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 After Collapse The
Regeneration of Complex Societies
edited by Glenn M. Schwartz and John J. Nichols. The first book-length
work to examine the question of how and why early complex urban
societies have reappeared after periods of decentralization and
collapse, shifting the focus away from the "rise and fall" of ancient
civilizations to their "fall and rise." Indexed. 289 pages. More
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Alliss' 19th Hole Trivial
Delights from the World of Golf
by Peter Alliss with Rab Macwilliam. Collection of golf facts,
anecdotes and history told in the wry voice of the man Golf Digest
called the “best golf commentator ever.” Indexed.
164
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Ancestral Landscapes of the Pueblo World
by James E. Snead. A revolutionary study of Pueblo communities using
landscape archaeology to understand how the people shaped the land
around them. Indexed. 208 pages. More
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Big History From the Big Bang to the Present
by Cynthia Stokes Brown. A multidisciplinary history of the Earth and humankind. Indexed. 288 pages. More
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By His Own Hand? The
Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis
edited by John D. W. Guice. Analyzes the evidence surrounding
Meriwether Lewis' death and considers the murder-versus-suicide debate
in the format of a postmortem court trial. Contributors include Clay S.
Jenkinson, James J. Holmberg and Jay H. Buckley. Indexed. 178 pages.. More
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The
Culture of Calamity
Disaster and the Making of Modern America by Kevin Rozario. Historical
study and analysis of the peculiarly American addiction to the
spectacle of destruction. Illustrated with B&W photos. Indexed.
313
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Fools Are Everywhere
The Court Jester Around the World by Beatrice K. Otto. A comprehensive
history and analysis of court jesters. Indexed. 420 pages. More
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Ghosts of the Pioneers A Family
Search for the Independent Oregon Colony of 1844 by Twain Braden.
Account of the author's journey down the course of an 1840s Oregon
Trail wagon train, recounting it's unusual participants. 288 pages. More
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God and Gold
Britain, America, and the Making of the Modern World by Walter Russell
Mead. An illuminating account of the birth and rise of the global
political and economic system that, sustained first by Britain and now
by America, created the modern world. More
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History's Greatest Conspiracies One
Hundred Plots, Real and Suspected, That have Shocked, Fascinated, and
Sometimes Changed the World by H. Paul Jeffers. A survey of
conspiracies from biblical times to today. 323 pages. More
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Hitler's
U-Boat Fortresses by Randolph Bradham. First Edition.
Historical account
of attempts by Allied armies in World War II to seize the headquarters
of the Nazi submarine fleet. Indexed. 196 pages. More
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Life of a Solider on the Western Frontier
by Jeremy Agnew. A history of the Indian Wars in the U.S. from the
perspective of both the military and the Indians and examines all
aspects of the post Civil War army, including its organization, its
weapons, and its personnel. Appendix summaries of significant battles
and selected western forts. Illustrated with B&W photos.
Indexed.
265 pages. More
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Long
George Francis Gentleman Outlaw of Montana by Gary
Wilson. First
Edition. Biography of a little-known outlaw and latter-day Robin Hood
of
Montana. Bibiliography. 252 pages. More
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Looting Spiro Mounds An
American King Tut's Tomb by David La Vere.
A true-life archaeological adventure story about one of the most
impressive pre-Columbian Indian art collections ever found. Illustrated
with B&W photos. Indexed. 255 pages. More
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Marco Polo From Venice
to Xanadu by Laurence Bergreen. Biography
of the legendary traveler, drawing on original writings and walking in
the footsteps of Marco Polo himself. Indexed. 415 pages. More
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Mexico and the Spanish Conquest by
Ross Hassig. Second Edition. Explores the role indigenous peoples
played in the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Indexed. 259 pages. More
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Negotiating the Past in the Past
Identity, Memory, and Landscape in Archaeological Research edited by
Norman Yoffee. Scholars examine how early societies viewed earlier
societies. Commentaries by Lynn Meskell and Jack Davis. Indexed. 267
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Ocheho
and Ochoco: An Evolutionary History by
Wayne Kee. History of the Ochoco region of central Oregon focusing on
the origins of the word Ochoco. Illustrated with historic maps and
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The Silver of the Sierra Madre
John Robinson, Boss Shepherd, and the People of the Canyons by John
Mason Hart. Based on volumes of mining company records, this book
exposes the mentality and methods of Sierra Madre mine owners John
Robinson and Alexander “Boss” Shepherd of the late
1800s, detailing their exploitation of the people and the natural
resources of Chihuahua. Indexed. 237 pages. More
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Stones Witness
by Margaret Randall. Essays, poetry and photographs exploring the
author's connections to land and landscape, history and culture,
language and memory, drawing from the events of her own rich history to
create a universal link between place, time, and identity. 177 pages. More
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What Were They Thinking? Really
Bad Ideas Throughout History
by Bruce Felton. Humorous compendium of some 400 harebrained schemes,
useless products, and misguided obsessions. 304 pages. More
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Year of the Fires
The Story of the Great Fires of 1910 by Stephen J. Pyne. Tells the
story of the catastrophic fires of 1910 that scorched millions of acres
across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Illustrated with
B&W
photos. Indexed. 322 pages. More
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Yellowstone Denied
The Life of Gustavus Cheyney Doane by Kim Allen Scott. Biography and
psychological portrait of frontier soldier and explorer Gustavus
Cheyney Doane. Illustrated with historic B&W photos. Indexed.
305
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Raiders
of the Civil War Untold Stories of
Actions Behind the Lines
by Russ A. Pritchard Jr. Large format. Illustrated with historic photos
and drawings. Accounts of Civil War rescues, escapades and sabotage.
Indexed.
143 pages. More
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1215
The Year of Magna Carta by Danny Danziger and John Gillingham. Trade
paperback,
new. First Touchstone Edition. A portrait of life in Medieval England.
Indexed. 312 pages. More
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