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  • Alaska

    A Bicentennial History

    Cliches about Alaska are legion: to mention the name is to conjure up images of the Frozen North, mushing huskies, and grizzled sourdoughs panning for gold. In this book, author William R. Hunt shows how misleading such images are.Alaska, writes William R. Hunt, is not the "last wilderness," and it has not been built solely by the self-reliant efforts of hardy pioneers. Instead, it has struggled ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD

  • America's Sherlock Holmes

    The Legacy of William Burns

    William Burns is best known as ‘America’s Sherlock Holmes’ and became director at the Bureau of Investigation, to be immediately followed by J. Edgar Hoover. But before he became director, Burns had a long, highly publicized career as a government detective for the Secret Service, then as the head of the famed Burns International Detective Agency, which he founded after leaving government service ... Leer más

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  • Incident at Big Sky

    The Inside Story of the Search for Two Savage Killers in Montana

    Edgar Award Finalist: The "exciting" true story of the abduction of biathlete Kari Swenson and the five-month manhunt to bring her tormentors to justice ( The New York Times Book Review).Former rodeo cowboy Johnny France had been sheriff of Madison County, Montana, for three years when Kari Swenson, a Bozeman resident training for the World Biathlon Championship, went missing near Big Sky Resort ... Leer más

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  • Paramount Studios

    1940-2000

    Series series Images of America
    The fascinating tale of Hollywood powerhouse Paramount Pictures--beginning with its birth in the 1910s through the turbulent decade of the 1930s--was told in Early Paramount Studios by Marc Wanamaker, Michael Christaldi, and E.J. Stephens. Now the same authors are back to tell the next 60 years of the studio saga in Paramount Studios: 1940-2000, with a foreword by former Paramount head of ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Ghosts of Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak

    Series series Haunted America
    Get your Rocky Mountain high on with creepy tales of demon dogs, pioneer phantoms, and Old West wraiths.Eerie tales have been part of the city's history from the beginning: Pikes Peak and Cheyenne Mountain are the subjects of several spooky Native American legends, and Anasazi spirits are still seen at the ancient cliff dwellings outside town. In the Old North End neighborhood, the howls of ... Leer más

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  • Stagecoach Robberies in California

    A Complete Record, 1856-1913

    California was the mining center of the West for half a century. Wherever precious minerals were found, road agents appeared to "mine the roads" of treasure being shipped out and payrolls being shipped in. The first recorded robbery of a stagecoach occurred in 1856, and the last in 1913. Over that period there were 458 stagecoach robberies, many with special characteristics such as a claim the ... Leer más

    $21.39 USD

  • Early Anaheim

    Series series Images of America
    As one of the largest cities in one of the nation�s most populous counties, Anaheim anchors a host of Orange County attractions, not the least of which are Disneyland, the 2002 World Champion Anaheim Angels, and the Anaheim Convention Center. But Anaheim�s early history followed the hardscrabble route, with fitful years of early cityhood steered in part by hardy immigrant German vintners who, with ... Leer más

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  • The Denver Dry Goods

    Where Colorado Shopped with Confidence

    Over the course of eleven decades, The Denver Dry Goods and its predecessor, McNamara Dry Goods, proudly served Coloradoans, who knew they could "shop with confidence" for the best quality at the fairest prices. Much more than the goods it sold, the store was a major institution that touched the lives of nearly every Denverite. Comforting culinary traditions like Chicken ala King in the vast fifth ... Leer más

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  • Home Team

    The Turbulent History of the San Francisco Giants

    In 1957 Horace Stoneham took his Giants of New York baseball team and headed west, starting a gold rush with bats and balls rather than pans and mines. But San Francisco already had a team, the Seals of the Pacific Coast League, and West Coast fans did not immediately embrace the newcomers.Starting with the franchise’s earliest days and following the team up to recent World Series glory, Home Team ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Rock Springs

    Series series Images of America
    An ancient inland sea, surrounded by lush vegetation and inhabited by dinosaurs, helped create the mineral-rich landscape where Rock Springs, Wyoming, now sits. French trappers first encountered American Indians who were traveling via a natural corridor that traverses the region, and eventually pioneer trails used this same route in the great westward expansion. The First Transcontinental Railroad ... Leer más

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  • Drift Smoke

    Loss and Renewal in a Land of Fire

    Series series Environmental Arts and Humanities
    David Strohmaier’s long career as a firefighter has given him intimate knowledge of wildfire and its complex role in the natural world of the American West. It has also given him rare understanding of the painful losses that are a consequence of fire. Strohmaier addresses our ambivalence about fire and the realities of loss to it—of life, human and animal, of livelihoods, of beloved places. He ... Leer más

    $15.89 USD

  • Huntington Beach Lifeguards

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    Series series Images of America
    The Surf City USA� lifeguards and marine safety officers protect and serve one of the busiest and most famous beaches in the world. World-class surfing events, volleyball tournaments, and other activities transform Huntington Beach�s waterfront into a sea of humanity regularly each summer. The lifeguards patrol three and a half miles of beautiful wide, sandy Orange County shores, which can draw ... Leer más

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