Articles of Confederation, USA, Books of American Wisdom, Hardback This pocket-sized hardcover edition contains the preamble, conclusion, and all thirteen articles that make up the Articles of Confederation. The original document–one of the United States’ first governing documents–was passed by the Continental Congress in…
Gettysburg Address, USA, Books of American Wisdom, Hardback The Gettysburg Address was delivered on the afternoon of November 19, 1863 by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the battlefield of the Civil War’s bloodiest battle. Included in this edition is the Bliss text of…
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Choctaw are the largest tribe belonging to the branch of the Muskogean family that includes the Chickasaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole. According to oral history, the tribe originated from Nanih Waya, a sacred hill near present-day Noxapater, Mississippi. Nanih Waya…
Birmingham, Michigan, Images of America, Paperback Long before it became a premier residential community and a social, cultural, and commercial center, Birmingham was a pioneer village in search of an identity.Birmingham, Michigan was born when the first three European settlers, John West Hunter, Elijah…
City of West Bend, Wisconsin, Images of America, Paperback The City of West Bend got its name from its location on a large westward-reaching bend of the Milwaukee River. Settled mainly by German immigrants in the 1840s, the city was bestowed with leaders possessing…
Badlands National Park, South Dakota, Images of America, Paperback The South Dakota Badlands seldom fails to stir a sense of wonder to those who encounter its surreal landscape for the first time. From a distance, the eroded formations look like the ruins of an…
Arizona’s Historic Trading Posts, Arizona, Images of America, Paperback On the sparsely settled Arizona reservation lands, trading posts were important centers for commerce as well as social gathering destinations. With a subsistence economy, the posts offered opportunities to trade sheep, wool, and crafts for…
North Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Images of America, Paperback Today three towns and five villages are located in north Caddo Parish, while the memories of 10 historic communities remain strong.In 1835, the United States purchased close to one million acres of land from the Caddo…
Lawrence, Kansas, Images of America, Paperback With its skyline dominated by the campus of the University of Kansas, the history of Lawrence cannot be divorced from the history of the academy, its influence, and impact. The history of any town, however, is much more…
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Images of America, Paperback The broad valley of Jackson Hole and the ridges and slopes around what would become Jackson, Wyoming, had long been a crossroads to the region’s Indigenous peoples when fur trappers arrived in the early decades of the…
