Local history books

John Hairr is an award-winning author and maritime historian who explores the past of unique and often forgotten...  Read More >>

This book introduces the story of the ‘Green Children’ and how it has been interpreted, retold, and reworked. Analysing...  Read More >>

Each of the stories in this book originated from eye witnesses of the U. S. War Between the States and have been...  Read More >>

"Despite its apparent isolation, the Southeast provided a vital connecting link between the Black self-emancipation...  Read More >>

A unique look at Paris through the history of the Métro from award-winning author, Andrew Martin.  Read More >>

Burials of individuals with Grundy County, Tennessee connections. Features burial locations, parents' names, spouse's...  Read More >>

This delicious saga of how immigrant food became American food follows European immigrants on a remarkable journey...  Read More >>

"Under the pseudonym Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P. B., humor writer Mortimer Thomson went undercover to investigate...  Read More >>

Springfield has launched a lot of history, from the career of Abraham Lincoln to the wagon train that bore the doomed...  Read More >>

Listen to the stories of the restless dead Amidst the sparkling lakes and rolling hills of Northern Michigan lies...  Read More >>

""Ian Frazier's magnum opus: a love song to New York City's most various and alive borough""--  Read More >>

Lawrence County may seem a sleepy little place, but looks are deceiving. The red light district in Ironton attracted...  Read More >>

The One Time Lima Bean Capitol of the World. For over a century, Ventura County was famous for growing lima beans....  Read More >>

From Muncie's past come weird tales of supernatural encounters, creepy ghostlights, haunted houses, and eerie hoaxes....  Read More >>

"Only thirty-five miles from St. Louis, the Shaw Nature Reserve is consistently ranked a top natural attraction...  Read More >>

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An eye-opening account of the Great Anthracite Coal Strike of 1902, showing how the strike-and the violent backlash...  Read More >>

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Today, some two million American Indians inhabit the United States, less than one percent of the nation's population....  Read More >>

Today, some two million American Indians inhabit the United States, less than one percent of the nation's population....  Read More >>

Join me on a trip to Mackinac Island's past, from the late 1940s to the present day. These are my memories of growing...  Read More >>