American History from Widdershin's Books
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Tock Sa Mecka: Swedish Pioneer Life on the Prairie, Experienced by the Palm Family
by Esther Palm Gayman
- Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 1978
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- Trade Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$26.00
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Tock Sa Mecka: Swedish Pioneer Life on the Prairie, Experienced by the Palm Family. By Esther Palm Gayman. Illustrations by Barbara Ann Burns. Commentary and Ethnic Geographic Maps by David C, Schoenwetter. Log City Books (1978). Includes b/w photographs. Very near fine large trade paperback. Page edges mildly toned, else fine as new. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for safe… Read more about this item Item Price
$26.00
Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior’s Life & Legacy
by The Edward Clown Family and William B. Matson
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Published
- 2016
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781423641230
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$26.00
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SIGNED/Inscribed. Crazy Horse: The Lakota Warrior's Life & Legacy. By the Edward Clown Family and William B. Matson. Gibbs Smith (2016). Illustrated. Fine, as new hardcover in fine jacket. Signed and personalized inscriptions by the authors (Matson and two of Crazy Horse's grandsons). Boxed for safe shipping. 12-b Item Price
$26.00
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
by Isaacson, Walter
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- As New
- Published
- 2003
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780743258074
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$13.00
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Fine, as new, unread trade paperback. A fresh, sharp copy. NOT a remainder. 6-onb Item Price
$13.00
Edge of Taos Desert: An Escape to Reality
by Mabel Dodge Luhan
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1991 Printing
- Published
- 1991
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780826309716
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$13.00
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Fine, as new, unread trade paperback. A fresh, sharp copy. Swift, safe shipping. 11-onb Item Price
$13.00
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Century Girl: 100 Years in the Life of Doris Eaton Travis, Last Living Star of the Ziegfeld Follies
by Redniss, Lauren
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 2006
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780060853334
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$20.00
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First Edition. First Printing. Regan/HarperCollins (2006). Fine, oversized decorative hardcover with slight publisher's binding crimp at edge of lower spine, else quite fine. Century Girl spans and illuminates one woman's long, astonishing life, incorporating hundreds of archival photos and personal clippings, line drawings and hand-written narrative. Many artistic interpretaions/depictions. Boxed for safe shipping. 6-b. Item Price
$20.00
Merchant Adventurer: the Story of W. R. Grace (Latin American Silhouettes)
by James, Marquis
- Condition
- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 1993
- Binding
- Full Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780842024440
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$14.00
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First Edition. First Printing (1993). Fine, as new, unread navy full cloth hardcover with copper lettering and design. Fine, as new jacket. NOT a remainder. Safe boxed shipping. 12-b. Item Price
$14.00
American Wills and Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857
by Coldham, Peter Wilson [Compiler]
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- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 1989
- Binding
- Full Cloth
- ISBN
- 9780806312354
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$14.00
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American Wills & Administrations in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1610-1857. HARDCOVER. GPC (1989). Peter Wilson Coldham. Very good blue full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Three one line highlights in text, else quite fine. No jacket was issued by publisher. 3-b Item Price
$14.00
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Those Radio Commentators!
by Irving E. Fang
- Condition
- As New.
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 1977
- Binding
- Full cloth
- ISBN
- 9780813815008
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$16.00
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First Edition. First Printing. Iowa State University Press (1977). Fine, as new, brown full cloth hardcover with black lettering and design. Fine, as new white jacket with design. Uncommon photographs and substantial text. Includes two small 33 1/3 RPM records with sample broadcasts from each of 15 broadcasters. Both recordings as new and unplayed. Boxed shipping. 11-b Item Price
$16.00
Ohio Marriages Extracted from The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Quarterly
by Smith, Marjorie Corrine
- Condition
- As New
- Published
- 1980
- Binding
- Full cloth
- ISBN
- 9780806309026
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$20.00
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Ohio Marriages Extracted from The "Old Northwest" Genealogical Quarterly. Marjorie Smith. Genealogical Publishing Company (1980). Fine, as new, navy blue full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and design. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 11-2-b Item Price
$20.00
The Civil War - 3 Volume Set In Slipcase - The Fighting Men Of The Civil War; The Commanders; The Battlefields
by William C. Davis
- Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Thus
- Published
- 1999
- Binding
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781840651058
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$16.00
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The Civil War - 3 Volume Set In Slipcase - The Fighting Men Of The Civil War; The Commanders; The Battlefields. Salamander Books Limited; Set of 3 edition (1999). William C. Davis. Fine, sharp, as new, unread. Three, fine, very large, profusely illustrated trade paperbacks in a fine, bright, glossy slipcase. NOT a remainder. The complete set of this essential… Read more about this item Item Price
$16.00
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Trailways to Albany 2000: A Look at the People and Events That Shaped the Townships of Garden Plain, Newton and Albany, in Illinois
by Helen M. Hanson
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- As New
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 1999
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780967171104
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$34.00
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Trailways to Albany 2000: A Look at the People and Events That Shaped the Townships of Garden Plain, Newton and Albany, in Illinois. Helen M. Hanson. First Edition. First Printing. 1999. Fine, As new, very large, bonded, navy blue hardcover with gilt lettering and design. Many historical photographs and substantial text. A fresh, sharp copy. Boxed for safe shipping. Standard… Read more about this item Item Price
$34.00
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There Was a River
by Bruce Berger
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- Used - Fine with Fine jacket
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 1994
- Binding
- Full cloth
- ISBN
- 9780816514694
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$24.00
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There Was a River. Bruce Berger. First Edition. First Printing. University of Arizona Press (1994). Fine, as new, blue full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and design. Fine, as new jacket in new, removable Brodart sleeve. A sharp copy. Boxed for safe shipping. 6-b Item Price
$24.00
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Legends of Our Land: A Unique History of the Mississippi Valley
by Jim Arpy
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 1968
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- Trade Paperback
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$20.00
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SIGNED. First Edition. First Printing. Times- Democrat (1968). Legends of Our Land: A Unique History of the Mississippi Valley. Jim Arpy. Near Fine, large trade paperback. Slight crimp to corner of lower front cover. Signed by Jim Arpy. Illustrated by Patrick J. Costello. A handsome copy. 3-b Item Price
$20.00
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Bees And Bur Oaks: 100 Years Of St. Ambrose College
by Farrell, Anthony
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- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1982
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- Full cloth
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$16.00
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Bees And Bur Oaks: 100 Years Of St. Ambrose College. Farrell, Anthony. Privately Issued in 1982. Very near fine, navy blue full cloth hardcover with gilt lettering. Publisher did not issue a jacket. Many photographs, sketches, and substantial text. Page edges faintly toned, else fine as new. Boxed shipping. 3 Item Price
$16.00
Capitalism in America: A History
by Alan Greenspan
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- As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 2018
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780735222441
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$15.00
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First Edition. First Printing. Illustrated Edition. Fine hardcover in as new jacket. The story of "America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen." Boxed shipping. 12 Item Price
$15.00
Oneida: From Free Love Utopia To The Well-Set Table By Wayland-Smith, Ellen
by Wayland-Smith, Ellen
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- Used - Fine
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- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 2016
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781250043085
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$14.00
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First Edition. First Printing. Fine hardcover in fine, as new jacket. Photographs. An American religious community that held radical notions of equality, sex, and religion―only to transform itself, at the beginning of the twentieth century, into a successful silverware company. A sharp copy. NOT a remainder. Boxed shipping. 12 Item Price
$14.00
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The Greatest Brigade: How the Irish Brigade Cleared the Way to Victory in the American Civil War
by Thomas J. Craughwell
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- As New
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2011
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- Trade Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780785830559
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$14.00
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The Greatest Brigade: How the Irish Brigade Cleared the Way to Victory in the American Civil War. Thomas J. Craughwell. True First Edition. First Printing. Fair Winds Press (July 1, 2011). Fine, unread, large format, illustrated trade paperback with gatefold flaps. A fresh, sharp copy. NOT a remainder. Boxed for safe shipping. 3-b Item Price
$14.00
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Story of Old Abe: Wisconsin's Civil War Hero
by Macolm Rosholt
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1987
- Binding
- Full cloth
- ISBN
- 9780910417099
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$14.00
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SIGNED. Story of Old Abe: Wisconsin's Civil War Hero. Macolm Rosholt. First Edition. First Printing. Rosholt (1987). Fine, as new, black full cloth hardcover with silver lettering and design. Full plate watercolor illustrations by Don Mullen. Very near fine, bright jacket with some mild rubbing to spine panel. Signed, (signatures only) by both authors on title page. Boxed for safe… Read more about this item Item Price
$14.00
A Pilgrim Returns to Cape Cod
by Edward Rowe Snow
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- Centennial Edition. First Printing
- Published
- 2003
- Binding
- Full cloth
- ISBN
- 9781889833569
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- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$18.00
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A Pilgrim Returns to Cape Cod. Edward Rowe Snow. Centennial Edition. First Printing. Commonwealth (2003). Fine, as new, unread, red full cloth hardcover with gold lettering and design. Fine, as new jacket. NOT a remainder. A chronicle of Snow's seven-week hiking tour of Cape Cod in 1946, combining history, human-interest stories, and legends to make the Cape and its people… Read more about this item Item Price
$18.00
The Civil War Diary of a Common Soldier: William Wiley of the 77th Illinois Infantry
by William Wiley. Terrence J. Winschel (Editor)
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- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 2001
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780807125939
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Rock Island, Illinois, USA
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$14.00
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The Civil War Diary of a Common Soldier: William Wiley of the 77th Illinois Infantry. Terrence J. Winschel (Editor). First edition. First printing. LSU Press (2001). Fine, as new hardcover with fine, as new jacket. NOT a remainder. Boxed shipping. 9780807125939. 13-b Item Price
$14.00