Local history books

“You have to have passion. You have to have honesty in office. You have to love the people.” Those words summed...  Read More >>

Historians and readers alike often overlook the everyday experiences of workers. Drawing on years of interviews...  Read More >>

On many Sundays, Black New Orleanians dance through city streets in Second Lines. These processions invite would-be...  Read More >>

The Spanish word cimarron, meaning “wild” or “untamed,” refers to a region in the southern Rocky Mountains where...  Read More >>

Delve into the eerie and enchanting world of Florida's supernatural side with ""Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales:...  Read More >>

Journey into the heart of the Deep South with ""Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales: Alabama,"" a chilling collection...  Read More >>

The exciting story of New York in the progressive era told by the reformers and visionaries who shaped its history....  Read More >>

Haunting true crime stories of the supernatural and paranormal The most haunted home that world-famous ghost hunter...  Read More >>

When the last inhabitants of St Kilda were evacuated in 1930, the archipelago at 'the edge of the world' lost its...  Read More >>

The 125-year history of Appalachian State University rests on the ambitious yet selfless dream of empowering impoverished...  Read More >>

An enthralling study of a founding American dynasty -the Peirces and the Princes--in an interwoven story of family...  Read More >>

Devon has a long and rich folkloric heritage which has been extensively collected over many years, but never before...  Read More >>

A remarkable multifaceted history, this book examines a region that played an essential role in America’s post-revolutionary...  Read More >>

""An 1855 treaty set aside thousands of acres to be the permanent home of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, but in...  Read More >>

Twisting in Air brings to life the era when an extraordinary group of horses learned to fall on cue to make Western...  Read More >>

After encountering mountain lion tracks near her home outside Yellowstone National Park, Leslie Patten began a journey...  Read More >>

Based on visitor descriptions of antebellum Mobile, Alabama’s physical and social environment, this book captures...  Read More >>

A new, annotated edition of an important slave narrative first published in 1922. Written by William Henry Singleton,...  Read More >>

The 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shook all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime drew national attention...  Read More >>

Tales of death, disaster and heartbreak lurk beneath the beautiful vistas of Eastern Washington from Wenatchee all...  Read More >>

Presents an ambitious search for the location of the slave auction houses in one of America’s most storied cities....  Read More >>

The first book-length study of Continental soldiers, officers, and militiamen held as prisoners of war by the British...  Read More >>

 Read More >>

Finding high drama between the Battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto, this book uses a day-by-day examination of...  Read More >>

Beneath the teeming streets of California's largest city lies a dark history of serial killers, riots and strange...  Read More >>