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A bold, insightful book that rejects the myth of America the Unphilosophical, arguing that America today towers as the most philosophical culture in the history of the world, an unprecedented market……続きを見る

How ritualized public ceremonies affirm or challenge cultural identities associated with the American South W. J. Cash's 1941 observation that “there are many Souths and many cultural traditions amo……続きを見る

The Texas Argonauts were on the march west as early as January, 1849 ーa remarkable circumstance when it is recalled that the famous tea caddy of gold dust which set off the gold fever in the “State……続きを見る

A look at the administration and functioning of the civil war era hospitals at Fortress Monroe. Illustrated.続きを見る

     The greatest California mountain man of them all was Grizzly Adams.      He was also one of the most mysterious men in the history of the American West.……続きを見る

Living off the landーhunting, fishing, and farming, along with a range of specialized crafts that provided barter or cash incomeーwas a way of life that persisted well into the twentieth century in ……続きを見る

Picturesque little Bayfield on Lake Superior is Wisconsin’s smallest city by population but one of its most popular visitor destinations. This book captures those unique qualities that keep tourists……続きを見る

A short piece that describes Old Time Taverns in New York city from the time of the founding by the Dutch to the American Revolution. John Austin Stevens Jr. (1827–1910) was a leader of business,……続きを見る

Real places and People of the Sunshine State; "GERONIMO LIVE! And Other Florida Stories" covers the overlooked, sometimes unusual history of the Sunshine State. The stories include photos and inform……続きを見る

Richard Dillon, one of California’s premier historians, tells the compelling story of San Francisco’s exotic pre-1906 Chinatown when vicious hoodlum gangs held sway. Chinatown, as demonstrated by Di……続きを見る

Tormented girls writhing in agony, stern judges meting out harsh verdicts, nineteen bodies swinging on Gallows Hill. The stark immediacy of what happened in 1692 has obscured the complex web of huma……続きを見る

Contemporaneous essay by a resident describing the fall of the city.続きを見る

A humorous narrated walk along the Manhattan waterfront during the year 1860.続きを見る

A Brief illustrated description of the Latest Rage in Dining at the turn of the 20th century. An interesting facet of New York life at the turn of the start of the century.続きを見る

A Description of a trip from Santa Fe to Missouri in the 1850's at a time of Indian Troubles, through the heart of Buffalo Country.続きを見る

Jeff Kisseloff brings together 137 New Yorkers who witnessed daily life in Manhattan from the 1890s to World War II. Dividing the city into ten neighborhoods and devoting a chapter and about a dozen……続きを見る

A biographic sketch of the German that came to America and became the richest American of his time through fur trading and real estate investments. 続きを見る

The fabulous XIT Ranch has been celebrated in song, story, and serious history. This book of reminiscences of old XIT cowmen puts on record the everyday life of the individuals who made the ranch ru……続きを見る

No American city has a more colorful history than San Francisco, In this unique book, author Rand Richards not only provides a vivid narrative of this special city from its very beginnings all the ……続きを見る

A look at the vibrant summer in the always lively city of New York as the twentieth century gets underway.続きを見る

"For four hundred years Florida has been North America's ranking treasure hunt, a national Never-Never land." "For four hundred years Florida has been North America's ranking treasure hunt, a nation……続きを見る

Winner, Texas Reference Source Award, Reference Round Table, Texas Library Association, 2003 T.R. Fehrenbach Award, Texas Historical Commission, 2004 Since the early 1700s, women of Spanish/Mexican ……続きを見る

Featuring more than 200 vintage postcards, Peoria: A Postcard History captures the changing scenes of the river and downtown Peoria from 1900 to 1950. One of the largest cities in Illinois, Peoria i……続きを見る

Among the aspects of Powhatan life that Helen Rountree describes in vivid detail are hunting and agriculture, territorial claims, warfare and treatment of prisoners, physical appearance and dress, c……続きを見る

“I want to be intelligent, even if I do live in Boston.” ーan anonymous Bostonian, 1929 In this spectacular romp through the Puritan City, Neil Miller relates the scintillating story of how a powerf……続きを見る

New York Intellect is Thomas Bender's remarkable look at the connections between the life of a city and the life of the mind. New York has never been comfortable or convenient as a milieu for art an……続きを見る

Author’s Note This story may appear repugnant, perhaps ludicrous, and even extremely odious, but it happened just as sure as the sky is blue and the sun shines bright. Many strong and mighty cities……続きを見る

Hispanics/Latinos are the largest ethnic minority in the United Statesーbut they are far from being a homogenous group. Mexican Americans in the Southwest have roots that extend back four centuries,……続きを見る

In Blue Sky Dream: A Memoir of America’s Fall from Grace, award-winner David Beers offers a powerful, personal vision of the rise and fall of the American middle class. Here is a dazzling literary c……続きを見る

     In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the American Merchant Marine went into a terrible and tragic decline, and sailors were forced to serve under conditions that w……続きを見る