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Vinland Sagas : Norse Discovery of America $8.76 - The Vinland Sagas describe early Norse exploration of Greenland and North America. The two sagas, "Graenlendinga Saga" and "Eirik's Saga," amount to the only major written records of these adventures -- Eirik the Red's colonization of Greenland and Leif Eiriksson's landing on the North American continent, probably in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, around the year 1000 AD. A mild climate and expert Norse seamanship made both discoveries possible.
The Times Of Their Lives: Life, Love, and Death in Plymouth Colony $19.96 - A surprising new look at America's founding fathers and mothers, The Times of Their Lives draws on a combination of historical archaeology and ethnographic studies to reveal what seventeenth century Plymouth was really like. Far from the somberly clad, stern, and righteous figures children learn about in school, many of the early settlers of Plymouth actually dressed in bright colors, drank heavily, and often got into trouble.
Founding Brothers : The Revolutionary Generation $20.80 - Throughout the text, Ellis explains the personal, face-to-face nature of early American politics--and notes that the members of the revolutionary generation were conscious of the fact that they were establishing precedents on which future generations would rely.
From Savannah to Yorktown: The American Revolution in the South $24.95 - The British regarded the South as their best chance of crushing the rebellion, and a southern strategy governed British military campaigning during the decisive years from 1778 to 1781. Well-illustrated with maps, portraits, battle scenes, and arms, this first comprehensive military history devoted to the American Revolution in the South will be welcomed by anyone interested in the southern battleground of freedom.
They Came in Ships : A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Ship $8.95 - There is an unbelievable amount of information packed into this book and it is organized in a way that works for both the experienced and new genealogist. This is an excellent book for find passenger lists that are not at the National Archives. A must have for finding them.
Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor $8.00 - Historian Bertram Hawthorne Groene shows you how easy it is to trace your forbearers' role in the war, where and how long they fought, whether they were Union or Rebel, soldier or sailor -- even with a minimum of information.
In Search of Confederate Ancestors : The Guide (Journal of Confederate History, Vol 9) $10.95 - Well organized, replete with examples, and yet easy to use. Each southern state archive is described with its record holdings. Sources of War Between the States & battlefield information are also provided. Interesting pictures add to the overall presentation.
Confederate Military History CD-Rom $39.95 - CD-ROM - These volumes contain information on each unit; where, when, and by whom the unit was formed. There are some Rosters. There are two General Subject volumes, Maryland & West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama & Mississippi, Kentucky & Missouri, Louisiana & Arkansas, and Texas & Florida volumes. Cd-Rom, fully searchable, Copy/Print. Over 6,000 searchable pages of history of the Confederacy.
cover Maps and Mapmakers of the Civil War $44.00 - During the Civil War, a good map could spell the difference between victory and defeat. This book collects, for the first time, the war's most notable, interesting, and beautiful maps-and tells the story of how they were made. Ranging from exquisitely detailed renderings reproduced in full color to rough pencil sketches drawn from horseback, these maps-many never before reproduced-are both striking works of art and invaluable historical artifacts.
The Civil War Chronicle : The Only Day-By-Day Portrait of America's Tragic Conflict As Told by Soldiers, Journalists, Politicians, Farmers, Nurses, slaves, and freed people $31.96 - On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States, winning less than the majority of the popular vote but 59 percent of the Electoral College. In the North, the Republican candidate's victory was widely, though not unanimously, hailed, while in the South it was roundly condemned. A rich photographic, journalistic, and personally documented legacy has been left behind by the participants and observers. With The Civil War Chronicle, a detailed historical effort has been made to offer these primary sources to the public in a chronological fashion.
cover Berry Benson's Civil War Book : Memoirs of a Confederate Scout and Sharpshooter $15.96 - Completing his memoirs in 1878, Benson drew on his diaries and letters to family members to vividly tell of his life as a scout for General Lee and as a prisoner in New York's Elmira Prison (from which he escaped through a tunnel). Confederate scout and sharpshooter Berry Greenwood Benson witnessed the first shot fired on Fort Sumter, retreated with Lee's Army to its surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, and missed little action in between.
cover Rebel Private : Front and Rear : Memoirs of a Confederate Soldier $ 10.36 - During the Civil War, William Fletcher, was a private in the Confederate army and served under Stonewall Jackson. He fought in many of the famous campaigns, was wounded, and after the war returned to Texas, where he operated a successful lumber business. He published his memoirs in the early 1900s, but with time and fortune, they were lost and forgotten. But one copy did make it to the Library of Congress. It's fortunate, because historians now hail it as a key to understanding the South. (Margaret Mitchell used it in her research for Gone with the Wind).
cover Memoirs of a Soldier, Nurse and Spy : A Woman's Adventures in the Union Army $18.00 - by S. Emma E. Edmonds, Elizabeth D. Leonard (Introduction). Paperback - 250 pages.
cover Third Alabama! : The Civil War Memoir of Brigadier General Cullen Andrews Battle, CSA $29.95 - Cullen A. Battle the author , Col. of the 3rd Alabama and then a brigade commander fought in all of the major engagements of the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Appomattox. This book does not only go into detail about the campaigns in which Battle was involved but it also puts them into a proper historical context. The book includes six excellently detailed maps of the positions of the 3rd Alabama in various engagements. The maps also depict surrounding brigades and the Federal opponents that they faced off with. These maps are a very crucial part to this book for they give a visual aid of Battle's memoir.
cover First and Second Maryland Cavalry, C.S.A $34.95 - Driver's First and Second Maryland Cavalry, C.S.A. offers an indepth look at Maryland and her divided loyalties during the American Civil War. Brother against brother epitomizes the state of affairs in Maryland during the war. Men, loyal to the South, crossed the Potomac river at great personal peril to join Confederate ranks. Many did not make it, subsequently they were imprisoned and often had their property confiscated. In addition, he offers the muster rolls of the men that served in the First and Second Maryland Cavalry -- this, in itself, is worth the cost of the book. In these muster rolls lies the pathos and drama of every conceivable fortune that awaited the average soldier. Driver's book is recommended reading -- particulary for those who love more indepth studies of Civil War units.
Irish Green and Union Blue : The Civil War Letters of Peter Welsh Color Sergeant 28th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers (Irish in the Civil War Series) $30.00 - Hardcover - The Irish in the Civil War Series - by Lawrence Frederick Kohl (Editor), Larry Kohl (Editor), Margaret C. Richard (Editor), Mary Cosse Richard (Editor). Hardcover - 170 pages
Irish Green and Union Blue : The Civil War Letters of Peter Welsh Color Sergeant 28th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers (Irish in the Civil War Series) $15.95 - Paperback - The Irish in the Civil War Series - by Lawrence Frederick Kohl (Editor), Larry Kohl (Editor), Margaret C. Richard (Editor), Mary Cosse Richard (Editor). Hardcover - 170 pages
Memoirs of Chaplain Life : Three Years With the Irish Brigade in the Army of the Potomac (Irish in the Civil War, No 2) $27.50 - Father Corby's Irish Brigade memoir provides a very valuable and interesting record of the Civil War. His testimony gives the reader a first-hand account of life in the Church and in the Army. The book tells of the great and small trials of army life. Its value comes from the author's testimony about the lives of the soldiers and their experiences. The book will best suit those who possess a knowledge of the war, as Father Corby's passing mention of campaigns and generals' names will be lost on the uninitiated.
The Irish Brigade : And Its Campaigns (Irish in the Civil War, No. 4) $30.00 - Novelist, historian, newspaper editor, war correspondent, and Irish revolutionary Conyngham (1840-83) sat down right after the Civil War to write his account of the colorful brigade of the Army of the Potomac in which immigrant Irish Catholics demonstrated their loyalty and contribution to the US. First published in 1869 (and reprinted several times in modern times).
cover Back Home in Williamson County, Tennessee $14.95 - Strong narrative and accompanying photos paint a vivid picture of rural life in this historic region of Middle Tennessee. Communities featured include Arrington, Berrys Chapel, Boston, Brentwood, College Grove, Fairview, Franklin, Leiper's Fork, Nolensville, and many others.
cover Alamance : The Holt Family and Industrialization in a North Carolina County, 1837-1900 $19.95 - Paperback - Also available in hardcover. by Bess Beatty.
cover Atlas of Moore County, North Carolina: Portrait of an Eclectic Southern County $17.95 - Malcolm Owings, chairman of the Moore County Commission, wrote in the foreword to this volume that the book is "An Atlas, yes. A textbook, yes. An important information resource, certainly! But really so much more! The newcomer, the old timer, the business person, the tourist and the historian, yes, all of us, will find this Eclectic Portrait of a Southern County a must for our personal library."
Carolina Scots: An Historical and Genealogical Study of Over 100 Years of Emigration $29.95 - A meticulous genealogy of three to five generations of 64 families who emigrated from Scotland to the Cape Fear Valley of North Carolina and the Pee Dee Valley of South Carolina from 1739 to the 1840s.
cover Scots Irish in the Hills of Tennessee $15.99 - Absorbing stories of a race of people who created the civilization in the American wilderness and helped lay the solid foundations for the greatest nation on earth. The Scots-Irish Presbyterians settled in the American frontier during with the 18th century.
The Scotch-Irish in the Carolinas $15.99 - Absorbing stories of a race of people who created the civilization in the American wilderness and helped lay the solid foundations for the greatest nation on earth. The Scots-Irish Presbyterians settled in the American frontier during with the 18th century were a unique breed of people with an independent spirit which boldly challenged the arbitrary powers of monarchs and established the church.
The Highland Scots of North Carolina, 1732-1776 $11.96 - This book has excellent information on the Scots that came to North Carolina from the Highlands. The description of the economy, the living conditions, the government and clan disharmony, as well as the religion question, all provide a good picture of where our Scots came from and the conditions of their lives.
Carolina Cradle : Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762 $18.95 - by Robert W. Ramsey, Paperback Reprint edition (August 1987) Univ of North Carolina Press
Columbia and Richland County : A South Carolina Community, 1740-1990 $24.95 - Hardcover - 521 pages.
cover Colonial Chesapeake Society $24.95 - Papers from the two conferences held in 1984 in honor of Maryland's 350th Anniversary. Essays encompass broad issues of early American history.
cover Maryland Loyalists in the American Revolution $26.95 - In 1777, four hundred men from the Eastern Shore of Maryland raised a red-coated regiment, pledging their loyalty to king and mother country. Yet for more than two hundred years, their story remained untold. Maryland Loyalists in the American Revolution describes for the first time the lives of these officers and soldiers, examining their beliefs - and the heavy price they paid to uphold them. During the years of tumult and upheaval, great numbers of loyalists lost their homes, their livelihood, and their lives. When war came to an end, many surviving loyalists were banished to Nova Scotia. As they fled, a tragic shipwreck dealt the final blow. Rare and previously unpublished documents portray these forgotten loyalists, bringing to light their struggles and hardships.
Crossroads of War : Washington County, Maryland in the Civil War $29.95 - Fascinating and tearful accounts of the war including the lady who nursed back to health young Oliver Wendell Holmes after Antietam, Mosby as provost marshal in Hagerstown, tearful visits to bloody Antietam and a young lad who got a ride on Gen.Lee's horse Traveller, at Williamsport. There is much more,including the doctors of Antietam and the location of Lee's headquarters in Washington County in July, 1863
Events of the Civil War in Washington County Maryland $29.95 - The ONLY account of the war in the county known for Antietam A nine-year effort that includes the retreat from Gettysburg and nine days of fighting in Washington County, Md. Bordering on the Potomac River, the county was invaded four times and devistated by the two armies. The war could have ended here on two occasions. Details the suffering of its people.
cover Too Afraid to Cry : Maryland Civilians in the Antietam Campaign $19.95 - The battle at Antietam Creek, the bloodiest day in American history, left more than 23,000 men dead, wounded, or missing. Facing the aftermath were the children, women, and men living in the village of Sharpsburg and on surrounding farms. In Too Afraid to Cry, the author recounts the dramatic experiences of these Maryland citizens, stories that have never been told, and also examines the complex political web holding together Unionists and Secessionists, many of whom lived under the same roofs in this divided countryside.
Chesapeake Bay in the Civil War $23.96 - To those with "second homes" on Virginia's Eastern Shore (Chincoteague in this instance), it is a real eye-opener--and long overdue. Highest possible recommendation.
The Chesapeake Dead : Tombstones, Epitaphs, Histories, Reflections, and Oddments of the Region $19.96 - History with a light touch, it never bores the reader!
The Price of Nationhood : The American Revolution in Charles County, MD $29.95 - In the 1760s, Charles County, Md., seemed a typically stable community: a Chesapeake society in which a Protestant male gentry expected and received deference from indentured servants, women, Roman Catholics (then disenfranchised), and slaves. One reviewer states: "I bought this book for genealogical purposes, but found that it was a very enjoyable book to read and explained the culture of the Tobacco Coast to me better than several other books I have read. There was also enough detail that I felt I understood much more of the thought processes of the people I have been tracing and has fleshed out their surroundings in a very complete way."
Feldstein's Historic Coal Mining and Railroads of Allegany County, Maryland $14.95 - The book consists of 135 historic Allegany County, Maryland coal mining and railroad related photographs. These are primarily from the early 1900's. Accompanying each depiction is an historical narrative with facts, figures, dates and other information. Included within this number are 23 "graveside" biographies (tombstones depicted) of individuals associated with the history of coal mining in the region. There is also a sampling of Garrett County (just west of Allegany), Maryland coal mining and coal company town related scenes and information.
City on the Sand : Ocean City, Maryland, and the People Who Built It $19.95 - For anyone who has ever vacationed at Ocean City, MD this book adds a whole new dimension to memories of the seaside town. The ultimate beach book.
cover Baltimore : The Building of an American City $19.96 - The best and most comprehensive history of Baltimore ever written. Olson is to be commended for her years of research and dedication, and the result is incredible.
cover The Price of Freedom: Slavery and Freedom in Baltimore and Early National Maryland $19.99 - The Price of Freedom carefully examines how urban slavery, long neglected by historians, became an important step in the path from bonded to free labor. The author argues that the creation of "term slavery" and the increase in manumission in Baltimore during the post-revolutionary era should be attributed to economic self-interest rather than humanitarian impulses founded in republican ideology or religion. Using the leverage of flight, the author shows how skilled slaves wielded considerable power in negotiating the terms of their labor. This meticulous study sheds new light on free and unfree labor during the early national period.
cover The Patapsco : Baltimore's River of History $22.95 - by Paul Joseph Travers. Hardcover - 234 pages
Maryland : A Middle Temperament, 1634-1980 $20.76 - A comprehensive history of the state illustrating the peculiar ironies contradictions, and that give a special character to "America's oldest border state." Readable, extensively illustrated. This is a great survey book for anyone interested in learning about Maryland's history. It touches on all the major themes in the great state's history and how they related to the national landscape.
cover Medicine in Maryland : The Practice and the Profession, 1799-1999 $39.95 - A comprehensive history of medicine in the state of Maryland, telling the story of the people and institutions who helped shape not only the nation's health professions but also the quality of lives Americans led. Among topics covered are the development of the Medical Hall in Harford County, the evolution of the teaching hospital that became the University of Maryland, and the origins of the scientific tradition established at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Medical School, and School of Public Health. Also discusses gender, racial, class, and religious diversity and divisions.
Architecture and Rural Life in Central Delaware, 1700-1900 $28.00 - by Bernard L. Herman. Paperback - 296 pages.
The Centennial Atlas of Athens County, Ohio : Illustrations, History, Statistics $21.95 - Paperback - 166 pages
Indiana : Atlas of Historical County Boundaries $162.50 - One of a projected 40-volume series detailing all U.S. county boundary changes from colonial times through 1990, the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: New York is part of what promises to be a landmark work that should prove valuable to historians, genealogists, geographers, and political scientists. The atlas also includes a table of county creations, table of censuses, and census outline maps for each state.
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries : Kentucky $130.00 - One of a projected 40-volume series detailing all U.S. county boundary changes from colonial times through 1990, the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: Kentucky is part of what promises to be a landmark work that should prove valuable to historians, genealogists, geographers, and political scientists. The atlas also includes a table of county creations, table of censuses, and census outline maps for each state.
Escape Betwixt Two Suns : A True Tale ofthe Underground Railroad in Illinois $13.56 - Through letters that had been hidden away for more than a century, Pirtle weaves us in and out of the life of one of Sukey's most sympathetic supporters, William Hayes. Through this non-fiction account we learn of the hardships all Americans faced during the mid-19th century. We're told of Sukey, her master, and those brave men and women who risked their lives, reputations, and personal finances to help others make their way to freedom. Equally fascinating is the courtroom drama between Sukey's master and those who allegedly helped the young woman in her run to freedom. If you're a US history enthusiast, a fan of Illinois history, an Underground Railroad aficionado, a Civil War buff, or just a casual reader who's interested in a captivating story...you'll be sure to enjoy this tome.
France's Forgotten Legion : Service Records of French Military and Administrative Personnel Stationed in the Mississippi Valley and Gulf Coast Region, 1699-1769 $45.00 - CD-ROM Edition - by Carl A. Brasseaux. Software Bk&Cd-Rom edition (June 2000)
Colonial Ste. Genevieve : An Adventure on the Mississippi Frontier $16.95 - by Carl J. Ekberg - Many have written about Ste. Genevieve, MO, the oldest permanent European settlement in what once was the Upper Louisiana Territory. No one has created a more insightful or more scholarly look at 18th century life in the small Mississippi River town, however, than Carl J. Ekberg has done in his Colonial Ste. Genevieve. For anyone with an interest in French or Spanish Colonial settlements in the Louisiana Territory, or in the history of Missouri, this is a must-buy and must-read. Ste. Genevieve was and is a unique community and Ekberg's is the defining scholarly work on the town. Extensive genealogical and historical information on this area.
The Story of Old Ste. Genevieve $10.80 - by Gregory M. Franzwa. An excellent history of the people and their homes in this historical town. Unique study of the architecture and family history of Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Many photographs of the historical homes of early French-Canadian settlers.
History of Missouri : Embracing an Historical Account of the Counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne and Iron $52.20 - over 1,200 pages, a massive reprint of the original 1888 historical and genealogical history of these historic counties. Numerous engravings of early pioneers of the area, along with family histories. Fully indexed, a must-have for researchers of families who settled in the Mississippi valley.
Becoming Southern : The Evolution of a Way of Life, Warren County and Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1770-1860 $52.00 - Hardcover - (Paperback $19.95) - Mississippi represented the Old South and all that it stood for--perhaps more so than any other state. Tracing its long histories of economic, social, and cultural evolution, Morris takes a close and richly detailed look at a representative Southern community: Jefferson Davis's Warren County, in the state's southwestern corner. Drawing on many wills, deeds, court records, and manuscript materials, he reveals the transformation of a loosely knit, typically Western community of pioneer homesteaders into a distinctly Southern society based on plantation agriculture, slavery, and a patriarchal social order.
Allegan County, Michigan Historical Atlas and Gazetteer $9.50 - by Kit Lane. This book includes historical maps from 1829 just before the first settlers arrived through the building of the Interstate Highway System. Railroads, both steam and electric, with a few horse-drawn also included, are covered in one section and bodies of water in another. Also a brief history of settlement, a county bibliography, an essay about fictional books set in the county, and a township by township gazetteer of all settlements that ever existed.
Chemung County, New York: An Illustrated History $28.00 - Hardcover 1 Ed edition
The Story of the Acadians $6.10 - by Amy Boudreau, Paperback (June 1970)
Acadian-Cajun Genealogy : Step by Step $10.00 - Although this book covers basic genealogy, it specifically aims at genealogy pertinent to the Cajuns of south Louisiana (and displaced Cajuns) and their Acadian ancestors from Canada. The book is divided into several sections. After an introductory section on basic genealogy, the book proceeds by time periods. Each chapter covers a separate period [1921-Today, 1810-1920, 1786-1809, 1755-1785, 1636-1754], going back to the beginning of the Acadian people in the 17th century. It is a "must have" and inexpensive reference for anyone who has Acadian-Cajun roots.
Scattered to the Wind : Dispersal and Wanderings of the Acadians 1755 - 1809 $5.00 - by Carl A. Brasseaux. In this excellent overview of the dispersion of the Acadians from the Bay of Fundy area across two continents, the author describes some of the indignities and atrocities suffered by the Acadians at the hands of the British. The Acadians only wanted neutrality, but the British, ever suspicious of the Acadians, and fearful of their superior numbers, demanded an unconditional oath of allegiance. The Acadians stubbornly refused. This was no mere political struggle for the Acadians; they were fighting for their cultural survival. By 1760, approximately 6,000 Acadians had been sent into exile distributed among the British seaboard colonies,England,the seaboard provinces and throughout the lower thirteen colonies.
The Founding of New Acadia : The Beginnings of Acadian Life in Louisiana, 1765-1803 $16.95 - by Carl A. Brasseaux, Paperback - 288 pages Reprint edition (January 1997)
Acadian to Cajun : Transformation of a People, 1803-1877 $17.95 - by Carl A. Brasseaux. Illustrates the differences between the prarie Acadians and the river Acadians, and how slavery affected these two groups differently; the differences between the Creoles and the Acadians and how both societies merged by the end of the 19th century. How the War Between the States destroyed the economy that did not recover until the second world war; the federal forces destroyed many of the levees around the wetlands and rivers that caused much flooding and destruction so that the agricultural output was decimated. This is an interesting read for anyone interested in the history of the Acadians of the 19th century.
Acadian-Cajun Family Trees $39.95 - CD-ROM - Discover Your Acadian Roots! This lineage-linked database contains over 600,000 family history records from 2,500 family names, including all of the major Acadian-Cajun names. The unedited ancestral records compiled on this CD were submitted to Yvon Cyr, host of the Acadian-Cajun web site. They are lineage linked so you can trace your family history from modern day Acadian and Cajun families to generations past.
The Great Wagon Road; From Philadelphia to the South $13.95 - This book is great for those interested in genealogy and tracing their ancestry from the early 1700's in the PA/MD/DE area to the Carolinas. The book is well written and makes history come alive.
Map Guide to American Migration Routes, 1735-1815 $9.95 - Genealogists need to locate and understand the early American migration routes their ancestors may have traveled. In this book, William Dollarhide shows early American migration routes with well-researched and consistently drawn maps. The routes explored begin with the King's Highway of 1735 from Boston to Charleston and end with the roads that resulted from the War of 1812 in the Old Southwest. These maps provide critical information for genealogists trying to locate the passages of early migration in America. The publication familiarizes readers about why and when the earliest wagon roads became available by discussing the significant historical events that led to the opening of new settlements. The wagon roads appear in chronological order so anyone can see why and when the earliest wagon roads were developed in America.
Emigrants and Exiles : Ireland and the Irish Exodus to North America $19.95 - Rich in human detail, penetrating in analysis, this book is social history on an epic scale. The first "transatlantic" history of the Irish, Emigrants and Exiles offers the fullest account yet of the diverse waves of Irish emigration to North America. A must-read for any geneaologist seeking their Irish roots!
The Great Famine and the Irish Diaspora in America $14.36 - A fascinating collection of essays that reveals, often in unexpected ways, the effects of the Irish famine on both sides of the Atlantic. It contains important details that are missing from many of the previous works on the subject of the famine.
The Famine Ships : The Irish Exodus to America $27.50 - Hardcover - Anyone interested in their family history, the treatment of the Irish by the English Crown and the resultant holacaust called the Great Famine, should study this book. Well-documented and well-illustrated, it provides the history of the circumstances leading to the famine, the exodus and the horrors suffered by the emigres -- not only in their homeland, but aboard the ships. For someone researching Irish family names, this is the book to read, if for no other reason than to provide excellent background information and conditions of daily life.
The Famine Ships : The Irish Exodus to America $12.80 - Paperback - Anyone interested in their family history, the treatment of the Irish by the English Crown and the resultant holacaust called the Great Famine, should study this book. For someone researching Irish family names, this is the book to read, if for no other reason than to provide excellent background information and conditions of daily life.
The Irish in America $32.00 - Numerous anecdotes, excerpts, and other quotations from famous and not so famous Irish Americans. Included in this book are Denis Leary, Frank McCourt, and a forward by Patrick Kennedy, with reflections of these Irish-American personalities on their grandparents' or parents' lives and hard work, as well as memories of Catholic school, and other aspects of Irish-American life. Glossy photographs accent each passage beautifully and add to the overall attraction of the book.
Building Little Italy : Philadelphia's Italians Before Mass Migration $17.56 - Building Little Italy tells the story of the early Italian immigrant to the City of Brotherly Love, complete with the everyday challenges and hurdles faced by this fledgling group. This book brings to life many new details and is in many ways groundbreaking, as little if any has been published in this area before. It is wholeheartedly recommended to any readers interested in Italian American culture or research.
Newark's Little Italy : The Vanished First Ward $26.36 - Michael Immerso has crafted an intelligent, well written account of a once vibrant Italian American neighborhood in Newark. His careful tracing of the changes within the First Ward during the first 50 years of the 20th century and then its ultimate demise is complemented by numerous excellent photographs, many of which no doubt came from private family albums. Immerso's examination of the central role of the Catholic Church in the neighborhood is particularly noteworthy.
Migrations : Humanity in Transition $80.00 - The first pictorial survey to extensively chronicle the current global flux of humanity, Migrations follows Latin Americans entering the United States, Jews leaving the former Soviet Union, Africans traveling into Europe, Kosovars fleeing into Albania, and many others.
Sources in the United States and Canada (The Encyclopedia of Jewish Genealogy , Vol 1) $40.00 - The definitive guide for exploring your Jewish ancestry. The articles gathered here provide details about the genealogical resource information that exists and how to gain access to it, including libraries, archives, and communal agencies. Drawing on a variety of specialists in the field as well as on their own expertise, the editors have compiled the definitive guide for helping the Jewish family historian find source material.
How to Trace Your Jewish Roots : Discovering Your Unique History $14.95 - This book is designed for the Jewish person who knows absolutely nothing about genealogy. The author's goal is to create an easy-to-read manual that would lead a novice genealogist through the process of creating a four-to six-generation family tree. David emphasizes the importance of using the Internet, calling computers an indispensable research tool. She tells how to get online and gives a sampling of Jewish genealogy Web sites. The author explains how to collect oral histories from relatives (she includes a long and detailed interview form) and discusses the various types of documents, records, and memorabilia (including government records) that can shed light on family history.
A Student's Guide to Jewish American Genealogy $24.95 - Designed for use in grades 6-12, this important new series explores the creation of the American people while promoting the use and understanding of solid research techniques. While using the volumes in this series, young adults experience a uniquely personalized opportunity to practice the historians craft as they learn how to collect data, obtain and evaluate documents and sources, use the latest electronic tools for researching, and conduct and record eyewitness accounts of historical events in family life.
Finding a Place Called Home : A Guide to African-American Genealogy and Historical Identity $14.40 - Finding a Place Called Home helps you find your family tree, and helps place it in the context of the garden of African-American people. As you learn how to find your own history, you learn the history of all Africans in the Americas, including the Caribbean, and how to benefit from a new understanding of your family's history, and your people's.
cover Finding Your People : An African-American Guide to Discovering Your Roots $12.00 - A comprehensive guide to public records, alternative sources, and other documents, this handbook offers exciting new ways to unveil the past. Includes locating lineage and pedigree documents.
From Slavery to Freedom with Study Guide CD ROM $54.67 - The eighth edition of this best selling text has been thoroughly revised to include expanded material on the slave resistance, the recent history of African Americans in the United States, more on the history of women, and popular culture. The text has also been redesigned with new charts, maps, photographs, paintings, illustrations, and color inserts and an extensive package has been assembled, using technology and other multimedia to bring history to life. Written by distinguished and award-winning authors, retaining the same features that have made it the most popular text on African American History ever, and with fresh and appealing new features, From Slavery to Freedom remains the most revered, respected, honored text on the market.
cover Databases for the Study of Afro-Louisiana History and Genealogy, 1699-1860 : Computerized Information from Original Manuscript Sources $45.00 - CD-ROM - Although not very user friendly, this cd does have over 100,000 entries and extensive data for your family tree search. Requires Excel, Access, or Dbase software.
Flu : The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It $20.00 - Between September and December 1918, as many as 100 million people died of the flu, which raged through remote Arctic villages, Western Samoa, Philadelphia, and Cape Town with equal fury. The first cases were reported around the world on nearly the same day, and the flu was gone before the New Year with no traces remaining. It killed far more people than anthrax, Ebola, the Black Death, and AIDS, more people than died in World War I, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam combined. And the majority of victims were in the prime of life.
The Benders : Keepers of the Devils Inn $7.95 - The book describes a series of murders perpetrated in the early 1870s by the four members of the so-called Bender family. The murders were committed at a roadside inn, on the prairie, nine miles from Cherryvale, Kansas. As travelers would stop by for a bite to eat, they would be seated in front of a curtain behind which "Kate Bender" would smack them on the head with a hammer. They would be robbed and their bodies would be dropped through a trap door in the inn floor. Later the bodies would be buried in the back yard. The travelers would just "disappear" and their families were unable to find them. About 50 people were killed before people started getting suspicious. There have been several books written about the subject over the years, but this is the only book written that is still in print.
cover Bloody Williamson : A Chapter in American Lawlessness $11.48 - Down-home bullies, organized labor, the KKK and gangs of '20s bootleggers converge in this reporter-style history of the bloody county of Williamson in southern Illinois. Formed in 1839, the county reeled from 780 murderous assaults and 50 murders (with only 6 convictions) in its first 37 years and was called a "disgrace to the state" by the Chicago Tribune in 1875. By the early 1900s, the Klan and union mobs moved in, leading to "The Herrin Massacre" of 1922, which General John J. Pershing called "ruthless murder" and the New York Sun disdained as "butchery." This is a fascinating read by a top-notch midwestern historian, who examines the unusual mix of forces leading to generations of fear and lawlessness.
Into the American Woods : Negotiators on the Pennsylvania Frontier $11.96 - Into the American Woods examines how semiprofessional negotiators defined a "middle ground" in frontier Pennsylvania where schisms between Anglos and native Americans were temporarily appeased for mutual economic and political gain. English colonial administrators, seeking to purchase land, establish trade, and avert conflict, became dependent on opportunists at the colony's edge, such as German entrepreneur Conrad Weiser, or trader George Groghan, to negotiate with the Delaware, Shawnee, Iroquois, and other regional tribes and bands.
Boulder County, Colorado : An Illustrated History $49.95 - This first-ever pictorial history of Boulder County gives the readers the full roller coaster ride, from the top of 14,255-foot Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park to lowland migrant worker camps on the eastern plains. Herein you will meet characters such as Niwor, the Arapaho chief who greeted pale-faced gold seekers of 1858 in their own language. Despite his warning, newcomers have been flooding into Boulder County ever since for its awesome scenery, climate and educational and employment opportunities.
Montcalm and Wolfe : The French and Indian War $16.00 - This is the definitive book on the French and Indian War although there has been much scholarship and field work since the book was written over 100 years ago. The Da Capo paperback edition is probably the best one available because of the maps and illustrations included. It is notable since it is the only book in print which bears an image of Lord Howe, killed at the Battle of Trout Brook, the prelude to the Battle of Ticonderoga in July 1758. The Massacre of Ft. William Henry on Lake George, N.Y. is a gripping and sad account.
Betrayals : Fort William Henry and the 'Massacre $11.96 - On the morning of August 9, 1757, British and colonial officers defending the besieged Fort William Henry surrendered to French forces, accepting the generous "parole of honor" offered by General Montcalm. As the column of British and colonials marched with their families and servants to Fort Edward some miles south, they were set upon by the Indian allies of the French. The resulting "massacre," thought to be one of the bloodiest days of the French and Indian War, became forever ingrained in American myth by James Fenimore Cooper's classic novel The Last of the Mohicans.
Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762 : Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, Volumes IX & X $52.50 - These two volumes constitute as complete a record as we are ever likely to have of the Connecticut colonists who took part in the French and Indian War, as they contain references to upwards of 17,000 Connecticut men who took part in that conflict, as well as an additional 300 who participated in a 1764 campaign against the Indians that was spawned by the war.
French & Indian War, Pontiac's War, Lord Dunmore's War, the Revolutionary War and the Indian Uprisings from 1789 to 1795 $54.50 - The Indian Wars of Pennsylvania is a comprehensive overview of Indian warfare in that state, offering "a thoroughly accurate picture of the thrillingly romantic period of Pennsylvania history from 1755 to 1795, during which the mountains and the valleys were literally drenched in blood.",., appendices, illus., original fullname + subject index.
Muster Rolls and Other Records of Service of Maryland Troops in the American Revolution, 1775-1783 (Archives of Maryland, XVIII) $52.50 - This is the standard on the more than 20,000 Maryland troops in the Revolutionary War, and as such it is a book of the greatest genealogical and historical magnitude. The plan of the work is archival, that is, lists and documents are printed as found, with a general index of names at the back of the book. Lists enumerated include the Flying Camp, Maryland Troop Musters, the German Regiment, Artillery Rolls, Rolls of Men in Lee's Dragoons and Pulaski's and Armand's Legions, Naval Rolls, Invalid Returns, and Rolls of Escaped and Exchanged Prisoners.
Settlers' Forts of Western Pennsylvania $24.95 - This book describes frontier days in Western Pennsylvania during the period 1760-1795, the incessant conflict between the Indians and the settlers during that time and the forts erected by the frontiers-people for their protection. The sites of 30 forts are identified and the exciting events that occurred at each are described. There is a separate chapter about the Indian tribes who inhabited this land, and another chapter about the nature and background of the Irish, Scotch-Irish, German, and English immigrants who settled in this area.
Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars of the Western Parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania from 1763 to 1783, Inclusive, Together with a Review of the State of Society and Manners of the First Settlers of the West Country. $28.50 - In this volume the Protestant Episcopal missionary Joseph Doddridge renders a first-hand account of pioneer life in western Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and the Ohio territory around the turn of the nineteenth century. Doddridge's father, John Doddridge, was the first settler in Independence Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Doddridge's Notes, originally published in 1824, contain one of the most balanced versions of life in the "Old Northwest" from the end of the eighteenth to the first part of the nineteenth century that we possess.
History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of Western Virginia : Embracing an Account of the Various Expeditions in the West, Previous to 1795 $37.50 - This is an able retelling of life and death on the 18th-century frontier adjoining colonial Virginia (now mostly West Virginia), Pennsylvania, and the Ohio Territory. Most of the narrative focuses on the intensely violent period on the frontier from the beginnings of the French and Indian War through the end of the century. Mr. De Hass' coverage includes General Braddock's ill-fated expedition to Ft. Necessity, Indian hatred of the British, the formation of Virginia's land companies, Lord Dunmore's campaign, numerous atrocities on all sides, the victories of George Rogers Clark and Anthony Wayne, and the relinquishment of Indian titles to much of the land in question. The final quarter of the work consists of biographical sketches of the leading actors in the Border Wars.
A History of DEERFIELD, Massachusetts, 1636-1886: with a special study of the Indian Wars $79.50 - 2 vol; 706 & 751 pp. 1979 (1895-6). New Foreword, new Bibliography; 24 early photos; 407 page "Family Genealogies"; indexes.
Muster Rolls of the Pennsylvania Volunteers in the War of 1812-1814 : From the Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, 1890 $39.95 - This comprehensive roster commences with a list of the General Officers and Regimental Officers from Pennsylvania during the War of 1812, followed by a listing, arranged by rank, of volunteer officers who served either on the Delaware or in Baltimore during the conflict. In all, about 15,000 Pennsylvania volunteers in the War of 1812 are listed.
Muster and Pay Rolls of the War of the Revolution, 1775-1783 $45.00 Hardcover (June 1996) This is a reprint of a little-known work that was originally published in two volumes by the New-York Historical Society as part of their Collections for the years 19l4 and 1915. Although published by this prestigious society, the work contains muster and pay rolls of ten other states besides New York (Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia). The rolls are arranged on military lines: first the Artillery, then the Continental Regiments, Line, and Militia of the respective states.
New York in the Revolution : Volume XV of Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York. State Archives $49.95 - This book serves as a supplement to New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, by James A. Roberts and Frederick G. Mather. Notwithstanding the primacy of Roberts and Mather's opus, it is not comprehensive, and its contents must be supplemented by Berthold Fernow's New York in the Revolution, published originally as Volume XV of Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York in 1887, to render a complete accounting of New York's participation in the American Revolution.
New York in the Revolution (2 Volume Set) : As Colony and State $60.00 - Some three years after the publication of the second edition of New York in the Revolution, the State Comptroller's Office published a second volume, or Supplement, of New York in the Revolution, in effect, a compilation of the documents and records in the Comptroller's Office that were used in compiling the rolls and rosters in the first volume. In the reprint edition that we are now offering, these two scarce volumes have been combined into one, and New York's contribution to the Revolutionary War is finally enshrined in a single, accessible, and affordable volume.
Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War, Volume I : Official Rolls of Loyalists Recruited from North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana $47.50 - Volume I, as indicated in the subtitle of the work, pertains mainly to Loyalists recruited in the South for duty in the South (exclusive of Maryland and Virginia Loyalists, who are dealt with in Volume II, as are the Pennsylvania Loyalists who were merged with the Maryland Loyalists toward the end of the war).
Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War Volume II: Official Rolls of Loyalists Recruited from Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Those Recruited from Other Colonies for the British Legion, Guides and Pioneers, Loyal Foresters, and Queen's Rangers $49.95 - The second volume in this distinguished series deals with the Loyalist regiments from Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Also treated are the British Legion, Guides and Pioneers, Loyal Foresters, and Queen's Rangers--regiments that served in the Southern Campaign and were captured at Yorktown in October 1781. In addition, as the rolls for the Virginia regiments mustered by Lord Dunmore have not been located, it contains a list of Virginia Loyalists compiled from treasury records, claims and other original sources, many never before available for research.
Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War Volume III: Official Rolls of Loyalists Recruited from the Middle Atlantic Colonies, with Lists of Refugees from Other Colonies $37.50 - This is the third and final volume of what has become the definitive work on the Loyalist soldiers who served in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. Like the other volumes, it is based on rosters, muster rolls, pay rolls, and other military records located in the archives of Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. This third volume contains abstracts of the muster rolls of the Loyalist regiments raised primarily in New York and New Jersey (i.e., Delancey's Brigade, King's American Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, Prince of Wales American Regiment, Provincial Light Infantry, Volunteers of Ireland, and the Loyal American Regiment).
Mississippi soldiers : Revolutionary, 1812, Indian, and Mexican wars $12.00 - by Betty Couch Wiltshire. Paperback - 96 pages (1998)
Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars: A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in King George's War, 1740-1748, and A List of Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors in the Old French & Indian War, 1755-1762 $15.00 - Rhode Island in the Colonial Wars has a brief history of the King George's War (1740-1748) and the Old French & Indian War (1755-1762). A majority of the book consists of lists of Rhode Island men who served in these two conflicts. The book has limited notations for each soldier/sailor listing units and period served. This book would be useful for genealogists searching for information about early Rhode Island military men.