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  • Erie Water West

    A History of the Erie Canal, 1792-1854

    by Ronald E. Shaw ...
    The construction of the Erie Canal may truly be described as a major event in the growth of the young United States. At a time when the internal links among the states were scanty, the canal's planners boldly projected a system of transportation that would strike from the eastern seaboard, penetrate the frontier, and forge a bond between the East and the growing settlements of the West. In this ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • Canals For A Nation

    The Canal Era in the United States, 1790-1860

    by Ronald E. Shaw ...
    All but forgotten except as a part of nostalgic lore, American canals during the first half of the nineteenth century provided a transportation network that was vital to the development of the new nation. They lowered transportation costs, carried a vast grain trade from western farms to eastern ports, delivered Pennsylvania coal to New York, and carried thousands of passengers at what seemed ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Illinois History

    A Reader

    by Illinois State Historical Society, Roger Biles, Lilia Fernandez, Paul Finkelman, Raymond E Hauser, Reginald Horsman, Suellen Hoy, Judson L. Jeffries, Lionel Kimbel Jr, Thomas E Pegram, Shirley Portwood, Robert D Sampson, Ronald E Shaw, Robert M Sutton ...
    Series series Common Threads
    A renaissance in Illinois history scholarship has sparked renewed interest in the Prairie State's storied past. Students, meanwhile, continue to pursue coursework in Illinois history to fulfill degree requirements and for their own edification.This Common Threads collection offers important articles from the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. Organized as an approachable survey of ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Smoke Your Meat: Mouthwatering Smoked Meat Recipes, Jerky Cookbook and Spice Mixes for Your Best Barbecue

    Real BBQ & Smoker Recipes

    by Ronald Austin, Erica Shaw, Michael Hansen, Amber Powell ...
    Series series Real BBQ & Smoker Recipes
    Smoke Your Meat Box Set (4 in 1): Mouthwatering Smoked Meat Recipes, Jerky Cookbook and Spice Mixes for Your Best BarbecueEleven Ways to Smoke Your MeatSmoker RecipesJerky CookbookSeasoning and Spices CookbookIn Eleven Ways to Smoke Your Meat, you'll get Tips How You Can Make Tasty, Mouth-Watering Smoked Meat RecipesIn Smoker Recipes, you'll get Irresistible Spicy Smoking Meat, Hamburger, Smoked ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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    The Romance of Modern Manufacture (Unabridged)

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    by CHARLES R. GIBSON ...
    Narrated by Daniel Shaw, Alex Dennison, Ronald Groves, Ryan Mendoza ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 14 min

    Those of us who have grown up with the results of Modern Manufacture around us are apt to miss the romance of the subject. Indeed, it is difficult for us to realize how very different were the conditions in which our great-grandfathers, and even our grandfathers, lived and worked. In the present volume the author has endeavored to trace the evolution of the different industries, and to describe in ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • The Artificial River

    The Erie Canal and the Paradox of Progress, 1817–1862

    by Carol Sheriff ...
    This "enlightening" social history of the construction of the Erie canal explores "19th-century perceptions of progress, politics, and the common good" ( Kirkus Reviews).Woven from a rich tapestry of research, The Artificial River is more than just a historical account of the Erie Canal—it encapsulates a pivotal era in United States history, especially the monumental strides in engineering, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The First Tycoon (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

    The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt

    by T.J. Stiles ...
    PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A gripping, groundbreaking biography of the combative man whose genius and force of will created modern capitalism.In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • American Nations

    A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America

    by Colin Woodard ...
    **• A New Republic Best Book of the Year • The Globalist Top Books of the Year • Winner of the Maine Literary Award for Non-fictionParticularly relevant in understanding who voted for who during presidential elections, this is an endlessly fascinating look at American regionalism and the eleven “nations” that continue to shape North America—by the bestselling author of Nations Apart**According to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

    The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

    by Richard White ...
    A new, incisive history of the transcontinental railroads and how they transformed America in the decades after the Civil War.The transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating panics in the U.S. economy. Their dependence on public largess drew them into the corridors of ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • From Midnight to Dawn

    The Last Tracks of the Underground Railroad

    by Jacqueline L. Tobin ...
    From Midnight to Dawn presents compelling portraits of the men and women who established the Underground Railroad and traveled it to find new lives in Canada. Evoking the turmoil and controversies of the time, Tobin illuminates the historic events that forever connected American and Canadian history by giving us the true stories behind well-known figures such as Harriet Tubman and John Brown. She ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

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  • What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

    The Transformation of America, 1815-1848

    by Daniel Walker Howe ...
    Series series Oxford History of the United States
    The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. In this Pulitzer prize-winning, critically acclaimed addition to the series, historian Daniel Walker Howe illuminates the period from the battle of New Orleans to the end of the Mexican-American War, an era when the United States expanded to the Pacific and won control over the richest part of ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • A City So Grand

    The Rise of an American Metropolis: Boston 1850-1900

    by Stephen Puleo ...
    A lively history of Boston’s emergence as a world-class city—home to the likes of Frederick Douglass and Alexander Graham Bell—by a beloved Bostonian historian“It’s been quite a while since I’ve read anything—fiction or nonfiction—so enthralling.”—Dennis Lehane, author of Mystic River and Shutter IslandOnce upon a time, “Boston Town” was an insulated New England township. But the community was ... Read more

    $15.99 USD