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Paul Revere and the World He Lived In
by Esther Forbes
- Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Published
- 1942
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$33.68
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A journalist who loved writing about the American Revolution, Ms. Forbes won a Pulitzer for this book, and a Newberry Award for her juvenile historical fiction entitled "Johnny Tremain." Pages are yellowing; interior has no marks. Not ex-library. Item Price
NZ$33.68
Nashville in the 1890's
by William Waller, editor
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Edition
- 2nd printing
- Published
- 1970
- ISBN
- 9780826511652
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$26.94
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An invaluable collection of the history of the "Gay Nineties" (a decisive time in the city's history) written from first hand accounts and compiled by a native Nashvillian. The DJ has slight fraying around the edges. Item Price
NZ$26.94
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Van Loon's Lives
by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- 6th printing
- Published
- 1944
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$30.31
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This book is one of the most odd in our Collection, since it is written and illustrated by Mr. Van Loon himself. The author was passionate about history. His book, "The Story of Mankind" won the first Newberry award for children's writing. His eccentric style was either loved or hated, and since he was more concerned with ideas than… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$30.31
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Huguenots In France and America
by Hannah F. Lee
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Published
- 1973
- Binding
- Tight
- ISBN
- 9780806305318
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$30.31
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Originally published in Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1843. Nice copy with brown cloth cover, no dust jacket. Book plate with previous owner's name on inside front cover. Otherwise, no interior markings. Item Price
NZ$30.31
We Were There At The Driving of the Golden Spike
by David Shepherd
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- Used - Good-
- Edition
- First
- Published
- 1960
- Binding
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$10.10
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There were 36 titles in the "We Were There" series for children, produced between 1955 and 1963 by Grosset and Dunlap. The authors write a fictional account of an actual historical event, inserting a child into the story to make the event more understandable. Item Price
NZ$10.10
The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
by R Conrad Stein
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Published
- 1978
- ISBN
- 9780516046204
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$11.79
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One book in the Cornerstones of Freedom series, it is also a Weekly Reader Book Item Price
NZ$11.79
Mathew Fontaine Maury, Trail Maker of the Seas
by Hildegarde Hawthorne
- Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1943
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$25.26
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An excellent junior biography, ex-library copy, in good condition.
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NZ$25.26
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John Adams and the American Revolution
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$11.79
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Little, Brown and Company, 1950. HB. Good. Item Price
NZ$11.79
Hawk That Dare Not Hunt By Day, The
by Scott O'Dell
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1975
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$20.21
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Houghton Miflin, 1975. HB. Good. 75-17029 Item Price
NZ$20.21
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Civil War Wall Chart, The
by William C. Davis, consultant
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1990
- Binding
- Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780881769616
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$33.68
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Publications International, 1990. Hardback. Good Condition. Oversized book. Dimensions are 18" x 12" Item Price
NZ$33.68
John Quincy Adams: Son of the American Revolution
by Milton Lomask
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1965
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$11.79
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965. HB. Fair. 65-10513 Item Price
NZ$11.79
What is Americanism?
by G.M. Wilson
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1924
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$25.26
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Silver Burdett, 1924. HB. Good. This is an older textbook. Item Price
NZ$25.26
Men, Women and Manners in Colonial Times, Vol. I
by Sidney George Fisher
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- Used - Good
- Published
- 1897
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$20.21
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J.B. Lippincott Co., 1897. HB. Good. Edward Stratton Holloway. In good collectible condition. The author states in his preface that the his intention was ...."to present the various aspects .....of colonial life in a way that would interest ordinary readers." He refers to Connecticut as "the Land of Steady Habits", and to Rhode Island as "The Isle of… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$20.21
European Discovery of America, The: The Northern Voyages
by Samuel Eliot Morison
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1971
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$13.47
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Oxford University Press, 1971. HB. Good. 71-129637. Samuel Eliot Morison was a world-renowned historian, winner of 2 Bancroft Awards for history and 2 Pulitzer prizes. To do research on Columbus, he spent 5 months on a sailing ship, re-tracing Columbus' journey across the Atlantic. His work paid off in his seminal 2-volume work on the seaman. Ex-library… Read more about this item Item Price
NZ$13.47
Paul Revere and the Minute Men
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Published
- 1950
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$10.10
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Random House, 1950. HB. Fair. Norman Price. Ms. Fisher (no relation to this website owner!) was a well known author of children's books, and also adult biographies. Thsi biography of Paul Revere is one of her best Item Price
NZ$10.10
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On Being American: Selected Writings, 1783-1828
by Noah Webster
- Condition
- Used - Excellent
- Published
- 1967
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$37.04
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Frederick Praeger, 1967. HB. Excellent. 67-20496 Item Price
NZ$37.04
Men, Women and Manners in Colonial Times, Vol. II
by Sidney George Fisher
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1897
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$20.21
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J.B. Lippincott Co., 1897. HB. Good. Edward Stratton Holloway. Item Price
NZ$20.21
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King Arthur and His Knights
by Mabel Louise Robinson
- Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Jacket Condition
- Good-
- Published
- 1953
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$20.21
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Random House, 1953. HB. Good.. Library of Congress #53-6268.
#5 in the World Landmark history series, illustrated by Douglas Gorsline. A simple re-telling of the Arthurian legends, without dialogue, and a unique foreword that tells how the tales of Arthur came to be, written for early elementary children. A fine introduction to the legend. Item Price
NZ$20.21
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Story of the English
by H.A. Gerber
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1898
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$33.68
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American Book Company, 1898. HB. Good. A quite rare book, in good condition. Item Price
NZ$33.68
Miracle at Philadelphia
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Published
- 1966
- Binding
- HB
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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NZ$25.26
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Little, Brown and Company, 1966. HB. Good. 66-20798. Written in 1966, this is a fictionalized account of what happened in Philadephia during the hot summer of 1787, from May to September. Item Price
NZ$25.26