History Press
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Hidden Chicago Landmarks
$23.99 Add to cartTake in the sights of Chicago’s forgotten byways, including a cow trail through a downtown hotel. Pause reflectively at the cemetery in a working scrapyard and the church built without a nail. Stop by… [more below]
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Schmidt, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1467143502
- Language: English
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Legends & Lore of East Tennessee
$23.99 Add to cartAuthor Shane Simmons explores tales of bravery, lore and bizarre customs within the East Tennessee region.
The mountains of East Tennessee are chock full of unique folklore passed down through generati
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Simmons, Shane S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 08 2016
- ISBN10: 1467136387
- Language: English
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Murder & Mayhem in the Willamette Valley
$23.99 Read moreBeneath the bucolic scenery of Oregon’s Willamette Valley lies a dark and sinister past. Beneath the bucolic scenery of Oregon’s Willamette Valley lies a dark and sinister past.
The 150-mile swath of… [more below]- Series: Murder & Mayhem
- Author: Chambers, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 24 2023
- ISBN10: 1467151742
- Language: English
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Vanished Indianapolis
$24.99 Add to cartUncover lost gems of Circle City history
More than two centuries removed from its founding, Indianapolis has seen its share of landmarks and landscapes pass into memory. Some have totally vanished, su
- Series: Lost
- Author: Fujawa, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154695
- Language: English
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The Golden Age of Baltimore Theater: A History from Shakespeare to Vaudeville
$24.99 Read moreThe story of Charm City on stage. Baltimore’s dynamic theatrical tradition had hard-scrabble beginnings in the eighteenth century. The popularity of the theater only grew, continuing to the vaudeville… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Mitchell, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 08 2024
- ISBN10: 1467154482
- Language: English
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Canadian Pacific Ships: The History of a Company and Its Ships
$38.99 Read moreEstablished in the 19th century to carry passengers and freight across the Atlantic and Pacific, this is the story of the development of the company and its ships
In 1873 a company was formed to cons- Author: Collard, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: December 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 075099875X
- Language: English
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Long Island’s Vanished Heiress: The Unsolved Alice Parsons Kidnapping
$24.99 Add to cartAlice McDonell Parsons was the heir to a vast fortune among Long Island’s wealthy elite when she was kidnapped from Long Meadow Farm in Stony Brook in 1937. The crime shocked the nation and was front-… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Drielak, Steven C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 03 2020
- ISBN10: 146714679X
- Language: English
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The Chicago 77: A Community Area Handbook
$19.99 Read moreWith over two hundred neighborhoods divided into seventy-seven community areas, Chicago offers a dazzling and daunting challenge to ambitious tourists and lifelong citizens.
Anyone who’s never been to
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Zangs, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1626196125
- Language: English
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The Blue Ridge Tunnel: A Remarkable Engineering Feat in Antebellum Virginia
$24.99 Add to cartTold through the eyes of three Irish immigrant families who helped build it, discover the groundbreaking story of the construction of the Blue Ridge Tunnel.
In one of the greatest engineering feats of
- Series: Transportation
- Author: Lyons, Mary E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 25 2014
- ISBN10: 1626194211
- Language: English
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Haunted South Georgia
$21.99 Add to cartEach county in the vast territory of southern Georgia has a haunted history. The old Barber-Tucker Inn in Colquitt County and the renovated former Scottish Inn in Bryan County host ghostly guests. A p… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Miles, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 02 2017
- ISBN10: 1625859465
- Language: English
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Haunted Helena:: Montana’s Queen City Ghosts
$21.99 Add to cartHelena was born of the gold rush, nurtured by the wealth of its financiers and raised on its political struggles. The lawless gold camp and its vigilante hangings left an indelible imprint on the mode… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Baumler, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 09 2014
- ISBN10: 1609499344
- Language: English
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The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918: Tragedy on the Indiana Lakeshore
$21.99 Add to cartWhat really happened on the circus train in 1918? Read the story of this tragedy for the entertainment industry of the time.
In the cool, pre-dawn hours on a June night in 1918, a train engineer closed
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Lytle, Richard M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 23 2010
- ISBN10: 1596299312
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Rhode Island: Not-To-Be-Forgotten Tales of the Ocean State
$23.99 Add to cartHidden History of Rhode Island delivers the best Ocean State stories you’ve never heard before.
Surprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island’s legacy, from the accounts of its three b
- Series: American Chronicles (History Press)
- Author: Laxton, Glenn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 27 2009
- ISBN10: 159629728X
- Language: English
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Charlotte, North Carolina: A Brief History
$24.99 Add to cartFounded in 1768 at the crossing of two Indian trails, Charlotte has a rich heritage to match its age. Hear the personal voices of discovery, hardship, wars, privation, segregation and achievement from
- Series: Brief History
- Author: Kratt, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1596296011
- Language: English
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Nebraska’s Missing Public Enemy: The Last of the Ghost Gang
$21.99 Add to cartIn 1934, a band of desperadoes known as the Ghost Gang terrorized bankers across the state of Nebraska with a series of daring robberies. A posse of lawmen traced the gang to a Gage County ghost town,… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Beerman, Brian James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 19 2019
- ISBN10: 146714312X
- Language: English
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A Puget Sound Orca in Captivity: The Fight to Bring Lolita Home
$21.99 Add to cartOn August 8, 1970, the Southern Resident orcas of Puget Sound were herded into Penn Cove on Whidbey Island by explosives, spotter planes and speedboats in a coordinated effort to capture seven young w… [more below]
- Author: Pollard, Sandra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1467140376
- Language: English
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Early Skiing on Snoqualmie Pass
$24.99 Add to cartRelive the exciting early days of skiing when Snoqualmie Pass was the epicenter of the sport. Ski jumping tournaments attracted world-class competitors to Cle Elum, Beaver Lake on the Summit and the M… [more below]
- Series: Sports
- Author: Lundin, John W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 16 2017
- ISBN10: 146713774X
- Language: English
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The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake
$21.99 Add to cart- Series: Disaster
- Author: Morris, Larry E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 04 2016
- ISBN10: 1467119962
- Language: English
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Historic Tales of St. Louis
$23.99 Read moreThe Tales That Made St. Louis St. Louis may be known as the Gateway to the West, but its history holds many stories buried through time that show a different side. Discover which Hollywood leading man
- Series: Forgotten Tales
- Author: Zeman, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 23, 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153281
- Language: English
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Lost Miami Beach
$21.99 Add to cartAmerica’s Playground has seen many changes over the years. From architectural to botanical, Lost Miami Beach covers these changes and the development of the current preservation strategy.
Miami Beach
- Series: Lost
- Author: Klepser, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 23 2014
- ISBN10: 1626194289
- Language: English
