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  • Historic Spots in California

    Fifth Edition

    The only complete guide to the historical landmarks of California, this standard work has now been thoroughly revised and updated. The edition is enriched by some 200 photographs, most of which were taken by the reviser and all of which are new to this edition.Since the last revision in 1990, enormous changes have taken place within the state: many landscapes and buildings have been greatly ... Leer más

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  • The Land of Little Rain

    Enriched edition. Exploring the Beauty of Southwest Wilderness

    Mary Austin's "The Land of Little Rain" is a lyrical exploration of the natural beauty and stark realities of the high desert of California. Through a series of evocative essays, Austin masterfully intertwines the landscape's physicality with its cultural and spiritual significance to native peoples and settlers alike. Her keen observations render the region's flora and fauna not merely as ... Leer más

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  • The Winning of the American West

    Enriched edition. Historical Account of American Westward Movements and Settlement

    In 'The Winning of the American West,' Theodore Roosevelt takes readers on a detailed journey through the expansion and settlement of the American West. Known for his engaging and informative writing style, Roosevelt provides a comprehensive account of the history, geography, and conflicts that shaped the development of the frontier. Drawing on his own experiences and extensive research, he offers ... Leer más

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  • My Life as an Indian

    The Story of a Red Woman and a White Man in the Lodges of the Blackfeet

    de J. W. Schultz ...
    A fascinating memoir of a white man who gained access to the private lives of the Blackfeet Indians.First published in 1907, My Life as an Indian is the memoir of J. W. Schultz’s life as a young white man among the Piegan Blackfeet in the Montana Territory. Inspired by the journals of Lewis and Clark and George Catlin’s depictions of Indian life in his paintings, Schultz journeyed to the American ... Leer más

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  • Indian Depredations in Texas

    Reliable Accounts of Battles, Wars & Adventures

    In "Indian Depredations in Texas," John Wesley Wilbarger crafts a meticulous historical narrative that chronicles the tumultuous encounters between Native American tribes and early Texan settlers during the 19th century. Employing a detailed documentary style, Wilbarger incorporates firsthand accounts, personal experiences, and a rich array of primary sources to provide readers with an immersive ... Leer más

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  • Charcoal and Blood

    Italian Immigrants in Eureka, Nevada, and the Fish Creek Massacre

    de Silvio Manno ...
    Series series Shepperson Series in Nevada History
    Charcoal and Blood is a detailed account of a heinous crime perpetrated on Italian immigrants engaged in the production of charcoal on Nevada’s mining frontier at the close of the nineteenth century. On August 18, 1879, in a canyon near Fish Creek, outside Eureka, Nevada, five Italian charcoal burners were slain and six more were wounded, while fourteen were taken prisoner by a sheriff’s posse ... Leer más

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  • Building Hoover Dam

    An Oral History Of The Great Depression

    Andrew J. Dunar and Dennis McBride skillfully interweave eyewitness accounts of the building of Hoover Dam. These stories create the richest existing portrait of the building of Hoover Dam and its tremendous effect on the lives of those involved in its creation: the gritty, sometimes grisly realities of living in cardboard boxes and tents during several of the hottest Southern Nevada summers on ... Leer más

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  • San Francisco, California

    Series series Images of America
    On January 30, 1847, the small harbor village of Yerba Buena was rechristened "San Francisco." As the Gold Rush quickly propelled the population to over 50,000, fortunes made in the silver Comstock lode and the railroad transformed the area into the financial and cultural center of the West. Captured here in over 200 vintage images are the life and times of the city's earliest residents and their ... Leer más

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  • So Rugged and Mountainous: Blazing the Trails to Oregon and California, 1812-1848

    Blazing the Trails to Oregon and California, 1812–1848

    de Will Bagley ...
    Series series Overland West Series
    The story of America’s westward migration is a powerful blend of fact and fable. Over the course of three decades, almost a million eager fortune-hunters, pioneers, and visionaries transformed the face of a continent—and displaced its previous inhabitants. The people who made the long and perilous journey over the Oregon and California trails drove this swift and astonishing change. In this ... Leer más

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  • Bombs in the Backyard

    Atomic Testing and American Politics

    Series series Nevada Studies in History and Pol Sci
    On January 27, 1951, the first atomic weapon was detonated over a section of desert known as Frenchman Flat in southern Nevada, providing dramatic evidence of the Nevada Test Site's beginnings. Fifty years later, author A. Costandina Titus reviews contemporary nuclear policy issues concerning the continued viability of that site for weapons testing. Titus has updated her now-classic study of ... Leer más

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  • The Eastern Frontier

    de Charles Clark ...
    In this fascinating social history of America’s first frontier, Charles Clark brings to life the people and settlements of Maine and New Hampshire before the Revolutionary War. He describes what life was like beyond the Merrimack from the early fishing camps on the coast to the settlement of mid-eighteenth-century wilderness towns in the interior.The sturdy, independent men who first settled the ... Leer más

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  • Good Medicine For the Bow

    A History of Medicine Bow, Wyoming

    It was not easy to establish and maintain a frontier community. Aside from the harassment from the native americans, there were the usual petty jealousies and worse, a total lack of law enforcement. Fortunately there were individuals whose leadership would overcome the desire for personal gain and supplant the community effort. These were people who wanted something more and sacrificed to make it ... Leer más

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