Local history Books
DB Publishing Track the Plaque: 32 Walks Around London's
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£999.99
DB Publishing Chichester: An Illustrated History
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£11.69
DB Publishing Images of Cardiff
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£11.69
DB Publishing Murderous Birmingham: The Executed of the
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£11.69
DB Publishing Derwent Valley Walks: Discover the Derwent Valley and World Heritage Sites
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£9.49
DB Publishing Born Out of Wenlock: William Penny Brookes and the British Origins of the Modern Olympics
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£11.69
The History Press Ltd King's Lynn
Book SynopsisA history of King's Lynn.
£16.19
The History Press Ltd Cannock Chase Past
Book SynopsisCannock Chase has had many changes in its boundaries over the years. This book deals mainly with the are which formed the ancient parish of Cannock; taking in Hednesford, Hatherton, Cannock Wood and Great Wyrley. Cheslyn Hay has been included, partly because its story is most closely linked with Great Wyrleym but also because it was always a sort of 'no-mans land,' coming under the jurisdiction of neither the lord of the manor nor the Church. It was regarded as a wild and lawless place!The Chase has a long and interesting history. Many are familiar with the popular local tales such as the deeds of 'The Wyrley Gang,' but there is much more to be told about the Chase in the past that is less well known. Why, for example, is there evidence of a major flint-working site near Castle Ring, when local flint deposits are few and far between? Who built the hill-fort at Castle Ring and why? Where are the remains of the first known bathroom, complete with hot and cold running water? What did the Norman forest laws mean to ordinary people? Why was the first blast furnace in the Midlands built near Hednesford? What had Cannock Chase miners to do with the first landmine ever detonated? Why should Cannock curate have his sermons burnt by the public hangman? Why, if some Victorian civil servant had made a different decision, might Hednesford Town F.C. have been Arsenal F.C. instead? Finally... How, when and why did the Chase emerge from its centuries-long isolation to become a major coalfield and industrial centre by the end of the 19th century?In this very lively and entertaining account of the history of the area, the author examines all these questions and many more. Well-researched and particularly well-illustrated, her book will appear to everyone with an interest in the past of the Chase as well as to those, from many miles away, recognise its significance in providing the first full history of an important, if previously neglected, part of old England!
£16.14
Reardon Publishing Castle Combe: An Illustrated Walk Through History
Book SynopsisLet us take you around a village where time has stood still for over 500 years seen through the eyes of artist Paul Snowdon as he leads you around the village with words on the history and sketches of what you can see. Famous the world over Castle Combe has been voted "the prettiest village in England". This South Cotswold village has retained its heritage from the 15th century, giving an insight into village life from that time. Built during the Cotswold Cloth Boom this village has changed very little since it's medieval hayday. Read on and come with us on an illustrated walk of Castle combe another great book from the Cotswold Publishers Reardon Publishing.
£6.50
The Dovecote Press Regency, Riot and Reform
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£7.29
Metro Publications Ltd Walking Brighton & Hove
Book SynopsisThe streets of Brighton and Hove have some incredible tales to tell. In eight unique walks you will visit the grave of the legendary Phoebe Hessel (who spent 17 years in the army disguised as a man and lived to be Brighton’s oldest resident), learn about the remarkable rise and fall of Thomas Reed Kemp while exploring the area that bears his name and discover a plaque to Tom Sayers, who grew up in the slums of Brighton, to become the last great bare-knuckle boxing champion. On the Old Steine, find out about The Battle of Tar Tub, when the authorities attempted to stop Guy Fawkes night celebrations and visit a café in a former Art Deco tram shelter. With this book in hand you will visit Graham Greene’s favourite pubs and pass the location of one of the notorious Trunk Murders of the 1930s to find out how one guilty man escaped justice. Walking Brighton & Hove will surprise both seasoned residents and first time visitors alike with the remarkable story of how two sleepy fishing villages became today’s vibrant city. • 8 illustrated walks • details on the best cafés & pubs • information on local attractions, museums and galleries • maps – to help you navigate
£10.79
The Dovecote Press Tudors and Stuarts
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£7.29
Heritage Cartography St Andrews 1854 Map
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£11.25
University of Chester Press Landscape History Discoveries in the North West
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£15.36
Two Rivers Press Coley Talking: Realities of life in old Reading
Book SynopsisNineteenth and early twentieth century Reading prospered from the canal, the railway, brewing and biscuit making, but massive population growth in the middle years of the nineteenth century brought with it many problems. Coley Talking lifts the lid on a dark aspect of Reading’s, and England’s, history. Memories, photographs, maps and archives, tell the story of how life was lived in one of its poorest communities. All the symptoms of extreme poverty – workhouses, chronic disease, insanitary back-to-back housing – are revealed in shocking, ‘this is what life was like’ detail. But change was on the way: ragged schools, sanitation, the work of socialist councillors Harry and Lorenzo Quelch, and the early days of the local Labour party, together with a strong and resilient community spirit all played their parts. Through the microcosm of Coley we are shown the transformations brought about by slum clearance, the NHS, state education and the work of trade unions, and can appreciate the initiatives which make life better today.
£12.99
Sigma Press Monmouthshire Villages
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£9.49
Stobart Davies Ltd Walks in the Slow Lanes of Essex
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£999.99
Rydon Publishing Ireland
Book SynopsisAmazing and Extraordinary Facts: Ireland takes you on an absorbing journey around Ireland to unearth the adventures, inventions, legends, firsts and birthplaces that have shaped the unique history of Ireland. From Baltimore to Barbary, Titanic to Shergar, and even the myth of the Aran jumper, this intriguing compendium of facts and stories will give you a captivating insight into The Emerald Isle, and the ideas and events that have shaped the individual identity of this remarkable country. Brief, accessible and entertaining pieces on a wide variety of subjects makes it the perfect book to dip in to. The amazing and extraordinary facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.Table of Contents1 The Emerald Isle 12 2 Giant steps and baby steps 13 3 Older than the Pyramids! 15 4 Veni, vidi, vici! Or maybe not... 17 5 Natural preservatives 19 6 Land of the little people 20 7 Here, boy! 21 8 May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you 24 9 A medieval treasure 26 10 A long time ago, on an island far, far away... 28 11 Battle of the boozers 29 12 Urbs Intacta: the Untaken City 31 13 From Castle to Kingdom 33 14 The gift of the gab 36 15 Who run the world? Girls! 38 16 Ireland's most famous head-case 39 17 Soldiers in petticoats 41 18 From Baltimore to Barbary 44 19 Parklife 46 20 A pint of the black stuff 48 21 Bliain ai air: the year of the slaughter 50 22 To the White House 53 23 Probably the most famous glass in the world 56 24 Stand up and be counted 58 25 Monster meetings! 58 26 Ireland's national necropolis 61 27 The Unsung Hero 64 28 Keogh's Last Stand 67 29 Green, white and orange 68 30 'Til death do us part... 70 31 'We are Alcock and Brown. Yesterday we were in America.' 72 32 Watch the tram car please 74 33 Boycott! 77 34 Stranger than fiction 80 35 Death of a language 82 36 There's no such thing as fairies 84 37 Knit one, purl one 86 38 Leave your jewels and gold wands in the bank and buy a revolver 89 39 But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you... 91 40 SOS Titanic calling Harland & Wolff and The RMS Titanic 93 41 We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland... 97 42 Down with this sort of thing! 100 43 The men of Ireland were hurling when the Gods of Greece were young 102 44 If you built it, they will come 104 45 The Field 106 46 Those magnificent men in their flying machines 108 47 She was lovely and fair like the rose of the summer 110 48 The case for humanity 111 49 The Taking of Christ 113 50 'Ladies and Gentlemen, to whom it concerns, it's The Late Late Show...' 115 51 Who stole the horse? 117 52 I did it the Wild Atlantic Way 119 53 Yes Equality! 122 54 Like a bridge over Liffey waters 125 55 From feen to Ford 129 56 We all stand together! 130 57 Between the jigs and the reels 131
£8.99
Great Northern Books Ltd Leeds: Changing Places
Book SynopsisModern Leeds is a vibrant, bustling city. A shopper's paradise, its broad streets and modern shopping centres offer the latest tastes and favourite brands. It is also a major UK hub of finance and commerce. In many ways, it has always been so. Leeds has a knack for being a savvy city, keeping apace with trends, constantly modifying to accommodate new lifestyle habits, in a bid to make the place a desirable area to shop, work and do business. Moving with the times has meant the appearance of the city is constantly evolving. Leeds: Changing Places is a fascinating, photographic insight which charts these changes over the last 100 years, by comparing the past with the present. In the old photographs, Leeds is awash with bold Victorian buildings reflecting Baroque, Gothic and Classical influences. Electric trams weaved their way along the main thoroughfares. Traders, full of character, proudly displayed their varied, and often niche goods, for all to see. Today's blend of Victorian architecture,1920s and 1930s Art Deco, alongside contemporary Brutalist structures, create a diverse streetscape, brought to life by Peter Tuffrey in this intriguing book for a wide audience to enjoy.
£13.49
Graffeg Limited Senedd
Book SynopsisThis is the story of an astonishing transformation as Wales entered the twenty-first century embracing a new democratic direction. The Senedd, designed by architect Richard Rogers, rose as the country? s distinctive ultramodern forum, the expression of the people? s voices and diversity. Now available in this new compact edition, Senedd documents the rise of Cardiff as a city and place of government through to the concepts, challenges and final achievements of the Senedd building itself, superbly photographed by Andrew Molyneux. Trevor Fishlock? s rigorously researched account provides an extensive background, highlighting not only the unique design of the building and the process of its completion but also the even greater significance of what it continues to represent for Wales. The book also includes a conversation conducted by Fishlock with the late architect Richard Rogers and firm partner Ivan Harbour on their vision for the project and its execution.
£999.99
Unity Print and Publishing Ltd Wild about Ealing Pitshanger
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£23.75
Strata Florida - Ystrad Fflur The Strata Florida Pilgrim
Book SynopsisThe Pilgrim statue has become an iconic part of the Strata Florida landscape. The story of the statue is here told by sculptor Glenn Morris and others closely involved in the local community's campaign to rescue what began as a temporary installation and transform it into a permanent monument.
£9.37
The Conrad Press Walking the Hamster to the Fountain
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£12.34
Aka: Yola Tales of a Century-Old Courthouse: New Madrid
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£10.00
Sea Raven Press All We Ask is to be Let Alone: The Southern
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£35.14
Sea Raven Press I Rode With Forrest!: Confederate Soldiers Who
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£23.74
Sea Raven Press I Rode With Forrest!: Confederate Soldiers Who
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£36.09
Orison Publishers, Inc. Cherished Memories: Tales from Perry County
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£33.25
Elim Publishing The Sattler's Diary
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£28.50
Casemate Publishers A. Cook's Perspective: A Fascinating Insight into
Book SynopsisAnn Cook was an 18th-century cook and cookbook author. Her cookbook was printed in three editions and contained more than just receipts. For some reason, she had a real problem with Hannah Glasse’s cookbook, The Art of Cookery: Made Plain and Easy, which had been republished many times during the 18th century and would have been the first port of call for a puzzled cook or housekeeper. Cook’s book included vitriolic comments about a number of Glasse’s recipes.Historic cooks Clarissa F. Dillon and Deborah J. Peterson use their skills to investigate whether Cook’s remarks were valid. They prepared a number of recipes, both from Glasse and from Cook, and commented on the results. Although a number of people have written about these two women, their emphasis was on the comments, not on the validity of the criticisms. This approach makes this book unique.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Ann Cook’s First Edition of Professed Cookery Glossary
£26.96
Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd The Home of Footballers: A History of Runcorn
Book SynopsisRuncorn was a hotbed of rugby in the late Victorian era, the town’s club a proud founder member in 1895 of the Northern Union – the breakaway game that became known as Rugby League. Yet that great rugby tradition was ended by the First World War, with devastating effects for many Runcornians, including members of the rugby club, who served and lost their lives. Runcorn nurtured ten international rugby players in total, all but one born within a few hundred yards of the Irwell Lane ground. Respected sports writer and historian Michael Latham recreates those far-off days when the oval ball dominated and the town’s heroes included Harry Speakman, a member of the first rugby tourists to Australia, Sam Houghton, Jimmy Butterworth, Jimmy Jolley and Dick Padbury, among just a few in a gallery of colourful characters, the rugby league superstars of their day. With a detailed biographical and records section to complement the deeply researched narrative, this is one of the most comprehensive histories ever written about the Northern Union and contains around three hundred photographs. Harry Price was once a promising Runcorn player, snapped up by Wigan in 1906, where he became a highly regarded and popular player and captain. The report announcing his signing in the Wigan newspaper had a simple, approving testimonial: “Price was born in Runcorn, the home of footballers.” Hence the book’s title.
£999.99
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Pte Ltd Jalan Singapura: 700 Years of Movement in
Book SynopsisA history of a city-state can cover its political leaders or military past. Historian Eisen Teo is fascinated by something else: its land transport networks, and urban and traffic patterns. He dubs it the History of Movement: an intimate history driven by human nature, the age-old need to move from Point A to Point B for the everyday conduct of life. As the world urbanizes, the history of movement will only grow in relevance. Jalan Singapura sheds new light on Singapore history through 700 years of movement. From horse carriages to subway trains, dirt tracks to million-dollar expressways, ancient attap villages to glass-and-steel waterfronts, the movement of a people has shaped Singapore’s present – and illuminates its future. This book gives readers a new perspective on Singapore history through topics very close to the hearts and experiences of everyone living in the country, namely land transport, urban living and traffic. It will also draw lessons from history to provide bold solutions for present-day urban and land transport problems in Singapore.
£999.99
Fiel LLC Norfolk & Virginia Beach: Historical Guide for
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£9.49
State University of New York Press Queens
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£20.77
North Country Books Fire Towers of the Catskills
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£18.89
Amberley Publishing Cornwalls Saints
Book SynopsisA fascinating exploration of Cornwallâs saints and their legacy across the landscape. Will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this county.
£14.39
Graffeg Limited Lost Tramways of Ireland: Dublin
Book SynopsisIn the second volume in the Lost Tramways series to feature Ireland, the history of the trams that served Dublin and its environs are recalled.
£7.64
Cassini Publishing Ltd A Landscape History of Barrow-in-Furness & South Lakeland (1852-1925) - LH3-096: Three Historical Ordnance Survey Maps
£40.50
The History Press Ltd A Century of Paisley
Book SynopsisPaisley, Scotland''s largest town, has a rich and colourful history. A powerhouse of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, it was home to some of Scotland''s great industries, particularly weaving and textiles.
£14.39
DB Publishing Nottingham versus Napoleon: The Story of an English County's Defiance of an Empire
Book SynopsisNovember 1815, it has been five months since the Battle of Waterloo, the British army and her allies surround Paris. The Emperor Napoleon has long since abdicated but no formal treaty has been declared. Shots ring out and a British soldier falls to the floor. He wears the uniform of the 59th (2nd Nottinghamshire) Foot and is one of the last British troops to be killed by direct contact with troops of Napoleonic France. War with Napoleonic France would see these regiments fight in Portugal, Spain and Holland, right into the heart of France itself and a year later on a tiny patch of Belgian countryside where the future of Europe was to be determined.
£13.49
Birlinn General Lost Argyll
Book SynopsisIn this fascinating yet poignant study, Marian Pallister introduces the many varied aspects of lost Argyll, showing how ancient and even relatively modern landscapes have changed inexorably, often with little thought for conservation or preservation.
£14.24
Vertical Editions Folklore and Fables II: An alternative look at
Book Synopsis'Folklore and Fables' is a collection of articles on his beloved Blades, by Sheffield United supporters' liaison officer, club historian and 'encyclopedia of Blades knowledge', John Garrett. A lifelong Blade, whose grandfather first watched the Blades in 1892, John has worked at Bramall Lane for over two decades and began writing his popular, and award-winning, 'Folklore and Fables' feature for United's matchday programme almost 10 years ago. This book is a compilation of his best work, giving his inimitable take on life at Bramall Lane - featuring his family history, music, holidays abroad, club legends and, rather occasionally, football...
£13.49
Birlinn General Skye: The Island and Its Legends
Book SynopsisThis is a fabulous treasury of legend and wonder; tales of monsters who dwell in lakes, of small people who trap humans in earthen mounds where time stands still; of dark, shape- shifting spirits whose cloak of human form is betrayed by the sand and shells which fall from their hair. In the absence of a written tradition, for generations of Skianachs, these tales, handed down orally, contained the very warp and weft of Hebridean history. They take us far beyond Christian times, to the edge of the Iron Age, and interweave with threads from the wider Atlantic tradition of Gaelic heroic myth and legend.
£8.99
University of California Press American Disruptor The Scandalous Life of Leland
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Readable and entertaining. . . . De Wolk not only introduces a much more believable Stanford, warts and all, but also does a great job of showing how his legacy and reputation was managed, massaged and sanitized after his death." * True West *"American Disruptor provides a dense but swift-moving primer on Stanford’s rise from tavern owner’s son to tycoon." * Stanford Magazine *"The original tech bro? Leland Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University, emerges as a spiritual forefather of Silicon Valley-style monopolism, exploitation and conflicts of interest in this dramatic new biography by Bay Area journalism professor Roland De Wolk." * KQED Arts *"A superb new account of Stanford’s 'preposterous career and life.'" * Berkeleyside *"Stanford was an uneducated anti-intellectual, yet defined himself as “a technologist” and wanted Stanford University to thrive as a trade school. He played a major role in vaulting America into peak ascendancy, yet had few qualms bilking taxpayers out of millions of dollars in the process (before going on to be a U.S. Senator). And those are just a few of the threads that De Wolk pulls to weave an engaging and highly relevant portrait of a profoundly influential, turbulent and, yes—“scandalous” life." * Six Fifty *"Stanford’s warts have long been on display, and De Wolk doesn’t avoid them, but the details the author has unearthed reveal a far more complex figure, one who clearly loved his wife and son. The author sums him up as an ordinary man who found himself in extraordinary circumstances and contends that history 'shows that the business Stanford pioneered was the foundation not only for Silicon Valley but also for the modern corporation itself.'" * HistoryNet *"Vivid prose and a strong narrative drive." * Journal of Interdisciplinary History *"American Disruptor penetrates the thicket of hagiography surrounding Leland Stanford." * New York Review of Books *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Prologue: Fell Redemption 1. Start-Up 2. Everything Ventured 3. Crossing 4. The Gold under the Mountain 5. Ditching and Hitching 6. “The Road Must Be Built” 7. “Egyptian Kings and Dynasties Shall Be Forgotten” 8. Dungeons and Depredations 9. Living Up to the Landscape 10. Command and Control 11. “The Machine of Steam on the Road of Iron” 12. Unmasked 13. Gone Dark 14. Ingeniously Contrived Devices 15. Deposed 16. The Fundamental Standard 17. Sex and Socialism 18. “God Forgive Me My Sins. Am I Prepared to Meet My Dear Ones?” Requiem: American Disruptor Notes Bibliographical Note Bibliography Index About the Author Illustrations
£27.00
University of California Press Resisting Change in Suburbia Asian Immigrants
Book Synopsis2023 Lawrence W. Levine Award Winner, Organization of American Historians Between the 1980s and the first decade of the twenty-first century, Asian Americans in Los Angeles moved toward becoming a racial majority in the communities of the East San Gabriel Valley. By the late 1990s, their model minority status resulted in greater influence in local culture, neighborhood politics, and policies regarding the use of suburban space. In the country living subdivisions, which featured symbols of Western agrarianism including horse trails, ranch fencing, and Spanish colonial architecture, white homeowners encouraged assimilation and enacted policies suppressing unwanted changesthat is, increased density and influence of Asian culture. While some Asian suburbanites challenged whites' concerns, many others did not. Rather, white critics found support from affluent Asian homeowners who also wished to protect their class privilege and suburbia's conservative Anglocentric milieu. In Resisting Change in Suburbia, award-winning historian James Zarsadiaz explains how myths of suburbia, the American West, and the American Dream informed regional planning, suburban design, and ideas about race and belonging.Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 • Constructing “Country Living” 2 • The People of “Country Living” 3 • Asian Families Making a Home in the Suburbs 4 • Asian Suburbanites in the “In-Between” 5 • Growth and the Imminent Death of “Country Living” 6 • To Remain Country, Become a City Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
£22.50
Harvard University Press We the Miners
Book SynopsisThe California Gold Rush is thought to exemplify the Wild West, yet miners were expert organizers. Driven by property interests, they enacted mining codes, held criminal trials, and decided claim disputes. But democracy and law did not extend to foreigners and Indians, and miners were hesitant to yield power to the state that formed around them.Trade ReviewAndrea McDowell’s engaging study of the ensuing Gold Rush challenges Wild West stereotypes and explains how the miners who poured into California built workable forms of self-government. * Financial Times *An important law and economics study of an ‘anarchistic’ episode, going much deeper than some earlier accounts on matters involving Native Americans, fairness of trials, dispute resolution, miner-mining company interactions, and more. -- Tyler Cowen * Marginal Revolution *[This] book does admirable work unearthing overlooked dimensions of U.S. democracy and frontier law, while enriching our understanding of a storied chapter of American history. -- John Suval * Civil War Book Review *The California mining camps are legendary experiments in self-government. McDowell mines thousands of primary narratives to separate fact from fable and extracts a precise and elegant account of how the miners made laws and enforced them by means of meetings conducted by parliamentary procedure. We the Miners is expert and authoritative on details of miners’ property law and criminal law and of mining technology, and unsparingly detailed about their cruelty to outsiders like Mexicans and Native Americans. It is not likely that there will ever be a better history of the law of the Gold Rush than this one. -- Robert W. Gordon, Emeritus, Stanford Law SchoolRooted in the bold and intriguing idea that the organizational skills of California mining camps transcended the originality of their legal ideas, We the Miners is a provocative, well-argued book. McDowell goes beyond the old question of the nature of mining codes to the processes of meeting and decisionmaking in mining camps, especially in the miners’ use of American ‘parliamentary procedure as a form of governance.’ This wide-ranging, carefully researched work also explores the impact of mining codes on Native Americans and Spanish-speaking miners. Gracefully written with passion as well as fairness, it will appeal to a broad audience. -- Donald J. Pisani, author of Water, Land, and Law in the West: The Limits of Public Policy, 1850–1920
£31.46
Princeton University Press The Flood Year 1927 A Cultural History
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Honorable Mention for the ASLE Ecocritical Book Award, Association for the Study of Literature and Environment""Honorable Mention for the 2017 James Russell Lowell Prize, Modern Language Association"
£20.90
MP-OKL Uni of Oklahoma An Archaeology of Desperation Exploring the
Book SynopsisCombining the approaches of history, ethnohistory, archaeology, bioarchaeology, and social anthropology, this innovative look at the Donner Party's experience at the Alder Creek Camp offers insights into many long-unsolved mysteries.
£26.96
