History Press
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Black Cowboys and Early Cattle Drives: On the Trails from Texas to Montana
$23.99 Read moreDust and Determination After the Civil War, emancipated slaves who didn’t want to pick cotton or operate an elevator headed west to find work and a new life. Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving drove … [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Williams, Mrs Nancy K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153648
- Language: English
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Le Mans Winning Colours: A Visual History of 100 Years of the 24-Hour Race
$40.00 Read moreFollowing on from Grand Prix’s Winning Colours, the author turns his attention to 100 years of Le Mans
The follow-on book to Mick Hill’s successful Grand Prix’s Winning Colours turns its attention to- Author: Hill, Mick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1803992018
- Language: English
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Oregon Search & Rescue: Answering the Call
$24.99 Read moreOregon’s long tradition of volunteer search and rescue dates back to the territorial days, when Good Samaritans and mountain men came to aid those in need. On the coast, surfmen of the U.S. Life-Savin
- Series: Brief History
- Author: Voelz, Glenn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 16, 2023
- ISBN10: 146715525X
- Language: English
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The St. Elizabeth Hospital Fire in Iowa
$24.99 Read moreOne of the Largest Tragedies in Iowa History. On January 7, 1950, a fire erupted at St. Elizabeth’s Mental Health Facility for women. The disaster garnered state-wide and national attention as the sec… [more below]
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Grimes, Bret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1467155578
- Language: English
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New Mexico’s Stolen Lands: A History of Racism, Fraud and Deceit
$23.99 Add to cartWhen the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo guaranteed previous Spanish and Mexican land grants, as well as rights for Native Americans to their ancestral homelands. H… [more below]
- Author: Aragón, Ray John de
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1467144037
- Language: English
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On This Day in Chicago History
$14.99 Read moreJoin John R. Schmidt on a day-by-day look at some of Chicago’s most fascinating lesser-known events.
Think you know Chicago? If you are thinking of Al Capone, the L, the Cubs, Barack Obama or the Great
- Series: On This Day in
- Author: Schmidt, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 28 2014
- ISBN10: 1626192537
- Language: English
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Kansas City 1940: A Watershed Year
$21.99 Add to cart1940: It’s the year Nazis rain bombs on London and goose-step into Paris, when President Roosevelt wins an unprecedented third term and Kansas Citians finally run the corrupt Pendergast political mach… [more below]
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Simonson, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 19 2013
- ISBN10: 1626193231
- Language: English
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The Dreaded 13th Tennessee Union Cavalry: Marauding Mountain Men
$21.99 Add to cartTennessee’s Thirteenth Union Cavalry was a unit composed mostly of amateur soldiers that eventually turned undisciplined boys into seasoned fighters. At the outbreak of the Civil War, East Tennessee w… [more below]
- Series: Civil War
- Author: Storie, Melanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 159
- Publish Date: October 22 2013
- ISBN10: 1626191123
- Language: English
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Wicked Portland:: The Wild and Lusty Underworld of a Frontier Seaport Town
$21.99 Add to cartTucked away in the northwestern frontier, Portland offered all the best vices: opium dreams, gambling, cheap prostitutes, and drunken brawling. In its early days, Portland was a combination rough-and-… [more below]
- Series: Wicked
- Author: John, Finn J. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 05 2012
- ISBN10: 1609495780
- Language: English
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Wicked Carlisle:: The Dark Side of the Cumberland Valley
$21.99 Add to cartWith Wicked Carlisle, author Joe Cress revisits the criminal history of Cumberland County. Taking a more focused and less bloody approach, Cress will largely bring new stories of mischief to the table… [more below]
- Series: Wicked
- Author: Cress, Joseph David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 10 2012
- ISBN10: 160949525X
- Language: English
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The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900: In Atlanta or in Hell
$19.99 Add to cartGeorgia historian and professor Jeffery C. Wells recounts the tragic tale of the Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900.
On June 23, 1900, the Southern Railroad Company’s Engine #7 and its passengers were gree
- Series: Disasters (Saddleback)
- Author: Wells, Jeffery C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 159629826X
- Language: English
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High Vistas:: An Anthology of Nature Writing from Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains, Volume II, 1900-2009
$21.99 Add to cartHigh Vistas is the first anthology devoted to nature and descriptive writing from Western North Carolina and the Great Smoky Mountains, inclusive of the Tennessee side of the present day Great Smoky M… [more below]
- Series: Natural History
- Author: Ellison, George
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 18 2011
- ISBN10: 159629356X
- Language: English
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A Guide to Historic New Haven, Connecticut
$21.99 Read moreNew Haven was the first planned city in the United States, and thus, it has an incredible array of buildings from every point in time from American history.
Not only does New Haven have time on its sid
- Series: History & Guide (History Press)
- Author: Caplan, Colin M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1596292458
- Language: English
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Captain William Hilton and the Founding of Hilton Head Island
$21.99 Add to cartAuthor Dwayne W. Pickett details the life of William Hilton, his exploration of the Carolina coast and the founding of an iconic island.
Behind the pristine beaches and world renown of Hilton Head Isla
- Author: Pickett, Dwayne W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1467141917
- Language: English
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Kentucky Horse Tales
$21.99 Add to cartErcel Ellis Jr. was born into the Thoroughbred horse business and has worked in it for seventy-five years.
He has been an owner, breeder, trainer, writer and radio broadcaster. His radio show, Horse Ta
- Series: Sports
- Author: Ellis Jr, Ercel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 15 2019
- ISBN10: 146714147X
- Language: English
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DC by Metro: A History & Guide
$34.99 Add to cartThis ultimate guide to the most notable historic sites in and around Washington is perfect for transit-oriented tourists and residents alike.
Explore every museum, monument, mural and more – each withi
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Goldchain, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1467140147
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Bucks County
$23.99 Add to cartBucks County was an original county in William Penn’s newly formed Pennsylvania province and has carried the weight of history ever since. Join author Jennifer Rogers as she recounts the lesser-known
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Rogers, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 11 2019
- ISBN10: 1467138703
- Language: English
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Growing Up in San Francisco: More Boomer Memories from Playland to Candlestick Park
$21.99 Add to cartNewcomers and visitors can still enjoy iconic San Francisco with activities like riding a cable car or taking in the view from Twin Peaks. But San Franciscans cherish memories of a place quite differe… [more below]
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Dunnigan, Frank
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 17 2016
- ISBN10: 1467135704
- Language: English
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The Corpsewood Manor Murders in North Georgia
$21.99 Add to cartAuthor Amy Petulla uncovers the curious case that left two men dead and the incredible story still surrounded by controversy, speculation and myth.
In 1982, Tony West and Avery Brock made a visit to no
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Petulla, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 08 2016
- ISBN10: 1467119008
- Language: English
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North Carolina Moonshine: An Illicit History
$23.99 Add to cartNorth Carolina holds a special place in the history of moonshine. For more than three centuries, the illicit home-brew was a way of life.
NASCAR emerged from the illegal moonshine tradeas drivers such
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Mulder
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 09 2017
- ISBN10: 146711832X
- Language: English
