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Scoundrels of the Salish Sea: Tales of Crime and Punishment in Washington State's History
Scoundrels of the Salish Sea: Tales of Crime and Punishment in Washington State's History
ARC169
$21.99  
Paperback, Carol Turner, 176 pages, 6 x 9, 9781634992237
From Orcas Island to Tacoma, and west to the Kitsap and Olympic Peninsulas, the American section of the Salish Sea serves as an abundant setting for a wild ride through Washington's history of crime and punishment. These stories came primarily from the pages of old newspapers--the earliest...
Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed
Sacagawea and the Bravest Deed
SIM281
$4.99  
Paperback, Stephen Krensky, 32 pages, 6 x 0.1 x 9, 9780689848032
Young Sacagawea wants to be as brave as her brother. If only she were allowed to go with him and the other boys on a hunt to prove it! But while gathering wood with her grandmother, an angry rattlesnake shows Sacagawea that there are many ways to be brave.
Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine
Raising the Hunley: The Remarkable History and Recovery of the Lost Confederate Submarine
PGN222
$18.00  
Paperback, Brian Hicks & Schuyler Kropf, 330 pages, 5.5 x 0.7 x 8.2, 9780345447722
The history of the Confederate submarine  H. L. Hunley  is as astonishing as its disappearance. On February 17, 1864, after a legendary encounter with a Union battleship, the iron “fish boat” vanished without a trace somewhere off the coast of South Carolina. For more than a century the fate of...
Portsmouth: An Old Town by the Sea
Portsmouth: An Old Town by the Sea
ARC181
$24.99  
Paperback, Russell M. Lawson, 160 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738524276
From Strawbery Banke to the Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth has always been the economic, cultural, and political hub north of Boston. Brightly-colored saltbox homes and towering lighthouses line the churning currents of the Piscataqua, and narrow lanes echo with the footsteps of John Paul Jones, the...
Portsmouth Harbor's Military and Naval Heritage
Portsmouth Harbor's Military and Naval Heritage
ARC182
$24.99  
Paperback, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9780738536477
Including more than two hundred vintage photographs and illustrations, Portsmouth Harbor's Military and Naval Heritage chronicles the history of the Piscataqua River's naval shipyard and harbor defenses. Long before it became home to one of the U.S. Navy's first federal shipyards, the harbor at...
Portsmouth - Then and Now - Book
Portsmouth - Then and Now - Book
ARC183
$21.99  
Paperback, William T. Warren & Constance S. Warren, 96 pages, 6.5 x 9.3 x 0.3", 9780738509013
Residents and visitors strolling through the streets of Portsmouth may wonder about the changes the city has seen over the years. Though much of Portsmouth's charm comes from an appearance that little has been altered, the community has transitioned over the centuries from rural farms to a...
Portland's Maritime History
Portland's Maritime History
ARC093
$15.50  
Paperback, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467130844
Outlaws and Lawmen of the West Vol 1
Outlaws and Lawmen of the West Vol 1
LPP024
$12.95  
Paperback, M. A. Macpherson, 240 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781551051642
The American frontier in its early days was a rough place where only the tough survived. Gold and cattle were king, and many took up stealing the former and rustling the latter. Stage coaches and trains presented themselves for the taking. Billy the Kid, the Daltons, Jesse James, the Reno...
Oregon Trail Stories: True Accounts Of Life In A Covered Wagon
Oregon Trail Stories: True Accounts Of Life In A Covered Wagon
GPT203
$12.95  
Paperback, David Klausmeyer, 160 pages, 6 x 0.5 x 9, 9780762730827
Travel along the Oregon Trail with the pioneers who dared to "face the elephant" as they moved west in search of a new life. Compiled from the trail diaries and memoirs that document this momentous period in American history,  Oregon Trail Stories  is a fascinating look at the great American...
Of All Tribes: American Indians and Alcatraz - Book
Of All Tribes: American Indians and Alcatraz - Book
HCT061
$19.99  
Hardcover, Joseph Bruchac, 256 pages, 5.9 x 1.0 x 8.3", 9781419757198
In Of All Tribes, Abenaki children's book icon Joseph Bruchac tells the stirring history of the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz by Native Americans, which established a precedent for Indian activism. Alcatraz is not an island. It's an idea. - activist Richard Oakes (Akwesasne Mohawk) On the night of...
Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway
Never Call Me a Hero: A Legendary American Dive-Bomber Pilot Remembers the Battle of Midway
HRW159
$16.99  
Hardcover, N. Jack "Dusty" Kleiss, Timothy Orr, Laura Orr, 336 pages, 6 x 9, 9780062692351
Hailed as "t he single most effective pilot at Midway" ( World War II   magazine),   Dusty Kleiss struck and sank three Japanese warships at the Battle of Midway, including two aircraft carriers, helping turn the tide of the Second World War. This is his extraordinary memoir....
Native American Wisdom - Book
Native American Wisdom - Book
IPS261
$16.00  
paperback, Louise Mengelkoch (editor), Kent Nerburn (editor), 128 pages, 5 x 7.3 x 0.6", 9780931432781
We recognize the philosophy of the original Americans as coming from the earth we walk on, from those who preceded us. As we read the wisdom of these peoples, it is possible to feel a reconnection with our land and ourselves. This beautiful collection of the best of Native American wisdom...
Native American Testimony: A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present, 1492-2000, Revised Edition
Native American Testimony: A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present, 1492-2000, Revised Edition
PGN282
$21.00  
Paperback, Peter Nabokov, 528 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780140281590
From the author of  How the World Moves --the classic collection of more than 500 years of Native American History In a series of powerful and moving documents, anthropologist  Peter Nabokov  presents a history of Native American and white relations as seen though Indian eyes and told through...
Mothman Baby!: A Hazy Dell Flap Book - Book
Mothman Baby!: A Hazy Dell Flap Book - Book
IPS213
$9.95  
Board book, Elias Barks, 12 pages, 5.5 x 1.0 x 5.5", 9781948931281
Mine to Mill: History of the Great Lakes Iron Trade: From the Iron Ranges to Sault Ste. Marie
Mine to Mill: History of the Great Lakes Iron Trade: From the Iron Ranges to Sault Ste. Marie
SPC070
$29.99  
Hardcover, Phillip J. Stager, 128 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9780764347672
The history of the iron ore trade on the Great Lakes, from 1900 to 1980, is perhaps best related in visual form. Historians and enthusiasts alike can now learn about this important part of our country’s industrial heritage in nearly 300 views of the mines, railroads, loading docks, and...
Mills of Humboldt County
Mills of Humboldt County
ARC135
$21.99  
Paperback, 128 pages, 6 x 9, 9781467134736
Humboldt County was at the forefront of the massive redwood logging industry. The impressive size of the trees necessitated drastic technological advances. Many innovations were invented by Humboldt mill owners like John Dolbeer, whose steam donkey engine mechanized and revolutionized logging...
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