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Available at the Crook House Museum Book Store and other bookstores
Their Man in Omaha
Volume 2 of the Barker Collection

Nearly 700 pages of  letters and correspondence between immigrant Joseph Barker and his family in England covering the years 1869 until 1876. Compiled and edited by Dr. Del Weber, Barry Combs, Bob Marks, Don Snoddy and Patrick Kennedy, Their Man in Omaha Volume II contains a revised index for both volumes, two photo signatures and excerpts from the diary of Joseph Barker Sr. James Potter of the Nebraska State Historical Society writes of the book: "Laced with great human interest, the letters are also superb primary sources for the history of Nebraska in the years just after statehood."


$49.95 (plus tax for Nebraska residents)

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Their Man in Omaha Volumes I and II for only $79.90
 
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Joseph Barker

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Their Man in Omaha

Their Man in Omaha
Volume 1 of the Barker Collection

This 700-page volume consists of a series of letters and correspondence between immigrant Joseph Barker and his family in England during the 1860s. Compiled and edited by Dr. Del Weber, Barry Combs, Bob Marks and Don Snoddy, Their Man in Omaha is available through the Douglas County Historical Society or at area bookstores for $49.95 plus tax. Included with the publication is a 27 x 36-inch map of Omaha City, published by Oscar F. Davis
in 1866.


$49.95 (plus tax for Nebraska residents)

A Wonderful Addition to Your Den, Study or Classroom

Map of Omaha City
Published by Oscar F. Davis in 1866, 27 x 36 inches
Printed on glossy paper, suitable for framing
Complimentary copy with Their Man in Omaha

 

Rolled copies available separately for $5

   
                                      

                                Books published by the Douglas County Historical Society

Historic Omaha
by Bob, Hugh and Pegeen Reilly
E Pluribus Omaha:
Immigrants All
by Harry Otis and Don Erickson
Over the River and
Through the Woods Again
Rulo to Lynch
with Lewis and Clark
by Orville Menard
© 2003       $49.95 © 2001       $17.50 © 1990       $16.95 © 2003       $9.95

 

    Omaha and Nebraska History
The Gate City:
A History of Omaha
by Larsen and Cottrell
A Dirty Wicked Town:
Tales of 19th Century Omaha
by David L. Bristow
Omaha Times Remembered
by the Omaha World-Herald Co.
SOLD OUT
Railroads of Omaha
and Council Bluffs
by William Kratville
© 1997       $27.95 © 2000       $16.95 © 2002       $39.95 © 2002       $19.99

 

    Crook Books
General Crook:
His Autobiography
On the Border with Crook
by John G. Bourke
General Crook
and the Western Frontier
by Charles M. Robinson III
© 1986       $16.95 © 1971       $22.95 © 2001       $39.95

 

Native American History

Indian Fights and Fighters
by Cyrus Townsend Brady
The Nebraska
Indian Wars Reader
edited by Eli Paul
Travelers Guide
to the Great Sioux War
by Paul M. Hedren
The Trial of
Standing Bear (VHS)
produced by NETV
© 1971       $22.00 © 1998       $19.95 © 1996       $10.95 2 hours       $26.50

The prices do not include shipping. Please call 402 455 9990, or email house@omahahistory.org, for a mailing quote.
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Omaha and Douglas County History

Title

Author(s)

©

Subject

Price

History of Omaha Savage and Bell 1894

Omaha history through 1893

$65.00

A Journey with Seymour

Harry B. Otis
and Donald H. Erickson

1993

City Attorney Seymour Smith

$12.00

Historic Times
(tabloid newspaper)

Betty J. Davis and
Maureen McGrath

2000

Historic families and businesses of Douglas County, Nebraska

$2.00

Omaha’s Historic Prospect Hill Cemetery

Compiled by Louise Bloom Baumann, Charles W. Martin and S. Jane Simpson

1990

Biographies of those interred at this historic Omaha cemetery

$18.00

Buffalo Bill and Geronimo at the Trans-Miss

Kira Gale, Editor

1998

Details Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition

$6.00

O&CB: Streetcars of Omaha and Council Bluffs

Richard Orr

1996

Streetcar History

$59.95

Omaha: The Prairie Blossoms

Lowen V. Kruse

2001

The role of religion in Omaha’s history

$18.00

Iron Eye's Family: The children of Joseph LaFlesche

Norma Kidd Green

1969

The children of the Omaha Indian chief

$5.00

"Rudder, Stick and Throttle"

Robert E. Adwers

1994

Research and reminiscences of flying in Nebraska

$25.00

Nebraska and Western History

The Adventures of Moccasin Joe

Susan C. Reneau

1994

Journeys of scout
George Howard

$19.95

J. Sterling Morton:
Pioneer Statesman

James C. Olson

1942

"Biography of Morton , founder of Arbor Day"

$7.95

From Dugout to Mansion

Jessie Short Segard

1992

Autobiography of Segard (1880-1977)

$8.95

Fighting Liberal: The Autobiography of George W. Norris

 

1972

Autobiography of the 30-year Nebraska Senator

$14.95

Sharpie: The Life Story of Evelyn Sharp

Diane Ruth Armour Bartels

1996

"Biography of Evelyn Sharp, Nebraska aviatrix"

$14.95

Anson to Zuber: Iowa Boys in the Major Leagues

Jerry E. Clark

1992

Stories of 225 Iowa baseball players

$20.00

Alexander the Great: The Story of Grover Cleveland Alexander

Jerry E. Clark and Martha Webb

1995

Baseball Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander

$11.00

State Senator George Syas

Interview by Norman Zinn

1994

"Interview with Sysas, a twenty-six year Nebraska legislator"

$3.00

Lucky: The Story of the Durhams and HDR

Bob Reilly, Editor

1998

An account of the life and career of HDR founder
Chuck Durham

$22.00

Bartlett Richards: Nebraska Sandhills Cattleman

Bartlett Richards, Jr. with
Ruth Van Ackeren

1980

Autobiography of Richards (1862-1911)

 

A Righteous Cause: The Life of William Jennings Bryan

Robert W. Cherny

1994

Biography of the three-time Democratic presidential candidate

$10.95

Fifty Years on the Old Frontier

James H. Cook

1923

Life in the post-Civil War West

$21.95

From the Missouri
to the Great Salt Lake

William E. Lass

1972

Transporting freight across the frontier

$7.95

         

Miscellaneous

Mid-America Walking Atlas

Gary Yanker and Carol Tarlow

1990

A guide to historic and scenic trails in the Midlands

$11.95

Videos

Westward the Empire: Omaha's World Fair of 1898

Produced by UNO Television

1998

The Trans-Mississippis International Exposition

$29.95

If These Walls Could Speak … Exploring Omaha’s Past through its Historic Buildings Produced by UNO Television

1994

Omaha architecture

$35.00

 

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