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Metropolis in the Making: Los Angeles in the 1920s
University of California Press
University of California Press
Los Angeles came of age in the 1920s. The great boom of that decade gave shape to the L.A. of today: its vast suburban sprawl and reliance on the automobile, its prominence as a financial and industrial center, and the rise of Hollywood as the film...
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Ribbon of Sand: The Amazing Convergence of the Ocean and the Outer Banks (Chapel Hill Book)
John Alexander, James Lazell
The University of North Carolina Press
The University of North Carolina Press
Ribbon of Sand is a rich and beautifully written explanation of the unique natural history and romantic past of the Outer Banks, the fragile barrier islands that stretch for almost two hundred miles down the North Carolina coast. First published...
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Cemeteries of New Orleans: A Journey Through the Cities of the Dead
Jan Arrigo
Voyageur Press
Voyageur Press
Cemeteries of New Orleans: A Journey through the Cities of the Dead is a photographic tour of the city’s captivating graveyards. Glorious photographs accompanied by interesting captions showcase more than fifteen of New Orleans’s historic and...
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Free Some Day: The African-American Families of Monticello
Lucia Stanton
The University of North Carolina Press
The University of North Carolina Press
Although Thomas Jefferson, author of the words "All men are created equal," was a lifelong enemy of the institution of slavery, he considered over six hundred human beings his legal possessions over the course of his long life. Building on Stanton's...
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Louisiana: A History
et al, Bennett R Wall
Harlan Davidson
Harlan Davidson
From its ancient Indian peoples to its troubled beginning as a French colony to the tragic events of Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana has a history that, whatever else one might say about the state, has never been dull. This fifth edition of our classic...
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The Outlaws of Cave-in-Rock (Shawnee Classics (Reprinted))
Otto A. Rothert
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University
Exceptionally rare and valued by book collectors, Otto A. Rothert’s riveting saga of the outlaws and scoundrels of Cave-in-Rock chronicles the adventures of an audacious cast of river pirates and highwaymen who operated in and around the famous...
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Minnesota Eats Out: An Illustrated History
Kathryn Koutsky, Linda Koutsky
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Minnesota Historical Society Press
This is a virtual romp through the state's dining spots, from early health resorts to Prohibition-era speakeasies to A&W drive-ins, illustrated with nearly one thousand photographs, postcards, menus, matchbooks, and collectible dishes. Kathryn...
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Pine Ridge Reservation (Images of America: South Dakota)
Donovin Arleigh Sprague
Arcadia Publishing
Arcadia Publishing
Established as the Pine Ridge Agency in southwestern South Dakota between Nebraska and the Black Hills in 1878, Pine Ridge became a reservation in 1889. The second-largest reservation in the country, comprised of almost 2 million acres, it is home...
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