BEHR, EDWARD.

Prohibition: The 13 Years That Changed America.

London: BBC Books, 1997. 0563387343. 1st ed. Published to accompany a television series of the same name. "The many shocking and compelling stories to be found in this fascinating study do much to challenge conventional perceptions of the Prohibition era and of how it shaped modern-day America." Pp.256, 16 pages of b/w photo illustrations. Black cloth, d/w. VG/VG.

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Book number: 31347

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Behr Prohibition Illicit Alcohol Ban Dry America Racketeers Harding Jazz Age St Valentines Day Massacre Bootleggers George Remus Gangsters 30843 History: : American

BORITT, GABOR S. (EDITOR).

War Comes Again: Comparative Vistas on the Civil War and World War II.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1995. 019508845X. 1st ed. "The Civil War and World War II stand as the two great cataclysms of American History..eleven eminent historians - including three Pulitzer Prize winners, all veterans of the Second World War - offer an illuminating comparison of these two epic events.." Pp.16/288.Red cloth spine, white boards, dustwrapper has minor crease to lower front edge. VG/VG.

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Book number: 31346

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Boritt War CIVIL War Ww2 World War II American History Ambrose Adams Berlin Bruce Campbell Jensen Fehrenbacher Jones Linderman Maslowski Schlesinger Weigley Grant Eisenhower Combat 30844 History: : American

BROWNLOW, REV W.G. AND PRYNE, REV A.

Ought American Slavery to be Perpuated? A Debate. (held at Philadelphia,September 1858).

Miami: Mnemosyne Publishing,1969. Reprinted from 1858 original. Pp.305, patterned endpapers. Black cloth,title to spine. VG.

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Book number: 21160

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Brownlow Pryne Slavery Perpetuated America Philadelphia Debate 1858 Slaves Negro A17266 History: : American

CHAMBERS, ANN (ED).

Columbus in the Capitol. Commemorative Quincentenary Edition.

Washington: U.S. Government. 1992. "A tribute to Christopher Columbus and the Quincentenary of his discovery of America". 21.5cms x 28cms. Pp 38, many colour illustrations. P/b. Illustrated cover. VG.

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Book number: 25175

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Chambers Columbus Commemorative Quincentenarty American 22138 History: : American

O'CONNOR, RICHARD.

Pacific Destiny. An Informal History of the U.S. in the Far East: 1776-1968.

Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1969. 1st ed. 'Pacific Destiny' is a vivid account of the men who shaped and directed America's Pacific ambitions. Pp. 16/505, frontis, 33 b/w illustrations, illustrated endpapers. Yellow boards with red spine and gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has edge chippings. VG/G+.

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Book number: 20421

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Oconnor Pacific Destiny Informal History Us Far East 1776-1968 Illustrated A16010 History: : American

FISCHER, DAVID HACKETT.

Albion's Seed. Four British Folkways.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1989. 9780195069051. The first in a series on the cultural history of the US from an anthropologcal sense. Contents include: East Anglia to Massachussets: The Exodus of the English Puritans, 1629-41; The South of England to Virginia: Distressed Cavaliers and Indentured Servants, 1642-75; North Midlands to the Delaware: The Friends' Migration, 1675-1725; Borderlands to the Backcountry: The Flight from North Britain, 1717-1775. Pp.xxii/946, many illustrations by Jennifer Brody + many maps.Paperback. VG.

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Book number: 50806

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Fischer Albions Seed Four British Folkways Cultural History Anthropology East Anglia Massachussets English Puritans Virginia Cavaliers Indentured Servantsdelaware Quakersborderlands Backcountry 52247 History: : American

FURNEAUX, RUPERT.

Saratoga: The Decisive Battle.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1971. 1st ed. Pp.304, 14 b/w illustrations & 3 maps. Red cloth. VG.

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Book number: 21330

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Furneaux Saratoga Battle History Usa America War Independence A17245 History: : American

JOHNSON, CURT, & MCLAUGHLIN, MARK.

Battles of the American Civil War.

Maidenhead: Sampson Low, 1977. 1st ed. "With its authoritative text and superb visual style, the book will be prized by historians, modellers, military collectors and the growing army of wargamers, as well as by general readers with an interest in this most fundamental of all wars fought on American soil". 32cms. x 22cms. Pp. 160, 15 coloured & 102 b/w illustrations, + 24 maps, illustrated endpapers, dar blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. F/VG.

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Book number: 14731

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Johnson Mclaughlin Battles American CIVIL War Illustrated Maps A8795 History: : American

LINFORD, VELMA.

Wyoming: Frontier State. (drawings by Ramona Bowman).

Denver:Old West Publishing Co,1947. 1st ed. Illustrated history of Wyoming. Pp.12/428,frontis. + b/w photos and illustrations throughout, illustrated endpapers, long inscription by the author to verso frontis. Green cloth, yellow illustrated title to front and spine. VG.

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Book number: 16165

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Linford Velma Wyoming Frontier State Ramona Bowman Illustrated Laramie Jordan Ridding Us American History A10975 History: : American

MILLER, A. (EDITOR).

The Mississippi: The life and legends of America's greatest river.

New York: Crescent Books, 1975. 1st Crescent ed. "This delightful book, with over 120 pictures, captures the whole history of one of the world's greatest rivers, and explains its geography, the geology of its basin, its importance for trade". 29.5cms. x 20.1cms. Pp. 127, 66 coloured and 47 b/w illustrations, + 12 maps, inscrip.to verso front board, illustrated endpapers. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has slight chipping to top edges. VG/G+.

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Book number: 14735

Catalogue: History: : American

Keywords: Miller Mississippi Life Legends America Greatest River Geography Geology Trade Illustrated Maps A8789 History: : American