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|  | San Bernardino by Edward L. Lyman
In the mid-1800s San Bernardino emerged as one of the largest settlements in southern California. It surpassed Pueblo de los Angeles and San Diego in grain and lumber yields and boasted a burgeoning cattle industry and promising vineyards. But as a Mormon commune and the farthest outpost in Brigham Young`s Rocky Mountain empire, the colony was threatened and finally abandoned in 1857 during the Utah war with the United States. From the beginning Young had misgivings about the colony. Particularly perplexing was the mix of atypical Latter-day Saints who gravitated there. Among these were ex-slave holders; inter-racial polygamists; horse-race gamblers; distillery proprietors; former mountain men, prospectors, and mercenaries; disgruntled Polynesian immigrants; and finally Apostle Amasa M. Lyman, the colony`s leader, who became involved in spiritualist seances. Despite Young`s suspicions, when he issued the call to relocate to Utah, two-thirds of the city`s 3,000 residents dutifully obeyed, leaving behind their cumulative fortunes and a city stripped of its regional economic standing. Recounting this remarkable story, Edward Leo Lyman skillfully interweaves the most intriguing details about the setting and chain of events, emphasizing both the significance and irony of this diverse legacy. AUTHOR: Edward L. Lyman
PUBLISHER: Signature Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History 
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 | Best Little Stories from the American Revolution by C. Brian Kelly, Ingrid Smyer
Best Little Stories from the America Revolution is a journalistic history of the birth of the United States in the form of more than 100 vignettes reflecting the period. Here is the history of the war as it affected soldiers and civilians, loyalists and patriots, leaders and common folk -- people who courageously prevailed against an enemy with vastly superior resources. AUTHOR: C. Brian Kelly, Ingrid Smyer
PUBLISHER: Cumberland House Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | Return of the Assasin by W. C. Jameson
That John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln has never been questioned. Extreme controversy and mystery, however, surround the flight of the assassin and his alleged death in a burning barn in Virginia. Recent research and the discovery of long-lost evidence, along with a critical analysis of existing history, has provided a basis for the contention that not only was Booth not killed in 1865, but he may well have lived another three decades in hiding. Furthermore, evidence strongly suggests that government authorities were aware that the man identified as John Wilkes Booth was not an actor, but a Confederate officer. AUTHOR: W. C. Jameson
PUBLISHER: Wordware Publishing, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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 | The Salem Witch Trials by Marilynne K. Roach
Description not available.The author shares two decades of archival research to explore the backdrop of the Salem witchcraft trials, introducing readers to the rigors and terrors of seventeenth-century American life. AUTHOR: Marilynne K. Roach
PUBLISHER: Cooper Square Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | U. S. Cruisers by A. D. Baker, Norman Friedman
What happened to this important warship over the last century is the subject of this book, the only account of the U.S. cruiser development based on internal navy files. It presents a complete history of cruiser design at a level of detail accuracy never before approached. AUTHOR: A. D. Baker, Norman Friedman
PUBLISHER: Naval Institute Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: History
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 | Holy Blood, Holy Grail by Henry Lincoln, Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh
Based on ancient documents found in France around the turn of the century, Holy Blood, Holy Grail confronts and challenges traditional Christian beliefs. AUTHOR: Henry Lincoln, Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh
PUBLISHER: Dell Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: History
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