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Alabama (This Land Is Your Land)
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Ann Heinrichs |
Describes the history, geography, government, economics, and people of Alabama. |
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Route 66 Quick Reference Encyclopedia
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Drew Knowles |
With this handy reference, novices and seasoned roadies have quick and easy access to essential information about this famous highway. Providing a list of important terms accompanied by descriptive a… |
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The soul of baseball
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Joe Posnanski |
Documents the author's cross-country travels at the side of Negro Leagues champion Buck O'Neil, a journey during which the pair sought to recapture their love of the game, remembered O'Neil's history… |
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A visit to America
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Macdonell, A. G. |
This fascinating book was written as a somewhat tongue-in-cheek travelogue. It is amusing, but also savage, and lacking in political correctness. It makes fun of Americans and Europeans alike and tou… |
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Road trip to redemption
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Brad Mathias |
Brad Mathias thought everything in his family was fine. A busy, contented dad, he had vaguely noticed that Bethany, his middle child, had become withdrawn and moody, but he assumed it was part of bei… |
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Villages
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Lynn M. Stone |
Describes life in early American villages, including colonial and Native American settlements, and examines various living history or recreated villages. |
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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André Jardin |
A complete biography of Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859), author of *Democracy in America*. |
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Houses & apartments under 1000 square feet
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Yuri Caravaca Gallardo |
"A showcase of the best in contemporary compact residential architecture."--Page 4 of cover. |
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The Not-Quite States of America
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Doug Mack |
Traces the author's explorations of U.S. territories including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Northern Mariana Islands to juxtapose their blends of culture against the expansionist views … |
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Walking to listen
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Andrew Forsthoefel |
"A memoir of one young man's coming of age on a cross-country trek, told through the stories of the people of all ages, races, and inclinations he meets along the highways of America"--Amazon.com. |
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50 states, 5,000 ideas
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Joseph R. Yogerst |
"Organized state-by-state then province-by-province, 50 States, 5,000 Ideas showcases the best travel experiences in every state and province, from the obvious to the unexpected. Sights include natio… |
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Great American motorcycle tours
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Gary McKechnie |
A descriptive list of various popular motorcycle tours in America that includes scenic stops, side trips, and links to other information. |
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The American
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Henry James,Peter Collister |
A reprint of Henry James' "The America" that includes a textual history of the novel, background and source materials, and critical articles by James and others. |
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A journey to Ohio in 1810
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Margaret Van Horn Dwight |
Author Margaret Dwight (1790-1834) was the daughter of a physician and the niece of a President of Yale College. Her father died in 1796 and her mother later remarried, so Margaret lived with other f… |
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An American journal, 1839-40
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Richard Champion Rawlins |
"Richard Champion Rawlins, a twenty-year-old Liverpool cotton broker, sailed to the United States in 1839 to collect his family's share of the estate of his grandfather, Richard Champion, one of whos… |
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American notes
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Charles Dickens |
Description of a trip by the famous British novelist Charles Dickens to the U.S. in the early 1840s, which included travel through the Great Lakes states. The first and last portions of the book are … |
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