Johnny Gruelle
Johnny Gruelle was a newspaper man who began writing stories about Raggedy Ann at the turn of the century, in order to entertain his ailing daughter, Marcella. He wrote many stories about the rag doll and her brother Raggedy Andy, including two ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Kurt Andersen
Kurt Andersen is the author of Turn of the Century, a national bestseller and a New York Times Notable Book. He also writes a column for New York magazine and hosts the Peabody Award-winning public radio program Studio 360. He was a co-founder of ... [... more]
Random House |
Pang-Mei Chang
Thus begins the saga of a woman born at the turn of the century to a well-to-do, highly respected Chinese family, a woman who continually defied the expectations of her family and the traditions of her culture. Growing up in the perilous years ... [... more]
Random House |
Opal Whiteley
A lyrical, lovely, and deeply touching adaptation of an authentic journal kept by an orphaned six-year-old girl--later believed to be a French princess--living in an Oregon lumber camp at the turn of the century. The Journal of an Understanding Heart [... more]
Random House |
W. Cornelius Van Horne
When Grandpa goes traveling, he sends home postcards. But these are no ordinary postcards, and Grandpa is no ordinary man. At the turn of the century, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne was one of the most influential businessmen in North America. ... [... more]
Random House |
Land of Desire: Merchants, Power, and the Rise of a New ...
 perfect: Leach has written a wonderful book on the true roots of modern American society. Ever wonder why the only public meeting place extant is the shopping mall? Because "they" want it that way. Find out who they were - and are. But beware. [... more]
CDN$24.95
Amazon CA |
The American 1890s: A Cultural Reader
Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 973.8 EAN: 9780822325123 ISBN: 0822325128 Number Of Pages: 468 Publication Date: 2000-06 [... more]
CDN$26.04
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Free Comrades: Anarchism and Homosexuality in the United ...
Author: Terence Kissack Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 335.830973 EAN: 9781904859116 ISBN: 1904859119 Number Of Pages: 220 Publication Date: 2007-06-01 [... more]
CDN$17.95
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Theodore Roosevelt
The life of the "Man in the Arena," all in one volume: It is probably too much to ask to try to contain the entire life of Theodore Roosevelt in one book. But Nathan Miller does an excellent job of doing so. While not quite as detailed as [... more]
CDN$26.95
Amazon CA |
Dreamland: America at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century
From Amazon.com: Historian Michael Lesy, author of Wisconsin Death Trip, has produced another haunting volume with Dreamland. The book chronicles a day in the life of America at the turn of the 20th century, an optimistic, peaceful time. Lesy chose 208 [... more]
CDN$54.00
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Murdering McKinley: The Making of Theodore Roosevelt's ...
The birth of the Progressive era...: Do not be too misled by the title of this book...this is really a thesis on the initiation of the Progressive period of our government and not a study dedicated to the assasination of President William McKinley. True, [... more]
CDN$15.50
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Big Trouble: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a ...
From Amazon.com: In June 1997, just months before publication of his latest book, Big Trouble, Pulitzer-winning journalist J. Anthony Lukas killed himself. He was 64 and, according to many accounts, had finally surrendered to a lifelong despair over what [... more]
CDN$24.00
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