History Books
Vintage History Books
Sensational old History Books for sale including 150 Years of Worcester signed by Albert Southwick, Adolph Hitler, Anthology of American Negro Literature, Baylor at Independence by Lois Murray, Cambridge As It Was And Is Today by John Steegmann, Camera Eye on Idaho, 1904 vintage Civil Service Commission, Court Martial of the Bounty Mutineers, Delphian Text, German Defender by R. C. Duff, Going Great in the Lone Star State signed by June Rayfield Welch, Historic Virginia, Historical Atlas of the American West by Beck Haase, History of the Conquest of Peru by William Prescott, Houston Texas Study of Educational Unrest, Indianola signed by Brownson Malsch, Lynton and Lynmouth signed by John Travis, Map and Description of Texas, Mesopotania Yesterday Iraq Today signed, Peace War and You by Jerome Davis with letter from the author, Peerless Princess of the Plains, Stars Over Texas signed by Carolyn Adams, Texas Precinct Votes '70, Too Many Women signed by Paul Secord, United States through the Civil War by David Muzzey, Woodrow Wilson As I Know Him by Joseph Tumulty and many more. Most of these books are vintage, out of print, some are signed. They make magnificent gifts!
refinement of america persons houses cities richard bushman book
Hard covered book titled THE REFINEMENT OF AMERICA Persons, Houses, Cities by Richard Bushman, First Edition, 1992, 504 pages more. ISBN 0394550102 Chapters include: THE GENTRIFICATION OF RURAL DELAWARE THE COURTESY BOOK WORLD BODIES & MINDS HOUSES & GARDENS CITIES & CHURCHES AMBIVALENCE VERNACULAR GENTILITY IN RURAL DELAWARE THE COMFORTS OF HOME LITERATURE & LIFE RELIGION & TASTE CITY & COUNTRY CULTURE & POWER This book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for any history library! less
$26.00 $19.50
roosevelt and hilter exchange of communications 1939 book
Soft covered book titled EXCHANGE OF COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE CHANCELLOR OF THE GERMAN REICH April 1939, German Library of Information, New York, 48 pages more. This fascinating book is divided into two parts: Part I The Message sent by President Roosevelt to Chancellor Hitler on April 15, 1939. Part II Authorized translation of the address delivered by Chancellor Adolf Hitler before the German Reichstag on April 28, 1939. Also included is a Map of the German Reich, May 1939 and the appendix with President Wilson's Fourteen Points. The Fourteen Points was formulated by President Wilson as a basis for an international post-war s less
$26.00 $19.50
six racy madams of colorado caroline bancroft prostitution book
Soft covered book titled SIX RACY MADAMS OF COLORADO by Caroline Bancroft, 1988, eighth printing more. Caroline Bancroft is a third generation Coloradan who began writing her first history for The Denver Post in 1928. A very unique book about the Old Colorado madams! less
$9.99 $7.49
sociology a synopsis of principles john cuber vintage book
Hard covered book titled SOCIOLOGY, A SYNOPSIS OF PRINCIPLES by John Cuber, 1951, 647 pages more. Second Edition. Topics include: Orientation to Sociology, Background Understandings from Social Psychology, Some Aggregations and Groups in Modern American Society and much more. This vintage book is in Good condition. Pages are intact, and the binding is tight. Underling and writing present on some pages as well as writing present inside front cover. It would make a marvelous addition to your library! less
$10.00 $7.50
southeast alaska early photographs great land graham wilson book
Soft covered book titled SOUTHEAST ALASKA Early Photographs of the Great Land by Graham Wilson, 128 pages more. ISBN 0-9681955-4-7The story begins with early photographs of Indian communities, Russian settlement, the Klondike Gold Rush and the emerging towns and cities of Southeast Alaska. This collection of 125 archival photographs is a compelling keepsake for anyone interested in Alaska.This book is in VG+ condition. The pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Would make a wonderful addition to any library. less
$14.00 $10.50
specimens of bushmen folklore by wh bleek book
Hard covered book titled SPECIMENS OF BUSHMEN FOLKLORE by W.H more. I. Bleek, Ph.D. and L.C. Lloyd, 2001, 468 pages. This long out of print classic collection of Bushman tales provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and beliefs of these little-known people. This volume reproduces the English text of the 1911 edition and is richly illustrated with photographs and drawings. It is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Don't miss the opportunity to add this book to your library! less
$50.00 $37.50
stars over texas by carolyn adams signed tx history book
Hard covered book titled STARS OVER TEXAS, by Carolyn Adams, Illustrations by Donald Yena, published by The Naylor Company, San Antonio, Texas, TX 1969, 122 pages, with dust jacket more. Texas history at a glance written for third through seventh grade levels. Dynamic illustrations by a noted western artist. This book is in VG condition, pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. SIGNED by Carolyn Adams. less
$79.99 $59.99
storm over the land by carl sandburg civil war book
Hard covered book titled STORM OVER THE LAND, A PROFILE OF THE CIVIL WAR by Carl Sandburg, Reprint 1995, 440 pages more. This is Carl Sandburg's story of the years of the Civil War - campaigns and generals, the common soldier in struggle, laughter and daring - politics behind battle lines, clashes of loyalists and malcontents, dark hours on the home front, unbreakable faiths in high and low places. This book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for your library! less
$8.00 $6.00
strange haven sigmund tobias jewish child wartime shanghai book
Hard covered book titled STRANGE HAVEN A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai by Sigmund Tobias, 1999, 192 pages, illustrated more. ISBN: 0252024532 David Kranzler wrote "A fascinating, well written story that involves aspects of Shanghai's refugee youth experience not covered by any other such memoirs. It should appeal to a wide range of readers, from those interested in various aspects of the Holocaust Jews in China, and adolescence and sexual awareness, especially within a very Jewish framework." This book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. Don't mis less
$40.00 $30.00
substance of things hoped for samuel dewitt proctor book
Hard covered book titled THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR A Memoir of African - American Faith , Samuel DeWitt Proctor with a Foreword by Marian Wright Edelman, 1995 more. 242 pages. An established theologian, orator, and educator, Samuel Proctor takes us on a personal journey that begins with his grandparents' slavery and ends with his vision of a full fruition of the African-American experience, and a celebration of the tie that holds African Americans together: simple , tenacious faith. This book is in VG condition. Pages are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A previous owner's name is written inside the front cover. less
$7.99 $5.99
texans oral histories lone star state texas ron strickland book
Hard covered book titled TEXANS Oral Histories from the Lone Star State by Ron Strickland, First Edition, 1991, 334 pages, with dust jacket more.In this collection of oral histories, Strickland lets Texans speak for themselves. With over 50 interviews this lively collection captures Texans at their most candid. From the old cowboy tales of Huling Ussery and Buck Jackson to the reminiscences of lunar walker turned painter Alan Bean, this book covers the length and breadth of Texas past and future. Book is in VG+ condition, pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight. A must have for any Texas history library! less
$16.00 $12.00
texas and texans in the civil war ralph wooster history book
Hard covered book titled TEXAS AND TEXANS IN THE CIVIL WAR by Ralph Wooster, 1995, 308 pages more.Well researched book drawing from primary documents, official records, manuscripts and printed sources and works of ther Texas and Civil War historiians. VG+ condition pages clean and itnact, binding is tight. Previous owners name inside the front cover. less
$35.99 $26.99
texas precinct votes 1970 election returns lance tarrance book
Soft covered book titled TEXAS PRECINCT VOTES '70 1970 General Election Returns, Analysis, and Maps Compiled and Edited by V more. Lance Tarrance, Jr., 1972, 192 pages.This book presents precinct level returns for the 1970 elections for U.S. senator, governor, and lieutenant governor; the data were collected from 43 populous counties, containing approximately 75 percent of the registered voters of Texas. For each of these counties, except for a very few where boundaries were not available, there is an map shoeing precinct boundaries. In addition to the returns, maps, and analysis, it includes tabulations of the discrepa less
$90.00 $67.50
texas robert reynolds color photographs lone star history book
Hard covered book titled TEXAS by Robert Reynolds, 1973, Fourth Printing, ISBN 0-912856-10-6, Graphic Arts Center Publishing Co more., 188 pages, with dust jacket.Robert Reynolds, through the marvelous alchemy of personal sensitivity and color film has captured the gross splendor and the sublime subtleties of the Lone Star State. From the damp bayou country of the southeast to the arid high plains of the Panhandle, from the wilderness of Big Bend and the Guadalupes to the chic avenues of the cities, Reynolds traversed the state in a pilgrimage to beauty. He brings to these pages images that demand full attention in t less
$9.99 $7.49
the age of the renaissance europe history art vintage book
Hard covered book titled, THE AGE OF THE RENAISSANCE With Texts by Nicolai Rubinstein, Cecil Grayson, Peter Murray, Roberto Weiss, Delio Cantimori, I more.D. McFarlane, G.R. Potter, A.A. Parker, Joel Hurstfield, L.D. Ettlinger, and John Hale, 1967. 359 pages. This very large book has 600 illustrations, 180 in color, 420 photographs, woodcuts, drawings and maps. It is in VG+ condition. The pages, yellowed from age, are clean and intact, and the binding is tight. It would make a very elegant addition to any library. less
$13.99 $10.49
the age of uncertainty john kenneth galbrith history economics book
Hard covered book titled THE AGE OF UNCERTAINTY, A History of Economic Ideas and Their Consequences by John Kenneth Galbraith, 1977 more. 365 pages. The ideas of economists and social philosophers shape actions and events even when we are unaware of their sources. They have had a decisive influence on the great rush of change and revolution through which the world has passed in the last two hundred years. Professor Galbraith traces these ideas and their consequences from Adam Smith and Herbert Spences, through Marx and Lenin, to Keynes and on to concepts and events that gave shape to the Cold War, the modern corporation, the str less
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