History Press
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Forgotten Tales of Vermont
$14.99 Add to cartThere’s more to Vermont than maple syrup and covered bridges. A book about Vermont’s history will likely bring to mind such topics as Abenaki Indians, the Green Mountain Boys and the state’s famed cov… [more below]
- Series: Forgotten Tales
- Author: Alexander, William M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1596294655
- Language: English
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Maryland Freedom Seekers on the Underground Railroad
$23.99 Read moreJourney with the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad. Maryland was the starting point of many freedom seekers. They embarked on the perilous journey from slavery to freedom in whatever way they
- Author: Masur, Jenny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 09, 2023
- ISBN10: 1467148717
- Language: English
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True Tales of Old Alexandria
$24.99 Add to cartStories from the beheading of an Englishman to the buried ships of Robinson Landing.
The streets of Alexandria have born witness to singular individuals and stirring events in their long history. In 16
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Pulliam, Ted
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154768
- Language: English
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Art Deco Tulsa
$21.99 Add to cartTransformed from a cattle depot into the Oil Capital of the World, Tulsa emerged as an iconic Jazz Age metropolis. The Magic City attracted some of the nation’s most talented architects, including Bru… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Wallis, Suzanne Fitzgerald
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 07 2018
- ISBN10: 1625859899
- Language: English
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Forgotten Tales of Arkansas
$14.99 Add to cartTake a journey through Arkansas’ forgotten past and find the colorful characters, unusual stories and strange occurrences left out of conventional history books. Authors Edward and Karen Underwood wea… [more below]
- Series: Forgotten Tales
- Author: Underwood, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 16 2012
- ISBN10: 1609496388
- Language: English
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U-Boats Off the Outer Banks: Shadows in the Moonlight
$23.99 Add to cartFrom January to July 1942, more than seventy-five ships sank to North Carolina’s “Graveyard of the Atlantic” off the coast of the Outer Banks. A Standard oil tanker sank just sixty miles from Cape Hat
- Series: Military
- Author: Bunch, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 10 2017
- ISBN10: 1467137677
- Language: English
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Corolla’s Wild Horses: A History
$23.99 Read moreLocal journalist and author Jeff Hampton tells the stories of the wild horses of Corolla…and their protectors. A herd of wild horses has roamed the Currituck Outer Banks for nearly five hundred year
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Hampton, Jeff
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 22, 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153540
- Language: English
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Remarkable Women of the Finger Lakes
$24.99 Read moreThe majesty of New York’s Finger Lakes region has produced some equally majestic women who have left their mark on American history. From women medical pioneers like Clara Barton and Elizabeth Blackwe… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Cummins, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1467150479
- Language: English
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Iconic Pittsburgh: The City’s 30 Most Memorable People, Places and Things
$23.99 Add to cartThe Steel City has boasted some of the most famous figures, landmarks and innovations in the country’s history. Pittsburgh’s past is littered with dozens of fascinating stories behind the icons that d… [more below]
- Author: King, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1467143596
- Language: English
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Haunted Wausau: The Ghostly History of Big Bull Falls
$21.99 Add to cartWalk through the Gateway to the Northwoods into a place teeming with apparitions, electrical disturbances, physical manifestations and veiled forces. Glide among the praying whispers in the basement o… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Blaschka, Shawn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 16 2011
- ISBN10: 1609491106
- Language: English
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Edith Wharton’s Lenox
$24.99 Add to cartAn insider’s glimpse of the suprirsing, scandalous time famed novelist Edith Wharton called Lenox home.
In 1900, Edith Wharton burst into the settled summer colony of Lenox. An aspiring novelist in her
- Author: Gilder, Cornelia Brooke
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: July 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1467135178
- Language: English
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California Apricots: The Lost Orchards of Silicon Valley
$21.99 Add to cartPicked warm from a tree, a California apricot opens into halves as easily as if it came with a dotted line down its center. The seed infuses the core with a hint of almond; the fruit carries the scent… [more below]
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Chapman, Robin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 16 2013
- ISBN10: 1609497953
- Language: English
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Manhattan Mafia Guide: Hits, Homes & Headquarters
$19.99 Add to cartDuring the early twentieth century, Sicilian and Southern Italian immigrants poured into New York City.
Looking to escape poverty and persecution at home, they soon discovered that certain criminal ent
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Ferrara, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: August 04 2011
- ISBN10: 1609493060
- Language: English
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Iconic Chicago Dishes, Drinks and Desserts
$23.99 Add to cartThe food that fuels hardworking Chicagoans needs to be hearty, portable and inexpensive. Featuring select stories and recipes, author Amy Bizzarri surveys the delectable landscape of Chicago’s homegro
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Bizzarri, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 05 2016
- ISBN10: 1467135518
- Language: English
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RMS Titanic in 50 Objects
$40.99 Read moreThe story of the worldʼs most famous liner, told through a fascinating selection of important objects
Showcasing a mixture of original artefacts, authentic reproductions, and items from Titanic‘- Author: Beveridge, Bruce
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0750998555
- Language: English
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Fate Deals a Hand: The Slippery Fortunes of Titanic’s Professional Gamblers
$35.99 Read moreA unique study into both the professional gamblers aboard Titanic and their individual backgrounds and fates
During the early twentieth century, professional gamblers were such a scourge in the smoki- Author: Behe, George
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1803992387
- Language: English
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Haunted San Jose
$21.99 Read moreThe long history of San Jose has accumulated a remarkable amount of ghostly tales, from things that go bump in the night to its most famous haunt, the Winchester Mystery House.
A ghostly bride stalks
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Kile, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1467150819
- Language: English
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Waverly Hills Sanatorium: A History
$21.99 Add to cartHigh on a hill on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky, a massive Tudor Gothic Revival building still stands as a testament to past struggles with a deadly disease. The structure was once part of th… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Pohl, Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1467149993
- Language: English
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Enchanted Legends and Lore of New Mexico: Witches, Ghosts & Spirits
$19.99 Add to cartBeginning in the seventeenth century, townsfolk and rural dwellers in the remote Spanish colonial city of Santa Fe maintained a provocative interest in mysterious and miraculous visions. This preoccup… [more below]
- Author: de Aragón, Ray John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 08 2012
- ISBN10: 1609495721
- Language: English
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Hidden History of the Florida Keys
$23.99 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
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Albritton, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 05 2018
- ISBN10: 1467138916
- Language: English
