American History

American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed Isaac Ftizgerald

AMERICAN RAMBLER is a brilliant walking tour through the life of Johnny Appleseed, the man behind the American myth. This rollicking and tender romp across the landscapes that shaped a nation is told with frank realness and loving tenderness. Imagine Blue Highways with hiking boots. Perfect book for travelers...

A Hard Rain: America in the 1960s, Our Decade of Hope, Possibility, and Innocence Lost Frye Gaillard

A HARD RAIN: AMERICA IN THE 1960S, OUR DECADE OF HOPE, POSSIBILITY, AND INNOCENCE LOST is renowned historian Frye Gaillard's account of...

The Southernization of America: A Story of Democracy in the Balance Tucker, Cynthia Gaillard, Frye

THE SOUTHERNIZATION OF AMERICA: A STORY OF DEMOCRACY IN THE BALANCE finds two of the South's most respected and awarded journalists explaining to the country the lingering influence of the old Confederacy. This powerful Black/White - male/female perspective from a pair of brilliant writers who love their part of the...

The Flight: Charles Lindbergh's 1927 Transatlantic Crossing Dan Hampton

THE FLIGHT: CHARLES LINDBERGH'S DARING AND IMMORTAL 1927 TRANSATLANTIC is a flier's-eye account of this legendary journey. Told from the unique perspective from the acclaimed aviation historian who had exclusive access to primary sources and archives, family letters, and Lindbergh's personal diary and writings. The...

107 Days Kamala Harris

107 DAYS is the story of one of the wildest and most consequential  presidential campaigns in American history.                

THIS COPY (shown below) was hand signed by Kamala Harris on a page bound into the book. It is a new, unread, unopened first edition hardback and comes with a...

Rescue At Los Banos: The Most Daring Prison Camp Raid of World War II Bruce Henderson

RESCUE AT LOS BANOS: THE MOST DARING PRISON CAMP RAID OF WORLD WAR II is the story of getting 2,000 civilian prisoners of war out of a Japanese camp in the Philippines. Although complete history, it is as exciting as any fiction. 

 

 

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The Ride: Paul Revere and the Night That Saved America Kostya Kennedy

THE RIDE is the dramatic untold story of the event Americans have known since childhood, but separates truth from legend. Using little known fresh research,  Kostya Kennedy allows readers to now see the larger and more dangerous role Revere played in creating a new republic.

 

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You Have to Be Prepared to Die Before You Can Begin to Live: Ten Weeks in Birmingham That Changed America Paul Kix

YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO DIE BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN TO LIVE: TEN WEEKS IN BIRMINGHAM THAT CHANGED AMERICA tells the inside story of the planning, the squabbles, the details and all the obstacles faced by Fred Shuttlesworth, James Bevel, Wyatt Walker and Martin Luther King, Jr. in planning the campaign to integrate...

Every Man A Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World at War Ray Lambert
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Franklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership Edward J. Larson

FRANKLIN & WASHINGTON illuminates the partnership of Benjamin Franklin and George Washington, two very different men who perhaps did the most to shape America's image and ideas. Brilliantly written and researched, Larson illustrates how Franklin and Washington worked together and separately to form the country's...