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Tombee: Portrait Of A Cotton Planter

Tombee: Portrait Of A Cotton Planter

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Author: Theodore RosengartenBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life and times of a prominent cotton planter, offering a vivid depiction...
A Biography: Benjamin Franklin

A Biography: Benjamin Franklin

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Author: Ronald W. ClarkBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House (NY), 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsRonald W. Clark's A Biography: Benjamin Franklin chronicles the extraordinary life of one of America's...
Demeter's Daughters: The Women Who Founded America 1587-1787

Demeter's Daughters: The Women Who Founded America 1587-1787

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Author: Selma R. WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Atheneum, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDemeter's Daughters: The Women Who Founded America 1587-1787 chronicles the essential yet frequently unacknowledged contributions of women...
The King's Ranger: Thomas Brown And The American Revolution On The Southern Frontier

The King's Ranger: Thomas Brown And The American Revolution On The Southern Frontier

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Author: Edward J. CashinBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Georgia Press, 1989Condition:Book: Fair, ex-libraryJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsEdward J. Cashin's The King's Ranger: Thomas Brown And The American...
Against Wind And Tide: A Biography Of Wm. Lloyd Garrison

Against Wind And Tide: A Biography Of Wm. Lloyd Garrison

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Author: Walter M. MerrillBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsWalter M. Merrill's Against Wind And Tide: A Biography...
Madam Secretary: A Memoir (SIGNED)

Madam Secretary: A Memoir (SIGNED)

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Author: Madeleine AlbrightBinding: HardbackPublished: Miramax Books, 2003Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. DJ within mylar. Name on half-title page, otherwise clean and sturdy...
Paul Revere's Ride

Paul Revere's Ride

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Author: David Hackett FischerBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1994Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Reading copy with markingsThis acclaimed historical account, Paul Revere's Ride, chronicles the pivotal moments leading up...
Maximilian And Carlota: The Habsburg Tragedy In Mexico

Maximilian And Carlota: The Habsburg Tragedy In Mexico

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Author: Gene SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: HARRAP, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsGene Smith's Maximilian And Carlota: The Habsburg Tragedy In Mexico chronicles the ill-fated reign of Emperor Maximilian I...
Treasury Of American Antiques: A Pictorial Survey Of Popular Folk Arts & Crafts

Treasury Of American Antiques: A Pictorial Survey Of Popular Folk Arts & Crafts

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Author: Clarence Pearson HornungBinding: PaperbackPublished: H. N. Abrams, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minor wear on cover. This comprehensive volume presents...
In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood

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Author: Truman CapoteBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Worn green boards. Light bumping on corners. Light foxing on book...
Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences Of Slavery And Emancipation

Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences Of Slavery And Emancipation

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Author: Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau, And Steven F. MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: New Press-Library of Congress, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRemembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences...
Africans In America: America's Journey Through Slavery

Africans In America: America's Journey Through Slavery

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Author: Charles Johnson, Patricia Smith, And The Wgbh Series Research TeamBinding: PaperbackPublished: A Harvest Book - Harcourt Brace & Co.,, 1999Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks:...
The Life Of J. Edgar Hoover: Secrecy And Power

The Life Of J. Edgar Hoover: Secrecy And Power

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Author: Richard Gid PowersBinding: HardbackPublished: Free Press, New York, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe authoritative biography The Life Of J. Edgar Hoover: Secrecy And Power chronicles the...
Black Troops, White Commanders, And Freedmen During The Civil War (SIGNED)

Black Troops, White Commanders, And Freedmen During The Civil War (SIGNED)

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Author: Howard C. WestwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. DJ protected within mylar. Black Troops, White Commanders,...
Forged In Battle: The Civil War Alliance Of Black Soldiers And White Officers

Forged In Battle: The Civil War Alliance Of Black Soldiers And White Officers

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Author: Joseph T GlatthaarBinding: HardbackPublished: Free Press , 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ repaired with tape. Joseph T. Glatthaar's Forged In Battle: The Civil War...
Hearts Of Fire: Great Women Of American Lore And Legend

Hearts Of Fire: Great Women Of American Lore And Legend

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Author: Kemp BattleBinding: HardbackPublished: Guild America Books, New York, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work chronicles the extraordinary lives of remarkable women who shaped American history...
Of America East & West: Selections From The Writings Of Paul Horgan (SIGNED)

Of America East & West: Selections From The Writings Of Paul Horgan (SIGNED)

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Author: Paul Horgan; Introduction by Henry Steele CommagerBinding: HardbackPublished: Farrar Straus Giroux, New York, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Loose plate inscribed by the author...
Representing The Republic: Mapping The United States, 1600-1900

Representing The Republic: Mapping The United States, 1600-1900

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Author: John Rennie ShortBinding: HardbackPublished: Reaktion Books, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on book block. This scholarly work chronicles the intricate relationship...
In Pursuit Of Reason: The Life Of Thomas Jefferson

In Pursuit Of Reason: The Life Of Thomas Jefferson

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Author: Noble E. Cunningham, Jr.Binding: HardbackPublished: Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn In Pursuit Of Reason: The Life Of Thomas Jefferson, Noble...
American Statesmen On Slavery And The Negro

American Statesmen On Slavery And The Negro

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Author: Nathaniel Weyl And William MarinaBinding: HardbackPublished: Arlington House, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical analysis, American Statesmen On Slavery And The Negro, meticulously chronicles the complex...
World Of Our Fathers: The Journey Of The East European Jews To America And The Life They Found And Made

World Of Our Fathers: The Journey Of The East European Jews To America And The Life They Found And Made

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Author: Irving HoweBinding: HardbackPublished: MONTECELLO EDITIONS - BCE, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsWorld Of Our Fathers: The Journey Of The East European Jews To America And The...
Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences Of Slavery And Emancipation

Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal Experiences Of Slavery And Emancipation

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Author: Ira Berlin, Marc Favreau, Steven F. MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: New York-Washington, New Press-Library of Congress, 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRemembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About Their Personal...
Nothing But Freedom: Emancipation And Its Legacy

Nothing But Freedom: Emancipation And Its Legacy

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Author: Eric FonerBinding: HardbackPublished: Louisiana State University Press, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work of American history, Nothing But Freedom: Emancipation And Its Legacy, chronicles the...
The Memoirs Of Richard Nixon

The Memoirs Of Richard Nixon

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Author: Richard NixonBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan Company of Australia, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded DJ with wear and markings to...
Madoc: The Making of a Myth

Madoc: The Making of a Myth

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Author: Gwyn A. WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre Methuen, 1979Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Rips to top and base of DJ with...
The World In Arms; Ad 1900-1925

The World In Arms; Ad 1900-1925

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Author: The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1990Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe historical volume The World In Arms; Ad 1900-1925...
Xxiii Olympic Games: The Official Pictorial History · Los Angeles

Xxiii Olympic Games: The Official Pictorial History · Los Angeles

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Author: 1983 Andrade Pictorial Map of Los Angeles for the 1984 Summer Olympic GamesBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Olympic Federation, Australia, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsXxxiii Olympic Games: The Official Pictorial...
The History Of The U.S. Air Force

The History Of The U.S. Air Force

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Author: David A. AndertonBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamlyn - Aerospace, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account, The History Of The U.S. Air Force, chronicles the...
Ships Of The Us Navy

Ships Of The Us Navy

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Author: John Kirk And Aaron KleinBinding: HardbackPublished: Bison Books, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsShips Of The Us Navy presents a comprehensive overview of the vessels that have...
Goliath: The Life Of Robert Schuller

Goliath: The Life Of Robert Schuller

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Author: James PennerBinding: HardbackPublished: New Hope Publishing Company, Inc, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGOLIATH: The Life of Robert Schuller presents a commanding...
Picturesque America: Illustrations From The Original 1874 Edition, Colored In The Style Of The Period

Picturesque America: Illustrations From The Original 1874 Edition, Colored In The Style Of The Period

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Author: Oliver Jensen (editor)Binding: Other bindingPublished: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cloth + spiral-bound. Picturesque America: Illustrations From The Original...
The Young Lincoln

The Young Lincoln

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Author: Esther MeynellBinding: HardbackPublished: Dymocks Book Arcade & Chapman & Hall, 1944Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Unusual boards (crocodile skin?), gilt lettering with light wear. Sturdy...
A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the

A Crisis of Peace: George Washington, the Newburgh Conspiracy, and the

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The dramatic story of George Washington's first crisis of the fledgling republic. In the war's waning days, the American Revolution neared collapsed when Washington's senior officers were rumored to be...
In the Shadow of the Alabama: The British Foreign Office and the

In the Shadow of the Alabama: The British Foreign Office and the

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This book looks at an allegation of betrayal made against a young Foreign Office clerk, Victor Buckley, who, it was claimed, leaked privileged information to agents of the southern States...
Curiosities of the Civil War: Strange Stories, Infamous Characters and

Curiosities of the Civil War: Strange Stories, Infamous Characters and

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Civil War buffs, be warned: Webb Garrison's Curiosities of the Civil War may catch you off guard. Packed with obscurities and bizarre anecdotes, it spills over with specifics you've likely...
Stealing the General

Stealing the General

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If James J. Andrews' plan had worked, it could have dramatically altered the course of the war, but the General's young conductor had other ideas. At first, he gave chase...
Best Little Stories of the Blue and Gray

Best Little Stories of the Blue and Gray

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A journalistic history of America's Civil War, it records the war largely in terms of human-interest aspects. In more than 100 vignettes, the writings of soldiers, sailors, slaves, politicians, and...
The Water is Never Cold: The Origins of U.S. Naval Combat Demolition

The Water is Never Cold: The Origins of U.S. Naval Combat Demolition

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The Water Is Never Cold is a groundbreaking study of the birth of the U.S. Navy's combat demolition teams. Naval Combat Demolition Units (NCDUs) and Underwater Demolition Teams (UDTs), little-known...
The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall

The 100 Greatest Americans of the 20th Century: A Social Justice Hall

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A hundred years ago, any soapbox orator who called for women's suffrage, laws protecting the environment, an end to lynching, or a federal minimum wage was considered a utopian dreamer...
Blood: Stories of Life and Death from the Civil War

Blood: Stories of Life and Death from the Civil War

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The Civil War the bloodiest, most dramatic moment in this nation's history also produced some of the country's greatest literature. Blood reflects the violent hatred, love, patriotism, and heroism this...
A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. I,

A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. I,

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The first of a multi-volume history of Lincoln as a political genius-from his obscure beginnings to his presidency, assassination, and the overthrow of his post-Civil War dreams of Reconstruction. This...
Great White Fleet: Celebrating Canada Steamship Lines Passenger Ships

Great White Fleet: Celebrating Canada Steamship Lines Passenger Ships

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For decades Canada Steamship Lines proclaimed itself as the world's largest transportation company operating on inland waters. Its passenger and freight vessels could be found on the Great Lakes as...
The Untold History of the United States

The Untold History of the United States

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The companion to the Showtime documentary series, director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of traditional history books in this thoroughly researched and rigorously analyzed look...
American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America

American Emperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson's America

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In this vivid and brilliant biography, David Stewart describes Aaron Burr, the third vice president, as a daring and perhaps deluded figure who shook the nation's foundations in its earliest,...
Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence

Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence

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By the author of the acclaimed Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution , a gripping narrative that tells the story of the second and final war of independence...
Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New

Patriotic Fire: Andrew Jackson and Jean Laffite at the Battle of New

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From the author of best-selling works of history and fiction, a fast-paced, enthralling retelling of one of the greatest battles fought on the North American continent, and of the two...
Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the

Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the

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Look for Dan Abrams and David Fisher's new book, Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby . Instant New York Times bestseller! A Winner of the...