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The Mills at Winooski Falls: Winooski and Burlington, Vermont: Illustrated Essays and Oral Histories by: Editor: Krawitt, Laura

Softcover. Winooski, VT, Onion River Press, 1st, 2000, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 206 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and illustrations throughout. This book is a short volume of essays which provide a multi-century view of the impact of the industrial revolution on this region of Vermont. Clean copy. Record # 34453

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The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History by: Mikaberidze, Alexander

Hardcover. NY, Oxford University Press, 5th Pr., 2020, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 936 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, green paper covers, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography and maps throughout. In this far-ranging work, Mikaberidze argues that the Napoleonic Wars can only be fully understood with an international context in mind. Taking specific regions in turn, he discusses major political-military events around the world and situates geopolitical decision-making within its long and short-term contexts. Clean copy. Record # 34339

The University's Living Room: A History of the Carolina Inn [SIGNED COPY] by: Zogry, Kenneth Joel

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The University's Living Room: A History of the Carolina Inn [SIGNED COPY] by: Zogry, Kenneth Joel

Hardcover. Chapel Hill, NC, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1st, 1999, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 149 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket, green cloth covers with gilt text, and interior pages are all clean and bright. Binding is solid. Contains B&W and full-color photography throughout. This book presents the history of The Carolina Inn. It is a geographic place on a map; it is an emotional place in the hearts of countless guests, employees, students and alumni; and it occupies a place in the history of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This is a large-format volume, available for DOMESTIC SHIPPING ONLY. Clean copy. Record # 34522

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The Unknown Civil War in Soviet Russia: A Study of the Green Movement in the Tambov Region, 1920??"1921 by: Radkey, Oliver H.

Hardcover. Stanford, CA, Hoover Institution Press, 1st, 1976, Book: Good, Dust Jacket: None, 457 pages, hardcover. Green cloth covers have some edge wear at the top and bottom of the spine, but are still in good condition. Interior pages are clean and bright. Binding is solid. This scarcely available book is devoted to the third force in the Russian Revolution, the Green--or peasant--resistance movement, which began in the Ukraine, spread to Great Russia, and eventually attained the proportions of a second civil war. Previous owner's initials have been engraved on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34038

Under God's Spell: Frontier Evangelists 1772-1915 by: Luchetti, Cathy

Hardcover. San Diego, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1st, 1989, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 244 pages, b&w photography, illustrated endpapers, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket. Overall, a clean, tight copy. Record # 803170

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Vas You Ever in Zinzinnati: A Personal Portrait of Cincinnati [SIGNED COPY] by: Perry, Dick

Hardcover. Garden City, NY, Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1st, 1966, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 298 pages, hardcover. Dust jacket is in very good condition, as protected by a clear plastic Brodart sleeve. Teal cloth covers with one-quarter dark blue cloth have light bumping at the top and bottom of the spine, but are still in very good condition overall. Interior pages are clean and bright despite minor foxing to the end papers. Binding is solid. This book is a personal portrait, informal local history, and humorous love letter to Cincinnati, Ohio. Written as an intimate, nostalgic tour rather than a strict chronological textbook, the book explores Cincinnati's vibrant culture from the early frontier days and native tribes up to the mid-1960s. It highlights local landmarks, regional quirks, German heritage, neighborhoods like Over-the-Rhine, and local media personalities. Author's name is signed on the front end page, otherwise clean copy. Record # 34613

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Visit'n: A Treasury of Vermont Stories and Storytellers, Volume X by: Editor: Beck, Jane C. Editor: Parr, Leslie

Softcover. Middlebury, VT, Vermont Folklife Center, 1st, 2005, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: None, 112 pages, soft cover. Covers are clean and bright, as are interior pages. Binding is solid. Contains B&W photography throughout. Visit'n is a collection of people's voices, their conversations, reminiscences, and oral testimonies. It is an oversize trade paperback, with an accompanying CD. Clean copy. Record # 34517

West of the Texas Kid 1881-1910, The by: Dykes, Jeff C.

Hardcover. Oklahoma, University of Oklahoma Press, 1st New, 1963, Book: Very Good, Dust Jacket: Very Good, 202 pages. #20 in Western Frontier Library series. Original drawings by Nick Eggenhofer. Dust jacket. 12mo. Record # 220871