Search Results: History - United States from Riverwood's Books

Harcourt. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0151039690 . Hardcover clean and all intact, a little corner bumping, slight soiling outer edge of pages. Jacket has scuffing and light edgewear. "Through interviews with scientists, firefighters and Kuwaiti citizens, plus firsthand observations, freelance science reporter Hawley assesses the environmental impact of the Gulf war. It is a grim story...." (505) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages .

Harper Torchbooks. Good. 1964. Softcover. Harper 1964 printing. Very good interior, with fair-good cover. Interior clean and intact, light soiling to outer edge of pages and small ink marking top edge. Cover has moderate edgewear, a chip out of one corner and a couple of taped tears. 659 pages plus booklists. "...recounts the political, constitutional, economic and financial history of the United States from the American Revolution to that day in July, 1804, when Hamilton was killed in the duel with Burr..." (500+) ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

University of Chicago Press. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 0226476979 . HC/DJ - fine/VG+. Hardcover is clean and unmarked, old pencil price erased on half title page. No other markings. Jacket has light edgewear, one tiny chip and light soiling, light crease to front, not clipped. Lewis and Smith reconstruct the intellectual histories of both American pragmatism and sociology as they developed from 1892 to 1935 at the University of Chicago. In doing so, the authors challenge much current thinking in philosophy and sociology....; 8vo; 356 pages .

Little, Brown & Company. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. 0316664898 . HC/DJ - fine/near fine. Excellent condition. Hardcover is clean and unmarked. Jacket has light scuffing and very light edgewear. B/w photos. ; 8vo; 385 pages; "In this incredible story that reads like a legal thriller, the author recounts how an unlikely trio of individuals joined forces to wage a legal battle that resulted in the unprecedented defeat of big tobacco in one of the highest-stakes legal battles ever fought. " (700) .

Collier Books. Good+. 1969. First Edition. Softcover. 0020952902 . Collier 1969 printing. Paperback 12mo. Good condition - light edgewear, creasing to spine and rear, sticker residue on front, light soiling. Interior is clean and tight, however several pages have underlining in pen and name/address inside back cover. 336 pages. Essays by Nat Turner, Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, LeRoi Jones, Stokely Carmichael and numerous others. (180-noto). ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall .

G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. 0399110607 . HC/DJ - VG/good. Hardcover has light edge and corner wear and light scuffing and soiling, some spotting/soiling to outer edge of pages, interior of pages clean other than name/address written inside front cover. Numerous b/w photos. Jacket has scuffing, edgewear and a several small tears/chips, with one larger chip bottom front corner, one small chip from spine center clipped. 320 pages. SUMMARY: A candid and probing exploration of the life and legend of Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) , the western scout and buffalo hunter who, as the very embodiment of the winning of the American West, toured the world with his famous Wild West Show. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. Good. 1983. First Edition. Softcover. 0803265611 . Ex-library with moderate edgewear, tiny tears to upper spine, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior pages clean & tight. Laminated cover and usual library markings. B/w photos/maps etc. 396 pages. "Those who have gleaned their knowledge of Texas cattle drives and frontier settlements from TV and Hollywood westerns are in for some surprises. . . . Robert Dykstra 'tells it as it really was' in Wichita, Abilene, Ellsworth, Dodge City, and Caldwell during the two decades following the Civil War when entrepreneurs endeavored to capture the Texas cattle trade and utilize it as the economic base for building another Chicago or St. Louis on the edge of the Great Plains. "-Publishers Weekly (*Shipping will be reduced to some locations). ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Prentice Hall. Good+. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. 0132770474 . Ex-library book, but still in good condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Light edge and corner wear to cover, light soiling outer edge of pages. Interior very good - occasional light wrinkling or earmarks. 260 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "This thoroughly researched, highly readable volume has biographies of famous--and infamous--spies and cryptographers, illustrations of codes and cipher devices with explanations of how they work, and fascinating examples of how covert communications have changed the course of history, from ancient times through World War II and beyond. 50 photos and illustrations; tables and graphs throughout. (500) .

Ocean Press. Fine. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 187617577X . Excellent condition - slight corner wear, a little scuffing. Pages clean and intact. 76 pages plus booklists. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "Who won the Cold War? CNN's astonishingly frank interview with Fidel Castro in which he makes some remarkable revelations. Far from being a proxy for Moscow, Castro tells CNN that Cuba's support for liberation movements in Latin America and Africa was a "constant source of disagreement. " "If a Soviet Cuban master plan had really existed we would have won the Cold War!" he says. The Cuban leader's reflections on talk about preemptive nuclear strikes during the 1962 Missile Crisis are frighteningly familiar today. "To endure the global struggle between the superpowers is bad. To live under the total hegemony of one of them is worse. "-Fidel Castro". [125-osl] .

London: Hutchinson. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover is clean & unmarked - slight soiling outer edge of pages. Jacket has light edgewear, a few small edge tears, age tanning to edges, sticker residue on front, not clipped. 333 pages. b/w illus.The story of the scientists and the scientific achievement which led to the first atomic explosion at the Trinity site in New Mexico in 1945, followed by the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the Second World War. ; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall .

VA: Stephen M. Matyas; Jr.. New. 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780615293134 . New book, clean, with no markings, a little bumping to spine ends, no jacket as issued. A checklist of books, pamphlets, and periodicals, printing the U. S. Declaration of Independence, 1776-1825. With an appendix of American newspapers printing the Declaration of Independence. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; (*Note - due to heavy weight, extra postage will be required) [1138] .

British Broadcasting Corporation. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. 0563128682 . Clean, tight condition. Ex-library book but still in quite good condition - brodart cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Pages clean, brodart has some scuffing and light edgewear. Jacket is taped to book. Profusely illustrated in b/w. Covers the same material as in the BBC2 dramatised documentary of the same name. "Reports of abolitionists like John Newton stimulated opposition to the barberous & immoral slave trade, but initially it was only a small band who fought to end the system, including William Wilberforce, Pitt the Younger & Charles James Fox. They conducted a long campaign, which led to the end of the infamous trade in which Britian had made vast profits and Africa had lost 40 million men, women & children..." [460]; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 144 pages .

Hill and Wang. Very Good+. 1998. Second Edition. Softcover. 080901601X . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual type of markings. Interior clean, light soiling to outer edge of pages. Very light edgewear to cover. "This portrait of women in the Western migration covers life on the Overland Trail and their roles in bringing civilization to new settlements and reestablishing traditional mores. This edition has been updated and revised to include new information and now offers the perspectives of African and Native American women. A "well-written" volume, it remains a worthy purchase. " [386-notosl]; 8vo .

U.S.A.: Marshall Cavendish. Very Good. 1973. Softcover. Published in magazine format, 96 weekly parts. Included here is Parts 1 thru 16 in a black binder format (11.5 x 9"). Magazine interiors are one after another in the binder, with the front covers at the rear of the binder. Very good condition, some pages have light edgewear, occasional light soiling. Binder cover has some wear, light scuffing, markings to front (looks like a few small heat marks) , light soiling, otherwise very good. Included are: Part 1 - Blitzkrieg! Part 2 - Hitler: the New Messiah, The Hunting of the Graf SpeePart 3 - The Germans Strike NorthPart 4 - Glider Strike on World's Strongest Fort, Hitler's Troops Crush NorwayPart 5 - The Panzers Break Through at Sedan, Invasion of Holland & BelgiumPart 6 - Dunkirkand so on, through issue 16, which is titled: The Sinking of the Bismarck. (*Due to weight, there will be an addt'l ship charge to some locations); 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall .

University of Nebraska Press. Fine. 1999. First Edition. Softcover. 0803273223 . Excellent condition, clean, no markings, very light corner wear, one small crease front cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; "Traditionally historians of the Little Big Horn fight have focused on Custer and his troops—on what they were doing and where they died. But as one Miniconjou warrior told a gathering at a 1926 commemoration of the battle, the Lakotas and Cheyennes also lost brave men. These men had died defending their homes and families, and they too deserved recognition....Concise, well-written, and respectful of Cheyenne and Lakota cultural practices, this book is an essential contribution to our understanding of how the Cheyennes and Lakotas waged the Battle of the Little Big Horn. " (200os) .

Tab Books. Fine. 1986. Softcover. 0830681957 . Excellent condition, no markings, slight corner creasing on one back corner. Illustrated. 309 pages. A former fighter pilot, whose impressive service record includes 163 combat missions, provides fascinating insight into the realities of the U. S. Tactical Air Forces. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Putting his emphasis on the human element - the "hungry tigers" whose pride, dedication & skills set them apart from ordinary service men - O'Brien includes detailed descriptions of the modern fighter planes, its weapons & ordnance.... (378-noto) .

Vancouver: Whitecap Books. Very Good+. 1992. First Edition. Softcover. 1551100185 . SOFTCOVER edition, same ISBN as hardcover. Ex-library book, but still in very nice condition - laminated cover and usual ex-lib type of markings. Overall wear is light. Pages clean and intact. Illustrated with beautiful colour photos of the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia. 124 pages. In the Path of the Explorers permits us to feel Cook's frustration as he fails again and again to locate the elusive northwest passage, to appreciate anew Fraser's almost fatal hardships in reaching the mouth of the river that now bears his name, and to follow Vancouver as he sails into Burrard inlet, its wooded shores offering no hint of the great city that would one day commemorate his name. These accounts are pulled directly from the explorers diaries and journals....[515]; 8vo .

Berkley Trade. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Softcover. 0425191664 . Book is actually new, but has a little shelfwear to cover edges and small remainder mark across bottom edge - otherwise as new. Wonderful vintage b/w photos. (575) ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 336 pages .

University of Missouri Press. Very Good. 1966. Hardcover. Tight, solid copy. Library binding, no jacket as issued, usual ex-lib type markings. No edition stated. Light edgwear, a little soiling outer edge of pages. Scuffing, light soiling to laminate. Pages are intact with occasional light soiling and a few earmarks. B/w illustrations. 263 pages. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

San Francisco: Chronicle Books. Very Good. 1987. First Edition. Softcover. 0877014523 . Ex-library book, but still in very good condition - sturdy laminated cover and usual ex-lib type markings. Oblong book approx. 10 x 9.5". Cover has light scuffing, light corner wear. Pages are clean and intact other than gift inscription on first page. Light age tanning to page edges, one small tear seen. Wonderful old b/w photos. 112 pages. Tells the story of the men and women who, despite hardships and isolation, transformed tent towns into bustling communities. Using historical documents and photographs from the Kinsey & Kinsey collection, the author revives the society and spirit of these people caught up in such extraordinary times. (670) ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .