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Baltimore, Annapolis & the Chesapeake Bay

Baltimore, Annapolis & the Chesapeake Bay


by Allison Blake

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 317 PAGES

An intimate guidebook to the Bay, lovingly written by a local newspaper reporter. The book covers sites all along the eastern and western shores of the bay, with lots of history and practical information. (USE17, $19.95)

The Civil War, An Illustrated History

The Civil War, An Illustrated History


by Geoffrey C. Ward | Ken Burns

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

An illustrated, comprehensive social history of the Civil War by the now-famous team of Ward and Burns. With 500 photographs and maps, extensive text and original essays by contributing experts. (USS27, $29.95)

Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War

Confederate Charleston, An Illustrated History of the City and the People During the Civil War


by 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)

Eyewitness Guide New England

Eyewitness Guide New England


by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

An on-the-ground guide to New England -- handsome, comprehensive and superb. (USE294, $25.00)

N.C. Wyeth, A Biography

N.C. Wyeth, A Biography


by David Michaelis | N. C. Wyeth

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 560 PAGES

An enthralling biography of the patriarch of the Wyeth clan that examines his career as illustrator of popular adventure novels, as well as the artist's darker side. (USE90, $27.95)

Palmetto Leaves


by Harriet Beecher Stowe

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

A collection of literary sketches celebrating Northern Florida. (FLA44, $19.95)

Savannah in the Old South


by Walter Fraser

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 423 PAGES

A comprehensive history of Savannah from its early days as an Indian trading center to the end of the Civil War. (USS366, $22.95)

Shadow Country

Shadow Country


by Peter Matthiessen

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 892 PAGES

Matthiessen returns to his tale of Florida sugarcane farmer and murderer Edgar J. Watson in this National Book Award winner, a reprise of his classic trilogy: Killing Mister Watson, Lost Man's River and Bone by Bone. (FLA72, $17.00)

 

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