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Absalom, Absalom!
• William Faulkner
• LITERATURE
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This is Faulkner's brilliant masterpiece on human nature and the Old South, a challenging but rewarding read.
(USS69, $13.95)
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Mark Twain
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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An enormously influential American book, Twain's masterpiece of boyhood adventure is as much about America's growing pains as it is about Huck's coming of age.
(USS41, $7.00)
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Africans in America, America's Journey Through Slavery
• Charles Johnson
• Patricia Smith
• WBGH Series Research Team
• HISTORY
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A powerful collaborative effort that paints a vivid picture of the history of slavery in America, and celebrates the brave Africans who managed to preserve their heritage as they endured so many hardships.
(USS53, $17.00)
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Around the Bend, A Mississippi River Adventure
• C.C. Lockwood
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A photographic tour of the Mississippi River as seen through the lens of naturalist and wildlife photographer C.C. Lockwood.
(USS45, $39.95)
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As I Lay Dying
• William Faulkner
• LITERATURE
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Faulkner's deadpan yet tragic tale of the Bundren family's journey across Mississippi with Addie, their deceased wife and mother, in tow.
(USS68, $12.95)
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Battle on the Bay: The Civil War Struggle for Galveston
• Edward T. Cotham
• HISTORY
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A thorough recreation of the Battle of Galveston that incorporates historical elements and detailed characters of the battle.
(TEX02, $25.00)
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Becoming Southern: The Evolution of a Way of Life, Warren County and Vicksburg, Missippi, 1770-1860
• Christopher Morris
• HISTORY
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A cultural study of Mississippi in the 18th and 19th century.
(USS160, $45.00)
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Black Boy
• Richard A. Wright
• Jerry W. Ward
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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The autobiography of Richard Wright, 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.
(USS50, $14.95)
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Boat People
• Mary Gardner
• LITERATURE
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A novel about Vietnamese refugees in Galveston.
(TEX26, $15.95)
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The Civil War Day by Day: An Almanac, 1861- 1865
• E.B. Long
• Babara Long
• HISTORY
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Detailed and indexed, this volume serves as an excellent reference to the daily activities of the Civil War.
(USS149, $35.00)
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The Civil War Times Illustrated Photographic History of the Civil War, Vicksburg to Appomattox
• William Davis
• Bell. I. Wiley
• HISTORY
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A big, beautiful history of the Civil War featuring 4,000 archival photographs, drawings and maps.
(USS156, $39.98)
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The Civil War, A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Red River to Appomattox
• Shelby Foote
• HISTORY
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This classic, three-volume collection documents the military and political battles of the Civil War.
(USS116, $78.00)
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The Civil War, A Narrative: Fort Sumter to Perryville, Fredericksburg to Meridian, Red River to Appomattox
• Shelby Foote
• HISTORY
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This classic, three-volume collection documents the military and political battles of the Civil War.
(USS116, $78.00)
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A Confederacy of Dunces
• John Kennedy Toole
• LITERATURE
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, drenched in New Orleans color and culture. Its sharp humor, combined with vivid local detail, makes it great reading for any visitor to New Orleans.
(USS02, $14.00)
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The Confederate War
• Gary W. Gallagher
• HISTORY
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A revisionist history of the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War.
(USS118, $17.50)
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The Confidence-Man, His Masquerade
• Herman Melville
• LITERATURE
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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.
(USS44, $13.00)
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Deep South, Mississippi Valley, Gulf of Mexico
• Hallwag
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A map of the southern Mississippi Valley region.
(USS47, $12.95)
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The Deep South: Smithsonian Guides to Historic America
• William Bryant Logan
• Donald Young
• Vance Muse
• GUIDEBOOK
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A profusely illustrated guide to places of historical interest in the Deep South.
(USS85, $19.95)
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Fabulous New Orleans
• Lyle Saxon
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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First published in the 1920's, this charming book by local journalist and literary personality Lyle Saxon is a lovely, impressionistic chronicle of the city, its people and its culture. The book is divided into a series of tales grouped by subject (Mardi Gras, the French Quarter, etc.).
(USS01, $14.95)
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Fields of Honor, Pivotal Battles of the Civil War
• Edwin C. Bearss
• James McPherson
• HISTORY
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The former chief historian of the National Parks Service details fourteen of the war's major battles.
(WAR124, $15.95)
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From Slavery to Freedom, A History of African Americans
• John Hope Franklin
• HISTORY
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A classic history of the African American experience.
(USA39, $75.00)
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Galveston and the 1900 Storm
• Elizabeth Hayes Turner
• Patricial Bellis Bixel
• NATURAL HISTORY
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A well-illustrated book of the devastating storm in 1900.
(TEX01, $34.95)
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Galveston Map
• Rand McNally Maps
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(TEX27, $4.95)
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The Galveston That Was
• Peter H. Brink
• Ezra Stoller
• Henri Cartier-Bresson
• Howard Barnstone
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A book that inspired successful restoration of Galveston's architectural treasures.
(TEX06, $49.95)
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Galveston, A History
• David G. McComb
• HISTORY
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A history of Galveston, focusing on the growth of the cotton port and the great storm of 1900.
(TEX13, $24.95)
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Galveston: A History of the Island
• Gary Cartwright
• NATURAL HISTORY
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An entertaining historical look at the history of Galveston
(TEX05, $17.95)
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Great Smoky Mountains, A Visitor's Companion
• George Wuerthner
• Douglas W. Moore
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact guide to the history, wildlife, geology and tourism of the Great Smoky Mountains.
(USE330, $19.95)
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The Indians of Texas: From Prehistoric to Modern Times
• William Wilmon Newcomb
• HISTORY
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An excellent reference of history and cultures of Native Americans in Texas.
(TEX10, $22.95)
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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
• Erik Larson
• Isaac Monroe Cline
• HISTORY
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A blend of history and science that tells the story of the devastating hurricane of 1900.
(TEX03, $14.95)
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Life on the Mississippi
• Mark Twain
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A classic marking Twain's return to the days of his youth spent on the Mississippi. Full of historical information, anecdotes, character sketches and fond memories, it's an enjoyable look back at the Old Mississippi.
(USS05, $9.95)
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Louisiana / Mississippi Map
• AAA Publishing
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A clear, detailed traveler's map of the two southern states.
(USS32, $4.95)
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Southeastern States
• Peter Alden
• FIELD GUIDE
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A compact photographic guide to the nature of the Southeast States from Mississippi and Georgia to North Carolina, featuring 1,500 photographs, concise descriptions and an overview of the natural history of the area.
(USS31, $19.95)
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
• National Geographic
• FIELD GUIDE
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From Alaska to Baja California, this field guide, now in its fifth edition is the one to carry.
(FG09, $24.00)
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The Night the War Was Lost
• Charles L. Dufour
• HISTORY
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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)
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Old Glory, A Voyage Down the Mississippi
• Jonathan Raban
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Raban tackles the "Mighty Mississippi" aboard a 16-foot motorboat in this entertaining travelogue, featuring places and people he encounters along the way.
(USS42, $15.00)
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Personal Memoirs, Ulysses S. Grant
• Ulysses S. Grant
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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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.
(USS33, $16.00)
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Robert E. Lee
• Roy Blount, Jr.
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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A lively short biographical essay in the excellent Penguin Lives series, matching writers and subjects.
(USS377, $19.95)
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Roots
• Alex Haley
• LITERATURE
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AThe 30th anniversary edition of Alex Haley's epic story of Kunta Kinte and his descendents.
(WAF21, $15.95)
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Sailing Ship Elissa
• Jim Cruz
• Patricia Bellis Bixel
• HISTORY
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Life of Elissa as a working sailing ship, to the glorious restoration at the Texas Seaport Museum.
(TEX09, $22.95)
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Saratoga Trunk
• Edna Ferber
• LITERATURE
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Set during the 1880s, this is the story of the scheming vixen Clio Dulaine who returns to New Orleans to blackmail her father's aristocratic family.
(USS122, $13.95)
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Seven Story Mountain, The Union Campaign at Vicksburg
• Phillip M. Thienel
• HISTORY
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A history of Grant's efforts at Vicksburg.
(USS157, $35.00)
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Shades of Blue and Gray
• Herman Hattaway
• HISTORY
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A concise military history of the Civil War, including warfare technology, battle strategy and the significance of individual battles.
(USS148, $17.00)
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The Sound and the Fury
• William Faulkner
• LITERATURE
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Faulkner's classic novel is a psychological study of the Compson family.
(USS70, $11.95)
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The South in Modern America, A Region at Odds
• Dewey Grantham
• HISTORY
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A comprehensive, well researched survey of the South from the time of Reconstruction to the late 20th century. Grantham captures the politics, history, and psychology of the lower half of the country.
(USS66, $19.95)
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Texas and the Arkansas River Valley: Smithsonian Guides to Historic America
• Alice Gordon
• Jerry Camarillo Dunn
• Mel White
• Tim Thomson
• Donald Young
• GUIDEBOOK
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A guide to places of historical interest in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
(TEX28, $19.95)
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Through a Night of Horrors
• Shelley Henley Kelley
• Casey Edward Greene
• NATURAL HISTORY
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Letter and memoirs documenting the disastrous storm of 1900.
(TEX04, $24.95)
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A Weekend in September
• John Edward Weems
• HISTORY
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An honest and vivid account of the Galveston storm, as told from survivors of the storm.
(TEX12, $13.95)
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