Local history books

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This volume explores the history of Vicksburg National Cemetery, reveals recent discoveries, and notes how the addition...  Read More >>

How did Washington become the leading producer of America’s most popular fruit? In this enlightening book, Amanda...  Read More >>

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Designed in 1774 by the celebrated architect Robert Adam, the...  Read More >>

In this down-to-earth memoir, longtime educator and community leader Press L. Robinson Sr. recounts his hardscrabble...  Read More >>

"Documented within the pages of this book are accounts of the outlaws, lawmen, and unusual characters who existed...  Read More >>

Facts and anecodtes about Cork City, new in paperback.  Read More >>

"Countering the conventional narrative that Florida's tourism industry suffered during the Great Depression, this...  Read More >>

In 1976, Di Rushing and her husband, Sam decided to open the first winery in Mississippi. Their business was thriving...  Read More >>

Journalist Jonathan Mingle tells the vivid and inspirational story of everyday people standing up against America's...  Read More >>

Part natural history, part narrative nonfiction, this book will appeal to outdoor enthusiasts, anglers, naturalists,...  Read More >>

Most people only consider the Mississippi River when they cross it or when it inconveniently abandons its banks....  Read More >>

From the Northern Rockies to the Southwest deserts, Betsy Gaines Quammen explores how myths shape our identities,...  Read More >>

During the Cold War, federal funding for the space program transformed the southern United States as NASA built...  Read More >>

The days are gone when seemingly limitless numbers of canvasbacks, mallards, and Canada geese filled the skies above...  Read More >>

A compendium of Heather Ewart's favourite road trips around this great land with tips on where to go, when to go,...  Read More >>

Is it a moment of madness? I wondered, as my new young friend flung pages of her writing down the well, even though...  Read More >>

Hampstead is a charming New Hampshire town with a deep history dating back to its founding in 1749, when Gov. Benning...  Read More >>

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The first biography devoted to an in-depth examination of the life and conflicted career of Sir James Wright (1716-1785)....  Read More >>

The first biography devoted to an in-depth examination of the life and conflicted career of Sir James Wright (1716-1785)....  Read More >>

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