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Ghostwalker: Tracking a Mountain Lion's Soul through Science and Story

Ghostwalker: Tracking a Mountain Lion's Soul through...

Author: Leslie Patten ,  Harley G. Shaw
ISBN: 9781496238474
Format: Paperback
$65.87

After encountering mountain lion tracks near her home outside Yellowstone National Park, Leslie Patten began a journey...  Read More >>

This Southern Metropolis: Life in Antebellum Mobile

This Southern Metropolis: Life in Antebellum Mobile...

Author: Mike Bunn
ISBN: 9781588385246
Format: Paperback
$73.79

Based on visitor descriptions of antebellum Mobile, Alabama’s physical and social environment, this book captures...  Read More >>

Deliberate Evil: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 Murder of a Salem Slave Trader

Deliberate Evil: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster,...

Author: Edward J Renehan, Jr.
ISBN: 9781641609043
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shook all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime drew national attention...  Read More >>

Recollections of My Slavery Days

Recollections of My Slavery Days

Author: William Henry Singleton ,  Katherine Mellen Charron
ISBN: 9780865265103
Format: Paperback
$39.60

A new, annotated edition of an important slave narrative first published in 1922. Written by William Henry Singleton,...  Read More >>

Haunted Eastern Washington

Haunted Eastern Washington

Author: MS Cuyle
ISBN: 9781467157308
Format: Paperback
$58.05

Tales of death, disaster and heartbreak lurk beneath the beautiful vistas of Eastern Washington from Wenatchee all...  Read More >>

The Water Cries: Uncovering the Slave Auction Houses of Galveston, Texas

The Water Cries: Uncovering the Slave Auction Houses...

Author: Anthony Paul Griffin
ISBN: 9781682831991
Format: Paperback
$73.79

Presents an ambitious search for the location of the slave auction houses in one of America’s most storied cities....  Read More >>

Relieve Us of This Burthen: American Prisoners of War in the Revolutionary South, 1780-1782

Relieve Us of This Burthen: American Prisoners of War...

Author: Carl P. Borick
ISBN: 9781643365237
Format: Paperback
$65.97

The first book-length study of Continental soldiers, officers, and militiamen held as prisoners of war by the British...  Read More >>

Odyssey of a Seattle Native Son

Odyssey of a Seattle Native Son

Author: Carver Clark Gayton
ISBN: 9781933245737
Format: Hardback
$79.07

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This Southern Metropolis: Life in Antebellum Mobile

This Southern Metropolis: Life in Antebellum Mobile...

Author: Mike Bunn
ISBN: 9781588385239
Format: Hardback
$316.67

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Eleven Days on the Colorado: The Standoff Between the Texian and Mexican Armies and the Pivotal Battle Unfought

Eleven Days on the Colorado: The Standoff Between the...

Author: James E. Brasher
ISBN: 9781625110770
Format: Paperback
$105.60

Finding high drama between the Battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto, this book uses a day-by-day examination of...  Read More >>

Haunted Heart of Los Angeles

Haunted Heart of Los Angeles

Author: Brian Clune
ISBN: 9781467157797
Format: Paperback
$58.05

Beneath the teeming streets of California's largest city lies a dark history of serial killers, riots and strange...  Read More >>

Haunted Weatherford

Haunted Weatherford

Author: Teal Gray
ISBN: 9781467154055
Format: Paperback
$58.05

A phantom stagecoach materializes on Weatherford's Main Street, the galloping hooves of invisible horses tugging...  Read More >>

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

Author: Maggie Bukowski Gaspar
ISBN: 9781467161879
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Las Vegas is truly a city unlike any other. Beginning as a railroad stop in the desert and growing to become one...  Read More >>

Massachusetts Street

Massachusetts Street

Author: Dinsdale
ISBN: 9781467161596
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Local historian Robert C. Dinsdale, MD, searched more than 30,000 photographs to bring forth a time-travel tale...  Read More >>

The University of Nevada, Reno, 1874-2024: 150 Years of Inspiring Excellence

The University of Nevada, Reno, 1874-2024: 150 Years...

Author: John Trent
ISBN: 9781647791698
Format: Hardback
$105.47

Today, the University continues to achieve institutional benchmarks, including a record 5,000 graduates during the...  Read More >>

Frommer's Washington D.C.

Frommer's Washington D.C.

Author: Meredith Pratt
ISBN: 9781628876154
Format: Paperback
$39.99

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Aviation Landmarks - Norfolk and Suffolk

Aviation Landmarks - Norfolk and Suffolk

Author: Peter B. Gunn
ISBN: 9781803993119
Format: Paperback
$49.99

A detailed overview of the many aviation-related landmarks across the counties of Norfolk and Suffolk  Read More >>

Midnight Cry: A Shooting on Sand Mountain

Midnight Cry: A Shooting on Sand Mountain

Author: Lesa Carnes Shaul
ISBN: 9781588385338
Format: Hardback
$73.79

Close to midnight on May 17, 1951, four north Alabama lawmen drove to a bootlegger’s home to serve an arrest warrant....  Read More >>

The Chief Rabbi's Funeral: The Untold Story of America's Largest Antisemitic Riot

The Chief Rabbi's Funeral: The Untold Story of America's...

Author: Scott D. Seligman
ISBN: 9781640126183
Format: Hardback
$92.27

Scott D. Seligman recounts the untold story of the largest antisemitic riot in American history: the horrific attack...  Read More >>

Black Robes Enter Coyote’s World: Chief Charlo and Father De Smet in the Rocky Mountains

Black Robes Enter Coyote’s World: Chief Charlo and Father...

Author: Sally Thompson
ISBN: 9781496239617
Format: Hardback
$97.55

Sally Thompson brings readers into the heart of the Salish homeland in what is now Montana, not only through the...  Read More >>

It Started with the Hats: The Life Experiences of Boston's Founding Street Gang Members

It Started with the Hats: The Life Experiences of Boston's...

Author: Paul F. Joyce ,  J. Larry Mayes
ISBN: 9780809339488
Format: Hardback
$144.10

Through interviews, analysis, and life-course theory, retired Boston police officer and criminologist Paul F. Joyce...  Read More >>

Las Madres: Latinas in the Heartland Who Led Their Family to Success

Las Madres: Latinas in the Heartland Who Led Their Family...

Author: Dennis Raphael Garcia
ISBN: 9780700637980
Format: Paperback
$73.89

An incredible story of generational resilience and transformation with family and community at its heart. Dennis...  Read More >>

Tudor Palaces of London

Tudor Palaces of London

Author: Hazel Baker
ISBN: 9781399064958
Format: Hardback
$59.99

An expert history of Tudor Palaces, told from a fresh new angle.  Read More >>

The Story of Bacon's Rebellion

The Story of Bacon's Rebellion

Author: Mary Newton Stanard
ISBN: 9789362926586
Format: Paperback
$51.59

The story of Bacon's rebellion This book, The story of Bacon's rebellion, by Mary Newton Stanard, is a replication...  Read More >>

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