Category: Alabama

Blocton The History of an Alabama Coal Mining Town

By: Adams, Charles Edward

Price: $46.97 USD

Publisher: Cahaba Trace Commission : 2001

Seller ID: 58845

ISBN-13: 9780971191303

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Red cover with gold lettering. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover.The saga begins with two entrepreneurs, Truman Aldrich and Cornelius Cadle, who created the Cahaba Coal Mining Company and pushed a railroad eight miles into the wilderness of Bibb County, Alabama to tap thick veins of coal deep underground. There, they built the town called Blocton. Beside the company town rose West Blocton. The social fabric of the two communities was extraordinary containing a tapestry of nationalities from Italians to Russian Jews, Slavs, and Welsh. Beautiful collectors grade copy of this book. ;...
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Alabama - Mounds to Missiles "An Illustrated History" (Signed by All Authors)

By: Akens, Helen Morgan & Virginia Pounds Brown; Davis, Don, Illustrator

Price: $73.00 USD

Publisher: Strode Publishers : 1962

Seller ID: 57933

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Good dust jacket

Red cover gold lettering. Spine of dust is lightly sun faded and there is a minor scratch on front of dust. Inscribed and signed by both authors. Fully indexed. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Rare. ; Drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 196 pages; Signed by All Authors
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Official Inaugural Program Honoring Governor George C. Wallace, January 14, 1963

By: Alabama

Price: $48.97 USD

Publisher: Montgomery, AL, Inaugural Committee : 1963

Seller ID: 60779

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good with No dust jacket as issued

Blue and white cover with photo of George C. Wallace. George Corley Wallace, Jr. (August 25, 1919 September 13, 1998) was an American politician and the 45th Governor of Alabama, having served two nonconsecutive terms and two consecutive terms as a Democrat: 19631967, 19711979 and 19831987. Wallace has the third longest gubernatorial tenure in post-Constitutional U.S. history at 5,848 days. After four runs for U.S. President (three as a Democrat and one on the American Independent Party ticket), he earned the title "the most influential loser" in 20th century U.S. politics, according to biog...
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War Comes To Alabama

By: Alabama, University of

Price: $18.97 USD

Publisher: Tuscaloosa Al, Bureau of Public Administation : 1943

Seller ID: 57745

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Tight paperback. ; p
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Light in the Valley History of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church

By: Atchison, Ray M.; Atchison, Doris Teague

Price: $37.95 USD

Publisher: Dawson Memorial Baptist Church : 1999

Seller ID: 59629

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

The colorful history of this Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama that grew from 7 members to over 7,000. Many photographs, surnames, maps, etc. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. Beautiful scarce collectors grade copy of this book.
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Many Voices, Many Rooms New Anthology of Alabama Writers

By: Beidler, Philip D. (editor)

Price: $18.97 USD

Publisher: Tuscaloosa, AL, The University of Alabama Press : 1998

Seller ID: 61028

ISBN-13: 9780817308674

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Red cover with gold print. No dust as issued. Scarce. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 336 pages
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The Crimson Tide The Story of Alabama Football

By: Bolton, Clyde

Price: $8.97 USD

Publisher: Strode Pub : 1975

Seller ID: 63083

ISBN-13: 9780873973014

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Paperback. Has minor soiling to cover. Fantastic action photos to go with a well written story of Alabama football for the years 1892-1975. At this time "Bear Bryant" was the winningest coach in College Football. Forward written by "Bear" Bryant. Clean contents. ; Illustrations and Photos; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 285 pages
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Image for History Department of Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States 50th Aniversary 1899-1949 Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States

History Department of Alabama Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States 50th Aniversary 1899-1949 Veterans of Foreign Wars of The United States

By: Brown-Walker-Evans

Price: $11.97 USD

Publisher: Montgomery, AL, The Paragon Press : 1949

Seller ID: 58000

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good+ with no dust jacket

Brown cover with gilt title and emblem of 50th aniversary. Some foxing to front free end paper, rest of pages are clean. NO MARKINGS. Slight sun damage to spine. Tight binding! ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 235 pages
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BEAR , THE HARD LIFE AND GOOD TIMES OF ALABAMA'S COACH BRYANT. Author signed

By: Bryant, Paul W. and John Underwood

Price: $797.97 USD

Publisher: Boston, MA, Little Brown & Co. : 1975

Seller ID: 54327

ISBN-13: 9780316113250

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

Stated First Edition. Inscribed "To Felton, Regards, Bear Bryant. Book and dust look almost new. Black and red cover. Paul W. (Bear) Bryant's story in his own words. Together with John Underwood a Sports Illustrated writer, Bryant tells of his years coaching football from his days at Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A & M, and Alabama where he coached people not football. Fully indexed with some yellow spots on edges. Unclipped dust with price intact now in Mylar Protective Cover. Rare in this condition.; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 342 pages; Signed by Author
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High Tide, A Story of Class and Courage

By: Bynum, Mike

Price: $14.97 USD

Publisher: Atlanta, Ga, Cross Roads Books : 1978

Seller ID: 55377

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Hardcover book and dust are in very good condition. Dust in mylar cover. About the author: Sportswriter. Education? University of Alabama. Served as student manager of the football team in 1977; student body president of the New College Division of the University. Member Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Theta Chi fraternity. Also a member of the Diamond Century Club at Texas A & M and the Gold Club at the University of Mississippi. The William Stanley Hooler Special Collections Library at the University of Alabama holds a collection of papers of Mike Bynum, including the manuscript of High Ti...
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History of the Cullman County Baptist Association (Alabama)

By: Calvert, S. J.

Price: $10.97 USD

Publisher: Cullman AL, Cullman Tribune : 1934

Seller ID: 60286

Binding: Manila Folder or Binder

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

This a photocopy not an original. A portion of page 29 &30 has been cut out and pages 31-34 is missing. There is a lot of history of the Association and the Churches of the area.(Good Hope, Hopewell, Beech Grove, Bell Springs, Cullman First, Corinth, Duck River, Enon, Flint Creek, First German, Pine Grove) Names of pastors, evangelist,( C.a. Owen, P. M. Jusgrove, C.J. Brown W.H. Guthrie, and many others) Sunday school enrollments, finances. Parts of a Circular letter (sermon) by R. B. Allison is included. Many surnames of people are included which will be important to the historian and genea...
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The Heritage of Lee County, Alabama

By: Committee

Price: $98.97 USD

Publisher: Clanton, Al, Heritage Publishing Consultants : 2000

Seller ID: 61559

ISBN-13: 9781891647550

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued

Blue leatherlike binding with gilt print. Looks never read. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn. The county is named for General Robert E. Lee (18071870), who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865. Lee County comprises the Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.; Heritage of Alabama series; Vol. 41; Photographs, Maps, Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 353 pages
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The coal miner's son

By: Drain, John

Price: $8.97 USD

Publisher: Birmingham, AL, J. Drain : 1985

Seller ID: 53366

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Cream color with black lettering. The life story and family history of John Drain a coal miner from Bessemer, Alabama. Rare. ; Photos; 12mo 7" - 7" tall; p; Signed by Author
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5th Annual Talladega 500, Souvenir Program, Sunday,August 12, 1973

By: France, William C.

Price: $79.97 USD

Publisher: Datona Beach, Fl, International Speedway Corp. : 1973

Seller ID: 63667

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Good with no dust jacket

Rare Original Souvenir Program of 5th Annual Talladega 500 race. Bobby Isaac featured on cover with Bobby Allison, Buddy Baker, David Pearson, and James Hylton. Edges of program show chips and cover beginning seperate. Contents Clean with no underlining, highlighting, or marks. Has photos of Gov. George Wallace at Governors Reception. Numerous ads for businesses. Official listing of Talladega Driver and Car records, Speed Chart for 2.66 mile Alabama I.M.S. Course, Winners, Leaders and Fastest Qualifiers of Talladega Races, and much more! Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, no...
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In Service to American Pharmacy The Professional Life of William Procter, Jr.

By: Higby, Gregory J.

Price: $8.97 USD

Publisher: Tuscaloosa, AL, The University of Alabama Press : 1992

Seller ID: 48923

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket

As new in shrink wrap. Rare.The position of the pharmacist in the structure of health care in the United States evolved during the middle half of the 19th century, roughly from the founding of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy in 1821 to the passage of meaningful pharmaceutical legislation in the 1870s. Higby examines the professional life of William Procter, Jr., generally regarded as the ?Father of American Pharmacy,? and follows the development of American pharmacy through four decades of Procter?s professional commitment to the field. Item now in archival sleeve to preserve and protec...
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Lister Hill, Memorial Addresses and Other Tributes in the Congress of the United States

By: Hill, Lister

Price: $12.97 USD

Publisher: U. S. Government Printing : 1985

Seller ID: 3329

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

Lister Hill Late senator from Alabama. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ;
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Thomas Chalmers McCorvey Teacher, poet, historian

By: Johnston, George Burke

Price: $23.00 USD

Publisher: Blacksburg, VA, White Rhinoceros Press : 1985

Seller ID: 44032

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine with no dust jacket

Grey cover with gold print. Fully Indexed. We provide delivery tracking on US orders. ; 252 pages; Signed by Author
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This is Gardendale The story of the founding and growth of our city Gardendale, Alabama

By: Jones, Pauline Parker

Price: $57.95 USD

Publisher: Gardendale, Al, Retired Adult Club : 1976

Seller ID: 58844

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket

Beige cover with brown print. Dust Jacket now in Mylar Protective Cover. The story of Gardendale, Alabama. Numerous people and place names. Scarce. ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 131 pages
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Montgomery and the River Region Together We Build

By: Lowry, Charles Christian & Heather A. Edwards & James D. Dunham & Robert Fouts; Commerce, Montgomery

Price: $23.00 USD

Publisher: Community Communications : 2001

Seller ID: 56187

ISBN-13: 9781581920413

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket

Inscribed "To Aunt Virginia, with much love, your memories of this city were constantly in my mind as I wrote this, Christian Lowry". Beautiful photos of Montgomery and wonderful historical sketches. Rare. ; Color Photographs; 0.5 x 12.25 x 9.25 Inches; 143 pages; P; Signed by Author
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Talladega Super Speedway Nascar Auto Race Program 5/6/1990-Winston 500

By: Ludlam, Gerald W. (Director of Pub)

Price: $19.97 USD

Publisher: Talladega, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway : `1990

Seller ID: 63669

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket

Winston 500, Sunday May 6th, 1990 Program. Davey Allison on cover. Cober has small tears to edges. Contents clean with no highlights, underlining, etc. Item now in archival sleeve to preserve and protect condition. Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, not a borrowed image! We provide free delivery tracking and ship daily or next business day!; Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall
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Category: Alabama