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….
(Walker’s American History Series for Young People) By Edith McCall. Hardcover with plastic covered cover. 115 pages. First edition, published in 1986. Illustrated with photographs and engravings. Action packed and filled with fascinating details about early navigation on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers this book is the story of an American who had an inventive…
Compendium of Historical Sources, The How and Where of American Genealogy 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…
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,…
By Louis M. Waddell. This books 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 the Constitution as a shield against arbitrary government and narrow conceptions of…
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…
Stringtown on the Pike by John Fulton Stuart Collins, Jr. in 1996. Tales and history of East Liberty and the East Liberty Valley of Pennsylvania. Covers the origin of Stringtown, the early struggles, and the people who shaped its destiny, past and present, together with related stories of old “Pittsburgh” coincident with the settlement of…
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…
Compiled by Norman B. Wilkinson. Edited by S. K. Stevens and Donald H. Kent. 1957. 826 pages. Indexed. Hardbound. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 6.25” x .9.25” x 1.75”. Duplicate in WPGS library.
Author S. K. Stevens. Fourth Edition, revised and enlarged by Donald H. Kent in 1976. Originally Published in 1960 by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. 58 pages. Softcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 6” x 9” x 0.25”.
Genealogical and Historical News from The Potter Enterprise, Volume I, 1880-1884. Author: Maureen M. Lee. 2007. Volume I contains items of interest for the years 1880-1884. The Potpourri series includes births, marriages, and divorces, deaths (including suicides and homicides), crimes and court minutes, disasters such as fires and floods, real estate transactions, politics and elections,…
By Carl Bridenbaugh.1975. This book is an investigation of the growth of American patriotism before the declaration of Independence. 162 pages. Indexed. Hardcover with dust jacket and clear cover. ISBN10: 0195021797. Very good condition. Non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. 5.5” x 8.5” x 0.5.” Duplicate in WPGS library.
Compiled by P. William Filby. 1985. Reprint 2009. The intention of this work was to compile a work that contained bibliographical references to all county histories of any consequence up to 1984. The author attempted to give full bibliographical information as accurate as possible on each title. 449 pages. Softcover. Good condition. Non-circulating library edition,…
By Edith McCall. Traces the history of the Mississippi River, presents stories of people whose lives were affected by the river, and describes how humans have changed the Mississippi. Publication Date: 1990 | Binding: Hard Cover; 6.5” x 9.5” x 0.75”| Condition: Good ; non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings, and dust cover. |…
By James B. Lane. At once scholarly and colorful, this is an outgrowth of urban historian James B. Lane’s popular weekly columns for the Gary Post-Tribune. Lane uses the oral testimony of the people of Gary to tell a fascinating story about Gary’s industrialization by U.S. Steel Corporation. There are episodes of personal tragedy and…
By Jacob Judd. From the earliest days of settlement in the thirteen colonies, the people who migrated to these shores were revolutionaries. Regardless of the varying motivations which led them to undertake this most dangerous venture, they set out to transform their ways of life and the land upon which they settled. For the next…
By James H. Kellar. Published by the Indiana Historical Society in 1983 | Binding: Soft cover | Very good condition; non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. | Pages: 78
The story of America as found in the experiences of her people. Based on the Alan Landsburg television series The American Idea. Publication Date: 1974| Binding: Hard cover, with dust jacket; very good condition; non-circulating library edition, with library ID markings. | Pages: 224
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