History of the Americas

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Great American RailroadJourneys sees the famous brand of social-history-cum-travelogue venture tothe New World.

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From 1940 to 1970, nearly four million black migrants left the American rural South to settle in the industrial cities of the North and West.

The 526 documents printed in this volume run from 28 November 1813 to 30 September 1814.

A groundbreaking exploration of Garveyism's global influence during the interwar years and beyondJamaican activist Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) organized the Universal Negro Improvement Association in Harlem in 1917.

The Hunters of Kentucky covers a wide range of frontier existence, from daily life and survival to wars, exploits, and even flora and fauna.

Folklore, archaeological data, and first-person narratives contrast the wanton destruction of the eastern buffalo with the spirit and heroism of the early frontier.

Frontier Justice highlightseighteen crimes and subsequent punishments of the most interesting, controversial, and unusual executions from an era when hangings and shootings were a legal means of capital punishment.

This book is geared toward all ages and gives step-by-step instructions on scores of crafts and outdoor skills cultivated by various Native American tribes over the centuries.

A classic biography returns to print after 60 years!

From Buffalo Bill to Wild Bill and from Chief Joseph to Geronimo, the most famous guns in the West and the history behind themMore than a few of the actual guns once in the hands of the heroes and villains of Americas Old West still exist, housed in a dozen museums across the countryfrom the Model 1866 .

The massacre at Wickenburg was one of the most notorious crimes committed in the Wild West--a story revealed in this book through a criminal investigation.

This exciting new volume profiles several substantiated cases of female soldiers during the American Civil War, including Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (aka Private Lyons Wakeman, Union); Sarah Emma Edmonds (aka Private Frank Thompson, Union); Loreta Janeta Velazquez (aka Lieutenant Harry T.

During the 1800s trains carried the nation's wealth throughout the east, but no one thought to rob a speeding train until 1866.

From the Diary ofAnne Frank to Anne of Green Gables, young women love to read stories about real girls who faced incredible challenges and shared indelible truths about the human spirit.

Stagecoach robbers evolved as a consequence of the discovery of gold or silver, or some other mineral treasure, and a town would "e;spring forth from the earth"e; overnight.

From its beginnings as a railroad siding in 1887, Havre, Montana was a tough, wide-open town with plenty of saloons, gambling halls, opium dens, brothels, and cheap cribs.

Fashion that was in vogue in the East was highly desirable to pioneers during the frontier period of the American West.

More than Petticoats: Remarkable Illinois Women chronicles the stories of twelve Illinois women who lived in the era of True Womanhood and dedicated themselves to charity toward family and strangers.

Of the many iconic towns of the old West, none has quite captured our imagination like Deadwood.

Snuggled in between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers lies William Penn's "e;Holy Experiment.

A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped the North StarState, It Happened inMinnesota describes everything from harrowing shootouts with Sioux Indians to the mass execution of thirty-eight men, a bank robbery by Jesse James to the opening of the Mall of America.

This unique collection of short biographies of the Lone Star State's most colorful characters includes headliners Father Miguel Muldoon, the Irish-Spanish Catholic priest and diplomat who helped convert Protestants in order to settle Austin, and six-foot-two prostitute and hotelkeeper Sarah Bowman, who fought as bravely as a man among the Rangers and was buried with full military honors.

Salvage of a sunken slave ship, devastating hurricanes and the odd doingsof locals such as Jimmy Buffett and Hemingway's cats.

During the gold rush, women worked alongside men panning and digging for gold and silver in the mountains of Colorado, California, and all the way up to Alaska.

This part guidebook, part history book is an up-to-date collection of photos and true stories about the most famous ghost towns of Montanapackaged with more than 100 historical images.

The Dust Bowl era of Oklahoma was still very much the Wild West, and Bud Ballew was its most controversial and effective deputy sheriff.

A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the Northwest.

Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Utah, 2nd Edition.

Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of South Dakota.

A refreshing new perspective on some of the most infamous reprobates of the Midwest.

Fans of shoot-'em-up books and movie Westerns, as well as history buffs, will enjoy these short biographies about the baddest of the bad villains and desperadoes on the Alaskan frontier.

Jeffers' book chronicles Theodore Roosevelt's lifelong quests and expeditionsthrilling and often dangerous journeys that produced much important scientific research and took him across North America, South America, and Africa.

Drawing on the latest interpretive and methodological advances in historical scholarship, The Young Eagle: The Rise of Abraham Lincoln reexamines the young adult life of America's sixteenth president.

After two short weeks under siege, the climactic battle of the Alamo lasted under an hour, but its aftermath spawned a legend.

Through photos and narrative, some of Texas' most dedicated scientists show you actual specimens of dinosaur material found in Texas, as well as dinosaur exhibits found throughout the state.

Here in an entertaining illustrated format are hundreds of little-known facts about the always-fascinating Civil War.

Killer 'Cane takes place in the Florida Everglades, which was still a newly settled frontier in the 1920s.

Maine has a rich supernatural history and ghost stories from the state are as varied as they are prolific.

Originally published in 1937 as part of the Rivers of America series, this book has become a classic of Maine literature.

Drawing upon original sources and published material, A Distant War Comes Home is a fascinating survey of the many individual stories that linked Maine with the war hundreds of miles away.

Every year visitors flock to Maine's Fort Knox near the mouth of the Penobscot River.

With intriguing photos and lively writing, What's in a Picture makes it clear that historic photographs can be a super source of present-day insight and entertainment.