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"We Are Now the True Spaniards"
Stanford University Press 2012; US$ 70.00This book is a radical reinterpretation of the process that led to Mexican independence in 1821—one that emphasizes Mexico's continuity with Spanish political culture. During its final decades under Spanish rule, New Spain was the most populous, richest, and most developed part of the worldwide Spanish Monarchy, and most novohispanos (people... more...
"ˇMi Raza Primero!" (My People First!)
University of California Press 2002; US$ 15.95ˇMi Raza Primero! is the first book to examine the Chicano movement's development in one locale?in this case Los Angeles, home of the largest population of people of Mexican descent outside of Mexico City. Ernesto Chávez focuses on four organizations that constituted the heart of the movement: The Brown Berets, the Chicano Moratorium Committee, La... more...
The Natural Leaders and their World
Liverpool University Press 2012; US$ 72.50This book is a richly detailed exploration of the complex and cosmopolitan urban culture inhabited by the Presbyterian elite of late-Georgian Belfast, which will prove to be of interest to a wide range of scholars working on the political, cultural and intellectual histories of both Ireland and Britain during the age of reform. more...
1000 Questions About Canada
Dundurn 2001; US$ 11.99Is the dollar bill still legal tender? Who were the Symphony Six? What is the monkey-in-a-hat stamp? These are some of the questions answered within. more...
103 Hikes in Southwestern British Columbia
Greystone Books 2009; US$ 15.95Since its publication in 1973, 103 Hikes in Southerwestern British Columbia has sold over 120,000 copies, guiding novices and experts alike around lakes, rivers, and mountains from the North Shore and Howe Sound to Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton, and east to the Fraser Valley and Hope-Manning Park. Engagingly written, meticulously detailed,... more...
1500 California Place Names
University of California Press 1998; US$ 18.95This is the new "pocket" version of the classic California Place Names , first published by California in 1949. Erwin G. Gudde's monumental work, which went through several editions during its author's lifetime, has now been released in an expanded and updated edition by William Bright. The abridged version, originally called 1000 California Place... more...
200 Years Yonge
Dundurn 1998; US$ 11.99A celebration of Yonge Street, from its beginning as a First Nations Trail to the Yonge Street we know today, extending from Toronto to Innisfil. more...
50 Quick USA State Facts
Andrews UK 2012; US$ 2.99Do you know what all 50 states in the USA are? Do you know facts such as the capital of each state? Do you know the state flower or bird? All this and many more facts are inside this interesting quick fact book of 300 interesting USA State facts. more...
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Boston
Menasha Ridge Press 2010; US$ 17.95Thanks to conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts, Boston-area hiking opportunities are vast and abundant. 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Boston guides hikers on routes trodden by the likes of Wampanoag warrior King Phillip and his colonial adversaries, Concord's Henry David Thoreau, Mason Walton - the hermit of Ravenswood, and countless farmers and... more...
900 Miles on the Butterfield Trail
University of North Texas Press 2006; US$ 22.36Short as the life of the Southern Overland Mail turned out to be (1858 to 1861), the saga of the Butterfield Trail remains a high point in the westward movement. This work offers a history and guide to retrace that historic and romantic Trail, which stretches 2800 miles from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast. more...









