History from mark mcdonald

First Edition. Near Fine/very good. Lots of data and about 50 photographs. Book is very lightly and evenly toned, gently read and near fine condition. Dust jacket is slightly sunned on the spine and there is a small bump at the top front, thus very good.

First Edition. Very Good / Good. Founded in 1908 at Howard University, AKA was the first African American sorority. The late Dr. Parker was the author of 2 previous books about the history of AKA. The book has scratches on the spine, and there is some underlining and parenthesis in the text. The previous owner (an AKA member) is written… Read more about this item

Signed. First Edition (presumed). Fine / near fine. Daughter of the South became a civil rights activist. Book is in fine, like new condition. Dust jacket has shelf wear, but no chipping. corners are square and the pages are clean and unmarked. Inscribed and signed, by Virginia Durr, to an attorney who was on staff with a U S Senator… Read more about this item

Signed. First Edition. Fine / fine. Profiles of 9 women who changed American History. Book and jacket are in fine, unread condition. Author is the daughter of Al and Tipper Gore. The author has inscribed and signed on the title page.

Fine / fine. First Edition (presumed). Virginia Durr, and Alabama native, returned home, in 1951, after 20 years in Washington, DC. She became a prominent civil rights advocate. These are her letters published on the 100th anniversary of her birth. Book is in fine, like new, unread condition.

Near fine. Second Edition. History of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, southeast of Tulsa. Originally Creek land when Oklahoma was Indian Territory. Sapulpa was a Creek from the Kasihta tribe. Book has no issues and is lightly read. There is no dust jacket, but I don't think it was issued with one. This is the 2nd edition, the first having been issued in… Read more about this item

Fine, unread copy. The copyright page says first edition, 1945. I don't know what to make of this book. My guess is that it is a reprint because it's just so clean and crisp, but who knows. It's a great book. No dust jacket.

First Edition. Fine / no jacket, as issued. Murray County, Oklahoma is the south central part of the state in what was once the heart of the Chickasaw Nation. Thoroughly researched book with hundred of archival photographs, covers the pre history of the area up to this book's publication. A very interesting, little understood, part of America. The book is… Read more about this item

First Edition. Near fine / good. Story of the Hunt Bros. Circus, founded in 1892. Lots of full page archival photos at the end of the book. Book is in near fine condition with only slight, even toning. The dust jacket is chipped all around with paper loss in various places and is listed as good, but it did it's… Read more about this item

First Edition. Good+ / good +. Orange County is in far southeast Texas at the Louisiana border. It was originally named Cow Bayou Settlement. It has a real interesting history because it was once considered a 'no man's land' because all kinds of scoundrels and neer do wells came there to evade the law in the United States. Hundreds of… Read more about this item

The first Spanish explorers erected a cross at Helena Crossing on the Mississippi River in 1541. St. Mary's Catholic Church published this book to celebrate it's 75th anniversary. Laid in is an 8 page brochure about the church and its stained glass windows. The book is in near fine condition with only very light shelf wear.

In World War II the Nazi regime murdered Roma and Sinti civilians. Persecution of Jews has been more publicized, but it was the same for these groups. It was an attempt at genocide. This well researched book documents that persecution. This is part of the permanent exhibition of the State Museum of Auschwitz. The book is in fine condition.

Signed. First edition. Wyoming Sheriff France captured 2 mountain men who had kidnapped a female skier and killed a deputy. The book is in near fine condition; slightly dusty, but nearly unread. The dust jacket has minor wrinkles at the spine ends and the back jacket flap is creased and is very good+. Sheriff France has inscribed, dated and signed… Read more about this item

Curry County, New Mexico is in the east central part of the state. Clovis is the largest town. It was arid, high plains country until they learned to tap the underground aquifer. The town wasn't really organized until the early 20th century. This book is about the families, churches, businesses and civic organizations of the area. The book is in… Read more about this item

Limited edition. In 1848, Lt Brewerton was ordered to travel the Old Spanish Trail to accompany an Army courier, Kit Carson. The object was to figure out a cross country mail route. Brewerton was 21 and Carson was illiterate. This book is Brewerton's account. The account was originally featured in Harper's magazine in 1853. There is a 2 page fold… Read more about this item

Unpublished Masters thesis for the fulfillment of a Masters of Arts in the History Department at Brigham Young University. The book studies the Mountain Man period from 1822-1840, particularly the end of hunt Rendevous and the Winter Quarters. The author maintains that the Winter Quarters are what made the fur trade profitable. These locations are where the supplies were brought… Read more about this item

History of Tucumcari, New Mexico beginning in the early 1800's with Pablo Montoya, a captain in the Spanish army and the recipient of the first land grant in the area. The author and publisher was the editor and general manager of the Tucumcari Daily News. The book is spiral bound softcover. It is stated 'Hand Crafted, Limited Edition'. There is… Read more about this item

Photo history of Allen County, Indiana and Ft. Wayne put out by the local newspaper, The News Sentinel. Black and white photographs on every page. Really good photographs and fun too. Oblong book, First Edition, so stated. The book is in fine, like new condition.

Ligonier, Indiana is in the northern part of the state, near Ft. Wayne. In the early days a large percentage of the population were Jewish. Before that there were Mound Builders and then Pottawatomie and Miami indigenous tribes who had been granted land by the government. The book is in near fine condition with only a non personalized gift inscription… Read more about this item

Woolaroc is part art museum and part wildlife sanctuary in northeast Oklahoma. It was the home of Frank Phillips, founder of Phillips Petroleum Co. The museum and grounds have over 10,000 works of art and 750 animals. The Navajo blanket collection is one of the finest in America. Hundreds of photographs, some archival and some contemporary photos of the grounds… Read more about this item