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1	Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose From the bestselling author of "D-Day" comes the definitive book on the most momentous expedition in American history--and one of the greatest adventure stories of all time. "An adventure filled with high romance and personal tragedy, involving the greatest expedition ever undertaken in the history of this country".--Alexander Theroux, "Chicago ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex more books like this by Nathaniel Philbrick This true-life adventure is the incredible story of the wreck of the whaleship "Essex"--an event as mythic in the 18th century as the "Titanic" disaster was in the 20th century. The inspiration for Melville's "Moby-Dick" is a riveting tale of history and a vital work of American history. of illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1865-1869 more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose In this railroad history, a noted historian tells the story of the construction of America's transcontinental railroad. Ambrose describes how the idea was conceived in the 1830s, and organizes his story by individual rail lines, telling how each met the specific challenges posed by nature in each state or region until the lines were completed and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.86! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II more books like this by Douglas A Blackmon Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history, the late 1870s through the 1940s when thousands of African-American men were arbitrarily arrested, hit with fines, charged for room and board in state and county jails, and then forced to work off the debt as unpaid laborers. see all copies from $16.49! new only from $16.49! \| SVS
5	Life on the Mississippi more books like this by Mark Twain In Twain's history/memoir/travel book, he writes about his early life, his experiences as a river pilot, and his return to those scenes many years later, evaluating the changes in the landscape, the political and social climate, and himself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.34! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Comanche Moon more books like this by Larry McMurtry Set in the time span between the end of DEAD MAN'S WALK and the beginning of LONESOME DOVE, this novel chronicles the life of Gus McCrae and Woodrow Call as they fight the Comanche wars. Winner of the 1997 Spur Award for Best Novel of the West. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Two Years Before the Mast more books like this by Richard Henry Dana, Jr. On August 14, 1834, Richard Henry Dana, convalescing from an illness, set off for California from his Boston home--via a sailing ship. Using the journals he kept on the voyage, Dana created a classic re-creation of his experiences, both the highs and the lows, in what has long been considered a definitive look at the seaman's life in the 19th ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea more books like this by Gary Kinder In September 1857, the SS "Central America" sank 200 miles off the Carolina coast, taking tons of California gold to the bottom of the Atlantic. In 1989, a salvage crew led by Tommy Thompson rescued much of the treasure, using a combination of oceanography, computer science, and information theory, in what has been described as the greatest ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Oregon trail more books like this by Francis Parkman The Oregon Trail is the gripping account of Francis Parkman's journey west across North America in 1846. After crossing the Allegheny Mountains by coach and continuing by boat and wagon to Westport, Missouri, he set out with three companions on a horseback journey that would ultimately take him over two thousand miles. Map. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam more books like this by James M McPherson In the devastating Civil War battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862), nearly 6,500 soldiers were killed and 15,000 seriously wounded, and the North won a decisive victory that led to the Emancipation Proclamation and turned the fortunes of the war. James M. McPherson recounts the events of that terrible day, explaining exactly what happened and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose A biographical study of the U.S. Cavalry general and the Sioux chief who met in battle at Little Bighorn, Montana, on June 25, 1876. Stephen Ambrose is the author of many highly acclaimed works of history, among them "D-Day, June 6, 1944" and "Undaunted Courage: Meriweather Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Jubilee more books like this by Margaret Walker This classic tale, which takes place during the Civil War, tells the story of the daughter of a white plantation owner and his black slave mistress. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Light and the Glory: Did God Have a Plan for America? more books like this by Peter Marshall, David Manuel Peter Marshall and David Manuel explore the Christian foundations of American history, considering God's special role in America's creation and its implications for today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	American slavery, 1619-1877 more books like this by Peter Kolchin A striking new interpretation of the "peculiar institution" that deformed American history from colonial times to our own is to be found in this informed, modern history of slavery and development. Kolchin's exploration of the slave experience displays a subtlety missing from earlier accounts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.36! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories more books like this by Barbara M Walker Recipes from the personal archives of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the "Little House" series. Full color photographs accompany the text. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $5.53! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 more books like this by Nathaniel Philbrick In this maritime history, Philbrick recreates the ambitious scientific excursion of 1838--the U.S. Exploring Expedition--whose mission was to chart the Pacific and collect samples of life forms. Highly successful in scientific terms, it became controversial because of the loss of ships and men, and resulted in a court-martial. Though almost ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Journals of Lewis and Clark more books like this by Bernard Augustine DeVoto In 1803, when the United States purchased Louisiana from France, the great expanse of this new American territory was a blank - not only on the map but in our knowledge. President Thomas Jefferson keenly understood that the course of the nation's destiny lay westward and that a national "Voyage of Discovery" must be mounted to determine the nature ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.10! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A Shopkeeper's Millennium: Society and Revivals in Rochester, New York, 1815-1837 more books like this by Paul E Johnson The religious revival that flourished in the early nineteenth century and changed American life found its most spectacular expression in Rochester, New York. The revival, in Rochester and elsewhere, made the United States the most militantly Protestant nation on earth and had an enormous influence on many Northern antebellum reform movements, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.47! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	American History: A Survey more books like this by Alan Brinkley Highly respected for its impeccable scholarship and elegant writing style, Alan Brinkley's American History provides students and instructors with a reliable, comprehensive account of the American past in which no single approach or theme predominates. From its first edition, this text has included a scrupulous account of American political and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $48.00!
20 view cover	Mornings on Horseback: The Story of an Extraordinary Faimly, a Vanished Way of Life and the Unique Child Who Became Theodore Roosevelt more books like this by David McCullough (Introduction by) Noted historian McCullough examines the formative years of Theodore Roosevelt, providing a portrait of his family and a social history of a time period. Winner of the National Book Award for Biography. see all copies from $9.99! new only from $18.37! \| SVS
21 view cover	Son of the morning star more books like this by Evan S Connell Refusing to see Custer's defeat at Little Big Horn on June 25, 1876, as a contest between heroes and villains, Evan S. Connell recreates that historic day, and the events leading up to it, in a powerful novel that provides a refreshing view of the Old West. SON OF THE MORNING STAR is both historical novel and straightforward narrative, the result ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Down the Great Unknown: John Wesley Powell's 1869 Journey of Discovery and Tragedy Through the Grand Canyon more books like this by Edward Dolnick Relying on diaries and journals, Edward Dolnick recreates the adventures of John Wesley Powell and his nine co-adventuring mountainmen as they journeyed down the Colorado River in 1869, hoping to make cartographical and geological discoveries but instead discovering tragedy and hardship. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America more books like this by Linda Lawrence Hunt In 1896, a Norwegian immigrant named Helga Estby and her teenage daughter, Clara, set out to walk from Spokane to New York in order to win a $10,000 bet, hoping to save her family's home from foreclosure. Armed with pistols, five dollars each, and equal parts determination and desperation, they set out on May 5, and supported their journey with ... see all copies from $2.52! new only from $2.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Americans: The Democratic Experience more books like this by Daniel J Boorstin This is the third and concluding volume in Boorstin's history, THE AMERICANS. He charts the growth of democracy through many challenges, and the changes brought by industry and technology. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Age of Jackson more books like this by Arthur Meier Schlesinger, Jr. An examination of the politics, ideas, and sentiments associated with Andrew Jackson's presidency, as well as an assessment of American democracy. An extension of Schlesinger's 1941 lectures, "A Reinterpretation of Jacksonian Democracy," the book is a past winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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