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|  | The Land of Naked People by Madhusree Mukerjee
Mukerjee, the former editor of Scientific American, chronicles the encroaching threat of modernity and technology on the people of North Sentinel Island off the coast of India. Since the British first made contact with the Sentinelese in 1867, when a merchant ship crashed there, the locals have repeatedly fended off outsiders with a volley of arrows. But as THE LAND OF NAKED PEOPLE points out, the damage has been done, and modern convenience has infected these private people, eroding their centuries-old ways. AUTHOR: Madhusree Mukerjee
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Bound for the North Star by Dennis B. Fradin
This collection of true accounts of runaway slaves includes the stories of Eliza Harris (the model for the character of Eliza in Harriet Beecher Stowe's UNCLE TOM'S CABIN) and Margaret Garner (the inspiration for Toni Morrison's novel BELOVED). AUTHOR: Dennis B. Fradin
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Appalachian Forest by Chris Bolgiano
An eloquent account of Appalachia`s past and future. Since European settlement, Appalachia`s natural history has been profoundly impacted by the people who have lived, worked, and traveled there. Bolgiano`s journey explores the influx of settlers, Native American displacement, lumber and coal exploitation, the birth of forestry, and conservation issues. 37 photos. AUTHOR: Chris Bolgiano
PUBLISHER: Stackpole Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Bald Eagle by Tristan Boyer Binns
Description not available.Explains how the bald eagle became a symbol of the United States, and explores its meaning and significance to America's culture and daily life. AUTHOR: Tristan Boyer Binns
PUBLISHER: Heinemann Library
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Our Vietnam by A. J. Langguth
This large-scale history of the American involvement in Vietnam is based on the author's own experiences there as well as on accounts of others, interviews with policy makers, and the most available documents. AUTHOR: A. J. Langguth
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Hudson River by Peter Lourie
Starting at the source--Lake Tear, in the Adirondacks--(Lourie) paddles his canoe all the way to Battery Park, at the south end of Manhattan. . . . The many color photographs that illustrate the book give a sense of glorious, solitary adventure .-- The Village Voice Literary Supplement . Full color. AUTHOR: Peter Lourie
PUBLISHER: Boyds Mills Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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