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Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery
Heather Andrea Williams · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 251
Format: Paperback
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After the Civil War, African Americans placed poignant "information wanted" advertisements in newspapers, searching for missing family members. Inspired by the power of these ads, Heather Andrea Williams uses slave narratives, letters, interviews, public records, and diaries to guide... |
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The Pioneers: The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
David McCullough · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important and dramatic chapter in the American story - the settling of the Northwest Territory by dauntless pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based... |
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Sent to Hell from Ann Arbor: A College Student's World War One
Carl E.W.L. Dahlstrom · Quaker Abbey Press, LLC
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
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Joining the Army in his junior year at the University of Michigan, 21 year old Carl Dahlstrom was assigned to a truck convoy taking artillery shells to the front and hauling wounded to the rear at WWI battles on the Western Front. |
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Bayou-Diversity: Nature and People in the Louisiana Bayou Country
Kelby Ouchley · LSU Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Louisianas bayous and their watersheds teem with cypress trees, alligators, crawfish, and many other life forms. From Bayou Tigre to Half Moon Bayou, these sluggish streams meander through lowlands, marshes, and even uplands to dominate the states landscape. In Bayou-Diversity, conservationist... |
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Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam
Mark Bowden · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 608
Format: Hardcover
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Not since his #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down has Mark Bowden written a book about a battle. His most ambitious work yet, Hue 1968 is the story of the centerpiece of the Tet Offensive and a turning point in the American War in Vietnam.
By January... |
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Ancient Egypt
R. Hamilton · Parragon Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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A history book with a difference. In a world of traitors and thieves, who would you trust? Nakht is just a simple scribe in the temple of Sobek, the crocodile god. When a poor slave girl calls on his help, he is thrown into a murderous plot involving stolen treasures, mysterious curses... |
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Diana Her True Story
Andrew Morton · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate portrait of the Princess of Wales describes her public and private life, reveals details about her marital problems, and discusses her attitudes toward motherhood, public service, and more. 250,000 first printing. Lit Guild Feat Alt. First serial, People. |
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Through the Valley: My Captivity in Vietnam
William Reeder Jr. · Naval Institute Press
Pages: 238
Format: Print book
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Through the Valley is the captivating memoir of the last U.S. Army soldier taken prisoner during the Vietnam War. A narrative of courage, hope, and survival, Through the Valley is more than just a war story. It also portrays the thrill and horror of combat, the fear and anxiety of captivity,... |
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The Age of Airpower
Martin Van Creveld · PublicAffairs
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
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In this fascinating narrative history, internationally recognized military expert Martin van Creveld narrates the rise and fall of the most glamorous offensive and defensive instrument of war in military history - airpower. From the scenes of its greatest exploits during World War I and II, to present... |
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The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
Douglas Preston · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 326
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller! A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle.
Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have... |
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Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire
Julia Baird · Random House
Pages: 696
Format: Print book
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This page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queen - a Victoria for our times. Drawing on previously unpublished papers, this stunning new portrait is a story of love and heartbreak, of devotion and grief, of strength and resilience.
"Victoria... |
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