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Forgotten Tales of North Carolina
$14.99 Add to cartWhat comes to mind when you think of North Carolina history? Is it Sir Walter Raleigh, Guilford Courthouse and the Wright Brothers? Or do you think of sea monsters, drunken geese, hitchhiking alligato… [more below]
- Series: Forgotten Tales
- Author: Painter, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 08 2006
- ISBN10: 159629177X
- Language: English
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The Handy American History Answer Book
$49.95 Add to cartTake a walk through the biggest events, the wars, the economic, political, and social forces, the presidents, and lesser-known personalities as well as the sports, music, and entertainment that create… [more below]
- Series: Handy Answer Books
- Author: Hudson, David L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: August 11 2015
- ISBN10: 1578594715
- Language: English
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Arkansas Pie: A Delicious Slice of the Natural State
$38.99 Add to cartDozens of different pies on restaurant menus from the Delta to the Ozarks await hungry diners, and almost every delectable creation is a masterpiece of southern baking. Join food writer Kat Robinson o… [more below]
- Author: Robinson, Kat
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 290
- Publish Date: November 20 2012
- ISBN10: 1540232832
- Language: English
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Hudson Valley Curiosities: The Sinking of the Steamship Swallow, the Poughkeepsie Seer, the UFOs of the Celtic Stone Chambers and More
$31.99 Add to cartHudson Valley is steeped in mysteries, from Celtic chambers resting in the deep woods of Putnam to Millbrook’s abandoned Bennett College. In the Highlands, Iroquois chief Daniel Nimham gave his life f… [more below]
- Author: Marchese, Allison Guertin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: August 21 2017
- ISBN10: 1540225615
- Language: English
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The Morris Island Lighthouse: Charleston’s Maritime Beacon
$31.99 Add to cartDouglas Bostick, historian and former director of Save the Light, Inc., recounts the stories of the many lightkeepers and their families who braved meager provisions, low pay and grueling conditions l… [more below]
- Author: Bostick, Douglas W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1540218759
- Language: English
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Forgotten Maryland Cocktails: A History of Drinking in the Free State
$35.99 Add to cartUsing historic recipes with modern twists from renowned mixologists, Greg and Nicole Priebe present Maryland s golden age of the cocktail. Recipe cards included for Farmer s Bishop, a Christmas Punch;… [more below]
- Author: Priebe, Gregory
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: May 18 2015
- ISBN10: 154021298X
- Language: English
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Chesapeake Oysters: The Bay’s Foundation and Future
$35.99 Add to cartCrassostrea virginica, the eastern oyster. These humble bivalves are the living bones of the Chesapeake and the ecological and historical lifeblood of the region. When colonists first sailed these imp… [more below]
- Author: Livie, Kate
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: October 26 2015
- ISBN10: 1540212696
- Language: English
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Nordeast Minneapolis: A History
$31.99 Add to cartWhat began as the boom site for the mid-nineteenth-century Upper Midwest lumber industry quickly grew into the town of St. Anthony. In 1872, St. Anthony was annexed by its neighbor, Minneapolis, but t… [more below]
- Author: Day, Holly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: February 23 2015
- ISBN10: 154021236X
- Language: English
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Galveston’s Maceo Family Empire: Bootlegging and the Balinese Room
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: McCaslin, Richard B.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: November 18 2014
- ISBN10: 1540212106
- Language: English
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Whidbey Island: Reflections on People & the Land
$31.99 Add to cartFor generations, Whidbey Island’s vivid beauty has made it a home for those drawn in by a rural landscape and thriving communities. Whether native tribes, pioneers, vacationers or retirees, all have e… [more below]
- Author: Guss, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: June 10 2014
- ISBN10: 1540209334
- Language: English
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Daughter of the White River: Depression-Era Treachery and Vengeance in the Arkansas Delta
$31.99 Add to cartThe once-thriving houseboat communities along Arkansas’ White River are long gone, and few remember the sensational murder story that set local darling Helen Spence on a tragic path. In 1931, Spence s… [more below]
- Author: Parkinson, Denise White
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: August 27 2013
- ISBN10: 154020801X
- Language: English
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Tulane University
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: Case, Ann E. Smith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 153169909X
- Language: English
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Mexico Beach
$40.99 Add to cartAs French interests in the Americas dwindled, records indicate very little activity around Mexico Beach until rumors of buried riches and sunken ships brought treasure hunters to the coast. In the ear… [more below]
- Author: Cathey, Al
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: April 07 2014
- ISBN10: 1531669239
- Language: English
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Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair
$31.99 Add to cartWhat came to be known as the World’s Columbian Exposition was planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 landfall in the New World. Chicago beat out New York City, St…. [more below]
- Author: Di Cola, Joseph M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 08 2012
- ISBN10: 1531664059
- Language: English
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Key Largo
$31.99 Add to cartKey Largo is a subtropical escape. The island’s history has been shaped by coral reefs as well as wreckers, farmers, and fishermen. Key Largo was homesteaded by intrepid families who braved life befor… [more below]
- Author: Bertelli, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: November 05 2012
- ISBN10: 1531661041
- Language: English
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Area 51
$31.99 Add to cartArea 51, a top secret military installation for testing unacknowledged, or black, projects, lies in a desert valley northwest of Las Vegas. During the Cold War, CIA and Air Force officials chose this … [more below]
- Author: Merlin, Peter W.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: November 21 2011
- ISBN10: 1531650376
- Language: English
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Randolph
$31.99 Add to cartThroughout its history, Randolph has had a diverse array of residents, including the Minsi Native Americans, European settlers, and Jewish immigrants from Russia and Poland. The land proved fertile fo… [more below]
- Author: Hari, Gail M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 19 2009
- ISBN10: 1531642705
- Language: English
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Chicago’s WLS Radio
$31.99 Add to cartFrom its early days as the farmer’s companion to over a quarter century as the nation’s premier rock-and-roll station, WLS has touched the lives of millions of listeners. Many well-known celebrities, … [more below]
- Author: Childers, Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1531640249
- Language: English
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Carmel: A History in Architecture
$31.99 Add to cartCarmel is a microcosm of California’s architectural heritage, sited at one of the most scenic meetings of land and sea in the world. Mission San Carlos Borromeo became a root building for California’s… [more below]
- Author: Seavey, Kent
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1531628672
- Language: English
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Cruisin’ the Original Woodward Avenue
$31.99 Add to cartIn the 1950s, cruising swept the nation. American street became impromptu racetracks as soon as the police turned their backs. Young people piled into friends’ cars and cruised their main streets with… [more below]
- Author: Ambrogio, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: July 12 2006
- ISBN10: 153162426X
- Language: English
