#paperback #biography #truman #nonfiction #american #davidmccullough #nationalbestseller cover was covered with clear protective coating. Book is in perfect condition. 

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Michigan

Truman

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#american #childrensbook #paperback #civilwar #harriettubman #history #nonfiction #nurse 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Ohio

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia. Throughout her long life (she died at the age of ninety-two) and long after the Civil War brought an end to slavery, this amazing woman was proof of what just one person can do.

Who Was Harriet Tubman?

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Porter Stansberry

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Oregon

A National Nightmare Is Closer Than You Think

A major Jubilee is coming to America... soon.Lots of people will be excited about this once-in-50-years event. The crowds will cheer. And politicians will promise new and better prosperity.But what will actually happen is a national nightmare.

The American Jubilee

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David Wroblewski

Pennsylvania

A Novel

The extraordinary debut novel that became a modern classic Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose remarkable gift for companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. Edgar seems poised to carry on his family's traditions, but when catastrophe strikes, he finds his once-peaceful home engulfed in turmoil. Forced to flee into the vast wilderness lying beyond the Sawtelle farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting for his survival and that of the three yearling dogs who accompany him, until the day he is forced to choose between leaving forever or returning home to confront the mysteries he has left unsolved. Filled with breathtaking scenes—the elemental north woods, the sweep of seasons, an iconic American barn, a fateful vision rendered in the falling rain—The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is a meditation on the limits of language and what lies beyond, a brilliantly inventive retelling of an ancient story, and an epic tale of devotion, betrayal, and courage in the American heartland.

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

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Jim Fergus

The Journals of May Dodd

Based on an actual historical event but told through fictional diaries, this is the story of May Dodd--a remarkable woman who, in 1875, travels through the American West to marry the chief of the Cheyenne Nation.

One Thousand White Women begins with May Dodd's journey into an unknown world. Having been committed to an insane asylum by her blue-blood family for the crime of loving a man beneath her station, May finds that her only hope for freedom and redemption is to participate in a secret government program whereby women from "civilized" society become the brides of Cheyenne warriors. What follows is a series of breathtaking adventures--May's brief, passionate romance with the gallant young army captain John Bourke; her marriage to the great chief Little Wolf; and her conflict of being caught between loving two men and living two completely different lives.

"Fergus portrays the perceptions and emotions of women...with tremendous insight and sensitivity."--Booklist

"A superb tale of sorrow, suspense, exultation, and triumph." --Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump

One Thousand White Women

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

California

This Side of Paradise

Mark Twain

Minnesota

Mark Twain's inimitable blend of humor, satire, and masterly storytelling earned him a secure place in the front rank of American writers. This collection of eight stories and sketches, among them the celebrated classic "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," shows the great humorist at the top of his form.
Also included here are "Journalism in Tennessee," in which a novice newspaperman is shown the "correct way" to report a news story; "About Barbers," a delightful account of every barbershop customer's worst fear; "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses," Twain's hilarious savaging of that author's style; and four more: "A Literary Nightmare," "The Stolen White Elephant," "The Private History of a Campaign that Failed," and "How to Tell a Story."
Delightfully entertaining, these charming pieces will find an appreciative audience among students, general readers, and lovers of classic American humor.

Humorous Stories and Sketches

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#paperback #signed #autographed #american #michaelbowe #skyscraperofaman 

Massachusetts

Skyscraper of a Man is a truly American story. Rooted in the homogenous suburbs of the 1970s, the novel explores the American propensity to pursue great ambitions, regardless of upbringing, that can result in lives that are larger than life. The four main characters live such lives, achieving great success in their chosen pursuits while dealing with the personal challenges and choices that come with success. The main character, Ben Matthews, the son of an avid Revolutionary War buff, believes deeply in America, its founding principles, and "by the people, for the people" government. Inspired by the grand ideals of the Founding Fathers, Ben starts a newspaper and runs for political office, efforts aimed at righting a nation he perceives as falling short of its potential and promise. His three closest friends, a writer who is also his business partner, a television news anchorwoman who was his lover, and a former college football star, play contributing roles in his rise to national prominence. In the end, Ben learns that grand ideals are elusive, difficult to maintain, and better left to the perfect among us.The San Francisco Book Review awarded Skyscraper of a Man 5 out of 5 stars and provided the following review: "Bowe pens a poignant tale... [He] fashions a fictional, yet realistic, setting with a well-defined cast that mimics American life... Unique to Bowe's plot is how he parallels the growth of the four [main characters] to the evolution of skyscrapers... A balanced combination of fact, fiction, engaging dialogue, and a flurry of twists and turns, Skyscraper of a Man is a stunning and inimitable debut with Silver Screen potential."

Skyscraper of a Man (SIGNED)

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Mary R. Carter

Label around book is torn. See photo. Otherwise it is in like new condition


Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

How to Hunt for, Haggle over, Rescue, and Transform America's Forgotten Treasures (from Five Dollar Chairs to Five Cent Swizzle Sticks) from Flea Markets, Tag Sales, Trash Heaps, Thrift Shops, Auctions, and Attics for a One-of-a-Kind Look for Your House, Apartment, Getaway, Kitchen, Bedroom - Home!

A guide to decorating the home using objects acquired at flea markets, auctions, and garage sales features before-and-after photographs, prices, a listing of auction houses, and tips on bargaining, cleaning, and camouflage. Tour.

American Junk

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Chuck Palahniuk’s world has always been, well, different from yours and mine. In his first collection of nonfiction, Chuck Palahniuk brings us into this world, and gives us a glimpse of what inspires his fiction.At the Rock Creek Lodge Testicle Festival in Missoula, Montana, average people perform public sex acts on an outdoor stage. In a mansion once occupied by The Rolling Stones, Marilyn Manson reads his own Tarot cards and talks sweetly to his beautiful actress girlfriend. Across the country, men build their own full-size castles and rocketships that will send them into space. Palahniuk himself experiments with steroids, works on an assembly line by day and as a hospice volunteer by night, and experiences the brutal murder of his father by a white supremacist. With this new direction, Chuck Palahniuk has proven he can do anything.


Missouri

True Stories

A collection of nonfiction writings documents encounters with Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis, the challenges faced by the author when "Fight Club" was made into a movie, the lives of submariners, and the violent experiences of college wrestlers.

Stranger Than Fiction

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Texas

The Story of the United States Capitol 

We, The People 

#hardcover #vintage #exlibrary #classic #fiction #adultfiction #women #american #americanliterature #20thcentury  

She was a fabulously rich, fantastically famous old woman, worldly and indomitable. Within her own lifetime she had become almost a legendary figure--stormy, glittery, tragic, but never dull.
Married at seventeen to one of the most colorful and ruthless of the great robber barons, she had known both the famous and interestingly infamous of two continents; had seen the gaudy world of the great Fifth Avenue chateaus come into being, flourish and decay; and now observed with wise, weary eyes the mad, turbulent world of the twentieth century.

At eight-four, she still had more zest for life than any of her descendants, all whom--with the exception of her great-granddaughter Janie--she privately despised. Charming people--but a sorry and disappointing lot who had inherited all the arrogance but none of the salty lustiness, the unscrupulousness but not the daring, that had won the Major, her husband, the friendship of Edward VII and had made her love him to the end in spite of his ruthlessness and infidelities.

And upon the thin, erect shoulders of Mrs. Parkington, her children still piled the problems with which they themselves had neither wisdom nor courage to cope.

Louis Bromfield has written a charming love story, a long, nostalgic novel which covers one of the most exciting, multi-colored periods of American history. A meretricious age, flashy, fantastic, corrupt, it was also an age of giants, of strength and growth and great visions. He has filled a dramatic and richly crowded story with people who are unmistakably of their era, whether it is the world of the nineteenth century, the pre-war period, or the confusing revolutionary world of today.

In Mrs. Parkington, Bromfield has created his most unforgettable character.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Mrs. Parkington

Kent Haruf

National Book Award Finalist
National Bestseller 
A New York Times Notable Book
A New York Book Award Finalist
Rated 4 out 5 on Goodreads

Maryland

From the unsettled lives of a small-town teacher struggling to raise two boys alone in the face of their mother's retreat from life, a pregnant teenage girl with nowhere to go, and two elderly bachelor farmers emerges a new vision of life and family as their diverse destinies intertwine. 200,000 first printing.

Plainsong

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This book is a clean copy with a good spine and binding. The contents and Graphics are in good condition. There is minimal wear inside. There is slight wear on the hardback cover. Will ship within hours after your order is received. Thanks for stopping by and please stay safe.

The Life and Times of Washington

This book is from THE AMERICAN WILDERNESS/TIME-LIFE BOOKS SERIES. It provides superb and breath-taking pictures from North America. This book covers the coastal area of the Bayous from Eastern Texas through Louisiana and Mississippi to Western Alabama

South Carolina

The American Wilderness 

The Bayous

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A #paperback #nonfiction #history #American #jfk #Kennedy #JFKenndy #Whitehouse 

Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis

Tapes recorded during the Cuban Missile Crisis reveal the work of President Kennedy and the National Security Council to come up with an effective response. Reprint.

Kennedy Tapes Concise Edition

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John Jakes

Great condition for its age! Has writing inside front cover, see all pics. 

The lives and fortunes of the Crown family--Paul; his German-born uncle, Joseph; Joseph's wife, Ilsa; their rebellious son, Joe--are set against the turbulent backdrop of a momentous decade in world history, from 1890 to 1900. 300,000 first printing. $300,000 ad/promo. Tour.

Homeland

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Dustcover has seen better days but book is in great condition for its age. Some yellowing. Has property of sticker inside front cover. See all pics! #hardcover #mystery #irish #lovestory #detective #thriller #fiction #suspense #bestsellingauthor #american

A Nuala Anne McGrail Novel

Nuala Anne McGrail, that beautiful Irish spitfire, now lives in Chicago with her husband, Dermot, and their new baby, Nellliecoyne. As Nuala fans may suspect, Nelliecoyne is no ordinary baby: she is fey like her mother, and can see into the past as well as the future. Both Nuala and her daughter have had strange vibrations from a place on the lake where a shipload of Irish-Americans lost their lives a hundred years ago. In the course of their investigation, Nuala and Dermot make some dangerous enemies, and eventually have to solve a murder and find a buried treasure. Will Nuala survive the attacks of a sleazy DJ, and a dangerous run-in with the Balkan Mafia? And how does the diary of a young Irish woman at the turn of the century play into these events? Once again, Andrew M. Greeley--that master of the human heart--creates an engaging, charming story that will delight fans young and old.

Irish Eyes

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Thomas Powers

American Secret History from Hitler to Al-Qaeda

"What emerges from these essays is a keen sense of what the intelligence business is like: the kinds of people who do it, the kinds of things they do well, or badly, and the ways they try to give the government that employs them what it wants."--BOOK JACKET.

Intelligence Wars

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Colin Powell

Joseph E. Persico

An Autobiography

The former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shares his vision and recounts his life's journey, from his childhood in the Bronx as the son of Jamaican immigrants, to his impressive military career. Reprint.

My American Journey

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David Sedaris

Stories and Essays

Barrel Fever

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The aftermath the Vietnam experience

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Clark Dougan

Stephen Weiss

Details the events of that pivotal year--the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, the battle of Hue, and the presidential election of 1968.

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