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  • The Last Stand of the Raven Clan

    A Story of Imperial Ambition, Native Resistance and How the Tlingit-Russian War Shaped a Continent

    A dynamic history of the Battle of Sitka that recognizes the vital importance of the Tlingit people, their fight against Imperial Russia, and how it changed the fate of the North America.“If the long-term plans of Peter the Great had been realized, then California never would have become a Spanish colony,” asserted the head of the Russian-American Company. At the turn of the 19th-century, Russia ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Launch Magazine's History of American Rocketry

    The Space Race, Model Rockets, and The New Frontier

    by Mark Mayfield ...
    A must-have for anyone fascinated by space travel, rocketry, NASA, SpaceX, and more!A new era in spaceflight, led by SpaceX and other commercial rocket companies, is generating the kind of worldwide interest in space travel that we haven’t seen since the space race of the 1960s. Kids are dreaming of becoming astronauts again. New feats, such as SpaceX’s remarkable ability to land booster rockets, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

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  • The Good Allies

    How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism during the Second World War

    by Tim Cook ...
    From our country's most important war historian, a gripping account of the turbulent relationship between Canada and the US during the Second World War. The two nations entered the war amidst rivalry and mutual suspicion, but learned to fight together before emerging triumphant and bound by an alliance that has lasted to this day.When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it set in motion a ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • History of North America Map by Map

    by DK ...
    Series series DK History Map by Map
    A visual journey through the history of North America via a series of engaging, detailed maps, explaining key events and eras from prehistory to the 21st century.Specially created maps tell the story of this vast region: the first human populations and the lands of indigenous peoples; the complex ancient civilizations that arose in Mexico; the first Westerners to arrive on the shores, from the ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • Triumph of the Yuppies

    America, the Eighties, and the Creation of an Unequal Nation

    by Tom McGrath ...
    The “entertaining and insightful” first history of the Yuppie phenomenon, chronicling the roots, rise, triumph and (seeming) fall of the young urban professionals who radically altered American life between 1980 and 1987 (New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich).By the time their obituary was being written in the late 1980s, Yuppies—the elite, uber‑educated faction of the Baby Boom ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Explorers

    A New History of America in Ten Expeditions

    A fascinating new history of America, told through the stories of a diverse cast of ten extraordinary—and often overlooked—adventurers, from Sacagawea to Matthew Henson to Sally Ride, who pushed the boundaries of discovery and determined our national destiny.The archetype of the American explorer, a rugged white man, has dominated our popular culture since the late eighteenth century, when Daniel ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • American Civil Wars: A Continental History, 1850-1873

    by Alan Taylor ...
    A masterful history of the Civil War and its reverberations across the continent by a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner.In a fast-paced narrative of soaring ideals and sordid politics, of civil war and foreign invasion, the award-winning historian Alan Taylor presents a pivotal twenty-year period in which North America’s three largest countries—the United States, Mexico, and Canada—all transformed ... Read more

    $26.99 USD

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  • Charleston Then and Now

    Following her success with Lost Charleston, local author and city tour guide Leigh Jones Handal brings a fresh approach to one of the key titles in Pavilion Books’ trademark series.Charleston, South Carolina is one of the most popular East Coast tourist destinations. The flashpoint of the Civil War, what remains of Fort Sumter in Charleston is still a much-visited attraction, and despite ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Quitting the Nation

    Emigrant Rights in North America

    Series series The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History
    Perceptions of the United States as a nation of immigrants are so commonplace that its history as a nation of emigrants is forgotten. However, once the United States came into existence, its citizens immediately asserted rights to emigrate for political allegiances elsewhere. Quitting the Nation recovers this unfamiliar story by braiding the histories of citizenship and the North American ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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  • Lies My Teacher Told Me

    A Graphic Adaptation

    At last! The long-awaited graphic version of the multi-million copy bestselling corrective to American history myths—adapted by the famed National Book Award–winning artist behind John Lewis’s March trilogySince its first publication in the 1990s, Lies My Teacher Told Me has become one of the most important and successful—and beloved—history books of our time. As the late Howard Zinn said, “Every ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

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  • The United States

    A Companion to American Studies

    Edited by Dennis Welland ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    First published in 1987, the second edition of The United States illuminates America’s past and present by a straightforward examination of a wide range of subjects – geography, urbanization, immigration, and race, American wars, government, politics and foreign policy, literature, the visual arts and the media, as well as American thought and ideals. All the contributors have been engaged in the ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

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  • The Native American Dream: Beating the Odds in the Fight for Self-Reliance

    by Rod Wilson ...
    Embark on an extraordinary journey through The Native American Dream: Beating the Odds in the Fight for Self-Reliance, a vivid exploration of resilience and ingenuity that brings to life the untold tales of grit, wisdom, and the pursuit of self-sufficiency.This book isn't just a historical account; it's a living narrative that weaves the past into our current social fabric. Discover how the ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Early Modern Medicine

    An Introduction to Source Analysis

    Edited by Olivia Weisser ...
    Series series Routledge Guides to Using Historical Sources
    This collection offers readers a guide to analyzing historical texts and objects using a diverse selection of sources in early modern medicine. It provides an array of interpretive strategies while also highlighting new trends in the field.Each chapter serves as a study of a different type of source, including the benefits and limitations of that source and what it can reveal about the history of ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • SUMMARY Prequel (Rachel Maddow)

    An American Fight Against Fascism

    Uncover a forgotten chapter in American history, where whispers of sedition and dreams of authoritarian rule threatened the very fabric of democracy.By the time you are done with this book, you will have learned 95% of what the main book talks about, giving you a bird's-eye view of the entire message.#1 New York Times bestseller Rachel Maddow takes you back to the turbulent years of World War II, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Jimmy Carter in the White House

    A Captain with No Compass

    This fresh examination of Carter's presidency (1977-1981), the first in over twenty years, sheds new light on his time in office, reflecting on his domestic record, his key policies on the economy, civil rights, and energy, and challenging misconceptions about his character and leadership.The success of Jimmy Carter's post-presidential career and the scandals of his successors, have begun to ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    First published in 1861, "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," Harriet Jacobs' autobiography, is the story of a woman who overcomes the odds to save her family is similar. Under the pseudonym Linda Brent, Jacobs details her life as a woman enslaved at the height of the abolitionist movement.As the narrative opens, Linda Brent recounts the "unusually fortunate circumstances" of her early ... Read more

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  • The Vikings

    by Allen Mawer ...
    "The Vikings" by A. Mawer is a captivating exploration of one of history's most legendary civilizations. With meticulous detail and vivid prose, Mawer paints a compelling portrait of the fearless Norse warriors who roamed the seas and conquered distant lands. From the icy fjords of Scandinavia to the shores of distant shores, readers are transported back in time to an era of epic voyages, fierce ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The discovery of America by the Northmen

    "The Discovery of America by the Northmen" is a captivating exploration of the Norse exploration and settlement of North America centuries before the arrival of Christopher Columbus. In this intriguing account, readers are taken on a journey back in time to the Viking Age, where intrepid Norse sailors embarked on daring voyages across the Atlantic Ocean.As the story unfolds, readers are introduced ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Common Sense

    by Thomas Paine ...
    In 1776, writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet “Common Sense,” setting forth his arguments in favor of American independence. Although little used today, pamphlets were an important medium for the spread of ideas in the 16th through 19th centuries.Originally published anonymously, “Common Sense” advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most ... Read more

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  • What America Did, A Record Of Achievement In The Prosecution Of The War

    Excerpt: "My purpose in this book has been to condense into a brief account just those things that the ordinary man or woman wants to know about how we prepared for and waged our share in the world war. I have tried to picture the large outlines of achievement, to present the important facts, and to show how it was all inspired and rushed forward by the flaming spirit of the people. Volumes will ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Witchcraft Delusion Of 1692

    The Witchcraft Delusion of 1692 is a historical book written by Thomas Hutchinson in 1870. The book details the infamous Salem Witch Trials that took place in Massachusetts in 1692. Hutchinson provides a comprehensive account of the events leading up to the trials, the trials themselves, and their aftermath. He explores the political, social, and religious factors that contributed to the hysteria ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Viva Mexico!

    The book is a journey among the Mexican people and starts in 1904 with a visit to his brother's coffee plantation in Jalapa, Mexico, with his mother. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Displaying Of Supposed Witchcraft

    by John Webster ...
    In The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft Webster goes as far as suggesting that the bible has been mistranslated to support the belief in witches. Glanville and More were defending the New Philosophy which insists all magic must be supernatural, and that can only mean God or the Devil. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Love and the Working Class

    The Inner Worlds of Nineteenth Century Americans

    by Karen Lystra ...
    Love and the Working Class is a unique look at the emotions of hard-living, nineteenth-century Americans who were often on the cusp of literacy. These laboring folk highly valued letters and, however difficult it was, wrote to stay connected to those they loved. This book displays the personal expression of factory hands, manual laborers, peddlers, coopers, carpenters, lumbermen, miners, tanners, ... Read more

    $18.99 USD