Search Results: Americana from Quickhatch Books

Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill, 1992. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Third. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxiv, 398pp., index, biblio. essay, photos. An excellent series of case studies in historiography and historical research..

Lewiston, Maine: Paroisse Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul, 1946. Book. Very Good. Soft. First. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 88pp plus advertising, photos, text in French, some ads bilingual or in English. Minor wear, minor pen mark on front cover and a couple of inside pages, front cover shows some fading to top and fore-edges. Very rare Maine historical item..

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1981. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 279pp., index, notes, ill. VG, near fine, but DJ is heavily nicked. "What powerful, unconscious forces propelled law-abiding and loyal colonists towards separation, riots, and finally revolution? In this ingenious study of the sources of the American Revolution, Peter Shaw explores the interactions of personal conscience, crises, and crowds, as America moved toward war.".

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: University of Nebraska Press, 1987. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxviii, 348pp., index, biblio., photos, ill, maps. Very minor wear, one cover corner slightly thumb-creased. Foreword by Dan L. Thrapp..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Henry Holt & Company, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 415pp., index, notes, photos..

Boston: Beacon Press, 1970. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. Second Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xx, 300pp., index. Facsimile of 1869 edition, with notes and biographical information by John Hope Franklin and foreword by E. Franklin Frazier. "Adventures of the first slave regiment mustered into service of the United States during the Civil War.".

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Fordham University Press, 1997. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii, 269pp., index, appendices, photos, ill., facsims. Light edge wear, previous owner's name inside front. "The Port of New York - the Golden Door - is always bustling, and any New York resident or visitor easily recognizes the integral part the port plays in the life of this great city. But the vessels that keep it alive are rarely focused on. In these six accounts, Brian Cudahy provides us with a unique and wonderful tour of the port - and the vessels - from the late nineteenth century to our own time.".

New York: Citadell Press, 1969. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxvii, 182pp., near fine, but lacking DJ..

Gretna, Louisiana, U.S.A.: Pelican Publishing, 1994. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Fourth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xiv, 306pp., index, biblio., ill., maps..

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Noonday Press, 1990. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216pp., ill. Light edgewear.

Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.: University of Nebraska Press, 1978. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 191pp., index, biblio., maps, notes..

Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers Inc, 2002. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 329pp., index, notes, ill., maps. Minimal wear, some knowledgeable pencil marginalia throughout. Signed with inscription by author..

Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1984. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xi, 244pp., index, biblio. essay. Light wear..

Boston: Boston Suburban Book Company, 1910. Book. Good. Decorative Cloth. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 248pp., lacking map, ex-reference library with library bookplate, card pocket, discard stamp. Some bumping and wear to boards, but a clean copy in a sound binding..

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1977. Book. Good. Trade Paperback. Ninth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xii, 225pp., index, biblio., notes. Minor edgewear, mainly to bottom edge of front cover..

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1975. Book. Good. Cloth. Fourth Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ix, 411pp., index, ill. Lightly bumped, some wear to jacket..

Doubleday Canada, 2003. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 387pp., index, maps, photos. Near fine and near fine. "In The Border noted political scientist and writer James Laxer explores the future of Canadian soveriegnty by taking the reader on a provocative 5,000 mile journey into culture, politics, and history. Timely and vital, The Border investigates our relationship with the mercurial power to the south.".

Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Belknap Press, 1999. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. Second. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xl, 299pp., index, notes, appendix, photos, ill., maps. Second edition, enlarged, 12th printing (1999). VG, minimal wear, minor corner creas to front cover. "In this urbane and delightful book, Walter Muir Whitehill follows the course of Boston's history, describing the changing face of the city and the society that changed with it, through more than three hundred years.".

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.: University of North Carolina Press, 1991. Book. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xvi, 323pp., index, notes, tables, photos, maps. Near fine. "In Boston Against Busing Ronald Formisano explores the sources of white opposition to school desegregation. He sees white resistance as an example of reactionary populism, a social movement mixing both populist and conservative elements. Racism was a key factor, but racial prejudice alone cannot explain the movement. He also points out how the tactics and philosophies of the Boston antibusers of the 1970s resembled those of the student and black activists of the previous decade.".

Providence: Brown University Press, 1968. Book. Very Good. Cloth. First. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xv, 325pp., index, notes, ill. Very minor wear to edges..