Local history books

""Brooklyn has a distinct story in the history of social justice. Explore the rich history of New York City's second...  Read More >>

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""Despite their explicit goals of colonization and conversion, California missions are just beginning to receive...  Read More >>

Focuses on the visual culture of the American meat industry between 1890 and 1960. Describes how, during that period,...  Read More >>

""Despite their explicit goals of colonization and conversion, California missions are just beginning to receive...  Read More >>

Filled with wit and wisdom that is matched by her spell-binding illustrations, in this book Mairi Hedderwick portrays...  Read More >>

Twenty-five years ago, at 5:00 am, Robert Gibbs left the old hotel in Starke, Florida, wandered down to the train...  Read More >>

Trip to the West and Texas comprising a journey of eight thousand miles, through New-York, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri,...  Read More >>

Stories of Old Kentucky, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that...  Read More >>

Publisher: New Library Press.Net Publication date: 1908 Subjects: Klondike River Valley (Yukon) Gold miners Biography...  Read More >>

City of Hope, City of Rage gives a fascinating account of three turbulent and transformative decades in the history...  Read More >>

A True Account of the Voyage of the Nottingham-Galley of London, John Dean Commander, from the River Thames to New-England,...  Read More >>

A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by...  Read More >>

City of Hope, City of Rage gives a fascinating account of three turbulent and transformative decades in the history...  Read More >>

""A long-time Austinite and journalist's exploration of the profound movements that have shaped Austin, Texas--charting...  Read More >>

""A long-time Austinite and journalist's exploration of the profound movements that have shaped Austin, Texas--charting...  Read More >>

Fred Harvey's Indian Detours guided travelers through the Southwest, showcasing scenic and cultural wonders from...  Read More >>

A clever collaboration between potter, Herman C. Cole, and artist and entrepreneur, Anna M. Graham, led to the creation...  Read More >>

Embark on a haunting journey through the decaying remnants of East Tennessee's forgotten past. Abandoned East Tennessee...  Read More >>

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

With the exception of the churchyard behind Mission Dolores and the National Cemetery in the Presidio, all of San...  Read More >>

The California desert stands as a testament to the ever-changing interplay between human ambition and the forces...  Read More >>

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How should a history of West Maui be approached? A typical large-scale narrative of West Maui moves from Native...  Read More >>