Local history books

Thought provoking and eye opening book about American Politics, our Supreme Court, Donald Trump, the ideologies...  Read More >>

Artist Noah Saterstrom grew up aware of a mystery in his family’s story. No living relatives knew what had happened...  Read More >>

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On a bitter November night in 1945, a widow shot her young boarder, a WWII veteran, and left him to die on the floor...  Read More >>

"Cape Cod has always been in the path of deadly hurricanes and ferocious storms. Unwelcome summer visitors include...  Read More >>

Lake Champlain is one of America's most historic waterways, but much of its history has remained hidden. With the...  Read More >>

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The timeless home of our 28 th president, perfectly preserved from the 1920s, serves as an unforgettable backdrop...  Read More >>

"Fiesta Days parades, Saturday nights at the Vacaville Theatre, and Bulldogs and Wildcats everywhere. Exquisite...  Read More >>

A thrilling recounting of fascinating human encounters with panthers, the most fearsome of Michigan's native cat...  Read More >>

This revised edition takes the history of the Santa Monica Pier even deeper, with new information and photographs...  Read More >>

American Indians remain familiar as icons, yet poorly understood as historical agents. In this ambitious book that...  Read More >>

American Indians remain familiar as icons, yet poorly understood as historical agents. In this ambitious book that...  Read More >>

""This work uses the history of American funeral homes to reimagine the beginnings of our decentralized consumer...  Read More >>

By: Wilbur H. Siebert, Pub. 1920, reprinted 2024, 118 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-230-9. The author...  Read More >>

As WWII began, a new Army Air Corps air depot was created on the Oklahoma wheatfields. It birthed a new town, called...  Read More >>

From Frontier to Suburbia is a fresh, timely, and engaging account of the history of a geographical area that reflects...  Read More >>

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

When Lord Leverhulme bought the Hebridean islands of Lewis and Harris in 1918, his intention was to revolutionise...  Read More >>

A comprehensive overview of the history of Van Zandt County, Texas is provided in this work, opening with an insightful...  Read More >>

The White Mountains of New Hampshire were once home to the Abenaki tribe before the arrival of Europeans in 1623....  Read More >>

An award-winning author's deep exploration of pivotal moments in Texas history through multiple generations of her...  Read More >>

This volume offers perspective pieces that address many of the issues raised by the way our government has chosen...  Read More >>

A fascinating portrait of Wigan and the surrounding area presented through a remarkable collection of historical...  Read More >>

Fully illustrated description of London’s well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over recent decades....  Read More >>