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New Mexico Chiles: History, Legend and Lore
$26.99 Add to cartTo some, chile might be considered a condiment, but in New Mexico it takes center stage. Going back four centuries, native tribes, Spanish missionaries, conquistadors and Anglos alike craved capsicum,… [more below]
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Urig, Kelly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: July 20 2015
- ISBN10: 1626198640
- Language: English
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Haunted Inns and Ghostly Getaways of Vermont
$21.99 Add to cartCreaks and groans in the night remind guests that they might not be alone in Vermont’s inns. Discover the history behind some of the Green Mountain State’s spookiest places to spend the night. Loyal g… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Lewis, Thea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 26 2014
- ISBN10: 1626196400
- Language: English
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A History of Rock Creek Park: Wilderness & Washington, D.C.
$23.99 Add to cartJoin National Park ranger, author and historian Scott Einberger as he traces the human, natural and urban history of Rock Creek Park, the largest park in the nation’s capital.
Washington, D. C. ‘s Rock
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Einberger, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 15 2014
- ISBN10: 1626195749
- Language: English
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The Ku Klux Klan in Minnesota
$21.99 Add to cartMinnesota might not seem like an obvious place to look for traces of Ku Klux Klan parade grounds, but this northern state was once home to fifty-one chapters of the KKK. Elizabeth Hatle tracks down th… [more below]
- Author: Hatle, Elizabeth Dorsey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 17 2013
- ISBN10: 1626191891
- Language: English
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Abolition & the Underground Railroad in Vermont
$21.99 Add to cartMany believe that support for the abolition of slavery was universally accepted in Vermont, but it was actually a fiercely divisive issue that rocked the Green Mountain State. In the midst of turbulen… [more below]
- Series: Civil War
- Author: Sherburne, Michelle Arnosky
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 06 2013
- ISBN10: 1626190380
- Language: English
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Haunted Catskills
$21.99 Add to cartWashington Irving called the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York a spellbound region,” and the ghosts that linger from more than four hundred years of history provide proof of Irving’s intuition. I… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Lamonica, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 28 2013
- ISBN10: 1626190119
- Language: English
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We Believe the Children: A Moral Panic in the 1980s
$39.00 Add to cartA brilliant, disturbing portrait of the dawn of the culture wars, when America started to tear itself apart with doubts, wild allegations, and an unfounded fear for the safety of children.
During the- Author: Beck, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 04 2015
- ISBN10: 1610392876
- Language: English
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The Boys in Chicago Heights: The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit
$21.99 Add to cartChicago Heights was long the seat of one of the major street crews of the Chicago Outfit, but its importance has often been overlooked and misunderstood.
The crew’s origins predate Prohibition, when Ch
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Luzi, Matthew J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 16 2012
- ISBN10: 1609497333
- Language: English
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Denholms: The Story of Worcester’s Premier Department Store
$21.99 Add to cartWhen William Denholm and William McKay teamed up in 1870 to form a dry goods store in the factory town of Worcester, Massachusetts, they could not have imagined the 103-year legacy that would make the… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Sawyer, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 16 2011
- ISBN10: 1609493958
- Language: English
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Cherokee Pottery: From the Hands of Our Elders
$12.99 Add to cartThe intricate designs and complex patterns of Cherokee pottery have been developed over centuries. Both timeless and time-honored, these singular works of pottery are still crafted by the proud hands … [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Fariello, M. Anna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 06 2011
- ISBN10: 1609490576
- Language: English
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Forgotten Tales of Pennsylvania
$14.99 Add to cartWhat do you really know about the Keystone State?
William Penn, the Revolutionary figures of Philadelphia, and the strength of Pittsburgh’s steel all loom large in Pennsylvania’s history, but author Th
- Series: Forgotten Tales
- Author: White, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 01 2009
- ISBN10: 159629812X
- Language: English
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Durham Tales: The Morris Street Maple, the Plastic Cow, the Durham Day That Was & More
$21.99 Add to cartRun into the history of the Bull City
There is much history in the Bull City, and some of it can be found within these pages. How Bull Durham smoking tobacco put Durham, North Carolina, on the map. Ho
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Wise, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1596295880
- Language: English
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Hidden History of New Hampshire
$23.99 Add to cartQuincy Whitney’s compilation of stories makes for a colorful narrative of some of New Hampshire’s most notable newsmakers and remarkable historic events.
The resourcefulness of Granite Staters in their
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Whitney, D. Quincy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 01, 2008
- ISBN10: 1596295376
- Language: English
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The Involuntary American: A Scottish Prisoner’s Journey to the New World
$34.95 Read moreA Common Man’s Survival After Being Captured at the Battle of Dunbar and Sold into Servitude in America
In the winter of 1650-51, one hundred fifty ragged and hungry Scottish prisoners of war arrive… [more below]- Author: Gardner, Carol
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 20 2018
- ISBN10: 159416312X
- Language: English
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To Sleep with the Angels: The Story of a Fire
$23.93 Add to cartThe story of one of the deadliest fires in American history that took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago. “An absorbing account…a tale of terr… [more below]
- Series: Illinois
- Author: Cowan, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 01 1998
- ISBN10: 156663217X
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Florida
$31.99 Add to cart- Author: Clark, James C.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: November 02 2015
- ISBN10: 1540214036
- Language: English
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The Enchanted Forest: Memories of Maryland’s Storybook Park
$31.99 Add to cartThe history of the Enchanted Forest is one of magical beginnings. When it first opened in 1955, Ellicott City’s storybook land became the first children’s theme park on the East Coast. Young visitors … [more below]
- Author: Kusterer, Janet
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: August 13 2013
- ISBN10: 1540208826
- Language: English
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Alexandria
$31.99 Add to cartAlexandria is situated near the center of Douglas County, surrounded by a chain of beautiful lakes. These lakes brought pioneer settlers to the area as early as 1858, when Minnesota achieved statehood… [more below]
- Author: Grover, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: March 11 2013
- ISBN10: 1531666531
- Language: English
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Reynolda: 1906-1924
$31.99 Add to cartReynolda–with its family home and gardens, experimental farm, village, and woodland–is an excellent example of the Country Place era. This popular destination in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was c… [more below]
- Author: Babcock Millhouse, Barbara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: May 16 2011
- ISBN10: 153165861X
- Language: English
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Lost Galveston
$31.99 Add to cartFor nearly 200 years, a permanent settlement at the mouth of Galveston Bay has welcomed pirates, sailors, immigrants, and visitors from around the world. As Galveston grew, its buildings were visible … [more below]
- Author: Davis, Brian M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: July 14 2010
- ISBN10: 1531643868
- Language: English
