Local author Rena Glover Goss unfolds the intricacies of the murder that rocked Jefferson County. In 1899, the Cramblett and Gosnell families lived on Perrin Run. Quincy Cramblett, romantically invo……続きを見る
A haunted history of one of Western Michigan's oldest cities
Once a booming lumber town, Muskegon today harbors not just ghosts of long-gone industry but maybe actual ghosts, too. An apparition in V……続きを見る
著者:Ken Allsen
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2012年10月02日
Every city has a neighborhood that housed its earliest founders and their successors, an enclave of local power and financial success. For Rochester, Minnesota, this neighborhood is personified by a……続きを見る
The Church of Tiki To aficionados of Polynesian Pop, the Kahiki Supper Club was and remains the touchstone for all things tiki. The epitome of a fad that started at the end of Prohibition, it has be……続きを見る
Listen to the stories of the restless dead Amidst the sparkling lakes and rolling hills of Northern Michigan lies Newaygo County. The towns nestled within her borders were founded by hardy pioneers,……続きを見る
著者:Jeff Chenault
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2019年12月09日
Hula girls, palm trees and Tiki gods beckoned Ohioans of the 1950s and '60s as tropical hot spots sprang up in suburban neighborhoods and concrete jungles alike.
The Kon Tiki restaurants of Clevelan……続きを見る
Un libro que enriquece la memoria y la reflexión en torno a uno de los episodios capitales y más traumáticos de la historia de Colombia.
Helena Uran Bidegain emplea las herramientas de la escritura ……続きを見る
At the turn of the last century, as industrialists and workers made Chicago the hardworking City of Big Shoulders celebrated by Carl Sandburg, Chicago women articulated an alternative City of Homes ……続きを見る
Graced by the Huron River with an abundance of parks, Ann Arbor offers residents and visitors entertainment, sports, shopping, dining, and of course, the University of Michigan. Legendary Locals of ……続きを見る
In 1958, under the founding music director, Prof. Marvin Rabin, the Boston University College of Fine Arts established a youth orchestra for junior and senior high school students from the Greater B……続きを見る
著者:Ellen Alford
出版社: The History Press
発売日: 2023年10月09日
Southern New Jersey was a hotbed of slave fugitives, freedmen and abolitionists in the Civil War era.
The proud 22nd Regiment of the United States Colored Troops included hundreds of Black New Jerse……続きを見る
With a population of more than one million and covering over 42 square miles, the Bronx is a vibrant part of New York. The Bronx was given its name in 1898 when the new borough was named after its s……続きを見る
During the Sixties the nation turned its eyes to San Francisco as the city's police force clashed with movements for free speech, civil rights, and sexual liberation. These conflicts on the street f……続きを見る
How the places in Brooklyn got their names--complete with vivid photographs and maps
From Bedford-Stuyvesant to Williamsburg, Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American culture and history. U……続きを見る
Vintage images document the historical transformations of Crown Heights and Weeksville.The communities of Crown Heights and Weeksville are historically significant Brooklyn neighborhoods with founda……続きを見る
A fascinating look into the beginnings of one of Tennessee's oldest counties, Blount. Blount County is the 10th county formed in the state of Tennessee. It was carved out of Knox County in 1795 and ……続きを見る
Throughout the Upper Mississippi Valley, George Davenport's name was widely known as a trader with the Sauk and Mesquakie, the U.S. Army, and settlers who were attracted to the untapped waterpower s……続きを見る
Marietta is one of the largest and most historic cities in northwest Georgia. As one of Atlanta's largest suburbs, Marietta is the home and workplace for thousands of Georgians, and has been a homes……続きを見る
著者:Llerena Friend
出版社: University of Texas Press
発売日: 2014年04月21日
This biography of Sam Houston goes beyond the romantic frontier life of the "buckskin hero from Tennessee" to examine seriously his role as an American statesman.続きを見る
著者:Ken Auletta
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2011年11月02日
How - and why - did one of the world's greatest cities come to be teetering on the edge of bankruptcy? Ken Auletta, writer for THE NEW YORKER and columnist for THE DAILY NEWS, shows how the decline ……続きを見る
The southeastern United States has one of the richest records of early human settlement of any area of North America. This book provides the first state-by-state summary of Paleoindian and Early Arc……続きを見る