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Hills Of Gold

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In the rugged California foothills where fortunes are made and dreams shatter like glass, one man's desperate quest for gold becomes a harrowing journey into the darkest corners of human ambition. Herman Daniel Jerrett's gripping tale plunges readers into the treacherous world of 1960s prospecting, where the glitter of precious metal blinds men to everything they once held sacred. When seasoned ... Read more

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In the rugged California foothills where fortunes are made and dreams shatter like glass, one man's desperate quest for gold becomes a harrowing journey into the darkest corners of human ambition. Herman Daniel Jerrett's gripping tale plunges readers into the treacherous world of 1960s prospecting, where the glitter of precious metal blinds men to everything they once held sacred. When seasoned
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Trace

Memory, History, Race, and the American Landscape

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**Winner of the American Book AwardPEN Literary Award FinalistThese essays blending memoir, history, and landscape “will create seismic shifts in readers’ perspectives on race, gender, and nature” as they explore how America’s ideas of ‘race’ have marked its people and the land (BuzzFeed).**Sand and stone are Earth’s fragmented memory. Each of us, too, is a landscape inscribed by memory and loss. ... Read more

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**Winner of the American Book AwardPEN Literary Award FinalistThese essays blending memoir, history, and landscape “will create seismic shifts in readers’ perspectives on race, gender, and nature” as they explore how America’s ideas of ‘race’ have marked its people and the land (BuzzFeed).**Sand and stone are Earth’s fragmented memory. Each of us, too, is a landscape inscribed by memory and loss.
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When the Mississippi Ran Backwards

Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

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From Jay Feldmen comes an enlightening work about how the most powerful earthquakes in the history of America united the Indians in one last desperate rebellion, reversed the Mississippi River, revealed a seamy murder in the Jefferson family, and altered the course of the War of 1812.On December 15, 1811, two of Thomas Jefferson’s nephews murdered a slave in cold blood and put his body parts into ... Read more

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From Jay Feldmen comes an enlightening work about how the most powerful earthquakes in the history of America united the Indians in one last desperate rebellion, reversed the Mississippi River, revealed a seamy murder in the Jefferson family, and altered the course of the War of 1812.On December 15, 1811, two of Thomas Jefferson’s nephews murdered a slave in cold blood and put his body parts into
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Exploring Desert Stone

John N. Macomb's 1859 Expedition to the Canyonlands of the Colorado

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The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John ... Read more

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The confluence of the Green and Colorado Rivers, now in Canyonlands National Park, near popular tourist destination Moab, still cannot be reached or viewed easily. Much of the surrounding region remained remote and rarely visited for decades after settlement of other parts of the West. The first U.S. government expedition to explore the canyon country and the Four Corners area was led by John
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Old Man River

The Mississippi River in North American History

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A fascinating account of how the Mississippi River shaped AmericaIn Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of America's rich history—the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical ... Read more

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A fascinating account of how the Mississippi River shaped AmericaIn Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of America's rich history—the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical
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Hell on Wheels

Wicked Towns Along the Union Pacific Railroad

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Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West. ... Read more

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Overnight settlements, better known as "Hell on Wheels," sprang up as the transcontinental railroad crossed Nebraska and Wyoming. They brought opportunity not only for legitimate business but also for gamblers, land speculators, prostitutes, and thugs. Dick Kreck tells their stories along with the heroic individuals who managed, finally, to create permanent towns in the interior West.
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A History of US: Liberty for All?

1820-1860

by Joy Hakim ...

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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Early nineteenth century America could just about be summed up by Henry David Thoreau's words when he said, "Eastward I go only by force, but westward I go free." It was an exuberant time for the diverse citizens of the United States, who included a range of folk, from ... Read more

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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text. Early nineteenth century America could just about be summed up by Henry David Thoreau's words when he said, "Eastward I go only by force, but westward I go free." It was an exuberant time for the diverse citizens of the United States, who included a range of folk, from
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The Last Empty Places

A Journey Through Blank Spots on the American Map

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". . . intriguing, both a solid refresher on our savage colonial history and a smart rumination on what it means to get lost. ― OutsideFirst time in paperback, ebook, and audio editionsPart travel adventure, part history, part explorationFeatures four specific "blank spots" from across the country and delves into our human relationships with placeIn The Last Empty Places, bestselling author Peter ... Read more

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". . . intriguing, both a solid refresher on our savage colonial history and a smart rumination on what it means to get lost. ― OutsideFirst time in paperback, ebook, and audio editionsPart travel adventure, part history, part explorationFeatures four specific "blank spots" from across the country and delves into our human relationships with placeIn The Last Empty Places, bestselling author Peter
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Gold Rush Stories

49 Tales of Seekers, Scoundrels, Loss, and Luck

by Gary Noy ...

From the author of Hellacious California!, deeply human stories of the California Gold Rush generation, full of brutality, tragedy, humor, and prosperity.In less than ten years, more than 300,000 people made the journey to California, some from as far away as Chile and China. Many of them were dreamers seeking a better life, like Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, who eventually became the first African ... Read more

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From the author of Hellacious California!, deeply human stories of the California Gold Rush generation, full of brutality, tragedy, humor, and prosperity.In less than ten years, more than 300,000 people made the journey to California, some from as far away as Chile and China. Many of them were dreamers seeking a better life, like Mifflin Wistar Gibbs, who eventually became the first African
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Hubris, a Railroad Through the Grand Canyon, and the Death of Frank Mason Brown: A Parable for Our Time

by Wayne Schmidt ...

"Really!? A railroad through the bottom of the Grand Canyon?" Crazy idea, right? But in fact, it came closer to happening than most people realize.This is the little-known story of how hubris killed the railroad's president and saved the world's most beloved canyon. Frank Mason Brown drowned in a whirlpool in the Grand Canyon because he was sure he could build a great railroad through its depths ... Read more

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"Really!? A railroad through the bottom of the Grand Canyon?" Crazy idea, right? But in fact, it came closer to happening than most people realize.This is the little-known story of how hubris killed the railroad's president and saved the world's most beloved canyon. Frank Mason Brown drowned in a whirlpool in the Grand Canyon because he was sure he could build a great railroad through its depths
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The Adirondacks

A History of America's First Wilderness

by Paul Schneider ...

"Conjures the Adirondack wilderness as a vast and imposing stage on which a succession of human dramas—from the romantic to the terrifying—come alive." —John Berendt, #1 New York Times -bestselling authorA New York Times Notable BookHis book is a romance, a story of first love between Americans and a thing they call "wilderness." For it was in the Adiro... ... Read more

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"Conjures the Adirondack wilderness as a vast and imposing stage on which a succession of human dramas—from the romantic to the terrifying—come alive." —John Berendt, #1 New York Times -bestselling authorA New York Times Notable BookHis book is a romance, a story of first love between Americans and a thing they call "wilderness." For it was in the Adiro...
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Eldorado

The California Gold Rush

by Dale L. Walker ...

"Gold! Gold on the American River!"This declaration, shouted in the streets of San Francisco in the spring of 1848, electrified the nation, and its echo was heard in the farthest corners of the globe. In the five years that followed, tens of thousands of hopeful argonauts made their way to the vast territory on the Pacific conquered by the United States in its recent war with Mexico. They traveled ... Read more

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"Gold! Gold on the American River!"This declaration, shouted in the streets of San Francisco in the spring of 1848, electrified the nation, and its echo was heard in the farthest corners of the globe. In the five years that followed, tens of thousands of hopeful argonauts made their way to the vast territory on the Pacific conquered by the United States in its recent war with Mexico. They traveled
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