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The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home by George Howe Colt Publisher Comments In this intimate and poignant history of a sprawling century-old summer house on Cape Cod, George Howe Colt reveals not just one family's fascinating story but a vanishing way of life. Faced with the sale of the treasured house where he had spent forty... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden Publisher Comments Now in paperback, the acclaimed and captivating true story of two restless society girls who left their affluent lives to "rough it" as teachers in the wilds of Colorado in 1916. In 1916, Dorothy Wickenden's grandmother, Dorothy Woodruff, and her best... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation: From the Louisiana Purchase to Today (National Geographic) by Stephen E Ambrose Publisher Comments On a map, the Mississippi River cuts America neatly in half coursing from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico and separating East from West. But the Mississippi is in fact the “spine of our nation,” says Stephen Ambrose. It knits the nation... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $7.75 Sale - Hardcover
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Daniel Boone's Own Story & the Adventures of Daniel Boone by Daniel Boone Publisher Comments This two-part tale begins with a brief profile, recounted in the legendary frontiersman's own words. The second part chronicles Boone's entire life, with exciting accounts of blazing the Wilderness Road, founding a settlement west of the... (read more) List Price $5.95 Your price: $2.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Fire Season: Field Notes from a Wilderness Lookout by Philip Connors Staff Pick Every summer Philip Connors runs away from home. He spends half the year in a remote fire lookout savoring the solitude and the joy of monotasking. His wonderful book, Fire Season, will make you want to quit your job, sell the house, and find your own... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson Publisher Comments Every autumn, men and women across the country undertake a quintessential American tradition: deer hunting. The pinnacle of a hunter's quest is killing a buck with antlers that “score” in the Boone and Crockett record book. Whitetail... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge (Touchstone Books) by David McCullough Publisher Comments This monumental book tells the enthralling story of one of the greatest accomplishments in our nations history, the building of what was then the longest suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Rush for Riches by J S Holliday Publisher Comments In this vivid account of the birth of modern California, J.S. Holliday frames the gold rush years within the larger story of the state's transformation from the quietude of a Mexican hinterland in the 1840s to the forefront of entrepreneurial capitalism... (read more) List Price $36.25 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs: A True Story of Bad Breaks and Small Miracles by Heather Lende Publisher Comments The Alaskan landscape — "so vast, dramatic, and unbelievable" — may be the reason the people in Haines, Alaska (population 2,400), so often discuss the meaning of life. Heather Lende thinks it helps make life mean more. Since her bestselling... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Lincoln Highway: Coast to Coast from Times Square to the Golden Gate by Michael Wallis Publisher Comments It began in 1913 with a glorious new highway--stretching across 3,389 miles and 13 states--that connected the bright lights of Broadway with the foggy shores of San Francisco. It was a magnificent and meandering road that enticed millions of newly... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America by Bill Bryson Publisher Comments Following an urge to rediscover his youth, Bill Bryson left his native Des Moines, Iowa, in a journey that would take him across 38 states. Lucky for us, he brought a notebook. With a razor wit and a kind heart, Bryson serves up a colorful tale of... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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How the States Got Their Shapes by Mark Stein Publisher Comments Why does Oklahoma have that panhandle? Did someone make a mistake? We are so familiar with the map of the United States that our state borders seem as much a part of nature as mountains and rivers. Even the oddities — the entire state of... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The San Francisco Cliff House by Mary Germ Hountalas Publisher Comments The shifting fortunes of San Franciscos legendary Cliff House, from raucous seaside roadhouse to fanciful Victorian palace to world-renowned urban destination, are celebrated in this comprehensive illustrated history. The story of San Franciscos Cliff... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.97 Sale - Trade Paper
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Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart Publisher Comments New York City, 1945. Marjorie Jacobson and her best friend, Marty Garrett, arrive fresh from the Kappa house at the University of Iowa hoping to find summer positions as shopgirls. Turned away from the top department stores, they miraculously find jobs... (read more) List Price $12.99 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie by Wendy McClure Publisher Comments Wendy McClure is on a quest to find the world of beloved Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder — a fantastic realm of fiction, history, and places she’s never been to, yet somehow knows by heart. She traces the pioneer... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship by Robert Baden Powell Publisher Comments Originally published in 1908, this title is the original blueprint and inspiration for the Boy Scout Movement. This new edition serves up a wonderful hodgepodge of true crime stories, stern moralizing, stock adventure tales, natural history, first-aid... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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River-Horse: Across America by Boat by William Least Heat-Moon Publisher Comments The author of Blue Highways and PrairyErth "takes us on a lifetime voyage full of imagery, insight and appreciation." --Cleveland Plain Dealer In his most ambitious journey ever, William Least Heat-Moon sets off aboard a small boat named Nikawa ("river... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Quiet World: Saving Alaska's Wilderness Kingdom, 1879-1960 by Douglas Brinkley Publisher Comments In this fascinating follow-up to his New York Times bestseller Wilderness Warrior, acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley offers a riveting, expansive look at the past and present battle to preserve Alaskas wilderness. Brinkley explores the colorful... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Bonnie and Clyde: The Lives Behind the Legend by Paul Schneider Publisher Comments The flesh-and-blood story of the outlaw lovers who shot their way across Depression-era America, based on archival research, declassified FBI documents, and interviews The daring movie revolutionized Hollywood—now the true story of Bonnie and... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt by Edward P Kohn Publisher Comments One of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York City heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days. The heat coincided with a pitched presidential contest between William McKinley and upstart Democrat William... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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