History Press
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Haunted Salt Lake City
$23.99 Add to cartUncovering ghost stories in Salt Lake City leads to a spooky mixture of legend, lore and local history. A young female apparition likes to surprise guests of the McCune Mansion by leaping from a mirro… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Allen, Laurie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 17 2018
- ISBN10: 146713824X
- Language: English
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Florida Lore: The Barefoot Mailman, Cowboy Bone Mizell, the Tallahassee Witch and Other Tales
$23.99 Add to cartStoryteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
Florida boasts mysterious tales that
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Neile, Caren Schnur
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: December 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1467137820
- Language: English
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Historic Shipwrecks and Rescues on Lake Michigan
$23.99 Read moreFacing the fury and danger of Lake Michigan
Ever since French explorers first cast their eyes on Lake Michigan, this huge inland sea has been the scene of thousands of shipwreck rescues and tragedies.
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Passwater, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1467151963
- Language: English
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A History Lover’s Guide to Chicago
$23.99 Add to cartFounded next to a great lake and a sluggish river, Chicago grew faster than any city ever has. Splendid department stores created modern retailing, and the skyscraper was invented to handle the needs … [more below]
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Borzo, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 01 2021
- ISBN10: 146714570X
- Language: English
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The 1910 Slocum Massacre: An Act of Genocide in East Texas
$21.99 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]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Bills, E. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 13 2014
- ISBN10: 1626193525
- Language: English
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Gainesville Punk: A History of Bands & Music
$21.99 Add to cartKnown for The Fest, Less Than Jake and Hot Water Music, Gainesville became a creative hub in the 1980s and ’90s for many of punk rock’s greats.
Whether playing at the Hardback or wild house parties, ea
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Walker, Matt
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 07 2016
- ISBN10: 1626197679
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Orillia: Ontario’s Sunshine City
$21.99 Add to cartLocal author Dennis Rizzo tells the fascinating and diverse history of Orillia, Ontario. First populated by the Huron, Iroquois and Chippewa Nations, Orillia is now a well-loved, year-round recreation… [more below]
- Series: Brief History
- Author: Rizzo, Dennis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 27 2014
- ISBN10: 1626191042
- Language: English
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Minnesota Mayhem: A History of Calamitous Events, Horrific Accidents, Dastardly Crime & Dreadful Behavior in the Land of Ten Thousand La
$23.99 Add to cartTurn back the yellowing pages of Minnesota’s past and explore the best of the state’s worst moments, as chronicled in the Minneapolis Tribune and its successor newspapers. These stories and photos, cu… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Welter, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 05 2012
- ISBN10: 1609495977
- Language: English
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Door County Tales: Shipwrecks, Cherries and Goats on the Roof
$21.99 Add to cartBefitting its role as Wisconsin’s thumb, Door County has its own unique pulse. It is the “Door of the Dead,” which some historians blame for more shipwrecks than any other body of freshwater in the wo
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Soucek, Gayle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 03 2011
- ISBN10: 160949234X
- Language: English
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A Neighborhood Guide to Washington, D.C.’s Hidden History
$21.99 Add to cartGet off the National Mall and enjoy nine walking and driving tours of Washington, D. C. ‘s historic neighborhoods. A must-have for visitors and residents alike.
Discover the hidden history of the natio
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Fogle, Jeanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1596296526
- Language: English
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Cincinnati Goetta: A Delectable History
$21.99 Add to cartCincinnati loves goetta.
Since its arrival with nineteenth-century Germanic immigrants, this humble dish has evolved from peasant staple to ubiquitous delicacy. Once upon a time, Cincinnatians found go
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Woellert, Dann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: July 22 2019
- ISBN10: 1467142085
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Pittsburgh
$23.99 Add to cartVeteran journalist Len Barcousky shines a light on the hidden corners of Pittsburgh’s history.
When Mark Twain visited in 1884, he claimed to spy a little bit of hell in Pittsburgh’s smoky appearance.
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Barcousky, Len
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 18 2016
- ISBN10: 1467135895
- Language: English
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Long Island City in 1776: The Revolution Comes to Queens
$23.99 Read more1775 belonged to Boston but after April of 1776, the Revolutionary War’s focus became New York City and the highly strategic Long Island, from Brooklyn’s terminal moraine high ground to Queens’s Hell … [more below]
- Series: Military
- Author: Melnick, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: June 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1467140953
- Language: English
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Lost Chicago Department Stores
$21.99 Read moreWithin thirty years of the Great Chicago Fire, the revitalized city was boasting some of America’s grandest department stores. The retail corridor on State Street was a crowded canyon of innovation an… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Goddard, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1467147710
- Language: English
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Tattered Cover Book Store: A Storied History
$21.99 Read moreFor more than five decades, the Tattered Cover has been Colorado’s favorite source for books. Beginning with just 950 square feet, it has grown into a multistore operation and important cultural insti… [more below]
- Author: Barnhouse, Mark A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1467151084
- Language: English
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Union Station in Denver
$21.99 Add to cartOn June 1, 1881, Denver’s Union Station opened as the largest structure west of the Mississippi. The station welcomed people from all walks of life, from pioneers and miners to U.S. presidents and Buf… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Beck, Rhonda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 08 2016
- ISBN10: 1626199647
- Language: English
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Supernatural Lore of Pennsylvania: Ghosts, Monsters and Miracles
$23.99 Add to cartPassed down over generations, Keystone State legends and lore provide both thrilling stories and dire warnings.
Strange creatures and tales of the supernatural thrive in Pennsylvania, from ghostly chil
- Series: American Legends
- Author: White, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 22 2014
- ISBN10: 162619498X
- Language: English
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Engineering Pittsburgh: A History of Roads, Rails, Canals, Bridges and More
$23.99 Add to cartWestern Pennsylvania’s infrastructure is renowned for traversing valleys, mountains, rivers and everything in between. Early surveying in the region delineated state and local boundaries that allowed … [more below]
- Author: Asce Pittsburgh Section 100th Anniversar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1625859694
- Language: English
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Mississippi Juke Joint Confidential: House Parties, Hustlers and the Blues Life
$21.99 Add to cartWhat’s the real meaning of juke joint? Explore these special places for a special brand of the blues.
Juke joint – two words often used, often abused. They convey an inherent promise of something real,
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Stolle, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1467141577
- Language: English
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Chinese in Napa Valley: The Forgotten Community That Built Wine Country
$23.99 Add to cartUnearth the origins of Napa Valley’s prosperity. Chinese laborers were once the backbone of Napa Valley. Throughout the late 1800s, they toiled in the grape fields, mines, hop farms, leather tanneries… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: McCormick, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1467152781
- Language: English
