History Press Library Editions
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The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas
$31.99 Add to cartIn late July 1910, a shocking number of African Americans in Texas were slaughtered by white mobs in the Slocum area of Anderson County and the Percilla-Augusta region of neighboring Houston County. T… [more below]
- Author: Bills, E. R.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: May 13 2014
- ISBN10: 154020958X
- Language: English
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Muscle Shoals Sound Studio: How the Swampers Changed American Music
$31.99 Add to cartAn estimated four hundred gold records have been recorded in the Muscle Shoals area. Many of those are thanks to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, dubbed “the Swampers.”… [more below]
- Author: Whitley, Carla Jean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: July 22 2014
- ISBN10: 1540209180
- Language: English
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Lost Towns of North Georgia
$31.99 Add to cartWhen the bustle of a city slows, towns dissolve into abandoned buildings or return to woods and crumble into the North Georgia clay. The remains of numerous towns dot the landscape pockets of life tha… [more below]
- Author: Russell, Lisa M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: October 17 2016
- ISBN10: 1540200582
- Language: English
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Maine Nursing: Interviews and History on Caring and Competence
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: L’Heureux, Juliana
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: March 07 2016
- ISBN10: 1540203417
- 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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Churchill Downs: America’s Most Historic Racetrack
$33.99 Add to cartIn the late eighteenth century, in the bustling city streets of Louisville, began a tradition of thoroughbred racing that has transcended centuries. Follow Kimberly Gatto as she chronicles the history… [more below]
- Author: Gatto, Kimberly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: March 19 2010
- ISBN10: 1540223949
- Language: English
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Birmingham Foot Soldiers: Voices from the Civil Rights Movement
$31.99 Add to cartReverends Martin Luther King Jr., Andrew Young and Fred Shuttlesworth are iconic names associated with the Birmingham campaign of the civil rights movement. Credit also is due to many local residents … [more below]
- Author: Patterson, Nick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: May 20 2014
- ISBN10: 154022239X
- Language: English
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Rich’s: A Southern Institution
$37.99 Add to cartIn 1867, less than three years after the Civil War left the city in ruins, Hungarian Jewish immigrant Morris Rich opened a small dry goods store on what is now Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. Ov… [more below]
- Author: Clemmons, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: August 07 2012
- ISBN10: 1540205622
- Language: English
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Charleston’s Avery Center: From Education and Civil Rights to Preserving the African American Experience (Revised)
$37.99 Add to cartFor 140 years, Charleston s Avery Research Center has been a hub of African American education and study in the South Carolina Lowcountry. No other institution compares to Avery s scope and impact on … [more below]
- Author: Drago, Edmund L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 434
- Publish Date: July 06 2006
- ISBN10: 1540203824
- Language: English
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Florida Pirates: From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: Kaserman, James F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: November 16 2011
- ISBN10: 1540206394
- 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
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The Battle of Brandy Station: North America’s Largest Cavalry Battle
$33.99 Add to cartJust before dawn on June 9, 1863, Union soldiers materialized from a thick fog near the banks of Virginia’s Rappahannock River to ambush sleeping Confederates. The ensuing struggle, which lasted throu… [more below]
- Author: Wittenberg, Eric J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 274
- Publish Date: March 22 2010
- ISBN10: 1540220605
- Language: English
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Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen: Gunslingers, Bandits, Heroes and Peacekeepers
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: Trimble, Marshall
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: April 13 2015
- ISBN10: 1540213528
- Language: English
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The Boys in Chicago Heights: The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit
$31.99 Add to cartChicago Heights was long the seat of one of the major street crews of the Chicago Outfit, but its importance has often been overlooked and misunderstood. The crew’s origins predate Prohibition, when C… [more below]
- Author: Luzi, Matthew J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 16 2012
- ISBN10: 1540207463
- Language: English
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Ghosts of Galveston
$31.99 Add to cartOne of the oldest cities in Texas, Galveston has witnessed more than its share of tragedies. Devastating hurricanes, yellow fever epidemics, fires, a major Civil War battle and more cast a dark shroud… [more below]
- Author: Maca, Kathleen Shanahan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: September 12 2016
- ISBN10: 1540200183
- Language: English
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A History of Virginia Wines: From Grapes to Glass
$32.99 Add to cartGo beyond the bottle and step inside the minds, and vines, of Virginia’s burgeoning wine industry in this groundbreaking volume. Join grape grower and industry insider Walker Elliott Rowe as he guides… [more below]
- Author: Rowe, Walker Elliott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1540220028
- Language: English
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Atlanta’s Ponce de Leon Avenue: A History
$31.99 Add to cartNamed for the famous Spanish explorer who was said to have discovered the Fountain of Youth, Atlanta s Ponce de Leon Avenue began as a simple country road that conveyed visitors to the healing springs… [more below]
- Author: Jones, Sharon Foster
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: February 27 2012
- ISBN10: 1540206130
- Language: English
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A People’s History of the Lake of the Ozarks
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: Peek, Dan William
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: April 25 2016
- ISBN10: 1540203433
- Language: English
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The Hidden History of East Tennessee
$31.99 Add to cartCritically acclaimed author Joe Guy serves up a stout batch of East Tennessee history in this latest collection of articles from his popular newspaper column. From Chattanooga up to Knoxville, and eve… [more below]
- Author: Guy, Joe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1540218961
- Language: English
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Jacobson’s: I Miss It So!: The Story of a Michigan Fashion Institution
$31.99 Add to cartWinner of the Michigan Notable Book Award for 2012
Join department store historian Bruce Allen Kopytek in this return to the elegance of Jacobson’s, a beloved Michigan institution for well over 100 ye
- Author: Kopytek, Bruce Allen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: September 06 2011
- ISBN10: 1540206068
- Language: English
