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Reprint of first publication of an article which appeared in Vol. XVI, No. 4, Tennessee Historical Quarterly. Author: Paul M. Fink. Jonesborough Civic Trust, Publication No. 1. Pages 195-213. Softcover. Fair condition.
This book comprises a series of chapters from “The Autobiography f Andrew Carnegie” condensed by Evan March Tappan, Ph.D. Paperback. | 152 pages | ISBN-0-947559 01 9
Independent scholar Johnson describes the life of Confederate military leader Stonewall Jackson through an examination of the places he knew in the U.S. and Canada. These include the church in New York City where he was baptized, famous battle sites, and his horse’s grave. Driving directions are included along with b&w maps and photographs of…
by Jean R. Soderlund | Paperback| Very Good Condition | 432 pages |Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press; 1St Edition edition (June 29, 1983) | ISBN-10: 0812278623 On March 5, 1681, one day after receiving his royal charter for Pennsylvania, William Penn wrote that he believed God would make his colony “the seed of the nation.” Penn wanted his Pennsylvania…
Edited by C. R. Cheney. Reprinted with corrections 1978. Hardbound. 164 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used. Published by Offices of the Royal Historical Society, London. his book is the recognized essential tool for establishing historical dates. Its tables provide perpetual calendars for English or British history, including regnal years, and legal chronology….
By R. T. H. Halsey and Elizabeth Tower. From the Beginnings of New England Through the Early Days of the Republic. Published to accompany and compliment a landmark exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum in 1925. Hardbound. Illustrated with many elegant plates. 1937. 302 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.
Hardbound, with dust jacket. 1985. 304 pages. Excellent condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.
Venango County Historical Society. 1980. Paperback. 30 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.
Compiled by The William Penn Tercentenary Committee. Second Edition. 1945. Numerous Illustrations. Map end papers. Hardcover. 173 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.
By Ray Samuel, Leonard Huber, and Warren Ogden. 1955. This is a happy combination of word and picture, colorfully recording between the covers of a single volume the highlights of the Great River’s past from DeSorto down to the U.S. Engineers. 240 pages. Good Condition. Non-circulating library edition. Hardly used.
Edited by Michael P. Conzen. This book examines the large-scale historical influences that have molded the varied human adaptation of the continent’s physical topography to its needs over more than 500 years. It presents a synoptic view of myriad historical processes working together or in conflict and illustrates them through their survival in or disappearance…
by John S. Van Voorhis, with an Index by Veronica Schofield. Originally published in Pittsburgh in 1893. Reprinted with an added forward and an index, by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1974. Hardbound, no dust jacket. 504 pages. Condition: Clean; hardly opened; no markings. 5.5” x 8.5” x 1.25”
By Adrian Tinniswood (1992). This hardbound book features the history of 30 of Britain’s most notable country homes with stories of their architects and owners and the prevailing architectural rage spanning the years 1250 to 1930. It includes maps showing the location of these National Trust homes in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales. 320 pages….
A Compendium of Historical Sources by Ronald A. Bremer (1984). This huge volume includes descriptions for searching records, starting with General Principals of Genealogy Research and including all types of resources, ending with a glossary and index. 8.25″ X 10.75” X 2″, softbound, 914 pages. Library copy with library ID; never circulated; cover pages are…
By Daniel J. Curran. 1993, First edition. This book focuses on the federal efforts to ensure worker health and safety in the coal mining industry, examining the series of laws that steadily expanded the role of the federal government in this area that brought about the formation of coal mine health and safety laws throughout…
By R. Ernest Dupuy and Trevor N. Dupuy. 1970. The authors presented to both scholars and general readers a comprehensive survey of the history of war and of military affairs in the world throughout the recorded human experience and provided a complete and authoritative reference work covering the entire sweep of world military history. Hardbound,…
To Secure the Blessing of Liberty. Pennsylvania and the Changing U.S. Constitution. By Louis M. Waddell. This book of easy-to-read essays reflects the human dilemmas and working concerns that have brought Americans before their highest court of law. In these 17 stories, which originated in Pennsylvania or reflect its traditions, we see the Court employing…
By Terence Grocott. 1997. This book is a chronicle of shipping disasters during the last great war of the age of sail, based almost exclusively on the reporting of the time. Hardcover, rebound damaged cover, good condition, non-circulating library edition (has library ID markings), 6.25” x 0.25,” 430 pages.
By Howard I. Chapelle. 1949. First edition. This is the most comprehensive book ever published on the sailing men-of-war of the United States Navy. It presents a full story of the building of the U.S. Navy from colonial times to the time of the last all-sailing man-of-war, built just prior to the Civil War. Fully…
Volume 1, 1728-1807 (1,807 pages) and Volume 2, 1808-1830 (1,240 pages). A bibliography based on the studies of Oswald Seidensticker and Wilbur H. Oda. Edited by Karl John Richard Arndt and Reimer C. Eck. Compiled by Gerd-J. Bötte and Werner Tannhof using a preliminary compilation by Annelies Müller. This work covers the years 1728 to…
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