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Norwegians in Minnesota
$17.95 Add to cartThe images of the Vikings professional football team, the stereotype of the “Norwegian bachelor farmer,” and even Minnesotans’ speech patterns proclaim the state’s Norwegian heritage. But Norwegian se… [more below]
- Series: People of Minnesota
- Author: Gjerde, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 110
- Publish Date: May 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0873514211
- Language: English
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A History Lover’s Guide to Chicago
$23.99 Add to cartFounded next to a great lake and a sluggish river, Chicago grew faster than any city ever has. Splendid department stores created modern retailing, and the skyscraper was invented to handle the needs … [more below]
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Borzo, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 01 2021
- ISBN10: 146714570X
- Language: English
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Only in St. Louis!
$24.95 Add to cartIn Only in St. Louis , Charlie Brennan shares the most incredible, strange and inspiring stories he has come across in his three decades talking about the Gateway City. Readers will learn:
Wilt Chambe
- Author: Brennan, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 21 2020
- ISBN10: 1735815403
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of University of Georgia Football
$42.99 Add to cartOn January 30, 1892, on a field adjacent a small university’s quadrangle, just behind its New College, a mascot-the university goat–was paraded before approximately 1,500 spectators. The goat was fol
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Garbin, Patrick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: August 28 2010
- ISBN10: 1684421160
- Language: English
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Minnesota Mayhem: A History of Calamitous Events, Horrific Accidents, Dastardly Crime & Dreadful Behavior in the Land of Ten Thousand La
$23.99 Add to cartTurn back the yellowing pages of Minnesota’s past and explore the best of the state’s worst moments, as chronicled in the Minneapolis Tribune and its successor newspapers. These stories and photos, cu… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Welter, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 05 2012
- ISBN10: 1609495977
- Language: English
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Door County Tales: Shipwrecks, Cherries and Goats on the Roof
$21.99 Add to cartBefitting its role as Wisconsin’s thumb, Door County has its own unique pulse. It is the “Door of the Dead,” which some historians blame for more shipwrecks than any other body of freshwater in the wo
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Soucek, Gayle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 03 2011
- ISBN10: 160949234X
- Language: English
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Lost Chicago Department Stores
$21.99 Read moreWithin thirty years of the Great Chicago Fire, the revitalized city was boasting some of America’s grandest department stores. The retail corridor on State Street was a crowded canyon of innovation an… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Goddard, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1467147710
- Language: English
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Victims of Foul Play: A True Story of One Man’s Dark Secrets
$24.95 Add to cartA motive for murder. This is a true story about Clarence Larson and the two women he married. His first wife, Martha, died in a suspicious farm accident. She was found wrapped up on the power-take-off
- Author: Lubeck, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: October 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1977233473
- Language: English
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Around Clearwater
$31.99 Add to cartBurrowed below bluffs overlooking the Mississippi and Clearwater Rivers, Clearwater s houses, its churches, and most of its original businesses resemble those that settlers had left behind in the East… [more below]
- Author: Frank-Stupnik, Cynthia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: July 18 2016
- ISBN10: 1531699065
- Language: English
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Cedar Point
$40.99 Add to cartIn 1870, Louis Zistel began ferrying passengers from Sandusky to the Cedar Point Peninsula’s beer garden and sandy beaches. In 1888, the Grand Pavilion was built, housing a massive theatre, bowling al… [more below]
- Author: Francis, Diane Demali
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: April 21 2004
- ISBN10: 1531618170
- Language: English
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Lost Dayton, Ohio
$31.99 Add to cartMany of the places that helped make Dayton a center of innovation were lost to history, while others survived and adapted, representing the city’s spirit of revitalization. Some of the city’s distinct… [more below]
- Author: Walsh, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: June 11 2018
- ISBN10: 1540234142
- Language: English
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Oak Lawn Tornado of 1967
$31.99 Add to cartThe morning of April 21, 1967, was crisp and clear, marking the arrival of spring. As the day progressed, dark clouds covered the skies over Oak Lawn, and a deadly tornado touched down in the village … [more below]
- Author: Korst, Kevin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: January 06 2014
- ISBN10: 1531668232
- Language: English
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Indian Lake
$24.99 Add to cartDiscover why Indian Lake was known as “Ohio’s Million Dollar Playground” for much of the 20th century.
Indian Lake, in northwestern Ohio, was originally a group of smaller lakes and wetlands occupying
- Series: Postcard History
- Author: Veen, Cornelis Van Der
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 22 2019
- ISBN10: 1467102520
- Language: English
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Mackinac Bridge
$23.99 Add to cartOn November 1, 1957, traffic officially opened on the far-reaching Mackinac Bridge.
That was the culmination of 70 years of talking and dreaming about a bridge across
the Straits of Mackinac, of discour- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Fornes, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 29 2007
- ISBN10: 0738550698
- Language: English
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The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream
$20.00 Add to cartWinner of the Chicago Tribune‘s 2013 Heartland Prize
A critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring many of the incredible personalities that shaped American culture Before air t- Author: Dyja, Thomas L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: March 25 2014
- ISBN10: 0143125095
- Language: English
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Ten Ohio Disasters: Stories of Tragedy and Courage That Should Not Be Forgotten
$15.95 Read moreTragedy and courage walk hand-in-hand in these gripping true tales from Ohio’s past…
These ten disasters from Ohio’s past are worth remembering for both their tragic lessons and their inspiring exam
- Author: Zurcher, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 149
- Publish Date: May 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1598511254
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Cleveland Sports
$40.99 Add to cartCleveland sports history goes well beyond The Shot, The Fumble, The Drive and so many other ignoble moments. Many of the city’s most illustrious sports tales are long-forgotten chapters of tribulation… [more below]
- Series: Sports
- Author: Bona, Marc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: June 28 2021
- ISBN10: 1540248275
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of Christmas in Chicago
$41.99 Add to cartIn Chicago, as wherever Christmas is celebrated, holiday traditions reflect both universal themes and local color, both the spirit of giving and snow-covered State Street. In 1913, Chicago decorated i
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Adams, Rosemary K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: November 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1684420687
- Language: English
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Haunted Summerwind: A Ghostly History of a Wisconsin Mansion
$21.99 Add to cartBuried deep in the Wisconsin Northwoods, the ruined splendor of the Summerwind Mansion bares the bones of its legendary past. Robert Patterson Lamont purchased the property in 1916 as a country retrea… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Bell, Devon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 19 2016
- ISBN10: 1626194378
- Language: English
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Lost Restaurants of Chicago
$35.99 Add to cartMany of Chicago’s greatest or most unusual restaurants are “no longer taking reservations,” but they’re definitely not forgotten. From steakhouses to delis, these dining destinations attracted movie s… [more below]
- Author: Borzo, Greg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: December 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1540237060
- Language: English
