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Draining New Orleans: The 300-Year Quest to Dewater the Crescent City

Draining New Orleans: The 300-Year Quest to Dewater...

Author: Richard Campanella ,  Chris Abernathy
ISBN: 9798212950893
Format: Audio
$203.25

In the first full-length book devoted to ‘the world’s toughest drainage problem’, renowned geographer Richard Campanella...  Read More >>

Chicago Reflected: A Skyline Drawing from the Chicago River

Chicago Reflected: A Skyline Drawing from the Chicago...

Author: Ryan Chester ,  Thomas Dyja
ISBN: 9780226828541
Format: Hardback
$49.95

Accompanied by a sheet from the publisher with a description and reviews.  Read More >>

Burn Back Better - Lahaina: A perfect storm or a perfect crime?

Burn Back Better - Lahaina: A perfect storm or a perfect...

Author: Stephanie Pierucci ,  Shelby Hosana
ISBN: 9781962578028
Format: Paperback
$52.77

"""Freedom For Hawaii Is Freedom For Us All..."" On August 8th, 2023 beautiful historic Lahaina on the island...  Read More >>

Inside the Eye of the Hurricane Katrina

Inside the Eye of the Hurricane Katrina

Author: Warren J Riley
ISBN: 9798869027443
Format: Paperback
$58.05

In the Eye of the Storm brings the reader to the Abyss of Hurricane Katrina, To a depth that has never been explored...  Read More >>

Heartbreak City: Seattle Sports and the Unmet Promise of Urban Progress

Heartbreak City: Seattle Sports and the Unmet Promise...

Author: Shaun Scott
ISBN: 9780295751993
Format: Hardback
$59.99

To cities, sports have never been just entertainment. Progressive urbanites across the United States have used athletics...  Read More >>

Charlotte, the Slugger, and Me: A Coming-of-Age Story of a Southern City and Two Tenacious Brothers

Charlotte, the Slugger, and Me: A Coming-of-Age Story...

Author: Jack Claiborne
ISBN: 9781953555649
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Written by a seasoned and native Charlottean, this book follows the adventures of two brothers, rivals and compatriots,...  Read More >>

Ice & Oil: Life and Time of Dan Murphy California's Unlikely Titan

Ice & Oil: Life and Time of Dan Murphy California's...

Author: Joseph Ryan
ISBN: 9781629672687
Format: Paperback
$52.67

"Ice & Oil is indeed a biography of an unlikely titan. Meet Dan Murphy, the man who shaped Los Angeles as the 19th...  Read More >>

Inside the Eye of the Hurricane Katrina

Inside the Eye of the Hurricane Katrina

Author: Warren J Riley
ISBN: 9798869024718
Format: Hardback
$79.17

In the Eye of the Storm brings the reader to the Abyss of Hurricane Katrina, To a depth that has never been explored...  Read More >>

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Youth Culture

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Youth Culture...

Author: James Marten (, Marquette University)
ISBN: 9780190920753
Format: Hardback
$314.00

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Youth Culture features broadly contextualized historical case studies of youth...  Read More >>

Lindale, Lint and Leather 1825-2001: Lindale, Georgia--The Rise and Fall of a Southern Cotton Mill

Lindale, Lint and Leather 1825-2001: Lindale, Georgia--The...

Author: Randall McCord
ISBN: 9798889603016
Format: Hardback
$234.83

Lindale, Lint, and Leather is Randall McCord's third published work. Beginning in 2015, he and former player Tommy...  Read More >>

Discovery

Discovery

Author: Gordon W Fredrickson
ISBN: 9781643436111
Format: Paperback
$44.75

In the mid-1950s, traumatic events test all levels of love, lust, friendship, loyalty, and courage in a farm neighborhood....  Read More >>

Under the Table and Screaming Volume Three: Old Cabell Hall and The Paramount

Under the Table and Screaming Volume Three: Old Cabell...

Author: Erin O'Hare ,  Jay MacKenzie Baker
ISBN: 9798988058731
Format: Paperback
$52.80

Under the Table and Screaming is a multi-volume series exploring the history and legacy of the local music scene...  Read More >>

A Guide to Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia: A mile of culture, fashion and leisure

A Guide to Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia: A mile of...

Author: Marge Books ,  Bernard Armstrong
ISBN: 9788415340942
Format: Paperback
$44.85

The Passeig de Gràcia is a treasure house of Barcelona's architectural, artistic, commercial and cultural heritage;...  Read More >>

Guia del passeig de Gràcia de Barcelona

Guia del passeig de Gràcia de Barcelona

Author: Marge Books
ISBN: 9788415340089
Format: Paperback
$44.85

El passeig de Gràcia atresora un patrimoni arquitectònic, artístic, comercial i cultural que l'ha fet una avinguda...  Read More >>

Guía del paseo de Gràcia de Barcelona

Guía del paseo de Gràcia de Barcelona

Author: Marge Books ,  David Soler García
ISBN: 9788415340935
Format: Paperback
$44.85

El paseo de Gràcia atesora un patrimonio arquitectónico, artístico, comercial y cultural que lo ha convertido en...  Read More >>

Pistol Creek, Idaho

Pistol Creek, Idaho

Author: Anton P Sohn
ISBN: 9781648831881
Format: Hardback
$79.20

"The earliest ""known life"" at Pistol Creek and on the Middle Fork is recorded by pictographs. No scientific evidence...  Read More >>

Logging for the Company

Logging for the Company

Author: Jack Losensky
ISBN: 9781591523376
Format: Paperback
$73.79

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When Slavery and Rebellion Are Destroyed: A Michigan Woman’s Civil War Journal

When Slavery and Rebellion Are Destroyed: A Michigan...

Author: Jack Dempsey
ISBN: 9780820365602
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Provides a groundbreaking contribution to the comprehension of gender issues by making an extensive collection of...  Read More >>

Pennsylvania Fireside Tales Volume 1

Pennsylvania Fireside Tales Volume 1

Author: Jeffrey R Frazier
ISBN: 9798888191668
Format: Paperback
$44.75

This volume, and subsequent volumes, include beloved folk tales and legends collected by the author during his travels...  Read More >>

The Adventures of the MOSS

The Adventures of the MOSS

Author: Gasper A Chifici
ISBN: 9781916770713
Format: Paperback
$39.57

Ascension Parish is a sweet spot along the Mississippi River, nestled between, and just far enough away from, New...  Read More >>

Loulu: The Hawaiian Palm

Loulu: The Hawaiian Palm

Author: Donald R. Hodel
ISBN: 9780824897789
Format: Paperback
$92.40

The only native palms in Hawai’i, loulu are among the Islands’ most distinctive plants. Each of the 24 species is...  Read More >>

The Tamaroa Village at Grassy Lake

The Tamaroa Village at Grassy Lake

Author: Ken Webster
ISBN: 9798989404711
Format: Hardback
$58.05

The Tamaroa Village at Grassy LakeUnknown to most of the local nearby residents, Grassy Lake Village is one of the...  Read More >>

Amish Women and the Great Depression

Amish Women and the Great Depression

Author: Katherine Jellison ,  Steven D. Reschly (Truman State University)
ISBN: 9781421447971
Format: Hardback
$114.00

This unique portrait of Depression-era farm life provides a historic look into the farming practices and daily lives...  Read More >>

Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South

Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South...

Author: Elizabeth Varon
ISBN: 9781982148270
Format: Hardback
$59.99

Winner, American Battlefield Trust Prize for History Winner, Library of Virginia Literary Award for Nonfiction...  Read More >>

Teaching Us: The Class of 1960 at Moses Brown School: Volume II, After Class

Teaching Us: The Class of 1960 at Moses Brown School:...

Author: Clifford W Brown
ISBN: 9781960505163
Format: Hardback
$92.40

"Teaching Us: The Class of 1960 at Moses Brown: Volume II, After Class is a detailed description of the non-athletic...  Read More >>

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