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History of the Americas

A double portrait of two of America's most influential writers that reveals the surprising connections between them-and their uncanny relevance to our age of crisisUp from the Depths tells the interconnected stories of two of the most important writ..
33.44£
Pioneer US Forest Service rangers and their ranger stations are classic symbols of the American West. Rangers managed the public forests and ranges with the cattlemen, sheepmen, lumbermen, miners, homesteaders, and others who used--and, in many cas..
23.26£
She was born the 20th child in a family that had lived in the Mississippi Delta for generations, first as enslaved people and then as sharecroppers. She left school at 12 to pick cotton, as those before her had done, in a world in which white suprem..
30.74£
A ISBN: 9780821418055Publisher: Ohio University PressImprint: Ohio University PressPublished date: 07 Jun 2009DEWEY: 973.70922771DEWEY edition: 22Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 410Weight: 522gHeight: 216mmWidth: 140mmSpine width: 25mm..
29.56£
ISBN: 9780893085254Publisher: Southern Historical PressImprint: Southern Historical PressPublished date: 26 Feb 2022DEWEY: 973.5246859Language: EnglishNumber of pages: 219Weight: 349gHeight: 229mmWidth: 152mmSpine width: 13mm..
47.24£
A fresh, original look at George Washington as an innovative land manager whose singular passion for farming would unexpectedly lead him to reject slavery.George Washington spent more of his working life farming than he did at war or in political of..
31.47£
In this second volume Constance Green describes the development of the local community, its citizens and institutions, through the years following World War II. Particularly interesting is the dominant role played by the Washington Negro community, ..
72.78£
In We Showed Baltimore, Christian Swezey tells the dramatic story of how a brash coach from Long Island and a group of players unlike any in the sport helped unseat lacrosse's establishment.  From 1976 to 1978, the Cornell men's lacrosse team went o..
32.24£
A surprising account of frontier law that challenges the image of the Wild West. In the absence of state authority, Gold Rush miners crafted effective government by the people-but not for all the people.Gold Rush California was a frontier on steroid..
38.55£
This book is a reference for anyone interested in those who lived in Canada in the 1920's. The people listed in this book were married in Kingston, Ontario and this book contains their stories. The footnotes at the end of the book provide a launchin..
13.97£
John Fielder spent 4 years exploring the Great Plains of eastern Colorado for the publication this September of a new book about Colorado's 3rd largest county, Weld. Weld County: 4,000 Square Miles of Grandeur, Greatness & Yesterdays contains over 1..
56.75£
By: Charles H. Browning, Pub. 1912, reprinted 2022, 632 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-464-6.The early Welsh immigrants to Pennsylvania were mostly Quakers who had borne the brunt of religious persecution in their English homeland. Given the opportunit..
81.14£
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St..
37.32£
Purses are much more than fashionable objects containing items women need to go about their daily business. Purses are personal, private places into which only the privileged dare put their hands, vessels of the feminine that hold the essence of a w..
37.43£
The lost history of Minnehaha Falls-featuring dance halls, secret saloons, wild behavior, lawsuits, and plenty of whiskey.Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis has been a much-loved place for a very long time. Native people visited the Falls for millennia ..
23.62£
In 1960 Timothy Leary was not yet famous-or infamous-and Allen Ginsberg was both. Leary, eager to expand his experiments at the Harvard Psilocybin Project to include accomplished artists and writers, knew that Ginsberg held the key to bohemia's elit..
20.91£
An examination of White Minnesotans' efforts to exclude African Americans from local communities, jobs, and housing across the state and through the decades.Minnesota is a paradox. Widely seen as a progressive stronghold of the Midwest, the state al..
26.15£
How the radical music of the 1960s was birthed amid unprecedented upheaval and systemic repression.Seventy years since the radical music of the 1960s first hit the airwaves, the anthems of the era continue to resonate with our current times. Through..
13.76£
It's not the economy, stupid: How liberal politicians' faith in the healing powers of economic growth-and refusal to address racial divisions-fueled reactionary politics across the South.From FDR to Clinton, charismatic Democratic leaders have promi..
28.72£
An environmental historian delves into the history, science, and philosophy of a paradoxical pursuit: the century-old quest to design natural places and create wild species.Environmental restoration is a global pursuit and a major political concern...
39.60£
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United St..
21.78£
The story of Nordic skiing in the Midwest-its origins and history, its star athletes and races, and its place in the region's social fabric and the nation's winter recreation  In the winter of 1841, a Norwegian immigrant in Wisconsin strapped on a p..
44.07£
Akron Beacon Journal cartoonist Web Brown was one of the best political cartoonists in America during World War II. After serving in the Spanish-American War, Brown returned to the States and began a forty-six-year career lasting from 1899 through ..
23.26£
This book is about the myriad of Yellowstone National Park collectibles and souvenirs, from 19th-century horseshoes dipped in the park's thermal springs to contemporary books and artwork. Included are exquisite hand-painted Limoges porcelain, histor..
38.91£
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