Local history books

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

Explore the remarkable military heritage of Carmarthenshire from the Iron Age through to the present day.  Read More >>

Secret Folkestone explores the lesser-known history of the town of Folkestone through a fascinating selection of...  Read More >>

This beautifully photographed selection of fifty of Tyne & Wear’s most precious assets shows what makes it such...  Read More >>

Fully illustrated description of Bideford’s well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years....  Read More >>

Explore the rich history of Taunton in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings....  Read More >>

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In 1946, a bus carrying the Spokane Indians baseball team crashed, leaving nine players dead and six hospitalized....  Read More >>

"In December, 1982, a handful of Greek Americans gathered for coffee in the back room of the Elysion Restaurant,...  Read More >>

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""During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the circumstances facing the New York Knicks of the National Basketball...  Read More >>

Amy M. Johns was born in Farmington, Iowa, in 1878, and when she was thirteen moved west to the Puyallup Valley...  Read More >>

"I'm a Christian and an American, two precious, unmatchable, irreplaceable gifts. I am extremely grateful for both...  Read More >>

New Hampshire's seacoast may be just 18 miles long, but what it lacks in length, it makes up for with centuries...  Read More >>

Stacey Stanton, a beloved resident of Manteo, was found stabbed to death in her apartment on the afternoon of February...  Read More >>

An examination of the career of Texas Ranger and immigration official William Hanson illustrating the intersections...  Read More >>

"By: Raymond Parker Fouts, Pub. 1984, reprinted 2024, 118 pages, 8 1/2"" x 11"" soft cover, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-211-8....  Read More >>

"By: Raymond Parker Fouts, Pub. 1986, reprinted 2024, 190 pages, 8 1/2"" x 11"" soft cover, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-213-2....  Read More >>

"ONE MIDNIGHT IN TEXAS THE TRUE STORY OF THE SERVANT GIRL ANNIHILATOR Terror came to the Texas town of Austin...  Read More >>

A Narrative of The Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison  Read More >>

By: Ralph Ege, Pub. 1908, reprinted 2024, 320 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-234-7. Hopewell is a brough...  Read More >>

Daniel Widener expands conceptions of the struggle for racial justice by reframing twentieth- and twenty-first-century...  Read More >>

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A nationally loved columnist reflects on life in Texas and the times we live in  Read More >>