Holy War: Inside the Secret World of Osama Bin Laden
Orion Publishing Group, November 2001. Hardcover. More
History
Stayed On Freedom: The Long History of Black Power through One Family’s Journey
Basic Books, January 2023. Hardcover. A new history of Black Liberation, told through the intertwined story?of two grassroots organizers? ? The Black Power movement, often associated with its iconic spokesmen, derived much of its energy from the work of people whose stories have never been told. Stayed On Freedom brings..... More
Stayed On Freedom: The Long History of Black Power through One Family’s Journey
Basic Books, January 2023. Hardcover. A new history of Black Liberation, told through the intertwined story?of two grassroots organizers? ? The Black Power movement, often associated with its iconic spokesmen, derived much of its energy from the work of people whose stories have never been told. Stayed On Freedom brings..... More
Stayed On Freedom: The Long History of Black Power through One Family’s Journey
Basic Books, January 2023. Hardcover. A new history of Black Liberation, told through the intertwined story?of two grassroots organizers? ? The Black Power movement, often associated with its iconic spokesmen, derived much of its energy from the work of people whose stories have never been told. Stayed On Freedom brings..... More
The Presidency of James K. Polk
Easton Press, 1991. Leather. Gilt-titled leather binding. Raised spine bands. All edges gilt. Silk ribbon marker. Unread condition. More
What Went Wrong?: The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East
Harper Perennial, January 2003. Trade Paperback. For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement -- the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader in the arts and sciences of civilization. Christian Europe was seen as an outer darkness of barbarism and unbelief..... More
The Lean Years, a History of the American Worker 1920-1933 (Paperback)
Pelican / Penguin, January 1970. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo. Marginal darkening and dust staining to cover. Large green rubber stamped previous bookseller advertisement on verso of front cover: 'The Bargain Bookshelf:... of ....'Decatur, GA'. Previous owner's name & other markings inked front cover and half title page. Scattered about within..... More
Klondike Fever
Carroll & Graf Publishers, May 1998. Trade Paperback. Narrates the events which preceded the gold rush of 1897, the growth and decline of Dawson, and the fates of some of the thousands who left their homes in search of fortune. More
THE LIFE OF JOHN MARSHALL, VOLS. 1-4 COMPLETE
Houghton Mifflin Co., January 1919. Hardcover. Gilt-titled green cloth. Top edge gilt. Minimal shelf wear. Handsome set. More
Bike Snob
Chronicle Books, May 2010. Hardcover. Cycling is exploding in a good way. Urbanites everywhere, from ironic hipsters to earth-conscious commuters, are taking to the bike like aquatic mammals to water. BikeSnobNYC cycling's most prolific, well-known, hilarious, and anonymous blogger brings a fresh and humorous perspective to the most important vehicle..... More
Frederick Jackson Turner: historian, scholar, teacher
Oxford University Press, January 1973. First Edition. Cloth. Octavo in edgeworn, marginally darkened dustjacket with heavily tanned verso. Front flap is not clipped. Tan cloth covered boards with black lettering with gold floral decorations upon end pages. Cerulean blue end pages with previous owner's name inked FFEP upper right corner..... More
Middle Ages Pa (Revised)
Mariner Books, February 1986. Trade Paperback. An historical summary of the middle ages. More
The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
Harper, September 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. Instant New York Times Bestseller "Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights is an American classic. With The Mosquito Bowl, he is back with a true story even more colorful and profound. This book too is destined to become a classic. I devoured it." -- John..... More
Black on Black: On Our Resilience and Brilliance in America
Hanover Square Press, January 2023. Hardcover. *A Zibby's Most Anticipated Book of 2023**A "Next Big Idea Club" Must-Read Book for January**An Essence "Books by Black Authors to Read This Winter" Pick?**An Ebony Entertainment "Required Reading" Book for January**A Lambda Literary "Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature" for January**A Southern Review of Books..... More
Slavery By Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Anchor, January 2009. Trade Paperback. This groundbreaking historical expose unearths the lost stories of enslaved persons and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude shortly thereafter in "The Age of Neoslavery." By turns moving, sobering, and shocking, this..... More
Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
Doubleday, March 2008. Hardcover. In this groundbreaking book, Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history--the re-enslavement of black Americans from the Civil War to World War II--in a moving, sobering account that explores the insidious legacy of white racism that reverberates today. More
Causes of War
Simon & Schuster, October 1988. Trade Paperback. The third edition of Geoffery Blainey's highly acclaimed study on the causes of war has been expanded and updated to include a complete discussion of World War II and the road towards nuclear war. Analyzing all international wars since 1700, Causes of War..... More
Pistoleer
Berkley Publishing Group, August 1995. First Thus. Paper Back. In a novel of uncompromising depth and power, Blake recreates the life of John Wesley Hardin, from his youth to his final days. An ingenious reconstruction.--Dale L. Walker, Rocky Mountain News. In a novel of uncompromising depth and power, Blake recreates..... More
Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto
Harper, January 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Editor's Choice A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of the Year From journalist and New York Times bestselling author Charles Blow comes a powerful manifesto and call to action, "a must-read in the effort to dismantle..... More
American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century
Crown, September 2008. Hardcover. A masterpiece of narrative history that vividly brings to life the original crime of the century, American Lightning shows the lasting impact the 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times offices had on three remarkable individuals and, through them, the country itself. b&w photo insert. More
White America vs. O.J.
Paper Back. More
Etruscan Culture: Land And People
Columbia University, January 1962. Oversized Hardcover. {9' x 12'} Slipcased quarto in jacket. Heavily edgeworn dustjacket with tears and chipping. Clear laminate covering of DJ. Flap is not clipped. White cloth covered boards with stamped gold lettering. Gold titling on spine within burgundy rectangle field. Likewise tooled gold illustration on..... More
Angelica, Belmont, & Wellsville, NY (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing))
Arcadia Pub, March 1999. Trade Paperback. Very minor shelf wear on the cover. More
Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
Harry N. Abrams, March 2020. Trade Paperback. From award-winning author Tonya Bolden comes the fascinating story of one of America's most influential African American voices Teacher. Self-emancipator. Orator. Author. Man. Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is one of the most important African American figures in US history, best known, perhaps, for his..... More
The Negro Novel in America
Yale University Press, January 1968. Trade Paperback. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper; dampstained on rear; overall, a sturdy copy of an important study. More
