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Previous Recent Acquisitions

July 2008

Recent WHS Library Acquisitions

General Collection

AS36 R35 A24 2008
Abella, Alex.
Soldiers of reason : the Rand Corporation and the rise of the American empire.
Orlando : Harcourt, Inc., c2008.

BF1283 S69 B84 2006
Buescher, John B. (John Benedict)
Remarkable life of John Murray Spear : agitator for the spirit land.
Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2006.

BP80 W43 A64 2006
Abd-Allah, Umar F.
Muslim in Victorian America : the life of Alexander Russell Webb.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2006.

BX7056 A4 B88 2007
Butler, Anthea D., 1960-
Women in the Church of God in Christ : making a sanctified world.
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007.

CJ1840 S73 N65 2008
Noles, James L.
Pocketful of history : four hundred years of America--one state quarter at a time.
Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, c2008.

CT274 G68 H46 2006
Henshaw, Betty Grant, 1933-
Children of the dust : an Okie family story.
Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, c2006.

D606 B36 2007
Ballard, Jack S.
War bird ace : the Great War exploits of Capt. Field E. Kindley.
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2007.

D767.99 I9 B87 2006
Burrell, Robert S., 1970-
Ghosts of Iwo Jima.
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2006.

D774 F7 S67 2007
Springer, Joseph A. (Joseph Adam), 1962-
Inferno : the epic life and death struggle of the USS Franklin in World War II.
St. Paul, MN : Zenith Press, c2007.

D774 S37 M33 2008
McCullough, Jonathan J.
Tale of two subs : an untold story of World War II, two sister ships, and extraordinary heroism.
New York : Grand Central Pub., 2008.

E78 G67 P34 2007
Paleoindian or paleoarchaic? : Great Basin human ecology at the pleistocene/holocene transition.
Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, c2007.

E78 G73 E53 2007
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007.

E99 W84 T48 2007
Three centuries of Woodlands Indian art : a collection of essays.
Altenstadt : ZKF Publishers, c2007.

E169.1 O65 2008
Opie, John, 1934-
Virtual America : sleepwalking through paradise.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008.

E176.1 C66 2007
Clotworthy, William G., 1926-
Homes and libraries of the presidents : an interpretive guide.
Blacksburg, Va. : McDonald & Woodward Pub. Co., 2007.

E176.1 L457 2008
Lim, Elvin T., 1976-
Anti-intellectual presidency : the decline of presidential rhetoric from George Washington to George W. Bush.
Oxford : New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

E184 A1 S545 2008
Selig, Diana.
Americans all : the cultural gifts movement.
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

E185.6 T67 2008
Topping, Simon.
Lincoln's lost legacy : the Republican Party and the African American vote, 1928-1952.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2008.

E185.61 S616 2006
Skocpol, Theda.
What a mighty power we can be : African American fraternal groups and the struggle for racial equality.
Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2006.

E441 S644 2007
Slavery, resistance, freedom.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

E444 F88 2007
From bondage to belonging : the Worcester slave narratives.
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2007.

E473.7 E28 2008
Ecelbarger, Gary L., 1962-
Three days in the Shenandoah : Stonewall Jackson at Front Royal and Winchester.
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2008.

E531 M38 2007
McCaslin, Richard B.
Portraits of conflict : a photographic history of Tennessee in the Civil War.
Fayetteville : University of Arkansas Press, 2007.

E607 B38 2008
Battle : the nature and consequences of Civil War combat.
Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2008.

E746 G35 A3 2008
Gallery, Daniel V.
Playships of the world : the naval diaries of Admiral Dan Gallery, 1920-1924.
Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c2008.

E748 K376 S84 2008
Swift, Will, 1947-
Kennedys amidst the gathering storm : a thousand days in London, 1938-1940.
[Washginton, D.C.] : New York, NY : Smithsonian Books Collins, c2008.

E838.5 R435 2004
Reagan, Ronald.
Reagan's path to victory : the shaping of Ronald Reagan's vision : selected writings.
New York : Free Press, 2004.

E839.8 L66 B37 1996
Barker, Rodney, 1946-
Dancing with the devil : sex, espionage, and the U.S. Marines : the Clayton Lonetree story.
New York : Simon & Schuster, c1996.

F74 B9 A45 2007
Allen, David Grayson, 1943-
Olmsted National Historic Site and the growth of historic landscape preservation.
Boston : Hanover : Northeastern University Press ; Published by University Press of New England, c2007.

F392 R5 M665 2007
Monday, Jane Clements, 1941-
Petra's legacy : the South Texas ranching empire of Petra Vela and Mifflin Kenedy.
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2007.

F466.H86 R48 2008
Rhodes, Joel P., 1967-
Missouri railroad pioneer : the life of Louis Houck.
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2008.

F674 O5 U675 2007
Upstream metropolis : an urban biography of Omaha and Council Bluffs.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007.

F1059.5 W248 H37 2007
Harvey, Jennifer, 1928-
Once upon a time in Washington.
Bright, ON : Plattsville & District Heritage Society, c2007.

GV697 A1 L37 2008
Lapchick, Richard Edward.
100 Pioneers : African-Americans who broke color barriers in sport.
Morgantown, WV : Fitness Information Technology, c2008.

GV939 T49 T55 2008
Tillman, Mary, Mrs.
Boots on the ground by dusk : my tribute to Pat Tillman.
New York, NY : Modern Times, c2008.

GV956 C6 K66 2006
Knight, Jonathan, 1976-
Sundays in the pound : the heroics and heartbreak of the 1985-89 Cleveland Browns.
Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c2006.

GV958 A4 B75 2006
Briley, John David, 1955-
Career in crisis : Paul "Bear" Bryant and the 1971 season of change.
Macon, Ga. : Mercer University Press, c2006.

GV1834.45 B75 K34 2008
Kahn, Margot, 1978-
Horses that buck : the story of champion bronc rider Bill Smith.
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2008.

HC110 C6 M35 2006
McGovern, Charles.
Sold American : consumption and citizenship, 1890-1945.
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.

HE356 U55 D43 2007
Dedek, Peter B., 1964-
Hip to the trip : a cultural history of Route 66.
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2007.

HE630 M63 L37 2008
Lass, William E.
Navigating the Missouri : steamboating on nature's highway, 1819-1935.
Norman, Okla. : Arthur H. Clark Co., 2008.

HG336 U5 M54 2007
Mihm, Stephen, 1968-
Nation of counterfeiters : capitalists, con men, and the making of the United States.
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.

HG4936 K55 2006
Kimble, James J., 1966-
Mobilizing the home front : war bonds and domestic propaganda.
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2006.

HJ6690 S65 2006
Smith, Joshua M.
Borderland smuggling : patriots, loyalists, and illicit trade in the Northeast, 1783-1820.
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2006.

HQ1410 B76 2006
Browder, Laura, 1963-
Her best shot : women and guns in America.
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2006.

HQ1438 W45 W67 2008
Woodworth-Ney, Laura.
Women in the American West.
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2008.

HT168 P48 B38 2006
Bauman, John F., 1938-
Before renaissance : planning in Pittsburgh, 1889-1943.
Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2006.

HX83 F59 2008
Flynn, Daniel J.
Conservative history of the American Left.
New York : Crown Forum, 2008.

JK1896 C65 2005
Cooney, Robert.
Winning the vote : the triumph of the American woman suffrage movement.
Santa Cruz, CA : Published and distributed by American Graphic Press, c2005.

JK3545 I64 2008
Ingle, Bob.
Soprano state : New Jersey's culture of corruption.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2008.

JS1455.2 A8 P88 2008
Putman, John C., 1963-
Class and gender politics in progressive-era Seattle.
Reno : University of Nevada Press, c2008.

U430 T37 D48 2006
Dethloff, Henry C.
Texas Aggies go to war : in service of their country.
College Station : Texas A & M University Press, c2006.

UA170 H35 2007
Hannah, Eleanor L.
Manhood, citizenship, and the National Guard : Illinois, 1870-1917.
Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2007.

VE23 M394 2007
McLaurin, Melton Alonza.
Marines of Montford Point : America's first Black Marines.
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2007.

Select Magazines/Newspapers

Carroll history journal.
Westminster, Md. : Historical Society of Carroll County.
Subject: Carroll County (Md.)--History.

Esperanza.
Saline, Mich. : Migrant Health Promotion.
Subject: Migrant labor--Health and hygiene--Michigan.

Journal of the Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society.
Selma, AL : Black Belt African American Genealogical and Historical Society.
Subject: African Americans—Alabama--Genealogy.

Ancient city genealogist.
St. Johns County, Fla. : St. Augustine Genealogical Society.
Subject: Saint Augustine (Fla.)--Genealogy.

Vermont commons.
East Calais, Vt. : I. Baldwin.
Subject: Secession--Vermont.

Beloved community newsletter.
Nyack, NY : Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Subject: Nonviolence.

County courier.
Merrill, WI : Jeff & Susan Hovind
Subject: Lincoln County (Wis.)

NETCOM journal.
Fort Huachuca, AZ : NETCOM/9th SC(A) Public Affairs Office.
Subject: Communications, Military.

JAVA advocate.
Washington, D.C. : Japanese American Veterans Association.
Subject: Japanese American veterans.

Official bulletin.
New York, NY : IATSE.
Subject: Theaters—Employees--Labor unions.

Gems of Pike County Arkansas.
Murfreesboro, Ark. : Pike County Archives & History Society.
Subject: Pike County (Ark.)--Genealogy.

Scott County Genealogical Society newsletter.
Lexington, Ind. : Scott County Genealogical Society.
Subject: Scott County (Ind.)--Genealogy.

Wisconsin Government Publications

WI Gov. Pub. AGR.2:W 44/3/2008
Agricultural Chemicals in Wisconsin Groundwater : Final Report / Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade, & Consumer Protection.
Available on the Internet: pdf

WI Gov. Pub. HE.1/2:I 55/2006
The Burden of Iinjury in Wisconsin / Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.
Available on the Internet: pdf

WI Gov. Pub. FAM.1/2:L 54/2007-2008
Bureau of Regulation and Licensing Year End Summary Reports / Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services, Bureau of Regulation and Licensing.
Available on the Internet: link

WI Gov. Pub. GO ORA.1:2004-2005
Governor's Task Force to Improve Access to Oral Health / Wisconsin Dept. of Health & Family Services.
Available on the Internet: link

WI Gov. Pub. AGR.6/2:S 96/2006-2008
Something Special from Wisconsin : Directory of Company Listings / Wisconsin Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Available on the Internet: link

WI Gov. Pub. COMM 2.4:M 34/2006-2008
Wisconsin Main Street News / Wisconsin Main Street, Wisconsin Dept. of Commerce.
Available on the Internet: link

WI Gov. Pub. A.3/2:E 87/3/2000-2006
Wisconsin Population Estimates / Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services, Bureau of Health and Information Policy.
Available on the Internet: link

United States Government Publications

D 110.16: 20047
Warfare in the Age of Non-State Actors: Implications for the US Army : the Proceedings of the Combat Studies Institute 2007 Military History Symposium /
Combat Studies Institute, 2007.

I 29. 58/3:C 42
Historic Resource Study: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal / United States Department of Interior, National Park Center, 2007.

Y 10.2:G 21/5
Effects of Gasoline Prices on Driving Behavior and Vehicle Markets, A CBO Study / Congressional Budget Office, 2008.

I 29.2:D 49/4
Standing Witness : Devils Tower National Monument : a History / National Park Service, 2007.

I 29.2:L 14/10
Nanutset ch'u Q'udi Gu before our Time and Now and Ethnohistory of Lake Clark National Park & Preserve /2008.

Canadian Government Publications

New Collections in the Archives of the WHS

Local Government Records

Manuscript Collections

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