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Chicago: University of Chicago Press,. 1949. Hard Cover. 931 pages, charts, tables, cloth, very good. . more information

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Robert O. Law, Circa 1896. Very Good. Hard Cover. "A history of our great parties from the beginning of the government to the present year. A record of bygone conventions and the various platforms, including the national conventions of the present day: the biographies and portraits of eminent political leaders, and the lives of the candidates for president and vice-president of the United States: the issues of the day impartially reviewed." 542, xxii pages, plates, pictorial gray cloth, very good. Sound Money (Hon. John G. Carlislse), Free Silver (Hon. Henry M. Teller), Protection (Hon. Thomas B. Reed), Tariff for Revenue (Hon. William L. Wilson), The Freedom of Cuba (Hon. Roger Q. Mills), Special Articles (Stanley Waterloo), Biographies (John Wesley Hanson, Jr.). . more information

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Albany: University of the State of New York. Division of Archives and History. 1926. Soft Cover. 371 pages, frontispiece (portrait), illustrations, maps, covers frayed, old tape repairs to back-strip, text very good. . more information

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Washington, DC,: National Geographic Society. Very Good. 1966. Hard Cover. 143 pages, well illustrated in color, map, cloth, very good. . more information

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Washington, DC,: National Geographic Society. 1972. Soft Cover. 144 pages, well illustrated in color, map, pictorial wrappers, very good. . more information

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Garden City: Doubleday & Co.. 1960. Hard Cover. 405 pages, 16 color plates, cloth, dj frayed otherwise very good. Book Club Edition. From the dj: Originally published in two separate volumes, AMERICAN PANORAMA is an exciting collection of portraits of the fifty stats of our nation. Here is the land itself and the people who populate it: the rock-hard lobsterman battling weather and sea off Maine's icy coasts; the Iowa farmer surveying his never-ending, bountiful fields of oats and corn; the country gentleman riding to hounds in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley; the Oklahoma oil baron etched against a background of drilling rigs and refineries. Here too are the people of the new states - Alaska and Hawaii. These searching word pictures, encompassing the past and the present of each state in the union, are part of a continuing panorama of the American scene which HOLIDAY has published since the magazine was first founded. And the roster of distinguished native or adopted sons and daughters who have portrayed their state is mightily impressive: Irving Stone writes of California; Bruce Catton describes his native Michigan; A.B. Guthrie explores the essential Montana; and William Faulkner takes you into the heart of the real Mississippi. AMERICAN PANORAMA is a fascinating composite picture of our nation - individual, and occasional diverse, areas and peoples that in combination form the larger unity that is America. . more information

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Las Vegas,: Nevada Publications. Very Good. 1986. Softcover. 0913814792 . 144 pages, well illustrated, maps, pictorial wrappers, 8-1/2 by 11-1/2 inches. Facsimile reprints of articles by different authors from Compressed Air Magazine, 1931-1935. "In keeping with its long-standing editorial policy, Compressed Air Magazine during those years issued a series of five booklets giving its readers a progressive history of the undertaking. The material from those booklets is reproduced here except for the advertising and material about the Colorado River Aqueduct. The early history of the Colorado River is recounted [by R. G. Skerrett], along with the developments leading up to the selection of the Hoover Dam site. The founding of Boulder City is followed by a description of the construction of the four diversion tunnels which carried the Colorado River water through the walls of Black Canyon during dam construction. Also described is the extensive railroad system, the gravel-treating and concrete-mixing plants, the cofferdams, the aerial cableways, the penstocks, and how the concrete was poured and cooled. The human side is not neglected; these articles tell how government engineers and surveyors and hundreds of laborers conducted exacting, perilous work. " SR391BOS ; 144 pages . more information

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New York: American Heritage Publishing Co. ,. Very Good. 1967. Hard Cover. 384 pages, circa 400 illustrations (many in color), maps, cloth, very good. "The American Heritage History Of The Thirteen Colonies puts the three crowded centuries of colonial rule into an organized and galloping parade. Here illustrated with the finest collection of colonial-period pictures ever assembled in one volume, is the adventure of America from wilderness to the eve of nationhood." . more information

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Boulogne: Editions Delroisse. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1970. Hard Cover. 96 pages, well illustrated in color, map, cloth, dj, very good. Text in French and English. St. Pierre and Miquelon islands are about 15 miles south of Newfoundland, about 800 miles North-East from Boston, and are at the top of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Limited autonomy has been granted by France but the islands are French. . more information

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Philadelphia: Gilbert & Barrie,. 1876. Hard Cover. 3 volumes, many plates and illustrations, leather, marbled endpapers, gilt decorated boards and back-strip, clean and bright, some light damp staining on bottom of a few pages on Volumes I and II, else very good. 8 1/2" x 11 3/4". Vol. I, The masterpieces of the Centennial Exhibition. Illustrated Fine Art. By Edward Strahan. xii,360p., 44 engraved plates, 140 other illus. (Many full or double-page). A feature of this volume are the large number of steel engravings by the finest craftsmen of the day, the reproduction is of excellent quality throughout. Included among the engravers are Hinshelwood, Moran, Ferris, Lightfoot, Maillefer, Cousen, McGoffen, Joubert and others. Vol. II, Industrial Art. By Prof. Walter Smith. x,521p., 1 engraved frontis., ca. 400 illus. This volume covers very ornate decorative Victorian style furniture of all types, statues, tapestries & rugs, clocks, candelabra, jewelry, vases, fountains and all types of decorative odds & ends for the home. Vol. III, History, mechanics, science. By Joseph M. Wilson. Clxxxiii,375p., engraved frontis., ca.300 illus. The first 188 pages are a history of the Exhibition and includes illustrations of the buildings, structures and grounds. The main part of this volume illustrates and describes the vast array of inventions made possible by the industrial revolution. These products, illustrated in great detail, include railroad trains, drilling & mining equipment, all manner of steam-powered engines including steam rollers and farm tractors and a wide variety of machinery, large and small as well as bridges and other structures. Exceptional illustrations. These volumes are quite heavy and will be sent by media or surface mail. . more information

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New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. Very Good. 1872. Hardcover. 372 pages, frontispiece (2-page) , illustrations, pictorial cloth, back-strip sun-faded otherwise very good. Rifle and bow & arrow pictured on the spine. From the Wikipedia website: John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877) , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ~ He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) , in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863-1866) , and The History of Frederick II, Called Frederick the Great (New York, 1871). ; 372 pages . more information

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New York: Dodd & Mead. Very Good. 1874. Hardcover. 373 pages, illustrations, pictorial cloth, backstrip little sun-faded otherwise very good plus. From the Wikipedia website: John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877) , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ~ He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) , in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863-1866) , and The History of Frederick II, Called Frederick the Great (New York, 1871). ; 359 pages . more information

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New York: Dodd & Mead. Very Good. 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. 372, [8] pages, illustrations, pictorial cloth, back-strip sun-faded otherwise very good. From the Wikipedia website: John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877) , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ~ He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) , in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863-1866) , and The History of Frederick II, Called Frederick the Great (New York, 1871). ; 372 pages . more information

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New York: Dodd & Mead. Very Good. 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. 351, [6] pages, illustrations, decorated cloth, backstrip little sun-faded otherwise very good. Stamp of the Mercantile Library of New York on title-page. From the Wikipedia website: John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877) , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ~ He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) , in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863-1866) , and The History of Frederick II, Called Frederick the Great (New York, 1871). ; Ex-Library; 351 pages . more information

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New York: Dodd & Mead. Very Good. 1875. Hardcover. 345 pages, frontispiece (two-page) , illustrations, pictorial cloth, back-strip sun-faded otherwise very good. Rifle and bow & arrow pictured on the spine. Frontispiece shows The Loss of Roldan's ship. From the Wikipedia website: John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877) , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ~ He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) , in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863-1866) , and The History of Frederick II, Called Frederick the Great (New York, 1871). ; 345 pages . more information

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New York: Dodd & Mead. Very Good. 1873. First Edition. Hardcover. 362, [10] pages, illustrations, pictorial cloth, backstrip little sun-faded otherwise very good. From the Wikipedia website: John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877) , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ~ He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) , in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863-1866) , and The History of Frederick II, Called Frederick the Great (New York, 1871). ; 362 pages . more information

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New York: Dodd & Mead. Very Good. 1874. First Edition. Hardcover. 373 pages, illustrations, pictorial cloth, backstrip little sun-faded otherwise very good plus. From the Wikipedia website: John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877) , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ~ He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) , in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863-1866) , and The History of Frederick II, Called Frederick the Great (New York, 1871). ; 373 pages . more information

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New York: Dodd & Mead. Very Good-. 1872. First Edition. Hardcover. 331 pages, illustrations, pictorial cloth, back-strip sun-faded, top of spine slightly frayed, otherwise very good. From the Wikipedia website: John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877) , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ~ He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) , in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863-1866) , and The History of Frederick II, Called Frederick the Great (New York, 1871). ; 331 pages . more information

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New York: Dodd & Mead. Very Good. 1873. Hardcover. 351 pages, frontispiece (two-page) , illustrations, decorated cloth, backstrip little sun-faded otherwise very good. Cover illustration of kneeling man with rifle, in gilt. From the Wikipedia website: John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805–1877) , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine. He was a brother of Jacob Abbott, and was associated with him in the management of Abbott's Institute, New York City, and in the preparation of his series of brief historical biographies. ~ He was a voluminous writer of books on Christian ethics, and of popular histories, which were credited with cultivating a popular interest in history. He is best known as the author of the widely popular History of Napoleon Bonaparte (1855) , in which the various elements and episodes in Napoleon's career are described. Abbott takes a very favourable view towards his subject throughout. Also among his principal works are: History of the Civil War in America (1863-1866) , and The History of Frederick II, Called Frederick the Great (New York, 1871). ; Ex-Library; 351 pages . more information

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Cleveland,: World Publishing Company. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 61 pages, 6 color plates, illustrated, pictorial boards, tape repairs to backstrip otherwise very good. "The story of American firearms and their role in our country's history is of great interest to students and collectors alike. Our native inventors' ingenuity has not been matched for design and originality by even the best of European gunmakers. Not only were many different types of weapons originated here, but, whether it was a rifle designed for accuracy or a pistol intended for military or defensive use, the American arm answered the needs for which it was designed." B68; 63 pages . more information

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Austin, TX: Texas Heritage Foundation. Very Good. 1954. Soft Cover. By A. Garland Adair, Curator of History, the Texas Memorial Museum and Brig. Gen. Paul L. Wakefield, Vice-President, Texas Heritage Foundation. 200 pages, pictorial wrappers, very good. 1st printing. Foreword by Professor C.R. Granberry, University of Texas. From the website of the Baylor University Library: "A. Garland Adair was born in 1889 in Cass County, Texas. After graduating from The University of Texas in 1914, he edited newspapers in Marshall, Mexia, Abilene, Breckenridge, and McCamey. Following military service in World War I, he became active in the American Legion and edited its news organ, the Texas Legion News. As chairman of the American Legion Texas Centennial Committee, he promoted issuance of the Texas Centennial half-dollar and raised funds to create the Texas Memorial Museum in Austin, of which he was curator for many years. In 1945 the Texas Legislature appointed him Commissioner of the Texas Statehood Centennial Commission. He served as executive director of the Texas Heritage Foundation, and published many newspaper and magazine columns and stories, as well as a number of books. Mr. Adair died in Austin in 1966." . more information

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New York: Harper & Brothers. 1940. First Edition. Hard Cover. 350 pages, 4 plates, cloth, very good. From the dj, 'Written in intimate terms of human experience, this is the stirring story of immigrants to our shores and their American-born children who through success and failure have set their distinctive mark upon our national life. Includes the experiences of dermatologist Eliot Steinberger, Croatian-born Manda Evanich, Slovenian Tone Kmet, 'Ma' Karas from Bohemia and stories of other immigrants from Japan, Armenia and other countries. . more information

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Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Fair. 1975. Hardcover. 0674078543 . X, 411 pages, illustrations, pictorial wrappers, a little shelf wear otherwise very good. From the Publisher: "The lives of this remarkable couple unfold alongside events of the Revolutionary War era, a time in which John left his family for prolonged periods to serve his colony and country. Their engaging exchanges follow John's career from provincial lawyer and farmer in Braintree, Massachusetts, to delegate to the Continental Congresses in Philadelphia, to diplomatic success in Europe. John reveals himself as an ambitious, determined, and self-doubting statesman with a trusting, deeply affectionate character and an earthy sense of humor. Abigail's lively and captivating letters show the trials of an intelligent, strong, and resourceful woman who managed the family's farm and business affairs and reared the pair's four children during her husband's long absences. Her missives to John are filled with outspoken remarks on politics, public figures, and world-shaking events. An independent thinker and advocate of equal rights for women, she urged him in one spirited letter to "Remember the Ladies" in framing the new government. Abigail also vividly documents domestic life in eighteenth-century America, providing enlightening details on health problems, childbirth, education, women's activities, the difficulties of travel, and the impact of wartime inflation. The 226 letters contained in this volume are supplemented with a few to third parties and a sampling of diary entries. Altogether, the words and thoughts of these warm, if occasionally fallible, human beings richly convey the experience of the Revolutionary generation in a most personal and authentic way. " SR1636F ; 411 pages . more information

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Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ,. 1932. Hard Cover. Illustrated by M.J. Gallagher. 433 pages, cloth, later edition, very good. . more information

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Cambridge, Mass.,: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. 1965. Hard Cover. 3 volumes (334, 441 and 434 pages), plates, cloth, dust jacket, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. . more information

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Boston: Little, Brown & Co. ,. 1928. Hard Cover. 207 pages, 70 illustrations & maps, cloth. 1st edition. . more information

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New York: Mcgraw-Hill Book Company. Very Good. 1965. Hardcover. Xii, 758 pages, cloth, very good. From the preface: "The writing of a new textbook introducing American government would seem to require some justification. We rest the case for our attempt on a belief that available empirical data from all the social sciences should be sued tin seeking to explain the political aspects of the social process. . . We have concentrated on analyzing the social functions of political institutions and the social roles of participants in the political process, emphasizing the conceptual framework on which these functions and roles are based. " M1108; 758 pages . more information

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Nashville,: American Association for State and Local History. 1976. Soft Cover. 0910050198 . 189 pages, illustrations, pictorial wrappers, very good. From the cover, 'The success of a historic site, whether it is a historic house museum, other structure, or geographic area, lies in the visit - and this means, in most cases, in the effectiveness of its interpretation. Interpretation of Historic Sites considers the very practical problems of developing and conducting interpretive programs. From setting objectives through evaluation of the established program, the historic site administrator will find guidelines adaptable to his site, regardless of its size or budget. Because the authors have carefully included the pros and cons - as well as the do's and don'ts - of varying interpretive methods, the reader is able to develop the best interpretative program for his or her site. Then, to illustrate the guidelines presented, the two appendixes give a step-by-step account of historic site interpretation from the beginning - acquiring the site and setting up administrative procedures - through the fully developed model presentation.' . more information

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Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. Good in Good dust jacket. 1959. First Edition. Hardcover. 348 pages, frontispiece (portrait) , cloth, DJ, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. From the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: "Thomas Paine (1737-1809) English-American writer and political pampleteer. After a series of professional failures in England, he met Benjamin Franklin, who advised him to immigrate to America. He arrived in Philadelphia in 1774 and helped edit the Pennsylvania Magazine. In January 1776 he wrote Common Sense, a 50-page pamphlet eloquently advocating independence; more than 500,000 copies were quickly sold, and it greatly strengthened the colonists' resolve. As a volunteer aide to Gen. Nathanael Greene during the American Revolution he wrote his 16 "Crisis" papers , each signed "Common Sense"; the first, beginning "These are the times that try men's souls, " was read to the troops at Valley Forge on George Washington's order. In 1787 Paine traveled to England and became involved in debate over the French Revolution; his The Rights of Man defended the revolution and espoused republicanism. Viewed as an attack on the monarchy, it was banned, and Paine was declared an outlaw in England. He then went to France, where he was elected to the National Convention. After he criticized the Reign of Terror, he was imprisoned by Maximilien Robespierre. His The Age of Reason, the first part of which was published while he was still in prison, earned him a reputation as an atheist, though it in fact espouses Deism. He returned to the U. S. In 1802; criticized for his Deist writings and little remembered for his service to the Revolution, he died in poverty. " SR3981; Ex-Library; 348 pages . more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Good. 1916. Hardcover. Xviii, 435 pages, cloth, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. From the preface: "When the writer entered Congress, Speaker Reed, whom he had known for several years, advised him to prepare a series of lectures upon the history and procedure of the house for use when invited to address clubs and other social organizations in the writer's district. In proof of his sincerity he offered his assistance, and the notes made at that time and afterward frequently used in unwritten addresses form the basis of this volume. " R125F ; Ex-Library; 435 pages . more information

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Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Hard Cover. 304 pages, well illustrated (many in color), maps, cloth, dj, very good. 9 by 11 inches. From the dj: Since 1886, when the Statue of Liberty was erected on a small island in New York Harbor, millions of men, women, and children - from virtually every corner of the globe - have arrived to start new lives in America. They came to a country settled by people from other lands, a nation founded and developed by immigrants and their children. In all of recorded history, there has been no migration to match it. This landmark volume was produced to coincide with the national celebration of the Statue of Liberty's centennial, and to contribute to the restoration and preservation of the Statue and Ellis Island. LIBERTY STATUE AMERICAN DREAM HISTORY UNITED STATES IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION SR424OS . more information

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Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0671611739 . 304 pages, well illustrated (some in color) , cloth, DJ, very good. 9 by 12 inches. From the foreword: "The words and pictures in this book tell the story of millions of people who left everything they knew for a chance at something better. " CH91AOS ; 304 pages . more information

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New York: American Heritage,. 1985. Hard Cover. 0828111758 . Introductory note by Byron Dobell. 832 pages, cloth, dust jacket, very good. . more information

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Harrisburg, Pa. ,: National Historical Society. Very Good. 1985. Softcover. 30 pages, well illustrated, maps, pictorial wrappers, 8-1/2 by 11 inches, very good. Cover painting 'Lewis and Clark' by Dean Cornwell, back cover 'Minatree Warrior in the Costume of the Dog Danse' by Charles Bodmer. ; 30 pages . more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,. 1904. Hard Cover. 427 pages, well illustrated, maps, cloth, covers faded and little soiled, otherwise very good. . more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons,. 1904. Hard Cover. 365 pages, well illustrated, maps, cloth, covers soiled, text very good. . more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1896. Hard Cover. 2 volumes (390 & 409 pages), circa 350 illustrations, maps, cloth. 1896 is on the title-page in roman numerals. The binding shows some shelf wear particularly at the top and the bottom of the back-strip. There is an old small paper label with the location numbers on each back-strip. The back-strip is sun-faded.from years of being on the shelf. The front and back covers show some rubbing. It has a library book plate inside the front cover and a date stamp and pocket on the back endpaper. The set is very tight and clean otherwise . more information

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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. 1962. Hard Cover. Advisory Editor, Thomas C. Cochran, University of Pennsylvania. 1156 pages, cloth, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. . more information

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New York: American Heritage Publishing Co. ,. Hard Cover. 400 pages, well illustrations (many in color), maps, cloth, very good. 8-1/2 by 11-1/2 inches. Narrative, Francis Russell, Pictorial Commentary, Michael Harwood. . more information

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New Brunswick,: Rutgers University Press,. Good in Good dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Edited, with an introduction by Paul M. Angle. Viii, 564 pages, 16 plates, cloth, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. Designed by Andor Braun. From the Foreword: The Lincoln Reader is a biography written by sixty-five authors. From their writings one hundred seventy-nine selections have been chosen and arranged to form an integrated narrative. Great names in Lincoln biography - Carl Sandburg, Ida M. Tarbell, Lord Charnwood, Albert J. Beveridge, William H. Herndon, John G. Nicolay, and John Hay - stand out prominently; others, like James G. Randall and Benjamin P. Thomas, are better known to scholars than to the general public. Quite a few whose writings appear here have been forgotten by almost everyone and at least two who wrote contemporary news stories which I have included have never emerged from anonymity. And I suppose there are not many readers who would include Lincoln himself in a list of Lincoln biographers, yet some of his writings have notable biographical significance. B19-1; Ex-Library; 564 pages . more information

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New Brunswick,: Rutgers University Press,. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1947. First Edition. Hard Cover. Edited, with an introduction by Paul M. Angle. 564 pages, 16 plates, cloth, very good. 1st edition. Designed by Andor Braun. From the Foreword: The Lincoln Reader is a biography written by sixty-five authors. From their writings one hundred seventy-nine selections have been chosen and arranged to form an integrated narrative. Great names in Lincoln biography - Carl Sandburg, Ida M. Tarbell, Lord Charnwood, Albert J. Beveridge, William H. Herndon, John G. Nicolay, and John Hay - stand out prominently; others, like James G. Randall and Benjamin P. Thomas, are better known to scholars than to the general public. Quite a few whose writings appear here have been forgotten by almost everyone and at least two who wrote contemporary news stories which I have included have never emerged from anonymity. And I suppose there are not many readers who would include Lincoln himself in a list of Lincoln biographers, yet some of his writings have notable biographical significance. ; 564 pages . more information

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Indianapolis,: Indiana Historical Society,. 1975. Hard Cover. 2 volumes (837 pages and 978 pages), plates, 1 folding map laid in, cloth. 1st edition, v.g. . more information

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Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Good+. 1975. Hardcover. 039522833 . [8], 278 pages, illustrations, maps, cloth, DJ, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. From the dust jacket: "Dr. Asimov is not dull when he writes of the Civil War period either. In Our Federal Union he covers this critical time in our history. It was an era that was peopled with fascinating personalities and filled with monumental events. Asimov makes the most of them all and the result is another highly readable book. " ; Ex-Library; 278 pages . more information

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New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce. Good. 1955. First Edition. Hardcover. Xii 381 pages, map endpapers, boards, ex-library with usual library markings, new cloth backstrip, otherwise very good. Stated first edition. From the author's note: "Years ago I happened on an article by Professor J. F. Jameson about the role of St. Eustatius in the War of Independence. I had never heard of that tiny island, or realized that the Caribbean was intimately bound up with the struggle on the mainland. The surprises multiplied. It was soon clear that the Caribbean's role in the Revolution was only part of a larger, vastly important pattern which centered around Benjamin Franklin. This commercial-maritime-diplomatic complex, which explains how we were able to win independence, has dropped out of sight. Some of it was secret, and much of it, involving as it did privateering, international gunrunning and intrigue, and war profiteering, was suppressed by the generation which bequeathed to us the Parson Weems attitude. Such suppression is always pernicious. There was nothing really shameful to hide, and we lost a dramatic story. The present attempt to recapture that story is made in no muckraking spirit; on the contrary, the records provide many new reasons for gratitude to the sea captains, the merchants on both sides of the Atlantic, and above all to Franklin, whose share in winning the War of Independence seems to have been underestimated. " ; Ex-Library; 381 pages . more information

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Las Vegas,: KC Publications. 1982. Soft Cover. 09161220216 . Photography and Book Design by K.C. DenDooven. 64 pages, well illustrated (many in color), pictorial wrappers, 9 by 12 inches, very good. 5th printing. 'The late Tom Bahti, a graduate of the Anthropology Department of the University of New Mexico, was for many years a dealer and collector of Indian art in his Tucson Shop, now operated by his son Mark. Nationally Recognized as an authority on the arts and crafts of the southwestern Indians, he judged numerous exhibits, wrote many articles, and lectured widely on the subject.' . more information

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Boston: Marshall Jones Company. Very Good. 1921. Softcover. Written and produced by George P. Baker for the Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission of Massachusetts. Acted and sung by the people of Plymouth, Kingston, Duxbury and Marshfield, July 13, 14, 15, 16, 30, August 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12, 13, 1921, in the state reservation by Plymouth Rock. Verse by Robert Frost, Hermann Hagedorn, Josephine Preston Peabody, and Edwin Arlington Robinson. 136 pages, pictorial wrappers, very good. ; 136 pages . more information

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New York: D. Appleton and Co.. 1882. Hard Cover. 2 volumes (501 and 520 pages), cloth. Some fraying to top and bottom of back-strip, text is fine. . more information

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San Francisco: History Company, Publishers. Good. 1887. Hardcover. Hubert Howe Bancroft, 1832-1918, American publisher and historian, b. Granville, Ohio. Bancroft began his career as a bookseller in San Francisco in 1852. Soon he had his own firm, the largest book and stationery business W of Chicago. He also developed a passion for collecting materials on the western regions of North and South America, from Alaska to Patagonia. After toying with the idea of compiling an encyclopedia, he settled on the publication of a prodigious history (39 vol. , 1874-90) , reissued (1882-90) as The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft. The Works cover the history and to some extent the anthropology of Central America, Mexico, and the Far West of the United States. The first 5 volumes concern the native races, the next 28 the Pacific states, and the last 6 are essays. Literary Industries, the 39th volume, contains autobiographical material and an account of Bancroft's historical method. About a dozen assistants-out of hundreds Bancroft had tried out in his "history factory"-did the actual writing of the Works; Bancroft personally wrote very little. Because his assistants were not given credit lines and because of Bancroft's rather unethical business practices, Bancroft and the Works were at first severely attacked. However, his enormous contribution soon received just recognition. When Bancroft presented his library to the Univ. Of California (1905) it contained about 60,000 items, including rare manuscripts, maps, books, pamphlets, transcripts of archives made by his staff, and personal narratives of early pioneers as recorded by his reporters. Known as the Bancroft Library, the collection remains an outstanding repository of the history of the West. ; Ex-Library . more information

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San Francisco: A. L. Bancroft & Company. Good. 1883. Hardcover. Xvi, 706 pages, cloth, ex-library with usual library markings otherwise very good. Vol. II only. From the preface: During the year 1875 I published under title of The Native Races of the Pacific States what purports to be an exhaustive research into the character and customs of the aboriginal inhabitants of the western portion of North America at the time they were first seen by their subduers. The present work is a history of the same territory from the coming of the Europeans. " Hubert Howe Bancroft, 1832-1918, American publisher and historian, b. Granville, Ohio. Bancroft began his career as a bookseller in San Francisco in 1852. Soon he had his own firm, the largest book and stationery business W of Chicago. He also developed a passion for collecting materials on the western regions of North and South America, from Alaska to Patagonia. After toying with the idea of compiling an encyclopedia, he settled on the publication of a prodigious history (39 vol. , 1874-90) , reissued (1882-90) as The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft. The Works cover the history and to some extent the anthropology of Central America, Mexico, and the Far West of the United States. The first 5 volumes concern the native races, the next 28 the Pacific states, and the last 6 are essays. Literary Industries, the 39th volume, contains autobiographical material and an account of Bancroft's historical method. About a dozen assistants-out of hundreds Bancroft had tried out in his "history factory"-did the actual writing of the Works; Bancroft personally wrote very little. Because his assistants were not given credit lines and because of Bancroft's rather unethical business practices, Bancroft and the Works were at first severely attacked. However, his enormous contribution soon received just recognition. When Bancroft presented his library to the Univ. Of California (1905) it contained about 60,000 items, including rare manuscripts, maps, books, pamphlets, transcripts of archives made by his staff, and personal narratives of early pioneers as recorded by his reporters. Known as the Bancroft Library, the collection remains an outstanding repository of the history of the West. ; Ex-Library . more information

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Dubuque, IA: Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers. Very Good. 1991. Softcover. 069712889X . Xii, 173 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wrappers, 7 by10 inches, very good. From the Wikipedia website: "The Pittsburgh Crawfords were a professional Negro League baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally a youth semipro team, the Crawfords were acquired in 1931 by Gus Greenlee, a numbers operator. Stepping into an organizational vacuum, as the major African American leagues of the 1920s, the Negro National League and the Eastern Colored League, had fallen apart by late that year, Greenlee signed many of the top African-American stars, most notably Satchel Paige. The next year, 1932, saw Greenlee hire Hall of Famer Oscar Charleston as playing manager, and add Hall of Famers Josh Gibson, Judy Johnson, and Cool Papa Bell, along with other notable players, such as William Bell, Rap Dixon, and Ted Radcliffe. Playing as an independent club, the Crawfords immediately established themselves as perhaps the best black team in the United States. " Xii, 173 pages, well illustrated, pictorial wrappers, 7 by10 inches, very good. From the Wikipedia website: "The Pittsburgh Crawfords were a professional Negro League baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Originally a youth semipro team, the Crawfords were acquired in 1931 by Gus Greenlee, a numbers operator. Stepping into an organizational vacuum, as the major African American leagues of the 1920s, the Negro National League and the Eastern Colored League, had fallen apart by late that year, Greenlee signed many of the top African-American stars, most notably Satchel Paige. The next year, 1932, saw Greenlee hire Hall of Famer Oscar Charleston as playing manager, and add Hall of Famers Josh Gibson, Judy Johnson, and Cool Papa Bell, along with other notable players, such as William Bell, Rap Dixon, and Ted Radcliffe. Playing as an independent club, the Crawfords immediately established themselves as perhaps the best black team in the United States. " SR512COS ; 173 pages . more information

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