State & Local 53

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

On April 16, 1947, a small fire broke out among bags of ammonium nitrate fertilizer in the hold of the ship Grandcamp as it lay docked at Texas City, Texas. Despite immediate attempts to extinguish ……続きを見る

Stories based upon traditional South Carolina local history and legends fill the pages of this haunting collection. Talented wordsmith Jim Aisle, known as the Lowcountry Liar, spins tales of the sup……続きを見る

On a long dark road in deep East Texas, James Byrd Jr. was dragged to his death behind a pickup truck one summer night in 1998. The brutal modern-day lynching stunned people across America and left ……続きを見る

In an age when local daily papers with formerly robust reporting are cutting sections and even closing their doors, the contributors to The Life of Kings celebrate the heyday of one such paper, the ……続きを見る

The towering sand dunes along Lake Michigan not far from Chicago are one of the most unexpected natural features of Indiana. Dreams of Duneland is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the Dunes……続きを見る

Discover the twists and turns of one of America's great infrastructure projects with this "engrossing history of the creation of the U.S. interstate system" ( Los Angeles Times). It's become a part ……続きを見る

During the English Civil Wars the streets and fields of Yorkshire were fought over for the control of the county. In the bitter confrontation between king and Parliament, Yorkshire was the key to co……続きを見る

Conservatism in America, as one early twentieth-century politician said, is "as old as the Republic itself." But what are its foundational principles, and how did they form the modern conservative m……続きを見る

An in-depth look at the historic murder of an infamous politician during America's Reconstruction following the Civil War. No suspect was ever indicted or tried for the murder of scalawag politician……続きを見る

"This thoughtful, engaging examination of the Reconstruction Era . . . will be appealing . . . to anyone interested in the roots of present-day American politics" ( Publishers Weekly). The story of ……続きを見る

The three Conley boys, Jack, Jim and Frank were sons of an Irish immigrant family, raised along the banks of the Susquehanna River in Maryland. After the death of their father when Frank was but 18 ……続きを見る

This book revises the picture of the glittering Chicago of impressive mansions and museums; it exposes the city's corrupt underbelly and the realities of life in an age which is often assumed to hav……続きを見る

While exploring Salem's eclectic boutiques, I stumbled upon a quaint little antique shop. As I browsed through vintage trinkets, the shop owner shared the story of a dusty old book he had found hidd……続きを見る

How is it possible an old West gold mine stayed hidden for over a century especially since she is located near the heart of the Coeur d'Alene Mining District in Idaho? Well, as my wife Sherry is qui……続きを見る

A true story of demographic change in a northern inner ring suburb... A WINNING BASKETBALL TEAM THAT REFLECTED THIS CHANGE... AND MANY LONG-TIME FANS AND CITIZENS WHO EMBRACED THE TEAM AND THe CHANG……続きを見る

A detailed, historic guide to the rich physical history of New York City, from its founding by Dutch settlers to the turn of the twentieth century. Nooks and Corners of Old New York celebrates the p……続きを見る

What does it take to save endangered historic properties? This practical guide builds on decades of historic preservation experience to provide readers with legal, financial, political, and technica……続きを見る

In the early 1980s, five young men who loved teaching, the natural world, and the North Cascades dreamed of creating a field school to teach about the place and its many histories-natural and cultur……続きを見る

Regions connect and divide us even as global economies, weather, and germs batter us. Historians, literary scholars, and social scientists use region to ground and challenge ideas about national bel……続きを見る

The Achiever: The Story of Mayor Norman S. Edelcup and the City of Sunny Isles Beach chronicles the life and contributions of a small Florida beach town’s longest-serving and most-impactful mayor. A……続きを見る

In this artful and meticulously researched book, authors Karl and Karen Kuykendall masterfully chronicle the 275-year history of Catholicism in Central Texas and its trials and tribulations. From th……続きを見る

Ron DeSantis' Florida Laws: A threat to America's Freedom and Democracy by Harry Ronald is a significant book that tackles most of the serious problems our country is currently dealing with. It is a……続きを見る

Heartland Heartbeats is a compilation of short essays about country living - from ancestors moving to Nebraska to the Civil War; a Chief's friendship, robbery, murder and blessings. Family togethern……続きを見る

For much of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, public officials in cities like New York, Chicago, and Baltimore have criminalized uprisings as portending Black “thugs” throwing rocks at polic……続きを見る

From the Niagaras to the Buffalo Bisons, baseball has been an important part of life in Buffalo, New York. Read of the Queen City's rich baseball heritage. Since the time of the Civil War, baseball ……続きを見る

In Wicked Women of Northeast Ohio, author Jane Ann Turzillo recounts the misdeeds of ten dark-hearted women who refused to play by the rules.They unleashed their most base impulses using axes, guns,……続きを見る

While known for the twang of its country music, Nashville is also home to a colorful and salacious past. A must-read for Nashville history enthusiasts. The earliest settlers to lay claim to the land……続きを見る

Discover the wicked and sordid history of Asheville, North Carolina in this volume by author and Asheville native Marla Hardee Milling. Asheville is a wonderfully strange city, but it has a few shad……続きを見る