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Coming on the heels of the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, Lincoln's Enduring Legacy offers highly readable and accessible perspectives on Lincoln at 200 in terms of his impact on great lea……続きを見る

This volume provides a comprehensive, broad-based overview, including first-person accounts, of the development and conduct of archaeology in the Southeast over the past three decades. Histories of ……続きを見る

Most Americans give little thought to their county’s size, population, when it was created, or how its name came about. But such information can be very helpful to anyone, particularly researchers a……続きを見る

This major summary of the current state of archaeological research on the Swift Creek culture is the first comprehensive collection ever published concerning the Swift Creek people. The Swift Creek ……続きを見る

The events of December 7, 1941, rocked the lives of people around the world. The bombing of Pearl Harbor had intimate repercussions, too, especially in the territory of Hawaii. In Love and War recou……続きを見る

The heart of every working farm and ranch, the barn is an icon of rural America. This book chronicles – and celebrates – all the main types, and looks at how these treasures of early American archit……続きを見る

Apocalyptic Anxiety traces the sources of American culture’s obsession with predicting and preparing for the apocalypse. Author Anthony Aveni explores why Americans take millennial claims seriously,……続きを見る

Winner, The New York Public Library, Best of Reference Award, 2002 A year by year reference work painting the colorful history of New York City If any city deserves a complete chronology, it is sure……続きを見る

It was from the pulpit of the Riverside Church that Martin Luther King, Jr., first publicly voiced his opposition to the Vietnam War, that Nelson Mandela addressed U.S. church leaders after his rele……続きを見る

Take a trip down the Pennsylvania Avenue of years past, the heart of Baltimore's African-American community, when the streets vibrated with life and bass. From 1930 to 1980, Baltimore was a key city……続きを見る

From close-knit community to tourism created by the Grace Memorial Bridge, the pre-World War II story of the Old Village is detailed in this photographic tale. Mount Pleasant: The Victorian Village ……続きを見る

Over 200 never before published photographs are presented in this pictorial history, which spans the early 1800's through the early 1950's. As we approach the end of the century, this new book looks……続きを見る

The story of firefighting in Charlotte is a tale of explosive growth and change that dates back to its humble beginnings in 1887. The city of Charlotte credits expansion to several events, including……続きを見る

The Old Orchard boasts miles of sandy beaches which were once home to Native Americans and settlers but are now booming with tourism. From Pine Point in the north to Goosefare Brook in the south, Ol……続きを見る

Take a tour of the dynamic central business district of Silver Spring, Maryland, and its surroundings. In 1840, journalist and politician Francis Preston Blair discovered a sparkling mica-flecked sp……続きを見る

In Cursed in the Carolinas, Patty A. Wilson recounts tales of genuine maledictions intended to invoke evil and unease across both North and South Carolina. The pages will bring to life these stories……続きを見る

Take a journey to explore hidden nooks and crannies, that you never knew existed in Cleveland, without leaving your home. Haunted locales, “World’s largest”, odd sights, noteworthy inventions, uniqu……続きを見る

Discover how Fayetteville went from being a small town called Washington Courthouse only to bloom into one of Arkansas' largest and most vital cities. The town of Fayetteville was originally known a……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high q……続きを見る

Geography games are rare, and games that aren't on pictures on flashcards are even rarer. That's why a nifty-fifty interactive book is such a great investment. There's a treasure trove of facts and ……続きを見る

Chronicles of the Revolutionary War organizes the events of the tumultuous birth of the United States into easily read, short chapters.These chapters enliven the story of the American Revolution and……続きを見る

:: INTRODUZIONE DI SERGIO BONELLI :: :: VOLUME ILLUSTRATO :: La conquista dei vasti territori del Far West, descritta attraverso i personaggi e gli eventi più significativi. La storia del trasferime……続きを見る

This book is a rhetorical study of the writings of Republic of Texas presidents Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar which analyzes the frames applied in the writings of the two leaders to define Native A……続きを見る

Do you believe you are descended from the aristocracy, or even from royalty? Or do you have a line of descent from a blue-blooded family, but want to know more? How far back do noble and royal lines……続きを見る

Geography games are rare, and games that aren't on pictures on flashcards are even rarer. That's why a nifty-fifty interactive book is such a great investment. There's a treasure trove of facts and ……続きを見る

How did Omaha get its nickname, “The Gateway to the West” and where can you gawk at the footsteps of the first human to walk in space? Just scratch the surface of a city best known for Warren Buffet……続きを見る

In 1935, nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, heir to one of the wealthiest families in America, is snatched off the streets two blocks from his home. The boy is kept manacled in a pit, chained to a t……続きを見る

Fray Francisco Atanasio Domínguez, canonical inspector of the missions of New Mexico in 1776, compared most everything in New Mexico to Mexico City, "the delightful and alluring cradle of my birth, ……続きを見る

Through much of the 1990s, a newly hatched snake wreaked political havoc in the South. When North Carolina gained a seat in Congress following the 1990 census, it sought to rectify a long-standing f……続きを見る

Authors Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman chart a Gulf Coast odyssey with French adventurers, English colonists, Spanish Dons, American filibusters, Indian warriors, African Maroons, and pirate outlaws……続きを見る