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History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierra
by McGlashan, C.F.
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- 1939
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Truckee, CA: T.C. Wohlbruck Co., 1939. Hardcover. New illustrated edition, 1939. Red cloth with black illustration and titling to front, frontispiece, a cluster of black and white photographs at beginning, 234 pages. Light sunning to spine, small bump to top free corner, a pressure mark to front, several spots of light discoloration to spine and front, light foxing to… Read more about this item Item Price
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Wild on the Superior Frontier: A Romance of Settler's Lives Lake Superior 1845-1900
by Stevens, James R.
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- Limited/Numbered/Signed First Edition.
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- 2010
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- Soft cover
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Thunder Bay, Ontario: James R. Stevens, 2010. Limited/Numbered/Signed First Edition. . Soft cover. Very Good. Book is #12/225, signed by the author. "With the opening of the Michigan State Canal in 1855 thousands of westernized people migrated into the grand Lake Superior watershed.This is a book for those who desire a large picture of the past in Superior… Read more about this item Item Price
$50.00
In Miners' Mirage-Land
by Strobridge, Idah Meacham
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- Used
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- Limited/Numbered/Signed First Edition.
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- 1904
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- Card Cover
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Los Angeles, CA: Artemisia Bindery,, 1904. Limited/Numbered/Signed First Edition. . Card Cover. Book is #706/1000, signed by author, as well as inscribed to a friend. A collection of sketches, many of which appeared in the Los Angeles "Times" and the San Francisco "Chronicle." Brown card cover with dark green titling and illustration on front, green ribbon marker, inscribed by… Read more about this item Item Price
$150.00
Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee, A
by Cooke, John Esten
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- 1875
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New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1875. Hardcover. A biography of General Robert Edward Lee. Green cloth with gilt titling and decoration on spine, gilt insignia on front, blind stamped border and bevelled edges front and back, black and white frontispiece with tissue-guard, handsome black and white illustrations throughout, fold-out black and white map at rear, publisher's advertising on… Read more about this item Item Price
$300.00
Rabbits and Redcoats
by Peck, Robert Newton
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Good+
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- First Edition.
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780802762412
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New York: Walker and Company, 1976. First Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+. Lydecker, Laura. A U.S. military history book written for children, by the author of "A Day No Pigs Would Die," "Path of Hunters," etc. Red hard cover with black titling on spine, illustrated title page, illustrated with black and white maps, black and white portraits of… Read more about this item Item Price
$25.00
Portrayal of Canada in American Textbooks, The
by Salinger, Marion C. & Donald C. Wilson
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- 1990
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- Soft cover
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Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1990. Soft cover. Very Good-. Center for international Studies Occasional Paper Series Number Twenty-two. Blue soft cover with black titling on spine and front, 89 pages. Cover has minor edge wear, light shelf wear, some small minor creases to front cover, book is clean and tight. Shipping charges are calculated for a… Read more about this item Item Price
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Leather 'N Lead: An Anthology of Desperadoes in the Far West, 1820-1920
by MacDonald, Craig
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- Used - Good to Very Good-
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- Good+
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- First Edition.
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
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- 9780828316392
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Boston: Branden Press Publishers, 1976. First Edition. . Hardcover. Good to Very Good-/Good+. Book contains "more than fifty-five fascinating portraits of little-known outlaws, male and female, who terrorized the Far West from 1820-1920.enhanced by a generous selection of rare photographs." Blue hard cover with gilt titling on spine, inscribed by author on end paper, illustrated with black and… Read more about this item Item Price
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School History of the United States, Containing Maps, A Chronological Chart and an Outline of Topics for a More Extensive Course of Study
by Hall, S.R. & A.R. Baker
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- 1843
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- Leather
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Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey, 1843. Leather. Pale brown leather, gilt titling on black spine label, illustrated with black and white maps, 368 pages. Cover has edge wear, particularly to corners, front board detached, rear gutter weak, leather has significant rubbing, some small spots/stains, text block edges darkened, significant foxing throughout text, some pencil markings in text, occasional page corners… Read more about this item Item Price
$98.00
From Mineral Springs to Bed Springs: A History of Hotels and Resorts in the Foothills of the Smokies
by Tipton, Missy & Paulette Ledbetter
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- Soft cover
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- 9780595454570
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Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: iUniverse. Soft cover. Very Good. Spring House, located at the Montvale Springs Hotel, and a wide variety of other vintage photographs document the history of a sampling of inns and resorts found in the foothills of the Smokies from the 1700s to the present. Black and white illustsrated soft cover with white and black titling,… Read more about this item Item Price
$20.00
USS Midway CV-41 Fortieth Anniversary 1945-1985: The Magic Goes On 84-85 - The Year of the Ruby
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- 1985
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Washington, D.C.: Department of the Navy, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. Book is signed by the then U.S. Vice-President G.H.W. Bush. Book was presented to the officers and men of the USS Midway (CV-41) on the occasion of her 40th anniversary. USS Midway is a U.S. Navy forward deployed aircraft carrier. Burgundy hard cover with gilt embossed titling on… Read more about this item Item Price
$475.00
Goodlands - A Meditation and History on the Great Plains
by Kaye, Frances W.
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- 2011
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- Soft cover
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Au Press - Athabasca University, 2011. Soft cover. Very Good. A volume in The West Unbound: Social and Cultural Studies. A study of the impact of Amer-European settlement on the prairie ecosystem and suggestions for methods for redeveloping the Great Plains that are founded on native cultural values. Soft cover, green, blue and black titling, one black and… Read more about this item Item Price
$32.00
Freedom's Children - The Journey from Emancipation Into the Twentieth Century
by Thomas, Velma Maia
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 2000
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- Pictorial Cover
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- 9780609604816
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New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 2000. Pictorial Cover. Very Good+. An interactive book featuring historical photographs and removable documents, by the author of "Lest We Forget." Colourfully illustrated pictorial cover with tan titling, illustrated end papers, colour illustrations throughout, 32 pages. Cover has light shelf wear, but this attractive book is otherwise in great shape. Shipping charges are… Read more about this item Item Price
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. In Memory of Harlan Fiske Stone
by NA
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- 1948
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Wahington: NP, 1948. Card Cover. Proceedings of the Bar and Offices of the Supreme Court of the United States November 12, 1947. Proceedings before the Supreme Court of the United States March 31, 1948. In Memory of Harlan Fiske Stone. Card cover, black titling to front, includes signed sheet with photographic portrait tipped on, also includes a reproduction of… Read more about this item Item Price
$80.00
Kleine Geschichten Aus Amerika
by Lohr, Otto (ed)
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good-
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- 1950
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- Hardcover
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Stuttgart: Verlag Von Ernst Klett, 1950. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good-. Kleine Geschichten von Grossen Volkern, Band 5: Kleine Geschichten aus Amerika. In German language. Historical anecdotes tell about America the land where the impossible becomes possible. Cream coloured cloth, gilt emblem hotstamped to front, gilt faux label with titling to spine, 147 pages. Dust jacket shows minor edge… Read more about this item Item Price
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Timber Growing and Logging Practice in the Lake State: Measures Necessary to Keep Forest Land Productive and to Produce Full Timber Crops
by Zon, Raphael
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- 1928
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Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, 1928. Card Cover. United States Department of Agriculture: Department Bulletin No. 1496, February 1928. Intorduction by W.B. Greeley, Forester. "Forestry in the United States is no longer a theory, a subject for discussion, or a practice limited to public lands. It has gotten down to concrete things in the woods. The growing… Read more about this item Item Price
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Waterfowl Status Report 1967
by Hansen, Henry A.
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- 1967
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- Card Cover
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Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, 1967. Card Cover. Very Good. Special Scientific Report - Wildlife No. 111. Blue card cover with black titling and illustration. spine and edges sunned, library sticker on front, otherwise book is in great shape. 144 pages. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will… Read more about this item Item Price
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Century of Dishonor : Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes
by Jackson, Helen Hunt
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 1997
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- A Hard Cover
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- 9781566191678
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New York: Indian Head Books, 1997. A Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Helen Jackson recounts the American government's treatment of the Native Americans. Red paper covered boards with red cloth to spine, silver titling to spine, 514 pages. Minor edge wear. Shipping charges are calculated for a standard parcel under 1 kg. Additional charges will apply for heavier… Read more about this item Item Price
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Indians of the Lower South: Past and Present
by Mahon, John K.
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- Used - Good+
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- 1975
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- Soft cover
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Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference, 1975. Soft cover. Good+/-. The contents of this book developed out of the Fifth Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference held in Pensacola, Florida 7, 8, and 9 February 1974. Beige cover with red decoration and titling on front and red titling on spine, 158 pages. Some edge and shelf wear, light… Read more about this item Item Price
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Perilous Pursuit: The U.S. Cavalry and the Northern Cheyennes
by Hoig, Stan
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
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- 2002
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- Hardcover
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- 9780870816604
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Boulder, Oklahoma, U.S.A.: University Press of Colorado, 2002. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Stan Hoig tells the story of the Northern Cheyenne and their odyssey including the Cheyenne/Arapahoe Agency papers, the officer reports, and court-martial testimonies of the Fourth Cavalry officers and enlisted men. Beige leatherette with red titling to spine, some… Read more about this item Item Price
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Schooner from Windward: Two Centuries of Hawaiian Interisland Shipping
by Thomas, Mifflin
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- Used - Very Good-
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- Good+ to Very Good-
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- 1983
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- Hardcover
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Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1983. Hardcover. Very Good-/Good+ to Very Good-. History of two centuries of the Hawaiian inter-island water transportation. Cream cloth with green titling to spine, inscribed and inscribed and signed by author to title page, maps in front of book, black and white photographs throughout, 239 pages. Light edge wear, free corners bumped. Dust… Read more about this item Item Price
$40.00