HISTORY / United States / 19th Century Books

Lincoln, Nebraska: Univ of Nebraska Pr, 1973. First Bison Book Printing. Trade Paperback. Good +. Western American History. "The majority of the stories of the Alamo fight have been partly legendary, partly hearsay and at best fragmentary. It has been left to John Myers Myers to present an exhaustively researched book which reveals the chronicle of the siege of the Alamo in an entirely different light. . . Myers' story will stand as the best that has yet been written on the Alamo. . . . It's ... more information

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M. E. Sharpe; 1st Edition; Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0765605953 . An unusually nice ex-lib copy with expected markings. ; A deftly rendered portrayal of the US at the turn of the century. Kent characterizes the nation then as many would portray the US today: world power, economic markets, and the problems of diversity were its basic challenges. Although the nation's economy was "invincible, " empire bred its discontents. ; Ex-Lib; 8vo; 242/index pages . ... more information

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Fort Worth: Branch-Smith Inc., 1968. 1st printing. VG/VG. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 196 p., photos, map on endpapers, index, 8vo; ... more information

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New York: St Martin's Press, 2004. HC,362pp The story of Adolph Korn who was abducted by Comanche Indians in 1870 aged ten and of other Indian captives on the texas border. In very good condition with a very good DJ As new.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ... more information

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Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1978. 527pp.. 4th Edition. Paper Back. Very Good. ... more information

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New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket 1998. First American Edition. Hardcover. Minor shelfwear, minor shelfwear and rubbing on DJ, gift inscription from previous owner on front endpage; Black and white photos, preface, prologue, epilogue, notes, bibliography, index, No. 4936; 8vo; xiii + 365 pages . ... more information

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Lincoln, Nebraska: Univ of Nebraska Pr/Bison Books, 1992. First printing. Trade Paperback. Good. Native American History. Mari Sandoz does more than just tell the story. With her customary skill, she manages to recreate a man, a scene, an event, a page from history, so that through her prose this great story of the struggle of a small band of homesick, mistreated, half-starved Indians against the military might of a major nation takes on the stature of an American epic. A good copy except for the small ci... more information

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University of Pennsylvania Press. Trade paperback. Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Clean copy is unread. Light curve from awkward storage. Spine uncreased. Unmarked. ... more information

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Golden, Colorado: The Smoking Stack Press, 1975. First edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Western American History. In this book, in 47 brief vignettes, Mrs. Bueler brings together most of the people who had impact on Colorado's colorful history. Practically every other person whose name one will read in books or hear about in travels over the state, is mentioned in the comprehensive Chronology, each set in his own time and place. Since the book takes a geographical approach, travelers can use ti as... more information

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New York: Rinehart & Co., 1946. 1st printing. VG/Good, dust jacket spine lightly sunned. xvi, 400 p., map, illus, appendix, index, 8vo; ... more information

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Fayetteville, N. C.: Old Mountain Press, 2000. Signed and Inscribed by the Author. Trade Paperback. Very Good. ... more information

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Ashland: Lewis Osborne, 1970. 1st printing thus. Fine/no dust jacket. #29 of 1400 copies, 73 p., illus, map on endpapers, narrow 4to; ... more information

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2005 . Collins, Richard. THE AMERICAN COWBOY. Guilford, CT: the Lyons Pres, c2005. First printing. 128pp., b/w photos. Sq. 4to. New softcover copy $14.95 ... more information

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NY: Cosmopolitan Press, 1928. 1st printing. VG/no dust jacket. x, 257 p., frontis, illus, 8vo orange pictorial cloth (Rampaging Herd 2008); ... more information

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NY: Hastings House, 1964. 1st printing thus (reprint of 1928 edition). VG/VG, gift inscription on half title page. vi, 257 p., frontis, illus, illus endpapers, 8vo; ... more information

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Santa Barbara: Bellerophon Books, 1994. 1st printing. Fine. 48 p., illus, 4to pictorial wraps; ... more information

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Fayetteville, Arkansas: Univ of Arkansas Pr, 1988. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good. Western American History. In the small Kansas town of Butcher's Crossing, Will Andrews joins three other men to search for one of the last great buffalo herds, thought to be hidden in a valley in the Colorado Rockies. . . A good, clean and unmarked copy. 274 pp. ... more information

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Amarillo: Baxter Lane Co., 1975. 1st edition?. VG, slight rubbing to covers. 64 p., photos, trade paperback; ... more information

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Birmingham, AL: Banner Press. Soft Cover. New. A history of the Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment Confederate States Army (1862-1865). Company rosters. Photographs, bibliography, index. No publication date given. Contents: Chap. 1-Birth of the 44th Alabama Regiment Chap. 2-First Sight of Battle Chap. 3-Baptism of Fire Chap. 4-The Bloody Lane Chap. 5-On Marye’s Heights Chap. 6-The Suffolk Interlude Chap. 7-Marching North Again Chap. 8-The Devil’s Den Chap. 9-Attack and Retreat Chap. 10-Blo... more information

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New York: Popular Library, 1961. First Popular Library Edition. Paperback. Good. History. The great bestseller that recorded---hour-by-hour, day-by-day---the hell that was Hitler's Germany. Cover price 75 cents. #W1102. A good and unmarked copy. 463 pp. ... more information

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