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The Imperialist Imaginary The Imperialist Imaginary John R. Eperjesi In a groundbreaking work of "New Americanist" studies, John R. Eperjesi explores the cultural and economic formation of the Unites States relationship to China and the Pacific Rim in the nineteenth a… OL11634725W
A history of multiple sclerosis A history of multiple sclerosis Colin Lee Talley This book examines how a rare, uncommon disease suddenly became mainstream. OL11776949W
Rebirth of a Nation Rebirth of a Nation Jackson Lears In the half-century between the Civil War and World War I, widespread yearning for a new beginning permeated American public life. Dreams of spiritual, moral, and physical rebirth formed the foundati… OL14935869W
Blood and Thunder Blood and Thunder Hampton Sides Examines America's westward expansion, describing the forcible subjugation of Native American tribes, including the fierce battles against the Navajo which ended with a brutal siege at Canyon de Chel… OL15134514W
Outrageous Women of the American Frontier Outrageous Women of the American Frontier Mary Rodd Furbee Incredible true stories of the most amazing women in American history They were courageous, resourceful pioneers, enduring and adventurous. They made arduous journeys, carved careers out of the wi… OL15175640W
A thirst for souls A thirst for souls Dan D. Crawford A philosopher son comes to grips with his evangelist father's life and ministry, and his passion for winning lost souls. The author situates Percy Crawford within the fundamentalist movement he encou… OL15413560W
Ogimaag Ogimaag Cary Miller "Cary Miller's Ogimaag: Anishinaabeg Leadership, 1760-1845 reexamines Ojibwe leadership practices and processes in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. At the end of the nineteenth cen… OL15975080W
Was there really a gunfight at the O.K. Corral? Was there really a gunfight at the O.K. Corral? Ann Kerns Discusses the facts and myths about life in the nineteenth century American West, including if cowboys wore large hats, if stagecoaches were robbed, and if Calamity Jane was a real person. OL16316276W
Mary Putnam Jacobi and the politics of medicine in nineteenth-century America Mary Putnam Jacobi and the politics of medicine in nineteenth-century America Carla Jean Bittel In the late nineteenth century, as Americans debated the "woman question," a battle over the meaning of biology arose in the medical profession. Some medical men claimed that women were naturally wea… OL16800272W
These Happy Golden Years These Happy Golden Years Garth Williams,Laura Ingalls Wilder The Ingalls family homesteads on their claim in DeSmet, South Dakota. Fifteen-year-old Laura begins to take schoolteaching jobs to raise money for Mary's college. Laura is surprised when Almanzo Wild… OL1719702W
O my America! O my America! Sara Wheeler Traces the steps of six women--author Fanny Trollope, actress Fanny Kemble, economist Harriet Martineau, homesteader Rebecca Burlend, traveler Isabella Bird, and novelist Catherine Hubback--who came … OL18174699W
Tracks in the sea Tracks in the sea Chester G. Hearn "Tracks in the Sea captures a rich yet little-known chapter in the history of seafaring - the mapping of the oceans by Matthew Fontaine Maury, the father of modern navigation and ocean science.". "V… OL19162453W
The coast mappers The coast mappers Taylor Morrison Chronicles the difficulties encountered by George Davidson and others as they attempted to create nautical charts to complete the U.S. Coast Survey of the West Coast in the mid-nineteenth century. T… OL19924012W
Sowing the Wind Sowing the Wind Dorothy Overstreet Pratt 1 online resource (311 pages) OL21156778W
The Underground Railroad for Kids The Underground Railroad for Kids Mary Kay Carson The heroic struggles of the thousands of slaves who sought freedom through the Underground Railroad are vividly portrayed in this powerful activity book, as are the abolitionists, free blacks, and fo… OL2712311W
Exiled Royalties Exiled Royalties Robert Milder "Exiled Royalties is a literary/biographical study of the course of Melville's career from his experience in Polynesia through his retirement from the New York Custom House and his composition of thr… OL3472650W
Lincoln tells a joke Lincoln tells a joke Kathleen Krull,Paul Brewer A biography of one of America's greatest presidents, focusing on his use of wit and humor, and his love of language. OL441797W
Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism Thoreau, Emerson, and Transcendentalism Leslie Perrin Wilson The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feat… OL6827054W
Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave Frederick Douglass Published in 1845, this pre-eminent American slave narrative powerfully details the life of the internationally famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escap… OL69181W
Geography Of Hope:Black Exodus Geography Of Hope:Black Exodus James Haskins Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves, led by such men as Benjamin Singleton and Henry Adams, to … OL7987017W
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