Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Arkansas

The Things They Carried

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

North Carolina

The Great Democracies (1958)

Alexandra F. Morris

Virginia

Epic and Legendary Leaders

Alexander the Great was undefeated in battle and is considered to be one of history's most successful military commanders. Alexander the Great died in 336 BCE, when he was only thirty-two. His military campaigns had swept across Ancient Greece, through Asia Minor, Arabia, Persia, Egypt and North Africa to North West India, forging one of the largest empires in recorded history. He was undefeated in battle and is widely considered to be one of history's most successful military commanders. This new series is created for the modern reader to introduce the heroes, cultures, myths and religions of former times. FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of the fantastic.

Alexander the Great

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J. F. Lazenby

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

For at least two centuries the Spartan army was the most formidable war machine in Greece; the purpose of this book is to show the reasons for this. Professor Lazenby looks first at the composition, training and organisation of the army, tracing it's roots back to the eighth century BC. The second part analyses some of the main campaigns-Thermopylai, Platea, Sphakteria, Mantineia, The Nemea, Koroneia, Lechaion and Leuktra. The final part continues the story to the end of the Greek independence. SELLING POINTS: Since this book was first written over 25 years ago, novels, computer games and films such as 300 have raised interest in the Spartan military to new heights The return to print of this excellent study is sure to interest acadaemics and more general readers alike 13 b/w pictures

The Spartan Army

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Edith Hamilton

The aim of this work is not a history of events but an account of the achievement and spirit of Greece.

"Five hundred years before Christ in a little town on the far western border of the settled and civilizaed world, a strange new power was at work. . . . Athens had entered upon her brief and magnificent flowering of genius which so molded the world of mind and of spirit that our mind and spirit today are different. . . . What was then produced of art and of thought has never been surpasses and very rarely equalled, and the stamp of it is upon all the art and all the thought of the Western world."

A perennial favorite in many different editions, Edith Hamilton's best-selling The Greek Way captures the spirit and achievements of Greece in the fifth century B.C. A retired headmistress when she began her writing career in the 1930s, Hamilton immediately demonstrated a remarkable ability to bring the world of ancient Greece to life, introducing that world to the twentieth century. The New York Times called The Greek Way a "book of both cultural and critical importance."


Greek Way

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Harry S. Truman

Year of Decisions

Memoirs of Harry S. Truman, 1945

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1946-1950

Truman's Memoirs, 1946-1950

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Margaret Truman

There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.” -Truman

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Douglas E. Evelyn

Paul Dickson

Maryland

Pinpointing the Past in Washington, D.C.

On This Spot

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Flag Day Our American Holidays
Antique
1912
New York
Moffat, Yard and Company
 #vintage #hardcover #history

Kentucky

History

Flag Day Our American Holidays

In the year of our Lord 1894, I became an outlaw. The day of her wedding, 17 year old Ada’s Life looks good; she loves her husband, and she loves working as an apprentice to her mother, a respected midwife. But after a year of marriage and no pregnancy, in a town where barren women are routinely hangers which is, her survival depends on leaving behind everything she knows. She joins up with the notorious Hole in the Wall Gang, A band of outlaws led by a preacher turned robber known to all as the￼ Kid. Charismatic, grandiose, and mercurial, the Kid is determined to create a safe haven for outcast women. But to make this dream a reality, the gang hatches a treacherous plan that may get them all killed. And Ada￼￼ must decide whether she’s willing to risk her life for the possibility of a new kind of future for all of them. #oldwest #outlaw #cowboy #feminist #alternate-history #history ￼

Outlawed

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Ten peculiar children flee an army of deadly monsters. And only one person can help them, but she’s trapped in the body of a bird.￼￼￼ #horror #history #magic #power #comingofage 

In 1940, Jacob and his new friends escape from Miss Peregrine's island and travel to London where they encounter new allies, a menagerie of peculiar animals, and other unexpected surprises.

Hollow City

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Michigan

The Sink of the Titanic, The Destruction of Pompeii, The Battle of Gettysburg, and The Japanese Tsunami

I Survived (4 in 1)

Henry Louis Gates

Louisiana

Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow

The abolition of slavery after the Civil War is a familiar story, as is the civil rights revolution that transformed the nation after World War II. But the century in between remains a mystery: if emancipation sparked 'a new birth of freedom' in Lincoln's America, why was it necessary to march in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s America? Gates uncovers the roots of structural racism in our own time, while showing how African-Americans after slavery combatted it by articulating a vision of a 'New Negro' to force the nation to recognise their humanity and unique contributions to the United States.

Stony the Road

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Erik Larson

brown splotch on first page, slight lift on cover, other than that, decent condition 

Mississippi

Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman Mudgett.

The Devil in the White City

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Martin Gayford

Excellent condition, smoke free home.
I ship daily! 

Pennsylvania

Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Nine Turbulent Weeks in Provence

Details a three-month period in 1888 when Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh shared a small yellow house in the south of France, describing how these two master artists worked together in Arles to create a stunning array of artistic masterpieces, an arrangement that lasted until Van Gogh suffered a devastating psychological crisis. Reprint.

The Yellow House

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#paperback #history #nonfiction #autobiography #biography 

West Virginia

The longtime owner of the Washington Post recounts her experiences, including how she rebounded from her husband's suicide to command the Post during Vietnam and Watergate

Personal History

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C. Brian Kelly

Ingrid Smyer

Sticker on the cover. Otherwise the book is in great condition. 

A collection of more than 100 vignettes drawn from the life and times of America's famous and legendary home. This book presents stories about the house itself and how it has evolved over the years, as well as stories about its famous occupants. It also includes stories of several first ladies and their experiences on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Best Little Stories from the White House

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Perry M. Rogers

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Kansas

"Aspects of Western Civilization "challenges students with basic questions regarding historical development, human nature, moral action, and practical necessity. This collection of diverse primary sources incorporates a wide variety of issues and is organized around seven major themes, including Revolution and Historical Transition, Imperialism, Social and Spiritual Values, the Varieties of Truth, the Institution and the Individual, the Power Structure, and Women in History.

Aspects of Western Civilizations

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A Story of Courage, Community, and War

A history of the Pilgrim settlement of New England challenges popular misconceptions, discussing such topics as the diseases of European origin suffered by the Wampanoag tribe, the fragile working relationship between the Pilgrims and their Native American neighbors, and the devastating impact of the King Philip's War. By the author of Sea of Glory. 450,000 first printing.

Mayflower

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Elena Favilli

Francesca Cavallo

Rebel Girls

Please see pics. Excellent condition, aside from the page my daughter wrote her name on. 😀 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New York

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

This sequel to the sensational New York Times bestseller, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, showcases 100 brand-new bedtime stories of incredible women throughout history and around the world.


In this book, readers will embark on an empowering journey through 100 new bedtime stories, featuring the adventures of extraordinary women through the ages, from Nefertiti to Beyoncé. The unique narrative style of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls transforms each biography into a fairytale, filling readers with wonder and a burning curiosity to know more about each hero.

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2 boasts a brand-new graphic design, a glossary, and full-page, full-color portraits of each subject, created by the best female artists of our time.

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2

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#History #Canadianhistory #Canada #JosephineBouvier #Diary

California

The North West Resistance Diary of Josephine Bouvier, Batoche, District of Saskatchewan 1885

A young girl watches as the Métis life she knows is threatened by conflict and the men in her family are called to action by Louis Riel, the charismatic leader of the North West Resistance.

Tension grips Batoche, Saskatchewan in 1885. Many Métis moved here after the 1870 Riel Rebellion in Manitoba left them disallusioned. But life in Batoche is difficult. The buffalo on which the Métis depended for generations have been hunted almost to extinction, and the coming of white settlers poses a threat to their traditional way of life. The Métis want title to their land, but the government has delayed for years. Promises are no longer enough . . . and talk of a second uprising is in the air.

Thirteen-year-old Josephine finds herself torn over her feelings about the Resistance: she is worried for her brother, who is eager to fight; for her father, who prefers a peaceful solution; for Edmond Swift Fox, her friend, whom she loves and will eventually marry; and for Louis Riel, the leader whose efforts to help the Métis preserve their way of life are actions she grows to respect and admire.

Through Josephine's faithful diary entries, the reader is transported into this pivotal moment in Canadian history - the time leading up to the defeat of the Métis and the allied First Nations forces at Batoche, the execution of Louis Riel, and the growing tensions between English Canada and French Canada.

Blood upon Our Land

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Megha Majumdar

Texas

A Novel

"After a fiery attack on a train leaves 104 people dead, the fates of three people become inextricably entangled. Jivan, a bright, striving woman from the slums looking for a way out of poverty, is wrongly accused of planning the attack because of a careless comment on Facebook. PT Sir, a slippery gym teacher from Jivan's former high school, has hitched his aspirations to a rising right wing party, and his own ascent becomes increasingly linked to Jivan's fall. Lovely, a spirited, impoverished, relentlessly optimistic hjira, who harbors dreams of becoming a Bollywood star, can provide the alibi that would set Jivan free--but her appearance in court will have unexpected consequences that will change the course of all of their lives. A novel about fate, power, opportunity, and class; about innocence and guilt, betrayal and love, and the corrosive media cycle that manufactures falsehoods masquerading as truths--A Burning is a debut novel of exceptional power and urgency, haunting and beautiful, brutal, vibrant, impossible to forget"--

A Burning

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Portraits in True Crime

"Intrigue, espionage, peculiar clues, lucky breaks, misguided police work, desperate lawmen, and calculating criminals - all these can be found in A Gallery of Rogues. This major new compendium is a compelling compilation of court testimony, autobiographical accounts, and official documents. Written by two-time Edgar scroll-award winner Michael Kurland, A Gallery of Rogues profiles more than 500 lawmen, con men, and criminals of American legend from Lizzle Borden to "Son of Sam."" "Readers will find lesser-known criminals, such as Winnie Ruth Judd, the "Trunk Murderess," and Chicago's Bluebeard, Herman Mudgett, along with the legendary Bonnie and Clyde, the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, and the infamous serial killer Ed Gein, whose notorious crimes and behavior were the inspiration for the fictional killers in Psycho and The Silence of the Lambs." "This comprehensive reference is organized in an easily accessible A-to-Z format for ready reference. Biographical portraits can be found next to thematic entries on topics such as kidnapping, RICO, the Ku Klux Klan, the Miranda ruling, and capital punishment. The book also contains dozens of telling black-and-white photographs, a glossary of criminal argot, and a chronology of American crime." "A Gallery of Rogues provides a glimpse into the criminal mind and the criminal justice system as it re-creates the blood-chilling horror of the original crimes, the lingering doubts about the guilt of individuals who were sentenced to death on insubstantial evidence, and the fascination of unsolved mysteries." "Michael Kurland's thought-provoking analysis of the gruesome crimes, which he describes in unforgettable detail, makes A Gallery of Rogues a fascinating read and an indispensable reference guide for all true-crime buffs."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Tim O'Brien

The Things They Carried

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Alexander the Great

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The Spartan Army

Edith Hamilton

Greek Way

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Memoirs of Harry S. Truman, 1945

Harry S. Truman

Truman's Memoirs, 1946-1950

Margaret Truman

Harry S. Truman

Douglas E. Evelyn; Paul Dickson

On This Spot

Robert Haven Schauffler

Flag Day Our American Holidays

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Outlawed

Ransom Riggs

Hollow City

Lauren Tarshis

I Survived (4 in 1)

Henry Louis Gates

Stony the Road

Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City

Martin Gayford

The Yellow House

Katharine Graham

Personal History

C. Brian Kelly; Ingrid Smyer

Best Little Stories from the White House

Perry M. Rogers

Aspects of Western Civilizations

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Mayflower

Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2

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Blood upon Our Land

Megha Majumdar

A Burning

Michael Kurland

A Gallery of Rogues