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Rural Iowa Sausage: History & Tradition of Brats on the Back Roads
$24.99 Add to cartAn Iowa Tradition Like No Other
In the 1970s, there were around 450 local meat lockers throughout the state of Iowa. Today, there are little more than 100 left. History is finally back on their sid
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Goodvin, Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1467148547
- Language: English
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The Wisconsin Farm They Built: Tales of Family & Fortitude
$23.99 Read moreCorey Geiger, international agricultural journalist and author of On a Wisconsin Family Farm, pairs his rural roots and lively storytelling talents to capture six generations of life in America’s Dair… [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Geiger, Corey A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1467152749
- Language: English
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Unnatural Ohio: A History of Buckeye Cryptids, Legends & Other Mysteries
$24.99 Add to cartStrange things are afoot in the Buckeye State
Across city and country, Ohio echoes with tales of creatures, ghosts, and other unexplained phenomena. A monster that appeared to be half man and half d
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Smith, M. Kristina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1467151440
- Language: English
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Beale Street Dynasty: Sex, Song, and the Struggle for the Soul of Memphis
$17.99 Add to cartBetween Reconstruction and Prohibition, Beale Street in Memphis thrived as a strip with a unique soul that reshaped American culture. Preston Lauterbach recounts the rise and fall of Beale Street thro
- Author: Lauterbach, Preston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 07 2016
- ISBN10: 0393352137
- Language: English
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Authentic Chicago: The Fairway Flapper, the Lincolnwood Lone Ranger, the Wandering Church and Other Quirky History
$24.99 Read moreDiscover the history most Chicagoans don’t know—the real Chicago Way.
The Windy City is full of forgotten landmarks and unusual stories that rarely get the benefit of a guided tour. Meet the African-
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Schmidt, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154911
- Language: English
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Famine Pots: The Choctaw-Irish Gift Exchange, 1847-Present
$29.95 Add to cartThe remarkable story of the money sent by the Choctaw to the Irish in 1847 is one that is often told and remembered by people in both nations. This gift was sent to the Irish from the Choctaw at the h… [more below]
- Series: American Indian Studies
- Author: Howe, Leanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1611863694
- Language: English
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A Peculiar Paradise: A History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940
$22.95 Read morePublished in cooperation with Oregon Black Pioneers
A Peculiar Paradise: A History of Blacks in Oregon, 1788-1940, remains the most comprehensive chronology of Black life in Oregon more than forty ye- Author: McLagan, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 03 2022
- ISBN10: 0870712217
- Language: English
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Sixteenth Street NW: Washington, DC’s Avenue of Ambitions
$34.95 Read moreDeFerrari and Sefton have created a highly illustrated architectural “biography” of one of DC’s most important boulevards. From the front door of the White House, this north-south artery runs through
- Author: Deferrari, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 28 2022
- ISBN10: 1647121566
- Language: English
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Brave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World
$12.99 Read morePublished in collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, discover over 50 remarkable Black women whose unique skills and contributions paved the way for… [more below]
- Author: Hudson, Cheryl Willis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 10 2023
- ISBN10: 0525645845
- Language: English
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Secret Wisconsin
$27.00 Add to cart- Series: Secret
- Author: Manus Tom &. Kristi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1681064944
- Language: English
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Detroit: An American Autopsy
$19.00 Add to cartAn explosive expos? of America’s lost prosperity by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Charlie LeDuff
“One cannot read Mr. LeDuff’s amalgam of memoir and reportage and not be shaken by the cold ey- Author: Leduff, Charlie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 28 2014
- ISBN10: 0143124463
- Language: English
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This Is Not Who We Are: America’s Struggle Between Vengeance and Virtue
$29.95 Add to cartThis Is Not Who We Are examines America’s struggle to be good once it became an undisputed superpower. A unique and compelling insight into how a country’s humanity affects us all, this book is for lo… [more below]
- Author: Shore, Zachary
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 340
- Publish Date: January 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1009203444
- Language: English
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The Blizzard of ’78
$20.00 Add to cartNew England was knocked to its knees on February 6th and 7th, 1978, by the incredible snow and wind referred to locally as the worst storm of the century, and this history combines stunning photograph
- Author: Tougias, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: May 07 2021
- ISBN10: 1636175007
- Language: English
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Remarkable Colorado Women
$18.95 Add to cartRemarkable Colorado Women celebrates the women who shaped the Centennial State. Short, illuminating biographies and archival photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state w
- Series: More Than Petticoats
- Author: Shirley, Gayle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1493068733
- Language: English
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Pennsylvania Myths and Legends: The True Stories Behind History’s Mysteries
$19.95 Add to cartPart of the Myths and Mysteries of Pennsylvania series, Myths and Legends of Pennsylvania explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Pennsylvania’s history. Each episode included in
- Series: Myths and Mysteries
- Author: Hughes, Kara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1493067451
- Language: English
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Black Georgetown Remembered: A History of Its Black Community from the Founding of “The Town of George” in 1751 to the Present Day, 30th Anniversar
$29.95 Read moreBlack Georgetown Remembered is a compelling journey through more than two hundred years of history. This one-of-a-kind book invites readers to consider how the unique heritage of this neighborhood int
- Author: Lesko, Kathleen Menzie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: January 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1647121655
- Language: English
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Seven Sisters and a Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s (a Pivotal Event in the History o
$19.99 Add to cartThe Story Behind an Unsung Event in the Civil Rights Movement
“Over eight days, eight students sparked change that defined their lives, changed an institution and fueled a movement that continues today
- Author: Allman Maye, Marilyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: December 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1642507717
- Language: English
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Making Space for Women: Stories from Trailblazing Women of Nasa’s Johnson Space Center
$30.00 Add to cartFrom the creation of the Manned Spacecraft Center to the launching of the International Space Station and beyond, Making Space for Women explores how careers for women at Johnson Space Center have cha
- Series: Pioneering Women: Leaders and Trailblazers, Sponsored by the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leade
- Author: Ross-Nazzal, Jennifer M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 17 2022
- ISBN10: 1623499933
- Language: English
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Virginia Legends & Lore
$21.99 Read moreFor centuries, Virginians have told, retold and embellished wonderful stories of their history. Legends such as the wild Spanish ponies of Chincoteague, General Braddock’s lost gold, the Mount Vernon … [more below]
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Mills, Charles a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1467149705
- Language: English
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Bronzeville Nights: On the Town in Chicago’s Black Metropolis
$29.95 Read moreBronzeville was once America’s most vibrant Black community–next to Harlem. Nightclubs, dance halls, rialtos, and jazz and blues joints lined the streets of Chicago’s South Side. Not much is left. A
- Author: Dubin, Steven C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 01, 2021
- ISBN10: 1733869026
- Language: English
