Books of History / North America
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A Narrative of the Mission of the United Brethren Among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians, from Its Commencement, in the...
By John Gottlieb Ernestus HeckewelderA Narrative of the Mission of the United Brethren Among the Delaware and Mohegan Indians, from Its Commencement, in the...
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Legend and Lore of the Americas Before 1492: An Encyclopedia of Visitors, Explorers, and Immigrants
By Ronald H. FritzeFurthermore , knowledge of storm - blown in the manner of the Unthe Unknown Pilot story was not confined known Pilot story . In Morison's opinion , to the Spanish world . Sir Thomas Herbert , the true source of the story lay among the ...
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Lulu Linear Punctated: Essays in Honor of George Irving Quimby
By George Irving QuimbyDennis E. Lewarch, Hella McIntosh, Sarah Studenmund, and Elizabeth Vance also assisted with aspects of the computer ... Mary D. Dunnell, Donald K. Grayson, Jan F. Simek, Julie K.Stein, and Robert Whallon read the manuscript in draft and ...
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Migration and the Origins of the English Atlantic World
By Alison GamesFor an overview , see Jim Potter , " Demographic Development and Family Structure , " in Greene and Pole , Colonial British America ... Samuel Filby to Sir Thomas Barrington , Association , 28 August 1634 , Egerton 2646 , f . 67 , BL .
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Pueblo Indian Folk-stories
By Charles Fletcher LummisCharles F. Lummis's profound understanding of Indian and Spanish culture in the American Southwest is reflected in this collection of thirty-two myths centering around the Pueblo of Isleta on the Rio Grande.
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古巴革命战争回忆录
By （古）切·格瓦拉著, 郭昌晖译《古巴革命战争回忆录》被誉为切·格瓦拉最优秀的一本书，原著语言简单直率，是典型的格瓦拉叙事手法。书中第一部分描述了古巴游击斗争中的许多重大时刻以及站在这场斗争前列的、在征服未来的战斗中冲锋陷阵的古巴男女战士。格瓦拉对于自己所亲历的战役，描写得特别仔细，往往涉及战斗开始到结束的各个细节。本书第二部分包括一九六三年后格瓦拉撰写的有关战争的短评和战争片段的记述，也包括其对战争深入的分析等。这一版本的《古巴革命战争回忆录》收录了切·格瓦拉对最初版本所作的增删修订，增加了许多珍贵历史照片，是截至目前的最权威版本，对我们了解古巴革命战争历程以及切·格瓦拉本人具有非常重要的史料价值。
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The Nine Nations of North America
By Joel GarreauThis provocative book regroups the areas of North America into divisions according to economic and social resources and needs.
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From Cahokia to Larson to Moundville: Death, World Renewal, and the Sacred in the Mississippian Social World of the Late...
By A. Martin ByersThe orthodox view of the Mississippian social world hinges on the idea that chiefdoms-dominance based hierarchical societies in the Eastern Woodlands of North America-vied for power, often violently but at...
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The Log of Christopher Columbus
By Christopher ColumbusIn this new translation of Columbus' log of discovery, Robert Fuson is able to create a readable, accurate and deeply moving translation of Columbus' original log. A book for everyone:...
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The Ancient Americas: A Brief History and Guide to Research
By Hanns J. PremThe Ancient Americas outlines the enormously long and complex cultural history of Mesoamerica, as well as the Andean continuum. It combines an overview of pre-Columbian historical events and situations with...
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Mysteries of the Ancient Americas: The New World Before Columbus
This book focuses on some puzzles, who "discovered" America, how and when the first settlers came, who built the New World pyramids, and Lost Cities that have intrigued historians, archaeologists,...
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Bonfires & Beacons: Great Lakes Lighthouses
By Larry Wright, Patricia WrightPhotographer Larry Wright has captured the most interesting and beautiful lighthouses protecting some of North America's most treacherous waters. Stories of wrecks and rescues, lights and lightkeepers abound. Featured...
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Living at a Lighthouse: Oral Histories from the Great Lakes
By LuAnne Gaykowski KozmaLiving at a Lighthouse: Oral Histories from the Great Lakes
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BorderLine: A Bibliography of the United States-Mexico Borderlands
By Barbara G. ValkBorderLine: A Bibliography of the United States-Mexico Borderlands
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Living in the Land of Death: The Choctaw Nation, 1830-1860
By Donna AkersWith the Indian Removal Act of 1830, the Choctaw people began their journey over the Trail of Tears from their homelands in Mississippi to the new lands of the Choctaw...
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The Washington Diaries, 1981-1989
By Allan GotliebCanada’s legendary ambassador to the United States reveals his personal diaries from his time in Washington, from 1981 to 1989. Allan Gotlieb was ambassador to the United States during...
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The Time of the French in the Heart of North America, 1673-1818
By Charles John BalesiThe Time of the French in the Heart of North America, 1673-1818
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North America from Earliest Discovery to First Settlements: The Norse Voyages to 1612
By David B. QuinnA detailed account of European discoveries, explorations, and settlement attempts in North America from the Viking voyages to the first successful colonies, discussing the Indian societies encountered by the Europeans...
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The First Colonists: Documents on the Planting of the First English Settlements in North America, 1584-1590
By David B. Quinn, Alison M. QuinnSixteenth-century narratives collected by Richard Hakluyt and drawings by John White offer remarkable firsthand evidence of the first voyages and attempts at colonization of the New World by the English....
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Winning the Wild West: The Epic Saga of the American Frontier, 1800-1899
By Page StegnerOne of the greatest stories of nineteenth-century America is its expansion into the lands west of the Mississippi. Now acclaimed author Page Stegner shows in one sweeping volume how the...