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The Spinning House: How Cambridge University locked up women in its private prison

The Spinning House: How Cambridge University locked...

Author: Caroline Biggs
ISBN: 9781803995700
Format: Hardback
$49.99

The untold story of how Cambridge University locked up women in their own private prison - and how the town fought...  Read More >>

Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - 70th Anniversary Edition

Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of...

Author: William S Crowe ,  Lynn McGlothlin Emerick
ISBN: 9780965057738
Format: Paperback
$57.95

A firsthand account of the lumbering era during the white pine boom years of early 1900s in the northern U.S. Millions...  Read More >>

William Trent: Factor of Ambition

William Trent: Factor of Ambition

Author: Jason A Cherry
ISBN: 9798888191859
Format: Paperback
$92.27

In this new riveting biography, comes the rise and fall of William Trent, one of the most influential backcountry...  Read More >>

Tragedy on the Horizon: The Dred Scoll Decision A Historical Narrative

Tragedy on the Horizon: The Dred Scoll Decision A Historical...

Author: Denise A Pascale
ISBN: 9798889606079
Format: Paperback
$36.83

"The Dred Scott case of 1857 was the worst decision in the history of the court. It was supposed to prevent the...  Read More >>

Indianapolis – A Concise History

Indianapolis – A Concise History

Author: Jon C. Teaford
ISBN: 9780253069238
Format: Paperback
$39.99

As its name denotes, Indianapolis is without question Indiana's city. Known as the Crossroads of America, Indianapolis...  Read More >>

Midwest Bedrock – The Search for Nature`s Soul in America`s Heartland

Midwest Bedrock – The Search for Nature`s Soul in America`s...

Author: Kevin J. Koch
ISBN: 9780253068842
Format: Paperback
$50.99

To know a place deeply means to understand it on several levels, layered almost as if from bedrock to topsoil. Midwest...  Read More >>

From Thorns to Blossoms: A Japanese American Family in War and Peace

From Thorns to Blossoms: A Japanese American Family...

Author: Mitzi Asai Loftus ,  David Loftus
ISBN: 9781962645058
Format: Paperback
$65.87

In this remarkable autobiography, Mitsuko “Mitzi” Asai recounts her rich and varied life, from a childhood surrounded...  Read More >>

Yellow Roses

Yellow Roses

Author: Elizabeth Cullinan ,  Angela Alaimo O'Donnell
ISBN: 9781531507350
Format: Paperback
$39.99

These twelve stories, told from the viewpoint of young women in life s mid-passage, explore the splendors and miseries...  Read More >>

World War II Massachusetts

World War II Massachusetts

Author: James L Parr
ISBN: 9781467156431
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Over 500,000 Massachusetts residents answered the call to military duty in the Second World War, while the rest...  Read More >>

Boston Marathon Traditions & Lore

Boston Marathon Traditions & Lore

Author: Paul C Clerici ,  Guy Morse III
ISBN: 9781467155977
Format: Paperback
$65.97

First run in 1897 as America's second and the world's fourth, the Boston Marathon attracts thousands thanks to its...  Read More >>

Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - 70th Anniversary Edition

Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of...

Author: William S Crowe ,  Lynn McGlothlin Emerick
ISBN: 9781615998081
Format: Hardback
$100.19

A firsthand account of the lumbering era during the white pine boom years of early 1900s in the northern U.S. Millions...  Read More >>

Montana: As Lived and Painted by Charles Russell

Montana: As Lived and Painted by Charles Russell

Author: George M Papa
ISBN: 9798890215055
Format: Paperback
$83.13

The true story of one of North America's most revered art icons, Charles Marion Russell. In the late 1800's, Charlie...  Read More >>

Indianapolis – A Concise History

Indianapolis – A Concise History

Author: Jon C. Teaford
ISBN: 9780253068958
Format: Hardback
$82.99

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Midwest Bedrock – The Search for Nature`s Soul in America`s Heartland

Midwest Bedrock – The Search for Nature`s Soul in America`s...

Author: Kevin J. Koch
ISBN: 9780253068835
Format: Hardback
$124.99

To know a place deeply means to understand it on several levels, layered almost as if from bedrock to topsoil. Midwest...  Read More >>

Mortimer and the Witches: A History of Nineteenth-Century Fortune Tellers

Mortimer and the Witches: A History of Nineteenth-Century...

Author: Marie Carter
ISBN: 9781531506247
Format: Hardback
$59.99

The neglected histories of 19th century NYC's maligned working-class fortune tellers and the man who set out to...  Read More >>

Killing Shore: The True Story of Hitler’s U-boats Off the New Jersey Coast

Killing Shore: The True Story of Hitler’s U-boats Off...

Author: K A Nelson
ISBN: 9781955041294
Format: Hardback
$90.00

The shocking story of Nazi Germany’s naval assault in American waters, told through the eyes of seafarers who experienced...  Read More >>

Street Fight: The Chicago Taxi Wars of the 1920s

Street Fight: The Chicago Taxi Wars of the 1920s

Author: Anne Morrissy
ISBN: 9781493068678
Format: Hardback
$60.99

Street Fight is the untold story of the deadly taxicab wars that plagued Chicago during the 1920s and led to laws...  Read More >>

The London Mini and Midi Bus Types

The London Mini and Midi Bus Types

Author: David Beddall
ISBN: 9781399095266
Format: Hardback
$105.00

London’s Mini and midibuses takes a look at the various types of mini and midibuses that have operated on routes...  Read More >>

Montana: As Lived and Painted by Charles Russell

Montana: As Lived and Painted by Charles Russell

Author: George M Papa
ISBN: 9798890215062
Format: Hardback
$104.25

The true story of one of North America's most revered art icons, Charles Marion Russell. In the late 1800's, Charlie...  Read More >>

A Murder on the Hill: The Secret Life and Mysterious Death of Ruth Munson

A Murder on the Hill: The Secret Life and Mysterious...

Author: Roger Barr
ISBN: 9781681342894
Format: Paperback
$57.95

"The mysterious murder of a woman in a historic neighborhood is shrouded in scandal, innuendo, police neglect, and...  Read More >>

The Salmon Capital of Michigan: The Rise and Fall of a Great Lakes Fishery

The Salmon Capital of Michigan: The Rise and Fall of...

Author: Carson Prichard
ISBN: 9780814351130
Format: Paperback
$71.25

Weaving together the stories and voices of residents, anglers, community leaders, and environmental workers and...  Read More >>

Gay Key West - A History: Stories of the famous, infamous, and forgotten gay men who transformed the island

Gay Key West - A History: Stories of the famous, infamous,...

Author: Richard M McGarry ,  Greg Madsen
ISBN: 9798989787906
Format: Paperback
$47.39

"A history of gay Key West starting in 1954, when the city police chief Bienvenido Perez promised to rid the island...  Read More >>

Southern Cultures: The Gothic South: Volume 29, Number 4 - Winter 2023 Issue

Southern Cultures: The Gothic South: Volume 29, Number...

Author: Marcie Cohen Ferris ,  Regina Bradley
ISBN: 9781469677385
Format: Paperback
$26.40

Guest edited by Kinitra D. Brooks, this issue unpacks the Gothic South, including its haints, hoodoo, and hollers....  Read More >>

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