Although much has been written about the Old Northwest, "The Boundaries Between Us" fills a void in this historical literature by examining the interaction between Euro-Americans and native peoples, and their struggles to gain control of the region and its vast resources. Comprised of twelve original essays, "The Boundaries Between Us" formulates a comprehensive perspective on the history and significance of the contest for control of the Old Northwest. The essays examine the sociocultural conte...
The Southern Colonial Frontier, 1607-1763 (Histories of the American Frontier (Hardcover))
by W Stitt Robinson and Walter Stitt Robinson
The Old North State Fact Book
In the Jim Crow South, is an inspiring story of 'Jackie Robinson in reverse'. At the outset of summer break in 1959, Texas Tech senior Jerry Craft had no more enticing options than to stay home and help on the family ranch-so the telephoned offer to play for a semipro baseball club he'd never heard of came as a welcome surprise. But Craft was in for an even bigger surprise when he reported for tryout and discovered he'd been recruited for the West Texas Colored League. Wichita Falls/Graham Stars...
Celebrating Texas (Spotlight on Texas (Paperback))
by Trisha James
History of Nevada, 1540-1888 (Vintage Nevada)
by H H Bancroft and Hubert Howe Bancroft
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A Narrative of Events and Difficulties in the Colonization of Oregon, and the Settlement of California [microform]
The History of the British Plantations in America. with a Chronological Account of the Most Remarkable Things, Which Happen'd to the First Adventurers in Their Several Discoveries of That New World. Part I. Containing the History of Virginia; With Remarks
by William Keith
The Boston Tea Party (Northeastern classics edition)
by Benjamin Woods Labaree
" A brilliant and scholarly demonstration of the way a single act of violence can affect the course of history. ... The reasons for the resort to war ... have never been brought into such clear focus as through the lens of this remarkable study." - Julian P. Boyd, editor, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson "One of the most important books ever written about the origins of the American Revolution."- Journal of American History
Inventors in the Colorado Territory and their U.S. Patents, 1861-1876
by Dina C Carson
The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this historic region. Walk through the atmospheric Independence National Historic Park, admire sculptures at the Rodin Museum or take a tour of the American Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg: everything you need to know is clearly laid out within colour-coded chapters. Discover the best of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Dutch Country with this indispensa...
This book is a tribute to "an incomparable triumvirate." "One was a naturalist, one a historian, and one a chronicler, but each of them was each of these. The manly love between them, a handsome thing in times and places blighted by great ugliness and banality, shone from them into their friends and contemporaries, and they shared themselves freely with those younger than they who went to them wishing to learn from them." Most of this collection of writing by friends of Roy Bedichek, Walter Pre...