That Palace in Washington: An Anecdotal History of White House Entertaining 1800-1850
by the author, 2004. Stapled Wraps. Background information, recipes which have been modernized and historical research.
19th Century
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Out of Sight: The Rise of African American Popular Music, 1889–1895 (American Made Music Series)
Jackson, MS: University Press of Mississippi, 2009. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. The acclaimed encyclopedic survey of black musical creation that marked the countdown to the explosion of ragtime.Drawing on hard-to-access archival sources and song collections, the book is of crucial importance for understanding the roots of.....
The American West: The Pictorial Epic of a Continent
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co.:, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket.
The Beleaguered City : Richmond 1861-1865
New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946.
The Times of Melville and Whitman.
New York: Dutton, 1947. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. The third volume in the series on the history of literary life in America, covering roughly 1840-1890.
King of Heists: the Sensational Bank Robbery of 1878 That Shocked America [Gilded Age]
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.....
The Randolph's of Virginia, America's Foremost Family
New York: Doubleday & Company, 1972. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. A brilliant man but eccentric, John Randolph strutted around the House of Representatives with a whip in his hand. Historian Russell Kirk described him as "a radical man yet a political conservative" with "alternating ferocity and compassion, his duels, his.....
We are Lincoln Men: Abraham Lincoln and His Friends
Simon & Schuster, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lincoln offers a new perspective on the private life of the Civil War president through an examination of his few friendships and close associations; which were marked by estrangements in the face of.....
Butchery on Bond Street - Sexual Politics and The Burdell-Cunningham Case in Ante-bellum New York
New York: New York Wanderer Press in association with The Green-Wood Cemetery Historic Fund, 2007. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. The murder of an upper-middle class professional in the sanctity of his own home, coupled with the accused murderess' unceasing efforts to wreak.....
Soldiers of Florida in the Seminole Indian, Civil and Spanish-American Wars
Live Oak, Florida: Democrat Book and Job Print, 1903. First Edition, First Printing. Half-Leather. A listing of the soldiers and from Florida, along with their units, who served in the Seminole, Civil and Spanish-American wars with some bibliographic information of major officers and Regimental histories.
Freedom Rising: Washington in the Civil War
New York: Knopf, 2004. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. With Background Information:Ernest Furgurson the author of the widely acclaimed Chancellorsville 1863, Ashes of Glory, and Not War but Murder tells the story through the men and women who brought the city to rambunctious life.He.....
Spanish-American War : The Story and Photographs
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.....
Through a Night of Horrors: Voices from the 1900 Galveston Storm
College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. It had no name and gave no warning but crept stealthily into the Gulf and then roared ashore, killing six thousand people; the worst natural disaster in U.S. history; with many never-before-published accounts, from primary sources. More than.....
Selma; Her Institutions and Her Men
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.....
Nez Perce Joseph. An Account of His Ancestors, His Lands, His Confederates, His Enemies, His Murders, His War, His Pursuit and Capture.
Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1881. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth Hardcover. A classic and tragic account of Indian fighting, by Brigadier General O.O. Howard, who chased and caught Chief Joseph in 1877. Nevertheless, after Joseph's surrender, Howard was outspoken in defense of the chief and his people and worked (unsuccessfully).....
Twenty Years Among our Savage Indians. A Record or Personal Experiences, Observations, and Adventures Among the Indians of the Wild West.
Hartford Conn: The Hartford Publishing Company, 1897. James Lee Humfreville relates his hair-raising experiences among the numerous tribes which he came in contact with as a cavalryman in his 20 years of life among the Indians, beginning in the late 1850s, embracing the entire territory from the Saskatchewan River in.....
What the White Race May Learn from the Indian
Chicago: Forbes and Company, 1908. James, George Wharton. A Good Hardcover. People learn from other people, and races have forever learned from other races. Herein we are treated to an in-depth understanding of categorized social characteristics of the Native American peoples, primarily those of the western U.S. as they existed.....
Santa Fe's Partner: Being Some Memorials of Events in a New Mexican Track-End Town
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1907. First Edition, First Printing. A Near Fine Hardcover. Anecdotal tales of the Santa Fe area during the closing years of the Wild West era. Includes tales such as The Sage-Brush Hen, Santa Fe Charley's Kindergarten, Shorty Smith's Hanging" and others. Bertha Stuart, a book.....
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Mostly Alkali [19th Century Frontier Military History]
Caldwell, Idaho: The Claxton Publishers Ltd., 1953. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket.
Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier
Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1891. Cloth Hardcover. A Collection of five of Captain Charles King's frontline stories, and offers a glimpse of American army life in the mid- to late 19th century. It follows his campaigns in the American-Indian wars in a number of battles. It offers valuable insights.....
Hot Time in the Old Town: The Great Heat Wave of 1896 and the Making of Theodore Roosevelt
New York: Basic Books, 2010. First Edition, First Printing. Fine Hardcover in a Fine Dust Jacket. One of the worst natural disasters in American history, the 1896 New York heat wave killed almost 1,500 people in ten oppressively hot days. A bright young police commissioner named Theodore Roosevelt was scrambling.....
The Yaqui Gold
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."
The Life of Sam Houston. The Hunter, Patriot, and Statesman of Texas the Only Authentic Memoir of Him Ever Published
Philadelphia: John E. Potter, 1867. Decorated Cloth Hardcover. Samuel Houston was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution. He served as the first and third president of the Republic of Texas and was one of the first two individuals to represent Texas in.....
Philip Seymour Or Pioneer Life In Richland County, Ohio, Founded on Facts
Mansfield: W. Brickerhoff Herald Steam Press Print, 1908. Very Good Hardcover. Although in fictionalized form, M'Gaw's work "provides the most authentic source on one of the most colorful episodes in the frontier history of north-central Ohio namely the Copus massacre in the autumn of 1812.Ref: Howes M-100.
Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery, The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842
New York: Viking, 2003. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. In 1838, the U.S. government launched the largest discovery voyage the Western world had ever seen-6 sailing vessels and 346 men bound for the waters of the Pacific Ocean. Four years later, the U.S. Exploring Expedition, or Ex.....