Racine, WI. Whitman Publishing Co., Horatio Alger Jr.'s 'boys' stories' inspired generations with tales of impoverished youth achieving success through hard work, virtue, and perseverance. His 'rags-to-riches' formula epitomized the American Dream, promoting ideals of self-reliance and moral integrity during the late 19th century, a time of rapid social and.....
New Jersey: Irish American Cultural Institute, 1996. Eire-Ireland Earrach/Samhradh-Spring/Summer Double Issue 1996 offers a deep dive into Irish culture, history, and society. This special double issue features insightful articles on Ireland’s evolving identity, traditions, and modern challenges, making it an essential read for those interested in Irish heritage and contemporary.....
![Item #18790 The Story of Henri Todd [Blackford Oakes Mystery] [Signed By Author]. William F....](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/18790.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1719497212)
Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library, 1984. First Edition, Thus. Full Leather. In the summer of 1961 just as the Berlin Wall is about to slam shut the last escape route out of Eastern Europe, President Kennedy needs to know what the Soviets are up to, and Blackford Oakes is sent.....
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. First Edition, First Printing. Best known for Two Years Before the Mast, Dana published only three major books; this Cuban travel narrative is his third and last. Written after his 1859 winter voyage, To Cuba and Back records his impressions of Havana, a sugar plantation.....
Los Angles: The Westerners, Los Angeles Corral, 1974. Illustrations by Holling C. Holling. Limited Edition. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Contents: Western History in 1776: Garces and Escalante in Arizona - Raymund F. Wood / The Jesuit Mission to the Flathead Indians - Gloria Ricci Lothrop / The Golden History of.....
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. Illustrated by R. B. Birch. A Very Good Hardcover. John Fox Jr. wrote primarily on life in rural Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia. Born in Stony Point, KY, he made his name as a novelist after settling in Big Stone Gap, VA, where he spent.....
Tallahassee, Florida: Father and Sons Publishing, 1992. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. Cold Before Morning is a simple yet powerful novel of a Scottish family's emotional and heart-warming romance and daily conflict with pioneer Florida between 1854 and 1913.The James McCredies arrived in Micanopy.....
![Item #20744 The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr. [Signed]. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott...](https://blindhorsebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/20744.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1751315961)
New York: Newmarket Press, 1983. Third Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —As the foundational architect of the King Center, Coretta Scott King was far more than a passive witness to history; she was the chief custodian of the nonviolent civil rights legacy. Her editorial selections in this compilation.....
Philadelphia: American Folklore Society, 1964. Revised Edition. A Good Hardcover. This text undertakes to sift out from the large body of folksong assembled by collectors the native American ballads, describe and group them. Sections are War Ballads; Cowboys and Pioneers; Lumberjacks and Shanty Men; Sailors; about Criminals and Outlaws; Murder.....
Philadelphia: Published by Carey & Lea, 1822. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Fielding Lucas Jr. was the most meticulous American mapmaker of the early 19th century. His work for Carey & Lea was revolutionary because it adopted the 'Lesage' style—integrating high-level statistics directly onto the map sheet. This allowed the viewer to understand.....
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Philadelphia: Carey & Lea, 1822. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE —Fielding Lucas Jr. was the premier American cartographer of his era, and his work for the Carey & Lea Atlas solidified Philadelphia as the center of the American publishing world. This atlas was the first of its kind produced in the United States.....
New York: Harbor House, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. The Civil War brought death and ruin to the Old South, but out of the ashes there arose a remarkable legend that has intrigued treasure hunters and conspiracy buffs ever since the lost Confederate.....
New York: Doubleday, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A dramatic, fascinating and revisionist narrative detailing how America's first family was changed utterly during World War II. First-rate history grounded in scholarship and brought to life by a critically acclaimed author. [Publisher].
Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs & Co, 1901. Taylor Jr., Charles M. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The book narrates the explorations of the author traveling to Alaska and Yellowstone and points in between at the end of the 19th century.
New York: Hawthorn Books Inc., 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover.
New York: The MacMillan Company, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Presents the story of the Salvation Army in America from its founding until his publication in 1955. Like Wisbey's other works, the greatest strength of "Soldiers Without Swords" is its narrative style, which is exceptionally readable.....
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USA: CreateSpace, 2018. First Edition, First Printing. Illustrated Wraps, Have you heard someone claim that an invention was inspired by science fiction? Should you believe it? Surprisingly, it's possible. The real challenge is separating fact from fiction.Out of This World Ideas explores such claims. Did a novel by Frank Herbert.....