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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The colony of New Hampshire	Susan Whitehurst	Provides an introduction to life in the Colony of New Hampshire, from its founding to the American Revolution.	OL14852050W
I live in a town	S. Ward	An eight-year-old child who lives in a small town in New Hampshire describes life in that rural community including its homes, schools, town meetings, orchards, and special days.	OL14868203W
There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster	Chester Hartman	There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster is the first critical scholarly book on the catastrophic impact of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. The disaster will go down in record as one of the wor…	OL15178580W
Keeping Oregon Green	Derek R. Larson	Keeping Oregon Green is a new history of the signature accomplishments of Oregon’s environmental era: the revitalization of the polluted Willamette River, the Beach Bill that preserved public access …	OL17630195W
Battles of Lexington and Concord	Hamilton, John	Describes the events, major figures, and significance of the battles of Lexington and Concord in the American Revolution and discusses the factors that led to the war.	OL17869277W
Daniel Boone	David Armentrout	Describes the life and times of Daniel Boone, a man associated with the exploration of Kentucky and the westward expansion of the American frontier.	OL1809932W
John Wesley North and the reform frontier	Merlin Stonehouse	This biography is the absorbing and significant story of a frontier life in America in the nineteenth century. John Wesley North was a carpetbagger in the best sense of the word, and professor Stoneh…	OL18437017W
Children of the Tlingit	Frank J. Staub	Introduces the history, geography, and culture of the Tlingit people in Southeast Alaska through the daily lives of children who live there.	OL18847345W
Taken from the Paradise Isle	George Hoshida	"Crafted from George Hoshida's diary and memoir, as well as letters faithfully exchanged with his wife Tamae, Taken from the Paradise Isle is an intimate account of the anger, resignation, philosophy…	OL19627077W
The Gulf	Jack E. Davis	Significant beyond tragic oil spills and hurricanes, the Gulf has historically been one of the world's most bounteous marine environments, supporting human life for millennia. Based on the premise th…	OL19711806W
What you are getting wrong about Appalachia	Elizabeth Catte	An insider's perspective on Appalachia, and a frank, ferocious assessment of America's recent fascination with the people and the problems of the region.	OL19732480W
There will be no miracles here	Casey Gerald	Casey Gerald comes to our fractured times as a uniquely visionary witness whose life has spanned seemingly unbridgeable divides. His story begins at the end of the world: Dallas, New Year's Eve 1999,…	OL19763516W
Freedom from fear	David M. Kennedy	Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. Freedom from Fear tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prev…	OL1997094W
Strong inside	Andrew Maraniss	Perry Wallace was born at an historic crossroads in U.S. history. He entered kindergarten the year that the Brown v. Board of Education decision led to integrated schools, allowing blacks and whites …	OL20049304W
Ruthless Ambition	Louis Michael Manzo	In this searing tell-all, former New Jersey State Assemblyman Louis Manzo recounts an extraordinary tale of political ruthlessness, corruption, and greed while also telling the story of being caught …	OL24160903W
The divided Union	Peter Batty,Peter J. Parish	The Divided Union' is an account of five of the most dramatic and tragic years in the history of the US. The families and neighbours of a fledgling superpower were pitted against each other in a war …	OL24434932W
The Statue of Liberty	Gina Strazzabosco-Hayn	Describes the planning and building of the Statue of Liberty by the French as a gift to the United States.	OL2659916W
Benjamin Shambaugh and the intellectual foundations of public history	Rebecca Conard	"Rebecca Conard draws upon an unpublished, mid-1940s biography by research historian Jacob Swisher to trace the forces that shaped Benjamin Shambaugh's early years, his administration of the State Hi…	OL3282585W
Every good-bye ain't gone	Itabari Njeri	With the passionate lyricism of a Maya Angelou and the sharply edged wit of a young Lillian Hellman, award-winning journalist Itabari Njeri creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of the extraordinary famil…	OL3340013W
Crucible of War	Fred Anderson	In this engrossing narrative of the great military conflagration of the mid-eighteenth century, Fred Anderson transports us into the maelstrom of international rivalries. With the Seven Years' War, G…	OL7989493W