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Mannahatta Mannahatta Eric W. Sanderson Reconstructs the ecological history of Manhattan through period maps, archeological discoveries, and computational geography to create pictures and descriptions of Manhattan from 1609 to the present … OL13617846W
The colony of Connecticut The colony of Connecticut Susan Whitehurst Follows the history of the Colony of Connecticut, including its daily life, the interaction of the settlers and Indians, and the political struggle to be free of English rule. OL14852047W
The colony of Delaware The colony of Delaware Susan Whitehurst An introduction to the lives of the early settlers in the Delaware Colony, from the early attempts of the Dutch, Swedes, and English to colonize to Delaware's role in the American Revolution. OL14852048W
The colony of New Hampshire 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 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
The Arapaho The Arapaho Loretta Fowler Examines the culture, history, and changing fortunes of the Arapaho Indians. OL15834558W
Detroit City is the place to be Detroit City is the place to be Mark Binelli "The fall and maybe rise of Detroit, America's most epic urban failure, from local native and Rolling Stone reporter Mark BinelliOnce America's capitalist dream town, Detroit is our country's greates… OL16627040W
Milestone Documents of American Leaders Milestone Documents of American Leaders Paul Finkelman This four-volume set offers a unique biographical approach to the study of primary source documents, with entries devoted to a diverse array of key figures from American history. From U.S. presidents… OL16797365W
What happened? What happened? Frank W. Thackeray,John E. Findling Covers critically important events in American history from the 17th century to the present. OL16975598W
Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County Something Must Be Done About Prince Edward County Kristen Green Combining hard-hitting investigative journalism and a sweeping family narrative, this provocative true story reveals a little-known chapter of American history: the period after the Brown v. Board of… OL17109398W
Keeping Oregon Green 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 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
Speaking ill of the dead Speaking ill of the dead Emilee Hines Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Washington, D.C., history features 15 short biographies of notorious badguys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful anti… OL17903372W
These Truths These Truths Jill Lepore "In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian ... Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation, an urgently needed rec… OL18201116W
The woman warrior The woman warrior Maxine Hong Kingston The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts is Kingston's disturbing and fiercely beautiful account of growing up Chinese-American in California. The young Kingston lives in two worlds: the… OL1822441W
All falling faiths All falling faiths Wilkinson, J. Harvie III In this warm and intimate memoir Judge Wilkinson delivers a chilling message. The 1960s inflicted enormous damage on our country; even at this very hour we see the decade's imprint in so much of what… OL19711792W
American wolf American wolf Nate Blakeslee The story of the rise of a Yellowstone wolf, and what her life and death and death tell us about the struggle for the American West. -- "The enthralling story of the rise and reign of O-Six, the cel… OL19716712W
Blood of the prophets Blood of the prophets Will Bagley "The massacre at Mountain Meadows on September 11,1857, was the single most violent act to occur on the overland trails, yet it has been all but forgotten. Will Bagley's Blood of the Prophets is the … OL19831765W
To write in the light of freedom To write in the light of freedom William Sturkey,Jon N. Hale "Fifty years after Freedom Summer, To Write in the Light of Freedom offers a glimpse into the hearts of the African American youths who attended the Mississippi Freedom Schools in 1964. One of the mo… OL19996176W
Fear city Fear city Kim Phillips-Fein "An epic and riveting history of New York City on the edge of disaster--and an anatomy of the politics of austerity that continues to shape the world today. When the news broke in 1975 that New York … OL20056207W
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