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Located on the shore of Lake Superior near the Iron Range of Minnesota and, for much of its history, the site of vast steel, lumber, and shipping industries, Duluth has been home to people who worked tirelessly in the rail yards, grain elevators, and...

When Europeans settled in the early South, they quarrelled over many things --- but few imbroglios were so fierce as battles over land. Landowners wrangled bitterly over boundaries with neighbours and contested areas became known as "the devil's lane"...

"A herd of independent minds," Harold Roseberg once labelled his fellow intellectuals. They were, and are, as this book shows, a special and fascinating group, including literary critics like Lionel Trilling, Alfred Kazin, Irving Howe, Leslie Fiedler,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788440915Author Analyst Robert GrandchampFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 150gDimensions(mm)...

This is a view of the history of the American West at the end of the 20th century. It is the first systematic attempt to assess the current state of Western History. It covers the major new areas of emphasis. The individual essays (developed for a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the Authorldberg /f MichaelBook InformationISBN 9780837178769Author Michael FeldbergFormat HardbackPage Count 209Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher Bloomsbury...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780788419379Author Rebecca Dearmond-HuskeyFormat PaperbackPage Count 694Imprint Heritage BooksPublisher Heritage BooksWeight(grams) 789gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

This collection of essays (1891) is an unparalleled statement of black feminist thought in the nineteenth century, and is considered to be one of the original texts of the black feminist movement. Cooper came of age in a period of conservatism in the...

Outlaw, hoodlum and killer, and slain at the age of 21 by Pat Garrett - Billy the Kid has become one of the icons of America's Wild West. This account tells the story of his brief and bloody life.Book InformationISBN 9781860646010Author Robert M...

While the coast of the Pacific Northwest becomes populated with houses, condominiums, motels, and restaurants, its beaches and cliffs continue to be altered by ocean currents and winter storms. A companion volume to Living with the Shore of Puget Sound...

The Gulf Coast of Texas has drawn people ever since nomadic Indian tribes sought sustenance in the coastal lagoons and marshes. Spanish and French explorers shipwrecked on these shores, while settlers in the nineteenth century turned Galveston and...

This volume recounts the story of the founding and evolution of Fort Meade during the last half of the 19th century, when it was first established as a military outpost to separate Seminoles from white pioneer families desirous of cattle-grazing lands...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876111451Author Jackson JFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Texas State Historical Association,U.S.Publisher Texas State Historical Association,U.S.

The genealogist trying to locate families, the surveyor or attorney researching old deeds, or the historian seeking data on land settlement will find Pennsylvania Land Records an indispensable aid. The land records of Pennsylvania are among the most...

Whether Christian churches, Jewish synagogues, Islamic mosques, Buddhist temples, or the gathering places for other faiths, buildings designed for worship are significant to both their own community of believers and their larger communities. Coming to...

While exploring your nearby history, you will find that your community's schools have helped to shape its traditions and culture. Yet, how do you go about digging into your educational past? Fortunately, Local Schools provides this information, aiding...

Well-known public historian Robert Archibald's personal exploration of the intersections of history, memory, and community reveals how we participate in the making and sustaining of community as well as how we remember the community that shaped us...

In this work readers can discover the role local historians play, find out what the experts see as the values of the local history while exploring their theories, and see how local history has been practised by those who have dedicated their lives to it...

A practical step-by-step guide for gathering history from the people who've experienced it. Oral History for the Local Historical Society, a classic in the field for three decades, tells you how to start an oral history program in your community, how to...

The Outer Banks of North Carolina have had a lively and sometimes lurid history going back four centuries. These barrier islands, frequently battered by storms and hurricanes, were the site of the first English colony in North America and figured...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780813011851Author J.T. GlissonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint University Press of FloridaPublisher University Press of FloridaWeight(grams)...

Through more than two hundred stunning photographs, The Mississippi Gulf Coast illustrates what visitors and residents alike love about the region-the sunrises and sunsets; the distinctive character of each town along the waterfront; the historic places;...

In this landmark guide, nearly two dozen essays by scholars, educators, and museum leaders suggest the next steps in the interpretation of African American history and culture from the colonial period to the twentieth century at history museums and...

Interpreting the Prohibition Era at Museums and Historic Sites chronicles the rise and fall of one of the greatest attempted reforms in American history. Why were Americans so worried about alcohol? Why did they seek to ban an entire industry? How did...

This collection of essays surveys the changes in farms, small towns and reservations throughout the American West during the post-war era. Topics covered include: cattle industry; agriculture; migrant labour; environmental concerns; social change; ranch...

Challenging the widely held view of the Hopi Indians of Arizona as a sober, peaceful, and cooperative people with an egalitarian social organization, Levy examines the 1906 split in the Third Mesa village of Orayvi.Book InformationISBN...

First published in 1946, Walter Thomas Jack's classic book of agricultural essays, The Furrow and Us, intensified the till versus no-till debate, called by Time magazine "the hottest farming argument since the tractor first challenged the horse." Hailed...

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A great many books have been written about Harlem, but for social history none has surpassed Gilbert Osofsky's account of how a pleasant, pastoral upper-middle-class suburb of Manhattan turned into an appalling black slum within forty years. Mr. Osofsky...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596291140Author Robert M. DunkerlyFormat PaperbackPage Count 93Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596291478Author David W. FrederiksenFormat PaperbackPage Count 93Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm)...

This volume in the Nearby History series helps the reader document the history of a home. The reader will learn to examine written records, oral testimonies, visual sources, and the house's surroundings. The author covers American housing patterns, the...

Zen and the Art of Local History is an engaging, interactive conversation that conveys the exciting nature of local history. Divided into six major themes the book covers the scope and breadth of local history: * Being a Local Historian *...

Henry Benjamin Whipple served as the First Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota from 1859 until his death in 1901. Not only did he oversee the yearly trials and successes of the diocese of Minnesota, but also became an active advocate of Indian policy reform...

As Mexican soldiers fought the mostly Anglo-American colonists and volunteers at the Alamo in 1836, San Antonio's Tejano population was caught in the crossfire, both literally and symbolically. Though their origins were in Mexico, the Tejanos had put...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596291690Author Page Putnam MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 187Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia PublishingWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm)...

An introduction to the rich history of the Tensaw River.Book InformationISBN 9780817361723Author Mike BunnFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint The University of Alabama PressPublisher The University of Alabama PressWeight(grams) 454g

Trees are not just natural resources; they are also cultural ones that present unique challenges and opportunities for public historians. Trees can serve as important objects of memory, recalling past triumphs or tragedies. They can be the last living...

Trees are not just natural resources; they are also cultural ones that present unique challenges and opportunities for public historians. Trees can serve as important objects of memory, recalling past triumphs or tragedies. They can be the last living...

In Bioarchaeology of the Florida Gulf Coast, Dale Hutchinson explores the role of human adaptation along the Gulf Coast of Florida and the influence of coastal foraging on several indigenous Florida populations. The Sarasota landmark known as Historic...