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200 Conspicuous, Unusual, or Economically Important Tropical Plants of the Caribbean • John Kingsbury FIELD GUIDE • 1988 • PAPER • 220 PAGES A general purpose plant identification guide to Caribbean shores, also useful for subtropical Florida. Written for a popular audience, it features color photographs and short descriptions. (CRB01, $20.00)
Absalom, Absalom! • William Faulkner LITERATURE • 1991 • PAPER • 313 PAGES Faulkner's brilliant masterpiece on human nature and the Old South, a challenging but rewarding read. (USS69, $15.00)
Acadian to Cajun: Transformation of a People, 1803-1877 • Carl A. Brasseaux HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 252 PAGES A focused history of cultural, social and political developments in New Orleans from the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 to the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Written by the respected Cajun historian Carl Brasseaux. (USS163, $22.00)
AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta • Isabelle Gournay • Paul Beswick ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1995 • PAPER A neighborhood-by-neighborhood guide to 400 buildings in the metropolitan area, published in conjunction with the Atlanta chapter of the American Institute of Architects. With 250 photographs, 25 maps and introductory essays. (USS336, $24.95)
All for the Regiment, The Army of the Ohio, 1861-1862 • Gerald J. Prokopowicz HISTORY • 2001 • HARD COVER • 280 PAGES This book in the Civil War America series tells the story of the Army of Ohio from its formation in 1861, through the victory at Shiloh, and ultimate defeat at Perryville in 1862. Prokopowicz poses the question: what makes an army successful? Using the case of the Army of the Ohio, he argues that the way it is organized and recruited is more instrumental in the success of an army than its commanders or weapons. (USS290, $44.95)
The Alleys and Back Buildings of Galveston: An Architectural and Social History • Ellen Beasley ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1994 • HARD COVER • 170 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated social history of the back buildings of Galveston and their inhabitants, detailing daily life in the lower-class sections of the city. (TEX08, $39.95)
Along the River Road: Past and Present on Louisiana's Historic Byway • Mary Ann Sternberg GUIDEBOOK • 1996 • PAPER • 344 PAGES A travel guide to the 100-mile historic River Road from Baton Rouge to New Orleans along the Mississippi. With a concise history of the Mississippi and early settlers (including the effects of natural disasters and catastrophes like floods and cholera). (USS178, $18.95)
American City, Southern Place: A Cultural History of Antebellum Richmond • Gregg D. Kimball HISTORY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 336 PAGES A history of Richmond before the Civil War, highlighting the social structure and cultural divisions between the city's various residents. (USS330, $35.00)
Another Country, Journeying Toward the Cherokee Mountains • Christopher Camuto TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 2000 • PAPER • 386 PAGES Christopher Camuto makes a journey into the southern Appalachians, the land from which the Cherokee Indians were expelled. Camping at the heights of the Smoky Mountains during the winter, Camuto uses his days of solitude to try to reflect on the land as the Cherokees might have. (USE32, $19.95)
The Appalachian Forest, A Search for Roots and Renewal • Chris Bolgiano CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1998 • HARD COVER • 280 PAGES A personal, informative account of Appalachia and its historical and cultural history, with a focus on nature and preservation. (USE13, $27.95)
The Army of Tennessee • Stanley F. Horn HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 503 PAGES Readable and accurate, this history of the Army of Tennessee has a welcome focus on personalities and events rather than dry tactical information. (WAR58, $24.95)
Army of the Heartland, The Army of Tennessee 1861-1862 • Thomas Lawrence Connelly HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 305 PAGES The first volume in Connelly's definitive history of the Army of Tennessee, the most comprehensive on the subject. The second volume is also available (WAR57). (WAR56, $20.95)
Around the Bend, A Mississippi River Adventure • C.C. Lockwood TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1998 • HARD COVER • 169 PAGES A photographic tour of the Mississippi River as seen through the lens of naturalist and wildlife photographer C.C. Lockwood. Traveling by canoe and pontoon boat, he presents 200 color photographs and commentary about the people and landscapes he encountered along the way. (USS45, $39.95)
As I Lay Dying • William Faulkner LITERATURE • 1991 • PAPER • 267 PAGES Faulkner's deadpan yet tragic tale of the Bundren family's journey across Mississippi with Addie, their deceased wife and mother, in tow. (USS68, $14.00)
Ashes of Glory: Richmond at War • Ernest B. Ferguson HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 464 PAGES The story has been told many times before: Jefferson Davis versus Robert E. Lee. However, this detailed account of the Confederacy Capital provides details portray the little pictures within the big picture. (USS102, $16.00)
Asheville & Buncombe County, North Carolina Map • Superior Mapping 2005 • MAP A nicely detailed street map of Asheville and surrounding Buncombe county at a scale of 1:31,000. Two Sides. 40x26 inches. (USS376, $4.95)
Asheville Map • Universal Map Enterprises MAP A road map of Asheville, North Carolina at a scale of 1:28,000. Two Sides. 40x28 inches. (USS206, $4.95)
Atlanta 1864, Last Chance for the Confederacy • Richard M. McMurry HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 254 PAGES Part of the "Great Campaigns of the Civil War" series, this is a short, but thorough analysis of the Union victory in Atlanta, strong on the events leading up to and implications of the battle. (WAR14, $17.95)
Atomic Spaces, Living on the Manhattan Project • Peter Bacon Hales HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 456 PAGES A detailed study of how American culture grew out of the tensions between ideals of obedience and freedom, efficiency and democracy, brought to light by the dawn of the atomic age. Rather than focusing only on the major events and players in the development of the atomic bomb, Hales describes the everyday workers and small worlds impacted by this work. He concentrates on the three key sites of the Manhattan Project: Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Hanford, Washington; and Los Alamos, New Mexico. Hales draws his information from thousands of never-before-studied documents. Nicely presented with 60 photographs. (USW425, $29.00)
Autumn of Glory, The Army of Tennessee 1862-1865 • Thomas Lawrence Connelly HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 558 PAGES The second volume in Connelly's definitive history of the Army of Tennessee, the most comprehensive on the subject. The first volume is also available (WAR56). (WAR57, $24.95)
The Awakening • Kate Chopin • Marilynne Robinson LITERATURE • 1981 • PAPER • 208 PAGES The 1899 novel that forever vanquished "feminine propriety." Chopin's exhilarating, tragic feminist novella sings with the Cajun and Creole cadences of her native New Orleans. (USS229, $4.95)
The Barber of Natchez • Edwin Adams Davis • William Ransom Hogan BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1973 • PAPER • 278 PAGES An absorbing account of the rise of a free slave, his business successes, high community standing and daily life in Natchez Mississippi before 1850, drawing on the diary, letters, and business records of the remarkable William Johnson. The authors also describe his wanton murder and the trials of the man who shot him. At the time of his death he owned more than 2,000 acres of land in Adams County. (USS401, $19.95)
Battle on the Bay: The Civil War Struggle for Galveston • Edward T. Cotham HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 252 PAGES This well researched narrative history chronicles the military engagement on Galveston Bay during the Civil War. Cotham thoroughly recreates the Battle of Galveston and develops the historical characters involved on both sides of the battle. (TEX02, $25.00)
Battling for Manassas • Joan M. Zenzen • Edwin C. Bearss HISTORY • 1998 • HARD COVER • 288 PAGES A history of the difficulties and politics involved in establishing a historical Civil War battlefield park at Manassas, Virginia. (USS291, $52.95)
Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs & the Chesapeake Bay • William Warner CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1994 • PAPER • 304 PAGES A history of the blue crab, enriched with local color and a vivid overview of the Chesapeake Bay, its ecosystem, history, and future. Warner is in love with everything about the Chesapeake's blue crabs, and that comes shining through in this book. (USS14, $14.99)
The Beleaguered City, The Vicksburg Campaign • Shelby Foote HISTORY • 1995 • HARD COVER • 347 PAGES Shelby Foote, a noted Civil War scholar, tells the engrossing narrative of the taking of Vicksburg in 1863 by Ulysses S. Grant and his Union troops. It was one of the pivotal battles of the Civil War, and distinguished Grant as a military genius. (USS51, $19.00)
The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, The Classic Anthology from 1899 to 1967 • Langston Hughes LITERATURE • 1969 • PAPER • 512 PAGES A collection of groundbreaking works by luminaries including James Baldwin, Gwendolyn Brooks, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ralph Ellison and Alice Walker. (GEN400, $16.99)
The Big Year, A Tale Of Man, Nature, And Fowl Obsession • Mark Obmascik NATURAL HISTORY • 2011 • PAPER • 272 PAGES Obmascik, himself an over-the-edge birder, recounts with glee and page-turning detail the race to see the most birds in North America in a year, a quest that has his three competitors on the road at a moments notice, heading out in the middle of the night, and combing the beaches. As he so winningly demonstrates, these people are driven. (BRD29, $15.00)
Biltmore Estate: The Most Distinguished Private Place • John M Bryan ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1994 • HARD COVER • 157 PAGES A detailed architectural description of the Biltmore estate, once the largest private residence in the US, featuring hundreds of color photographs. (USS205, $50.00)
The Birdwatcher's Companion to North American Birdlife • Christopher W. Leahy • Gordon Morrison NATURAL HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 1072 PAGES A handsome, fully illustrated survey of the birds of North America, organized A to Z, covering birds, bird biology, conservation and birdwatching. Published in cooperation with the American Birding Association. (NAM21, $19.95)
Birth of a National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains • Carlos C. Campbell HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 184 PAGES The Great Smoky Mountains national park is among the nation's favorites. Yet this park had a shaky start -- it was the first made by a private transaction. This is the story of how the beloved park came to be. (USE24, $18.95)
Black Boy • Richard A. Wright • Jerry W. Ward BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2007 • PAPER • 448 PAGES The autobiography of Richard Wright, author of "Native Son," chronicling his days as a young black man in rural Mississippi and Memphis. It's a hard-hitting look at race relations in the United States before the civil rights era, a story as powerful today as when it was first published in 1945. Written with the grace of fiction, it is ultimately an inspiring tale of perseverance. This edition contains the entire restored text. (USS50, $14.99)
Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas • Judith Ann Carney HISTORY • 2001 • HARD COVER • 288 PAGES An academic study of the origins and practice of rice cultivation in the antebellum South, most specifically South Carolina. (USS228, $45.00)
Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Grandfather Mountain to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Vol. 2 • William G. Lord GUIDEBOOK • 1981 • PAPER A mile-by-mile guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway from mile 291.9 to 469, describing the parks and wildlife a traveler will encounter on the route from Grandfather Mountain to Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Volume 1 is also available (USS245). (USS246, $8.95)
Blue Ridge Parkway Guide: Rockfish Gap to Grandfather Mountain, Vol. 1 • William G. Lord GUIDEBOOK • 1981 • PAPER A mile-by-mile guide to the Blue Ridge Parkway from mile 0 to 291.9, describing the parks and wildlife a traveler will encounter on the route from Rockfish Gap to Grandfather Mountain. Volume 2 is also available (USS246). (USS245, $8.95)
Blues from the Delta • William R. Ferris MUSIC • 1988 • PAPER A cultural history of the Blues from the director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi. (MUS34, $16.50)
Boat People • Mary Gardner LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 280 PAGES This award-winning novel tells the various stories of a group of Vietnamese refugees living in Galveston, Texas. (TEX26, $15.95)
Braxton Bragg and the Confederate Defeat, Vol. II • Judith Lee Hallock HISTORY • 1991 • HARD COVER • 300 PAGES A scholarly biography of Braxton Bragg, the Confederate general at command during some of their worst defeats. The second volume in the biography, it contains information on the battles for Chatanooga. (WAR64, $32.95)
Cabeza de Vaca's Adventures in the Unknown Interior of America • Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2003 • PAPER • 204 PAGES An account of Cabeza de Vaca's 16th-century epic adventures in the New World. Only a handful of men survived the eight-year, 6,000-mile expedition across America from Tampa bay to Sinaloa, Mexico. They were the first Europeans to set foot in the interior of Florida, Texas, New Mexico and Northernmost Mexico. In this English-language edition, reproduced from their award-winning three-volume set, Adorno and Pautz supplement the engrossing account with a general introduction that orients the reader to Cabeza de Vaca's world. They also provide explanatory notes, which resolve many of the narrative's most perplexing questions. This highly readable translation fires the imagination and illuminates the enduring appeal of Cabeza de Vaca's experience for a modern audience. (SWU40, $24.95)
Cabins in the Laurel • Muriel Earley Sheppard • Bayard Wootten • John Ehle BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1991 • PAPER • 287 PAGES The true story of a woman and her mining engineer husband, who moved from New York to the mountains of North Carolina in 1928. This account of early 20th-century Appalachian life is complemented by 128 photographs of the region. First published in 1935. (USE31, $32.95)
Cajun and Creole Folktales, The French Oral Tradition of South Louisiana • Barry Jean Ancelet LITERATURE • 1994 • PAPER • 296 PAGES An excellent, wide-ranging compilation of Cajun and Creole folktales, presented side-by-side in French and English. It includes magic tales, jokes, animal tales, tall tales and legends. With biographies of storytellers, an extensive bibliography, some black-and-white photos and an index. (USS152, $25.00)
Cajun and Creole Music Makers • Barry Jean Ancelet • Elemore Morgan MUSIC • 1999 • PAPER • 176 PAGES An illustrated portrait of Cajun and Creole musicians in their surroundings, featuring more than 100 full-color photographs of great musicians including Dewey Balfa, Dennis McGee, Octa Clark, D. L. Menard, Canray Fontenot, Lula Landry and Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin. A bilingual edition in both English and French. Originally published in 1984, this edition has been revised to include more recent musicians such as Steve Riley and Dirk Powell. (USS172, $40.00)
Cajun Country • Barry Jean Ancelet • Jay D. Edwards • Glen Pitre CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1991 • PAPER • 256 PAGES An overview of the history and culture of the Cajuns of South Louisiana. This book investigates the history, social institutions, and cultural activities of this ethnic group, with scholarship of folklorists and historians throughout the text. (USS153, $25.00)
Cajun Country Guide • Mason Fry • Julie Posner GUIDEBOOK • 1999 • PAPER • 512 PAGES A comprehensive guide to South Louisiana's Cajun country, with good coverage of the region's culture, music and food. It includes information on places to eat and sleep, swamp tours, plantation homes, festivals and other attractions. (USS177, $17.95)
The Carolina Rice Kitchen, The African Connection • Karen Hess • Robert M. Weir FOOD • 1998 • PAPER • 232 PAGES A social history of rice and rice cooking in South Carolina, from the culinary heritage of slave populations, through the heyday of the Carolina rice cash crop, to the influence on contemporary cuisine. (USS226, $21.00)
Chancellorsville • Stephen W. Sears HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 608 PAGES Revising many previous notions of the battle of Chancellorsville, Sears's account is a much-needed contribution to the field of Civil War studies. (WAR71, $18.00)
Chancellorsville Battlefield Map • McElfresh Map Company 1996 • MAP A watercolor map of the battlefield at Challcellorsville in Virginia, shown at a scale of 1:63,000. Two Sides. 18x27 inches. (WAR72, $9.95)
Charleston, South Carolina (Black America Series) • John W. Meffert • Sherman Pyatt • Avery Research Center CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2000 • PAPER • 127 PAGES A photographic collection of African American life in Charleston, South Carolina. (USS144, $21.99)
Chattanooga, A Death Grip on the Confederacy • James Lee McDonough HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER • 318 PAGES Slightly less than comprehensive, this book is nevertheless a well written and informative account of the battles for Chattanooga. (WAR63, $17.95)
Cherokee Americans, The Eastern Band of Cherokees in the Twentieth Century • John R. Finger HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 247 PAGES A history of the remnant of Cherokees that stayed behind in North Carolina when their brethren made the arduous trip to the West along the "Trail of Tears." (USE20, $19.95)
The Chessboard of War, Sherman and Hood in the Autumn Campaigns of 1864 • Anne J. Bailey HISTORY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 236 PAGES The strategic campaigns waged on the battlefields of Georgia and Tennessee in late 1864. (USS281, $40.00)
Citrus County Map • Universal Map Enterprises MAP A helpful road map of Citrus County, Florida, including the Crystal River and Homosassa, at a scale of 1:45,000. Two Sides. 40x27 inches. (FLA27, $4.95)
City on the Edge, The Transformation of Miami • Alejandro Portes • Alex Stepick HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 281 PAGES A look at how immigrant communities shaped the urban landscape of Miami. Two professors of sociology team up to trace the city's development from its early popularity as a tourist and retirement destination to its current status as an immigrant mecca. The authors believe that Miami's multiculturalism may hold the key for the future of other American cities. (FLA38, $26.95)
The Civil War in North Carolina • John Gilchrist Barrett HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 495 PAGES A scholarly account of the Civil War battles and confrontations in North Carolina, including the battle of Bentonville, Stoneman's raid and the siege of Fort Fisher. The author, a professor emeritus at the Virginia Military Institute, brings a lively writing style and immediacy to this comprehensive history. (USS112, $26.95)
The Civil War Times Illustrated Photographic History of the Civil War, Vicksburg to Appomattox • William Davis • Bell. I. Wiley HISTORY • 1994 • HARD COVER • 1366 PAGES A massive history of the Civil War featuring 4,000 archival photographs, drawings and maps. With accompanying text on the leaders, heroes, campaigns, and battles of the Civil War. (USS156, $39.98)
The Civil War, A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Red River to Appomattox • Shelby Foote HISTORY • 1986 • PAPER This classic, three-volume collection documents the military and political battles of the Civil War. (USS116, $78.00)
Civil Wars, Women and the Crisis of Southern Nationalism • George C. Rable HISTORY • 1991 • PAPER • 391 PAGES An academic study of southern women and their reactions to secession and the Civil War. (WAR67, $22.00)
Classic Atlanta, Landmarks of the Atlanta Spirit • Van J. Martin • William Robert Mitchell ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1991 • HARD COVER • 224 PAGES A quick tour of Atlanta, focusing on its sumptuous architecture. (USS328, $60.00)
Classic Natchez: An Illustrated Tour through a Remarkable Antebellum Town • Van J. Martin • Randolph Delehanty ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1996 • HARD COVER • 164 PAGES This illustrated tour accompanied by thought-provoking essays on 43 Natchez homes. It's an excellent historical overview, with maps, floor plans, and a timeline. (USS136, $39.95)
Cold Sassy Tree • Olive Ann Burns LITERATURE • 2007 • PAPER • 400 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS Set in a fictional town in Georgia, Burns' popular bestseller is a portrait of small-town life in the South. (USS386, $13.95)
The Coming of Age in Mississippi • Anne Moody BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 384 PAGES This powerful and provocative autobiography from Anne Moody vividly documents the discrimination many African Americans had to face in the South in the 1950s. Her passionate fight against racism encounters many obstacles, such as finding her name on a KKK "wanted" list. Her stories are intense but full of courage and the truest convictions. (USS140, $7.99)
Company Aytch: Or, a Side Show of the Big Show and Other Sketches • Sam Watkins • M. Thomas Inge HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 288 PAGES The Civil War recollections of Samuel Watkins, Confederate soldier and beloved storyteller. A classic of war literature, it's a personal view of four years on the front lines, originally published as a series of articles. (WAR43, $16.00)
Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War • Robert Rosen HISTORY • 1994 • HARD COVER • 181 PAGES A lavishly illustrated history of Charleston during the civil war, this is an illuminating portrait of the times, the war, and, of course, the great city. (USS11, $39.95)
The Confederate War • Gary W. Gallagher HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 230 PAGES A revisionist history of the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War. Contrary to popular belief, Gallagher contends that the Confederacy lost simply because they were beaten by the Union on the battlefield, rather than an inherent weakness on the homefront. (USS118, $19.95)
The Confidence-Man, His Masquerade • Herman Melville LITERATURE • 1991 • PAPER • 351 PAGES Melville's final work of prose, a bewildering story of the Devil and his attempt to con a group of travelers aboard a riverboat on the Mississippi. It is a dense, curious work, set on April Fool's Day, where each passenger is exposed. It includes Melville's well known "The Metaphysics of Indian Hating," a satire of the legends and myths of America's past. (USS44, $14.00)
Containment, Rebuilding a Strategy Against Global Terror • Ian Shapiro HISTORY • 2008 • PAPER • 208 PAGES In this bold book Shapiro offers both a critique of U.S. foreign policy since 9/11 and an practical, well-argued alternative policy. Shapiro is William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor and Chairman of the Department of Political Science at Yale University. (GEN399, $17.95)
The Control of Nature • John McPhee NATURAL HISTORY • 1989 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A bestseller in the classic McPhee tradition, this book explores our generally feeble attempts to combat all-powerful nature. Interweaving solid science, interviews and observation, he chronicles the army corps of engineers and their efforts to control the Mississippi, Icelanders and their attempts to control the flow of a volcano, and Angelinos and how they cope with the ever-present threat of seismic destruction. A national treasure, no one explains geology and geologists like McPhee. Like most of his work, these vintage essays originally appeared in the "New Yorker." (NAT01, $16.00)
The Craft Heritage Trails of Western North Carolina • Jay Fields REFERENCE • 2003 • PAPER • 145 PAGES A slim guide packed with color illustrations, outstanding route maps and hundreds of suggested galleries, studios and communities off the Blue Ridge Parkway. Produced under the auspices of "HandMade in America, it's an excellent guide to the history, communities and to the arts and crafts of the North Carolina mountains and Asheville, the " Santa Fe of the East". Organized into seven scenic loops. (USS204, $19.95)
The Creation of the American Republic 1776-1787 • Gordon S. Wood HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 688 PAGES Originally published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture in Williamsburg, this sweeping political history examines America's transformation from colony to republic during the Revolutionary War. The "New York Times Book Review" hailed it as "one of the half dozen most important books ever written about the American Revolution." This latest edition includes a preface on republicanism by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American history professor Gordon S. Wood. (USE79, $27.95)
Creoles of Color of the Gulf South • James H. Dormon HISTORY • 1996 • HARD COVER • 224 PAGES The eight contributors explore Creole origins, language, music and culture in this scholarly history. (USS166, $34.00)
Crossroads of Freedom, Antietam • James McPherson HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 224 PAGES Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson's (Battle Cry of Freedom) riveting account of the Battle of Antietam, one of the Civil War's most important -- and bloodiest -- battles. Astoundingly, more than 6,000 lives were lost on September 17, 1862. (WAR109, $15.95)
A Curtain of Green and Other Stories • Eudora Welty LITERATURE • 1979 • PAPER • 324 PAGES Welty's first collection of stories, which includes the classic "A Worn Path," established her reputation as a leading voice in American literature. (USS402, $27.95)
Decision in the West, The Atlanta Campaign of 1864 • Albert Castel HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 670 PAGES A detailed history told in present tense of the bloody invasion of Atlanta in 1864. Reconsiders Sherman's performance and other misconceptions in this decisive battle. Part of the Modern War Studies series. (USS282, $19.95)
Deep South, Mississippi Valley, Gulf of Mexico Map • Hallwag MAP A map of the southern Mississippi Valley region of the United States at a scale of 1:1,200,000, including Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee. With a gazetteer, national parks, and more detailed insets of major cities. One Side. 39x50 inches. (USS47, $14.95)
The Devil's Backbone: Story of the Natchez Trace • Jonathan Daniels HISTORY • 1985 • PAPER • 267 PAGES A brief, pocket history of the development, exploration and settling of the Natchez Trace, which stretches from Natchez, Mississippi, across northwestern Alabama to Nashville. Originally published in 1962. It tells the story of the many notable figures who have made their mark on the Trace, including Aaron Burr, Andrew Jackson, George Washington, Daniel Boone, and Meriwether Lewis, whose death on the Trace is still a mystery. (USS142, $12.95)
Discovering North Carolina, A Tar Heel Reader • Jack Claiborne • William Price ANTHOLOGY • 1993 • PAPER • 390 PAGES This collection of writing on North Carolina covers a range of topics and time periods, with pieces by some of the state's most famous residents, from Andrew Jackson to Ava Gardner. (USS130, $23.95)
The Disney Version: The Life, Times, Art and Commerce of Walt Disney • Richard Schickel BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 392 PAGES A classic biography of Disney -- a critical look at the man behind the empire and his effect on pop culture. A readable study not only of Walt, but also of American movies and pop culture by a Time Magazine film critic. Originally published in 1968. (FLA47, $18.95)
Diving Guide to Underwater Florida • Ned Deloach GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 352 PAGES Now in it's 10th edition, this guide to diving in Florida not only covers the Keys and their numerous underwater treasures, it also gives ample information on dive sites around the state, including many popular (and lesser-known) springs. 600 sites are covered in all. (FLA28, $19.95)
Dominion of Memories, Jefferson, Madison, and the Decline of Virginia • Susan Dunn HISTORY • 2008 • PAPER • 310 PAGES Dunn chronicles the decline of Virginia from its place of prominence during and after the Revolution to the economic stagnation of the mid-19th century. (USS484, $17.50)
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom • Cory Doctorow LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 208 PAGES A quirky, science fiction novel set in a futuristic Disney World. (FLA50, $14.99)
Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community • Charles Joyner HISTORY • 1986 • PAPER • 345 PAGES A scholarly cultural history of life on the plantations of the South Carolina low country. (USS227, $25.00)
Eastern Seashore Life, Rhode Island to Georgia • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PLASTIC CARD A fold-out, pocket-size guide illustrating almost 150 species of seashore life, from crabs to flowering plants to birds and fish. A handy reference for a day at the beach, and laminated for durability. (USE231, $5.95)
Eastern USA Map • Rand McNally Maps 2008 • MAP A fold-up map of the Eastern United States, shown at a scale of 1:2,300,000. Two Sides. 39x28 inches. (USE127, $5.99)
Ebb Tide Flood Tide, Beaufort County. . . Jewel of the Low Country • Lynn McLaren NATURAL HISTORY • 2001 • HARD COVER • 120 PAGES A photo-essay of the Sea Isalnds of South Carolina's Beaufort County. With sections on Rivers, Creeks & Estuaries; Plantations; The Islands; and Life in the Low Country. (USS355, $29.95)
The Edge of Glory, A Biography of General William S. Rosecrans, U.S.A. • William M. Lamers • Larry J. Daniel BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 520 PAGES This thoughtful biography tells of the life and military campaigns of William S. Rosecrans, the forgotten Civil War general who was relieved of his duty as a result of his stubborn personality. (WAR61, $24.95)
Evangeline • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 176 PAGES Longfellow's epic poem of Evangeline and Gabriel, two lovers separated as a result of the 1755 Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia by the English. The story follows the Acadians' journey from Grand Pre to Louisiana, and Evangeline's search for Gabriel down the Mississippi. The heroine Evangeline has remained an icon of Acadian identity throughout North America ever since the poem's publication in 1847. (CND46, $7.99)
Evensong • Gail Godwin LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 405 PAGES A moving novel set in the fictional Appalachian hamlet of High Balsam in the Smokies of western North Carolina. It's the story of a woman pastor at a local church, and her struggles to stay grounded amidst some strange goings-on in her conservative resort town. (USE27, $14.95)
The Everglades Handbook: Understanding the Ecosystem • Thomas E. Lodge NATURAL HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 228 PAGES An accident of geography, the Florida peninsula extends from the North American temperate zone south to the Caribbean tropics. The ecosystem the Everglades shelters is unique -- a complex mosaic of habitats all dependent on underground water. Lodge describes in detail the environments, plants and animals, along with conservation challenges. The book is a comprehensive introduction. (EGL02, $56.95)
Everglades National Park Map • Trails Illustrated MAP A full-color topographic map of the park at a scale of 1:100,000, printed on tear-proof paper. Two Sides. 37x25 inches. (FLA17, $11.95)
The Exile, Cuba in the Heart of Miami • David Rieff CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1994 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A portrait of modern Cuban Miami and the challenges it embodies. Rieff traces the history of Cuban immigration to Miami and how these exiles' dreams of returning home are becoming increasingly distant. (FLA46, $16.95)
Eyewitness Guide Florida • Deni Brown GUIDEBOOK • 2010 • PAPER • 384 PAGES This superb guide to Florida features color photography, dozens of excellent local maps and a region-by-region synopsis of the area's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (FLA23, $25.00)
Far Appalachia, Following the New River North • Noah Adams CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2002 • PAPER • 256 PAGES The host of NPR's All Things Considered travels the New River by car, bicycle, and canoe, investigating Appalachian history, ecology and local flavor along the way. (USM104, $16.00)
A Field Guide to Eastern Trees • George Petrides • Roger Tory Peterson FIELD GUIDE • 1998 • PAPER • 234 PAGES The classic Peterson field guide. (NAM09, $20.00)
A Field Guide to Trees and Shrubs • George Petrides FIELD GUIDE • 1973 • PAPER • 234 PAGES The classic Peterson guide to trees, shrubs and vines in Eastern, Central and Southeastern United States. (NAM08, $19.00)
Field Notes from a Catastrophe: Man, Nature, and Climate Change • Elizabeth Kolbert NATURAL HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER An insightful and thought-provoking examination of global warming, how it happens, and what can be done to stop it. Much of this book originally appeared in The New Yorker, where Kolbert is a regular contributor. (SCI168, $14.95)
Fields of Glory, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West, the Atlanta Campaign, 1864 • Jim Miles GUIDEBOOK • 2002 • PAPER • 254 PAGES This study of the pivotal Union victory (in the Civil War Explorer Series) includes 85 illustrations, 25 maps, tours of the battlefields, chronology of key battles and events, and sources for further resources. (USS288, $16.95)
Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War • Edwin C. Bearss • James McPherson HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 488 PAGES A former chief historian of the National Parks Service details fourteen of the war's major battles, including Fort Sumter, Shiloh, Antietam, Vicksburg and Gettysburg. With 80 black-and-white photographs and 19 maps. (WAR124, $15.95)
Fierce Attachments • Vivian Gornick LITERATURE • 2005 • PAPER • 216 PAGES Gornick weaves together memories of her volatile relationship with her mother and her childhood in the Bronx in this acclaimed memoir, first published in 1987. (USE421, $15.00)
Finding the Target, The Transformation of American Military Policy • Frederick W. Kagan HISTORY • 2007 • HARD COVER • 432 PAGES Kagan, an expert in defense issues and the American military, delivers a probing study of post-Vietnam developments in America's armed forces, and the complexities and challenges of this transformation. (USA169, $29.95)
Florida Map • Rand McNally Maps MAP A colorful, travelers map at a scale of 1:1,300,000. Two Sides. 26x37 inches. (FLA31, $4.95)
Florida Map • Rand McNally Maps MAP A colorful, travelers map at a scale of 1:1,300,000. Two Sides. 26x37 inches. (FLA31, $4.95)
Florida's Birds, A Handbook and Reference • Herbert Kale • David Maehr FIELD GUIDE • 2005 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Comprehensive and with excellent color plates, this book is the definitive guide to Florida's many birds. (FLA13, $21.95)
Fodor's the Carolinas & Georgia • Fodor's Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 712 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series, filled with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (USS411, $19.99)
Fodor's Virginia and Maryland, With Washington, D.c. • Fodor's Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2011 • PAPER • 496 PAGES A practical guide in the popular series, filled with valuable information on accommodation, shopping, sights, and dining. (USS410, $18.99)
For Cause and Comrades, Why Men Fought in the Civil War • James McPherson HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 237 PAGES A soldier's account of the Civil War and its signifi-cance by Pulitzer prize-winning historian James McPherson. He draws on the letters and diaries of men on the both sides of the war in order to uncover what sustained the troops during the fighting. Winner of the 1998 Lincoln Prize. (USS119, $18.95)
Forged in Battle, The Civil War Alliance of Black Soldiers and White Officers • Joseph T. Glatthaar HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A revealing portrait of the 180,000 black soldiers who served the Union during the Civil War. Using veteran's records and official documents, Glatthar documents the racial tensions of the time and the contributions of the United States Colored Troops, who eventually sacrificed 37,000 lives in the war. (USS117, $22.95)
The Founding of New Acadia • Carl A. Brasseaux HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 229 PAGES Early Acadian settlement and culture in Louisiana by respected Cajun historian Carl Brasseaux. (USS162, $20.95)
The Fourth Battle of Winchester, Toward a New Civil War Paradigm • Richard M. McMurry HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 168 PAGES A reassessment of the Civil War, and the meanings of major battles, using imagined scenarios and counterfactual events as tools to illustrate the causes and effects of major campaigns. (WAR65, $16.95)
From Slavery to Freedom, A History of African Americans • John Hope Franklin HISTORY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 742 PAGES A classic history of the African American experience from ancient West African civilizations to the civil rights struggles of the 20th century. First published in 1947, and now in its eighth edition, this book has set the standard for comprehensive studies of the changing roles of Africans in the United States. (USA39, $75.00)
Galveston • Sean Stewart LITERATURE • 2001 • PAPER • 464 PAGES This enjoyable book is set in the near future, when a "flood of magic" has overridden the Gulf Coast city. Magical elements aside, though, a telling portrait of the city, its people and something of its collective conscience shines through. (TEX34, $14.95)
Galveston and the 1900 Storm • Elizabeth Hayes Turner • Patricial Bellis Bixel NATURAL HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 192 PAGES This fully illustrated volume covers the devastating Galveston storm and its long-lasting aftermath. The author collects eyewitness accounts and uses them to tell the story of the storm, the destruction in its wake and the rebuilding of the city. With 86 black-and-white phographs. (TEX01, $34.95)
Galveston Architecture Guidebook • Stephen Fox • Ellen Beasley ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1996 • PAPER • 300 PAGES • COMING IN An invaluable guide to those interested in the architectural heritage of Galveston. Each prominent building is given a thorough summary, with photographs, maps and descriptions of history and style. (TEX07, $17.95)
Galveston Map • Rand McNally Maps MAP A road map of Galveston, Texas and vicinity at a scale of 1:34,000. Two Sides. 26x37 inches. (TEX27, $4.95)
The Galveston That Was • Peter H. Brink • Ezra Stoller • Henri Cartier-Bresson • Howard Barnstone ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • HARD COVER • 248 PAGES With beautiful photographs procured by portrait photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, and architect-photographer Ezra Stoller, this book displays Victorian homes within the context of Galveston's history. (TEX06, $49.95)
Galveston, A History • David G. McComb HISTORY • 1986 • PAPER • 267 PAGES The story of Galveston, covering its emergence as a major cotton port in the eighteenth century and the great storm of 1900. (TEX13, $24.95)
Galveston: A History of the Island • Gary Cartwright NATURAL HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 338 PAGES In this entertaining history, Cartwright traces Galveston from its first inhabitants, the Karankawa Indian tribe, to the present day Moodys, who own a two billion dollar enterprise. It's a superbly written, accessible historical study. (TEX05, $21.95)
General Sterling Price and the Civil War in the West • Albert Castel HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 300 PAGES A scholarly account of the life and career of a man who variously served as a general in the Mexican war, governor of Missouri -- and key figure in the Civil War as fought west of the Mississippi. Originally published in 1968. He includes chapters on Prices' activities from Kansas City to St. Louis, Shreveport and Vicksberg with chapters on Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, Jenkin's Ferry and other battles. (USM37, $24.95)
Georgia Map • Rand McNally Maps MAP A detailed road map of the state of Georgia, at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Two Sides. 36x26 inches. (USS62, $4.95)
Georgia's Land of the Golden Isles • Burnette Vanstory • Eugenia Price CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1981 • PAPER • 226 PAGES First published in 1956, this is a rich portrait of the Sea Islands off of Georgia's coast, including St. Simons, Sapelo, Jekyll, Cumberland, Ossabaw, St. Catherines, St. Marys and others. Each island gets its own chapter, detailing its history, with information on the native peoples, early settlements and slave plantations. Historic photographs are dispersed throughout. (USS63, $21.00)
Ghosts of the Confederacy: Defeat, the Lost Cause and the Emergence of the New South, 1865-1913 • Gaines M. Foster HISTORY • 1989 • PAPER An insightful social history of Southern attitudes and coping strategies in the wake of the Civil War. (USS220, $40.00)
God, Dr. Buzzard, and the Bolito Man: A Saltwater Geechee Talks about Life on Sapelo Island • Cornelia Walker Bailey BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2001 • PAPER • 334 PAGES An evocative memoir from a native of Sapelo Island, which gives a glimpse into the Geechee (or Gullah) heritage of the region. Looking back to her West African roots and forward to the possible future of her island and her culture, Cornelia Walker Bailey does more than tell her story, she tells the story of a nearly forgotten people. (USS77, $16.00)
Gods and Generals • Jeff M. Shaara LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 491 PAGES With the accuracy of any historical portrayal of the Civil War, Shaara's novel follows the lives and battles of Generals Lee, Hancock, Jackson and Chamberlain. Son of Michael Shaara, the Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Killer Angels," the author reconstructs the events leading up to the battle of Gettysburg on an epic scale, while maintaining a personal connection to all the major players. (WAR68, $7.99)
Golf Course Wildlife, Southeast Coast (North Carolina to Northern Florida) • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE • 2000 • PLASTIC CARD A quick-reference fold-out guide, featuring illustrations of almost 150 species commonly encountered from Cape Hatteras to Cape Canaveral. This laminated, pocket-size reference is a handy item to take along on any outing. (USS216, $5.95)
Golf Course Wildlife, Southern Florida FIELD GUIDE • 2000 • PLASTIC CARD A fold-out, laminated reference to some potential uninvited tee time guests. This handy pocket-size guide features illustrations of almost 150 species. (FLA34, $5.95)
A Golf Story, Bobby Jones, Augusta National, and the Masters Tournament • Charles Price HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 240 PAGES Heralded as a classic of golf literature since its first publication in 1986, Price's book intertwines the stories of Bobby Jones, Augusta National, and The Masters Tournament, compellingly depicting a unique April drama which transcends sports. (GOL17, $12.95)
Gone Wild • James W. Hall LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 421 PAGES Vowing to save the endangered orangutan species while attempting to uncover the truth about her daughter's murder by poachers, Allison Farleigh teams up with Thorn to expose an international conspiracy. (EGL07, $7.99)
Graceland, Going Home with Elvis • Karen Ann Marling CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1997 • PAPER • 258 PAGES A serious, engaging analysis of Graceland and the phenomenon of Elvis Presley. (USS191, $14.95)
Gray Phantoms of the Cape Fear, Running the Civil War Blockade • Dawson Carr HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER An account of the Civil War blockade along the Cape Fear River. (USS123, $14.95)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Map • Trails Illustrated MAP A colorful, detailed map of the national park at a scale of 1:62,000. Two Sides. 37x25 inches. (USE29, $11.95)
Great Smoky Mountains, A Visitor's Companion • George Wuerthner • Douglas W. Moore GUIDEBOOK • 2003 • PAPER • 240 PAGES A compact guide to the history, wildlife, geology and tourism of the Great Smoky Mountains. (USE330, $19.95)
Great Wine Made Simple, Straight Talk From a Master Sommelier • Andra Immer Robinson FOOD • 2005 • HARD COVER • 326 PAGES A practical, personable introduction to the world of wine, including helpful definitions of terms, label-reading tips and advice on pairing wines with food. (GEN411, $28.99)
Guide to Marine Mammals & Turtles of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico • Kate Wynne • Malia Schwartz • Garth Mix FIELD GUIDE • 1999 • PAPER • 115 PAGES • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE A sturdy, wire-bound (and waterproof) field guide to the all the whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, manatee and sea turtles of the Gulf coast and Atlantic, 33 species in all. With full-color illustrations of each species, color photographs, range maps and key information for identification. Winner of National Outdoor Book Award in 2000, this exceedingly useful book follows the field-friendly format of Wynne's Guide to Marine Mammals of Alaska. This book satisfies the requirement by MMS and NOAA for ships and crews operating in the Gulf of Mexico. (FG42, $25.00)
Guide to the Battle of Shiloh • Jay Luvaas • Steven Bowman • Leonard Fullenkamp GUIDEBOOK • 1996 • PAPER • 253 PAGES Designed for the traveler, this is a history and guide to the battlefield of Shiloh, with directions for navigating the area. Each "stop" along the guided tour presents an important phase of the battle, and many are accompanied by an excerpt of an officer's first-hand account from the battlefield. Complemented by maps, many of which show the area as it was during the battle. (USS93, $12.95)
Guide to the Vicksburg Campaign • Jay Luvaas • Steven Bowman • Leonard Fullenkamp HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 482 PAGES A history and guide to the battlefield of Vicksburg designed for the traveler. With archival and modern maps, as well as photographic portraits of many of the major officers, it's a terrific handbook for the Civil War enthusiast. Divided into three parts, the book includes a synopsis of the battle, suggested driving tours in the vicinity, and a guided tour of the siege lines at Vicksburg National Military Park. (USS155, $17.95)
Gulf Coast Seashore Life, Alabama to Texas • Raymond Leung • James Kavanaugh FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PLASTIC CARD This fold-out, laminated reference features illustrations of almost 150 species commonly found on the beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. This is a handy, sturdy guide to take along on a trip to the beach, from Mobile Bay to South Padre. (USS217, $5.95)
Handcrafted in the Blue Ridge: Discovering the Crafts, Artisans, and Studios of Western North Carolina • Irv Green • Andrea Gross GUIDEBOOK • 1997 • PAPER • 299 PAGES An illustrated guide to 150 crafts studios in western North Carolina. With phone numbers, hours of operation, prices and suggested accommodations. (USS202, $14.95)
The Handicraft Revival in Appalachia, 1930-1990 • Gary Barker ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1991 • HARD COVER A straight forward account of Appalachian crafts. (USS201, $32.95)
Hardluck Ironclad, The Sinking and Salvage of the Cairo • Edwin C. Bearss HISTORY • 1980 • PAPER • 222 PAGES The story of the sinking of the "Cairo," a Union gunboat lost in the Yazoo River, paired with the story of its recovery, 100 years later. Civil War historian Edwin C. Bearss, who provided this firsthand account, was an integral part of the recovery. The "Cairo" can now be seen on display in Vicksburg. (WAR17, $23.95)
High Cotton, Four Seasons in the Mississippi Delta • Gerard Helferich CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2008 • PAPER • 308 PAGES Helferich traces the life of a modern cotton farmer, spending a year with Zack Killebrew and his family, providing valuable insight into the history of cotton production in the United States and the pressure that large, commericial farms have put on local growers. (USS389, $15.95)
Historic Asheville • Bob Terrell HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER (USS194, $14.95)
Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking • John Martin Taylor FOOD • 2000 • PAPER • 348 PAGES This cookbook and celebration of southern cuisine is a colorful and fun introduction to the unique dishes of South Carolina's coastal plain. (USS225, $20.95)
Huey Long • T. Harry Williams BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1981 • PAPER • 944 PAGES The definitive biography of the larger-than-life southern politician. The book won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. (USS348, $25.00)
An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape • Vanessa Elizabeth Patrick • Carl R. Lounsbury ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • PAPER • 448 PAGES Written by an architectural historian at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, this book covers the full range of buildings from 1607 to the 1820s. (USS108, $39.50)
Images of America: Charleston, an Album From the Collection of the Charleston Museum • Mary Moore Jacoby • John W. Meffert CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1997 • PAPER • 128 PAGES A photographic collection reflecting the daily life in turn-of-the-century Charleston, South Carolina. (USS143, $18.99)
In the Country of Country, A Journey to the Roots of American Music • Nicholas Dawidoff MUSIC • 1998 • PAPER • 384 PAGES A heartfelt account of a journey through the South in search of traditional country music. The author interviews luminaries from the genre's heyday, including George Jones, Earl Scruggs and Bill Monroe. (MUS33, $18.95)
The Indians of Texas: From Prehistoric to Modern Times • William Wilmon Newcomb HISTORY • 1985 • PAPER • 404 PAGES Former director of the Texas Memorial Museum, William Newcomb presents this definitive reference to the Native Americans of Texas, detailing information on food, clothing, housing, religion, education, and social infrastructure. (TEX10, $24.95)
Inherit the Wind • Jerome Lawrence • Robert E. Lee LITERATURE • 1982 • PAPER • 129 PAGES A classic drama of a biology teacher accused of teaching evolution to his students, based on the events of the 1925 Scopes Trial in Dayton, Tennessee. (USS180, $5.99)
Inside War, The Guerilla Conflict in Missouri during the American Civil War • Michael Fellman HISTORY • 1990 • PAPER (USM36, $34.99)
Insider's Guide to Atlanta • Bonnie McKay • John E. McKay GUIDEBOOK • 2005 • PAPER • 408 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide to the city and its attractions with detailed descriptions of museums, hotels, restaurants and shops. With a section on day trips outside the city. (USS236, $18.95)
The Intracoastal Waterway, Norfolk to Miami • Jan and Bill Moeller GUIDEBOOK • 2004 • PAPER • 160 PAGES A spiral-bound, mile-by-mile guide to the Intracoastal Waterway intended for sailors, this book includes information on every bridge, waypoint, marina and shoal along the entire length of the Atlantic Intracoastal from Norfolk to Miami. (USS30, $19.95)
Iron Confederacies: Southern Railways, Klan Violence and Reconstruction • Scott Reynolds Nelson HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A scholarly study of railroad development in the Reconstruction South, the influence of northern businessmen and conflicts with the Ku Klux Klan. (USS351, $24.95)
Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History • Erik Larson • Isaac Monroe Cline HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 336 PAGES A history of the events and people -- and especially Isaac Cline, head of the National Weather Service -- surrounding the monumental storm that devastated Galveston in 1900. (TEX03, $15.95)
Jackson, Natchez and Vicksburg Map • Riley Maps 2004 • MAP A regional map of Mississippi at scale of 1:50,000, covering Jackson, Natchez and Vicksburg. Two Sides. 25x38 inches. (USS403, $4.95)
Jefferson Davis and His Generals, the Failure of Confederate Command in the West • Steven E. Woodworth HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 384 PAGES An unbiased assessment of the triumphs and failures of Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy, explaining the effects of his decisions, and those of the officers beneath him. (WAR62, $16.95)
The Jekyl Island Club, A Novel • Brent Monahan MYSTERY • 2001 • PAPER • 288 PAGES A murder mystery firmly set in the haughtily exclusive club on Georgia's Jekyl Island in 1899. Monahan's detective goes up against the likes of J.P. Morgan and other real-life members of the club in this page-turner which interweaves actual events. (USS59, $17.99)
The Jekyll Island Club: Southern Haven for America's Millionaires • June Hall McCash • William Barton McCash HISTORY • 1989 • HARD COVER • 251 PAGES A history of the legendary Jekyll Island Club, the group of powerful millionaires (including Vanderbilt, Rockefeller and Pulitzer) who vacationed on the small island off the coast of Georgia. (USS75, $39.95)
The Jekyll Island Cottage Colony • June Hall McCash HISTORY • 1998 • HARD COVER • 352 PAGES This book, containing 250 photographs and illustrations, is an examination of the cottages built at the turn of the 20th century by the members of the prestigious Jekyll Island Club. A companion to "The Jekyll Island Club: Southern Haven for America's Millionaires" (USS75). (USS76, $45.00)
John Bell Hood and the War for Southern Independence • Richard M. McMurray BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1992 • PAPER • 239 PAGES A biography of the confederate commander (1831-1879), including his role in the Atlanta Campaign. (USS287, $17.95)
Joseph E. Johnston, A Civil War Biography • Craig L. Symonds BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1994 • PAPER • 450 PAGES A portrait of the enigmatic Confederate military commander of the Army of Tennessee. (USS289, $17.95)
Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantation in 1838-1839 • Frances Anne Kemble BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1984 • PAPER • 415 PAGES The journal of abolitionist Frances Anne Kemble, a leading 19th century British actress who married a wealthy plantation owner on the Sea Islands of Georgia. Originally published in 1863 (after she divorced her husband and moved back to Britain), Kemble records the life and inhuman living conditions on the huge cotton and rice plantation in vivid detail. With an introduction by John Scott from the 1961 edition and explanatory appendices. (USS88, $24.95)
Journal of a Visit to the Georgia Islands of St. Catherines, Green, Ossabaw, Sapelo, St. Simons, Jekyll, and Cumberland • Jonathan Bryan • Virginia Steele Wood • Mary R. Bullard • Louis DeVries TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1996 • HARD COVER • 112 PAGES This journal, attributed to 18th-century entrepreneur Jonathan Bryan, tells of four colonists and their boat journey along the coast of Georgia in 1753. Setting out from Savannah, they ventured south to Florida, which was then a Spanish colony. Bryan records their day-to-day battles with the elements and describes the beauty of the surrounding wilderness. For those interested in local history and colonization, it is an interesting record. (USS83, $24.95)
Ken Burns' The Civil War • Ken Burns HISTORY • 2004 • DVD The landmark eleven-hour PBS miniseries in a digitally overhauled five-disc set. Told through the letters, speeches and diaries of the war's politicians, commanding generals and ordinary soldiers, the highly influential 1990 documentary traces the conflict from prewar abolitionist movements to the beginnings of Reconstruction. The DVD set includes 2002 interviews with producer-director Ken Burns and historian Shelby Foote, 57 onscreen biography cards detailing key figures, two 1990 featurettes, and five hours of commentary by Burns. (WAR123, $89.99)
Kentucky/Tennessee Map • AAA Publishing MAP A folded travelers map at a scale of 1:380,000. (USM51, $4.95)
Killing Mister Watson • Peter Matthiessen LITERATURE • 1991 • PAPER • 372 PAGES Set at the turn of the century, this masterfully researched novel is based on the life of Edgar J. Watson, a renegade businessman and man of legend in Chokoloskee, Florida. Matthiessen tells a gripping story of frontier life in the Everglades, weaving historic news accounts and plenty of natural history into his fictional tale. The book is dedicated to the pioneer families of southwest Florida. (FLA03, $15.95)
Kingbird Highway, The Story of a Natural Obsession That Got a Little Out of Hand • Kenn Kaufman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • PAPER • 336 PAGES Kaufman's absorbing account of coming-of-age as a Wichita teenager on the road in 1973 with a summer's pay in his pocket and the goal of seeing as many birds as he could in a year. He tallied 671, impressive by any account and extraordinary if you count birds per buck. He did it all for $1,000. This cult classic was originally published in 1973. (BRD27, $14.95)
The Known World • Edward P. Jones LITERATURE • 2003 • PAPER • 432 PAGES Set in a fictitious Virginia county in the antebellum years, this great, Pulitzer-winning novel is a consideration of the wages of slavery and an avowal of the peculiar institution's primacy in the American psyche. Jones, after big game, invents a community in which both whites and well-to-do blacks own slaves. (Some free blacks in the South did own slaves, though never in the concentration portrayed here.) The result is a supremely humane, supremely just book about the slave-owning South and American history. (USS379, $24.95)
Lady Baltimore • Owen Wister LITERATURE • 1992 • PAPER • 406 PAGES This novel is set in Charleston just after the Civil War, when the traditional values of the Old South were in great conflict with those of the victorious northerners. First published in 1906, it's a classic southern portrait. By the author of The Virginian. (USS22, $10.95)
Land As God Made It, Jamestown And the Birth of America • James P. P. Horn HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 337 PAGES A definitive history of Jamestown that focuses on ways the settlement set the precedent for American slavery, representative government, conflict with the Native Americans and other historical issues. By the director of the library at the The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. (USS482, $15.95)
Landon Carter's Uneasy Kingdom, Revolution And Rebellion on a Virginia Plantation • Rhys Isaac BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2005 • PAPER • 448 PAGES Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Isaac (Transformation of Virginia) reconstructs the world of Virginia planter Carter, struggling to understand the Revolution's consequences for his family and his plantation, from his diary and other sources. (USS483, $29.99)
Leaving Cold Sassy • Olive Ann Burns LITERATURE • 2007 • PAPER • 320 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS Leaving Cold Sassy, the sequel to the popular Cold Sassy Tree, offers the unfinished last fifteen chapters, as well as the author's notes for future scenes. (USS387, $13.95)
Lee, A Biography • Douglas Southall Freeman BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • PAPER • 656 PAGES This abridged version of Freeman's Pulitzer Prize winning, four volume biography of Robert E. Lee is still a definitive portrait of the general. (USS338, $22.00)
Lincoln's Men, How President Lincoln Became Father to an Army and a Nation • William Davis HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 315 PAGES A portrait of Lincoln as a wise and strong military leader, based on letters written by Civil War soldiers. (USS106, $20.99)
Literary Charleston, A Lowcountry Reader • Curtis Worthington • Louis D. Rubin, Jr. LITERATURE • 2011 • PAPER • 382 PAGES A lovingly edited anthology of writing about Charleston, including heavyweights such as Henry James and Edgar Allen Poe, as well as less well known writers. The book is arranged in approximately chronological sections, and includes some poetry (though the majority by far is prose). (USS18, $16.95)
Literary Savannah • Patrick Allen LITERATURE • 2011 • PAPER • 283 PAGES An anthology of fiction and non-fiction set in Savannah, portraying the city, its people and culture. With contributions by Henry James, Margaret Mitchell, and Flannery O'Connor, not to mention the lyrics and poetry of Odgen Nash and Johnny Mercer. (USS20, $16.95)
Lonely Planet Miami & the Keys • Nick Selby • Corinna Arnold GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 256 PAGES This practical guide to Miami features maps, a good overview of culture, history and nature, and plenty of information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing. With color photographs and excellent travel information. (FLA21, $18.99)
Look Away! A History of the Confederate States of America • William Davis HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 484 PAGES A political history of the Confederate States, documenting resistance to policies and the ultimate destruction of the government, which Davis asserts was not caused exclusively by defeat in war. (USS279, $30.95)
Lost Man's River • Peter Matthiessen LITERATURE • 1998 • PAPER • 560 PAGES This acclaimed novel by Matthiessen continues the story of Mr. Watson in the frontier of southern Florida in the first decades of the 20th century. In part it is the story of a son's struggle to understand the mysterious death of his father, but it is also a powerful portrait of the wanderers, renegades and other eccentrics in still wild Florida. (FLA10, $16.00)
Louisiana / Mississippi Map • AAA Publishing MAP A clear, detailed traveler's map of the two southern states. (USS32, $4.95)
Major Butler's Legacy, Five Generations of a Slaveholding Family • Malcolm Bell BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1990 • PAPER • 702 PAGES An in-depth account of a slave owning family from the time of the Revolutionary War to the dawn of the 20th century. Rich in details of daily life on the plantation and epic in its treatment of the evolution of a family and a nation, it tells of the Butler family properties in Georgia, South Carolina and Philadelphia. (USS87, $35.00)
The Making of the Masters, Clifford Roberts, Augusta National, and Golf's Most Prestigious Tournament • David Owen SPORT • 2003 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Drawing on unprecedented access to the Augusta National's archives, records, and membership, Owen takes a unique and colorful look at the celebrated tournament. (GOL12, $16.00)
Mammals of North America • Roland W. Kays • Don E. Wilson FIELD GUIDE • 2009 • PAPER • 248 PAGES A comprehensive guide by two noted mammalogists and featuring 108 color plates, illustrating 442 species. Range maps and descriptive text on ecology, habitat and behavior complement the wonderful paintings. (NAM11, $19.95)
Manassas Battlefield Map • McElfresh Map Company 1996 • MAP A watercolor map of the battlefield at Manassas in Virginia, shown at a scale of 1:32,000. Two Sides. 18x28 inches. (WAR73, $9.95)
Manatees and Dugongs of the World • Jeff Ripple • Doug Perrine NATURAL HISTORY • 2001 • PAPER • 144 PAGES An attractive overview of the natural history of the world's sirenians (Manatees and Dugongs) featuring large color photographs. Jeff Ripple describes the behavior of these odd marine mammals, while discussing the history of human encounters and current conservation issues. (BST64, $19.95)
March • Geraldine Brooks LITERATURE • 2006 • PAPER • 288 PAGES Brooks' historical novel, winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize, vividly depicts 19th-century America and the devastation of the Civil War. Alcott (here called March) was the father of Louisa May Alcott (Little Women), friend of Emerson and Thoreau, and celebrated educator and thinker. A well-researched, elegant work of historical fiction, the novel contrasts Mr. March's transcendental idealism against the brutal, visceral realities of the Civil War. Mrs. March, who in this treatment is a much more volatile, complex female character than in Little Women, narrates the second half of the book. (USA111, $16.00)
Married to the Mouse, Walt Disney World and Orlando • Richard E. Foglesong CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2003 • PAPER • 288 PAGES The complicated relationship between a city and the amusement park that made it the number one tourist destination. "A sort of Vatican with mouse ears," Disney enjoys a unique and privileged status within Orlando. Foglesong, a professor of political science, tackles larger questions of urban planning, economic development and business ethics. (FLA49, $21.00)
The Marrow of Tradition • Charles Waddell Chesnutt • Eric J. Sundquist LITERATURE • 1993 • PAPER • 346 PAGES Based on the violence that erupted in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1898, this novel dramatizes the politically charged race riots that engulfed the city. (USS127, $16.00)
Mary Boykin Chesnut, A Confederate Woman's Life • Mary A. DeCredico BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1996 • PAPER • 176 PAGES With numerous diaries to draw from, Mary DeCredico illuminates Civil War era plantation life and the thoughts of Mary Boykin Chesnut, an influential and prolific commentator on 19th-century southern culture. (USS280, $28.95)
Masters of Small Worlds • Stephanie McCurry HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 344 PAGES This study of the South Carolina Low Country focuses on the complex domestic relations within the yeoman household in plantation society. An all-encompassing look at race, class, gender, and religion. (USS105, $29.95)
The Masters, 101 Reasons to Love Golf's Greatest Tournament • Ron, Sr. Green CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2008 • HARD COVER • 128 PAGES Award-winning sportswriter Green highlights the players, the shots, the challenges, and the traditions that make the Masters so memorable, from the down-home (the peach cobbler served at Augusta National's clubhouse) to the sublime (Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson's breathtaking playoff for the 1942 championship). Illustrated with a mix of historical photos and full-color contemporary images of Augusta National. (GOL15, $19.95)
The Masters, A Hole-by-Hole History of America's Golf Classic • David Sowell HISTORY • 2007 • HARD COVER • 320 PAGES This lively look at an American classic organizes each chapter around a hole of the Master's course. Each section covers the greatest shots and biggest disasters that occurred on it. This updated second edition contains more history and additional stories highlighting masters from Bobby Jones to Gene Sarazen, Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods. (GOL16, $26.95)
Masters, Golf, Money, and Power in Augusta, Georgia • Curt Sampson SPORT • 1999 • PAPER • 304 PAGES A thorough historical and sociological portrait of the Masters, tracing the institution since its beginnings in 1933 and examining the drama and controversies surrounding the men behind the tournament. (GOL13, $15.95)
Miami • Joan Didion CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1998 • PAPER • 240 PAGES Acclaimed essayist Jon Didion looks to Miami in this book of astute commentary. The drug war, Cuba, political scandals and race relations all find their way into this trenchant examination of a completely unique American city. (FLA22, $14.00)
Miami Map • Borch Maps 2006 • MAP A laminated, folding map of the center of Miami, at a great scale of 1:15,000. Two Sides. 20 X 28 inches. (FLA25, $7.95)
Miami Then and Now • Avra Moore Parks • Carolyn Klepser HISTORY • 2003 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES A visual record comparing Miami's past and present. Features captioned archival and contemporary photos. An entry in the "Then and Now" series. (FLA40, $19.95)
Midnight Magic: Selected Stories of Bobbie Ann Mason • Bobbi Ann Mason LITERATURE • 1999 • PAPER • 301 PAGES A good selection of Mason's stories, most set in the south. (USS193, $16.95)
Mobil Travel Guide City Guide Atlanta • Mobil Travel Guides GUIDEBOOK • 2009 • PAPER • 192 PAGES Celebrating 50 years, these practical guides feature the same Mobil star rating system. (USS412, $16.95)
Moon Handbook Charleston & Savannah • Mike Sigalas GUIDEBOOK • 2008 • PAPER • 285 PAGES A comprehensive guide from the Moon series that offers a wide range of practical information on the region surrounding the two cities, including accommodation, shopping, dining and plenty of activities for hikers, bikers and golfers. (USE413, $17.95)
Mothers of Invention, Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War • Drew Gilpin Faust HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 326 PAGES A well researched chronicle of the Confederate women of the South who suddenly found themselves providing for their families, running businesses and supervising slaves during the Civil War. Faust present letters, diaries and memoirs from the period to document the wide array of experiences, including those of wives, mothers, slave managers, teachers and nurses. (USS115, $26.95)
Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain, A Biography • Justin Kaplan BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1991 • PAPER • 432 PAGES This biography investigates the man and the legend against his historical context. (USS313, $25.99)
Mr. Jefferson's University • Garry Wills HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 192 PAGES A well-told, consice history of the construction of the University of Virginia. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills discusses Jefferson's vision, along with the university's architectural details legacy. A title in the National Geographic Directions series. (USE316, $10.95)
Naked Came the Manatee • Carl Hiassen MYSTERY • 1998 • PAPER • 201 PAGES A madcap collaborative mystery from 13 prominent Floridian writers. Originally serialized in the Miami Herald, the tale follows an 102-year-old environmentalist, a manatee named Booger, a severed head that resembles Castro -- and that's just the beginning. Carl Hiassen, Dave Barry and Edna Buchanan are just a few of the authors who contributed a chapter. (FLA39, $12.95)
The National Trust Guide to Savannah • Roulhac Toledano GUIDEBOOK • 1997 • PAPER • 234 PAGES A guide to the architectural heritage, culture and history of Old Savannah. With 200 archival photographs and maps, it includes chapters on historic preservation, famous visitors and a comprehensive tour of various architectural styles. (USS26, $34.95)
Native Universe, Voices of Indian America • Clifford E. Trafzer ANTHOLOGY • 2008 • PAPER • 320 PAGES This anthology of personal and historical essays, as well as over 300 color illustrations of Native American art, is being published to accompany the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington D.C. It includes selections from several modern Native American writers, including Louise Erdrich and Sherman Alexie. (USA95, $22.00)
A Naturalist in Florida, A Celebration of Eden • Archie Carr NATURAL HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 264 PAGES This delightful book is a testimonial to natural Florida by the great biologist and popular writer Archie Carr. His books are classic: down-to-earth and funny, with a strong sense of place. (FLA07, $29.00)
The Nature of Craft and the Penland Experience • Jean McLaughlin ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2004 • HARD COVER • 228 PAGES An illustrated book of essays published in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Penland School of Craft in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Includes 137 color images of work created by Penland instructors. (USS374, $34.95)
The New History of Florida • Michael Gannon HISTORY • 1996 • HARD COVER • 480 PAGES This history of Florida starts with a short chapter on the first inhabitants of the peninsula and continues on with coverage of European exploration, colonial rule, the Civil War, the Depression, the Civil Rights Movement, and modern times. (FLA26, $34.95)
The Night the War Was Lost • Charles L. Dufour HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 443 PAGES Charles Dufour contends that with the fall of New Orleans in the spring of 1862, the South had lost the Civil War. In explaining the reasons for the seizure of New Orleans and its results, Dufour also explores a more personable aspect of the war: the people involved and their losses. (USS107, $25.00)
The North Carolina Atlas, Portrait of a New Century • Douglas M. Orr • Alfred W. Stuart • James B. Hunt REFERENCE • 2000 • HARD COVER • 480 PAGES An authoritative introduction to North Carolina, this book is not only a nicely illustrated reference to a variety of regional facts, it is also an informative, up-to-date history of the state. (USS124, $44.95)
North Carolina Civil War Documentary • W. Buck Yearns HISTORY • 1994 • HARD COVER • 365 PAGES A collection of original documents, from newspapers and government documents to personal letters and diaries, that tell the story of the Civil War in North Carolina. (USS114, $32.50)
North Carolina Map • Universal Map Enterprises MAP A map of North Carolina at a scale of 1:1,000,000. Two Sides. 22x38 inches. (USS128, $4.95)
North Carolina Pottery: The Collection of the Mint Museums • Barbara Perry ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2004 • PAPER • 212 PAGES An illustrated catalog of North Carolina pottery at The Mint Museums in Charlotte with accompanying essays on history and aesthetic traditions. Perry is curator of decorative arts at the museum. (USS375, $27.95)
North Carolina, A History • William Stevens Powell HISTORY • 1988 • PAPER • 231 PAGES A short history of North Carolina for the general reader, published in celebration of the bicentennial and revised by the author in 1988. (USS126, $18.95)
Oranges • John McPhee NATURAL HISTORY • 1991 • PAPER • 194 PAGES Originally conceived as a magazine article, McPhee's essay was expanded into a short book using his usual flair for investigating the commonplace. He chronicles the history and production of oranges -- showing once again that seemingly narrow topics can be full of interest and importance. (FLA20, $14.00)
The Orchid Thief • Susan Orlean NATURAL HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 284 PAGES Orlean follows the ever-resourceful (and somewhat loopy) South Floridian John Laroche and his obsession with orchids. Apart from its interest as an odd true-crime story, the book includes fascinating accounts of orchid collecting history and mania, the Fakahatchee swamp, and Palm Beach society. (FLA33, $15.00)
The Outer Banks • Anthony Bailey TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1999 • PAPER • 276 PAGES A tribute to the Outer Banks of North Carolina drawn from the author's travels there in 1995 during the time of the devastating Hurricane Gloria. It is a loving portrait by a British writer who describes in detail the nature and people of the region. (USS200, $20.95)
Palmetto Leaves • Harriet Beecher Stowe TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1999 • PAPER • 272 PAGES A collection of literary sketches celebrating Northern Florida. The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin moved to Florida in 1867 and was inspired by the land and its idyllic lifestyle. Originally published in 1872. (FLA44, $19.95)
Patriotic Treason, John Brown And the Soul of America • Evan Carton BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2006 • HARD COVER • 400 PAGES An absorbing biography of John Brown and his fantatical efforts to end slavery. (USS385, $58.00)
Pea Ridge: Civil War Campaign in the West • William L. Shea • Earl J. Hess HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 417 PAGES A richly detailed history of the March 1862 battle of Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas, featuring 50 illustrations and 20 maps. It's a comprehensive, scholarly account of the civil war on the western frontier or Arkansas and Missouri. (USS182, $28.95)
Personal Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant • Ulysses S. Grant BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1999 • PAPER • 674 PAGES A remarkable (and big) account of a rich life, from a poor boy on the frontier to a great general and president, written by Grant on his deathbed -- and originally edited by none other than Mark Twain. This candid memoir gives remarkable insight into the man and Civil War era America. (USS33, $17.00)
Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians, Eastern and Central North America • Roger Conant FIELD GUIDE • 1998 • PAPER • 616 PAGES A comprehensive field guide to Eastern and Central North America for the herpetologically inclined. With range maps, detailed descriptions, photographs and drawings of 595 species and subspecies of snakes, turtles, lizards, frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. At the heart of the book are 50 color plates. (FG46, $21.00)
Portrait of an Island • Mildred Teal • John Teal NATURAL HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 184 PAGES A natural history of Sapelo Island, one of Georgia's Golden Isles. Complemented by 32 illustrations, this is an account of observations about the island's ecology from a couple who spent four years there in the 1950s. (USS79, $17.95)
Praying for Sheetrock • Melissa Fay Greene HISTORY • 1992 • PAPER • 335 PAGES The story of Georgia's McIntosh County (specifically Darien) in the 1970s, and the struggle for civil rights, led by a passionate African American man. An engaging, eye-opening account of race relations in the South. (USS86, $14.00)
The Promise of the New South, Life After Reconstruction - 15th Anniversary Edition • Edward L. Ayers HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 608 PAGES A lauded history of the post-Civil War South, covering industry, agriculture, race, politics and society at a critical moment in our history. 15th-anniversary edition. (USS404, $19.95)
The Provincials • Eli N. Evans HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 416 PAGES This critically praised history of Jewish life in the American South incorporates the author's own personal experiences into its informative, fascinating narrative. (USS317, $21.95)
The Quiet Game • Greg Iles LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 576 PAGES This legal thriller set in Natchez, Mississippi has readers raving, with comparisons to that of John Grisham. It is the story of a former prosecutor who uncovers the multi-layered stories behind the unsolved murder of a black man in 1967 Mississippi. With dirty legal maneuvers and FBI cover-ups roaming the plot, this mystery makes an entertaining read. (USS141, $9.99)
Remember D-Day, Both Sides Tell Their Stories • Ronald J. Drez • David Eisenhower HISTORY • 2004 • HARD COVER • 64 PAGES • YOUNG ADULTS An engaging and well-constructed history of the D-Day invasion for readers in grades 5 to 8, complete with anecdotes from soldiers, black-and-white photographs, plenty of historical information, and an introduction by David Eisenhower which paints a personal portrait of his grandfather, Dwight. (USA96, $17.95)
Return to Wild America, A Yearlong Search for the Continent's Natural Soul • Scott Weidensaul NATURAL HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 416 PAGES Weidensaul follows in the footsteps conservation pioneers Roger Tory Peterson and James Fisher in this homage to their 1953 journey, modern travelogue and eye-opening report on wilderness in America. (USA123, $16.00)
Richmond Burning, The Last Days of the Confederate Capital • Nelson D. Lankford HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 320 PAGES A narrative account of the fall of Richmond, which signaled the end of the Confederacy. Citing a variety of primary documents, Lankford creates a vivid portrait of events and personalities at the dusk of the Civil War. (WAR66, $16.00)
Richmond during the War: Four Years of Personal Observation • Virginia Scharff • Sallie Brock Putnam HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 389 PAGES Having lived in the Confederate Capital of Richmond during the Civil War, Sallie Brock Putnam gives a personal account of the Antebellum South. Originally published in 1867, this is a rare perspective of a Southern woman in a crucial period in the history of the South. (USS103, $19.95)
River of Forgotten Days, A Journey Down the Mississippi in Search of LaSalle • Daniel Spurr TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1998 • HARD COVER • 288 PAGES • COMING IN Editor of Practical Sailor magazine, the author retraces the journey of LaSalle from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico in a rundown 20-foot fishing boat. (GLK10, $23.00)
A Roadside Guide to the Geology of the Great Smoky Mountains • Harry L. Moore FIELD GUIDE • 1988 • PAPER • 192 PAGES For those interested in rocks, this is a nice companion for a trip to the Great Smokies. Moore concentrates on the main roads in the park, as well as a number of hiking trails, and gives a wealth of geological information, all based on what a visitor can see with his or her own eyes. (USE23, $18.95)
Robert E. Lee • Roy Blount, Jr. BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2003 • HARD COVER • 224 PAGES A lively short biographical essay in the excellent Penguin Lives series, matching writers and subjects. (USS377, $19.95)
Roots • Alex Haley LITERATURE • 2007 • PAPER • 912 PAGES The 30th anniversary edition of Alex Haley's epic story of Kunta Kinte and his descendents. The tale begins in the Gambian village of Jufureh in 1750 and traces seven generations of one family, to tell the story of Africans in America. An engaging, powerful story of perseverance in times of slavery, it was made into one of the most popular television mini-series of all time. (WAF21, $17.95)
Sailing Ship Elissa • Jim Cruz • Patricia Bellis Bixel HISTORY • 1998 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES • COMING IN A history of the Elissa, a fully restored barque that was originally built in Scotland. Now a major attraction at the Texas Seaport Museum, she has had a varied history, traveling through European waters, once even serving as vessel for smuggling cigarettes. (TEX09, $22.95)
Sapelo's People: A Long Walk into Freedom • William S. McFeely HISTORY • 1995 • PAPER • 208 PAGES A nicely written history of the people of Georgia's Sapelo Island, written by an outsider who interviewed many of the island's residents. The author is a Civil War historian and he focuses on the leagcy of slavery in the community. (USS78, $17.95)
The Sarasota, Sanibel Island & Naples Book, A Complete Guide • Chelle Koster Walton • Karen T. Bartlett GUIDEBOOK • 2007 • PAPER • 367 PAGES A comprehensive, practical guide to the Gulf coast from Sarasota to Naples,including an overview of the culture, history and nature of the region, extensive recommendations on where to eat and sleep, and detailed maps. (FLA36, $18.95)
Satchmo, The Genius of Louis Armstrong • Gary Giddins MUSIC • 2001 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A biography of jazz legend Louis Armstong, featuring a strong collection of photographs of the musician in all the phases of his storied career. (MUS35, $16.00)
The Secret War for the Union: The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War • Edwin C. Fishel HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 735 PAGES A chronicle of the Civil War based on the heretofore neglected records of the Bureau of Military Intelligence. (USS110, $38.95)
Seven Story Mountain, The Union Campaign at Vicksburg • Phillip M. Thienel HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 259 PAGES A detailed account of the tactics, battlefield strategies, and bridge-building techniques used by General U.S. Grant's troops in their attempts to capture the town of Vicksburg. (USS157, $35.00)
Shades of Blue and Gray • Herman Hattaway HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 281 PAGES A concise military history of the Civil War, including warfare technology, battle strategy and the significance of individual battles. Highly recommended. (USS148, $22.95)
Shalom Y'All, Images of Jewish Life in the American South • Vicki Reikes Fox • Bill Aron • Alfred Uhry • Marcie Cohen Ferris CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 2002 • HARD COVER • 139 PAGES An oversize, photographic journey through the Jewish communities of the American South. (USS316, $24.95)
Sherman's March • Burke Davis • Jeff Stone • Carolyn Reidy HISTORY • 1988 • PAPER • 352 PAGES This dramatic account of Sherman's devastating march through Georgia and the Carolinas is noteworthy for its fairness and breadth of research. Davis incorporates eyewitness testimonies of both Union and Confederate soldiers, as well as the recollections of women, children and elderly who survived the general's path of destruction. Author of both fiction and non-fiction, Burke Davis has written many books on the revolutionary and civil war. (WAR107, $16.00)
Sherman's March through the Carolinas • John Gilchrist Barrett HISTORY • 1996 • PAPER • 325 PAGES A history of Sherman's Carolina campaign, less well known than his march through Georgia, but just as devastating. Author John G. Barrett is a professor of history and expert on the Civil War history of the Carolinas. (WAR104, $23.00)
Sherman's March to the Sea, Hood's Tennessee Campaign and the Campaigns of 1865 • Jacob D. Cox HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 265 PAGES A clear and cogent first-hand account of the last stage of the Civil War and Sherman's legendary march through Georgia as told by General Jacob D. Cox (1828-1900), commander at the battles of Franklin, Nashville and Fort Fisher. He went on to become governor of Ohio and a railroad executive. (WAR105, $16.95)
Sherman, A Soldier's Life • Lee B. Kennett BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 426 PAGES In this psychobiography of the Civil War general, Kennett argues that Sherman's narcissistic personality motivated his achievements. (USS284, $14.99)
Sherman, A Soldier's Passion for Order • John F. Marszalek BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2007 • PAPER • 688 PAGES A prize-winning biography of William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) in the Vintage Civil War Library, which takes in the full sweep of the man. Marszalek considers not only his role in the Civil War but also his early days in Ohio, training at West Point, and post-war career as a banker and public figure. (USS286, $24.95)
Sherman, Soldier, Realist, American • B.H. Liddell Hart BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1993 • PAPER • 456 PAGES Highlights the innovation and creativity of the Civil War general. (USS283, $20.00)
Shiloh • Shelby Foote LITERATURE • 1991 • PAPER • 226 PAGES In this acclaimed historical novel, Foote unravels the stories behind the two-day battle of Shiloh, one of the bloodiest campaigns of the Civil War. Told through the perspectives of a diverse cast of soldiers, Foote's well researched novel takes us deep into the southern woods near Pittsburgh Landing, Tennessee. The "New York Times" called this "a brilliant book." (USS71, $15.00)
Shiloh -- in Hell before Night • James Lee McDonough HISTORY • 1986 • PAPER • 260 PAGES First published in the 1970s, this was the standard history of the Battle of Shiloh for a number of years. It's a readable, engaging account of events. (USS95, $24.95)
Shiloh National Military Park Map • Trailhead Graphics MAP Part of the Battlefield America series, this double-sided map of the park and battlefield in Shiloh, Tennessee, at a scale of 1:12,000, includes a modern road map of the region on the reverse. Two Sides. 32x22 inches. (USS73, $9.95)
Shiloh, The Battle that Changed the Civil War • Larry J. Daniel HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 430 PAGES The first scholarly study of the battle of Shiloh in more than twenty years, this well researched historical account juxtaposes scenes from the battlefield with glimpses into the driving politics behind the respective capitals of Washington D.C. and Richmond, Virginia. Daniel explores the involvement of politicians and commanders in the battle including Elihu Washburne of Illinois, Henry Foote of Tennessee, Allen Waterhouse and Henry Allen. With maps and archival photos. (USS72, $16.00)
The Shipwreck of Their Hopes, the Battles for Chattanooga • Peter Cozzens HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 536 PAGES The devastating defeat of Braxton Bragg and his soldiers at Chattanooga, a series of battles that was instrumental in stifling Confederate hopes, is recounted in this well researched account. (WAR60, $22.95)
A Short History of Charleston • Robert Rosen HISTORY • 1997 • PAPER • 176 PAGES A short, authoritative, and lively history of Charleston by a native son. Rosen, a third-generation Charlestonian, recounts Charleston's history, communicating the town's considerable flavor. Well illustrated with 84 black-and-white photos. (USS12, $16.95)
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America • David Sibley FIELD GUIDE • 2003 • PAPER • 432 PAGES A compact, geographically-specific version of the Sibley Guide with all-new range maps, the same glorious illustrations and expanded, extremely valuable descriptions of each bird with status, habitat, range, voice and identifying marks. It includes 20 pages on the many and confusing species of wood warblers. This is the book we are now using. For birders living west of the Rockies, you'll want to use Sibley's "Birds of Western North America" (USW418). (USE262, $19.95)
Slave Counterpoint, Black Culture in the Eighteenth Century Chesapeake and Lowcountry • David Morgan HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 736 PAGES A scholarly, readable comparison of the slave cultures of Virginia and South Carolina. Intended for a general audience, Morgan covers the lives of the slaves in rich detail, and paints a compelling portrait of African Americans in the South on the eve of the American Revolution. (USS10, $34.95)
South Carolina Map • Rand McNally Maps MAP A colorful road map of South Carolina and the northern coast of Georgia at a scale of 1:925,000. Two Sides. 26x37 inches. (USS99, $5.99)
The Southeast Map • National Geographic MAP A fold-up map of the Southeast published by the National Geographic Society, including the coast from Jacksonville to the Chesapeake. It includes the Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi on a scale of 1:1,860,000. (USS40, $7.95)
Southern Accents on Color • Frances MacDougall • Editors of Southern Accent ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2003 • HARD COVER • 192 PAGES A collection of photographs celebrating the color schemes and design concepts featured in today's southern homes. (USS326, $45.00)
Southern Florida Map • Universal Map Enterprises MAP A map of Southern Florida at a scale of 1:320,000. (FLA18, $4.95)
Southern Georgia Map • Universal Map Enterprises MAP A full color road map of southern Georgia, covering the entire coastline at a nice scale of 1:320,000. Landmarks and points of interest are clearly noted. Two Sides. 37x22 inches. (USS81, $4.95)
Southern Honor, Ethics and Behavior in the Old South • Bertram Wyatt-Brown CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1983 • PAPER • 597 PAGES A cultural history of the South and the southern character, focusing on the importance of honor from antebellum times, up through the 1970s. (USS331, $19.95)
Southern Honor, Ethics and Behavior in the Old South • Bertram Wyatt-Brown HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 640 PAGES An examination of the social order and unwritten codes dictating life in the post-Civil War South. 25th-annivesary edition. (USS405, $19.95)
Southern Rooms, Interior Design from Miami to Houston • Rockport Publishers ART & ARCHITECTURE • 2002 • PAPER • 158 PAGES Colorful, attractive interiors are on display in this photo survey of interior design in the South. (USS327, $19.99)
Southern Style • Mark Mayfield • Editors of Southern Accent ART & ARCHITECTURE • 1999 • HARD COVER • 208 PAGES This photographic tour of interior design in southern homes highlights the evolution of style from the plantation era to modern times. (USS325, $45.00)
The Springs of Florida • Douglas Stamm NATURAL HISTORY • 1998 • PAPER • 112 PAGES With plenty of photographs and maps, this book introduces the springs of Florida, an attractive reference for tourists and divers. (BST65, $16.95)
Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas • Ronald Wright HISTORY • 2004 • PAPER • 464 PAGES A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright's illuminating account, told largely from the point of view of the losers, details the rapid collapse of cultures and societies in the Americas following the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account, originally published in 1993. Wright is also the author of Time Among the Maya. (NAM20, $24.95)
Stones River, Bloody Winter in Tennesse • James Lee McDonough HISTORY • 1983 • PAPER Strong on primary sources, this is a detailed account of the bloody battle at Stones River. (WAR59, $23.95)
Stonewall Jackson's Book of Maxims • Stonewall Jackson • James Robertson HISTORY • 2002 • HARD COVER • 144 PAGES A collection of maxims that Stonewall Jackson gathered throughout his life and used as inspirational guides in his journey from the humble upbringings of an orphan to a place in history as one of the legendary Civil War generals. Historian James Robertson provides context and commentary for each of the selected quotes or adages. (WAR70, $16.95)
Stonewall Jackson: The Man, the Soldier, the Legend • James Robertson BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1997 • HARD COVER • 950 PAGES The gold-standard for biographies of Stonewall Jackson, Robertson's book is an exhaustively researched and vivid portrayal of the man, from his orphan childhood to his wounding at Chancellorsville and subsequent death. (WAR69, $67.50)
Stonewall's Gold • Robert J. Mrazek LITERATURE • 2000 • PAPER • 240 PAGES An engaging, fast-paced adventure yarn set against the backdrop of the Civil War. Mrazek evokes the last days of the confederacy in the ravished Shenandoah Valley while telling a tale of heroism, first love and family. 15-year-old Jamie embarks on a treacherous treasure hunt for Stonewall's Gold after finding a map in a dead man's pocket. Mrazek is a former U.S. Congressman and a leader in battlefield preservation. (USS298, $13.95)
Stormy Weather • Carl Hiassen LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 388 PAGES The bestseller by a writer of popular fiction whose numerous novels are all set in southern Florida. It offers insight into the region's natural and cultural history. (FLA06, $7.99)
Strangers in High Places, The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains • Michael Frome • Stephen Kraft HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 392 PAGES A wide-ranging history of the Great Smokies, covering its original settlement by Europeans, and much local color on the lively history of pioneers, rascals, scientists and naturalists. Originally published in 1966, and revised in 1993 and with a new preface by the author. This classic book is an excellent survey of traditions, folklore and history of the region. (USE25, $27.95)
Swamplandia! • Karen Russell LITERATURE • 2011 • PAPER • 304 PAGES A first novel by the author of the short-story collection St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves finds the Bigtree children struggling to protect their Florida Everglades alligator-wrestling theme park from a sophisticated competitor after losing their parents. (FLA101, $15.00)
Swapping Stories, Folktales from Louisiana • Carl Lindahl LITERATURE • 1997 • PAPER • 352 PAGES The culmination of a statewide storytelling project, this collection of over 200 tales includes personal narratives, myths, animal tales and political anecdotes. Tales originally told in a language other than English (such as Cajun and Creole French, Koasati and Spanish) are presented both in translation and the storyteller's language. (USS168, $25.00)
Taken at Flood, Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Strategy in the Maryland Campaign of 1862 • Joseph L. Harsh HISTORY • 1999 • HARD COVER • 672 PAGES A revisionist history of the battle of Antietam, placing it as the most important battle of the Civil War. (USS339, $45.00)
That Dark and Bloody River, Chronicles of the Ohio River Valley • Allan Eckert LITERATURE • 1996 • PAPER • 880 PAGES Popular (and prolific!) writer Eckert brings to life the Ohio River valley in the mid-1700s in this fast-moving narrative history, blending fact and historically accurate fiction. He tells of the arrival of French trappers and English colonists and the wide-spread battles that erupted. Traditional historians might object to Eckert's liberal use of conjecture (and invented dialogue), but one thing's for sure: it's never dry reading. (USS276, $20.00)
This is Where We Live, Short Stories by 25 Contemporary North Carolina Writers • Michael McFee ANTHOLOGY • 2000 • PAPER • 296 PAGES A collection of short stories, written over the last 15 years, from North Carolina's most promising new writers. Included are pieces by Philip Gerard, Heather Ross Miller and June Spence. (USS129, $23.95)
This Land, A Guide to Central National Forests • Robert H. Mohlenbrock • Mike Dombeck GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 368 PAGES Part travelogue, part guidebook, this series introduces readers to the wildernesses, scenic drives, campgrounds and hiking trails of the United States. (USM100, $25.95)
This Land, A Guide to Eastern National Forests • Robert H. Mohlenbrock GUIDEBOOK • 2006 • PAPER • 384 PAGES Part travelogue, part guidebook, this series introduces readers to the wildernesses, scenic drives, campgrounds and hiking trails of the United States. (USE379, $25.95)
A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf • John Muir BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1998 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A vivid portrait of post-Civil War South. This slim book is the diary of 28-year-old Muir. It is the record of a botanical expedition along the eastern seaboard south to Florida -- and a good introduction to this popular writer. It includes a long chapter on the swamps and forests of Florida. Although he scatters botanical information throughout the book, it is really the story of a wonderful adventure. (FLA09, $13.95)
Through a Night of Horrors • Shelley Henley Kelley • Casey Edward Greene NATURAL HISTORY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 224 PAGES An extraordinary collection of letters, memoirs, and oral histories from the survivors of the catastrophic storm that hit Galveston in 1900 -- vividly detailed, poignant and touching. (TEX04, $24.95)
To Have and to Hold: Slave Work and Family Life in Antebellum South Carolina • Larry Hudson HISTORY • 1997 • HARD COVER A detailed depiction of the lives of slaves, particularly within the family arena. Based on a variety of primary and secondary sources, this book emphasizes, if possible, the recollections of former slaves. (USS104, $44.95)
To See Every Bird On Earth: A Father, A Son, And A Lifelong Obsession • Dan Koeppel NATURAL HISTORY • 2006 • PAPER • 304 PAGES Ostensibly about birds and birdwatching, this enormously appealing book is a memoir by a talented writer of his father, a father who happens to be in the elite cadre of major birders. Dan Koeppel chronicles his father's growing interest in birds in this enormously appealing memoir of a life devoted to birds. Richard is a member of an elite group who have tallied more than 7,000 species. Koeppel includes his own travels tagging along and brief profiles of other eccentric listers. (BRD28, $14.00)
To the Sea, A History and Tour Guide of the War in the West: Shermans March Across Georgia, 1864 • Jim Miles HISTORY • 2002 • PAPER • 384 PAGES Both an historical introduction and guide to Sherman's March, this book, by a prolific historian, combines details on events, 100 photographs, and a point-by-point overview of the 300 mile route to the sea taken by the general and his troops. (WAR106, $20.95)
The Transformation of Virginia 1740-1790 • Rhys Isaac HISTORY • 1999 • PAPER • 504 PAGES In this Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Isaac analyzes Virginia's social history during the tumultuous years between 1740-1790. He takes an anthropological approach to explain the religious and political changes that swept the colony. Illustrations add to the text and vividly portray daily colonial life. (USE78, $26.95)
Travels of William Bartram • William Bartram • Mark Van Doren TRAVEL NARRATIVE • 1983 • PAPER • 414 PAGES A classic natural history and account of travels in the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida during the 1770s, illustrated by the author's original line drawings. (USS307, $14.95)
Trees of North America, A Field Guide • Christian Frank Brockman FIELD GUIDE • 2001 • PAPER • 238 PAGES Smell the bark of the aromatic Sassafras. Wonder at the Lodgepole Pine, whose heat-activated cones reseed forests destroyed by fire. Search for the Sugar Maple, whose foliage blazes red and yellow in autumn. North America's trees rank among nature's most awesome creations. This premier field guide features all characteristics-tree shape, bark, leaf, flower, fruit and twig-for quick identification, making it a superior choice for trail walks, creating displays, and scientific or commercial needs. (NAM07, $14.95)
Turtle Summer, A Journal for My Daughter • Mary Alice Monroe NATURAL HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 32 PAGES • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12) This scrapbook journal explains the nesting cycle of sea turtles and the natural life along the southeastern coast. With original photographs. (USS415, $8.95)
Tweetsie Country • Mallory Hope Ferrell • Casey Holtzinger • Mike Pearsall HISTORY • 1991 • HARD COVER • 232 PAGES A photographic history of Tweetsie Country, the small (and much-loved) railroad that traveled the Blue Ridge in the late 19th-century. (USS247, $44.95)
Up for Grabs, A Trip through Time and Space in the Sunshine State • John Rothchild BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2000 • PAPER • 231 PAGES Part-memoir, part-travelogue, this humorous, unusual work is all Florida. Rothchild uses his own experiences and outspoken opinions to lead a witty and personal tour of the state, highlighting its eccentricities and gangsters. (FLA43, $19.95)
The Verb to Bird, Sightings of an Avid Birder • Peter Cashwell NATURAL HISTORY • 2003 • PAPER • 269 PAGES A memoir of the birding life, its pleasures, obsessions and pitfalls. Based in the Carolinas (where he teaches English), Cashwell recounts in these essays the birds he's encountered, the why and wherefores of the birding life and some very entertaining anecdotes. Along the way, Cashwell traces his own development from casual novice to life lister (with a desire to see all the birds of North America). (BRD26, $16.95)
Vicksburg Map • Universal Map Enterprises 2001 • MAP A folded road map of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Two Sides. 36x24 inches. (USS161, $4.95)
Vicksburg, 47 Days of Siege • A.A. Hoehling BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1996 • PAPER • 386 PAGES A history of the Vicksburg Campaign as told through the diaries and memoirs of both union and confederate eyewitnesses to the events. Hoehling, who has written widely on battles and wars, constructs a social history of the war from the point of view of actual participants, interspersing his own short commentary between diary excerpts. Originally published in 1969. (USS154, $19.95)
Vinyl Leaves, Walt Disney World and America • Stephen M. Fjellman CULTURAL PORTRAIT • 1992 • PAPER • 492 PAGES A scholarly, somewhat cynical tour of Disney World. Fjellman analyzes Disney's rides, infrastructure, business strategies and more alongside theories of consumerism, cultural history and urban planning. Although his approach is academic with a dose of theory, his writing is accessible and illuminating. (FLA48, $57.00)
War, Technology, and Experience Aboard the USS Moniter • David A. Mindell HISTORY • 2000 • PAPER • 224 PAGES An account of the experiences of sailors aboard the USS Monitor, a revolutionary warship that aided the Union effort in the Civil War. (WAR42, $20.95)
The Water is Wide • Pat Conroy BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 2002 • PAPER • 272 PAGES One of his first books, this is an engrossing tale of Conroy's two-year stint as a Vista volunteer at a rural school on Yamacraw Island near Hilton Head. Conroy is a native of Beaufort, and South Carolina's low country features prominently in his many entertaining novels. (USS354, $15.00)
A Weekend in September • John Edward Weems HISTORY • 1988 • PAPER • 180 PAGES First published in 1957, this skillfully written book collects interviews from survivors of the worst natural disaster in US history -- the Galveston storm of 1900. The first person accounts vividly recreate the terrifying day. (TEX12, $13.95)
Why the Confederacy Lost • Gabor S. Boritt HISTORY • 1993 • PAPER • 224 PAGES A series of essays analyzing the various factors contributing to the Confederate defeat in the Civil War, contributed by James McPherson, Archer Jones, Gary Gallagher, Reid Mitchell and Joseph Glatthaar. (WAR89, $19.99)
Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains • Richard M. Smith FIELD GUIDE • 1998 • PAPER • 456 PAGES A comprehensive guide to wildflowers in the southern Appalachians from Maryland to northern Georgia featuring good color photographs of 600 plant species, and keys based on flower shape and color. It demands that readers be familiar with flower shapes and taxonomy. For travelers to the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains with a serious interest in botanizing. (USE26, $24.95)
William Johnson's Natchez, The Ante-Bellum Diary of a Free Negro • Edwin Adam Davis • William Ransom Hogan BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR • 1993 • PAPER • 812 PAGES The personal diary of William Johnson, a free Negro of Natchez, Mississippi. Discovered in 1938, this first person account reveals the hardship he endured as he went from a former slave to a successful businessman. (USS139, $34.95)
Wilson's Creek, The Second Battle of the Civil War and the Men Who Fought It • Richard W. Hatcher, III • William Garrett Piston HISTORY • 2000 • HARD COVER • 408 PAGES A comprehensive, handsomely produced history of the Battle of Wilson's Creek, highlighting its significance in relation to the early events of the Civil War. The authors include site diagrams, photographs, scholarly notes, and suggestions for further reading. (USM10, $45.00)
With Malice Toward None, A Life of Abraham Lincoln • Stephen B. Oates HISTORY • 1994 • PAPER • 492 PAGES A humanistic portrayal of Abraham Lincoln, illuminating the many sides of the man-behind-the-myth. (USS120, $17.99)
The World Is Flat • Thomas L. Friedman HISTORY • 2007 • PAPER • 672 PAGES The Pulitzer-prize winning, New York Times journalist's best-selling history of globalization, its successes and discontents -- and the flattening of our world as a result of the explosion in technological interconnectedness. (GEN412, $16.00)
Yonder Stands Your Orphan • Barry Hannah LITERATURE • 2002 • PAPER • 333 PAGES A dazzling novel of the Deep South, Hannah's first in ten years, bursting with eccentric, deeply confused characters, humor and pain. Set near Vicksburg, Mississippi, this Southern Gothic displays a magnificent excess of religion, white male angst, humor, violence, sex -- and some awesome writing. (USS232, $14.95)
Zydeco • Ben Sandmel • Rick Olivier MUSIC • 1999 • PAPER • 182 PAGES An excellent, handsomely illustrated tribute to zydeco, the dance music of Loiuisiana's black Creole community. It features 80 portraits of the people and places of this lively music scene. (USS176, $30.00)

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