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Hardcover, David Doyle, 144 pages, 9.25 x 0.75 x 9.25", 9780764367083

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Ejnar Mikkelsen, 224 pages, 5 x 8, 9781586423346
Now a major Netflix film co-written by and starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau ( Game of Thrones ) The harrowing, amazing, and often amusing personal account of two mismatched Arctic explorers who banded together to keep themselves sane on an historic expedition gone horribly wrong Ejnar...

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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...

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Paperback, Lincoln Paine, 784 pages, 9.6 x 7.1 x 1.9, 9781101970355
A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s...

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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...

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Paperback, Andrés Reséndez , 304 pages, 5 x 7, The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery—and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plo
The story of an uncovered voyage as colorful and momentous as any on record for the Age of Discovery—and of the Black mariner whose stunning accomplishment has been until now lost to history   It began with a secret mission, no expenses spared. Spain, plotting to break Portugal’s monopoly...

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Paperback, Donald R. Tjossem, 128 pages, 6.5 x 9.3 x 0.3", 9780738599922
Bainbridge Island sits in the middle of Puget Sound in Washington State. Its unique history starts with the Native Americans and includes logging, farming, fishing, and shipbuilding from the late 1800s through the present. Early explorers included George Vancouver in 1792 and the Wilkes...

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Paperback, Robert Wood, 240 pages, 5 x 8, 9780898862195
In 1889 Washington's then governor, Elisha Ferry, called on men of adventure to cross the Olympic Mountains, a range shrouded in mystery. The  Seattle Press , the state's primary newspaper, stepped up to the challenge, sponsoring the Press Expedition. And soon departed a band of men into the...

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Paperback, Children Of The Setting Sun Productions, 224 pages, 9.1 x 0.6 x 10.2", 9780295748641
Dynamic and diverse, Coast Salish culture is bound together by shared values and relations that generate a resilient worldview. Jesintel―"to learn and grow together"―characterizes the spirit of this book, which brings the cultural teachings of nineteen elders to new generations. Featuring...
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