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Volume 11 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

This short piece describes the city and life in the city during the evacuation and occupations of the American Revolution.続きを見る

Volume 14 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

Discover the rich history of Jackson County, West Virginia through vintage images in this pictorial history. On October 28, 1770, George Washington entered present-day Jackson County by traveling so……続きを見る

Journey to picturesque York County's past in this photographic history. Rural York County, with its charming historic towns and villages, has long been one of the most delightful areas of Maine. Whi……続きを見る

To be sure, Oklahoma is a land of contrasts. Within the state one can find red necks and blue bloods, pickups and polo ponies, beer joints and country clubs, fiery preachers and pagans, rodeo and b……続きを見る

What happened to the documents captured in the Alamo? Does a ghost actually haunt the state capitol in Austin? Was John Wilkes Booth killed or did he escape and flee to Central Texas? The authors pr……続きを見る

**The forces that turned Northeast Texas from a poverty-stricken region into a more economically prosperous area. Winner, Texas State Historical Association Coral H. Tullis Memorial Award for best b……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS I. The Union Labor Party Movement II. The Ruef Board of Supervisors III. The San Francisco Ruef Ruled IV. San Francisco After ……続きを見る

Metairie was the first suburb of New Orleans; an outgrowth to the west by young families seeking larger lots, open air, and affordable new housing. Those suburbanites shared much in common with prev……続きを見る

On January 30, 1847, the small harbor village of Yerba Buena was rechristened "San Francisco." As the Gold Rush quickly propelled the population to over 50,000, fortunes made in the silver Comstock ……続きを見る

The Civil War brought destruction and disaster to all walks of life in America. Adams has here touched upon one aspect rarely considered by other authors. The great cattle of Texas that was left unc……続きを見る

  This 112-page history is concise and comprehensive, rich with historical photos and a full-color watercolor cover. The only short, complete history of Newport Beach, this HarborTown Histo……続きを見る

  This concise, but comprehensive, story of San Diego is the sisth in the HarborTown History series. From its early history as a tribal homeland and its days of Mexican ranchos through the ……続きを見る

"Winter in Taos" starkly contrasts Luhan's memoirs, published in four volumes and inspired by Marcel Proust's "Remembrances of Things Past." They follow her life through three failed marriages, nume……続きを見る

Never has the world come as close to the catastrophic destruction that nearly came to pass in October 1962. The United States and the Soviet Union, uneasy allies in World War II but Cold War rivals ……続きを見る

     • Sutil Island, a 1,250 foot-long island, 1,900 feet off the southwest end of Santa Barbara Island was named after one of merchant-explorer Sebastian Vizcaino’s ships. &nbs……続きを見る

This handsome, illustrated book chronicles the history of the Lower Chattahoochee River and the people who lived along its banks from prehistoric Indian settlement to the present day. In highly acce……続きを見る

The beginnings of the contemporary Jewish community in Valdosta starts with the arrival of two Jewish confederate veterans, Abraham Ehrlich and Benjamin Kaul, in 1866 and ends with the formal establ……続きを見る

Despite the abundance of books on the Civil War, not one has focused exclusively on what was in fact the determining factor in the outcome of the conflict: differences in Union and Southern strategy……続きを見る

Acclaimed historian Walter Nugent brings us what is perhaps the most comprehensive and fascinating account to date of the peopling of the American West. In this epic social-demographic history, Nuge……続きを見る

Long Branch is one of the greatest nineteenth-century American cities. For decades it was the premier summer resort in the Northeast, and a list of visitors to the area reads like a Who's Who of the……続きを見る

Wind Cave is one of the longest and most complex caves in the world. Complete with more than 100 miles of surveyed cavern passageways below ground and 28,295 acres of diverse ecology above, Wind Cav……続きを見る

Join author and Professor Lisa Whillock Ellis as she details the rich history of Dandridge, Tennessee through vintage images. Dandridge, Tennessee, the second-oldest town in the state, was founded i……続きを見る

In this major work of historical and political analysis, Mona Harrington examines curcial missteps and uncertainties in the American statecraft from Woodrow Wilson’s time to Ronald Reagan’s, and tra……続きを見る

A discussion of the war west of the Mississippi including The Opelousas Expedition, The Corps d'Afrique, The Sabine Pass Expedition and the Triumphs and Disasters of the Red River Expedition. Illus……続きを見る

A collection of rare and vintage images documents the fascinating history of Westerly and its many stages of development over time. These images take us on a journey into the past. We see pictures o……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents SOME PIONEERS and PILGRIMS ON THE PRAIRIES OF DAKOTA OR From the Ox Team to the Aeroplane Edited and Published by REV. JOHN B. REESE, A.M., B.D. Assi……続きを見る

Across the Plains to Colorado and A Stage Ride to Colorado, two first person accounts, showcase the beauty and troubles of travel across the American continent in the mid 19th century.続きを見る

A complex mosaic of post oak and blackjack oak forests interspersed with prairies, the Cross Timbers covers a north-south belt of southern Kansas, eastern Oklahoma, and North Central Texas. Home to ……続きを見る