Local history books

Tragic tales of misfortune and disaster in historic Cheshire. This book will fascinate anyone who want to know more...  Read More >>

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An examination of the unique circumstances of health and disease that shaped southern living and culture before,...  Read More >>

Recreation without Humiliation is the first comprehensive study of Black amusement venues established by Black Americans...  Read More >>

The book lays out a significant base of knowledge for each of Boston's 23 neighborhoods. The neighborhoods are as...  Read More >>

Rocky Mountain Paranormal presents a much-anticipated second book of true stories from their 25 years of case files....  Read More >>

From Italy to Brick City Discover the incredible history of Newark's Italian American community through captivating...  Read More >>

""Delaware will be written on my heart."" In 1972, a young Delaware attorney made an audacious bet, challenging...  Read More >>

Make a crossing of the storied Pecos River. The arid Pecos River Country of Texas is rich with stories, the crooked...  Read More >>

""Cold Case"" Clay Bryant unravels a 20-year old cold-case murder. After a daring escape from certain death in a...  Read More >>

Author Holly Sprinkle unveils the secrets hidden within Florida's aquatic wonders. Florida's springs swirl a spectrum...  Read More >>

Surrounded on three sides by Appalachian ridgelines, Dunnavant Valley was secluded for generations. The pilgrims...  Read More >>

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""This book explores the economic and ecological significance of plant nurserymen over the course of the nineteenth...  Read More >>

The tale of New York’s Young Reds—a riveting journey through the YPA’s rise and influence Young Reds in the Big...  Read More >>

The Carey Act and Conservation in Colorado is an environmental history of the endless missteps and unforeseen consequences...  Read More >>

As a planned community, Indianapolis boasted finished frame and brick buildings from its beginning. Architects and...  Read More >>

The first comprehensive biography of Philadelphia’s Henry C. Lea (1825–1909): historian, publisher, political activist,...  Read More >>

""A Hudson Valley Reckoning tells the story of northern slavery from the perspectives of two intertwined families....  Read More >>

The historic Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal operated for nearly 80 years from 1869 until 1967....  Read More >>

The story of Santa Fe Speedway harkens back to the mid-1800s, when the first German settlers, with a true entrepreneurial...  Read More >>

David D. Morrison, retired Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) branch line manager and railroad historian, has compiled...  Read More >>

""This book is a history of a piece of land in central New York, the ancestral homeland of the Oneida Indians. It...  Read More >>

A definitive history of the fatal clash between Vietnam War protestors and the National Guard, illuminating its...  Read More >>