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Discover the best books on history, including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Buffalo Soldier Regiment: History of the Twenty-Fifth United States Infantry, 1869-1926In a debate in the Senate on July 9, 1866, contemplating the formation of a black infantry regiment, some senators observed that "if it was a privilege to serve in the Army, the colored troops had earned the privilege by their gallantry, and that...
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The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark, 7-Volume SetSince the time of Columbus, explorers dreamed of a water passage across the North American continent. President Thomas Jefferson shared this dream. He conceived the Corps of Discovery to travel up the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains and westward along possible river routes...
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American HorsesHorses came to America from Spain, England, the Low Countries, and Arabia. Here they interbred and flourished as never before. "Out of the melting pot have come four entirely new breeds that rank among the finest horses of the world. Three of them originated...
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Civil War on the Western Border, 1854-1865The first phase of the Civil War was fought west of the Mississippi River at least six years before the attack on Fort Sumter. Starting with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, Jay Monaghan traces the development of the conflict between the...
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Land of Giants: The Drive to the Pacific Northwest, 1750-1950The exploration and conquest of the Pacific Northwest is the dominant theme of Land of Giants, a book which (in the words of William O. Douglas) "gives one a sense of participation in moulding the manifest destiny of America." English and Spanish seadogs seeking...
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The Expedition of the Donner Party and Its Tragic Fate"[Those in the Donner camp] could scarcely walk, by the twenty-eighth, and their sensations of hunger were diminishing. This condition forebode delirium and death, unless stayed by the only means at hand. It was in truth a very pitiful alternative offered to the sufferers."-Eliza...
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The ArapahoFirst published in three parts in 1902, 1904, and 1907, The Arapaho quickly established itself as a model of description of Indian culture. Its discussion of Arapaho dance and design provides one of the most through studies of Indian symbolism ever written. Alfred L....
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Choctaw Genesis: 1500-1700Starting with the basic archaeological evidence and the written records of early Spanish and English visitors, Patricia Galloway traces the likely origin of the Choctaw people, their movements and interactions with other native groups in the South, and their response to Euro-American contacts. She...
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Dressing for the Culture Wars: Style and the Politics of Self-Presentation in the 1960s and 1970sStyle of dress has always been a way for Americans to signify their politics, but perhaps never so overtly as in the 1960s and 1970s. Whether participating in presidential campaigns or Vietnam protests, hair and dress provided a powerful cultural tool for social activists...
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Great Plains IndiansDavid J. Wishart's Great Plains Indians covers thirteen thousand years of fascinating, dynamic, and often tragic history. From a hunting and gathering lifestyle to first contact with Europeans to land dispossession to claims cases, and much more, Wishart takes a wide-angle look at one...
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Farewell to SportFor fourteen years during the golden age of sports, Paul Gallico was one of America's ace sportswriters. He saw them all-the stars and the hams, the immortals and the phonies in boxing, wrestling, baseball, football, golf, tennis, and every other field of muscular endeavor...
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The Mohicans of StockbridgeAuthor: Patrick FrazierPublisher: University of Nebraska PressPublished: 02/19/1994Pages: 307Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.16w x 0.80dISBN: 9780803268821About the AuthorPatrick Frazier has been employed by the Library of Congress since 1959, most recently as a reference specialist on North American Indians. His publications include...
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The Negro CowboysMore than five thousand Negro cowboys joined the round-ups and served on the ranch crews in the cattleman era of the West. Lured by the open range, the chance for regular wages, and the opportunity to start new lives, they made vital contributions to...
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The Indian Sign LanguageIn 1876 and 1877, Captain W. P. Clark commanded a detachment of Indian scouts-including Pawnees, Shoshones, Arapahoes, Cheyennes, Crows, and Sioux-who conversed in sign language. They made requests, relayed information, and told stories with their hands, communicating in a language indispensable for quick understanding...
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ArtemisiaArtemisia Gentileschi, born in 1598, the daughter of an esteemed painter, taught art in Naples and painted the great women of Roman and biblical history. She could neither read nor write, and she was the reviled victim in a public rape trial, rejected by...
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The Legend of Baby Doe: The Life and Times of the Silver Queen of the WestIn her pulchritudinous prime Baby Doe was called the Silver Queen of Colorado by journalists and "that shameless hussy" by the proper wives of the men who eyed her. Flirtatious, adventurous, ambitious, Elizabeth McCourt Doe gave everyone a lot to talk about when she...
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Make a Beautiful Way: The Wisdom of Native American WomenMake a Beautiful Way is nothing less than a new way of looking at history-or more correctly, the reestablishment of a very old way. For too long, Euro-American discourse styles, emphasizing elite male privilege and conceptual linearity, have drowned out democratic and woman-centered Native...
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American Indian Women, Telling Their LivesIndian women's autobiographies have been slighted because of the assumption that women had a secondary and insignificant role in Indian society. Gretchen M. Bataille and Kathleen Mullen Sands cogently demonstrate in this book the creative vitality of autobiographies that, despite differences in style and...
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Toward the Flame: A Memoir of World War IConsidered by many to be the finest American combat memoir of the First World War, Hervey Allen's Toward the Flame vividly chronicles the experiences of the Twenty-eighth Division in the summer of 1918. Made up primarily of Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, the Twenty-eighth Division saw...
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Vintage Journal Alaska Travel PosterThe Vintage Found Image Press Pocket Journal, Alaska Travel Poster, features an illustrated poster promoting travel to Alaska. A tourist couple enjoys the the Indigenous art and totem poles outside a building in Alaska. This journal has full color decorative vintage art on the...
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