Boulder, Colorado: Johnson Publishing Company, 1974. Ninth Edition. A concise and accessible Bancroft guide combining gold-rush history, historic preservation advocacy, and travel promotion. These locally issued Colorado booklets were sold to visitors as souvenirs and reference guides and were often heavily used, making clean surviving copies increasingly scarce. Historical Note.....

New York: Army Hq. First Army, [1950]. A concise and well-produced example of postwar Army historical interpretation, combining architectural history, military narrative, and photographic illustration. Pamphlets of this type were produced in limited quantities for educational and official use, and were rarely preserved outside institutional settings, making intact copies increasingly.....

Easton Press, 2012. Limited Edition 103/400. This handsome deluxe limited edition is a facsimile of a monumental work published by D. Appleton & Co., Publishers in 1872 and 1874. A breathtaking re-creation of William Cullen Bryant's fully illustrated 19th century celebration of America in response to the division of the.....

First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. "Conway, a college prof and ex-newspaper man, covers this ancient tale in a way that makes it feel like a hot news story."  [New York Post]“Engrossing . . . Conway skillfully paints a backdrop of fierce and flamboyant personalities who paraded across.....

Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1943. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Fascinating stories of the U.S. explorers who began the western march from the Mississippi to the Pacific, from Canada to the annexation of Texas, California, and the southwest lands from Mexico. It is the penultimate book of a trilogy which.....

Ashland, Kentucky: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 2011. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Eckert presents the opening of the Great American West as a deeply human drama rather than a distant historical process. The narrative is structured around real individuals—explorers, settlers, Native peoples, soldiers, and families—whose firsthand voices animate.....

Dulles, VA: Brassey's, Inc., 2000. Soft cover. The authors have combined rare photographs with authoritative text and maps to present a comprehensive documentary portrait of this major clash of arms. The Spanish-American War is the definitive pictorial record of the war that brought the United States onto the world's stage.....

Spartanburg, SC: The Reprint Company, 1978. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. This reprint is of the first comprehensive history of Selma, Alabama, containing a new introduction to the work and its author and a new index. The history traces the development of the community "from one or two loghouses in 1815.....

New York: E.B. Treat and Co., 1867. First Edition, First Printing. Joel T. Headley, an American historical author, gained recognition for his biographical works centered on significant American military figures, including Grant and Sherman. While his notable contribution lies in his account of the Civil War titled ‘The Great Rebellion,"’.....

A concise and engaging account of one of America’s most celebrated naval vessels. Published by John Hancock Mutual Life, this work traces the history of the Constitution from its construction in 1797 through its distinguished service in the Quasi-War with France, the War of 1812, and other early naval engagements. The.....

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Juliette Kinzie was the wife of John Harris Kinzie, a high-ranking agent for the American Fur Company and a central figure in the development of Chicago. 'Wau-Bun' is far more than a pioneer memoir; it is a sophisticated literary work that captures the specific cultural intersection of the.....

San Antonio. TX: The Naylor Company, First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A story of a cowboy who led a charmed life. A real-life telling of Indians, cattle, thieves, ranchers, gold mining, western justice and more.Ref: Adams/Herd 1312, "Has some information on ranching."