Local history books

""This book details the life and work of Edward Duffield, a clockmaker in eighteenth-century Philadelphia. The present...  Read More >>

Known as 'Britain's most beautiful shortcut', the Crinal Canal runs from Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne nine miles across...  Read More >>

Shared experiences and philosophies which have contributed to a life well lived.  Read More >>

An unprecedented analysis of the origin story of New Mexico's modern water management system. Maria Lane's Fluid...  Read More >>

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY A ""sensitive, immersive, and exhaustive"" portrait of Black workers and...  Read More >>

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY A ""sensitive, immersive, and exhaustive"" portrait of Black workers and...  Read More >>

A treasure trove of information about Ballsbridge, new in paperback  Read More >>

The aircraft, events and personalities that have shaped Elstree Aerodrome over 90 years  Read More >>

The next instalment of the Norwich City quiz book that will test your knowledge of the Canaries to its limit!  Read More >>

Street Talk, (The Great Flood and Other Stories from a River City), is a collection of columns and stories written...  Read More >>

"One hundred years after Ernest Hemingway's short story elevated the myth of the Two Hearted River into the public...  Read More >>

The Neighborhood Gang A Tale of Fifteen Friendships from the Seventies, a Decade of Change.  Read More >>

An unprecedented analysis of the origin story of New Mexico's modern water management system. Maria Lane's Fluid...  Read More >>

Alien Soil: Oral Histories of Great Migration Newark explores Newark’s Krueger-Scott African-American Cultural Center...  Read More >>

Inside these pages lies an epic tale, hidden in metaphorical clay vessels, hidden in word of mouth. Set on Tybee...  Read More >>

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A captivating oral history of the iconic music venue the Stone Pony and of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury...  Read More >>

Welsh history and achievements to glory in rather than grizzle about  Read More >>

The entire history of Galway in one little book!  Read More >>

In World War II Hawaii, experience the untold stories of Hawaii at war where children worked the pineapple fields...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive history of Spanish colonial Louisiana. It emphasizes the Lower Mississippi valley's status...  Read More >>

Take a chronological journey through the history of the United States, discovering the places where important events...  Read More >>

In this gripping memoir, Maurice C. Cook takes us on an extraordinary journey from the humble beginnings of small-town...  Read More >>

An engaging account of social reformer Jack Robbins, the Boys' Brotherhood Republic, and their legacy. In 1914,...  Read More >>

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