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A Bag Worth a Pony: The Art of the Ojibwe Bandolier Bag
Marcia G Anderson · Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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Bandolier bags, or gashkibidaaganag - the large, heavily beaded shoulder bags made and worn by several North American Indian tribes around the Great Lakes - are prized cultural icons here and around the world. From the 1870s to the present day, Ojibwe bead artists of Minnesota have been... |
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The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers
David C Ward · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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Work always has been a central construct in the United States, influencing how Americans measure their lives and assess their contribution to the wider society. Work also has been valued as the key element in the philosophy of self-improvement and social mobility that undergird the American... |
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The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen
Sean Sherman · Univ Of Minnesota Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Here is real food - our indigenous American fruits and vegetables, the wild and foraged ingredients, game and fish. Locally sourced, seasonal, "clean" ingredients and nose-to-tail cooking are nothing new to Sean Sherman, the Oglala Lakota chef and founder of The Sioux Chef. In his breakout... |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life
ROBERT DALLEK · Viking
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover
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A one-volume biography of Roosevelt by the #1 New York Times bestselling biographer of JFK, focusing on his career as an incomparable politician, uniter, and deal maker In an era of such great national divisiveness, there could be no more timely biography of one of our greatest presidents... |
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God, Faith, and Reason
Michael Savage · Center Street
Pages: 243
Format: Hardcover
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For decades, Michael Savage has been preaching his political faith of borders, language and culture to millions on his nationally-syndicated radio show, The Savage Nation. Now, Savage gives his audience a look into his religious faith and his ideas about the Judeo-Christian foundation of the American... |
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Bethlehem: Biography of a Town
Nicholas Blincoe · Nation Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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An unforgettable history of the beloved little town published in time for the holidays Bethlehem is so suffused with history and myth that it feels like an unreal city even to those who call it home. For many, Bethlehem remains the little town at the edge of the desert described in Biblical... |
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Harpoon: Inside the Covert War Against Terrorism's Money Masters
Nitsana Darshan-Leitner · Hachette Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER A revelatory account of the cloak-and-dagger Israeli campaign to target the finances fueling terror organizations--an effort that became the blueprint for U.S. efforts to combat threats like ISIS and drug cartels. ISIS boasted $2.4 billion of revenue in 2015, yet for too long... |
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Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose
NOT AVAILABLE. · Flatiron Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A deeply moving memoir about the year that would forever change both a family and a country. In November 2014, thirteen members of the Biden family gathered on Nantucket for Thanksgiving, a tradition they had been celebrating for the past forty years; it was the one constant in what... |
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