age ~44
from Plymouth Meeting, PA
It was extremely uncommon, if not unheard of, for a woman to travel without an escort in 1850s America for her own pleasure. Railroads did not yet reach the Mississippi, rapids barred ships from Lake Superior, and American Indians still inhabited the frontier. Traveling from New York City to Lake Su...
Author
Juliette Starr Dana
Binding
Paperback
Pages
144
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
ISBN #
0814332056
EAN Code
9780814332054
ISBN #
10
One of Detroit's most defining modern characteristics-and most pressing dilemmas-is its huge amount of neglected and vacant land. In Mapping Detroit: Land, Community, and Shaping a City, editors June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering use chapters based on a variety of maps to shed light on how Detr...
Binding
Paperback
Pages
252
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
ISBN #
0814340261
EAN Code
9780814340264
ISBN #
9
With abundant photographs, more than 160 in color, Native North America illustrates tribal life, sacred arenas, spiritual traditions, and artifacts of the indigenous people of North America, from the Inuit of the Canadian north to the Navajo of the American southwest. Beginning with a brief history ...
Author
Larry J. Zimmerman, Brian Leigh Molyneaux
Binding
Paperback
Pages
184
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN #
0806132868
EAN Code
9780806132860
ISBN #
6
Two longtime fieldworkers offer mentors' advice on finding and mapping archaeological sites. They outline the logic behind field surveying and the various designs used for survey projects. Recognizing that logistical issues―like schedule, budget, and equipment―are equally important to complete the j...
Author
James M. Collins, Brian Leigh Molyneaux
Binding
Paperback
Pages
200
Publisher
AltaMira Press
ISBN #
0759100217
EAN Code
9780759100213
ISBN #
3
A guide to German military uniform with nearly 1300 items illustrated in colour artwork. Aimed at all who need authoritative information on the subject - from military historians and uniform collectors to film and TV costumiers.
Author
Brian Leigh Davis
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
208
Publisher
Blandford Pr
ISBN #
0713711302
EAN Code
9780713711301
ISBN #
1
Despite its inland location, Detroit's origins as a French outpost make it older than many other cities of the eastern United States. Frontier Metropolis illustrates and describes all known images of Detroit in the pre-photographic era to provide a nearly complete visual chronology made by people wh...
Author
Brian Leigh Dunnigan
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
256
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
ISBN #
0814327672
EAN Code
9780814327678
ISBN #
12
Excavation is traditionally considered the heart of the archaeological enterprise. But it is an activity transformed over the past two decades of increasingly contract-based work. Carmichael and Lafferty lay out the basics of this brand of excavation for the novice reader in this handy, practical gu...
Author
David L. Carmichael, Robert H. Lafferty III, Brian Leigh Molyneaux
Binding
Paperback
Pages
200
Publisher
AltaMira Press
ISBN #
0759100195
EAN Code
9780759100190
ISBN #
4
the campaign against niagara
Author
Brian Leigh Dunnigan
Binding
Paperback
Pages
168
Publisher
Old Fort Niagara Association
ISBN #
0941967158
EAN Code
9780941967150
ISBN #
7