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Death of an Overseer: Reopening a Murder Investigation from the Plantation South by Michael Wayne 9780195140040
RRP: $70.95$67.22In May of 1857, the body of Duncan Skinner was found in a strip of woods along the edge of the plantation near Natchez, Mississippi, where he worked as an overseer. Although a coroner's jury initially ruled his death to be accidental, an investigation... -
Death of an Overseer: Reopening a Murder Investigation from the Plantation South by Michael Wayne 9780195140033
RRP: $122.55$103.10In May of 1857, the body of Duncan Skinner was found in a strip of woods along the edge of the plantation near Natchez, Mississippi, where he worked as an overseer. Although a coroner's jury initially ruled his death to be accidental, an investigation... -
The Geronimo Campaign by Odie B. Faulk 9780195083514
RRP: $19.34$14.73On August 25 1886, the Apache chief, Geronimo, surrendered to the US army, ending a long and bloody struggle. This fascinating book draws on fresh evidence to examine the ironies, dangers, and vicissitudes of that campaign. Based on the papers collected... -
Beyond the Boundaries: Life and Landscape at the Lake Superior Copper Mines, 1840-1875 by Larry Lankton 9780195108040
RRP: $132.23$102.18Beyond the Boundaries is a companion volume in many ways to Lankton's Cradle to Grave (OUP 1991). Both books deal with copper mining in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan. While Cradle to Grave was concerned with the rise and fall of the copper... -
The Road to Disunion, Volume II: Volume II: Secessionists Triumphant, 1854-1861 by William W. Freehling 9780195058154
RRP: $121.26$95.82It is one of the great questions of American history-why did the Southern states bolt from the Union and help precipitate the Civil War? Now, acclaimed historian William W. Freehling offers a new answer, in the final volume of his monumental history The... -
Andrew Johnson and Reconstruction by Eric L. McKitrick 9780195057072
RRP: $61.91$46.05An essential work on the Civil War period, this classic of Reconstruction scholarship challenges the longstanding myth of Andrew Johnson as misunderstood statesman, revealing him as a small-minded, vindictive, and stubborn man, whose rigid determination... -
The New Country: A Social History of the American Frontier 1776-1890 by Richard A. Bartlett 9780195020212
RRP: $103.20$76.17From borax mule trains to the canoe stop that was Chicago in the 1830s, this book vividly recreated the tale of the westward movement of pioneers into the heartland of North America. With nearly a century separating historian Richard Bartlett from the... -
The Gospel of Kindness: Animal Welfare and the Making of Modern America by Janet M. Davis 9780190092443
RRP: $36.75$27.48When we consider modern American animal advocacy, we often think of veganism, no-kill shelters, Internet campaigns against trophy hunting, or celebrities declaring that they would "rather go naked" than wear fur. Contemporary critics readily... -
Reunion and Reaction: The Compromise of 1877 and the End of Reconstruction by C. Vann Woodward 9780195064230
RRP: $42.56$29.48First published in 1951, Reunion and Reaction quickly became a classic. Its entirely new interpretation was a revision of previous attitudes toward the Reconstruction period, the history of the Republican party, and the realignment of forces that fought... -
The River Niagara by Barton Atkins 9780997127683
$11.82Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
1895 Segregation Fight in South Carolina by Damon L Fordham 9781540252913
RRP: $32.24$24.41Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Catherine Elvira Hobart: A photographic compilation of the Oneida Community descendants of Catherine Elvira Hobart by Laura Wayland-Smith Hatch 9781387667345
RRP: $58.05$51.08Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Bound By a Mighty Vow: Sisterhood and Women's Fraternities, 1870-1920 by Diana B. Turk 9780814782750
RRP: $95.46$47.95Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Bound By a Mighty Vow: Sisterhood and Women's Fraternities, 1870-1920 by Diana B. Turk 9780814782828
$38.18Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Wild West Shows by Paul Reddin 9780252067877 [USED COPY]
RRP: $39.99$11.18The Wild West: a term that conjures up pictures of wagon trains, unspoiled prairies, Indians, rough 'n' ready cowboys, roundups, and buffalo herds. Where did this collection of images come from? Paul Reddin exposes the mythology of the American frontier... -
Gods and Generals: The Paintings of Mort Kunstler by James I. Robertson 9780867130843 [USED COPY]
RRP: $29.67$9.95The year prior to the battle of Gettysburg was the high-water mark for the Confederacy; single-minded, its superior officers were unified under the command of General Robert E. Lee. Gods And Generals: The Paintings Of Mort Kunstler focuses on the... -
The Gilded Age and Dawn of the Modern: 1877-1919 by Jeffrey H. Hacker 9780765683427
RRP: $135.45$117.21The Gilded Age and Dawn of the Modern: 1877-1919, a new title in the six-title series History Through Literature: American Voices, American Themes, provides insights and analysis regarding the history, literature, and cultural climate of the Gilded Age... -
Breckinridge: Statesman, Soldier, Symbol by William C. Davis 9780807118054 [USED COPY]
$19.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807118054Author William C. DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 687Imprint Louisiana State University PressPublisher Louisiana State University Press -
Gentlemen on the Prairie by Curtis Harnack 9780813807911 [USED COPY]
RRP: $21.29$15.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780813807911Author Curtis HarnackFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Iowa State University PressPublisher Iowa State University Press -
May Day - A Short History of the International Workers' Holiday, 1886-1986 by Philip Sheldon Foner 9780717806249 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$8.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780717806249Author Philip Sheldon FonerFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint International Publishers Co Inc.,U.S.Publisher International Publishers Co Inc... -
Letters from the Rocky Mountain Indian Missions by Philip Rappagliosi 9780803239531 [USED COPY]
RRP: $49.02$1.61Letters from the Rocky Mountain Indian Missions reveals the life of an Italian Jesuit as he worked at three missions in the northern Rocky Mountains from 1874 to 1878. Meticulously translated and carefully annotated, the letters of Father Philip... -
The Old Northwest, Volumes 1 and 2: Pioneer Period, 1815-1840 by R.Carlyle Buley 9780253341686 [USED COPY]
RRP: $187.05$1.61The Old Northwest is an unparalleled account of the pioneer period, the problems of settlers, and the westward movement of the American people. No historian, professional or otherwise, who is interested in the history of the region comprising Ohio,... -
The Slumbering Volcano: American Slave Ship Revolts and the Production of Rebellious Masculinity by Maggie Montesinos Sale 9780822319832 [USED COPY]
RRP: $107.07$1.61In The Slumbering Volcano, Maggie Montesinos Sale investigates depictions of nineteenth-century slave ship revolts to explore the notion of rebellion in formulations of United States national identity. Analyzing how such revolts inspired citizens to... -
Covered Wagon Days: From the Private Journals of Albert Jerome Dickson by Albert Jerome Dickson 9780803265820 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.63$1.61"A work of great merit." ("American Historical Review"). "A real contribution to the pioneer history of Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Colorado." ("Review of Reviews"). "A detailed and constantly interesting... -
Our Landlady by L. F. Baum 9780803212213 [USED COPY]
RRP: $58.05$1.61It is widely known that L. Frank Baum spent several years in South Dakota before moving to Chicago, where he wrote the Oz books that made him famous...Koupal carefully lays out the complexities and ambiguities of Baum's thinking by providing us with the... -
Bound By a Mighty Vow: Sisterhood and Women's Fraternities, 1870-1920 by Diana B. Turk 9780814782828 [USED COPY]
RRP: $30.95$5.68Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Bound By a Mighty Vow: Sisterhood and Women's Fraternities, 1870-1920 by Diana B. Turk 9780814782750 [USED COPY]
RRP: $95.46$14.96Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Definitive Journals of Lewis and Clark, Vol 9: John Ordway and Charles Floyd by Meriwether Lewis 9780803280212
RRP: $30.95$25.27Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Alex Posey: Creek Poet, Journalist, and Humorist by Daniel F. Littlefield 9780803279681 [USED COPY]
RRP: $20.63$2.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
James Fenimore Cooper: Social Historian of the Landed Gentry in New York State in His Littlepage Novels by William Emons Cooper 9781432761424
RRP: $18.00$12.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781432761424Author William Emons CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Outskirts PressPublisher Outskirts PressWeight(grams) 68g -
The Reno Court of Enquiry: Abstract of the Official Record of Proceedings by W.A. Graham 9780811714167 [USED COPY]
$20.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780811714167Author W.A. GrahamFormat HardbackPage Count 2Imprint Stackpole BooksPublisher Stackpole BooksWeight(grams) 51g -
The Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial and Its Legacy by Frederick Hatch 9780786494989
RRP: $28.37$23.18The eight people charged with conspiring to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln were tried by a military commission under military law. It is my contention that this was illegal, since the civilian legal system was functioning. I have described the... -
"Titanic": Destination Disaster - The Legends and the Reality by John P. Eaton 9781852605346 [USED COPY]
RRP: $12.89$2.92More than eight decades after the most famous sinking of all time, interest in the Titanic tragedy remains as strong as ever. Here, two of the world's foremost Titanic experts bring the story right up to date to include: new facts which have emerged... -
Nat Turner, Black Prophet: A Visionary History by Anthony E Kaye 9780809024377
RRP: $33.53$22.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780809024377Author Anthony E KayeFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams) 503g -
An American Bible: A History of the Good Book in the United States, 1777-1880 by Paul C. Gutjahr 9780804743396
RRP: $36.11$31.66Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Stories of the Old West by Steven D. Price 9781493031986 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.21$19.88Saddle up for a wild ride through those thrilling days of yesteryear. In Stories of the Old West, Steven Price serves up a heapin' helpin' of tales of America's frontier days: ranches and rodeos, lawmen and desperadoes, saloons and gunslingers,... -
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant Volume 1/2: Large Print Edition by Ulysses S Grant 9781582188935
RRP: $34.83$30.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781582188935Author Ulysses S GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint River Moor BooksPublisher River Moor BooksWeight(grams) 780g -
To Fix a National Character: The United States in the First Barbary War, 1800–1805 by Abigail G. Mullen 9781421449265
RRP: $58.70$51.94A new history of the First Barbary War, a conflict that helped plant the seeds for the United States' ascent to a global superpower.After the American Revolution, maritime traders of the United States lost the protection of Britain's navy, leading... -
Detroit Burning: The Race Riots of 1863 by Tobin T. Buhk 9781476692166
RRP: $28.37$23.18Book InformationISBN 9781476692166Author Tobin T. BuhkFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc -
The Confessions of Edward Isham: A Poor White Life of the Old South by Edward Isham 9780820320731
$34.93This compelling collection of original documents and current scholarship sheds considerable light on the underside of the poor white experience in the antebellum South. In 1859, the Georgian Edward Isham, convicted in North Carolina of murdering a...