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Preserving the Pennsylvania Wilds: The Rebirth of Elk Country
$24.99PaperbackRead moreA Legacy of Conservation
Every year thousands flock to the Pennsylvania Wilds to be among nature and its famous elk herd. In the past, dangerous levels of hunting and industrial development forever al
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Chiappelli, Mario
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1467155284
- Language: English
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By: Kelly, Mills
Virginia’s Lost Appalachian Trail
$23.99PaperbackRead moreWalk in the footsteps of Virginia’s earliest hikers. For more than two decades hikers on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia walked through some of the most beautiful landscapes of the southern mountain… [more below]
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Kelly, Mills
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153397
- Language: English
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By: Layton, Kent
Recreating Titanic & Her Sisters: A Visual History
$73.99HardcoverRead moreBringing the world of Titanic and her sisters back to life as never before through the captivating original artwork of talented artists
Immerse yourself in another era in this stunning new book from- Author: Layton, Kent
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0750998687
- Language: English
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Wicked Hampton County
$23.99PaperbackRead moreThe Darker Side of Hampton County Hampton County is a rural county in South Carolina with a long and storied history, but it has a shady side. Author Michael DeWitt details the corruption, murders and… [more below]
- Series: Wicked
- Author: DeWitt Jr, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153400
- Language: English
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By: Carey, Bill
True Tales of Tennessee: Earthquake to Railroad
$23.99PaperbackRead moreThe Beginnings of the Volunteer State Tennessee was a remote place in 1810. By 1850, some of the most influential people in America had come from Tennessee, such as Sequoyah, David Crockett, the filib… [more below]
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Carey, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153893
- Language: English
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By: Mike Bridenstine
The Perfect Amount of Wrong: The Rise of Alt Comedy on Chicago’s North Side
$24.99PaperbackRead moreIn just over a decade, a tiny, do-it-yourself stand-up scene on the North Side of Chicago produced some of the most successful and influential stand-up comedians of their generation. Hannibal Buress,
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Mike Bridenstine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154075
- Language: English
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By: Lewis, Thea
True Crime Stories of Burlington, Vermont
$24.99PaperbackRead moreBurlington has long been known as the shining jewel in Vermont’s crown, but a current of darkness flows beneath this charming port on Lake Champlain.
There is a sordid side to the city that top-ten li
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Lewis, Thea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154458
- Language: English
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By: Zurowski, Laura
City Steps of Pittsburgh: A History & Guide
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cartExploring Pittsburghs Ups and Downs
In Pittsburgh, the elevation varies wildly, fluctuating 660 feet from highest to lowest points throughout the area and making it one of the hilliest cities in the … [more below]- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Zurowski, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1467156728
- Language: English
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By: Brooks, Michelle
The Jefferson City Civil Pilots: From Lincoln University to Tuskegee Airmen
$24.99PaperbackRead moreAviation captivated young men before World War II, regardless of their skin color. But few Black enthusiasts had access, means or opportunity until the Civil Pilot Training program. Lincoln University… [more below]
- Series: Military
- Author: Brooks, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1467154490
- Language: English
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By: Jones, W. Dwayne
Galveston’s Juneteenth Story: And Still We Rise
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cartGalveston was the birthplace of Juneteenth.
Issued in Galveston on June 19, 1865, General Orders, No. 3 announced to the people of Texas that all slaves were free. It is one of the Island’s most import
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Jones, W. Dwayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 29 2024
- ISBN10: 1467155276
- Language: English
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Death at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles
$21.99PaperbackRead moreBuilt during Los Angeles’s rapid growth in the Roaring Twenties, the Beaux Arts-style Cecil Hotel was briefly a glimmering downtown landmark until it became one of the most infamous sites of violence … [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Perelman, Dale Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1467150185
- Language: English
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New England Fairies: A History of the Little People of the Hills and Forests
$24.99PaperbackRead moreTales of fairies and bewitching Little People have amazed and horrified New Englanders for over four hundred years. In the nineteenth century, residents of Marblehead, Massachusetts, reported maliciou… [more below]
- Author: Warburton, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1467158208
- Language: English
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Haunted Puget Sound
$21.99PaperbackRead moreThe Puget Sound region is known for its idyllic scenery–and for harboring the paranormal.
From the spirits of frontiersmen and adventurers to specters of soldiers and sailors, chilling tales abound…. [more below]- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Kitmacher, Ira Wesley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1467157848
- Language: English
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The 1906-1910 Cubs Dynasty: Rowdy Times and Rugged Men in Cutthroat Chicago
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cartA Cubs dynasty founded on fastballs and fisticuffs.
Unlike today’s Chicago Cubs, the Cubs of 1906-1910 were not at all lovable, and certainly did not always display traits customarily linked with a wi
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Santella, Gary D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1467156795
- Language: English
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Holocaust Refugees in Oswego: From Nazi Europe to Lake Ontario
$24.99PaperbackRead moreAmerica’s Only Shelter Established for Holocaust Refugees
During the height of the second World War, at the order of President Roosevelt, Fort Ontario in Oswego, New York housed 982 refugees, rescued
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Allen, Ann Callaghan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1467155950
- Language: English
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By: Simon, Ed
The Soul of Pittsburgh: Essays on Life, Community and History
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cart“Europe stretches to the Alleghenies, America lies beyond.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“They are my people and this is my town and it does my heart good just to be here.” – Art Rooney Sr.
What does it me… [more below]- Series: The History Press
- Author: Simon, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1467157317
- Language: English
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By: Railey, John
Murder in Manteo: Seeking Justice for Stacey Stanton
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cartStacey Stanton, a beloved resident of Manteo, was found stabbed to death in her apartment on the afternoon of February 3, 1990. The slaying was the most horrendous crime the town had seen in years. Wi… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Railey, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1467155705
- Language: English
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By: Kipp, Rachel
Lost Delaware
$24.99PaperbackAdd to cartFormer Delaware journalists Rachel Kipp and Dan Shortridge document the past, present, and sometimes the future of Delaware’s landmarks and legends. Originally part of Pennsylvania and called “the thr… [more below]
- Series: Lost
- Author: Kipp, Rachel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 04 2024
- ISBN10: 1467156426
- Language: English
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Mothers of the Mind: The Remarkable Women Who Shaped Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie and Sylvia Plath
$36.99HardcoverRead moreThe stories of the remarkable mothers who shaped Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie, and Sylvia Plath
Julia Stephen, Clara Miller, and Aurelia Plath were fascinating women in their own rights, and their- Author: Trethewey, Rachel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1803991895
- Language: English
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By: Jacobson, Joan
Dr. Martha Cannon of Utah: The Unexpected Victorian Life of America’s First Female State Senator
$24.99PaperbackRead morePrudery, Polygamy and Politics
Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon was no hands-on-the-plow pioneer. She was no stereotypical polygamous wife. Nor was she a prim lady who blushed at the word “legs.” Victorian Mo
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Jacobson, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1467155071
- Language: English






