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Amarillo, TX Feel free to make a reasonable offer on all items. Most are collectibles. SEE MY ONLINE STORE http://www.blujay.com/ASNonline UPDATED DAILY!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Discounts will be given for multiple purchasing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most books are ex-library with library markings. Please ask for individual details if desired. PC=Poor, FC=Fair, GC=Good, VG=Very Good, EC=Excellent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. The Civil War Ward/Burns PB tear close to binding on front cover 1991$5 A glowing companion volume to the celebrated PBS television series that is informative and poignant. After exhausting research in museums, libraries, and newspapers, 475 images were selected to show readers what people, places, and events looked like during this crisis that shook the foundation of American civilization. The text that accompanies these illustrations is often the voices of the men and women who lived it. Extensive use of diaries, letters, and newspaper accounts bring the world of the 1860s to life. Five Civil War historians provide essays that add a third dimension to this fascinating work. A selected bibliography that includes some of the most noted works on the Civil War and a complete index are included. The book can be used as a companion to the PBS series or as a valuable resource on its own. It should be included in all Civil War collections. 2. We the People A Special Publication Produced by the Philadelphia Inquirer PB GC $3 A Family Guide to the Constitution/Inventing America-- 3. Alistair Cooke's America 1977 PB GC some bends on the front cover $3 The book that grew out of Alistair Cooke's 40 year love affair with his adopted coutry, out of his pursuit of the American essence, his exploration of the byways of our past, his sharing and observing of our present, with all the orginal pictures in full color adn back and white; a tour of American history. 4.America's Historylands Touring our Landmarks of Liberty The Companion Volume to America's Wonderland HB EC $10 National Geographic Society This book takes the familis of America to landmarks, to stand on ground trod by their forefathers, and to relive their glorious deeds. Here is exciting history linked with fascinating places you can visit. This is not only a report on hundreds of national historic sites, state parks, battlefields, towns, homes, and restorations, but a fascinating explanation of their significance. VERY NICE BOOK 5. The California Gold Rush (American Heritage Junior Library) 1961 HB VGC $5 The factual acct and contemporary illustrations brought together in this book should give young readers a good understanding of the decisive manner in which the forty-niners spurred the growth of the West, while also conveying much of the turbulence and enthusiasm of that adventurous era. 6. Cowboys and Cattle Ranching Yesterday and Today Patricia Lauber 1973 HB VGC $ with 124 photographs A history of the American cowboy and how he changed with the coming of barbed wire, railroads, and homesteaders. Also describes modern cattle ranching. 7. Flags of American History David D. Drouthers 1973HB w/DJ VGC $5 Eighty-nine flags are illustrated and identified with accompanying text describing their significance in American history. 8. The Revolutionary War America's Fight For Freedom Bart McDowell 1972 Binding crack on front page--rest in tact $5 This book is worth the time just for the beautiful pictures but the real value of it is how it brings to life the people and places in the Revolutionary War. How fortunate his children were to be taken to the various sites and told about the characters who set our country free. 9. Texas and the War with Mexico (American Heritage Junior Library) 1961 HB FC cover wear/binding breakage $3 Amazon review: The American Heritage Junior Library was published mostly in the Sixties but these informative and marvelously illustrated volumes still hold up today. "Texas and the War With Mexico" covers both the war for Texan independence, with the massacre at the Alamo and the battle at San Jancinto, along with the Mexican War and its major campaigns and engagements. Even in 1961 when this particular edition was printed the foreword to this volume could note that to most people of the United States the Mexican War was a dim, mildly disgraceful incident from the nation's past (Would it be considered the Vietnam of the 19th-century or would that distinction go to the Spanish-American War?). However, Fairfax Downey makes the case that even without answering the question of responsibility for the war and deciding whether the United States was the aggressor or if Mexico provoked a tolerant nation beyond endurance, the annexations of Texas and the Mexican War resulted in the United States adding enormously to its territory (California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona). The Mexican War made Zachary Taylor President and gave invaluable military experience to the young officers who would be the main generals in the Civil War: Ulysses S. Grant, George H. Thomas, George G. Meade, Robert E. Lee, Albert Sidney Johnston, Joseph E. Johnston, and Thomas J. Jackson. However, "Texas and the War with Mexico" is clearly not a glorification of the military might of the United States. The book draws a strong parallel between the example of Nathan Hale's death in the American Revolution with the veneration accorded by the Mexican people to "Los Ninos," the boy cadets who gave their life in the defense of Chapultepec. Downey deals with the story of the war from both sides and provides a much better sense of how the war was actually fought than young readers will find in their standard American history textbook. The book makes excellent use of paintings and other illustrations from the period. There are several paintings presents as two-page spreads, a woodblock of Davy Crockett falling at the Alamo, dozens of primitive paintings down by soldiers and sailors, and one of the first daguerreotypes ever taken of American soldiers in wartime. You might be surprised at how much art depicting the Mexican War was done during this period. There are portraits of virtually every major figure talked about in the book. In the end Downey reinforces the idea that the Mexican War was "the most unjust war" the nation had fought, quoting Grant as the expert witness on that score, but also points out that this acquisition of territory meant the country stretched from sea to shining sea and that the idea of "Manifest Destiny" sprang from this period. 10. Indians and Cowboys 2 in 1 book Sanfort Tousey HB 1941 PC corner broken off cover aged $3 American Indian Tribes, Blackfoot, Sioux, Crow, Comanche, and Cheyenne, belonged to a group knows as the Plains Indians. The Cowboy of our western plains is more at home on horseback than afoot. In fact, so much riding makes him bowlegged. 11. The United Nations (Franklin Watts) Edna Epstein 1966 HB VGC $5 Explains the essential facts about the activities of the United Nations in clear and simple language and shows the way in which the Organization is linked to our everyday lives. As such, it is a valuable introduction and should find a wide and appreciative audience. 12. D-Day The Invasion of Europe (American Heritage Junior Library) HB 1962 GC with shelf wear $10 A story not simply of great victory in war but one of the outstanding human achievements of all time. How it began on D-Day, the sixth of June, 1944, will be understood as these pages unfold. Because there is military glory enough in what happened on that day to warm the American heart through several generations, I prefer to think of it as a superb human effort that dared and achieved the impossible. The task was infinitely larger than any that men had tried in former times, and we may be sure that we will never see its like again, such are the limits set on bold adventure in the atomic era. 13. The Living White House Lonnelle Aikman (White House Historical Association) PB VGC $5 A brief history of the White House, containing anecdotes of visitors, events, and the First Families from Presidents Adams through Carter. Tells the story how Presidential families set up housekeeping in the mansion and how they have lived, worked, and entertained here since 1800. 14. The Incredible Incas and their Timeless Land (National Geographic Society)Loren McIntyre HB VGC $4 It told the basic history of the Incas before Columbus, during the Conquest by Pizzaaro, and more. With lots of illustrations and photos to bring this time to life. 15. The Story of Mankind Hendrik Willem Vanloon HB 1972 History is the mighty Tower of Experience, which Time has built amidst the endless fields of bygone ages. It is no easy task to reach the top of this ancient structure and get the benefit of the full view. There is no elevator, but young feet are strong and it can be done. -Hendrik Van Loon, in the Foreword to The Story of Mankind It was intended for children, and of course much of the science is hopelessly out of date, but this ambitious, even audacious attempt to offer an overview of the entirety of human history remains a breathtaking work today. 16. Changing Interpretation of America's Past Vol II The Civil War through the 20th Century Jim R McClellan PB GC some bending on front cover 1995 $4 Each chapter in this unique compilation, designed to be informative and thought-provoking, offers an examination of incidents from The Civil War through the 20th Century, important to the development of the American Nation. It features a mix of primary and secondary source materials on approximately 30 selected "moments" in American history. Designed for use in introductory courses in American history, the incidents it covers were chosen both for their historical significance and to present a wide variety of human endeavors. Given the range of topics presented, there should be subjects of special interest to every student, regardless of age. 17. The Apache Indians Sonia Bleeker HB 1952 FC Lots of shelf wear and aging $2 This is second book in an invaluable series about different Indian tribes of North America. The Apache of the SW have always been among the most colorful of all Indian tribes. Unlike many Indians, they were wanderers, moving their home camps as they needed new hunting ranges or planned new raids. They roamed all over the territory that now is Arizona, NM, TX and northern Mexico. 18. Golden Treasury of Knowledge Vol 1 HB FC $1 From The Universe to the US-its beginnings to Venezuela, Eskimos and The River Nile to the History of Ancient Persia 19. Roman Mythology Peter Croft $2 The subject this book expounds is the evolution of Roman religion from a hut on the ends of the earth. The foundation, in fact of the era of European civilization which is now drawing to a close. It is all the more necessary therefore to have a sure grasp of our own civilization as we possess it. 20. My Fun with Learning #5 Parents as Teacher SOUTHWEST 1994 HB EC Like New Condition $4 21. The World's Great Religions Vol 3 The Glories of Christendom Time Life HB 1963 FC $ 2 Well illustrated guide to Christian practices around the world. 22. American Heritage April 1975 Volume XXVI, Number 3 HB GC small bump on binding $5 A Bicentennial Monument to Our Fumbling Foes of '76 23. Let's Go to the White House Bernard Rosenfield HB FC cover wear 1959 $5 Looks about 1st-3rd grade reading. 24. World at War Battle of the Coral Sea G.C. Skipper HB VGC 1981 $3 Details the 1942 battle between the Japanese and the Americans which stopped a major invasion of the Pacific. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shipping will be added by weight using media mail--$2 for under 1#, $2.50 for under 2# Actual cost over 2#. I offer Delivery Confirmation for $.25 (.14 required if paid by paypal) or insurance for $1.30 for orders under $50. Paypal preferred. Please use [EMAIL PROTECTED] I also accept mo. and checks--Will hold items 7-10 days for check to clear. I ship on Tues and Fridays. Shipping can be combined on multiple purchases. ***Please confirm with your address & type of payment within 24 hours*** SEE MY ONLINE STORE http://www.blujay.com/ASNonline UPDATED DAILY!!!! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! 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