The Federalist Papers
New American Library. Mass Market PaperBack. Mentor Book edition in fair condition. Covers are lightly creased, with wear on both edges. Spine is creased. A good reading copy. More
History - American
Results 1 - 19 (of 19)
Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned (Vintage)
Vintage, May 2012. Trade Paperback. Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography The definitive biography of Clarence Darrow, the brilliant, idiosyncratic lawyer who defended John Scopes in the "Monkey Trial" and gave voice to the populist masses at the turn of the twentieth century, thus changing American..... More
Apostles of the Self Made Man
Univ of Chicago Pr, January 1989. Paper Back. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Sparse pencil markings present; An excellent copy. More
Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America
Simon & Schuster, April 1998. Trade Paperback. An American epic of science, politics, race, honor, high society, and the Mississippi River, "Rising Tide" tells the riveting and nearly forgotten story of the greatest natural disaster this country has ever known-- the Mississippi flood of 1927. The river inundated the homes..... More
Across That Bridge
Hachette Books, August 2017. Paper Back. Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work/Biography. In Across That Bridge, Congressman John Lewis draws from his experience as a prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement to offer timeless wisdom, poignant recollections, and powerful principles for anyone interested in challenging..... More
War of Two: The Dark Mystery of the Duel Between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, and Its Legacy for America
Berkley, November 2015. Hardcover. A provocative and penetrating investigation into the rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, whose infamous duel left the Founding Father dead and turned a sitting Vice President into a fugitive. In the summer of 1804, two of America's most eminent statesmen squared off, pistols raised..... More
My experiences in the West (The Lakeside classics, no. 68)
Lakeside Press / R.R. Donnelley & Sons, Christmas, 1970. Cloth. 12mo. {4 & 1/2' x 6'} Dustjacket missing. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering on spine and gold emblem stamped center of front panel. Heavily dust stained with off color blotches. Fold out map at end of book. [252..... More
The Nixon Defense: What He Knew and When He Knew It
Viking Adult, July 2014. Hardcover. Based on Nixon s overlooked recordings, New York Times bestselling author John W. Dean connects the dots between what we ve come to believe about Watergate and what actually happened Watergate forever changed American politics, and in light of the revelations about the NSA s...... More
Martin Van Buren
Easton Press, 1986. Leather. Gilt-titled leather binding. Raised spine bands. All edges gilt. Silk ribbon marker. Unread condition. More
American General: The Life and Times of William Tecumseh Sherman
New American Library, October 2014. Cloth. From respected historian John S. D. Eisenhower comes a surprising portrait of William Tecumseh Sherman, the Civil War general whose path of destruction cut the Confederacy in two, broke the will of the Southern population, and earned him a place in history as the..... More
Amusing the Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the Century
Hill & Wang, August 1978. Trade Paperback. Coney Island: the name still resonates with a sense of racy Brooklyn excitement, the echo of beach-front popular entertainment before World War I. Amusing the Million examines the historical context in which Coney Island made its reputation as an amusement park and shows..... More
History: the Development of Historical Studies in the United States. (Second Printing)
Prentice-Hall, Inc., January 1965. Paper Back. Octavo. Creased & worn cover. Considerable underlining scattered through text. 2nd printing. [402 pp.]. More
Harbor & haven: An illustrated history of the port of New York
Windsor Publications, 1974. Cloth. {8 & 1/2' x 11'} Quarto. In edgeworn dustjacket, marginally darkened & darkened spine. Flap is not clipped. Off white cloth covered spine with red lettering upon spine & red torch design centered front board. Heavy foxing & dust stained. Grey end pages. [302 pp.]. More
1,001 Things Everyone Should Know about American History
Main Street Books, October 1992. Trade Paperback. American history the way you wish you'd learned it -- accessible, lively, witty, and just plain fun... but with a serious core of key knowledge selected by one of our most respected historians. B & W photographs throughout. Here is history the way..... More
Civilizing the Machine: Technology and Republican Values in America, 1776-1900
Penguin Books, May 1977. Trade Paperback. In Civilizing the Machine, John F. Kasson asks how new technologies have affected this drive for a republican civilization-and the question is as vital now as ever. A major theme of American history has always been the desire to achieve a genuinely republican way..... More
Blood of freedom; the Story of Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown
Colonial Williamsburg / Henry Holt & Company, Inc., January 1967. Reprint. Hardcover. 2nd printing. In edgeworn dustjacket tanned at margins, & spine. Verso darkened at spine and along folds. Front flap is not clipped. Pine green faux-leather with American colonial era cannon and gunner ramming ball into the breech that..... More
The Explorers of North America 1492-1806 -- From Columbus to Lewis and Clark
Doubleday Anchor Books, 1955. Mass Market PaperBack. Creased spine that has been reglued/repaired, so that it is quite firm & solid. Mildly sunned at spine and cover margins parallel spine edge. Damp stained top textblock edge left side. Dust stained edges. Rubber stamped title page: 'Large Print, Dunwoody Village', though..... More
JFK Wants to Know: Memos from the President's Office, 1961-1963
William Morrow & Co, March 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Light shelf wear and edge wear on the jacket. More
Results 1 - 19 (of 19)
