Local history books

With the same ability to make personalities and events come alive that characterizes his classic Skid Road, Murray...  Read More >>

In the rich tapestry of American folklore, New England occupies a distinctive place. This region, with its unique...  Read More >>

"Apacheria is an antiquated term referring to the lands inhabited-and often ruled-by the Apache in the 19th Century....  Read More >>

The history of Bracknell from the first inhabitants until 1949, when it was designated a New Town  Read More >>

A collection of twenty-two essays about the people and events that have largely been neglected by historians but...  Read More >>

This book is a visual history of the many recreational amenities that sprang up in Chittenden County, Vermont starting...  Read More >>

"John Clellon Holmes met Jack Kerouac on a hot New York City weekend in 1948, and until the end of Kerouac's life...  Read More >>

Themes of unspoiled paradise tamed by progress can be seen in stories about pioneer history across the US, especially...  Read More >>

In 1874 the Western Shore sails from North Bend Oregon. This book details the sudden end of an era with the journeys...  Read More >>

Author Gary Vitacco-Robles traces the history of New Port Richey's architectural jewel. The Hacienda Hotel opened...  Read More >>

The first biography of Enid Justin, lady bootmaker and the visionary who founded the Nocona Boot Company. Utilizing...  Read More >>

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Cupar was created a royal burgh in 1328, though its name is Pictish, suggesting that there had been an important...  Read More >>

El Doncel es el epítome del alma de la ciudad medieval de Sigüenza. Como muchos jóvenes de la época, se inspiró...  Read More >>

Shifting demographics. Downstate versus Chicago. Billionaires and bribery. Even veteran observers need a roadmap...  Read More >>

Steel City is the story of a young man exposed to the turbulent world of 1890's Pittsburgh who confronts many of...  Read More >>

How America's youngest state auditor uncovered the largest public corruption scandal in the history of the nation's...  Read More >>

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The first comprehensive treatment in seventy years of the American Art-Union's remarkable rise and fall For over...  Read More >>

Mary Rippon was a pioneer woman educator in the male-dominated world of nineteenth-century academia. As the first...  Read More >>

The history of the famous vessel, from her design, build, and early racing career, through her lesser-known Civil...  Read More >>

Toxic Government exposes the full, never-before-told story of who is responsible for the poisoning of Flint and...  Read More >>

Primer of Ohio Archaeology: The Mound Builders and the Indians, a classical book, was published more than a century...  Read More >>

"Journey into the shadowy past of one of the world's most iconic cities with ""Ghost Stories & Graveyard Tales:...  Read More >>

This book looks at the contemporary historical setting, the type of medicine practised by the Beatons, the use they...  Read More >>