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  • JOHNSON, GRANT AND THE POLITICS OF RECONSTRUCTION. by Mantell, Martin E.
    Mantell, Martin E.
    JOHNSON, GRANT AND THE POLITICS OF RECONSTRUCTION.

    Edition: First edition.

    New York & London: Columbia University Press, 1973. dj. Hardcover first edition - "A stimulating new analysis and reassessment of the last two years of Andrew Johnson's presidency. . . and a reinterpretation of the role of Ulysses Grant." Notes, bibliography, index.vii, 209 pp. ISBN: 0-231035071.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 68226
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  • McCullough, David.
    THE WRIGHT BROTHERS.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2015). First edition - A book by this Pulitzer Prize winning biographer, "the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly Wilbur and Orville Wright. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two brothers, bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio changed history. . .That they had no more than a public high school education and little money never stopped them in their mission to take to the air. Nothing did, not even the self-evident reality that every time they took off, they risked being killed" Based on the extensive Wright family papers this profiles not only the brothers but discusses the "little known contributions…

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    New York: Simon & Schuster, (2015). First edition - A book by this Pulitzer Prize winning biographer, "the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly Wilbur and Orville Wright. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two brothers, bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio changed history. . .That they had no more than a public high school education and little money never stopped them in their mission to take to the air. Nothing did, not even the self-evident reality that every time they took off, they risked being killed" Based on the extensive Wright family papers this profiles not only the brothers but discusses the "little known contributions of their sister, Katharine, without whom things might well have gone differently for them." Frontispiece portrait. Source notes, bibliography. 307 pp.

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    Condition: Very near fine in glossy illustrated wrappers. An uncommon advance issue.

    Book ID: 88952
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  • BREAKING THROUGH POWER: It's Easier Than We Think, by Nader, Ralph,
    Nader, Ralph,
    BREAKING THROUGH POWER: It's Easier Than We Think,

    Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )

    San Francisco: City Lights Books, (2016). First edition - A book written shortly before Trump's Electoral College victory, and more urgent and important now than ever. Author Chris Hedges calls this "a brilliant analysis of corporate power and the popular mechanisms that can be used to wrest back our democracy. No one has been fighting corporate domination longer, or understands it better, than Nader, who will go down in history not only as a prophet but an example of what it means to live the moral life. We disregard his wisdom and his courage at our peril." Endnotes. 153 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy white printed wrappers.

    Book ID: 86054
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  • THE OLD MAN: John Brown at Harper's Ferry. by Nelson, Truman.
    Nelson, Truman.
    THE OLD MAN: John Brown at Harper's Ferry.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1973.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography in which "Nelson explodes the conventional dismissal of the subject as a fanatic, and presents him as America's greatest revolutionary, the organizer of a brilliant coup which eventually succeeded in beginning to overthrow and dismember proslavery control of the U.S. government." Illustrated with maps, reproductions of vintage woodcuts and photographs. 303 pp. ISBN: 0-03-0010519.

    Condition: Near fine in a fine dust jacket (prev owner's name.)

    Book ID: 55634
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  • PROTEST, POLITICS, AND PROSPERITY: Black Americans and White Institutions, 1940 - 1975. by Newman, Dorothy K.; Nancy J.Amidei, Barbara L. Carter, Dawn Day, William J. Kruvant, and Jack S. Russell.
    Newman, Dorothy K.; Nancy J.Amidei, Barbara L. Carter, Dawn Day, William J. Kruvant, and Jack S. Russell.
    PROTEST, POLITICS, AND PROSPERITY: Black Americans and White Institutions, 1940 - 1975.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback, issued simultaneously with hardcover.

    New York: Pantheon, (1978.). First edition - "An authoritative if unofficial white paper on black progress since the 1940's, this book takes stock of the quality and extent of access that black Americans have gained to the key institutions of American life: work, education, housing, health care and income security." Numerous tables, extensive notes, index. xix, 348 pp. ISBN: 0-394734483.

    Condition: Very good overall - usual noticeable toning to the pages.

    Book ID: 33207
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  • BENEDICT ARNOLD: Traitor to His Country. by Nolan, Jeannette Covert.
    Nolan, Jeannette Covert.
    BENEDICT ARNOLD: Traitor to His Country.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Julian Messner, Inc, (1956) dj. Hardcover first edition - A biography of Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) for young adults and older children which attempts to answer what leads a man to betray his country. Bibliography, index. 190 pp.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (gift inscription, edgewear to dj).

    Book ID: 85364
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  • CALIFORNIA AT WAR: The State and the People during World War I. by North, Diane M. T.
    North, Diane M. T.
    CALIFORNIA AT WAR: The State and the People during World War I.

    Edition: First printing.

    Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, (20180 dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which "illuminates the legacy of World War I for all Americans. North not only writes about the transformative battlefield and nursing experiences of ordinary Californians, but also documents how daily life changed for everyone on the home front - factory and farm workers, housewives and children, pacifists and politicians.. . The war provided a boost to the faltering Hollywood film industry and increased the militarys presence through the addition of Army and Navy training camps and air fields, ship construction, contracts to local businesses, coastal defenses, and university-sponsored scientific research. The war united Californians in common humanitarian goals as they supported war-related charities, funded…

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    Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, (20180 dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which "illuminates the legacy of World War I for all Americans. North not only writes about the transformative battlefield and nursing experiences of ordinary Californians, but also documents how daily life changed for everyone on the home front - factory and farm workers, housewives and children, pacifists and politicians.. . The war provided a boost to the faltering Hollywood film industry and increased the militarys presence through the addition of Army and Navy training camps and air fields, ship construction, contracts to local businesses, coastal defenses, and university-sponsored scientific research. The war united Californians in common humanitarian goals as they supported war-related charities, funded the nations war machine, conserved food, and enforced rationing. Most citizens embraced wartime restrictions with patriotic zeal and did not foresee the retreat into suspicion, loyalty oaths, and unwarranted surveillance, all of which set the stage for the beginnings of the modern security state." Illustrated with photographs and maps. SIGNED on the title page. Chronology, list of California military installations, extensive notes, selected bibliography, index. xii, 496 pp. ISBN: 978-0700626465.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (a new unread copy but some bumping to the top edges of a few pages) .

    Book ID: 75400
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  • CALIFORNIA AT WAR: The State and the People during World War I. by North, Diane M. T.
    North, Diane M. T.
    CALIFORNIA AT WAR: The State and the People during World War I.

    Edition: First printing.

    Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which "illuminates the legacy of World War I for all Americans. North not only writes about the transformative battlefield and nursing experiences of ordinary Californians, but also documents how daily life changed for everyone on the home front - factory and farm workers, housewives and children, pacifists and politicians.. . The war provided a boost to the faltering Hollywood film industry and increased the militarys presence through the addition of Army and Navy training camps and air fields, ship construction, contracts to local businesses, coastal defenses, and university-sponsored scientific research. The war united Californians in common humanitarian goals as they supported war-related charities, funded…

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    Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, (2018) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A book which "illuminates the legacy of World War I for all Americans. North not only writes about the transformative battlefield and nursing experiences of ordinary Californians, but also documents how daily life changed for everyone on the home front - factory and farm workers, housewives and children, pacifists and politicians.. . The war provided a boost to the faltering Hollywood film industry and increased the militarys presence through the addition of Army and Navy training camps and air fields, ship construction, contracts to local businesses, coastal defenses, and university-sponsored scientific research. The war united Californians in common humanitarian goals as they supported war-related charities, funded the nations war machine, conserved food, and enforced rationing. Most citizens embraced wartime restrictions with patriotic zeal and did not foresee the retreat into suspicion, loyalty oaths, and unwarranted surveillance, all of which set the stage for the beginnings of the modern security state." Illustrated with photographs and maps. INSCRIBED on the title page. Chronology, list of California military installations, extensive notes, selected bibliography, index. xii, 496 pp. ISBN: 978-0700626465.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)

    Book ID: 75401
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  • THE COLUMBIA DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. by Odo, Franklin, editor.
    Odo, Franklin, editor.
    THE COLUMBIA DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Columbia University Press, (2002) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes original source documents from the first Naturalization Act in 1790 that banned nonwhite immigrants from citizenship through 2001 with commentary placing each in context. Index 590 pp. ISBN: 0-231110308.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket (a new copy but with some sunning to the spine of the dj)

    Book ID: 63349
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  • RACIAL PREJUDICE. by Pascoe, Elaine.
    Pascoe, Elaine.
    RACIAL PREJUDICE.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Franklin Watts, 1985. dj. Hardcover first edition - An examination of the vicious racial stereotypes which have affected tge treatment of African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics and Native Americans from colonial times to the present. It analyzes the economic inequalities that continue to affect these minorities - hurting both them and the US as a whole - even after some of the most blatant discriminatory became a thing of the past. A title in the Issues in American History series. Photographs, suggestions for further reading, index. 118 pp. ISBN: 0-53110057X.

    Condition: Ex-library in a sturdy library binding, with the usual markings and a few penciled notations in the margins, but overall tight and clean in a very good dust jacket (spine label)

    Book ID: 79064
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  • KOREA: Where the American Century Began. by Pembroke, Michael,
    Pembroke, Michael,
    KOREA: Where the American Century Began.

    Edition: First printing.

    London: Oneworld Publications, (2018) dj. Hardcover first edition - "In late 1950, the US-led invasion of North Korea failed, and for the next three years ,the United States relentlessly bombed the Norths cities, towns and villages. Pyongyang has been determined to develop a credible nuclear deterrent ever since. The Korean War was the first of Americas unsuccessful military interventions post-World War II and its first modern conflict with China. It established the pattern for the next sixty years and marked the true beginning of the American century - opening the door to ever-increasing defense expenditure." Notes, sources, documents, index. xxi, 346 pp. ISBN: 978-1786074737.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 86244
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  • DESERT AND PLAIN, THE MOUNTAINS AND THE RIVER: A Celebration of Rural America. by Roueche, Berton; photographs by David Plowden.
    Roueche, Berton; photographs by David Plowden.
    DESERT AND PLAIN, THE MOUNTAINS AND THE RIVER: A Celebration of Rural America.

    New York: Dutton, (1975) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which reveals a rural America that even then fifty years ago had been lost to most of us - from the town of Stapleton in the middle of the Sand Hills country of Nebraska to the town of Welch in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, rich in coal but poor in people. Text by Roueche, and illustrated with strking black and white photographs David Plowden. Oblong format. ISBN: 0-52509010.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 86460
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  • ROUGH CROSSINGS: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution. by Schama, Simon.
    Schama, Simon.
    ROUGH CROSSINGS: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution.

    Edition: First US printing.

    New York: Ecco Press, (2006.). Hardcover first edition - From the dust jacket: "If you were black in America at the start of the Revolutionary War, which side would you want to win? When the last British governor of Virginia declared that any rebel-owned slave who escaped and served the king would be emancipated, tens of thousands of slaves fled from farms, plantations, and cities to try to reach the British camp. A military strategy originally designed to break the plantations of the American South had unleashed one of the great exoduses in U.S. history. With powerfully vivid storytelling, Schama details the odyssey of the escaped blacks through the fires of war and the terror of potential recapture at…

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    New York: Ecco Press, (2006.). Hardcover first edition - From the dust jacket: "If you were black in America at the start of the Revolutionary War, which side would you want to win? When the last British governor of Virginia declared that any rebel-owned slave who escaped and served the king would be emancipated, tens of thousands of slaves fled from farms, plantations, and cities to try to reach the British camp. A military strategy originally designed to break the plantations of the American South had unleashed one of the great exoduses in U.S. history. With powerfully vivid storytelling, Schama details the odyssey of the escaped blacks through the fires of war and the terror of potential recapture at the war's end." xiv, 478 pp., plus an insert of 16 pp. of glossy plates, some in full color. ISBN: 0-06-053916X.

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    Condition: Fine in illustrated broads with a half wrapper.

    Book ID: 56858
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  • JOURNALS 1952 - 2000. by Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (1907-2007); edited by Andrew Schlesinger and Stephen Schlesinger.
    Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (1907-2007); edited by Andrew Schlesinger and Stephen Schlesinger.
    JOURNALS 1952 - 2000.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Penguin, 2007. dj. Hardcover first edition - From the dust jacket: "For more than a half century, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was at the vital center of American political and cultural life. From his entrance into political leadership circles in the 1950s through his years in the Kennedy White House and up until his very last days, he was that rare thing, a master historian who enjoyed an extraordinary eyewitness vantage on history as it was being made.. . Edited by his oldest sons, they offer remarkably fresh and lucid observations on a half century of public life, and a rare and privileged view into the mind of one of America's most distinguished men of letters" Covers events…

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    New York: Penguin, 2007. dj. Hardcover first edition - From the dust jacket: "For more than a half century, Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. was at the vital center of American political and cultural life. From his entrance into political leadership circles in the 1950s through his years in the Kennedy White House and up until his very last days, he was that rare thing, a master historian who enjoyed an extraordinary eyewitness vantage on history as it was being made.. . Edited by his oldest sons, they offer remarkably fresh and lucid observations on a half century of public life, and a rare and privileged view into the mind of one of America's most distinguished men of letters" Covers events from Adlai Stevenson and JFK, from the Bay of Pigs to the assassinations of the 1960's, Vietnam, Watergate, the Clinton years and Bush vs Gore and much more. Index. xvi, 894 pp. A large and heavy book. ISBN: 9781594201424.

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    Condition: Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.)

    Book ID: 51556
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  • THE PRICE OF LIBERTY. by Schriver, Lester O.
    Schriver, Lester O.
    THE PRICE OF LIBERTY.

    Edition: First printing.

    Indianapolis: The Research & Review Service of American, Inc., (1964) dj. Hardcover first edition - Includes chapters on a new declaration of independence, Veterans' Day, education and more.122 pp.

    Condition: Good in a very good dust jacket (a tight copy but with underlining on a few pages).

    Book ID: 70500
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  • FROM WEST TO EAST: California and the Making of the American Mind. by Schwartz, Stephen.
    Schwartz, Stephen.
    FROM WEST TO EAST: California and the Making of the American Mind.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Free Press, (1998) dj. Hardcover first edition - A sweeping history of California, covering more than four centuries, which "argues that the idea of American culture spreading from East to West with westward migration is actually a misconception. . in reality, a wholly unique, multicultural society formed in California has been influencing the nation ever since. From the Spanish Conquest through the Red Scare and to the Berkeley free-speech movement, . . from Hollywood films to the poetry of Allen Ginsberg and the presidency of Ronald Reagan, California has played a key part in helping shape America's image of herself." Bibliography, index. 566 pp. ISBN: 0-684831341.

    Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket. (crease to upper edge of back cover of dj)

    Book ID: 73824
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  • THE HOUSE I LIVE IN: At Home in America. by Seltzer, Isadore.
    Seltzer, Isadore.
    THE HOUSE I LIVE IN: At Home in America.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Macmillan, (1992.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A simple introduction for older children to the various architectural styles one sees in the US - from adobes to log cabins to Victorians, houseboats and mobile homes, explaining why people built where they did and the way they did. Illustrated in full color. Unpagingated. Large oblong format. ISBN: 0-02-7818012.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 55621
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  • CANNIBALS OF THE HEART: A Personal Biography of Louisa Catherine and John Quincy Adams. by Shepherd, Jack.
    Shepherd, Jack.
    CANNIBALS OF THE HEART: A Personal Biography of Louisa Catherine and John Quincy Adams.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: McGraw-Hill, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - An account of a marriage of opposites - John Quincy Adams, stolid American, bred to a life of public service, US Ambassador, Senator and then President, and Louisa Catherine Adams, a lively European-bred young woman - one which acknowledges both the significant role Louisa played in his life and career and the difficulties she encountered as a woman whose individuality was suppressed. Illustrated. Notes, selected bibliography, index. xiv, 440 pp. ISBN: 0-070567301.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 84570
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  • ENGINEERING EDEN: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature. by Smith, Jordan Fisher.
    Smith, Jordan Fisher.
    ENGINEERING EDEN: The True Story of a Violent Death, a Trial, and the Fight over Controlling Nature.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: Crown, (2016). First edition - Using the civil trial which attempted to recover damages after 25 yearold Harry Walker was killed by a bear in Yellowstone Park in 1972, this book becomes a larger account of the history of the environmental movement in the US and "the futile, sometimes fatal, attempts to remake wilderness in the name of preserving it. . . virtually every attempt to manage nature in the parks has only created cascading effects that require even more management." Focusing on Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier national parks, this book looks at the paradox of our natural parks which have a dual obligation to provide services and recreation for visitors and to preserve nature. Notes, 362 pp.

    Condition: Just about fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 81599
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  • WHEN THE RIVERS RAN RED: An Amazing Story of Courage and Triumph in America's Wine Country. by Sosnowski, Vivienne.
    Sosnowski, Vivienne.
    WHEN THE RIVERS RAN RED: An Amazing Story of Courage and Triumph in America's Wine Country.

    Edition: Book club edition.

    New York: Palgrave Macmillan, (2009) dj. Hardcover - An account of how Prohibition affected wine-growers in California. "When Prohibition took effect in 1919, three months after one of the greatest California grape harvests of all time, violence and chaos descended on Northern California. Federal agents spilled thousands of gallons of wine in the rivers and creeks, gun battles erupted on dark country roads. . For the state's winemaking families - many of them immigrants from Italy - surviving Prohibition meant facing impossible decisions, whether to give up the idyllic way of life their families had known for generations, or break the law to enable their wine businesses and their livelihood to survive." Map, notes, bibliography, index. xx, 230 pp. ISBN: 978-0230605749.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 72344
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  • BLACK CHICAGO: The Making of a Negro Ghetto, 1890-1920. by Spear, Allan H.
    Spear, Allan H.
    BLACK CHICAGO: The Making of a Negro Ghetto, 1890-1920.

    Edition: 3rd printing.

    Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1969) dj. Hardcover - An exploration of "the history of a major Negro community during a crucial thirty-year period when a relatively fluid pattern of race relations gave way to a rigid system of segregation and discrimination." Includes 17 plates, 4 maps, some double page and 12 tables. Note on sources, index. xvii, 254 pp.

    Condition: Ex-library with the usual markings, but overall tight and clean in a very good dust jacket (spine label)

    Book ID: 79351
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  • Stewart, Edgar I., editor.
    PENNY-AN-ACRE EMPIRE IN THE WEST.

    Edition: First printing.

    Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, (1968.) dj. Hardcover first edition - An excellent overview of the 1870's debate on the worth or worthlessness of the western lands, especially those proposed to be crossed by the Northern Pacific Railroad. Covers Custer's expedition into the Black Hills in 1873. In the 1870's a glowing report was written about the worth of the land, especially those proposed to be tranversed by the Northern Pacific. A letter of contradiction was written by General William B. Hazen with a retort that the land wasn't "worth a penny an acre." With this as the starting point, the author has brought together various documents (including the Hazen pamphlet, the Haas report of 1871), setting forth the arguments on both sides. Includes fold-out map. Index. ix, 268 pp.

    Condition: Very near fine in a very good- dustjacket (one closed tear to dj, minor edgewear.)

    Book ID: 44286
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  • THE FARM BOARD. by Stokdyk, E A and Charles H West.
    Stokdyk, E A and Charles H West.
    THE FARM BOARD.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Macmillan, 1930. Hardcover first edition - In an attempt to deal with the farm price and surplus problems, President Hoover created the Federal Farm Board. It was designed to allow cooperatives to hold crop surpluses and market them in an orderly fashion. One of the first important acts of the farm board was setting up a $20 million grain sales corporation, headquartered in Chicago. This book sets forth problems facing agriculture and the scope of the Agricultural Marketing Act. Chapter headings include: Economic factors which led to the Passage of the Agricultural Marketing Act; The Drive for Farm Relief; Loans; Price Insurance; Clearing House Associations; Advisory Commodity Committees; Possiblities and Limitations of the Farm Board, and more. 197 pp.

    Condition: Very good in tan boards (rubbing to lettering on spine.)

    Book ID: 56863
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  • TRAVELS TO HALLOWED GROUND: A Historian's Journey to the American Civil War. by Thomas, Emory M.
    Thomas, Emory M.
    TRAVELS TO HALLOWED GROUND: A Historian's Journey to the American Civil War.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Columbia: University of South Carolina Press. (1988.) dj. Hardcover - Stories or vignettes about 10 Civil War battle sites, including Harper's Ferry, Roanoke Island, Mobile Bay, Petersburg and more, and reflections on the significance of these sites. Maps, photographs, index. 155 pp. ISBN: 0-87249-4772.

    Condition: Very near fine in a fine dustjacket (prev owner's name), newspaper clippings laid in.

    Book ID: 45737
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  • TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945. by Toll, Ian W.
    Toll, Ian W.
    TWILIGHT OF THE GODS: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2020) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The final volume of the Pacific War trilogy,a comprehensive account of the bitter island battles that led to Japan. Illustrated with maps and photographs. SIGNED on a preliminary page. Notes, bibliography, index. A thick, heavy book - xv, 926 pp. ISBN: 978-0393080650.

    Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88402
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  • FROM POOR LAW TO WELFARE STATE: A History of Social Welfare in America. by Trattner, Walter I.
    Trattner, Walter I.
    FROM POOR LAW TO WELFARE STATE: A History of Social Welfare in America.

    Edition: Trade paperback.

    New York: Macmillan / Free Press, (1974.). Covers the colonial period to the post World War II decades. Bibliographies after each chapter. Index. 276 pp. ISBN: 0-02-9327008.

    Condition: Good condition (some creasing and wear to covers.)

    Book ID: 20797
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  • GETTYSBURG: An Alternate History. by Tsouras, Peter G.
    Tsouras, Peter G.
    GETTYSBURG: An Alternate History.

    Edition: First printing.

    Mechanicsburg, PA & London: Stackpole Books / Greenhill Books, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Everyone interested in the American Civil War comes up against the controversies surrounding the bitter three-day battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on the battlefield before the second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on the heels of the Union rout on the first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger and better led? What if the Army of the Potomac had been commanded by a more aggressive counter-attacker than Meade? Gettysburg presents some of these possibilities as though they were the reality, and explores the impact they would have on the battle and…

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    Mechanicsburg, PA & London: Stackpole Books / Greenhill Books, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - "Everyone interested in the American Civil War comes up against the controversies surrounding the bitter three-day battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. What if J. E. B. Stuart had arrived on the battlefield before the second day? What if Ewell had pressed hard on the heels of the Union rout on the first day? What if Pickett's charge had been stronger and better led? What if the Army of the Potomac had been commanded by a more aggressive counter-attacker than Meade? Gettysburg presents some of these possibilities as though they were the reality, and explores the impact they would have on the battle and on the course of the war. The alternate events are anchored firmly in the context of the actual events, and are all within the scope of what was genuinely possible." Illustrated with photographs and battlefield maps. 320 pp. ISBN: 1853672653.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 67011
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  • GETTING OUT: Historical Perspectives on Leaving Iraq. by Walzer, Michael and Nicolaus Mills, editors.
    Walzer, Michael and Nicolaus Mills, editors.
    GETTING OUT: Historical Perspectives on Leaving Iraq.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, (2009). First edition - A book which approaches the issue in two sections: The first "examines seven historical cases of how and how not to withdraw: Britain's departure from the American colonies and from India, the French withdrawal from Algeria, Israel's unilateral withdrawal from Gaza, and the U.S. decision to leave (or not leave) the Philippines, Korea, and Vietnam." The second section focuses on how the United States got into Iraq and it might leave. Many years later, this has still not been resolved. Includes contributions by Shlomo Avineri, Rajeev Bhargava, David Bromwich, Frances FitzGerald, Stanley Karnow, Brendan O'Leary, George Packer, Todd Shepard, Fred Smoler, and Stanley Weintraub. 148 pp.

    Condition: Fine in glossy black wrappers.

    Book ID: 78761
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  • THE GERMAN DIMENSION OF AMERICAN HISTORY. by Wandel, Joseph.
    Wandel, Joseph.
    THE GERMAN DIMENSION OF AMERICAN HISTORY.

    Edition: First edition.

    Chicago: Nelson-Hall, (1979) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "touches on the highlights of the German-American contribution the the rise of America. Written in three parts it covers (1) the diverse roles German-Americans have played in American life from colonial times to the present, (2) the German-American participation in U.S. military history since the frontier wars of the 1750s and 60s, and (3) the German-American contributions to America in Science and education." Just to cite two specific examples: the first formal protest against Negro slavery came out of Germantown, Reobling built the first railroad bridge and when German immigration reached its crest in 1854 half of all immigrants that year were German. Bibliography, index. xi, 238 pp. ISBN: 0-882291475.

    Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacke (stamp on top edge of text block, sunning to spine of dj, some wear to top edge)

    Book ID: 88833
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  • HIS EXCELLENCY: George Washington. by [Washington, George] Ellis, Joseph J.
    [Washington, George] Ellis, Joseph J.
    HIS EXCELLENCY: George Washington.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004. dj. Hardcover first edition - An excellent biography of Washington, as a young man, general, and president, one which 'eloquently conveys the magnitude of Washington's accomplishments.' (NY Times). Photographs, notes, index. xiv, 320 pp. ISBN: 1-400040310.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 54914
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