Historical Society of Quincy and Adams County
History Shop Bookstore
There’s nothing like holding a book, and we have some wonderful books to hold and keep. Check back for sales and specials.
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Father Gus Tolton |
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A Place for My Children |
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Father Augustus Tolton’s niece Sabrina Penn writes about Tolton's life and family history. The story reveals the mystery of Tolton's death, which has been hidden for decades. |
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From Slave To Priest |
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Ms. Hemesath brings to us the story of Augustine Tolton, who with his mother and younger brother reached freedom on the eastern side of the Missississippi from Missouri, where they had been held slaves. Gus was taught in Catholic schools in Quincy and became a priest. Father Gus is now a candidate for sainthood. |
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Abraham Lincoln |
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The Age of Lincoln |
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“. . .A fiercely original account of the seven decades, 1830 through 1900, that pivoted around the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. As millennial expectations entwined with notions of America perfection, competing ideas of freedom galvanized the country.” |
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Lincoln |
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“Donald brilliantly traces Lincoln’s rise from humble origins in Kentucky to prominent positions in legal and political circles in Illinois to the pinnacle of the presidency.” |
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Team of Rivals |
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“Acclaimed historian Doris Kearns Goodwin illuminates Lincoln’s political genius in this original work, as the one-term congressman and prairie lawyer rises from obscurity to prevail over three gifted rivals of national reputation to become president.” |
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Lincoln: President-Elect |
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“Though Lincoln has been criticized by many historians for failing to appreciate the severity of the secession crisis that greeted his victory, Harold Holzer shows that the president-elect waged a shrewd and complex campaign to prevent the expansion of slavery while trying limit secession to a few Deep South states.” |
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Lincoln on War |
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“In Lincoln on War, historian Harold Holzer gathers and interprets Lincoln’s speeches, letters, memoranda, orders, telegrams, and casual remarks, organizing them chronologically and allowing readers to experience Lincoln’s growth. . . .” |
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A. Lincoln: A Biography |
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“. . . The Abraham Lincoln who comes into focus in this stellar narrative is a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, unafraid to ‘think anew and act anew.’” (From jacket) |
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Mary Todd Lincoln |
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The Madness of Mary Lincoln |
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Emerson discovered in a trunk that had belonged to the lawyer of Robert Todd Lincoln a cache of previously unknown letters of Mary Todd Lincoln, which led Emerson to conclude that the president’s widow really was mentally ill. |
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General Robert E. Lee |
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Lee the American |
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This paperback book is a reprint of Bradford’s original look at the Civl War’s most famous Confederate General. Published in 1912, it is the account of this graduate of the U.S. Military Academy who turned down President Lincoln’s offer to head the union army. Lee told the president he could not lift a sword against his own state. |
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Recollections, Letters of Robert E. Lee |
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“A spectacular document of first-person history, this collection of correspondence written by Confederate general Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) offers an unparalleled look into the mind of one of the towering figures of American history.” (Paperback) |
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Selected Books Now on Sale |
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Buy now and take 10% off all Lincoln and Civil War books. HSQAC members take an additional 10% off. |
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Hardcover |
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Retail Price |
$18.00 |
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Hardcover |
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Retail Price |
$17.00 |
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Hardcover |
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Retail Price |
$27.00 |
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Softcover |
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Retail Price |
$19.95 |
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Softcover |
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Retail Price |
$19.95 |
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Hardcover |
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Retail Price |
$35.00 |
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Signed by the Author |
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Softcover |
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Retail Price |
$16.00 |
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Hardcover |
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Retail Price |
$24.95 |
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Hardcover |
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Retail Price |
$32.00 |
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Hardcover |
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Retail Price |
$25.00 |
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Softcover |
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Retail Price |
$12.95 |
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Softcover |
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Retail Price |
$12.95 |