History & Geography
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ABC'S of Black History, The, by Deloris L. Holt, copyright 1973, hardcover, 48 pages, 26 biographies of famous black people (mostly Americans), 2nd-4th grade level, ex-library with normal stamps, markings, and card pocket, cover a bit soiled but insides fine, $4.00
A Pocket History of the United States, by Allan Nevins and Henry Steele Commager, softcover, copyright 1992, 719 pages, "A remarkable volume that presents and interprets the rise of the American people from their earliest settlements to the emergence of the U.S. as a world power, through the latest changes in foreign and domestic politics, up to and including the 1991 war with Iraq.", excellent condition, $4.00
Story of Our Country, The, with Readings, by Clarence L. Ver Steeg, Harper & Row, hardcover student edition, copyright 1967, 416 pages, 4th to 6th grade reading level, nice text, $5.00
Story of Our Land and People, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, hardcover student edition, copyright 1957, 662 pages, great text for 6th-8th graders, some neat underlining and notes in the first chapter, slight musty smell, text clean, $8.00
Atlas of American History, by Houghton Mifflin & Rand McNally, softcover, copyright 1993, 64 pages, excellent resource companion for any American History program, will included a small booklet covering The Constitution and The Declaration of Independence, excellent condition $4.00
New True Book of Congress, The, by Carol Greene, softcover, copyright 1985, 48 pages, 1st-3rd grade reading level, excellent condition, $3.00
Epic of America, The, by James Truslow Adams, cloth covered hardback, copyright 1931, 433 pages, one volume narrative history, cover a bit sun faded, inside in fine shape, $5.00
Freedom's Light, by Alan Cook, softcover, copyright 1996, 63 pages, Satori Press, Quotations from History's Champions of Freedom, Includes many of our founding fathers as well as lots of others, excellent condition, $1.00
Great Sioux Uprising, The, by C. M. Oehler, softcover, copyright 1959, 1997 printing, An amazingly detailed vivid re-creation of one of the least-known catastrophes in American frontier history, 7th to Adult grade level, excellent condition, $5.00
Children of the Seed Gatherers, by Mary M. Worthylake, hardcover w/dustjacket, copyright 1964, 1982 printing, A book about the indians who once lived in the great central valleys of California and Oregon, 2nd - 4th grade level, dustjacket shows wear and discoloration, $2.00
Ordeal by Fire, An Informal History of the Civil War, by Fletcher Pratt, hardback, copyright 1935, 426 pages, William Sloane Associates, Inc., 7th Grade to Adult level, cover is detached at spine and hinges are cracked but holding, webbing showing at front hinge--all pages present and attached, $4.00
First Book of Civil War Land Battles, The, by Trevor Nevitt Dupuy, hardback, copyright 1960, 96 pages, 4th-6th Grade level, ex-library with normal stamps, markings, and card pocket, still in sturdy condition, $4.00
To Appomattox, Nine April Days, 1865, by Burke Davis, hardcover w/dustjacket, copyright 1959, 433 pages, Rinehart & Company, Inc., 7th Grade to Adult level, dustjacket worn and cracking at edges (great pictoral dustjacket!), book in very nice condition, $5.00
Days of Infamy, by John Costello, Macarthur, Roosevelt, Churchill--The shocking truth revealed how their secret deals and strategic blunders caused disasters at Pearl Harbor and the Philippines, hardcover w/dustjacket, copyright 1994, 7th grade-adult grade level, photo section, excellent condition, $8.00
Visions of Infamy, by William H. Honan, The untold story of how journalist Hector C. Bywater devised the plans that led to Pearl Harbor, softcover, copyright 1991, 7th grade-adult grade level, photo section, excellent condition, $5.00
Eagle Against the Sun, The American War with Japan, by Ronald H. Spector, softcover, copyright 1985, 589 pages, Vintage Books--A Division of Random House, 7th Grade to Adult level, excellent condition, $4.00
A History
of the World,
by Marvin Perry, Houghton Mifflin, hardcover, copyright 1985, 896 pages, some
highlighting, 7th Grade to Adult level, ex-school (only one or two students
listed in property section), corners bumped, $8.00
Their Finest Hour, The Story of the Battle of Britain 1940, by Edward Bishop, softcover, copyright 1968, 160 pages, Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century Book No. 2, tons of photos, 7th Grade to Adult level, excellent condition, $2.00
Gulf, The, by David Poyer, softcover, copyright 1990, 442 pages, St. Martin's Paperbacks, military novel, 7th Grade to Adult level,
excellent condition, $3.00(listed chronologically)
Meet Christopher Columbus, by James T. DeKay, hardcover, copyright 1968, 84 pages, Random House Step-up Books Book Club Edition, 2nd to 4th grade reading level, very nice condition, name in front, $3.00
Jefferson, A Great American's Life and Ideas, by Saul K. Padover (his famous biography abridged), softcover, copyright 1970, 192 pages, 7th grade-adult grade level, excellent condition $3.00
Sam the Minuteman, by Nathaniel Benchley, library edition hardback, copyright 1969, Harper & Row, an "I Can Read History" book, 62 pages, ex-library with normal markings, stamps, and card pocket, beautifully illustrated with some color by Arnold Lobel, this was one of my favorites to read to my kids!, cover soiled from normal use, binding and pages nice and tight, corners bumped--no boards showing, 2nd-4th Grade Reading Level, $3.00
Abraham Lincoln, The Great American Series, by Kathie Billingslea Smith, softcover, copyright 1987, 24 pages, 2nd -4th grade, excellent condition $1.50
Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions, The Life of a Sioux Medicine Man, by John (Fire) Lame Deer and Richard Erdoes, softcover, copyright 1972, 288 pages, 7th grade-adult grade level, nice photo section, excellent condition, $4.00
Adolf Hitler, Volume I, by John Toland, hardcover w/dustjacket, copyright 1976, 584 pages, Doubleday, 7th Grade to Adult level, minor staining to dustjacket--book in
excellent condition, $4.00An Untold Story, The Roosevelts of Hyde Park, Elliott Roosevelt & James Brough, softcover, copyright 1973, 365 pages, 7th grade-adult grade level, light crease to cover, small corner missing on back cover, insides fine, $2.00
Patton, by Charles
Whiting, softcover, copyright 1970, 160 pages, Ballantine's Illustrated History of World
War II War Leader Book No. 1, tons of photos, 7th Grade to Adult level, cover is detached
at front hinge and spine--just needs to be re-glued, all pages present, attached and books
is very clean, $1.00
Rise and Fall of Hermann Goering, The, by William Frischauer, cloth covered hardback, copyright 1951, 309 pages, Hougthon Mifflin, 7th Grade to Adult level, cover rubbed, $4.00
Hunters From the Sky, The German Parachute Corps 1940-1945, by Charles Whiting, hardcover w/dustjacket, copyright 1974, 209 pages, Stein and Day, 7th Grade to Adult level, dustjacket cracking near edges--book in
excellent condition, $4.00The Life and Words of John F. Kennedy, by James Playsted Wood, softcover, copyright 1964, 2nd-4th grade level, lots of photos, spine reinforced with tape, crease to front cover, $0.25
Yeager, an autobiography by General Chuck Yaeger and Leo Janos, softcover, copyright
1985, 436 pages, Bantam Books, photo section, 7th Grade to Adult level, cover corner
creased $2.00
Phyllis Schlafly, The Sweetheart of the Silent Majority, by Carol Felsethal, softcover, copyright 1982, 337 pages with photo section, 7th grade-adult grade level, small crease to corner of cover, $2.00
Early Reagan, The Rise to Power, by Anne Edwards, hardcover w/dustjacket, copyright 1987, 617 pages, 7th grade-adult grade level, excellent condition, $5.00
Michael Jordan, Basketball Legend, by Sean Dolan, hardcover, copyright 1994, 64 pages, wonderful biography for elementary grades, Go BULLS!, $4.00
Massacre at Waco, Texas, by Clifford L. Linedecker, softcover, copyright 1993, 254 pages, St. Martin's True Crime Library, 7th Grade to Adult level, photo section, excellent condition, $2.00
Dominique Moceanu, An American Champion, an autobiography as told to Steve Woodward, softcover, copyright 1996, 114 pages, at 13 Dominiuque Moceanu burst into the spotlight by becoming the youngest U.S. national gymnastics champion ever, photo section, excellent condition, $2.00
Steck-Vaughn, Portrait of American, Illinois, softcover, copyright 1996, 2nd-4th grade level, excellent condition $2.00
Chicago, by Thomas & Virginia Aylesworth, Large Hardback w/dustjacket, coffee table type book, dust jacket shows a little shelf wear (beginning to curl at bottom), owners book plate in front, copyright1985, $2.00
Illinois, Its People and Culture, by Lathrop, Hendrickson, & Rosenfelt, hardback, copyright 1975, 4th - 6th grade level, excellent condition $2.00
North Carolina Adventure, The, by Blackwell Robinson, hardback, copyright 1969, 209 pages, 4th - 6th grade level, excellent condition $3.00
Real Book About Canada,
The, by Lyn Harrington, hardcover w/dustjacket, copyright 1959, Incredibly great
condition--even dustjacket!, excellent
condition $4.00
You and Me Heritage Tree, The, by Phyllis and Noel Fiarotta, Ethnic Crafts for children, copyright 1976, 283 pages, many crafts for every heritage that you may be!, $3.00
