State & Local 52

In Goddard School Memories, author and historian Ginny Reeves tells the story of the Goddard, Kentucky, common school through its people, giving slices of life from the log field schools to the thre……続きを見る

Madams of brothels, houses of gambling, rampant government corruptionーall these were found in a late 1800s Mormon community. This is the fascinating, well-researched, true history of Two-Bit Street……続きを見る

"Cleveland's Colorful Characters" is an easy to read, insightful book on some of Cleveland's most influential individuals. These individuals helped create the grand and unique city which at one time……続きを見る

2022 Just this year, in Montana, where our story takes place: 47% murdered, 369 missing, 17% status unknown According to US Marshals Service records, 116 are murdered or go missing across Canada and……続きを見る

The next in this series of admirably concise yet nevertheless comprehensive titles looks at the history of all Americans as well as America; its environmental history and its linkage to economic his……続きを見る

Parowan Gap in Southwestern Utah is perhaps the most concentrated collection of ancient Native American petroglyphs in the west, with over 90 panels and 1500 figures. It is heavily visited and world……続きを見る

This is a history of the American Negro, whose ancestors arrived at Jamestown a year before the arrival of the "Mayflower."The book begins in Africa with the great empires of the Nile Valley and the……続きを見る

An essential look at the ways California’s Native nations are resisting colonialism today, from education reform to protests against environmental injustice and beyond. Collecting over twenty-five e……続きを見る

Tybee Island lured an eclectic assortment of visitors even before Gen. James Oglethorpe passed its shore on his way to nearby river bluffs to establish what has become the tourists' mecca of Savanna……続きを見る

In this pioneering study, David Emmons tells the story of Butte's large and assertive population of Irish immigrants. He traces their backgrounds in Ireland, the building of an ethnic community in B……続きを見る

Natural wonders were Leon Hale’s lifetime subject matter. He looked for them wherever he went, and found them surprisingly often. In the lives of plain people and eccentrics, in the brilliant smile ……続きを見る

Nobody who sits in traffic on Sedona, Arizona's main stretch or stands shoulder-to-shoulder in its many souvenir shops would call it a ghost town. Neither would anyone renting a room for $2,000 a mo……続きを見る

Discover the history of America's most iconic cities with "American History: Concrete Jungle To Neon Oasis," a four-in-one book bundle featuring in-depth explorations of New York City, Los Angeles, ……続きを見る

The Remarkable Life of Albert Haskell, Jr.: The King of Crown City isthe first comprehensive portrait of the Cortland, New York schoolboy who forged a path of his own that garnered him a reputation ……続きを見る

Michigan Time Capsule (2023) is a nonfiction collection of sixty-two of my best Fornology.com blog posts written between 2012 and 2022. The original posts were revised for inclusion in this collecti……続きを見る

Cures and Care in Niagara County, New York is a series of articles published in the Lockport Union Sun & Journal in Lockport, New York from 2016-2017 with a focus on local history, early medicine, a……続きを見る

Finalist, Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History, or Spirits **“An impassioned case against a senseless system . . . Come for the cocktail recipes, stay fo……続きを見る

This thoroughly researched and vivid account examines a murderous spree by one of the West’s most notorious outlaw gangs and the consequences for a small Mormon community in Arizona’s White Mountain……続きを見る

The consequences of the federal Housing Act of 1949ーwhich supported the clearance and redevelopment of “blighted” areas across the nationーwere felt by communities of all sizes, not just large citi……続きを見る

State Oddities takes a different kind of look at the American nation, spotlighting the fun foibles, peculiarities, and twists in each of the 50 states that are (mostly) united under the Stars and St……続きを見る

**“[Hahn’s] book makes an important case for vigilance in the face of extremism and warns against telling the history of the United States as one of inevitable progress.” ーDavid Leonhardt, New York……続きを見る

In 1974, the Board of Education in Kanawha County West Virginia introduced a set of new textbooks into the standard curriculum. These textbooks contained offensive language, compared Bible stories t……続きを見る

At 5:45 p.m. on September 9, 1919, Boston was effectively without a police force, leaving the city victim to four days of crime, looting, and violence. Ordered to disband their newly organized polic……続きを見る

From the ruthless deals of the Ewing clan on TV's "Dallas" to the impeccable customer service of Neiman-Marcus, doing business has long been the hallmark of Dallas. Beginning in the 1920s and 1930s,……続きを見る

"Deeply researched and clearly written . . . a wide-ranging and detailed account of Kentucky's society, economy, and politics during World War II." ーJohn W. Jeffries, author of Wartime America When……続きを見る

The fascinating story of how and why all fifty American states were formedーand how they became a part of history's greatest social experiment. Every US state has a unique history that deserves a se……続きを見る

An examination of events that still impact upon Texas and the South. 続きを見る

State parks across Texas offer a world of opportunities for recreation and education. Yet few park visitors or park managers know the remarkable story of how this magnificent state park system came ……続きを見る

From James Patton Anderson to Felix Zollicoffer, author Randy Bishop, a native Tennessean, offers compelling portraits of the sons of a state regarded by many as the most torn asunder by the War Bet……続きを見る

On the plains between the San Antonio River and the Rio Grande lies the heartland of what is perhaps the largest ethnic region in the United States, Tejano South Texas. In this cultural geography, D……続きを見る