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  • Old Mobile

    Fort Louis de la Louisiane, 1702-1711

    by Jay Higginbotham ...
    Series series Library of Alabama Classics
    “Higginbotham has given to American historiography a microcosmic view of one of the earliest and most important outposts in the colonial new world. The Latin South can henceforth not be ignored.” —Alabama Historical Quarterly“The definitive account . . . superbly recounted.” —Journal of Southern History“Meticulously documented. . . . Recommended for libraries interested in the colonial period.” ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

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  • In Small Things Forgotten

    An Archaeology of Early American Life

    by James Deetz ...
    A fascinating study of American life and an explanation of how American life is studied through the everyday details of ordinary living, colorfully depicting a world hundreds of years in the past.History is recorded in many ways. According to author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully by studying the small things so often forgotten. Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings

    Enriched edition. Courage and Resilience in the Southern Colonies

    by Mary Johnston, Alicia Hammond ...
    In 'Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Beginnings', Mary Johnston masterfully interweaves historical narrative with vivid storytelling to explore the English colonial experience in the Southern United States. Set against a backdrop of burgeoning settlements and complex interactions between European settlers and Native American tribes, Johnston's prose reflects a meticulous ... Read more

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  • The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair

    by Nathaniel Hawthorne ...
    "The Whole History of Grandfather's Chair" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a captivating tale that intertwines history and storytelling through the lens of a grandfather's cherished chair. The narrative unfolds as the chair serves as a vessel for recounting significant events and figures from New England's past, blending fiction with historical elements. Hawthorne's rich prose and imaginative ... Read more

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  • The Great Riots of New York 1712 to 1873

    Including a Full and Complete Account of the Four Days' Draft Riot of 1863

    by J. T. Headley ...
    CONTENTSPREFACE.CHAPTER I.CHAPTER II. — THE NEGRO RIOTS OF 1712-1741.CHAPTER III. — THE STAMP-ACT RIOT OF 1765.CHAPTER IV. — DOCTORS' RIOT, 1788.CHAPTER V. — SPRING ELECTION RIOTS OF 1834.CHAPTER VI. — ABOLITION RIOTS OF 1834 AND 1835.CHAPTER VII. — FLOUR RIOT OF 1837.CHAPTER VIII. — ASTOR-PLACE RIOTS, 1849.CHAPTER IX. — POLICE RIOT—DEAD-RABBITS' RIOT—BREAD RIOT.CHAPTER X. — DRAFT RIOTS OF 1863 ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Chronicles of the Revolutionary War

    by Geoffrey A. Todd ...
    Chronicles of the Revolutionary War organizes the events of the tumultuous birth of the United States into easily read, short chapters.These chapters enliven the story of the American Revolution and capture the spirit of Americas patriot forebears with a balanced account that also respects their British and Tory antagonists.Ideal for students, or even for reading aloud at meetings of historical ... Read more

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  • The Eastern Frontier

    by Charles Clark ...
    In this fascinating social history of America’s first frontier, Charles Clark brings to life the people and settlements of Maine and New Hampshire before the Revolutionary War. He describes what life was like beyond the Merrimack from the early fishing camps on the coast to the settlement of mid-eighteenth-century wilderness towns in the interior.The sturdy, independent men who first settled the ... Read more

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  • A Great Day to Fight Fire

    Mann Gulch, 1949

    by Mark Matthews ...
    Mann Gulch, Montana, 1949. Sixteen men ventured into hell to fight a raging wildfire; only three came out alive. Searing the fire into the nation’s consciousness, Norman Maclean chronicled the Mann Gulch tragedy in his award-winning book Young Men and Fire. Still, the silence of the victims’ families robbed Maclean’s account of an essential personal dimension. Shifting the focus from the fire to ... Read more

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  • The New History in an Old Museum

    Creating the Past at Colonial Williamsburg

    by Richard Handler, Eric Gable ...
    The New History in an Old Museum is an exploration of "historical truth" as presented at Colonial Williamsburg. More than a detailed history of a museum and tourist attraction, it examines the packaging of American history, and consumerism and the manufacturing of cultural beliefs. Through extensive fieldwork—including numerous site visits, interviews with employees and visitors, and archival ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The Beginnings Of New England Or The Puritan Theocracy In Its Relations To Civil And Religious Liberty

    by John Fiske ...
    "The Beginnings of New England" is a historical paintings penned by John Fiske, a distinguished American historian and philosopher. Published within the past due 19th century, this nonfiction narrative explores the early history of the New England colonies in North America. Fiske's meticulous scholarship delves into the roots of New England, tracing the region's settlement by means of English ... Read more

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  • Breaking Loose Together

    The Regulator Rebellion in Pre-Revolutionary North Carolina

    by Marjoleine Kars ...
    Ten years before the start of the American Revolution, backcountry settlers in the North Carolina Piedmont launched their own defiant bid for economic independence and political liberty. The Regulator Rebellion of 1766–71 pitted thousands of farmers, many of them religious radicals inspired by the Great Awakening, against political and economic elites who opposed the Regulators' proposed reforms. ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Old New York Taverns, Illustrated

    by John Austin Stevens ...
    A short piece that describes Old Time Taverns in New York city from the time of the founding by the Dutch to the American Revolution.John Austin Stevens Jr. (1827–1910) was a leader of business, an adviser of government and a student of the American Revolution. His was the founder of the Sons of the Revolution. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD