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Crapalachia: A Biography of Place by Scott McClanahan Publisher Comments Crapalachia is a portrait of Scott McClanahan's formative years, coming of age in rural West Virginia, during a stretch of time where he was deeply influenced by his Grandma Ruby and Uncle Nathan, who suffered from cerebral palsy. Peopled by colorful... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Unflinching Courage: Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas by Kay Bailey Hutchison Publisher Comments From New York Times bestselling author and groundbreaking politician Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison comes a history of the extraordinary women who shaped the state of Texas. The only woman ever to represent Texas in the United States Senate, Kay Bailey... (read more) Your price: $27.99 New - Hardcover
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The Village: 400 Years of Beats and Bohemians, Radicals and Rogues: A History of Greenwich Village by John Strausbaugh Publisher Comments A lively anecdotal history of Greenwich Village, the prodigiously influential and infamous New York City neighborhood, from the 1600s to the present The most famous neighborhood in the world, Greenwich Village has been home to outcasts of diverse... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Hardcover
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Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods by Christine Byl Publisher Comments A lively and lyrical account of one woman's unlikely apprenticeship on a national-park trail crew and what she discovers about nature, gender, and the value of hard work. Christine Byl first encountered the national parks the way most of us do: on... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.50 Used - Hardcover
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Mapping Manhattan: A Love (and Sometimes Hate) Story in Maps by 75 New Yorkers by Becky Cooper Publisher Comments Armed with hundreds of blank maps she had painstakingly printed by hand, Becky Cooper walked Manhattan from end to end. Along her journey she met police officers, homeless people, fashion models, and senior citizens who had lived in Manhattan all... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Hardcover
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San Diego in the 1930s: The WPA Guide to America's Finest City by Federal Writers Project Of The Works Pro Publisher Comments San Diego in the 1930s offers a lively account of the city's culture, roadside attractions, and history--from the days of the Spanish missions to the pre-Second World War boom. The guide is revealing both in the opinions it embodies and in the juicy... (read more) Your price: $21.95 New - Trade Paper
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Jesse James: The Life, Times, and Treacherous Death of the Most Infamous Outlaw of All Time by Frank Triplett Publisher Comments There is no western outlaw more infamous and notorious than Jesse James. A Confederate guerilla during the Civil War, he and his brother, as the leaders of numerous gangs of the Wild West, turned to a life of crime and robbery that lasted more than a... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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A Long Day at the End of the World by Brent Hendricks Publisher Comments A chilling memoir of the Tri-State Crematory incident In February 2002, hundreds of abandoned and decayed bodies were discovered at the Tri-State Crematory in rural Georgia, making it the largest mass desecration in modern American history. The... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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California in the 1930s: The Wpa Guide to the Golden State by Federal Writers Project Of The Works Pro Publisher Comments Alive with the exuberance, contradictions, and variety of the Golden State, this Depression-era guide to California is more than 700 pages of information that is, as David Kipen writes in his spirited introduction, "anecdotal, opinionated, and altogether... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream by Thomas Dyja Publisher Comments Though today it can seem as if all American culture comes out of New York and Los Angeles, much of what defined the nation as it grew into a superpower was produced in Chicago. Before air travel overtook trains, nearly every coast-to coast journey... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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An American Betrayal: Cherokee Patriots and the Trail of Tears by Daniel Blake Smith Publisher Comments Though the tragedy of the Trail of Tears is widely recognized today, the pervasive effects of the tribe's uprooting have never been examined in detail. Despite the Cherokees' efforts to assimilate with the dominant white culture—running their... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Trade Paper
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Still Points North: One Alaskan Childhood, One Grown-Up World, One Long Journey Home by Leigh Newman Publisher Comments Part adventure story, part love story, part homecoming, Still Points North is a page-turning memoir that explores the extremes of belonging and exile, and the difference between how to survive and knowing how to truly live. Growing up in the wilds of... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp by Ann Kirschner Publisher Comments Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp by Ann Kirschner is the definitive biography of a Jewish girl from New York who won the heart of Wyatt Earp. For nearly fifty years, she was the common-law wife of Wyatt Earp: hero of the O.... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Finding Florida: The True History of the Sunshine State by T. D. Allman Synopsis Over its long history, Florida has been many things: an Edenic realm protected by geography; a wilderness that ruined Spanish conquistadors; a place to start over; and "god's waiting room." With a native population as high as 900,000 (who all died), it... (read more) Your price: $27.50 New - Hardcover
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City of Scoundrels: The Twelve Days of Disaster That Gave Birth to Modern Chicago by Gary Krist Publisher Comments The masterfully told story of twelve volatile days in Chicago, when an aviation disaster, a race riot, a crippling transit strike, and a sensational child murder transfixed and roiled a city already on the brink of collapse. When 1919 began, the city of... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life by Rod Dreher PW Review "For author and Dallas Morning News columnist Dreher and his baby sister, Ruthie, their tiny Louisiana parish defined them as they grew up, bringing a sense of belonging to her and a need to escape for him. Family and community meant everything to the... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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Gun Guys: A Road Trip by Dan Baum Publisher Comments Here is armed America—a land of machine-gun gatherings in the desert, lederhosened German shooting societies, feral-hog hunts in Texas, and Hollywood gun armories. Whether they’re collecting antique weapons, practicing concealed carry, or... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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Born on a Mountaintop: On the Road with Davy Crockett and the Ghosts of the Wild Frontier by Bob Thompson Publisher Comments Combining the stories of the real hero and his Disney-enhanced afterlife, Born on a Mountaintop delves deep into our love for an American icon. Pioneer. Congressman. Martyr of the Alamo. King of the Wild Frontier. As with all great legends... (read more) Your price: $27.00 New - Hardcover
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Capital of the World: The Race to Host the United Nations by Charlene Mires Publisher Comments "A fascinating account of the enthusiastic effort to establish a home for the fledgling United Nations at the end of World War II. Mires creates a powerful sense of suspense as she describes the intense competition among boosters from New York, Boston... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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The New Mind of the South by Tracy Thompson Publisher Comments There are those who say the South has disappeared. But in her groundbreaking, thought-provoking exploration of the region, Tracy Thompson, a Georgia native and Pulitzer Prize finalist, asserts that it has merely drawn on its oldest tradition: an ability... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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