The Accidental Historian; Tales of Trash and Treasure
by Monte Akers
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0896727084
- ISBN 13
- 9780896727083
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Lubbock, TX: Texas Tech University Press, 2010 Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock, TX. 2010. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: As New. DJ: As New. Brown boards with blue cloth overlay on the spine with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 230 pp 8vo. This book chronicles the author's fascination with the past and the different ways he has immersed himself in American history for over fifty years. Through artifact and antique collecting, writing, relic-hunting, visiting historic sites, and dogged primary-source research, the author has experienced and relived a great deal of the country's historical panorama. A clean pristine copy.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008184
- Title
- The Accidental Historian; Tales of Trash and Treasure
- Author
- Monte Akers
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0896727084
- ISBN 13
- 9780896727083
- Publisher
- Texas Tech University Press
- Place of Publication
- Lubbock, TX
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- history, historical researchers, historians, historical reenactors, history enthusiasts, collectors, museums, genealogists, American history, Civil War history, Bonnie and Clyde, the Alamo, Custer's Last Stand, American past.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography; Americana;
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About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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