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|  | Ghost Stories from the American Southwest by Judy D. Young, Richard Young
Description not available.Collects folklore about ghosts and other supernatural subjects told by people living west of the Mississippi and south of the Santa Fe Trail AUTHOR: Judy D. Young, Richard Young
PUBLISHER: August House Publishers, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Jefferson's West by James P. Ronda, Robert M. Utley
From his offices in Washington, D.C. and at Monticello, President Thomas Jefferson envisioned the unknown American West and devised an expedition to explore it, one that nearly two hundred years later still ranks as one of the most gripping adventures in our history. From a modern vantage point, however, it is hard to grasp how little Jefferson and his chosen explorers actually knew about the West. James Ronda makes clear the West imagined by Jefferson and the scientists of his day --one with garden-like plains, low mountains, and easily navigable rivers, bearing the promise of the fabled Northwest Passage to the Pacific. Of course, the terrain encountered by Lewis and Clark was wider, taller, infinitely less navigable, and exponentially more rugged than Jefferson could have imagined. Using the letters of Jefferson and the journals of Lewis and Clark, Ronda takes readers on a dual journey exploring the drama of the expedition from the perspectives of Jefferson in the East and Lewis and Clark out West. Added to this conflicting scheme is the presence of the Native Americans encountered by Lewis and Clark, whose world and perspective could not be understood in either Jefferson's vision for the trip or in Lewis and Clark's understanding of their voyage. AUTHOR: James P. Ronda, Robert M. Utley
PUBLISHER: The Thomas Jefferson Foundation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Smart U.S. History by Princeton Review Staff
Students across the United States can use the Review Smart series to study for mid-terms and final exams, and to prepare for standardized tests like the PSAT, SAT, GED, and the SAT IIs. AUTHOR: Princeton Review Staff
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Secret History by G. Williamson, G. A. Williamson
Description not available.A first century Byzantine historian offers portraits of the emperor Justinian, the empress Theodora, and Belisarius, a brilliant general and describes the injustices of Justinian's reign AUTHOR: G. Williamson, G. A. Williamson
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Requiem by Horst Faas, Tim Page
A collection of war photographs by photographers who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. AUTHOR: Horst Faas, Tim Page
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Treasury of Lowa Tales by Webb Garrison
Iowa, said a television commentator, is a rock-ribbed Republican state and a bastion of midwestern conservatism that is noted chiefly for its production of corn, hogs, and soybeans. That may be the popular conception of Iowa. but the fascinating and unusual stories from the Hawkeye state in this book show it to be much more interesting. Included are stories of: -- The German harness maker named Ringling, whose five sons started a circus that took the world by storm -- Brigham Young, whose band o 16,000 Mormons used Iowa as a stepping-off place for their trip west to Utah -- The Sauk leader Black Hawk whose determination to keep his land gave the state its nickname -- Herbert Hoover, who never graduated from high school but became the youngest graduate of Stanford University -- and later America's 31st president -- The true story of the bridges of Madison County AUTHOR: Webb Garrison
PUBLISHER: Rutledge Hill Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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