Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic
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Philadelphia Beer: A Heady History of Brewing in the Cradle of Liberty
$33.99 Add to cartThe finely aged history of Philadelphia brewing has been fermenting since before the crack appeared in the Liberty Bell. By the time thirsty immigrants made the city the birthplace of the American lag… [more below]
- Author: Wagner, Rich
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: April 25 2012
- ISBN10: 1540206548
- Language: English
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Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History
$24.99 Add to cartFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history.
Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten odditi
- Author: Bleyer, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: April 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1467138622
- Language: English
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Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape: Deep Roots, Continuing Legacy
$18.95 Add to cartBlack Philadelphians have shaped Philadelphia history since colonial times. In Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape, Amy Cohen recounts notable aspects of the Black experience in Philadelphia f… [more below]
- Author: Cohen, Amy Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1439923655
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Howard County
$24.99 Read moreUntold stories of Howard County’s rich and fascinating past.
First settled in the 17th century when the area was part of Anne Arundel County, early towns formed around grist mills. Nearby quarries and
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Davis, Nathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154733
- Language: English
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Explorer’s Guide 50 Hikes in Central Pennsylvania: Day Hikes and Backpacking Trips
$22.99 Add to cartVeteran trailblazer and outdoor activist Tom Thwaites, the author of two other 50 Hikes guides to Pennsylvania, has completely revised and updated this guide to the central portion of Penn’s Woods. Ro… [more below]
- Series: 50 Hikes in Central Pennsylvania: From the Great Valley to the #0
- Author: Thwaites, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 222
- Publish Date: August 08 2012
- ISBN10: 0881504750
- Language: English
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A Lenape Among the Quakers: The Life of Hannah Freeman
$17.95 Add to cart“Marsh makes commendable use of the scant documentary evidence to piece together Hannah Freeman’s life. Her painstaking efforts to give Hannah a voice are impressive.” ―Thomas Britten, The Histo
- Author: Marsh, Dawn G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 230
- Publish Date: May 01 2017
- ISBN10: 080327520X
- Language: English
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Picking Up: On the Streets and Behind the Trucks with the Sanitation Workers of New York City
$24.00 Add to cart“Meticulous . . . [Nagle’s] passion for the subject really comes to life.” —The New York Times
New York City produces more than twelve thousand tons of household trash and recyclables a day. As quick- Author: Nagle, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 18 2014
- ISBN10: 0374534276
- Language: English
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Date Night: New York City: 50 Creative, Budget-Friendly Dates for the City That Never Sleeps
$10.99 Add to cartFind the most romantic locations the Big Apple has to offer with Romantic Rendezvous: New York City.
It can be hard to find fun and romantic things to do while on a budget. This book features the most- Author: Dickenson, Chloe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1646433564
- Language: English
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Youghiogheny: Appalachian River, Revised Edition
$24.95 Add to cartFirst Published in 1984, this 40th Anniversary Edition of Youghiogheny is Revised and Expanded with a Beautiful New Cover
Turbulent rapids and wild shorelines of the Youghiogheny River highlight nat- Author: Palmer, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 082296709X
- Language: English
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How the Other Half Lives
$24.95 Add to cartJacob Riis was one of the very few men who photographed the slums of New York at the turn of the twentieth century, when as many as 300,000 people per square mile were crowded into the tenements of Ne… [more below]
- Author: Riis, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 01 1971
- ISBN10: 0486220125
- Language: English
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Black Broadway in Washington, DC
$40.99 Add to cartBefore chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington’s Greater U Street was known as Black Broadway. From the early 1900s into the … [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Thomas, Briana A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: January 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1540245608
- Language: English
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A People’s Guide to New York City: Volume 5
$31.18 Add to cartThis alternative guidebook for one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations explores all five boroughs to reveal a people’s New York City.
The sites and stories of A People’s Guide to New Yor- Series: People’s Guide
- Author: Bank Mu?oz, Carolina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: January 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0520289579
- Language: English
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Best Easy Day Hikes Rochester, New York
$20.50 Add to cartBest Easy Day Hikes Rochester includes concise descriptions of the best short hikes in the area, with detailed maps of the routes. The 20 hikes in this guide are generally short, easy to follow, and g… [more below]
- Series: Best Easy Day Hikes
- Author: Minetor, Randi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 124
- Publish Date: May 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1493056395
- Language: English
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How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! the True Story Revealed
$28.95 Add to cartHow baseball evolved with shocking speed from a casual folk game into a serious adult activity, an instrument of national unification and then a national entertainment industry.
- Author: Gilbert, Thomas W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1567926770
- Language: English
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Lost in Time
$10.99 Read moreFrom NYT bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, this steamy vampire series is full of secrets, intrigue and blood sucking, perfect for fans of Chloe Gong and Tracy Wolff!
The stakes have never been hi- Series: Blue Bloods
- Author: de la Cruz, Melissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1368094198
- Language: English
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Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, Revised and Expanded
$27.95 Read moreAs recent years have seen alarming declines of insect and bird populations in many states, more gardeners have discovered the importance of including native plants in order to nurture these pollinator… [more below]
- Author: Summers, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 318
- Publish Date: February 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1978833636
- Language: English
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If I Knew Then . . .
$15.95 Add to cartOne of the most recognized names in America, Amy Fisher–now thirty and a happily married mother and award-winning journalist–finally tells the true story in her own words and includes many never-bef… [more below]
- Author: Fisher, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: September 27 2004
- ISBN10: 0595324452
- Language: English
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Sex and the City
$18.99 Add to cartEnter a world where the sometimes shocking and often hilarious mating habits of the privileged are exposed by a true insider. In essays drawn from her witty and sometimes brutally candid column in the… [more below]
- Author: Bushnell, Candace
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0446673544
- Language: English
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Haunted Pennsylvania: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Keystone State
$16.95 Add to cartEerie stories of ghosts, spirits, and hauntings from across the Keystone State.
- Series: Haunted
- Author: Nesbitt, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1493040855
- Language: English
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Green Mountain Ghosts, Ghouls & Unsolved Mysteries
$15.95 Add to cartAimed at adults, teenagers, and tourists, this is the most comprehensive collection of tales, legends, folklore, ghost stories and strange-but-true facts ever assembled about Vermont and the surroundi
- Author: Citro, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 03 2012
- ISBN10: 1881527506
- Language: English
