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Nooks and Corners of Old New York celebrates the people, places, and events that shaped New York City's history. The authorーa newspaper reporter and novelist who wrote extensively on New York's ear……続きを見る

A Pittsburgh Sports History Centering Issues of Race and Economic Disparity Americans love sports, from neighborhood pickup basketball to the National Football League, and everything in between. Whi……続きを見る

It was the decisive eighteen-minute Battle of San Jacinto where the famous words "Remember the Alamo!" were first shouted. In Eighteen Minutes, Stephen L. Moore describes the momentous battle that e……続きを見る

Although relatively unknown today, Martin Behrman dominated New Orleans politics in the early twentieth century, serving as mayor from 1904 to 1920 and again in 1925 for a brief period before his de……続きを見る

Dianne Feinstein: The Story of the Longest-serving Female US Senator Step into the extraordinary life of Senator Dianne Feinstein in this riveting biography authored by Daniel Craig. Dianne Feinstei……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

Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in and Around Durham spans four centuries, with over fifty terrible tales of man's inhumanity to man, which are related in the pages of this book. In the early centu……続きを見る

Barnsley and the surrounding area has a dark and sinister past. There were many foul deeds committed throughout the centuries of the most heinous kind -and many suspicious circumstances. Poverty was……続きを見る

You may think Richmond, Kingston and the neighbouring districts are prosperous, safe and law-abiding in comparison to the hazardous, crime-prone centre of London, but you would be mistaken. For, as ……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

The fireship was the guided missile of the sailing era. Packed with incendiary (and sometimes explosive) material, it was aimed at its highly inflammable wooden target by volunteers who bailed out i……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

Asheville, North Carolina has a long history with beer, one that is still easily seen in this city today, from moonshine to craft beers and breweries. Drinking local harks back to the founding of As……続きを見る

Hot Springs, known for its naturally heated springs and therapeutic bathhouses, became a major training ground in baseball. A must-have for fans of baseball history. Hot Springs, Arkansas, with its ……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

Wicked Akron, Ohio takes the reader on a journey through the seedy underbelly of the city's history. Akron is known as "the rubber capital of the world" and home to Goodyear. But look beneath those ……続きを見る

Uncover Ulster County's hidden history of unsavory characters and stories of its wicked past. Situated in the scenic Hudson Valley, Ulster County is a lovely location to make a home and raise a fami……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

Stroll along silent corridors of an abandoned asylum and linger among graves of Civil War dead - and discover the eerie ends of Stark County's departed souls. Ghostly diners, violent crimes of passi……続きを見る

Disclaimer!!! This isn't a book by McKay Coppins nor is it affiliated with them. Rather, it is an independent publication that gives a detailed summary of herbook.Understanding the readers' need for……続きを見る

**"It is a delight to wander through the bookstores of American history in this warm, generous book." ーEmma Straub, New York Times bestselling author and owner of Books Are Magic An affectionate an……続きを見る

Civil War Soldiers of Edgar County, Illinois: Harrison and William Nay tells the story of two brothers who served in the Civil War and wrote home to their sister from their places of duty. One was y……続きを見る

“Inside Texas: Culture, Identity and Houses, 1878–1920” is a 464 page book with 296 photos that tests and rejects the notion that Texas homes, like all things Texan, were unique and different. Over ……続きを見る