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The Story of Old Ironsides: cradle of the U.S. Navy.

Rear-Admiral William Sims, · 1928 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Dodd Mead, 1928. G ex-library. Story of the frigate Constitution, an intimate study of the men whose influence created the tradition governing the. service today. Paste down pictorial cover, library markings, front DJ flap glued to ft endpaper.

Campaign of Chaos...1776: in the days of the juggernaut an eagle held the stars.

Henderson, Peter, · 1975 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,512)

Haworth, NJ, Archives Ink, (1975). 1st limited ed. Fair. Signed by author on title page plus laid in insert about the purpose of the book signed by the author. Also laid in list of. main characters in the Continental Congress of 1776 (stained on edges) as well as stain on fron...

Longitudes and Attitudes: exploring the world after September 11.

Friedman, Thomas L., · 2002 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,756)

NY, Farrar Straus Giroux, (2002). 1st ed 2nd ptg. VG in VG DJ. Columns Friedman first published about Sept 11 as well as a diary of his private experiences and reflections.

Upstairs Girls: prostitution in the American West.

Rutter, Michael, · 2005 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Helena, MT, Farcountry Press, (2005). VG PB. Why they turned to prostitution, who they worked for, and what their lives were like.

I Remember America.

Sloane, Eric, · 1971 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

NY, Funk & Wagnalls, 1971. VG in G DJ. Majestic, outsized volume as Sloane presents an autobiography, a recollection, stunning artwork as he remembers the American. landscape with an outspoken defense of our threatened natural heritage. DJ priced clipped and edge chips, owner ...

So Vast So Beautiful a Land: Louisiana and the Purchase.

Sprague, Marshall, · 1974 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Boston, Little Brown, (1974). 1st ed. VG in G DJ. In 1803 the American minister in Paris received a startling offer. For months he had been trying to buy New Orleans and. West Florida for the U.S. with no success and suddenly Napoleon wanted to sell everything, the entire Loui...

Full Official History of the War with Spain written over the wires in the discharge of public duty.

Halstead, Murat, · 1899 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$37.00 (€33.57 | £28.01 | ¥5,907)

Chicago, J. H. Moore, 1899. G. Blue leather binding, gilt/red on spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Heavy edge and spine wear. "Earliest example of historical work wrought from the records automatically authentic, of the inner truths of war, with the...

The Discovery and Conquest of the New World containing the life & voyages of Christopher Columbus, a separate account of the....

introduction by Murat Halstead, · 1892 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$32.00 (€29.03 | £24.22 | ¥5,108)

Augusta, ME, E. E. Knowles & Co, 1892. G.Conquest of Mexico and Peru and a Perfect History of the United States. Pictorial tan binding with silver decoration. shows Columbus holding a banner in one hand and a sword in the other. Some double color illustrations, tissue guards o...

A Pictorial History of the Great Lakes.

Hatcher, Harlan & Erich A. Walter, assisted by Orin W. Jaye, Jr., · 1963 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Bonanza, (1963). 11th ptg. VG in G DJ. Lively narrative, striking prints, engravings, documents, old maps, panoramic photos, from discovers and pioneers, to early. settlers, founders of cities, builders etc. DJ edge wear.

Lincoln Frees Slaves; Major Union Victories; North, South at War.

Boston Herald Traveler, · 1861 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

Boston, Boston Herald Traveler, 1861 and 1863. Reprints. 3 G newspapers dated 1861 to 1863 (1970 reprints). Historic days as they were reported on at the time. Three 8 page reprints from three different dates in the 1860s.

Trapped at Pearl Harbor: escape from Battleship Oklahoma.

Young, Stephen Bower, · 1991 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$34.00 (€30.85 | £25.74 | ¥5,428)

Annapolis, MD, Naval Institute Press, (1991). 1st ptg. VG in VG DJ. Naval Institute book review notice attached to ft endpaper, news release laid in as well as publisher business card. Stephen Young's ordeal is one of the most dramatic stories to unfold during the Japanese att...

The Dreadful Decade being some phases in the history of the United States from Reconstruction to Resumption 1869-1879.

Seitz, Don C., · 1926 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Indianapolis, Bobbs Merrill, (1926). G ex-library. Mustard-colored binding, library markings.

The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry with legends of the surrounding country.

Barry, Joseph, · 1974 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

Harper's Ferry, WV, Women's Club, (1974). G PB. Pictorial cover. Some soil to binding.

The U.S. Army War College Guide to the Battle of Antietam: the Maryland campaign of 1862.

Luvaas, Dr. Jay and Col. Harold W. Nelson, edited by, · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$14.00 (€12.70 | £10.60 | ¥2,235)

Carlisle, PA, South Mountain Press, 1987. BMC. VG in VG DJ. Helps to explain how the battle was fought and why leaders on both sides acted as they did.

The Civil War on the Virginia Peninsula: Images of America.

Quarstein, John V., · 1997 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Dover, NH, Arcadia, (1997). VG PB. Over 200 fascinating images from museums, archives, and private collections tell powerful stories of valor, leadership, strategy. and technology.

Portents of Rebellion: rhetoric and revolution in Philadelphia, 1765-76.

Lucas, Stephen E., · 1976 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$11.00 (€9.98 | £8.33 | ¥1,756)

Philadelphia, Temple University, (1976). G. John Adams wrote in 1818, "The real American Revolution was the radical change in the principles, opinions, sentiments and. affections of the people which took place during the 11 years preceding the Declaration of Independence, prim...

The Plotters: the New York Conspiracy of 1741.

Werstein, Irving, · 1967 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,596)

NY, Scribner, (1967). G in G DJ ex-library. A shameful instance of injustice and hysteria whose lesson is persistent today, the story of many witch hunts. A hardwinter of terrible drought and mysterious burglaries followed by a wave of arson makes New Yorkers hysterical and op...

Guns at the Forks.

O'Meara, Walter, · 1965 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NJ, Prentice Hall, (1965). G in Fair DJ ex-library. What happened at the forks of the Ohio between 1750 and 1760 profoundly affected the course of world history and sparked a. global conflict and decide the fat of empires. Library markings, piece missing from bottom of DJ near...

Highland Clans & Tartans.

Munro, R. W., · 1987 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

NY, Crescent, (1987). VG in VG DJ. Story of the clans from their beginnings to the present day activties of contemporary clan societies.

Watch Below: a reconstruction in narrative form of the Golden Age of Steam.

McFee, William, · 1940 · Crabtree's Collection Old Books

$18.00 (€16.33 | £13.62 | ¥2,873)

NY, Random, (1940). 1st ed. VG. When coal took the place of wind and the tramp steam's smoke covered the seven seas.