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Eva Pendleton Henderson, a member of the historical Chisum family, recounts her life on the windy border country of southern New Mexico in the 1890s when it was still a territory. Growing up in a ti……続きを見る

To most Americans, Hawaii means ukuleles and native dancers, Waikiki and Diamond Head. Hawaii is a romantic image learned from travel posters and the movies, and much of it, surprisingly, is true. B……続きを見る

June 26 to July 1, 1862, from Mechanicsville to Malvern Hill details the Seven Days Battles on the Peninsular as McClellan Changed his base to the James River. This essay draws heavily on the offic……続きを見る

A major one-volume history of the Oregon Trail from its earliest beginnings to the present, by a prize-winning historian of the American West. Starting with an overview of Oregon Country in the earl……続きを見る

The campaigns of Burnside, Goldsborough and Foster at coastal North Carolina. Contemporaneous Reporting. Illustrated.続きを見る

An Eastern Correspondent spends the summer on duty with Hancock's 1867 Indian Expedition, following Hancock and Custer as they attempt to make peace with the warring Indians on the plains. Good exam……続きを見る

Volume 10 of the series "Historic Highways of America". According to Wikipedia: "Archer Butler Hulbert (26 Jan 1873 24 Dec 1933), historical geographer, writer, and professor of American history... ……続きを見る

William A. Keleher always had an active curiosity and this made him an outstanding newspaperman and an indefatigable researcher of historical events. It led him into many intellectual adventures tha……続きを見る

Does heaven exist? If so, what is it like? And how does one get in? Throughout history, painters, poets, philosophers, pastors, and many ordinary people have pondered these questions. Perhaps no oth……続きを見る

A detailed account of the historical events that took place in California. Missions that were undertaken in different times have been described in detail. The chronological information imparted in a……続きを見る

Think gunfighter, and Wyatt Earp or Billy the Kid may come to mind, but what of Jim Moon? Joel Fowler? Zack Light? A host of other figures helped forge the gunfighter persona, but their stories have……続きを見る

A contemporaneous account of the raids, pursuit and capture of the confederate raider John Morgan. Illustrated.続きを見る

Springfield Township documents the area's transformation into a modern town rich with amenities and community organizations. Carved out of the wilderness in the 1680s, Springfield Township was forme……続きを見る

  Fifth in the popular HarborTown History series, this story of the remarkable Point Reyes peninsula is lauded by the archivist of the Point Reyes National Seashore as a "Great compact……続きを見る

Revolutions, native conspiracies and subsequent insurrections, filthy mountain men sleeping on the dirt and wrestling with grizzlies, radical priests, belligerent American soldiers, betrayal, violen……続きを見る

A look at the Armories at Norwich CT. at their peak production during the height of the American Civil War.続きを見る

In Light Horse Harry Lee, Charles Royster tells the story of a man whose career embodies the visionary promises that inspired the American Revolution, as well as the inability of the revolutionary g……続きを見る

     There are no tales like high-sea tales and here’s a baker’s dozen of true sea adventuresーtales filled with salt spray, blood-and-thunder, and man-overboard action all guara……続きを見る

Barbara Jordan spoke for many Texas women when she told a reporter, "I get from the soil and spirit of Texas the feeling that I, as an individual, can accomplish whatever I want to, and that there a……続きを見る

Everything you ever wanted to know about Miami's fabled South Beach. And probably a whole lot more. "Book is in an A to Z format with thousands of cross references that make it easy to rea……続きを見る

Described by Tom Noel, "Dr. Colorado" as "A crackerjack overview!" this history of Denver is the only concise, comprehensive book available. From its gold mining days to today's skyscrapers, this ro……続きを見る

CONTENTS The Country and the People THE LAND THE PEOPLE BLAZING THE TRAIL THE MOUNTAINEER Land of Feuds and Stills HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS PEACEMAKER TAKING SIDES MARTIN-TOLLIVER TROUBLES FAMILY HO……続きを見る

San Antonio Conservation Society Citation, 2009 In the early part of the eighteenth century, the Spanish colonial mission Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga was relocated from far south Texas to a site along ……続きを見る

A Brief look at the history of the practice of Law in New York to 1900. 続きを見る

In this fascinating social history of America’s first frontier, Charles Clark brings to life the people and settlements of Maine and New Hampshire before the Revolutionary War. He describes what lif……続きを見る

On the centennial of Joseph Mitchell's birth, here is a new edition of the classic collection containing his most celebrated pieces about New York City. Fifty years after its original publication, T……続きを見る

In the tradition of his award-winning biographies, Meriwether Lewis and Fool’s Gold, acclaimed historian Richard Dillon recreates the life of one of frontier America’s most gifted lawmen, James B. H……続きを見る

If you are looking for a quirky and unusual date in San Francisco, then this book is perfect for you! This book contains 50 clue-based questions that will send you and your date on a scavenger hu……続きを見る

New Jersey 9/11 Memorials: A Photographic Guide brings September 11 memorials and monuments from New Jersey communities large and small, together in one beautiful and informative photo book. Share t……続きを見る

Tuckerman strolls through mid nineteenth century Newport telling us, in this short piece, the stories of the people who are buried in the old burial grounds of the city and their place in the histor……続きを見る