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Get ready to meet twenty of the most interesting, bizarre, colorful, and unforgettable characters to be found in the annals the most interesting, bizarre, colorful, and unforgettable city in the wor……続きを見る

This collection presents, for the first time, a much-needed synthesis of the major research themes and findings that characterize the Woodland Period in the southeastern United States. The Woodland ……続きを見る

Across America : The Great West and the Pacific Coast Across America, from New York to San Francisco, may be roughly estimated as three thousand miles. The f……続きを見る

The single most important domestic source of oil and gas is managed by the Texas Railroad Commission. As a result, the Commission has for decades exerted a profound influence on United States and wo……続きを見る

This is the history of Washington Duke and two of his sons, Benjamin Newton Duke and James Buchanan Duke. Although numerous other members of the family play their parts in the story it focuses prima……続きを見る

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Lamar Archaeology provides a comprehensive and detailed review of our knowledge of the late prehistoric Indian societies in the Southern Appalachian area and its ……続きを見る

Fort Worth has been called "the City Where the West Begins," "Cowtown," and the silent partner in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. None of these descriptions quite tells the story of this city and i……続きを見る

A Dan Josselyn Memorial Publication Specialists from archaeology, ethnohistory, physical anthropology, and cultural anthropology bring their varied points of view to this subject in an attempt to an……続きを見る

After Santa Fe was founded in 1610, the Hispano people were restless to expand their colony. They slowly pushed their borders to the north, establishing little villages along the Rio Grande and doze……続きを見る

However much politicians are demeaned and denounced in modern American society, our democracy could not work without them. For this reason, says Richard Fenno, their activities warrant our attention……続きを見る

Located north of Cincinnati in the Mill Creek Valley, Lincoln Heights was the first African American self-governing community north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The development of Lincoln Heights began ……続きを見る

Most Americans are aware that Texas gained its independence from Santa Annas Mexico in the 1840s. Mention of the Alamo evokes the familiar names of heroes like Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and William T……続きを見る

A Brief Biographic Sketch of the  Federalist Kentucky Lawyer known for his eccentricities. Daviess on one of the first to accuse Burr of treason.  He suffered a heroic death at Tippecanoe.続きを見る

About the Book Theodore Roosevelt reinvented the presidency for the twentieth century with his use of the "bully pulpit" and his emphasis on the "square deal." In so doing he enlivened American poli……続きを見る

The name Albert Kirwan is inextricably bound with the University of Kentuckyーin sports, scholarship, and administration. His skills and interests were so many and varied that his accomplishments in……続きを見る

This standard textbook on Michigan history covers the entire scope of the Wolverine State's historical record -- from when humankind first arrived in the area around 9,000 B.C. up to 1995. This thir……続きを見る

The essentially tragic political fate of the American South in the nineteenth century resulted from what Robert F. Durden calls a "self-inflicted wound"ーthe gradual surrender of the white majority ……続きを見る

The essentially tragic political fate of the American South in the nineteenth century resulted from what Robert F. Durden calls a "self-inflicted wound"ーthe gradual surrender of the white majority ……続きを見る

The name Albert Kirwan is inextricably bound with the University of Kentuckyーin sports, scholarship, and administration. His skills and interests were so many and varied that his accomplishments in……続きを見る

From iron works to tourism, explore the sweeping landscapes of Franconia and Sugar Hill throughout the centuries Although geographically contiguous and linked by their shared industries of early iro……続きを見る

This is a brief description of Chattanooga how the Union forces managed to hold out in during the siege of the beleaguered city during the Confederate push on the City. Illustrated.続きを見る

This short piece principally describes the geography and the setting of the battle field at Lookout Mountain. Well Illustrated.続きを見る

Traces 400 years of Osage culture from prehistoric times to the group's current status as an officially recognized tribe. Osage traditional lands are located in mid-continental America encompassed b……続きを見る

Moorestown depicts the history of this important agricultural and social hub. Settled in 1682 by Quakers, Moorestown grew quickly into an important agricultural and social hub. Local farms and nurse……続きを見る

The southeastern United States has one of the richest records of early human settlement of any area of North America. This book provides the first state-by-state summary of Paleoindian and Early Arc……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

Example in this ebook The First Days of the War The flash and the dull roar of a 10-inch mortar, April 12, 1861, announced to a startled countryside the firing of the opening gun of the Civil War. T……続きを見る

Archaeologists and architects draw upon theoretical perspectives from their fields to provide valuable insights into the structure, development, and meaning of prehistoric communities. Architecture ……続きを見る

Kennedy v. Nixon is a book for everyone who thinks they know what happened in the pivotal election year of 1960. For fifty years we've accepted Theodore White's premise (from The Making of the Presi……続きを見る

It was not easy to establish and maintain a frontier community. Aside from the harassment from the native americans, there were the usual petty jealousies and worse, a total lack of law enforcement.……続きを見る