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Rivers of the Eastern Shore, 2nd Edition: Seventeen Maryland Rivers
$29.99 Add to cartA must-have for all those devoted to the character and culture of the Eastern Shore, a coastal region of eclectic small towns and pristine natural beauty. Originally published in 1944, this second edi… [more below]
- Author: Horton, Tom
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 0764363662
- Language: English
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The Golden Age of Baltimore Theater: A History from Shakespeare to Vaudeville
$24.99 Read moreThe story of Charm City on stage. Baltimore’s dynamic theatrical tradition had hard-scrabble beginnings in the eighteenth century. The popularity of the theater only grew, continuing to the vaudeville… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Mitchell, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1467154482
- Language: English
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Engineering Pittsburgh: A History of Roads, Rails, Canals, Bridges and More
$32.99 Add to cartWestern Pennsylvania’s infrastructure is renowned for traversing valleys, mountains, rivers and everything in between. Early surveying in the region delineated state and local boundaries that allowed … [more below]
- Author: Asce Pittsburgh Section 100th Anniversar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: September 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1540235998
- Language: English
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The Desperate Hours: One Hospital’s Fight to Save a City on the Pandemic’s Front Lines
$19.99 Add to cartAWARD-WINNING VANITY FAIR WRITER Marie Brenner shares a remarkable depiction of New York–a city in crisis–based on new, behind-the-scenes reporting that captures the resilience, peril, and compassio
- Author: Brenner, Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 1250837154
- Language: English
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Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks: The Story of the Lake, the Land, and the People
$24.95 Add to cartBig Moose Lake in the Adirondacks is the lively and well documented story of the growth of the lake side community made famous by the incident that inspired Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy. The
- Author: Barlow, Jane A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 314
- Publish Date: June 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0815607741
- Language: English
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Erie Canal
$24.99 Add to cartTravel back in time through the heyday of the old Erie Canal and see how it unleashed the growth of the United States.
The building of the Erie Canal was spearheaded by the vision of Gov. Dewitt Clinto
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Erie Canal Museum
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0738508691
- Language: English
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The Tenmile Country and Its Pioneer Familes: a Genealogical History of the Upper Monongahela Valley
$65.95 Add to cart“Tenmile Country” refers to an area of land in Greene and Washington counties in southwestern Pennsylvania that is traversed by Tenmile Creek. During the early colonial period, this region of the Uppe
- Author: Leckey, Howard L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 746
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1596414618
- Language: English
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The Foggy Bottom Gang: The Story of the Warring Brothers of Washington, DC
$17.95 Add to cartIn the town of lawmaking, three brothers thrived in lawbreaking
Before Prohibition, Leo, Emmitt, and Charles “Rags” Warring worked as laborers in their father’s barrel shop. When the (illegal) booze st
- Author: Warring, Leo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: November 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1950843327
- Language: English
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Niagara Falls in World War II
$21.99 Add to cartNiagara Falls, both a natural wonder and a tourist destination, played a prominent role on the homefront during the Second World War. Many men and women worked diligently stateside in wartime industri… [more below]
- Series: Military
- Author: Kratts, Michelle Ann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 07 2016
- ISBN10: 1467137375
- Language: English
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Chronicles of the British Occupation of Long Island
$35.99 Add to cartLong Island was occupied under the brual yolk of the British army and navy from 1776-1783. The scars, trials and experiences of the occupation would not soon be forgotten… Author David M. Griffin pr… [more below]
- Author: Griffin, David M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: July 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1540257266
- Language: English
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Ruthless Tide: The Heroes and Villains of the Johnstown Flood, America’s Astonishing Gilded Age Disaster
$18.99 Add to cart“Reads like a nail-biting thriller.” — Library Journal, starred review
A gripping new history celebrating the remarkable heroes of the Johnstown Flood–the deadliest flood in U.S. history–from NBC h
- Author: Roker, Al
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 11 2023
- ISBN10: 0062445537
- Language: English
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City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, 1790-1920
$29.99 Add to cartIn the 19th century, New York saw the development of a sex industry at the heart of a consumer world of entertainment, goods, newspapers and advertising. In this book, Gilfoyle blends first-hand exper
- Author: Gilfoyle, Timothy J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: March 01 1994
- ISBN10: 0393311082
- Language: English
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The United States Naval Academy
$24.99 Add to cartFor 178 years, the United States Naval Academy has trained and educated young men and women to be commissioned officers in the US Navy and US Marine Corps. The Naval Academy is the second oldest of th… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Miller, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 28 2023
- ISBN10: 1467160245
- Language: English
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A Neighborhood Guide to Washington, D.C.’s Hidden History
$21.99 Add to cartGet off the National Mall and enjoy nine walking and driving tours of Washington, D. C. ‘s historic neighborhoods. A must-have for visitors and residents alike.
Discover the hidden history of the natio
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Fogle, Jeanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1596296526
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Pittsburgh
$23.99 Add to cartVeteran journalist Len Barcousky shines a light on the hidden corners of Pittsburgh’s history.
When Mark Twain visited in 1884, he claimed to spy a little bit of hell in Pittsburgh’s smoky appearance.
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Barcousky, Len
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 18 2016
- ISBN10: 1467135895
- Language: English
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The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel
$19.99 Add to cartJournalist Julie Satow’s thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money and glamour, from the Gilded Age to the Go-Go Eighties to today’s Billiona… [more below]
- Author: Satow, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: June 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1455566659
- Language: English
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Long Island City in 1776: The Revolution Comes to Queens
$23.99 Read more1775 belonged to Boston but after April of 1776, the Revolutionary War’s focus became New York City and the highly strategic Long Island, from Brooklyn’s terminal moraine high ground to Queens’s Hell … [more below]
- Series: Military
- Author: Melnick, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1467140953
- Language: English
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Along the Great South Bay (Illustrated Edition): From Oakdale to Babylon, the Story of a Summer Spa, 1840 to 1940
$24.95 Add to cartNearly twenty years after it was first published, Along the Great South Bay continues to be the definitive source of Great South Bay history, recounting a century in which New York’s most affluent fam… [more below]
- Author: Havemeyer, Harry W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 530
- Publish Date: December 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0990787001
- Language: English
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Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters and Miracles
$23.99 Add to cartPassed down over generations, Keystone State legends and lore provide both thrilling stories and dire warnings.
Strange creatures and tales of the supernatural thrive in Pennsylvania, from ghostly chil
- Series: American Legends
- Author: White, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 22 2014
- ISBN10: 162619498X
- Language: English
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Engineering Pittsburgh: A History of Roads, Rails, Canals, Bridges and More
$23.99 Add to cartWestern Pennsylvania’s infrastructure is renowned for traversing valleys, mountains, rivers and everything in between. Early surveying in the region delineated state and local boundaries that allowed … [more below]
- Author: Asce Pittsburgh Section 100th Anniversar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1625859694
- Language: English
