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Beartooth Mountains
9780738593326
Regular price $7.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The name Beartooth suggests strength, rawness, and force. Indeed, the Beartooth Mountains are a power and are unsurpassed in splendor and beauty.
The voluminous masses are said to compromise one of the largest contiguous areas in North America. Early natives came in search of game in both the high country and rich valleys, especially the Crows, who used the area frequently. Later, miners appeared in search of precious metals and developed gold, chrome, and platinum mines. Geographers came and scaled mountain peaks, defining, naming, and mapping. Cattle and sheepmen were also lured to the lush mountain pastures. Eventually, trails became roads, and the Beartooth Plateau was easily accessible upon the completion of the Beartooth Highway. With the creation of the US Forest Service, forestlands were surveyed and protected by wilderness status. Soon, dudes were upon the landscape, and an industry was created amongst the peaks and prairies of the Beartooths. Enjoy the natural beauty and rich history of the Beartooth Mountains in 15 historic black-and-white postcards.
Indian City USA
9781467161336
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Dr. Bobbie Chew Bigby (Cherokee) and Randy Palmer (Kiowa/Choctaw) have collected colorful photographs showcasing one of the earliest, longest-running, and most cherished American Indian cultural attractions in the country, Indian City USA.
Located in Anadarko, Oklahoma, Indian City USA was open from the mid-1950s through the end of the 2000s. Drawing on vibrant postcard images, family photographs, and maps, together with the oral histories of those who worked and lived there, this book provides a unique view into Indian City USA and what made it so special for so many people.
West Linn
9781467161787
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Located along the west bank of the Willamette River at the falls in Oregon, the West Linn area offers a vibrant and interesting array of geological history, including ice age floods and the Willamette Meteorite. It is a significant historic site for Native Americans because of fishing and trading at the falls, and it was a settling place for early pioneers at the end of the Oregon Trail. It was known as an important hub of the paper and electric production industry.
The West Linn Historical Society has been sharing āHistory Without Wallsā since 2014.
Alton
9781467161671
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Alton, Illinois, is a historic river town with a fascinating history. It was the home of multiple Native American tribes and later served as a busy river port. It played an important role in the Civil War and became a major industrial town. The end of the 20th century marked great changes as Alton lost much of its industrial base and population, although it was rejuvenated by new industry and commerce.
ļ»æMichael Barr Mossman, a graduate of Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, grew up in Alton. The main sources for this book are Robert K. Graul (longtime photographer for the Alton Telegraph) and the Hayner Public Library District.
Massachusetts Street
9781467161596
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Local historian Robert C. Dinsdale, MD, searched more than 30,000 photographs to bring forth a time-travel tale of the founding, building, and full expression of what makes Mass Street one of the most beloved main thoroughfares in the country.Ā
Massachusetts Street (known as āMass Streetā in local lingo) has been the heart of Lawrence, Kansas, since 1854, when the political aspirations and commercial motivations of the abolitionist founders intersected on this ground between the right-angle bend of the Kansas River and the meandering Oregon Trail. It is where optimistic entrepreneurs built a dam and a bridge and railroads to power and grow our town for commerce and where residents of Kansas Territory met to form antislavery political parties. Mass Street, laid out to point to the North Star, was the scene of terror when mass murder and arson were visited on the town in 1863; within days, it was the hub of resolute reconstruction. This is the place to be, the place where people live, shop, parade, protest, and be themselves as only Lawrencians can. The story of Mass Street includes the inventor of basketball, James Naismith; the post-Prohibition rebirth of Kansas beer brewing; and the arena for the greatest Native American athlete ever.
Las Vegas
9781467161879
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Las Vegas is truly a city unlike any other. Beginning as a railroad stop in the desert and growing to become one of the top tourist destinations in the nation, the city continues to grow and redefine itself.
ļ»æMaggie Bukowski Gaspar has lived in Las Vegas for 20 years and is the curator of Manuscripts, Photographs, and Library at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas. All historic images in this book come from the museumās collection.Ā
Town of Olive
9781467161695
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Town of Olive has long been a sought-after place known for its beauty and natural resources. From the late 1600s, pioneers explored the area and established homes in the majestic Blue Hills and along the Esopus River. These early pioneers made a living in agriculture, tanneries, and mills. Later, when visitors wanted to escape the heat of New York City, residents hosted boarders, and a booming industry was born. The community drastically changed in the early 1900s, when New York City came not just to visit but to look for a new source of water. This book offers a glimpse at how the Town of Olive began and how it has been affected by its proximity to the Esopus River through tourism and by industry. These images transport readers from the early 1700s to the mid-1900s and encapsulate how the various citizens of the Town of Olive through the years earned a living and spent their time and leisure.Ā
ļ»æMelissa McHugh is an educator, a businesswoman, an archivist, and the director for the Olive Free Library in West Shokan, New York. She tells the story of the Town of Olive through photographs, many of which are from her curated exhibit about the history of the Ashokan Reservoir.Ā
Sublette County
9781467161510
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Sublette County encompasses much of the upper Green River Valley, a stunningly beautiful area encased on three sides by rugged mountain ranges.
The county is named in honor of fur trapper and trader William Sublette, who attended several Rocky Mountain Fur Trade Rendezvous in the early 19th century. The short-lived fur trade era had a lasting impact when the mountain men, with Native American assistance, passed on the knowledge of the areaās geography, including migration routes used by the next group to travel to the area, the homesteaders. Permanent settlement started in the 1870s by stubborn, hardy settlers who maintained cattle and sheep herds despite the high altitude and harsh climate. Sublette County was Wyomingās last county created when it was officially organized in 1923. The countyās economic base also included tourism and energy extraction. Supporting the small population over the vast landscape were only three incorporated towns, making post offices, trading posts, and schools scattered throughout the county important for the isolated communities.
Ann Chambers Noble has authored several award-winning histories of Sublette County in Arcadiaās Images of America series, including Pinedale and Big Piney and Marbleton. The photographs in this book are new to the series and are provided by the countyās museums and Sublette County family albums.Ā
Huron
9781467161732
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%In 1879, Marvin Hughitt, president of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, looked across the James River at a vast prairie. He envisioned a town that would become a division headquarters for the fast-growing railroad system as it extended west. With that, the town of Huron, South Dakota, was born and immediately attracted new arrivals. These hardy pioneers braved the unknown to settle in the area, acquire land, and earn a living. They built the first churches, schools, and businesses, creating a vibrant and dynamic community. Huronās central location, its industrious citizens, and the influence of the railroad established the town as an important transportation hub, a contender for the state capital, a location for higher education, and the home of the state fair. This book features historical photographs of the individuals who transformed this region from a prairie into a thriving and influential community during the first half of the 20th century.Ā
ļ»æJennifer Littlefield is the reference librarian at the Huron Public Library. She has a passion for researching local history and has written several articles forĀ South Dakota History. Louise Van Poll is the executive director of the Dakotaland Museum, which includes three historic sites. She is also a freelance journalist and educator, with a passion for history, teaching, and writing.
Walnut Street YMCA and YWCA
9781467161602
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Walnut Street YMCA and YWCA opened in September 1940 to much excitement and anticipation within the African American community in Wilmington, Delaware. Jeanne D. Nutter, PhD, an oral historian, has compiled two other books on African Americans in Delaware. She has amassed an array of historical images from the archives and collections of the Walnut Street YMCA, the Delaware Historical Society, the Washam family, and numerous members of the local African American community.
During segregation, the building became the center of cultural, athletic, and civil rights activities of African Americans in the area. Both youth and adults benefited from the numerous offerings. The activities were impressive, with an award-winning basketball team and an expansive swim program that produced outstanding swimmers and divers. The beautifully designed facility offered an indoor swimming pool, bowling alley, auditorium, cafeteria, library, gymnasium, workshop, game room, meeting rooms, and dormitories. Care was taken to enhance the interior with paintings by noted African American artist Edward Loper Sr. and others. The exterior was adorned with sculptural friezes that paid homage to such luminaries as Marion Anderson, Booker T. Washington, Paul Robeson, and George Washington Carver. The illuminated clock tower became a beacon for the community.
Fort Fisher
9781467161657
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%John Hairr is an award-winning author and maritime historian who explores the past of unique and often forgotten places. He returns to the Cape Fear country for his latest photographic look into the regionās past.Ā
Kure Beach, North Carolina The sandy dunes stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Cape Fear River may not have looked impressive, but Fort Fisher, North Carolina, was a key part of the coastal defenses protecting the most important link in the lifeline of the Confederacy. Blockade runners and naval raiders alike sheltered for cover under the protection provided by powerful artillery batteries, which warships of the Union Navy dared not challenge. Modeled by the fortās commander, Col. William Lamb, after Russian-engineered designs, the sandy ramparts defending the New Inlet entrance to the Cape Fear River eventually became the largest fortifications in the South, gaining the nickname āConfederate Gibraltar.ā During the waning days of the war, Union commanders went to great lengths to destroy the fort, thus closing the vital port of Wilmington to Confederate blockade runners. The woefully undermanned defenders fought bravely, turning back the first Union assault in December 1864 and would no doubt have repulsed the second had promised reinforcements arrived. After fierce hand-to-hand combat, the garrison was overwhelmed by superior numbers, and Fort Fisher fell on January 15, 1865.
Hidden History of Henry County, Indiana
9781467156707
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The rural landscape of Henry County, Indiana, offers a bumper crop of captivating stories deeply rooted in history.
John āSnowballā Meridaās towering, crowd-thrilling home runs could have landed him in the Major Leagues were it not for his skin color. Native son Gen. Omar Bundy refused to retreat in World War I. His decision in all probability saved Paris from the Germans. A solitary chimney stack is an oddity in a green landscape, but it was in this spot more than a hundred years ago that a decision changed the course of New Castle history.
Compiling stories of brave veterans and basketball heroes, nationally known catchphrases and political could-have-beens, author and local historian Darrel Radford uncovers lost gems from Henry Countyās past.
Franconia Notch
9781467161558
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%In 1805, a member of a survey crew working on building a road through New Hampshireās Franconia Notch walked down to Ferrinās Pond (todayās Profile Lake), gazed up the side of Cannon Mountain, and was mesmerized by what he sawāthe stateās most iconic symbol, the Old Man of the Mountain profile. A few years later, the Flume Gorge, an 800-foot-long natural gorge, was discovered. These natural curiosities quickly gained national attention, and by the mid-1800s, Franconia Notch was a tourist mecca; the limited stagecoach travel through the notch became daily, and the simple overnight accommodations were replaced with the Flume House and the Profile House, two grand hotels that could accommodate hundreds of overnight guests. After fire destroyed the Profile House in 1923, the property was put for sale. A joint effort between the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, the State of New Hampshire, and the New Hampshire Federation of Womenās Clubs led to the creation of the Franconia Notch Forest Reservation and Memorial Park (todayās Franconia Notch State Park) in 1928. This book takes readers on a journey through the rich and fascinating history of Franconia Notch during the mid-19th to late 20th century.
Nebraska Ordnance Plant, The
9781467161497
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The entrance of the United States into World War II in 1941 completely transformed the nation. During this time, the small Nebraska towns of Mead and Wahoo in Saunders County were chosen to be the site of the Nebraska Ordnance Plant, one of three such plants in the state. The plant operated for 20 yearsāfrom 1942 to 1962. It served as an ordnance plant during World War II and the Korean War, then as an Atlas missile site from 1960 to 1962. Since then, the land has been sold to various interests, including the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska National Guard. The Nebraska Ordnance Plant uses over 150 photographs and their accompanying captions to tell the story of the profound effect the plant had on the social, economic, and environmental life of the county.Ā
Jennifer Garza is the assistant at the Saunders County Historical Society and a lecturer in the history department at the University of Nebraska. Erin Hauser is the curator at the Saunders County Historical Society.
Pueblo
9781467161312
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The President Woodrow Wilson House
9781467161244
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The timeless home of our 28th president, perfectly preserved from the 1920s, serves as an unforgettable backdrop for learning about our past as Americans. The Trust opened the doors of the museum in 1963 for visitors to explore this significant site with over 8,400 one-of-a-kind historic artifacts. The book boasts a treasure trove of images from the Trust museumās archives, offering a visually stunning journey through history.Ā
On March 4, 1921, Woodrow and Edith Wilson moved from the White House into their new home ā just a mile and a half away ā at 2340 S Street NW in Washington, DCās Kalorma neighborhood. The former president lived here until his death in 1924. Edith called it home until her passing in 1961, at which time she bequeathed the house and its furnishing to the National Trust for Historic Preservation to serve as a monument to President Wilson.Ā A century after Woodrow Wilson left office, his policies and legacy continue to animate our national conversations about American foreign policy, race relations, and the meanings of progressivism and democracy.Ā
The President Woodrow Wilson Houseās executive director, Elizabeth A. Karcher, presents a meticulously researched and engaging narrative that illuminates the houseās evolution from private residence to a dynamic cultural institution. The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a private, nonprofit organization that works to save Americaās historic places, owns and operates the Woodrow Wilson House.
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
9781467161374
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A stunning history of the development and preservation of the marble halls deep within the Siskiyou Mountains.
The cave was discovered by Elijah Davidson in 1874. In 1909, the Oregon Caves National Monument was dedicated and placed under the jurisdiction of the US Forest Service, and in 1922, the highway to the cave was completed. In 1923, the US Forest Service awarded the first concession contract to the Oregon Caves Company, which intended to build a hotel at the monument as soon as possible. The Chateau was completed and opened to the public in 1934 (shortly before control of the monument shifted to the National Park Service in 1936) and was designated a national historic landmark in 1987 as a significant example of rustic architecture with many original interior finishings and most of the original Monterey furniture collection intact. Outside of necessary repairs following a flood in 1964, shockingly few changes were made to the Chateau between 1934 and 1987. In 2014, the designation of the monument was changed to the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve, and its footprint was increased to 4,554 acres.
Vicksburg National Cemetery
9781467161084
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%This volume explores the history of Vicksburg National Cemetery, reveals recent discoveries, and notes how the addition of various elements through the years helped to beautify this sacred ground. It examines the lives of a small fraction of the cemeteryās approximately 18,000 interments, which include veterans of the Mexican-American and Civil Wars through the Korean War and three Vietnam memorials. Included among the interments are cemetery superintendents, a Civil War nurse, a female veteran, a member of a popular local band (the Red Tops), a former Vicksburg alderman, a Tuskegee airman, and a Vick family descendant (Vicksburgās namesake). Military service is the common thread that all of them share. This book focuses on the untold stories of those interred within the hallowed ground of Vicksburg National Cemetery.
ļ»æElizabeth Hoxie Joynerāa retired employee of the National Park Service, museum curator, and author ofĀ USSĀ Cairo in Arcadia Publishingās Images of Modern America seriesāhas tracked down images from a variety of sources around the country to illustrate who these people were, what they did, and the sacrifices they made to protect this great nation. A burial index is also included that documents the section and number of each interment to aid in grave location.
Rosie the Riveter in Long Beach
9780738525327
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9781467119146
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9781467103879
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9781467105361
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