United States History Books

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• ISBN13: 9780520229402
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What people say about Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America (by Theodora Kroeber):

A beautiful, tragic book
This book will make you more human
One of my ten best books
Good Book, bad binding
Best book I’ve read this year
Meet the Monster….and He is Us
Ishi in Two Worlds
“Ishi In Two Worlds…”
AMAZING
HUMANS-COME TOGETHER!
Excellent book
The Story of a Man and an Epoch
Great Book
Inspirational Tale of Overcoming Limitations
An anthropologist on Mars
Timeless
Twentieth Century Time Traveler
Very good
The last free Native American in California

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What people say about Letters of a Woman Homesteader (Women of the West) (by Elinore Pruitt Stewart):

A wonderful glimpse of life on the praire.
A great, authentic read about the American experience
An inspiring display of “mind power” years before it was even called that
Insight into homesteading in the turn of the century Wyoming
Letters of a woman Homsteder
“The blue veil of distance”
So good, I thought it was a contemporary novel!
A candid slice of life
Extraordinary!
An intriguing look into the past of America’s frontier
A look at how it really was!
Joyous and Inspiring and a Great Gift
Great to read about yesteryear
I can’t put it down!
Pioneer grit
Proud to be progeny

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What people say about Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey (by Lillian Schlissel):

Humbling, yet empowering to women today…
The most moving book I have read.
This book makes me appreciate my life today.
Fine and true
A Comprehensive and Intimate Study
Indispensible resource for Westward migration
Women’s Diaries of the Westward Journey
Great Book!
Scholarly Approach to Forgotten History
Family Stories
Experience an incredible journey!
Some women’s diaries
Excellent. The images stay with you for a very long time.
Well researched
Hungry for more
Amazing insight for women today
No title
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What people say about Boom Towns & Relic Hunters of Northeastern Washington (by Jerry L. Smith):

Critics hailed it the most informative book on the topic
Forgotten Ghost Towns & Mining Camps
One Of Our Best Selling Books On Washington State
A great research book for ghost town locations in Washington
“Rediscovering The Ghost Towns From The Past”
A wealth of true stories, folklore tales
The encyclopedia of Washington ghost towns. Their history and how to find them.
Has good information
Not a Tour Guide
The Man Is Saving History That’s Disappearing In Eastern WA
“Bringing Back Childhood Memories”
The Mysterious China Wall
Boom Towns & Relic Hunters of Northeastern Washington
In Search For Hidden Treasure
Nostalgia in Okanogan County
“Ghost Towns & Lost Treasure”

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What people say about Skull Wars : Kennewick Man, Archeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity (by David Hurst Thomas):

Solid, but perhaps not completely inspired
Biased and untruthful
Who Owns Science?
Skull Wars tells it like it is
An 8 star book -covers prehistory & archaeology
A Brilliant Examination of Ethics in Archaeology.
A very good reading.
Where do I begin?
Origins of the Army Medical Museum and its collecting policy
Admirable attempt to reconcile culture and science
Light on anthropology
Fascinating and Provocative
Good for some background on k man
Skull Wars
Understanding the Great Divide
Factual, biting and rivetting style
Read this book…. AND read the scientific journal articles!
Archeology’s Dark Past Shouldn’t Cloud the Quest of Science
It’s more than just “skull wars”

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What people say about Ancient Encounters: Kennewick Man and the First Americans (by James C. Chatters):

Logic not emotion
Fascinating!
Excellent account of an important anthropological discovery
I couldn’t put it down!
Kennewick Man and the Archaic Caucassoids
Who Were the First Americans?
Kennewick Man written by the 1st Archaeologist to see him
Height a problem
Outstanding
The definitive account of Kennewick Man
Fair and balanced
Riveting and well written
Exciting start, then dragged next 100 pages, I stopped
Well written close up view of the Kennewick Man case
Science as religion
A Great Detective Story
Ancient Encounters
Who Am I?
Not worth your time
Battling the Government for fossils

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What people say about The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier (by Bruce Barcott):

Sesitive and thorough first effort by young writer
Terror of a review (just kidding)
A transcendental description of Mt. Rainier and it’s history
The Measure of a Mountain: Beauty and Terror on Mount Rainier
You’ll Be Looking for People to Read This Book To!
Shrill and silly
Much more to knowing a mountain than climbing it!
A good story
Trying to Measure up to Ranier
A talented writer sets his sights on Rainier
A triumph!
A book for anyone who appreciates nature
A Thoughtful View from the Mountain
Just another “environmental ” “journalist”
Love affair with a mountain
An Exhausting Stroll Around the Pool
My Favorite Book Ever
A fine book — even better than his rough draft
Wonderful Reading
Barcott’s view of Rainier educates and inspires
No desire to vist Ranier after this
Capturing Rainier in our Lives
A great read.
Inspiring

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What people say about Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water (by Marc Reisner):

Encyclopaedic; fascinating; but needs more data.
Frightening
Environmental, yet easy to read
Terrific – and terrifically scary – history
How the West was done (in).
“Cadillac Desert”
You’ll never see water in the same way again!
Alarming, facinating, a page turner
Is the West running out of water? If so, here’s why, and what it means
Exploding Some Myths about the American West
A book with appeal to the Right and to environmentalists!
A Glimpse of the Future
“whoa, slow down a minute son!”
Bona fide page-turner, eye-opener, and mind-blower
Owen Valley, Colorado River, Hoover Dam, Grand Coolee, St Francis
Every American needs to read this book.
A great book
Water woes…
A Primer on Political Maneuvering
Long on Facts And Words
Cadillac Desert is the story of water, politics and the west
Incredible read
A 518 page thriller…with an admission seven years too late
A Classic of Western History
How the west was (really) won
A must read!
Water, water everywhere. Except in deserts.
“…Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
Great Read
Outstanding
Cadillac Desert-Power Politics
Thank You
California water wars await you…
America’s Growing Deserts
Rewarding Reading
Influential.
More Tirade than Truth?
Do you treasure your water?
The closest to definitive on western water
Required for Southern Californians
Should be Required Reading
Broad and deep
Swimming in Murky Waters
100 years of 20-20 hindsight
A Civilization, if You Can Keep it
Inspired me to study my local watershed
Packed with surprising information
Must read
Pork Barrels vs. Nature
Beware the pork!
Essential History
The History of Water is the History of the West
BEST NON-FICTION BOOK EVER!!!
It changed my views
Stunning
Never dry!
Highly Recommended
The best book on Water politics
A sensational, yet compelling account of Western water.
Essential reading for our time
This is what i’d been missing?
An essential, action-packed story of water policy (yes, you read that right)
American water development and the lucky few.
One of the Great Books
A Must Read
The Western Water Bible
An essential book for understanding modern American life
Required Reading
A must read, fascinating and informative. I loved it.
One of the most illuminating books I have read in a while
Ahead of its time
As important as any history book
Outstanding!
A decent primer, but the video is better
The continuing fallout of water wars and dam building
Cadillac Desert
A Neccessary Book of American History
A must read for anybody from Southern California
Captivating historical account…this book stands out
A documentary that reads like a suspense novel …
Required Reading for California 101
All US Residents (certainly politicians!) should read this
Like discovering a secret history of the west.
The Rushing Tide of American Water History
Water deveopment in the Western United States
It’s so good I made it required reading for a college class.
Wow, that book is a mind full.
An amazing, must-read book
History as entertainment
A Canadian says: An absolutely fabulous book and definitely current
A Classic Must Read
Devastating
On becoming an informed West-coaster..
Highly relevent to the west and all of America
Gripping & easily readable story of the West’s water

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What people say about Lost At Sea (by Patrick Dillon):

Sea tragedy changes focus half-way and looses momentum.
Learning about crab fishing
Insightful and frightening
Excellant and heart-breaking real-life story
Lost at Sea
A good follow-up to “The Perfect Storm”
Amazing information on a little known profession
How tragedy shapes public policy
Fishing the last frontier job.
Glad We Didn’t Read This Before….
A Visual tour back to my adolesence
Worth reading if you are a boater and/or fisherman
Once started you can’t stop.
Not a literary masterpiece, but a story worth reading.
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Not really a book about being lost at sea
Riveting. Well-rounded. Required reading.
In Depth Look at Commercial Fishing and its Worst Disaster
Resurrected from the dark depths of the past…
A Very Powerful Book
Great story of tradegy and loss for a community in Wash. St.
Honoring my brother
This book is an American Tragedy
Close to My Heart
Incredible!!!!
I find this book lacking on both fronts
Good reporting; writing needs some help
A captivating read
It has been on my mind since I started reading it.
Lost at Sea is the better book
One of the best in the emerging “True Shipwreck” genre
The NW American Fishery
A Little Disappointed
Required Reading
While very interesting and compelling, somewhat inaccurate
Neither as dramatic or compelling as “A Perfect Storm”
Don’t expect a riveting read

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What people say about The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock (by Francis Augustin O’Reilly):

Compelling
A superb tactical history of Fredericksburg
Irritating and Dull
Very nice
The Fredericksburg Campaign
A excellent, detailed account of the battle
Steve
The Fredricksburg Campaign is a Modern Classic
A Tragic Tale
Superb
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An excellent American Civil War Battle book
The definitive volume on Fredericksburg
Thorough
Ranks up there with the best
Definitive Study of the Fredericksburg Campaign
Plenty of Detail, Less Flow
Excellent telling of a terrible day
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Outstanding Campaign Study
Outstanding
Burnside’s extensive campaign