Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Oregon

The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty

Presents a portrait of the Bush political dynasty and their influence on twentieth- and twenty-first century America, from Connecticut senator Prescott Bush, through his grandson, George W., the forty-third president of the United States.

The Family

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#railroad #history #unitedstates #reshelvingalexandria #americanhistory #transcontinental #ushistory #trains #UnionPacific #CentralPacific  hardcover book in like new condition with the exception of a small rip on the spine of the jacket cover and name written on inside front jacket

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Maryland

The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869

Chronicles the race to finish the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s and the exploits, sacrifices, triumphs, and tragedies of the individuals who made it happen.

Nothing Like It in the World

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Theodore H. White

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

The Making of the President 1956-1980

America in Search of Itself

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Excellent condition for age except missing dust jacket. 

Pictorial History of American Presidents 

News articles and photos from the death and funeral of JFK from the Associated Press. Collected in a hardcover book. Minor old book smell, but it’s not bad. 

The Torch is Passed: The Associated Press Story of the Death of a President

#hardcover #biography #ushistory #roosevelt #president #american #anericanpresident #america #nonfiction #war 

Theodore Roosevelt and His Family in Peace and War

In The Lion's Pride, Edward J. Renehan, Jr. vividly portrays the grand idealism, heroic bravery, and reckless abandon that Theodore Roosevelt both embodied and bequeathed to his children and the tragic fulfillment of that legacy on the battlefields of World War I.Drawing upon a wealth of previously unavailable materials, including letters and unpublished memoirs, The Lion's Pride takes us inside what is surely the most extraordinary family ever to occupy the White House. Theodore Roosevelt believed deeply that those who had been blessed with wealth,influence, and education were duty bound to lead, even--perhaps especially--if it meant risking their lives to preserve the ideals of democratic civilization. Teddy put his principles, and his life, to the test in the Spanish American war, and raised his children to believe they could do no less.When America finally entered the "European conflict" in 1917, all four of his sons eagerly enlisted and used their influence not to avoid the front lines but to get there as quickly as possible. Their heroism in France and the Middle East matched their father's at San Juan Hill. All performed withselfless--some said heedless--courage: Two of the boys, Archie and Ted, Jr., were seriously wounded, and Quentin, the youngest, was killed in a dogfight with seven German planes. Thus, the war that Teddy had lobbied for so furiously brought home a grief that broke his heart. He was buried a fewmonths after his youngest child.Filled with the voices of the entire Roosevelt family, The Lion's Pride gives us the most intimate and moving portrait ever published of the fierce bond between Teddy Roosevelt and his remarkable children.

The Lion's Pride

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#paperback #history #homeschool #americanhistory #ushistory #reference #classroom #homeschooling #nonfiction #historical 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Don’t Know Much About American History 

Vintage history book from 1960s - Fur Trapper in Yellowstone & Grand Teton areas of US

Colter’s Hell & Jackson’s Hole 

Dust jacket is super worn, book has some minor grunge from age, but is in good condition otherwise. Such a cool, large vintage reference and history book! 

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

These United States: Our Nation’s Geography, History and People

#paperback #history #women #womenshistory #livingbook #historical #america #ushistory #homeschool #homeschooling 

Stories and pictures of the legendary actresses who braved the hazards of the road and public opinion to bring the glamour of the stage to the frontier towns and cities of the West.

Women Who Charmed the West

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L. A. Peacock

Arizona

The Truth (and Myths) about American Heroes

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HCDJ. DJ shows minimal wear. Small sticker to inside front cover. #hardcover #lanesmith #history #historicalfiction #foundingfathers #childrens #kids #humor #ushistory 

California

Here is the story of five little lads before they became five really big Founding Fathers, from New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Honor recipient Lane Smith


Once there were four lads . . .
John [Hancock],
Paul [Revere],
George [Washington],
and Ben [Franklin].

Oh yes, there was also Tom [Jefferson], but he was annoyingly independent and hardly ever around. These lads were always getting into trouble for one reason or another. In other words, they took a few . . . liberties. And to be honest, they were not always appreciated. Until one day, they all played a part in securing America's freedom.


"Deftly drawn, witty, and instantly appealing, the illustrations creatively blend period elements such as wood-grain and crackle-glaze texturing, woodcut lines, and formal compositions typical of the era, with gaping mouths and stylized, spiraling eyes typical of modern cartoons," wrote Booklist, and School Library Journal declared, "Exercise your freedom to scoop up this one."

John, Paul, George and Ben

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Charles Phillips

Alan Axelrod

Michigan

In Photographs, Diaries, and Letters

Portraits of the Civil War

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Scott O'Dell

Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother who take opposite sides in the War for Independence, and fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah Bishop struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.

Sarah Bishop

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Presents a biography of the third president of the United States, focusing on his childhood, his writing of the Declaration of Independence, and remembering him today.

Thomas Jefferson

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Whitman Mission: National Historic Site 

Jean Fritz

HC with dust jacket. DJ shows minimal wear. Tight binding. Pages like new.

An accessible profile of the founding father and first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury discusses the challenges he faced as a man from a different culture, his Revolutionary War contributions and his role in shaping a fledgling America.

Alexander Hamilton: The Outsider

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Alexander Rose

Small crease in spine, otherwise looks perfect!

Indiana

The Story of America's First Spy Ring

In 1778, George Washington unleashed an unlikely ring of spies in New York to discover British battle plans.

Washington's Spies

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An environmental history of the Nashua River, from its discovery by Indians through the polluting years of the Industrial Revolution to the ambitious clean-up that revitalized it.

A River Ran Wild

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K-12 edition of thus excellent textbook. Beautifully illustrated and organized 

Volume D 1929 to present 

A History of US concise edition

Thomas Bender

Virginia

America's Place in World History

"An original, ambitious, and consistently provocative book that should change the way we study and teach American history." --Eric Foner, Columbia University In this major book, Thomas Bender recasts the developments central to American history by setting them in a global context, and showing both the importance and ordinariness of America's international entanglements over five centuries. Bender focuses on five major themes, beginning with 1492 and "the age of discovery," when people everywhere first felt the transforming effects of oceanic trade. He asks us to see our Revolution as one of several similar rebellions around the globe, and the Civil War as part of a larger history associating the new meaning of nationhood with freedom. He also examines the American commitment to empire from Jefferson's presidency to our own time, and makes it clear that America's responses to capitalist industrialization and urbanization were part of a worldwide conversation.

A Nation among Nations

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Generally in very good used condition. Jacket has wear and spine is beginning to pull away from book, but book is solid, in tact, and readable. 

The Outlaw Trail: The Story of Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch

Ex library book. Book will be in great/good condition unless otherwise stated. Clear film has been removed. Library stamp and small sticker are on inside and/or back of covers.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

North Carolina

Provides a history of Georgia, from the struggles between Native Americans and Europeans to control this land of military and economic importance, to its becoming the fourth state of the Union.

Georgia

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Walter R. Borneman

The War That Forged a Nation

Although frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of national purpose; and set the stage for westward expansion from Mackinac Island to the Gulf of Mexico. USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," proved the mettle of the fledgling American navy; Oliver Hazard Perry hoisted a flag boasting, "Don't Give Up the Ship"; and Andrew Jackson's ragged force stood behind it's cotton bales at New Orleans and bested the pride of British regulars. Here are the stories of commanding generals such as America's double-dealing James Wilkinson, Great Britain's gallant Sir Isaac Brock, Canada's heroine farm wife Laura Secord, and country doctor William Beanes, whose capture set the stage for Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner." During the War of 1812, the United States cast off its cloak of colonial adolescence and -- with both humiliating and glorious moments -- found the fire that was to forge a nation. This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

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Nothing Like It in the World

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America in Search of Itself

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The Torch is Passed: The Associated Press Story of the Death of a President

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The Lion's Pride

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Don’t Know Much About American History

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Colter’s Hell & Jackson’s Hole

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These United States: Our Nation’s Geography, History and People

Anne Seagraves

Women Who Charmed the West

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The Truth (and Myths) about American Heroes

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John, Paul, George and Ben

Charles Phillips; Alan Axelrod

Portraits of the Civil War

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