History Press Library Editions
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Built by Blacks: African American Architecture and Neighborhoods in Richmond
$33.99 Add to cartRichmond’s vast and varied collection of architecture provides an archive of African American history. Author Selden Richardson explains how iconic symbols of old Richmond and the generations of black… [more below]
- Author: Richardson, Selden
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1540218686
- Language: English
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Historic Hoosier Gyms: Discovering Bygone Basketball Landmarks
$37.99 Add to cartKick snow from your shoes and step into the warmth of the old Hoosier high school basketball gym, where farmers in overalls line the court and students heckle referees from planks above the bleachers…. [more below]
- Author: Neddenriep, Kyle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: December 08 2010
- ISBN10: 1540224201
- Language: English
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Sunset Lodge in Georgetown: The Story of a Madam
$31.99 Add to cartHazel Weisse moved to Georgetown in 1936 and opened a brothel three miles south of Front Street. Despite being illegal, the business remained open for thirty-three years until Weisse’s retirement in 1… [more below]
- Author: Hodges, David Gregg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: September 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1540240568
- Language: English
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Lost Restaurants of Tulsa
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: Martin, Rhys A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: December 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1540237044
- Language: English
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Haunted North Georgia
$31.99 Add to cartNorth Georgia is home to more than its fair share of ghosts, from scenic antebellum mansions to restaurants, mills and even an outhouse. Reverend Robert William Bigham of Coweta County received a supe… [more below]
- Author: Miles, Jim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: October 02 2017
- ISBN10: 1540226557
- Language: English
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Plott Hound Tales: Legendary People & Places Behind the Breed
$31.99 Add to cartThe Plott hound has reached worldwide fame through the contributions of many colorful characters from the Southern Appalachians. Quill Rose–a legendary local outlaw, moonshiner, gunfighter and more–… [more below]
- Author: Plott, Bob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: August 14 2017
- ISBN10: 1540225593
- Language: English
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The Battle of Franklin: When the Devil Had Full Possession of the Earth
$31.99 Add to cartIn late November 1864, the last Southern army east of the Mississippi that was still free to maneuver started out from northern Alabama on the Confederacy’s last offensive. John Bell Hood and his Army… [more below]
- Author: Knight, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: October 21 2009
- ISBN10: 1540220362
- Language: English
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Sunken Plantations: The Santee Cooper Project
$31.99 Add to cartSouth Carolinians have long desired a route for water navigation from Columbia to Charleston. An early Santee Canal effort ended in failure by 1850, but interest was reignited in the twentieth century… [more below]
- Author: Bostick, Douglas W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: September 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1540218740
- Language: English
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Lost Fort Worth
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: Nichols, Mike
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: February 04 2014
- ISBN10: 1540209164
- Language: English
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A Guide to Newport’s Cliff Walk: Tales of Seaside Mansions & the Gilded Age Elite
$33.99 Add to cartFrom the grand majesty of the Breakers to the beautiful proportions of Rosecliff, these houses are enduring reminders of the architectural flowering of the Gilded Age.
Where the salty air mingles with … [more below]- Author: Morris, Ed
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: May 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1540218546
- Language: English
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Hidden History of the Florida Keys
$31.99 Add to cartThe Florida Keys have witnessed all kinds of historical events, from the dramatic and the outrageous to the tragic and the comic. In the nineteenth century, uncompromising individuals fought duels and… [more below]
- Author: Albritton, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: November 05 2018
- ISBN10: 1540236757
- Language: English
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150 Years of Racing in Saratoga: Little-Known Stories & Facts from America’s Most Historic Racing City
$34.99 Add to cartSince the inaugural meeting was held in August 1863, Saratoga Springs has been the scene of memorable races, often featuring legends of the sport. Although some of the epic moments are still familiar … [more below]
- Author: Carter, Allan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: June 04 2013
- ISBN10: 1540208680
- Language: English
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Better Homes of South Bend: An American Story of Courage
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: Robinson, Gabrielle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: September 07 2015
- ISBN10: 154020278X
- Language: English
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Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History
$34.99 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 histo… [more below]
- Author: Bleyer, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: April 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1540238407
- Language: English
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A History of Lake Norman: Fish Camps to Ferraris
$31.99 Add to cartOn a muggy September day in 1959, North Carolina governor Luther Hodges set off the first charge of dynamite for the Cowan’s Ford Dam project. The dam channeled Catawba River waters into the largest l… [more below]
- Author: McShane, Chuck
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: September 30 2014
- ISBN10: 1540210286
- Language: English
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Lost Department Stores of San Francisco
$31.99 Add to cartIn the late nineteenth century, San Francisco’s merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up–hats, glove… [more below]
- Author: Hitz, Anne Evers
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: March 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1540242420
- Language: English
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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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Look to Lazarus: The Big Store
$31.99 Add to cartFor more than 150 years, F&R Lazarus & Company was the heart of downtown Columbus. Headed by the “first family of American retailing”? with an eye for flair and a devotion to the customer, this unique… [more below]
- Author: Meyers, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: October 13 2011
- ISBN10: 1540205991
- Language: English
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Haunted New Orleans: History & Hauntings of the Crescent City
$31.99 Add to cartNew Orleans–the Big Easy, the birthplace of jazz, home of Cafe du Monde and what some call the most haunted city in America. Beneath the indulgence and revelry of the Crescent City lies a long histor… [more below]
- Author: Taylor, Troy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 27 2010
- ISBN10: 154022418X
- Language: English
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Kahiki Supper Club: A Polynesian Paradise in Columbus
$35.99 Add to cartInspired by Florida’s famed Mai-Kai restaurant, Bill Sapp and Lee Henry opened the Kahiki Supper Club in 1961. They set out simply to build a nice Polynesian restaurant and ended up establishing the m… [more below]
- Author: Meyers, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: September 16 2014
- ISBN10: 1540210804
- Language: English
