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Anderson, Nancy Scott and Dwight.   GENERALS: ULYSSES S. GRANT AND ROBERT E. LEE  
New York: Knopf, 1988. Book Club ed. 523 pages. Hardcover. 0394521064 0-394-52106-4. This dual biography follows America's most celebrated generals from their childhoods through West Point, the Mexican War, the 1850s, and the Civil War.
Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked book. Dj very light edgewear, 1/2" closed tear. # A9231. $7.50     Inquire Now  
Andrist, editor, Ralph K.   CONFIDENT YEARS (SLIPCASED EDITION)  
New York: American Heritage, No Date. 400 pages. Hardcover. 0828100284 0-8281-0028-4. The American Heritage History of the Period Between the Civil War and World War I, a time when citizens believed they lived in a safe and well-ordered world. Hundreds of color and b/w illustrations.
Fine/No Jacket. In a fine condition pictorial slipcase. # A8569. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Armey, Rep. Dick.   THE FREEDOM REVOLUTION (SIGNED 1ST)  
Washington, DC: Regnery Publishing, 1995. 1st ed. 318 pages. Hardcover. 0895264692 0-89526-469-2. Former House Majority Leader Armey writes on why big government failed, how freedom works & how to rebuild America. If GWB's admin is how Republicans rebuild, we're in deep doo. SIGNED by Armey.
Fine/Fine. # A9167. $15.00     Inquire Now  
Baker, James A.   THE POLITICS OF DIPLOMACY: REVOLUTION, WAR & PEACE 1988-1992 (SIGNED)  
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995. 1st ed. 687 pages. Hardcover. 0399140875 0-399-14087-5. Baker writes of his years as Secretary of State under Bush 41. B/w photos throughout, notes, indexed. SIGNED & INSCRIBED on title page: to -- with thanks for all your support and best wishes, Jim Baker.
Fine/Near Fine. Incribed by Baker in a greenish ink. # B0044. $100.00     Inquire Now  
Barbour, William.   MASS MEDIA: OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS SERIES  
San Diego: Greenhaven, 1994. 306 pages. Hardcover. 1565101073 1-56510-107-3. Opposing Viewpoints Series frequently used as reference for school debate.
As New/No Jacket. A new hardcover book in new condition. # 04801. $17.95     Inquire Now  
Beers, Henry Putney.   FRENCH IN NORTH AMERICA: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE TO FRENCH ARCHIVES, REPRODUCTIONS AND RESEACH MISSIONS  
Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1957. 413 pages. Hardcover. Good back resource on diplomatic and other archive material related to the French in the New World.
VG/Good. Light foxing to edges, else VG+, clean, tight, no marks. # B0854. $38.00     Inquire Now  
Beers, F.W.   REPRODUCTION OF THE 1876 COUNTY ATLAS OF SOMERSET, PENNSYLVANIA  
Somerset, PA: Historical/Genealogical, 1994. Limited ed. 110 pages. Hardcover. 14.25" X 11.50" dark blue hardcover 1994 limited printing reproduction of the 1876 Somerset County atlas, containing 100 maps.
Fine/No Jacket. Clean, tight, unmarked. 1994 printing. # B0501. $45.00     Inquire Now  
Bemis, Samuel Flagg.   THE DIPLOMACY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION  
Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 1960. Reprint. 293 pages. Paperback.
VG/Wraps. Clean, square, no marks. # B0861. $2.75     Inquire Now  
Bernikow, Louise.   AMERICAN WOMEN'S ALMANAC: AN INSPIRING AND IRREVERENT WOMEN'S HISTORY  
New York: Berkley Books, 1997. 1st ed. 388 pages. Hardcover. 0425156869 0-425-15686-9. A fun and lively photo history of women in America. Hundreds of b/w photos.
Fine/Fine. # A9254. $8.95     Inquire Now  
Beverley, John.   SUBALTERNITY AND PREPRESENTATION: ARGUMENTS IN CULTURAL THEORY  
Durham: Duke University, 1999. Reprint. 202 pages. Paperback. 0822324164 0-8223-2416-4.
As New/Wraps. A new copy. # 25097. $15.00     Inquire Now  
Bishop, Jim.   A DAY IN THE LIFE OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON  
New York: Random House, 1967. 1st ed. 274 pages. Hardcover.
Fine/Fine. A very nice copy. # B0542. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Bland, editor, Larry.   GEORGE C. MARSHALL INTERVIEWS AND REMINISCENCES FOR FORREST C. POGUE  
Lexington, VA: Marshall Research Found., 199. Revised ed. 650 pages. Paperback. Introduction by Forrest Pogue. These are the transcripts of his interviews with Marshall that Pogue cited in the annotation of his difinitive and monumental four volume GEORGE C. MARSHALL.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked, no edgewear. Appears unread. # A9992. $50.00     Inquire Now  
Boorstin, Daniel J.   VISITING OUR PAST: AMERICA'S HISTORYLANDS  
Washington D.C.: National Geographic, 1986. Revised ed. 400 pages. Hardcover. 0870446460 0-87044-646-0. Essays & color pictures tell America's story. A supplemental booklet has maps & directions to hundreds of historic sites all across the country.
Fine/Near Fine. # A5636. $12.50     Inquire Now  
Bruce, Dr. B.   CONSTITUTIONALISTS BE DAMNED! SAY THE INTERNATIONALISTS  
Boston, MA: Forum Publishing Co., No Date. 116 pages. Paperback. Not dated, but probably mid 1960s. Warnings against Nelson Rockefeller, the United Nations and the Federal Reserve.
VG/Wraps. # B0589. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Bryan, Mary E.   WILD WORK: THE STORY OF THE RED RIVER TRAGEDY  
New York: D. Appleton, 1881. 1st ed. 410 pages. Hardcover. Historical novel set in the Reconstruction period. Quite scarce.
X-Lib Good+/No Jacke. Library pockets & stamps, spot on cover, otherwise tight and clean. # B0325. $115.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Bryant, Ira B.   ANDREW JACKSON YOUNG, MR. AMBASSADOR  
Hosuton: D. Armstrong Company, 1979. 1st ed. 79 pages. Hardcover. Biography of Young, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. B/w photos.
As New/As New. A new copy still in shrinkwrap. # A8113. $12.50     Inquire Now  
Bunker, John.   HARBOR & HAVEN: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY FO THE PORT OF NEW YORK  
Woodland Hills: Windsor Publications, 1979. 302 pages. Hardcover. 0897810023 0-89781-002-3. Photohistory of the port of New York. Lots of b/w photos. 15 pages in color.
VG/No Jacket. # A9988. $7.25     Inquire Now  
Burns, James MacGregor.   TO HEAL AND TO BUILD: THE PROGRAMS OF PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON  
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1968. 1st ed. 506 pages. Hardcover. A collection of ten essays on LBJ's Administration from writers including Ralph Ellison, Eugene Rostow, Stewart Udall, Chester Bowles and others. B/w photos, indexed.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # A7303. $7.50     Inquire Now  
Calkins, Earnest Elmo.   THEY BROKE THE PRAIRIE  
New York: Scribners, 1937. Reprint. 451 pages. Hardcover. Being the account of the settlement of the Upper Mississippi Valley by religious and educational pioneers, told in terms of one city, Galesburg, and of one college, Knox. Second printing (B)
VG/No Jacket. Front hinge cracked, but holding. O/w tight. Spine faded. Gilt titles. # A9605. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Camp Custer, .   PREPAREDNESS VOL. V: SIXTH CORPS AREA, CAMP CUSTER MICHIGAN 1925  
Chicago: Military Training Camps, 1925. 284 pages. Hardcover. Camp Custer annual for 1925, general history of the camps plus specific rosters of the companies of Camp Custer. Numerous b/w photos. 256 pages plus 26 pages of advertisements.
Good+/No Jacket. # A7003. $80.00     Inquire Now  
Campbell, Thomas H.   GOOD NEWS ON THE FRONTIER: A HISTORY OF THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH  
Memphis: Frontier Press, 1965. Reprint. 172 pages. Paperback. History of this denomination, revivalism, advancement on the frontier, Negro Cumberland Presbyterians, early missionary works around the world, Civil War times, reconstruction and beyond.
Good/Wraps. Underlined text. # A4624. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Caputo, Philip.   RUMOUR OF WAR  
New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1977. 1st ed. 346 pages. Hardcover. 003017631X 0-03-017631-X. First person stories of the Vietnam war, from March 1965 to the last day and evacuation.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, stated 1st but may be book club. No price on Dj. # A9440. $11.00     Inquire Now  
Clements, John.   IMPEACHMENT AND TRIAL OF WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON  
Dallas: Political Research, Inc., 1999. 1st ed. 23 pages. Paperback. Brief biography of Clinton, impeachment process outlined, roles of the principals involved, photos, overview of the trial, list of judiciary committee, lists of votes on each article of impeachment.
As New/Wraps. New. # 19673. $8.95     Inquire Now  
Colby, John.   WAR FROM THE GROUND UP: THE 90TH DIVISION IN WORLD WAR II (PB)  
Austin: Nortex Press / Eakin, 2007. Reprint. 561 pages. Paperback. 1934645362 1-934645-36-2. Excellent account of the D-Day landing, the 90th's push through France & the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge & into the Rhineland. B/w photos, drawn maps, biblio, index. New Copy. Highly recommended.
As New/Wraps. Note: This is the -- PAPERBACK -- reprint. # 28331. $29.95   View This Item  Inquire Now   View Details Page
Creel, George.   REBEL AT LARGE SIGNED RECOLLECTIONS OF FIFTY CROWDED YEARS  
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1947. 384 pages. Hardcover. Inscribed and autographed for John F. Sonnett at the request of Jerome Politzer. Textblock edges foxed.
VG/Fair. Binding secure, pages clean & tight. DJ clipped & silverfish nibbled. # B0180. $20.00     Inquire Now  
Cunnigham, Thomas Mayhew.   GEORGIA - BEFORE PLYMOUTH ROCK AND AFTERWARDS!  
New York: Newcomen Society England, 1949. Reprint. 28 pages. Paperback. 6 x 9 inch pamphlet providing an overview of Georgia history. Illustrated with b/w etchings.
Good+/Wraps. # A6754. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Dasmann, Raymond.   DESTRUCTION OF CALIFORNIA  
New York: Macmillan, 1965. Reprint. 247 pages. Hardcover. Dasmann describes how the encroachment of over-population has changed and endangered the very things which make California so appealing.
X-Lib VG/No Jacket. From a corporate library with modest library marks. Clean & tight. # A9363. $4.50     Inquire Now  
Davidson, Marshall B.   LIFE IN AMERICA (2 VOLUME SET IN SLIPCASES)  
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951. 1076 pages. Hardcover. "The story of the American Adventure form the medieval dream of a western paradise to the complex society of today" Wasn't post-war America just so fun, just & right. Here's the story of how we got there. Over 1,200 b/w illustrations help present the American experience. In two slipcases.
Near Fine/Good+. One dj has spine chips, else VG in slightly edgeworn slipcases. # A5625. $26.00     Inquire Now  
Davidson, Marshall.   WORLD IN 1776  
New York: American Heritage, 1975. 1st ed. Hardcover. New book still sealed in publisher's shipping carton, it has been in our back room for 30 years.
As New/As New. # A9569. $16.00     Inquire Now  
Davis, Burke.   THE CAMPAIGN THAT WON AMERICA: THE STORY OF YORKTOWN  
New York: Dial Press, 1970. 1st ed. 319 pages. Hardcover.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. Dj perfect as two were placed by the binder. # B1022. $20.00     Inquire Now  
Davis, Kenneth S., & Frieda Kay Fall.   THE EISENHOWER COLLEGE COLLECTION: THE PAINTINGS OF DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (LIMITED ED., FULL LEATHER)  
Los Angeles: Nash Publishing, 1972. Limited ed. 160 pages. Leather. 0840212895 0-8402-1289-5. Well done volume presents 50 color reproductions of Ike's art work. Biographical background and b/w photos from his life. Large 17 x 11 inch format in full genuine tan & brown leather with photo inset. # 1,161 of 1,500 limited edition copies. 8 lbs. Nice.
Near Fine/No Jacket. # A8555. $75.00     Inquire Now  
Desmond, Humphrey J.   CURIOUS CHAPTERS IN AMERICAN HISTORY (2ND ED)  
St. Louis: B. Herder Book Co., 1925. 2nd ed. 264 pages. Hardcover. Interesting takes on events in our history, anti-masonry, reason we took Phillipines, whether the American Revolution was the will of the majority of folks, etc. Hmmm... was Bush the will of the majority??
VG/Good+. PON stamped inside front board and on title page. # A7817. $27.00     Inquire Now  
Dies, Martin.   MARTIN DIES' STORY  
New York: Bookmailer, 1963. 1st ed. 283 pages. Hardcover. Dies relates the little-known and misunderstood facts which came out of his seven years as head of the Special Committe on Un-American Activities of the U.S. House of Representatives.
VG/VG. Foxed top edge, o/w clean, tight. Dj has some edgewear, price-clipped. # A8898. $16.00     Inquire Now  
Donohue, William.   TWILIGHT OF LIBERTY: THE LEGACY OF THE ACLU  
New Brunswick: Transaction, 1994. 332 pages. Hardcover. 156000049X 1-56000-049-X. Mr. Donohue makes an argument that the ACLU is an extremist organisation assaulting family, religion, schools, and voluntary associations.
As New/As New. A new unread book. # A8966. $4.00     Inquire Now  
Eller, Ernest M., Rear Admiral, USN (Ret.   NAVAL WEAPONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION  
Washington DC: American Defense Prepare,. 32 pages. Paperback. 8.5 x 11 pamphlet produced for the Bicentennial by the Am. Defense Preparedness Assoc. on the types, characteristics & ballistics of cannon used in the American Revolution. B/w illus, diagrams charts.
As New/Wraps. An crisp, fine copy. # A3863. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Federal Writers' Project, Beaver County.   HARMONY SOCIETY IN PENNSYLVANIA  
Philadelphia: William Penn Association, 1937. 1st ed. 38 pages. Paperback. Compiled by the workers of the Beaver County Unit of the FWP, part of the WPA. History of the German communal Christian society which moved to Pennsylvania in 1803. B/w illustrations.
VG/Wraps. In quite nice shape, no chips tears or folds, just hint of browning. # B1037. $22.00     Inquire Now  
First Infantry, U.S. Army, & Gen. John H.   FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION IN VIETNAM, JULY 1965-APRIL 1967 VOL. 1 (THE BIG RED ONE)  
San Francisco: First Infantry Division, 1967. 1st ed. 272 pages. Hardcover. An exceptional copy of the first volume of yearbooks on the First Infantry Division. This copy in original vinyl sleeve, in a printed slipbox. An excellent photohistory of the Division with b/w & color photos, newspaper atricles, list of those who died.
Fine/In Box. Fine in original printed shipping box / slipcase. Box shows some wear. # A9643. $220.00     Inquire Now  
Fox, William F.   REGIMENTAL LOSSES IN THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865  
Albany, NY: Albany Publishing, 1893. Reprint. 595 pages. Hardcover. Union Army losses by state and regiment and engagement, info on 300 regiments. One chapter on Southern regiments, but most details are on Northern side. Table of contents (1 leaf) bound upside down.
Good+/No Jacket. Cover a bit silverfished. Gilt lettering. # A6563. $130.00     Inquire Now  
Ginsberg, Robert.   A CASEBOOK ON THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE  
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1967. 289 pages. Paperback. Twenty-six essays, written from 1776 to 1966, are gathered here as an analysis of the structure, meaning, & literary worth of the text of the American Declaration of Independence.
VG/Wraps. Crease near edge of back cover, bumped at corner of spine near top. # A6321. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Greene, Evarts Boutell.   PROVINCIAL AMERICA 1690-1740  
New York: Ungar, 1964. Reprint. 356 pages. Hardcover. A study of the development of colonial legislation & other political issues in the pre-revolutionary period. Indexed.
Near Fine/VG. Dj price clipped. # A4713. $13.00     Inquire Now  
Grimsted, David.   NOTIONS OF THE AMERICANS 1820-1860  
New York: George Braziller, 1970. 1st ed. 347 pages. Hardcover. A study of the American culture in the Jackson age. Third book in the American Culture Series.
VG/VG. Dj rubbed on edges. # A4743. $9.00     Inquire Now  
Hagner, Charles V.   EARLY HISTORY OF THE FALLS OF SCHUYLKILL, MANAYUNK SCHUYLKILL AND LEHIGH NAVIGATION COMPANIES, FAIRMOUNT WATERWORKS, ETC.  
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen, 1869. 1st ed. 102 pages. Hardcover.
VG/No Jacket. Binding tight, tips worn, PON, half-title page removed. No marks. # B0825. $125.00     Inquire Now  
Hale, Edward Everett.   HOW TO CONQUER TEXAS, BEFORE TEXAS CONQUERS US  
No Place: Roger Beacham, 1978. 1st ed. 53 pages. Hardcover. Limited to 395 copies, being a reprint of Hale's tract urging northerners to settle in Texas to dilute the impact of her entrance into the Union as a slave state. Reproduction of the tract cover tipped in. Included is a reprint of a speech by Charles J. Jack at the meeting in favor of the Re-annexation of Texas to the United States, April 5, 1844. Cover reproduction also tipped in. Paper covered boards with map decoration and gilt.
Fine/Fine. Fine printing, a Holman design. # 1 in the Rare Texana Series. # A4727. $55.00     Inquire Now  
Hall, John A.   GREAT STRIKE ON THE "Q", WITH A HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND GROWTH OF THE BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, FIREMEN, SWITCHMEN  
Chicago: Elliott & Beezley, 1889. 1st ed. 124 pages. Hardcover. History of the strike on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad in March of 1888. Much on union activity. In dark marron decorative boards.
Good+/No Jacket. Bit of silverfishing to cover, o/w clean, tight, no marks. # A9867. $65.00     Inquire Now  
Hall, Edwin.   HALL'S NORWALK RECORDS  
Norwalk: Friends Lockwood House, 1973. Reprint. 320 pages. Hardcover. 0883980010 0-88398-001-0. The Ancient historical records of Norwalk, Connecticut, with a plan of the ancient settlement and of the town in 1847. Reprint of the 1847 edition.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Tight binding, has PO inscription on FEP. # B0333. $32.00     Inquire Now  
Hankins, Grace Croyle.   TRUE STORIES OF NEW JERSEY SIGNED  
Philadelphia: Winston, 1938. 187 pages. Hardcover. Blue with bright gilt titles. New York Times articles from 1960s of historic places laid in at appropriate pages by previous owner. Inscribed to the author's Aunt Grace. B/w photos and drawings.
VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight binding. Slight wear at spine tips and corners. # B0328. $28.00     Inquire Now  
Hardesty, Von.   AIR FORCE ONE: THE AIRCRAFT THAT SHAPED THE MODERN PRESIDENCY  
2003: NorthWord / Creative, 2003. 1st ed. 191 pages. Boards. 1559718943 1-55971-894-3. Very nice photohistory of the aircraft that have come to define the power of the Presidency. B/w & color photos. In glossy photo boards.
Fine/Fine. # A9703. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth.   LIFE AND TIMES OF STEPHEN HIGGINSON  
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1907. 1st ed. 306 pages. Hardcover. Noted turn-of-the-century author writes a biography of his grandfather, a member of the Continental Congress. Very dark green embossed boards, gilt titles & top edge. Tan Dj with black titles.
Near Fine/Good+. Clean, tight, unmarked first edition in Dj with two 1" chips. # B0158. $100.00     Inquire Now  
History Book Committee, .   OUR STORY - LE CLAIRE, IOWA: BRIDGING THE PAST & THE PRESENT SESQUICENTENNIAL 1834-1984  
Le Claire, Iowa: History Book Committee, 198. 1st ed. 178 pages. Spiral Bound. B/w photos, drawings, and maps illustrate this locally published history of a Midwestern city.
Fine/Wraps. # A8298. $24.00     Inquire Now  
Hodge, Frederick, & Theodore Lewis.   SPANISH EXPLORERS IN THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES 1528-1543  
Austin: T.S.H.A., 1984. Limited ed. 411 pages. Hardcover. 0876110715 0-87611-071-5. Contains three primary source narratives: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (ed. by Hodge); Expedition of de Soto (ed. by Lewis); Expedition of Coronado (ed. by Hodge). A facsimile reprint of the 1907 Scribner ed.
Fine/No Jacket. # 97 of 100 LIMITED edition copies, in fine slipcase. # A6564. $115.00     Inquire Now  
Holloway, Jean.   EDWARD EVERETT HALE: A BIOGRAPHY  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1956. 275 pages. Hardcover. Biography of the noted & prolific writer. Indexed.
VG/No Jacket. # A7825. $9.00     Inquire Now  
Horan, James D.   LIFE AND ART OF CHARLES SCHREYVOGEL, PAINTER-HISTORIAN OF THE INDIAN-FIGHTING ARMY OF THE AMERICAN WEST  
New York: Crown Publishers, 1969. Hardcover. Large format (16 x 12 inch) folio with b/w and planinum gravure prints and a section of 36 full page, single-page color plates.
Near Fine/Good+. Several minor short closed tears along dj edges. # B0576. $37.50     Inquire Now  
Horowitz, David.   POLITICS OF BAD FAITH: THE RADICAL ASSAULT ON AMERICA'S FUTURE  
New York: Free Press, 1998. 1st ed. 214 pages. Hardcover. 0684850230 0-684-85023-0. Horowitz describes a cultural war that pits "progressives" and "multi-culturalists" against America's founding principles and ideas.
Fine/Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked. # A8934. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Jackson, Henry E.   SOCIAL SECURITY BY COMMON LAW  
New York: Social Engineering Inst., 1936. 1st ed. 183 pages. Hardcover. 'A Democratic Plan Based on the Maxim that Social Security is not a Dower but an Achievement'. ADVANCE EDITION, 1st printing.
Near Fine/Poor. Dj panels separated, laid in. # A7782. $22.00     Inquire Now  
Jensen, editor, Oliver.   NINETIES: GLIMPSES OF A LOST BUT LIVELY WORLD  
New York: American Heritage, 1967. 1st ed. 144 pages. Hardcover. A new book still in publisher's shipping carton, in our back room for thirty years. Essays on life of the American people in this exciting decade of change. Filled with b/w and color photos and drawings.
As New/No Jacket. # A9572. $15.00     Inquire Now  
Johnson, W. Fletcher.   LIFE OF WM. TECUMSEH SHERMAN, LATER RETIRED GENERAL, USA ( WILLIAM )  
No Place: Edgewood Publishing, 1891. 607 pages. Hardcover. In embossed olive cloth with black and gilt decorations. B/w photos and drawings.
Good+/No Jacket. Gilt a bit faded, some edgewear at bottom of spine, o/w a solid copy. # B0813. $18.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Josephy, editor, Brandon, narrative.   AMERICAN HERITAGE BOOK OF INDIANS  
New York: American Heritage,. Reprint. 424 pages. Hardcover. There are almost 500 illustrations in this story of the American Indians from prehistoric to prresent times. A heavy book.
VG/VG. Shelf wear, rubbing & tiny chips at edges of Dj. # A6781. $8.50     Inquire Now  
Kahn, Edgar M.   THE CABLE CAR DAYS IN SAN FRANCISCO  
San Francisco: Friends of SF Public, 1976. Reprint. 117 pages. Paperback. The history of cable cars in San Francisco. B/w photos and drawings. Printed on nice stock.
Near Fine/Wraps. Sticker remnant, else fine. # B0609. $5.75     Inquire Now  
Karnow, Stanley.   VIETNAM: A HISTORY  
New York: Viking Press, 1983. Book Club ed. 750 pages. Hardcover. 0670746045 0-670-74604-5. The companion to the acclaimed PBS series, the first complete account of Vietnam at war. B/w photos, thoroughly indexed. A nice, solid copy.
VG/VG. # A9235. $6.00     Inquire Now  
Lardas, Mark.   AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIER IN THE CIVIL WAR (SIGNED) OSPREY WARRIOR 114  
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2006. 1st ed. 64 pages. Paperback. 1846030927 1-84603-092-7.
As New/Wraps. New book signed by the author. # 27608. $17.95     Inquire Now  
Lardas, Mark.   NATIVE AMERICAN MOUNTED RIFLEMAN 1861-65 (SIGNED) OSPREY WARRIOR 109  
Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2006. 1st ed. 64 pages. Paperback. 1841769711 1-84176-971-1.
As New/Wraps. New book signed by the author. # 27025. $17.95     Inquire Now  
Limbaugh, Rush.   SEE I TOLD YOU (SPECIAL EDITION, SLIPCASED)  
New York: Pocket Books, 1993. 1st ed. 364 pages. Hardcover. Slipcased special edition in blue cloth with gilt edges. Another work by one of the masters of delusion.
As New/In Box. # A9410. $11.00     Inquire Now  
Lowitt, Richard.   NEW DEAL AND THE WEST  
Bloomington: Indiana University, 1984. 1st ed. 283 pages. Hardcover. 0253340055 0-253-34005-5. Describes how the New Dealers managed to extricate the West from the depths of the depression and lift it to a new and higher plateau.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked first edition. Dj has very minimal edgewear. # A9372. $16.00     Inquire Now  
Maraniss, David.   THEY MARCHED INTO SUNLIGHT: WAR AND PEACE, VIETNAM AND AMERICA, OCTOBER 1967  
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. 1st ed. 572 pages. Hardcover. 0743217802 0-7432-1780-2. Compelling history of the war and social turmoil over it stateside. B/w photos, notes, indexed.
Fine/Fine. # B0300. $6.95     Inquire Now  
Mason, F. van Wyck.   ROADS TO LIBERTY  
Boston: Little, Brown, 1972. 1st ed. 752 pages. Hardcover. 0316549304 0-316-54930-4. A panorama of life in the colonies during the American Revolution, combines four stories into one specially abridged volume. Three Harbors, Stars on the Sea, Wild Horizon, Eagle in the Sky.
Near Fine/VG. Clean, tight, no marks. Dj has small tears on edges. Not price clipped # B0976. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Mearns, David C.   LINCOLN PAPERS (2 VOL SET)  
Garden City: Doubleday, 1948. 1st ed. 681 pages. Hardcover.
Near Fine/No Jacket. Owner's name, else very nice. # A7572. $24.00     Inquire Now  
Miller, Nathan.   SEA OF GLORY THE CONTINENTAL NAVY FIGHTS FOR INDEPENDENCE 1775-1783  
New York: David McKay, 1974. 1st ed. 558 pages. Hardcover. 0679503927 0-679-50392-7.
Near Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight. Stands straight. Bright Dj with very light edgewear. # B0962. $20.00     Inquire Now  
Mitchell, Memory F.   NORTH CAROLINA'S SIGNERS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE & THE CONSTITUTION  
Raleigh, NC: NC Dept. Cultural Resour, 1980. Reprint. 55 pages. Paperback. 0865260974 0-86526-097-4. Brief sketches of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, along with the text of those documents.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight. "P. 16 Blount" written on title page, o/w unmarked. # B0136. $9.00     Inquire Now  
Molyneaux, Peter.   COTTON SOUTH AND AMERICAN TRADE POLICY (WORLD AFFAIRS BOOK # 17)  
New York: Natl. Peace Conference, 1936. 63 pages. Hardcover. Author looks at cotton trade policies throughout U.S. history.
Good+/Fair. Dj worn and foxed. # A6545. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Murray, John O'Kane.   CATHOLIC PIONEERS OF AMERICA  
Philadelphia: H.L. Kilner & Co., 1882. Revised ed. 433 pages. Hardcover. New edition, revised. Biographical sketches of over 80 influential Catholic explorers, missionaries & priests.
Good/No Jacket. Spine has some insect holes. # A8612. $64.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
National Society, U. S. Daughters of 181.   PROCEEDINGS OF 90TH ASSOC. COUNCIL NEWS-LETTER WITH DIRECTORY VOL. 59: #1, #2, #3 JULY AND NOVEMBER, 1982 AND FEBRUARY, 1983  
Maryland: U. S. Daughters 1812, 1982-83. 1st ed. 250 pages. Paperback. Includes all three books of volume 59.
Near Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight. Few inked notes on cover of No. 1. Mail labels on rear. # B0625. $25.00     Inquire Now  
Newman, John J.   AMERICAN NATURALIZATION PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES 1790-1985  
Indiana: Indiana Historical Soc., 1985. 43 pages. Paperback. An expanded version of a paper delivered to the Natl. Genealogical Society in August 1985. History of naturalization law & courts and samples of old forms. B/w images. 8.5 x 11 saddle-stapled booklet.
Fine/Wraps. # A9723. $18.00     Inquire Now  
Nicholson, Meredith.   THE HOOSIERS  
New York: Macmillan, 1900. 1st ed. 277 pages. Hardcover. Dark red cloth coverd boards, with very light wear showing at spine tips. TEG is nearly worn off. Library pocket FEP, minimal other marks. From Macmillan's series National Studies in American Letters.
X-Lib VG/No Jacket. Clean, tight, very light silverfish marks in one area of cover. # B0153. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Olien, Roger.   FROM TOKEN TO TRIUMPH: THE TEXAS REPUBLICANS SINCE 1920  
Dallas: SMU Press, 1981. 1st ed. Hardcover. 0870741802 0-87074-180-2.
As New/As New. Still in original shrinkwrap (best for such tales of horror). # B0724. $12.00     Inquire Now  
Peters, Kate Johnston.   LAUDERDALE COUNTY FROM EARLIEST TIMES  
Ripley: Sugar Hill Lauderdale, 1957. 1st ed. 377 pages. Hardcover. Essays about communities in Lauderdale County, Tennessee written by various authors and collected by Kate Johnston Peters.
Near Fine/No Jacket. PON, o/w clean, tight, unmarked. Blue cloth, gilt titles. # B0729. $100.00     Inquire Now  
Petro, Sylvester.   THE KOHLER STRIKE: UNION VIOLENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW  
Chicago: Henry Regnery & Co., 1961. 1st ed. 118 pages. Hardcover. Deep investigation of the Kohler Strike involving the United Auto Workers (UAW) in 1954-55.
Good+/Good+. # A7306. $5.00     Inquire Now  
Pollack, Kenneth M.   THE THREATENING STORM: THE CASE FOR INVADING IRAQ  
New York: Random House, 2002. Reprint. 494 pages. Hardcover. 0375509283 0-375-50928-3. More balanced than some opinions, but still firmly in the Neocon camp.
Near Fine/Near Fine. # A8956. $5.75     Inquire Now  
Pool, William C., & Craddock & Conrad.   LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON: THE FORMATIVE YEARS  
San Marcos: Southwest Texas St. Col, 1965. 1st ed. 185 pages. Hardcover. LBJ's early life as examined by noted Texas historians. Nice pencil sketches by Boyd Saunders. Indexed.
Fine/Fine. # B0541. $18.50     Inquire Now  
Rankin, Hugh F.   PIRATES OF COLONIAL NORTH CAROLINA  
Raleigh: Dept. Cultural Resorces, 1983. 10th ed. 72 pages. Paperback. 0865261008 0-86526-100-8.
Fine/Wraps. Clean, tight, unmarked. # B0892. $4.50     Inquire Now  
Read, T. Buchanan.   WAGONER OF THE ALLEGHANIES: A POEM OF THE DAYS OF SEVENTY-SIX  
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1885. 74 pages. Hardcover. Narrative poem of the Alleghany Hills during the American revolution. In decorative olive cloth. Six engravings, all edges in gilt.
Good+/No Jacket. # A8786. $21.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Rudolph, Christopher.   NATIONAL SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION: POLICY DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND WESTERN EUROPE SINCE 1945  
Stanford, CA: Stanford Univ., 2006. 1st ed. 268 pages. Hardcover. 0804753776 0-8047-5377-6. An in-depth study of migration forces, labor, capital, market forces and their impact on national security.
As New/As New. A new copy. # 28004. $45.00     Inquire Now  
Scanlon, Marion S.   TRAILS OF THE FRENCH EXPLORERS  
San Antonio: Naylor, 1956. 1st ed. 79 pages. Hardcover. History of the Joliet-Marquette expedition in Quebec, Wisconsin, Illinois and along the Mississippi River. Indexed.
Fine/Fine. # A7419. $14.00     Inquire Now  
Scheffel, Richard L.   DISCOVERING AMERICA'S PAST  
Pleasantville: Reader's Digest, 1993. 400 pages. Hardcover. 0895775204 0-89577-520-4. Customs, legends, history, & lore of the U.S., illustrated with hundreds of b/w & color photos & drawings.
Fine/No Jacket. # A5634. $8.00     Inquire Now  
Senate Hearing, .   NATIONAL SECURITY ACT AMENDMENTS OF 1949 S.1269 AND S. 1843 HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES U.S. SENATE 81ST CONG  
Washington D.C.: USGPO, 1949. 1st ed. 299 pages. Paperback. First session on S. 1269 and S. 1843. A bill to convert the national military establishment into an executive department of the government, to be known as the Department of Defense; to provide the Secretary of Defense with appropriate responsibility and authority, and with civilian and military assistance adequate to fulfill his enlarged responsibility; and for other purposes. March-May 1949.
Good+/No Jacket. Text of amendments and hearings. No cover. First pages ragged edge. # B0839. $30.00     Inquire Now  
Shea, John Gilmary.   DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WITH THE ORIGINAL NARRATIVES OF MARQUETTE, ALLOUEZ, MEMBRE ET. AL  
Albany: Joseph MCDonough, 1903. 2nd ed. 368 pages. Hardcover. 'Second edition with a fascimile of the newly-discovered map of Marquette, his letter & steel portrait of La Salle.' Limited ed. # 20 of 500 copies, with added map, letter & frontispiece to the 1852 original. An important work of early western explorations. Howes 5357.
Good+/No Jacket. Light edge foxing, map very nice. # A8054. $140.00     Inquire Now  
Steinberg, Alfred.   SAM RAYBURN - A BIOGRAPHY  
New York: Hawthorne Books, 1975. Reprint. 391 pages. Hardcover. 0801552109 0-8015-5210-9. Biography of the most powerful Speaker of the House who served with eight Presidents.
VG/Good+. DJ has chips and mended tears, otherwise a solid copy. # B0785. $4.50     Inquire Now  
Stone Mountain Association, .   CUSTODIANS OF IMPERISHABLE GLORY  
Atlanta: Stone Mountain Assoc., 1926. 1st ed. 48 pages. Paperback. Not dated, but circa 1926. History of the establishment of the Confederate Memorial at Stone Mountain Georgia. B/w photos. 9 x 12 inch format.
X-Lib VG/Wraps. Ex-Library, a few small stamps, else in quite nice condition. # B0614. $40.00     Inquire Now  
Sutton, Walter.   WESTERN BOOK TRADE CINCINNATI AS A 19TH CENTURY PUBLISHING & BOOK-TRADE CENTER  
Columbus: Ohio State/Ohio Historic, 1961. 1st ed. 360 pages. Hardcover. Not a used book - been here since it was new, hence there is light foxing on edges , especially the top. Dj has light shelfwear. Otherwise clean and tight.
Fine/Near Fine. # A9422. $30.00     Inquire Now  
Thane, Elswyth.   THE FIGHTING QUAKER: NATHANAEL GREENE  
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1972. 1st ed. 304 pages. Hardcover. Biography of one of the leading generals in the American Revolution. B/w maps and illustrations, biblio, indexed.
Near Fine/VG. A nice copy. # B0960. $10.00     Inquire Now  
Thompson, Josiah.   SIX SECONDS IN DALLAS  
New York: Bernard Geis, 1967. 1st ed. 323 pages. Hardcover. One of the better Kennedy Assassination controvery books. A detailed investigation into the theory of more than one gunman. Dj dated 1/68.
Fine/Near Fine. Dj has very slight wear t/b spine, else very nice. # A1700. $85.00     Inquire Now  
Time Life Editors, .   THIS FABULOUS CENTURY 8 VOL. SET COMPLETE  
Alexandria: Time-Life Books, 1971. Reprint. 2300 pages. Hardcover. Complete set of eight volumes. 1870-1900 has a crimp and tiny tear at top of spine, Bright gilt titles on black spines and Art Deco cloth covered boards. No additional delivery charge beyond single book fee.
VG/No Jacket. Each book has around 290 pages. # A9567. $79.00     Inquire Now  
Tryon, William S.   THE OLD CORNER  
Boston: Boston Globe, 1964. 28 pages. Paperback. Pamphlet published by the BOSTON GLOBE detailing the history & restoration of the building known as the Old Corner.
Near Fine/Wraps. 1" diagonal piece missing lower corner of back, o/w clean & tight. # A6280. $6.50     Inquire Now  
Vandiver, Frank E., & Hall & Kerr.   ESSAYS ON THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR  
Austin: U.T. Press, 1968. 107 pages. Hardcover. The Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures, Volume 1. Kerr: Battle of Elkhorn; Hall: Planter vs Frontiersman; Vandiver: Civil War as an Institutionalizing Force. Bibliography of W.P. Webb.
Near Fine/VG. Dj price clipped. # B0612. $11.00     Inquire Now  
Vickers, James.   RALEIGH: CITY OF OAKS, AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY  
Northridge, CA: Windsor Publications, 1982. 1st ed. 192 pages. Hardcover. 0897810503 0-89781-050-3. Over 200 b/w vintage photos, paintings & maps and 16 pages of color photos highlight the history of Raleigh. Bibliography & index. In cream cloth, 1st ed. stated.
Fine/Good+. Dj has some rubbing and edgewear. # A9683. $5.50     Inquire Now  
Vidrine, Clyde.   JUST TAKIN' ORDERS: A SOUTHERN GOVERNOR'S WATERGATE  
Baton Rouge, LA: Clyde Vidrine, 1977. 1st ed. 348 pages. Hardcover.
Near Fine/VG. Clean, tight, unmarked. Price clipped Dj has wear and chips. # B1041. $18.00     Inquire Now  
Walter, Jess.   EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW THE TRUTH & TRAGEDY OF RUBY RIDGE & THE RANDY WEAVER FAMILY  
New York: Regan/Harper Collins, 1995. 1st ed. 375 pages. Hardcover. 006039174X 0-06-039174-X.
Fine/Near Fine. Clean, tight, in price-clipped Dj. # A8913. $3.25     Inquire Now  
Ward, Geoffrey.   CIVIL WAR: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY (P)  
New York: Knopf, 1990. Reprint. 425 pages. Paperback. 0679742778 0-679-74277-8. The companion volume to the acclaimed PBS series by Ken Burns. Great photos, maps and artwork. New copies.
As New/Wraps. # 16717. $21.00   View This Item  Inquire Now  
Wetherington, editor, Mark.   EAST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S PUBLICATIONS NUMBERS 56 & 57 NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR AND EIGHTY-FIVE  
Knoxville, TN: E. Tennessee Hist. Soc., 1985. 1st ed. 162 pages. Paperback. Articles on Lamar House, Knoxville, James White's second Home, Civil War Diaries of Will Stringfield, Antebellum Elites and Industrialization, Small coffee stain on back cover & text corner.
VG/Wraps. Thight binding, writing on cover, scattered underline, no name. # B0617. $12.00     Inquire Now