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Empire Builders: An Illustrated History of the Rise and Fall of Cleveland’s Van Sweringen Brothers
$45.00 Read moreEmpire Builders tells the story of Oris P. and Mantis J. Sweringen, two brothers from Wooster, Ohio, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Although they were born into abject poverty,
- Author: Pacini, Lauren R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 286
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0253069823
- Language: English
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The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North
$35.00 Add to cartThe epic story of Detroit’s struggle to integrate schools in its suburbs–and the defeat of desegregation in the North.
In 1974, the Supreme Court issued a momentous decision: In the case of Milliken- Author: Adams, Michelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0374250421
- Language: English
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Detroit in 50 Maps
$30.00 Read moreDetroit in 50 Maps shows you the Motor City from entirely new perspectives, from neighborhood coffee shops to the legacy of redlining.
There are thousands of ways to map a city. Roads, bridges, and ra
- Author: Hill, Alex B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1953368026
- Language: English
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Roadside History of Nebraska
$24.00 Add to cartThis overview of Nebraska history leads both visitors and residents on an in-depth tour of the state’s past. Divided into five geographic divisions, the book follows roadways to all the well-known and… [more below]
- Series: Roadside History (Paperback)
- Author: Moulton, Candy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 420
- Publish Date: June 15 1997
- ISBN10: 0878423478
- Language: English
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Midwest Futures
$26.00 Read moreA virtuoso book about midwestern identity and the future of the region. Named a Commonweal Notable Book of 2020, a finalist for a Midwest Independent Book award, and winner of the Independent Publishe
- Author: Christman, Phil
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 150
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1948742616
- Language: English
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Christmas in Cincinnati
$24.99 Read moreBelieve in the Magic
The most wonderful time of the year has its own special meaning for those who grew up in the Queen City. The elves at Shillito’s and Pogie and Patter the talking reindeer were as
- Author: Beckman, Wendy H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1467148318
- Language: English
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The Indianapolis Anthology
$20.00 Read morePart of Belt’s city anthology series, a reconsideration of one of America’s most misunderstood cities.
Is Indianapolis just another midwestern city to fly over on the way to bigger and better destinati
- Series: Belt City Anthologies
- Author: Minnick, Norman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1948742918
- Language: English
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Amazing Iowa
$22.50 Add to cart- Author: Murray, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1681065754
- Language: English
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Small Town Missouri: Legends, Lore, and Attractions in the Show Me State
$29.95 Add to cart- Author: Yager, Caitlin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2025
- ISBN10: 168106586X
- Language: English
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Gunflint Falling: Blowdown in the Boundary Waters
$16.95 Read moreStories from survivors of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness’s epochal weather disaster
On July 4, 1999, in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), a bizarre confluence of meteorol
- Author: Griffith, Cary J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1517915570
- Language: English
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Murder in Victorian Dayton: The Tragic Story of Bessie Little
$24.99 Read moreA sad and shocking story of love betrayed
The murder of Bessie Little and the trial of her murderer rocked Victorian Dayton. Believing herself pregnant and desperate to save her reputation, young Bes
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Kaushal, Sara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1467157740
- Language: English
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’70s Chicagoland Rock Concerts
$24.99 Add to cartA Portal to Rock ‘N’ Roll History
During the 1970s, Chicagoland venues hosted an eclectic mix of legendary rock ‘n’ roll acts that thrilled audiences. Fans flocked to historic venues like the Auditori
- Author: Plotnick, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 146715685X
- Language: English
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A Great and Good Man: Rare, First-Hand Accounts of Abraham Lincoln
$22.50 Add to cart- Author: White, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1681065452
- Language: English
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The Kingdom of Amarugia: The True Story of Missouri’s Country Kings
$14.99 Add to cartFifty miles south of Kansas City lies a rural community whose history makes it different than any other in the United States. The residents of this small Missouri hamlet were once ruled by a king.
The … [more below]
- Author: Jones, Jonathan a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 106
- Publish Date: June 28 2024
- ISBN10: 9798987429730
- Language: English
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Murder in Chisago County: The Unsolved Johnson Family Mystery
$21.99 Add to cartAt 3:30 a.m. on April 11, 1933, neighbors and firefighters arrived at the farmhouse of Albin and Alvira Johnson to find a smoldering heap where a seemingly happy home once stood. Beneath the ruins, in… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Johnson, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 04 2019
- ISBN10: 1467142336
- Language: English
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44 Years in Darkness: A True Story of Madness, Tragedy and Shattered Love
$15.00 Add to cart44 YEARS IN DARKNESS
A TRUE STORY OF MADNESS, TRAGEDY AND SHATTERED LOVE
BY SYLVIA SHULTSLost in the shadows of Illinois asylums in the nineteenth century is the strange story of Rhoda Derry. Left at
- Author: Shults, Sylvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: October 10 2016
- ISBN10: 1892523477
- Language: English
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Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age America
$17.95 Add to cartOn May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country, leading to a sensational trial, that c… [more below]
- Author: Green, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 13 2007
- ISBN10: 1400033225
- Language: English
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Secret North Shore Chicago
$27.00 Read more- Series: Secret
- Author: Shubart, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 168106488X
- Language: English
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The Women Who Built Omaha: A Bold and Remarkable History
$22.95 Add to cart2023 Nebraska Book Award
During the 1930s the Federal Writers’ Project described Omaha as a “man’s town,” and histories of the city have all but ignored women. However, women have played major roles- Author: Wirth, Eileen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: May 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1496228642
- Language: English
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Motor City Famous: Celebrity Homes, Graves and Little-Known Locales
$24.99 Add to cartMost know Detroit as the hometown of Motown legends like Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. And they’re all here! But beyond the well-known list of famous Detroiters awaits a veritable who’s w
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Platto, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 146715721X
- Language: English
