19th Century Books


Changing National Identities at the Frontier: Texas and New Mexico, 1800-1850Changing National Identities at the Frontier: Texas and New Mexico, 1800-1850
Best Price: $22.46
The author has an impressive academic record both before and after he earned his doctorate. He...
1831: Year of Eclipse1831: Year of Eclipse
Best Price: $11.35
A solid look at doings and attitudes in America circa 1831. Some of it is familiar, and some...
Women of the WestWomen of the West
Best Price: $14.88
then you'll love this book. Amazing true stories of survival and the hardships and joys women...
The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America (Bison Book)The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America (Bison Book)
Best Price: $5.19
From 1853 to about 1929, more than 200,000 children and several thousand adults were sent west...
Custerology: The Enduring Legacy of the Indian Wars and George Armstrong CusterCusterology: The Enduring Legacy of the Indian Wars and George Armstrong Custer
Best Price: $15.60
So far I have only read the 18 page introduction. Based on that I find the topic to be very...


Victory in Tripoli: How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a NationVictory in Tripoli: How America's War with the Barbary Pirates Established the U.S. Navy and Shaped a Nation
Best Price: $6.41
Excellent book, despite being about the Navy growing and protecting the Merchant Marine....
America's Civil War: The Operational Battlefield, 1861-1863America's Civil War: The Operational Battlefield, 1861-1863
Best Price: $23.08
When I bought this book, the sales clerk observed that this looked like a very technical book. ...
The Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Negro Cavalry in the WestThe Buffalo Soldiers: A Narrative of the Negro Cavalry in the West
Best Price: $5.50
This is a first class narrative of two very proud and successful regiments of cavalry. It is...
In Her Own Right: The Life of Elizabeth Cady StantonIn Her Own Right: The Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Best Price: $5.52
Dr. Griffiths has written a thorough, well-researched biography on Elizabeth Cady Stanton that...
Origins of the New South, 1877-1913, (A History of the South)Origins of the New South, 1877-1913, (A History of the South)
Best Price: $24.88
In the years after the Civil War, the South faced the challenge of redefining itself. After the...


Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development (History of Jazz)Early Jazz: Its Roots and Musical Development (History of Jazz)
Best Price: $13.83
Hardly a stone is left unturned in this look into the early development of jazz. It provides a...
Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of TrappingCamp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping
Best Price: $7.48
This book is a treasure chest of 19th century bushcraft, hunting, and trapping methods that can...
Servants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the AmericasServants of Allah: African Muslims Enslaved in the Americas
Best Price: $17.21
Very well and detailed written ,this book gives you an insight on the enslaved Muslims in...
Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805Jefferson's War: America's First War on Terror 1801-1805
Best Price: $5.99
First, let me say that I really enjoyed this book. I knew very little about the subject matter...
Murder in Tombstone: The Forgotten Trial of Wyatt Earp (The Lamar Series in Western History)Murder in Tombstone: The Forgotten Trial of Wyatt Earp (The Lamar Series in Western History)
Best Price: $10.34
This book is a great read for anyone that wonders what happened before, during and after the...

Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Riders/An Autobiography (Library of America)Theodore Roosevelt: The Rough Riders/An Autobiography (Library of America)
Best Price: $16.99
Reading this magnificent volume was a joy on many levels. First and foremost, Theodore...
The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Beginnings of Superstardom in America (includes 16 pages of B&W photographs)The Colonel and Little Missie: Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley, and the Beginnings of Superstardom in America (includes 16 pages of B&W photographs)
Best Price: $2.77
Echoing some of the other reviews - it's 'thin', disorganized and has a large Bill:Annie ratio....
Men of Granite: New Hampshire's Soldiers in the Civil WarMen of Granite: New Hampshire's Soldiers in the Civil War
Best Price: $28.76
During the Civil War, some thirty-five thousand New Hampshire soldiers--representing...
The Road to Disunion: Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854 (Road to Disunion Vol. 1)The Road to Disunion: Volume I: Secessionists at Bay, 1776-1854 (Road to Disunion Vol. 1)
Best Price: $15.00
Dr. Freehling, in this first of two excellent works on the long course of action that led to...
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Modern Library MM)Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Modern Library MM)
Best Price: $3.19
These two books are sometimes very hard going, but essential reading for Americans. We probably...

No Life for a Lady (Women of the West)No Life for a Lady (Women of the West)
Best Price: $3.69
Maybe it wasn't "No Life For A Lady" but many great ladies lived it. Some of them,...
West from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil WarWest from Appomattox: The Reconstruction of America after the Civil War
Best Price: $10.00
the book was shipped on time, condition was same as stated online. gread overall experience.
Orphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace and the Children He Saved and FailedOrphan Trains: The Story of Charles Loring Brace and the Children He Saved and Failed
Best Price: $10.28
This book is a quite interesting historical account of the orphan trains. However, O'Connor, the...
The Authentic South of Gone with the Wind: The Illustrated Guide to the Grandeur of a Lost EraThe Authentic South of Gone with the Wind: The Illustrated Guide to the Grandeur of a Lost Era
Best Price: $5.91
I collect GWTW memorabilia, so this book was a perfect addtion to my collection. Received...
Inventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many LegendsInventing Wyatt Earp: His Life and Many Legends
Best Price: $5.98
The review appearing here by Ardell Young, which I expected to be well-researched in view of...

GerritGerrit
Best Price: $15.00
As a descendant of Gerrit Van Duyne I found this book to be very interesting.
Cowboys & the Trappings of the Old WestCowboys & the Trappings of the Old West
Best Price: $29.26
I'm a leatherworker and I've just fallen in love with this book. I think it's going to be a...
By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (American Presidential Elections)By One Vote: The Disputed Presidential Election of 1876 (American Presidential Elections)
Best Price: $23.58
With electoral votes disputed in three states, a Democrat winning the popular vote, and the...
Banvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the WorldBanvard's Folly: Thirteen Tales of People Who Didn't Change the World
Best Price: $3.95
This book is filled with windows into the the lives of people who did or tried to do very...
Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil WarMr. Lincoln's T-Mails: How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War
Best Price: $6.10
This is excellent. An account of the first use of technology--the telegraph-- by a US...

Jim Bridger: Mountain ManJim Bridger: Mountain Man
Best Price: $4.50
it was a rather hard read and need more details, but a OK read on Jim Bridger. Would like to...
Consumers' Imperium: The Global Production of American Domesticity, 1865-1920Consumers' Imperium: The Global Production of American Domesticity, 1865-1920
Best Price: $22.45
Shifting attention from exports to imports, from production to consumption, and from men to...
Artillery of Heaven: American Missionaries and the Failed Conversion of the Middle East (The United States in the World)Artillery of Heaven: American Missionaries and the Failed Conversion of the Middle East (The United States in the World)
Best Price: $26.73
The complex relationship between America and the Arab world goes back further than most...
Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. GarfieldDark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield
Best Price: $31.82
It has often been remarked that the only thing new under the sun is the history one has not read...
The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the CarolinasThe Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas
Best Price: $11.13
This is a well-written, thorough book about the Revolutionary War in the Southern colonies,...

David Walker's Appeal: To the Coloured Citizens of the WorldDavid Walker's Appeal: To the Coloured Citizens of the World
Best Price: $8.75
the delivery of the book was fast, but the book was not in the condition that it was stated to...
Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery: An Interactive History with Removable Artifacts (Lewis & Clark Expedition)Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery: An Interactive History with Removable Artifacts (Lewis & Clark Expedition)
Best Price: $13.23
This truly is a masterpiece! Wonderfully illustrated and historically accurate book for young...
Dark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. GarfieldDark Horse: The Surprise Election and Political Murder of President James A. Garfield
Best Price: $31.82
It has often been remarked that the only thing new under the sun is the history one has not read...
The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the CarolinasThe Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas
Best Price: $11.13
This is a well-written, thorough book about the Revolutionary War in the Southern colonies,...
David Walker's Appeal: To the Coloured Citizens of the WorldDavid Walker's Appeal: To the Coloured Citizens of the World
Best Price: $8.75
the delivery of the book was fast, but the book was not in the condition that it was stated to...

Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery: An Interactive History with Removable Artifacts (Lewis & Clark Expedition)Lewis and Clark on the Trail of Discovery: An Interactive History with Removable Artifacts (Lewis & Clark Expedition)
Best Price: $13.23
This truly is a masterpiece! Wonderfully illustrated and historically accurate book for young...
John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil RightsJohn Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights
Best Price: $10.00
If you are looking for a highly detailed and informative documentary of the life of the famous...
My Early Travels and Adventures in America and Asia: Volume 1 (Duckworth Discoverers)My Early Travels and Adventures in America and Asia: Volume 1 (Duckworth Discoverers)
Best Price: $4.97
This Stanley fellow had a great love and respect for adventure (Dr. Livingston, I presume?) but...
The Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder, and the Making of a Great PresidentThe Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder, and the Making of a Great President
Best Price: $15.91
While the title is a bit deceptive (the legal case doesn't figure as much as it would suggest),...
When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded AgeWhen the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age
Best Price: $0.01
This bookseller is very good. I received my book promptly and in perfect condition as promised.....

Dixie Victorious: An Alternate History of the Civil WarDixie Victorious: An Alternate History of the Civil War
Best Price: $11.46
readable but again like confederate states of america fairly dry and a little too academic. ...
The War of 1812: A SHORT HISTORYThe War of 1812: A SHORT HISTORY
Best Price: $13.41
More Americans need to read this in order to learn that our country has faced a war that was...
The Texas RangersThe Texas Rangers
Best Price: $14.56
Dr. Webb's account about the Texas Ranger, should spark an interest to the reader's love for...
The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877
Best Price: $12.37
February is Black History Month Back in the days of my personal `pre-history' the...
Civil War II: The Coming Breakup of AmericaCivil War II: The Coming Breakup of America
Best Price: $34.95
White Americans are evidence of multiculturalism working. How many white Americans do you see...

Out of the House of Bondage: The Transformation of the Plantation HouseholdOut of the House of Bondage: The Transformation of the Plantation Household
Best Price: $14.85
This book views the plantation household as a site of production where competing visions of...
James A. Garfield (The American Presidents)James A. Garfield (The American Presidents)
Best Price: $7.39
James A. Garfield is one of those forgotten 18th century U.S. presidents--along with Fillmore,...
Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam (Pivotal Moments in American History)Crossroads of Freedom: Antietam (Pivotal Moments in American History)
Best Price: $3.00
McPherson does an extraordinary job of tying in many of the political and military threads of...
Molly Brown: Unraveling the MythMolly Brown: Unraveling the Myth
Best Price: $7.50
It's wonderful and refreshing to finally find a book that speaks the whole truth about who this...
The Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the WestThe Grand Idea: George Washington's Potomac and the Race to the West
Best Price: $0.09
Grand Idea has not gotten the attention it deserves, it seems to me. It is a compelling,...

The Remarkable Millard Fillmore: The Unbelievable Life of a Forgotten PresidentThe Remarkable Millard Fillmore: The Unbelievable Life of a Forgotten President
Best Price: $5.79
As noted by others, this is not a work of biography. Despite what others have said, I don't...
Riders of the Pony ExpressRiders of the Pony Express
Best Price: $7.37
I read this for my homeschooling and it is very well portrayed. Characters are given a very fair...
   
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