American History from Bazaar of Books

Hell to Pay: Operation Downfall and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947 by D. M. Giangreco. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, [2009]. pp. 365, Index, Appendices & 11 maps. 18 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, quarter brick and black boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, spine bumped, dent on bottom edge of back cover, small dent on back cover).… Read more about this item

The Thousand-Mile War: World War II in Alaska and the Aleutians by Brian Garfield. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., [1969]. pp. 351, Bibliography, Index. 82 b. & w. illus. Hardcover, tan cloth with gilt title on spine (corners rubbed, tanning of top & fore edges, spine bumped and bit frayed, toning to margins but otherwise unmarked). d.j.,… Read more about this item

"Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Commanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History." by S. C. Gwynne. New York: Scribner, [2011]. pp. 371, Bibliography, Index. 18 b. & w. illus. Paperback (bit worn, edges toned, 1 page of illus. loose but none missing, interior clean & unmarked). Very Good condition. Size: 8… Read more about this item

"The Diary of a Rum-Runner" by Alastair Moray. Mystic, Connecticut: Flat Hammock Press, [2007]. Originally published 1929, P. Allan & Co. Ltd. pp. 193. some b. & w. illus. Paperback (some wear to corners, interior is clean & unmarked). Very Good condition. Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm).

"Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide" by Carolyn Gilman. Introduction by James P. Ronda. Washington and London: Smithsonian Books, in association with the Missouri Historical Society, [2003]. First edition. pp. 424, Bibliography, Index. 400 illus. (mostly colour). Paperback (lower corner slightly bent, small indentation on front cover, interior clean & unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 12" x 9 1/8" (30.5cm x 23.5cm). ++PLEASE… Read more about this item

"The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies." by Alan Taylor. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2010. pp. 623. 77 illus. and 2 maps. Hardcover, quarter cream cloth and grey boards (corners square, one corner worn, top of cover worn, spine bumped, couple marks on top edge, interior clean and unmarked). dw., unclipped (back… Read more about this item

"The Civil War: An Illustrated History." by Geoffrey C. Ward with Ric Burns and Ken Burns. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. [Seventh printing]. pp. 426. 500 illus. (some in colour, some full-page). Hardcover, black cloth with bronze title on spine (some marks on top edge, interior unmarked). dw., unclipped (slightly wrinkled at top). Very good condition. Size: 11 1/8" x… Read more about this item