Cultural Region/Midwest
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Minnesota’s Natural Heritage: Second Edition
$49.95 Read moreThe definitive work on Minnesota’s natural history and ecology–updated, expanded, and copiously illustrated to account for profound changes to the state’s natural landscape over the past twenty-five
- Author: Tester, John R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 552
- Publish Date: January 12 2021
- ISBN10: 1517903572
- Language: English
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Mike Hargrove and the Cleveland Indians: A Baseball Life
$16.95 Read moreAn inside, in-depth look at a fascinating baseball life …
There were spectacular highs–Rookie of the Year, All Star, World Series … And devastating lows–the end of his playing days, a tragic acci
- Author: Jim, Ingraham
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 323
- Publish Date: November 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1598511106
- Language: English
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City of Big Shoulders: A History of Chicago
$22.95 Add to cartCity of Big Shoulders links key events in Chicago’s development, from its marshy origins in the 1600s to today’s robust metropolis. Robert G. Spinney presents Chicago in terms of the people whose live
- Author: Spinney, Robert G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: May 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1501748963
- Language: English
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Native Plants of the Midwest: A Comprehensive Guide to the Best 500 Species for the Garden
$50.00 Add to cartNative Plants of the Midwest, by regional plant expert Alan Branhagan, features the best native plants in the heartland and offers clear and concise guidance on how to use them in the garden. Plant pr… [more below]
- Author: Branhagen, Alan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: November 16 2016
- ISBN10: 1604695935
- Language: English
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Movin’ On: The Legacy of Ron West and the Rock Band Missouri
$17.99 Add to cartComing of age during the British Invasion of the early 1960s, Ron West was inspired to pursue a career in music. His interest in bands like the Beatles influenced the formation of the Chesmann and Che
- Author: ?mick, Jeremy Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1960810480
- Language: English
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The Lake Michigan Triangle: Mysterious Disappearances and Haunting Tales
$23.99 Add to cartWhat disturbing secrets surround the cold, deep waters of Lake Michigan?
Sudden violent storms and rocky shoals have claimed the lives of countless mortals foolish enough to brave the treacherous surf
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Soucek, Gayle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1467148393
- Language: English
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Lost Chicago Department Stores
$41.99 Add to cartWithin 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: January 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1540251276
- Language: English
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Walking Milwaukee: 31 Tours of Brew City’s Neighborhoods, Landmarks, and Entertainment Districts
$16.95 Add to cartFeaturing 31 self-guided walking tours, Walking Milwaukee leads readers through some of the city’s most interesting, scenic, and historic places.
- Series: Walking
- Author: Brevvaxling, Royal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1643590200
- Language: English
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The Collinwood Tragedy: The Story of the Worst School Fire in American History
$24.95 Add to cartA devastating loss of life and a community’s response
March 4, 1908, was an ordinary morning in Collinwood, Ohio, a village about ten miles outside of Cleveland. Children at Lakeview Elementary School
- Author: Badal, James Jessen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 0
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1606353918
- Language: English
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Bathroom Book of Michigan Trivia: Weird, Wacky and Wild
$14.95 Read moreThe Wolverine State has quite a few claims to being a unique region of the country. Some folks in Michigan are actually called “trolls” while others are called “yoopers.” Sault Ste. Marie used to be o… [more below]
- Series: Bathroom Book
- Author: Hudson, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: July 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1897278322
- Language: English
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Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa
$21.99 Add to cartSome have called Buxton a Black Utopia. In the town of five thousand residents, established in 1900, African Americans and Caucasians lived, worked and attended school together. It was a thriving, one… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Chase, Rachelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 28 2019
- ISBN10: 1467140465
- Language: English
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Lemont
$24.99 Read moreLocated within the Des Plaines River valley in Illinois, Lemont became a village in 1873. The Illinois and Michigan Canal opened transportation opportunities and led to the discovery of dolomite limes… [more below]
- Series: Images of America
- Author: Barron, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 06 2023
- ISBN10: 146716058X
- Language: English
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Backpacking in Michigan
$19.95 Read moreWith 65 photographs and 77 detailed maps, this indispensable guide to the state’s hiking trails gives beginners to advanced hikers all the information they need to plan their next Michigan overnight o
- Author: DuFresne, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: December 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0472032682
- Language: English
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Lost In Michigan Volume 5
$14.95 Add to cartThis is The fifth volume in the Lost In Michigan book series based on the popular website www.LostinMichigan.net. It contains unique and interesting stories throughout the “Mitten State” that are off
- Author: Sonnenberg, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: May 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1955474001
- Language: English
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Cleveland TV Tales, Volume 2: More Stories from the Golden Age of Local Television
$15.95 Read moreMore behind-the-screen stories from the golden age of local television
Let’s warm up the old family TV set, step through the screen, and see what was going on behind the scenes with some of our favori
- Author: Olszewski, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 189
- Publish Date: November 17 2015
- ISBN10: 1938441753
- Language: English
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Great Plains Bison
$17.95 Add to cartA Project of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska
Great Plains Bison traces the history and ecology of this American symbol from the origins- Series: Discover the Great Plains
- Author: O’Brien, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0803285779
- Language: English
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Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
$22.00 Add to cart“A classic. I can’t recommend it enough.”–Chris Hayes
On Thursday, July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index, which measure- Author: Klinenberg, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 06 2015
- ISBN10: 022627618X
- Language: English
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When Minnehaha Flowed with Whiskey: A Spirited History of the Falls
$18.95 Add to cartThe lost history of Minnehaha Falls–featuring dance halls, secret saloons, wild behavior, lawsuits, and plenty of whiskey.
Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis has been a much-loved place for a very long t
- Author: Cooper, Karen E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 168134226X
- Language: English
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Historic Barns of Ohio
$40.99 Add to cartFrom the glacier-flattened northwest to the Appalachian hills and valleys to the east and south, barns dot the Ohio landscape. Built with wooden nails and mortise-and-tenon joints and assembled with b… [more below]
- Author: Kroeger, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 242
- Publish Date: March 22 2021
- ISBN10: 1540246337
- Language: English
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The St. Louis Commune of 1877: Communism in the Heartland
$29.95 Add to cartFollowing the Civil War, large corporations emerged in the United States and became intent on maximizing their power and profits at all costs. Political corruption permeated American society as those … [more below]
- Author: Kruger, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 330
- Publish Date: October 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1496228138
- Language: English
