History Through Material Objects
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
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Dava Sobel
3.99 avg rating β 75,029 ratings 5. 
The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects
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Richard Kurin
4.21 avg rating β 370 ratings 
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Nature and Antiquities: The Making of Archaeology in the Americas
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Philip L. Kohl
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β 1 rating 8. 
Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
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Nicholas Wade
3.99 avg rating β 4,643 ratings 
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The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
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Edmund de Waal
3.95 avg rating β 61,691 ratings 
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A History of the First World War in 100 Objects: In Association with the Imperial War Museum 4.14 avg rating β 118 ratings
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The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects
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Paul B. Janeczko
3.65 avg rating β 281 ratings 17. 
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The Age of Homespun: Objects and Stories in the Creation of an American Myth 4.02 avg rating β 611 ratings
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In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life
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James Deetz
3.96 avg rating β 1,048 ratings 
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Beauty From the Earth: Pueblo Indian Pottery from the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
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J.J. Brody
4.50 avg rating β 4 ratings 24. 
A History of Religion in 5Β½ Objects: Bringing the Spiritual to Its Senses
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S. Brent Plate
3.56 avg rating β 103 ratings 26. 
The Archaeology and History of the Native Georgia Tribes
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Max E. White
3.82 avg rating β 11 ratings 27. 
Stuck Up!: 100 Objects Inserted and Ingested in Places They Shouldnβt Be
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Rich E. Dreben
3.39 avg rating β 337 ratings 28. 
Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found
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Frances Larson
3.75 avg rating β 1,811 ratings 
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Route 66 Barn Find Road Trip: Lost Collector Cars Along the Mother Road
by:
Tom Cotter
4.05 avg rating β 21 ratings 32. 
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The Brendan Voyage: A Leather Boat Tracks the Discovery of America by the Irish Sailor Saints
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Tim Severin
4.25 avg rating β 1,868 ratings 35. 
Treasures of the National Museum of the American Indian: Smithsonian Institute 4.30 avg rating β 10 ratings
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Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: Seeking History and Hidden Gems in Flea-Market America
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Maureen Stanton
3.94 avg rating β 596 ratings 38. 
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Shakespeare and the Stuff of Life: Treasures from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Delia Garratt
4.25 avg rating β 8 ratings 38. 
The Story of Stuff: How Our Obsession with Stuff is Trashing the Planet, Our Communities, and our Healthβand a Vision for Change
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Annie Leonard
4.08 avg rating β 4,341 ratings 38. 
Hemingways Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934 - 1961
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Paul Hendrickson
3.75 avg rating β 2,087 ratings 
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Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums
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Maggie Fergusson
3.84 avg rating β 301 ratings 
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Dark Archives: A Librarian's Investigation into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin
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Megan Rosenbloom
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 6,447 ratings 46. 
A History of Religion in 5Β½ Objects: Bringing the Spiritual to Its Senses
by:
S. Brent Plate
3.56 avg rating β 103 ratings 
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Objects of Desire: The Lives of Antiques and Those Who Pursue Them
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Thatcher Freund
3.96 avg rating β 97 ratings 50. 
Junk: Digging Through America's Love Affair with Stuff
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Alison Stewart
3.24 avg rating β 382 ratings 
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Objects and Others: Essays on Museums and Material Culture (Volume 3) (History of Anthropology) 3.65 avg rating β 20 ratings
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Souvenirs of the Fur Trade: Northwest Coast Indian Art and Artifacts Collected by American Mariners 1788-1844
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Mary Malloy
liked it 3.00 avg rating β 2 ratings 55. 
The Evolution of Useful Things: How Everyday Artifacts-From Forks and Pins to Paper Clips and Zippers-Came to be as They are
by:
Henry Petroski
3.53 avg rating β 1,359 ratings 55. 
My Dad Had That Car: A Nostalgic Look at the American Automobile, 1920-1990
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Tad Burness
4.03 avg rating β 33 ratings 57. 
Ceramics, Glassware, and Beads (Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the Caribbean, 1500-1800 - Volume 1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β 2 ratings
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Earth Almanac: Nature's Calendar for Year-Round Discovery
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Ken Keffer
4.31 avg rating β 45 ratings 59. 
Artifacts and Allegiances: How Museums Put the Nation and the World on Display
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Peggy Levitt
4.14 avg rating β 14 ratings 59. 
Earth Almanac: A Year of Witnessing the Wild, from the Call of the Loon to the Journey of the Gray Whale
by:
Ted Williams
4.20 avg rating β 211 ratings 
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Folk Housing in Middle Virginia: A Structural Analysis of Historic Artifacts
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Henry Glassie
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 35 ratings 62. 
Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants Herbs of Eastern & Central North America
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Steven Foster
4.41 avg rating β 1,613 ratings 64. 
Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States
by:
Henry Glassie
3.65 avg rating β 48 ratings 
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Trees: Eastern Region
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Elbert L. Little
4.35 avg rating β 719 ratings 68. 
Grasping Things: Folk Material Culture and Mass Society in America
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Simon J. Bronner
3.57 avg rating β 14 ratings 68. 
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The Ancient State of PuyΕ in Northeast Asia: Archaeology and Historical Memory
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Mark E. Byington
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β 1 rating 70. 
Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina: A Guide to Music Sites, Artists, and Traditions of the Mountains and Foothills
by:
Fred C. Fussell
3.62 avg rating β 13 ratings 
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The Natural Navigator: The Rediscovered Art of Letting Nature Be Your Guide
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Tristan Gooley
3.78 avg rating β 1,227 ratings 
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Canning & Preserving Your Own Harvest: An Encyclopedia of Country Living Guide
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Carla Emery
3.77 avg rating β 66 ratings 
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Cat Flaps and Mouse Traps: The Origins of Objects in Our Daily Lives
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Harry Oliver
3.20 avg rating β 45 ratings 77. 
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Little House Country: A Photo Guide to the Home Sites of Laura Ingalls Wilder
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William Anderson
4.36 avg rating β 50 ratings 81. 
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Military History: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of Warfare
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Gareth Jones
4.24 avg rating β 182 ratings 81. 
Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance
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M. John Storey
4.23 avg rating β 1,008 ratings 84. 
Canvas of Clay: Seven Centuries of Hopi Ceramic Art
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Edwin L. Wade
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating β 1 rating 
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From Santa Elena to St. Augustine: Indigenous Ceramic Variability (A.D. 1400-1700) liked it 3.00 avg rating β 1 rating
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Doctor Who: A History of the Universe in 100 Objects
by:
Steve Tribe
4.20 avg rating β 220 ratings 86. 
Places Rated Almanac: The Classic Guide for Finding Your Best Places to Live in America: 25th Anniversary Edition
by:
David Savageau
3.98 avg rating β 59 ratings 89. 
Pottery of the Southwest: Ancient Art and Modern Traditions (Shire Library USA, 640)
by:
Carol Hayes
3.71 avg rating β 7 ratings 
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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders
by:
Joshua Foer
4.23 avg rating β 8,122 ratings 92. 
Early Pottery in the Southeast: Tradition and Innovation in Cooking Technology 3.33 avg rating β 3 ratings
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The Amazing Screw-on Head and Other Curious Objects
by:
Mike Mignola
3.98 avg rating β 3,794 ratings 92. 
Vatican Secret Archives: Unknown Pages of Church History
by:
Grzegorz GΓ³rny
3.75 avg rating β 32 ratings 95. 
Early Pottery: Technology, Function, Style, and Interaction in the Lower Southeast
by:
Rebecca Saunders
really liked it 4.00 avg rating β 4 ratings 
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Three Kings, Ten Mysteries: The Secrets of Christmas and Epiphany
by:
Grzegorz GΓ³rny
4.23 avg rating β 31 ratings 98. 
Stability and Change in Guale Indian Pottery, A.D. 1300-1702
by:
Rebecca Saunders
4.67 avg rating β 6 ratings 
