Sol Plaatje: A biography
Ravan, January 1984. Paper Back. Previous owner's address stamp inside half title page. More
History
Vexed and Troubled Englishmen, 1590-1642
Oxford University Press, June 1968. Trade Paperback. More
Murder of Tutankhamen
Berkley Publishing Group, March 1999. Trade Paperback. Tutankhamen lived through an extraordinarily turbulent time in ancient Egypt's history. Torn apart by revolution, Egyptian society was wracked by religious and political turmoil, as ambitious ministers with thwarted desires plotted secretly. Meanwhile the young king and his adored wife could not produce..... More
A Social History of England: From the Ice Age to the Channel Tunnel
George Weidenfeld & Nicholson, Ltd., April 1995. Oversized Hardcover. Ranging widely over time and place, Asa Briggs highlights continuities and changes in society in England from prehistory to the present day. Literature, art and politics are investigated as aspects and gauges of human experience, research in related disciplines is discussed..... More
Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening
Harper, November 2022. Hardcover. New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed presidential historian Douglas Brinkley chronicles the rise of environmental activism during the Long Sixties (1960-1973), telling the story of an indomitable generation that saved the natural world under the leadership of John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon..... More
Lady GI: A Woman's War in the South Pacific: The Memoir of Irene Brion
Presidio Press, September 1997. Hardcover. When war came, Irene Brion, like many other young Americans, male and female, was eager to do her part. Enlisting as a recruit in the Womens Auxiliary Army Corps, the forerunner of the more familiar Womens Army Corps (WAC). From her home in the small..... More
Oxford History of the Classical World: The Roman World
Oxford University Press, USA, November 1988. Paper Back. The Oxford history of the classical world aims to present the general reader with a view of the Graeco-Roman world, its history and achievements. More
The Earth Shook, the Sky Burned
Chronicle Books, March 1986. Oversize Softcover. More
Great State: China and the World
Harper Paperbacks, September 2022. Paper Back. Now in paperback "A dizzying and exhilarating journey. . . . Understanding how China sees itself and how it justifies its actions is critical to understanding today's world. Great State offers some compelling lessons for today, and for all our futures."--New Statesman (UK) The..... More
Atonement and Forgiveness: A New Model for Black Reparations
University of California Press, October 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Roy L. Brooks reframes one of the most important, controversial, and misunderstood issues of our time in this far-reaching reassessment of the growing debate on black reparation. Atonement and Forgiveness shifts the focus of the issue from the backward-looking question of..... More
Wild Bill Donovan: The Last Hero
Times Books, December 1982. Hardcover. Jacket clipped and chipped. More
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness
Convergent Books, April 2018. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK - From a leading voice on racial justice, an eye-opening account of growing up Black, Christian, and female that exposes how white America's love affair with "diversity" so often falls short of its ideals. "Austin Channing..... More
Manchild in the Promised Land
Signet, 1965. Mass Market PaperBack. More
The First Populist: The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson
Scribner, May 2022. Hardcover. A timely, "solidly researched [and] gracefully written" (The Wall Street Journal) biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a fresh reexamination of this charismatic figure in the context of American populism--connecting the complex man and the politician to a longer history of division, dissent, and partisanship..... More
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
Holt Paperbacks, January 2001. Trade Paperback. Now a special 30th-anniversary edition in both hardcover and paperback, the classic bestselling history "The New York Times" called "Original, remarkable, and finally heartbreaking...Impossible to put down" "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" is Dee Brown's eloquent, fully documented account of the systematic destruction..... More
Condemnation of Little B
Houghton Mifflin, February 2003. Trade Paperback. Through the story of a thirteen-year-old black boy condemned to life in prison, Elaine Brown exposes the 'New Age' racism that effectively condemns millions of poor African-Americans to a third world life. The story of 'Little B' is riveting, a stunning example of the..... More
Vignettes of Louisiana History: Sketches and Text By Louisiana Pen Woman
Claitors Publishing, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. In very good dustjacket with mild wear. Damp staining across bottom. Flap not clipped. Tear to back panel of DJ next to spine bottom: one inch. Black cloth covered boards with white lettering. Slightly leaning spine. [174 pp.]. More
Diana Chronicles
Doubleday Books, July 2007. Hardcover. "Intensely well researched and an un-put-down-able read, Tina Brown's extraordinary book parts the brocaded velvet and allows us an unprecedented look at the world and mind of the most famous person on the planet. A social commentary, a historical document and a psychological examination, written..... More
History of Nicholas County, West Virginia
The Dietz Press, January 1954. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy red cloth boards w/ faded gilt text/borders at front and spine; Pages free of markings; Mild foxing present at upper edge text block; An excellent copy, w/o jacket. More
The Madam and the Spymaster: The Secret History of the Most Famous Brothel in Wartime Berlin
Pegasus Books, July 2023. Hardcover. This extraordinary story of a high-class Berlin brothel--taken over by the Nazi secret service--is one of the last untold tales of World War II. There is no book in English about the wartime Berlin 'salon' run by Kitty Schmidt under the secret control of Reinhard..... More
The Wrong Complexion for Protection: How the Government Response to Disaster Endangers African American Communities
NYU Press, July 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. When the images of desperate, hungry, thirsty, sick, mostly black people circulated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, it became apparent to the whole country that race did indeed matter when it came to government assistance. In The Wrong Complexion for Protection, Robert..... 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
A True Story of Chas. W. Quantrell and His Guerilla Band
Private Printing/ J.P. Burch, January 1923. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo. Burgundy covered cloth with gold lettering and illustration. Lettering on front board is starting to fade (to black). Spine is worn smooth to the point it is discern if there was once lettering. Moderate wear to board edges. Heavy wear..... More
The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy - An Essay (Complete And Unabridged)
Phaidon Press, 1960. Reprint. Cloth. {4 & 3/4' x 7 & 1/4'} In chipped and spine darkening with tears. Soiling & dust stains. Flap is not clipped. UK sixth printing of 1960 edition. Burgundy cloth with gold lettering framed by black cloth rectangles on spine and front panel. Spine bowed..... More
Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
Penguin USA, November 1990. Trade Paperback. For nineteenth-century Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt, the Italian Renaissance was nothing less than the beginning of the modern world - a world in which flourishing individualism and the competition for fame radically transformed science, the arts, and politics. In this landmark work he depicts..... More
