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Boss Tweed: The Rise and Fall of the Corrupt Pol Who Conceived the Soul of Modern New York by Kenneth D Ackerman Publisher Comments Among the characters who ascended to great influence in the history of American politics, few are more iconic than Boss Tweed; and few working historians could record in more vivid detail his astonishing career than Kenneth D. Ackerman. His vibrant and... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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At Ground Zero: the Young Reporters Who Were There Tell Their Stories by Chris Bull Publisher Comments The young reporters featured in this book were in the midst of a tragedy that most Americans felt deeply if from a distance. Amongst them are contributors from Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $1.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Written with Lead by William Weir Publisher Comments This book offers a compelling narrative history of 21 tragic episodes in American history--all involving firearms, heroes, and the ongoing public fascination with guns and gunfighters.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Michigan Trivia (Trivia Fun) by Ernie Couch Publisher Comments Michigan Trivia is the who, what, when, where, and how book of the great state of Michigan. Filled with interesting questions and answers about well-known and not-so-well-known facts of this colorful, historic state, Michigan Trivia will provide hours of... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $1.98 Used - Trade Paper
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Wrangling Women: Humor and Gender in the American West by Kristin M Mcandrews Publisher Comments In Winthrop, Washington, a small Methow Valley community that has reinvented itself as a western theme town, women who function as trail guides, wranglers, horse trainers, packers, and ranchers work in an environment where gender stereotypes must be... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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John Engler: The Man, the Leader, the Legacy by Gleaves Whitney Synopsis This is the authorized biography of Governor John Engler, the dynamic, three term Governor who burst on to the Michigan scene and then went to achieve national acclaim for his work here. Thousands of hours of interviews with Engler and over 150 others... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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North Carolina Century: Tar Heels Who Made a Difference, 1900-2000 by Howard E Covington Publisher Comments This collection profiles the people who helped shape life in North Carolina in the twentieth century. It includes 160 biographical sketches of Tar Heels who made a difference, highlighting their accomplishments in the areas of agriculture, the arts... (read more) List Price $45.75 Your price: $5.75 Used - Hardcover
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Hamptons Babylon: Life Among the Superrich on America's Riviera by Peter Fearon Publisher Comments From Westhampton to Montauk, the towns, villages, and hamlets of Long Island's fabulous South Fork have become known as the Hamptons -- America's Riviera. The people who flock there every summer have made the Hamptons the world's wealthiest resort. From... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Driveway Diaries by Tim Brookes Publisher Comments Non-Fiction. "Tim Brookes is always a writer whose work holds my attention and both informs and pleases me. But I was especially draw to THE DRIVEWAY DIARIES, which reminds me of the best work of E.B. White. The prose is remarkable in so many ways... (read more) List Price $15.25 Your price: $2.75 Used - Trade Paper
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Alaska Bear Tales by Larry Kaniut Publisher Comments "Alaska Bear Tales" is a best-selling collection of edge-of-your-seat accounts of true-life encounters with bears in Alaska.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Writers on the Range: Western Writers Exploring the Changing Face of the American West by Karl Jr Hess Book News Annotation Twenty-one reprinted essays cover topics such as wise use and the west's sentimental economy; freedom and the environmental movement; the clash of cultures in the emerging west; the Camas County, Idaho, water crisis; a Jeffersonian green proposal; a... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Desert Lake: The Story of Nevada's Pyramid Lake by Sessions S Wheeler Publisher Comments Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press The story of Pyramid Lake contains more than 70 excellent illustrations. Geology, archeology, history, biology, recreation, past, present and future are accurately and ably discussed... (read more) List Price $10.75 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Walden Pond: A History by W Barksdale Maynard Publisher Comments Perhaps no other natural setting has as much literary, spiritual, and environmental significance for Americans as Walden Pond. Some 700,000 people visit the pond annually, and countless others journey to Walden in their mind, to contemplate the man who... (read more) List Price $119.50 Your price: $3.50 Used - Hardcover
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Rocky Stories: Tales of Love, Hope, and Happiness at America's Most Famous Steps by Michael Vitez Publisher Comments "Two extraordinarily talented journalists, Michael Vitez and Tom Gralish, have captured this uniquely American phenomenon with whimsy, poignancy, and utter charm." --John Grogan, author of Marley & Me Pulitzer Prize-winners Michael Vitez and... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $5.25 Used - Trade Paper
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4th of July, Asbury Park: A History of the Promised Land by Daniel Wolff Publisher Comments Wonderfully evocative a grand, sad story of racism and real estate, political hardball and seaside pleasure-seeking.”A.O. Scott, New York Times Book Review When Bruce Springsteen called his first album Greetings from Asbury Park... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star by Matthew Continetti Publisher Comments "A compelling account of journalistic malpractice on a grand scale. Those called out in this book should not be allowed to forget what they did." -Brit Hume, senior political analyst, Fox News Sarah Palin spent more than a decade making her town and her... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey by William L Heat Moon Staff Pick Heat-Moon's accounts of his journeys along the byways of the United States are captivating classics. Now, with Roads to Quoz, he revisits the back roads of our country, making yet another well-told American journey.... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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New Mexico (America) by Tanya Lloyd Publisher Comments As expansive as America itself, this outstanding series captures outstanding views of panoramic landscapes, brilliant city skylines, and picturesque communities -- 96 pages and 70 stunning images by internationally renowned photographers, plus... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Where the Buffalo Roam 2ND Edition Restoring Ame by Anne Matthews Publisher Comments In 1987 Frank and Deborah Popper proposed a bold solution to the decline of America's Great Plains: create a vast nature preserve by returning 139,000 square miles in ten states to prairie and reintroducing the buffalo that once roamed there... (read more) List Price $17.50 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Blue highways :a journey into America by William L Heat Moon Publisher Comments A book that describes Heat-Moon's 13,000 mile journey exploring the backroads of the United States.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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