Local history books

A compendium of historical facts and figures, perfect for dipping into. Full of information that will make you say,...  Read More >>

Folk tales from Midlothian selected and written for 7-11 year olds  Read More >>

In this book you will find another set of true tales researched and written by Lisa Land Cooper covering Douglas...  Read More >>

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The Georgia of the North is a compelling narrative about the little-known struggles that African American women,...  Read More >>

The arrival of Franciscan friars of the Jalisco Province in Mexico escaping religious persecution in 1926 to Hebbronville,...  Read More >>

""Author Orice Jenkins forces readers to reexamine one of the bleakest chapters in Early County history.""--  Read More >>

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

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

Originating under the leadership of the late Burdett Loomis, Reform and Reaction tells the complex story of recent...  Read More >>

The rural landscape of Henry County, Indiana, offers a bumper crop of captivating stories deeply rooted in history....  Read More >>

This book offers a critical account of the history of Chinese in Hawai‘i from the mid-nineteenth century to the...  Read More >>

The Georgia of the North is a compelling narrative about the little-known struggles that African American women,...  Read More >>

Despite a genuine admiration for Native Hawaiian culture, white Californians of the 1930s ignored authentic relationships...  Read More >>

Originating under the leadership of the late Burdett Loomis, Reform and Reaction tells the complex story of recent...  Read More >>

Martha's Vineyard has always been a unique island and vacation destination, made even more diverse with the arrival...  Read More >>

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

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

Despite a genuine admiration for Native Hawaiian culture, white Californians of the 1930s ignored authentic relationships...  Read More >>

"""There's History Around Every Bend"" is a book that takes you on a captivating journey into the past, bringing...  Read More >>

"Between 1880 and 1924, about two million Jews left the Russian Empire and its poverty and persecution in favor...  Read More >>

"An investigative journalist takes readers deep inside the inner workings of the mob from the perspective of William...  Read More >>

Settled in 1868, Prineville was the first community in Central Oregon. Primarily focused on the livestock industry,...  Read More >>

"Established in 1874 as an agricultural lifeline, La Plata County, Colorado, has played many roles. European...  Read More >>