The Americas
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Quakers in the British Atlantic World, c.1660-1800 [Paperback]
Esther Sahle(Author)
$25.95ISBN: 9781783275861
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: People, Markets, Goods: Economies and Societies in History
Volume: Volume 18
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Cahokia: City of the Cosmos [Paperback]
John Kelly(Author); James A. Brown(Author)
Regular Price: $34.95
Special Price: $26.25
ISBN: 9781785708855
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Volume: 6
The large American Indian city of Cahokia sits amidst a diverse natural landscape within the larger central Mississippi river valley. Well positioned on the rich agricultural soils of the Mississippi river bottomlands of the Amercan Bottom it is ... .... Learn More -
Fur, Fashion and Transatlantic Trade during the Seventeenth Century: Chesapeake Bay Native Hunters, Colonial Rivalries and London Merchants [Hardback]
John C. Appleby(Author)
$115.00ISBN: 9781783275793
Published by : Boydell Press
This book explores the development of the fur trade in Chesapeake Bay during the seventeenth century, and the wide-ranging links that were formed in a new and extensive transatlantic chain of supply and consumption. It considers changing fashion i... .... Learn More -
The Knights of the Golden Circle in Texas: How a Secret Society Shaped a State [Hardback]
Randolph W. Farmer(Author)
$59.99ISBN: 9781592110872
Published by : Vita Histria
The United States today is a divided nation and some say the country may be heading toward breakup, or possibly civil war. That has happened before and the result was disastrous. As many as 750,000 Americans perished during the Civil War. A study ... .... Learn More -
Extracting Stone: The Archaeology of Quarry Landscapes [Paperback]
Anne S. Dowd(Author); Mary Beth D. Trubbitt(Editor)
Regular Price: $34.99
Special Price: $26.25
ISBN: 9781785706240
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Volume: 5
This exciting new addition to the the American Landscapes series provides an in-depth account of how flintknappers obtained and used stone based on archaeological, geological, landscape, and anthropological data. Featuring case studies from three... .... Learn More -
At War with The Red Badge of Courage: A Critical and Cultural History [Hardback]
Kevin J. Hayes(Author)
$90.00ISBN: 9781640140561
Published by : Camden House
Series: Literary Criticism in Perspective
Stephen Crane's masterpiece The Red Badge of Courage was a sensation when it first appeared in 1895: many readers were astonished that this upstart, born after the Civil War, had written the single best novel on the subject. It remains one ... .... Learn More -
"And So the Tomb Remained": Exploring Archaeology and Forensic Science within Connecticut's Historical Family Mausolea [Paperback]
Nick Bellantoni(Author)
Regular Price: $35.00
Special Price: $26.25
ISBN: 9781789255027
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Studies in Funerary Archaeology
Volume: 16
Stone and brick tombs were repositories for the physical remains of many of Connecticut’s wealthiest and influential families. The desire was to be interred within burial vaults rather than have their wooden coffins laid into the earth in di... .... Learn More -
Duty, Honor, County: The Life of Arthur MacArthur Jr. [Hardback]
Dr. A.K. Brackob(Author)
$39.99ISBN: 9781592110247
Published by : Vita Histria
On September 15, 1906 Arthur MacArthur Jr. became the twelfth man in the history of the United States Army to be awarded the rank of Lieutenant General, the highest rank in the Army up to that time. This great honor, which marked the culmination o... .... Learn More -
New York Klezmer in the Early Twentieth Century: The Music of Naftule Brandwein and Dave Tarras [Hardback]
Joel E. Rubin(Author)
$95.00ISBN: 9781580465984
Published by : University of Rochester Press
Series: Eastman/Rochester Studies Ethnomusicology
Volume: Volume 9
Since the 1970s, klezmer music has become one of the most popular world music genres, at the same time influencing musical styles as diverse as indie rock, avant-garde jazz, and contemporary art music. Klezmer is the celebratory instrumental music... .... Learn More -
Paisajes en un sector de la Quebrada de Humahuaca durante la Etapa Agroalfarera: Arqueología de Tumbaya (Jujuy, Argentina) [Paperback]
Agustina Scaro(Author)
$73.00ISBN: 9781789694895
Published by : Archaeopress Access Archaeology
Quebrada de Humahuaca is the center of important and diverse continuous cultural developments and presents places that are key references in the archaeology of Argentina. However, numerous spaces, such as Tumbaya, have not yet been the subject of ... .... Learn More
