Hist from mark mcdonald

Story of Jesuit priest Father Eusebio Francisco Kino and his travels and documentation of an area he called 'Pimeria Alta'. This area is in present day southern Arizona and the northern Mexican Sonoran Desert in the last decade of the 17th century. There is a fold out map of the area. The introduction is by Senator Barry M. Goldwater of… Read more about this item

A photo essay of the magical mountain town of Eureka Springs in northwest Arkansas. Cover to cover full color photographs of this unique town. Lots of history, events and interesting details by a local photographer. The book is in fine, like new, condition.

The history of gold and those who tried to manufacture it. The pages are a little toned, but evenly so. The pages are clean and unmarked, the corners are square, and the binding is tight. The spine does not seem to have gotten much sun. No dust jacket. A very good+ copy.

The classic 12th century story of a group of Robin Hood style robbers in China. Considered one of the classics of Chinese literature. The story is translated by Pearl S. Buck, who grew up in China and who ultimately won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work and writing there. This story was one of her favorites. The are 32… Read more about this item

The centennial history of Lindstrom, Minnesota. It has everything, like a high school yearbook for a whole town, for 100 years. Lots of family names, churches, schools, businesses and everything else. The book is in excellent, like new condition except for a bump at the bottom of the spine. The cover shows almost no shelf wear, and the gilt title… Read more about this item

Iredell County, North Carolina was established in 1788. The county seat, Statesville, was established the following year. Iredell county is in the west central part of the state. History, people, churches, public buildings, homes and everything else one would want to know about Iredell County. The book really is in like new condition, but it's 43 years old. Even the… Read more about this item

The history of the Supreme Council from 1861 to 1891 when Grand Commander Albert Pike died. The book is in near fine condition with only slight foxing at the top and leading edge. The dust jacket is chipped and with edge wear all around. There is some paper loss at the bottom front right corner. Listed NF / Good.

The late Dovey Johnson Roundtree (4-17-1914 to 5-21-2018) led a remarkable life of civil rights activism for Black and Female Americans. Graduate of the Howard University School of Law, she became one of the first officers in The Womens Army Corps, won a desegregation case regarding transportation and interstate commerce in 1955, She was among the first of the women… Read more about this item

The companion book to 'Lewis and Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition'. The most famous exploring party in American history. The exhibition toured the country as the centerpiece of the bicentennial commemoration. The book is in near fine condition with only minimal shelf wear.

The happenings from Greer County, Oklahoma Territory in the years 1898 to 1900. Greer County used to be in Texas, but somehow it ended up in Oklahoma. It's in the southeast part of the state, if you don't count the Oklahoma panhandle. The old cowboys used to call Mangum City "tin city" because they flattened out tin cans to use… Read more about this item

The Felicianas are north of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Deep South country. Photographs of this old Southern and French area with short biographies and commentary of local residents. Very attractive, self published book. Book is in fine, like new condition. The dust jacket has a little wrinkle on the top of the spine and very minor shelf wear.

50 year anniversary of the Princeton class of 1948. Lots of archival photographs, facts and stories. Book and jacket are in near fine condition with only slight toning and shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked, and the corners are square. Laid in is a letter from the publisher advertising the book.

Self published book about the rebuilding of Beirut, Lebanon after the bombings in the 1970's. The cover is a double photograph of bombed out downtown vs. rebuilt downtown. I'm unsure of the date of publication or the edition. The book has small tear on the front top spine, otherwise in excellent condition. The pages are clean and unmarked.

Well known story of how a group of Americans found and recovered the art that the Nazis stole. Local note: the author and one of the Monuments men went to St. Marks prep school in Dallas, Texas. The book has a corner bump on the back of the jacket, The book and jacket are in fine / near fine condition.

This is the second printing of this 1975 book. It was published in 1996 as a commemorative edition by the Copperhill Tennessee Kiwanis Club's 75th year. It is printed just like the original which looks like it was written on a typewriter. The Copper Basin straddles the Tennessee / Georgia border, not too far from North Carolina. The railroad came… Read more about this item

The author / photographer photographed areas in Poland where Jews lived and were buried, including the areas where there were concentrations camps during World War II. The book is still in the original publishers shrink wrap, so I don't know the edition. The shrink wrap has some corner tears, but the book has not been affected.

New. Still in original publishers shrink wrap.

Founded in San Francisco, on Baker Beach, in 1986, to celebrate the summer solstice. The Burning Man Festival was relocated to the Black Rock Desert north of Reno, Nevada, in 1990. It's really in the middle of nowhere. Absolutely flat high-altitude desert that is just a dry alkali bed. It gets really hot in August, and it can have blinding… Read more about this item

In 1922, Thomas Talley, a professor at Fisk University, published a collection of 349 black folk songs. This was the first substantial compilation of secular black folk music. The book is edited by Charles Wolfe, a professor at Middle Tennessee State University. he unearthed Professor Talley's notes and found new material, which he has included in this modern edition of… Read more about this item

The history of the oldest National Park in America, so designated in 1832; 40 years before Yellowstone. Hundreds of archival photos and old advertising material. Stories about celebrities and business and political leaders. Before the white man, it is said that Hot Springs was a neutral zone, where warring Indian leaders would meet up. This is a really fun book… Read more about this item