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  • The Republic for Which It Stands

    The United States during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age, 1865-1896

    by Richard White ...
    Series series Oxford History of the United States
    The Oxford History of the United States is the most respected multivolume history of the American nation. In the newest volume in the series, The Republic for Which It Stands, acclaimed historian Richard White offers a fresh and integrated interpretation of Reconstruction and the Gilded Age as the seedbed of modern America. At the end of the Civil War the leaders and citizens of the victorious ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

  • On Wings of Steel

    The Darkside Chronicles, #1

    by Richard C. White ...
    Series Book 1 - The Darkside Chronicles
    A steampunk science fiction adventure from the acclaimed author of Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination and Harbinger of Darkness**!**Erica Halgrim is a proud new member of the Angels of Steel: a courier service whose all-female members navigate through the streets of Underworld and the skies of the Aerie with the aid of winged flying devices that allow them to trave ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

    The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

    by Richard White ...
    A new, incisive history of the transcontinental railroads and how they transformed America in the decades after the Civil War.The transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating panics in the U.S. economy. Their dependence on public largess drew them into the corridors of ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD

  • The Beaches

    Creation of a Toronto Neighbourhood

    by Richard White ...
    The Beaches is one of Toronto’s best known and most admired neighbourhoods. It has no striking works of architecture or splendid public spaces, no must-see galleries or public institutions, and no associations with historic events or great celebrities – the sort of things that create neighbourhood reputations and draw visitors. It does, however, have an attractive character, and it is this ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Terra Incognito: A Guide to Building the Worlds of Your Imagination

    by Richard C. White ...
    Lao Tzu said, "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." But the journey of imagination begins with a single idea—one that can shape entire worlds, if you so choose. And no one knows that better than bestselling fantasy author Richard C. White, who brings his expertise for world building to this reference guide for writers interested in crafting their own storytelling environments ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Finishing Nature

    The Making of California's Environmental Crisis

    by Richard White ...
    An authoritative account of California’s cataclysmic wildfires and floods as outcomes of a long history of remaking nature to suit human purpose.The immense waters of Tulare Lake were repurposed long ago for irrigation of industrial farms in the Central Valley, leaving a dry expanse. But even now wet years conjure the ghost of the lake: Recent atmospheric rivers have flooded nearly 100,000 acres ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD

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  • The Organic Machine

    The Remaking of the Columbia River

    by Richard White ...
    Series series Hill and Wang Critical Issues
    The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics.In this pioneering study, White explores the relationship between the natural history of the Columbia River and the human history of the Pacific Northwest for both whites and Native Americans. He concentrates on what brings humans and the river together: not only the ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Lakeside, California

    by Richard S. White ...
    Series series Images of America
    Purchased by the El Cajon Valley Land Company in 1886, Lakeside began as a small hamlet along the banks of the San Diego River. Home to the only natural lake in San Diego County, Lakeside offered visitors throughout the century a scenic backdrop for boating, fishing, hunting, riding, and hiking. Captured here in over 200 vintage images is the history of this town located just 25 miles east of San ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inventing Australia

    by Richard White ...
    'White sets himself a most ambitious task, and he goes remarkably far to achieving his goals. Very few books tell so much about Australia, with elegance and concision, as does his' - Professor Michael Roe'Stimulating and informative. an antidote to the cultural cringe' - Canberra Times'To be Australian': what can that mean? Inventing Australia sets out to find the answers by tracing the images we ... Read more

    $54.95 CAD

  • Dexys Midnight Runners: Young Soul Rebels

    by Richard White ...
    Dexys Midnight Runners were one of the most misunderstood and overlooked groups of the 1980s. At the centre of it all, their front man and originator, Kevin Rowland, had a reputation for maintaining control and domination over Dexys at all costs.In the first comprehensive history of the band, author, Richard White, has conducted in-depth interviews with former members on the experience of being a ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

  • Who Killed Jane Stanford?

    A Gilded Age Tale of Murder, Deceit, Spirits and the Birth of a University

    by Richard White ...
    **Named One of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 by the Los Angeles TimesA premier historian penetrates the fog of corruption and cover-up still surrounding the murder of a Stanford University founder to establish who did it, how, and why.**In 1885 Jane and Leland Stanford cofounded a university to honor their recently deceased young son. After her husband’s death in 1893, Jane Stanford, a devoted ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Milly's Star

    World of Spellmarks, #2

    by Richard E. White ...
    Series Book 2 - World of Spellmarks
    Milly starts having strange dreams. Always of her as a cat. Then something goes wrong and Milly has to find out whether the dreams are real or not. For the readers of the series the World of Spellmarks, this is how Milly, the master of cat magic, found her powers.The first part was sent off to a short story contest where it made it to the semi-final. It stayed this way, until someone asked about ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus