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Entertaining historical vignettes focus on the human-interest aspects of real people and actual events of frontier Texas. Included are stories about the early colonists, the Indians, the cowboys, th……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

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

The majesty and glory of the Great River have departed; its glamour remains, fresh and undying, in the memories of those who, with mind's eye, still can see it as it was a half-century ago. Its maje……続きを見る

Traces the sources of power and large-scale organization of prehistoric peoples among Archaic societies. By focusing on the first instances of mound building, pottery making, fancy polished stone an……続きを見る

Under the Clock documents the fascinating historical chain of department stores Miller & Rhoads through its many transformations. Under the Clock tells the story of Miller & Rhoads, from its incarna……続きを見る

The large number of immigrants traveling along the Oregon Trail bypassed Grant County because of its location. Most wagon trains used the northern route to the Columbia River. A few used the souther……続きを見る

America in 1904 was a nation bristling with energy and confidence. Inspired by Theodore Roosevelt, the nation’s young, spirited, and athletic president, a sports mania rampaged across the country. E……続きを見る

El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, the Royal Road of the Interior, was a 1,600-mile braid of trails that led from Mexico City, in the center of New Spain, to the provincial capital of New Mexico on t……続きを見る

The Great Depression and the New Deal touched the lives of almost every Kentuckian during the 1930s. Fifty years later the Commonwealth is still affected by the legacies of that era and the policies……続きを見る

This comprehensive study highlights the importance of legislative and extralegal committees in the political and institutional development of early American history, showing how the colonial experie……続きを見る

Published by the Kentucky Historical Society & Distributed by the University Press of Kentucky This is the second part of a two-volume study which covers the entire spectrum of the black experience ……続きを見る

The Great Depression and the New Deal touched the lives of almost every Kentuckian during the 1930s. Fifty years later the Commonwealth is still affected by the legacies of that era and the policies……続きを見る

This comprehensive study highlights the importance of legislative and extralegal committees in the political and institutional development of early American history, showing how the colonial experie……続きを見る

'The Free Press: Portrait of a Monopoly' is an interesting book written by George Marion that delves into the complex dynamics of media monopolies and their impact on society. With a concise yet com……続きを見る

Published by the Kentucky Historical Society & Distributed by the University Press of Kentucky This is the second part of a two-volume study which covers the entire spectrum of the black experience ……続きを見る

Two views of the burning of Columbia as Shermans Troops defeated the confederate forces in and around Columbia.続きを見る

Groundbreaking essays in urban archaeology highlight the impact of towns and cities on the southern landscape The rapid growth and development of urban areas in the South have resulted in an increas……続きを見る

Provides a fascinating glimpse into the early history of the Mississippi-Alabama Territory and antebellum Alabama The two sections of the Reminiscences of George Strother Gaines form one of the most……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

One hundred years ago, in 1911, two young men lost their lives: one from a stab wound and the other by mob action. In an attempt to explain how such violence could take place in a prosperous and for……続きを見る

More than a Game discusses how African American men and women sought to participate in sport and what that participation meant to them, the African American community, and the United States more gen……続きを見る

This in-depth studyoffers a new examination of a region that is often overlooked in political histories of the Bluegrass State. George G. Humphreys traces the arc of politics and the economy in west……続きを見る

In 1719, Captain George Shelvocke, a poverty-stricken ex-naval officer, appealed for help to an old shipmate, Edward Hughes, who was then part of a consortium fitting-out two privateering vessels to……続きを見る

"An account of sufferings...from hostile Indians and final capture of the Texans." -Times-Picayune, Aug. 15, 1844 "A young Texas journalist...wrote a fascinating narrative of the Texan Santa Fe Expe……続きを見る