden)
ISBN: 9781588347619
Format: Hardback
$130.00

""Offering a unique glimpse into American history, this is the first book to celebrate the compelling work of the...  Read More >>

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