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  • Leavin' a Testimony

    Portraits from Rural Texas

    by Patsy Cravens ...
    Series series Focus on American History Series
    This oral and pictorial history chronicles the lives and separate worlds of black and white communities in Jim Crow era Colorado County, TX.First settled by Stephen F. Austin's colonists in the early nineteenth century, Colorado County has deep roots in Texas history. Mainly rural and agrarian until late in the twentieth century, it was a cotton-growing region whose population was evenly divided ... Read more

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  • Look Up, Charleston! A Walking Tour of Charleston, West Virginia

    by Doug Gelbert ...
    There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour from walkthetown.com is ready to explore when you are.Each walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dancers: Behind the Scenes with The Royal Ballet

    by Andrej Uspenski ...
    This beautifully produced new book by Royal Ballet dancer Andrej Uspenski is a collection of exclusive photographs which shines the spotlight on ballet, the most beautiful of art forms. These exquisite photographs feature some of the finest dancers on stage today, bringing the reader into the magical world of ballet. As a Royal Ballet dancer himself, Andrej Uspenski has a unique perspective on ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • Wonderful India Kumbhalgarh

    The Majestic

    by Amit Tejwani ...
    The land of Mewar is the honor, dignity and a symbol of pride of the heroics of Rajputs. Mewar is known for its prosperity, tradition, amazing chivalry and unique artistic grants in the world.Mewar has been the birth place to brave warriors like Rawal Bappa, Maharana Sanga and Maharana Pratap, who were dynamic, glorious, patriotic and freedom lovers. Their outstanding courage has not only ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Big Thicket People

    Larry Jene Fisher's Photographs of the Last Southern Frontier

    by Larry Jene Fisher, C.E. Hunt, Thad Sitton ...
    Series series Bridwell Texas History Series
    Living off the land—hunting, fishing, and farming, along with a range of specialized crafts that provided barter or cash income—was a way of life that persisted well into the twentieth century in the Big Thicket of southeast Texas. Before this way of life ended with World War II, professional photographer Larry Jene Fisher spent a decade between the 1930s and 1940s photographing Big Thicket people ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The U.S. Navy

    A Concise History

    by Craig L. Symonds ...
    This fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights iconic moments of great drama pivotal to the nation's fortunes: John Paul Jones' attacks on the British in the Revolution, the Barbary Wars, and the arduous conquest of Iwo Jima. The book illuminates ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks

    by Carmine Prioli, Scott Taylor ...
    Updated edition of a longtime NC coastal favorite about the mysterious and somewhat controversial wild horses of Shackleford Banks.A new foreword commemorates the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the cooperative management program protecting the horses.Proceeds from the book benefit the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • The History of the Riverside Church in the City of New York

    by Peter J. Paris, John W. Cook, James Hudnut-Beumler, Lawrence Mamiya ...
    Series series Religion, Race, and Ethnicity
    It was from the pulpit of the Riverside Church that Martin Luther King, Jr., first publicly voiced his opposition to the Vietnam War, that Nelson Mandela addressed U.S. church leaders after his release from prison, and that speakers as diverse as Cesar Chavez, Jesse Jackson, Desmond Tutu, Fidel Castro, and Reinhold Niebuhr lectured church and nation about issues of the day. The greatest of ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • A Tree Grows in Lincoln

    A History of Christ Temple Mission Church

    by Arthur L. Lindsay ...
    Reverend Trago McWilliams was a contemporary of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who preached a powerful message of nonviolence mingled with the love of God for one another. In McWilliamss work in the city of Lincoln, Nebraska, during some of the most turbulent years for race relations in our country, he had a similarly positive impact. He took to the pulpit and worked to develop a ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • 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

  • Conveniences Sorely Needed

    Montana’s Historic Highway Bridges, 1860–1956

    by Jon Axline ...
    Old bridges do more than just span rivers. They provide important connections between the people who built them and those who came after. Many of these historic structures reflect the promotional spirit that fueled Montana’s growth. For the state’s earliest communities, a good bridge could mean the difference between prosperity and oblivion.Bridges speak to the time in which they were built. They ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Who Killed John Clayton?

    Political Violence and the Emergence of the New South, 1861-1893

    by Kenneth C. Barnes ...
    In 1888 a group of armed and masked Democrats stole a ballot box from a small town in Conway County, Arkansas. The box contained most of the county’s black Republican votes, thereby assuring defeat for candidate John Clayton in a close race for the U.S. Congress. Days after he announced he would contest the election, a volley of buckshot ripped through Clayton’s hotel window, killing him instantly ... Read more

    $22.29 USD