2,917円 Praise for KINGS OF TEXAS "Kings of Texas is a fresh and very welcome history of the great King Ranch. It's concise but thorough, crisply written, meticulous, and very readable. It should find a wide audience." -Larry McMurtry, author of Sin Killer and the Pulitzer Prize--winning Lonesome Dove "T...

2,177円 An enlightening, intensely researched examination of violations of the constitutional principles that preserve individual rights and civil liberties from courtrooms to classrooms. With telling anecdote and detail, Pulitzer Prize–winner David K. Shipler explores the territory where the Constitutio...

1,917円 Springfield, now the third-largest city in the state, was once an area favored by Native Americans for its natural beauty, mild climate, abundant timber, and excellent hunting and fishing. Founded by John Polk Campbell in 1829, the settlement grew steadily, thanks to its civic-minded residents. S...

3,179円 Start your engines and follow the backroads, the historical paths, and the scenic landscape that were fashioned by geologic Ice Ages and traveled by Big Thicket explorers as well as contemporary park advocatesall as diverse as the Big Thicket itself. From Spanish missionaries to Jayhawkers, and f...

450円 The French and Indian War pitted European colonial powers against one another for the control of North America. In the southern colony of South Carolina, the British government relied on Native allies as a buffer against the French. In 1756, South Carolina sent an expedition to the Overhill towns...

777円 In 1898: The Birth of the American Century, David Traxel tells the story of a watershed year, a year of foreign conflict, extravagant adventure, and breakneck social change that forged a new Americaーa sudden empire with many far-flung possessions, a dynamic new player upon the global stage. At t...

599円 10 works of James Monroe Fifth President of the United States (1758-1831) This ebook presents a collection of 10 works of James Monroe. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Eighth State of the Union Address Fifth State of the Union Addre...

2,507円 The Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region became the “arsenal of democracy”-the greatest manufacturing center in the world-in the years during and after World War II thanks to natural advantages and a welcoming culture. Decades of unprecedented prosperity followed, memorably punctuated by riots, s...

1,921円 The lower Virgin River basin is located about 10 miles south of the border junction between what is now Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Early explorers told of blistering heat, disease-carrying insects, and scarce, evil-tasting water. But in 1877, the valley offered a haven to a small group of Mormon ...

1,917円 To learn about a community�s past, the city cemetery is theplace to visit. As Atlanta�s oldest permanent landmark, Oakland Cemetery holds the past, present, and future history of the Gateway to the South. Established in 1850 as a small municipal cemetery on the southeastern edge of town, Historic...

299円 20 works of Theodore Roosevelt 26th President of the United States (1858-1919) This ebook presents a collection of 20 works of Theodore Roosevelt. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - A Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open - African ...

1,709円 In 1791, shortly after the United States won its independence, George Washington personally asked Pierre Charles L’Enfantーa young French artisan turned American revolutionary soldier who gained many friends among the Founding Fathersーto design the new nation's capital. L’Enfant approached this ...