Bethany Beach
9781609490027
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The fascinating origins of this once peaceful resort town are explored in Michael Morgan's Bethany Beach.
Before a 1901 ceremony opened the peaceful resort town, the wild dunes of Bethany Beach were part of the rough-and-tumble New World and the deadly land wars between Delawareans and Marylanders. The twentieth century brought crowds eager to partake of a healthy saltwater bath and chicken-and-waffle socials. Local author Michael Morgan chronicles the history of this ""quiet"" resort with stories of rumrunners who concealed their illicit goods in local chicken coops, World War II residents who anxiously kept a weather eye on the Atlantic and the devastating 1962 nor'easter. Join Morgan as he deftly narrates the storied history of this beloved Delaware beach town.
Murder and Mayhem in Chicago's Vice Districts
9781596296923
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9781626191716
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9781626190337
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9780738517018
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Best of "I Remember Dahlonega"
9781596291256
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9780738556703
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Murder and Mayhem in Mendon and Honeoye Falls:
9781626191419
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Martinsville
9780738552309
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Captured here in more than 220 postcard images is an important chronicle of the past 100 years in the "City of Mineral Water." This visual record showcases the sanitariums--including the glorious Home Lawn and its sibling, the Martinsville--industries and businesses, buildings and people, courthouse square, and special events that shaped the past and influenced the present. This fascinating retrospective is an indispensable companion to and expansion of Morgan County, the authors' first book in Arcadia's Postcard History Series.
Murder & Mayhem in Jefferson County
9781596298675
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Indiana's Lincolnland
9780738552330
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Lincoln family moved from Kentucky, crossing the Ohio River and settling in an area known as Little Pigeon Creek in December 1816. Now known as Lincoln City, the town is just one of several stops on a back roads tour that takes wanderers through many historic sites, representing important moments in the life of a great man. Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, is buried here, and the cabin where his cousin lived and Lincoln spent the night still stands. Those who want to retrace Lincoln's life in southern Indiana can do so easily by following the narrow roads that traverse the 20-mile area where he lived and traveled during those 14 years when he called Indiana home. The people of the region still claim Lincoln as one of their own.
Georgetown
9780738509761
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Referred to as ""one of the prettiest and pleasantest places of all New England towns,"" Georgetown grew rapidly, and by the mid-nineteenth century the population had risen dramatically.
This town, ""a pleasant and flourishing place,"" saw the Boston & Maine Railroad laid out in 1854, with depots at Pentucket Square and at Baldpate, and two street railways in 1896-the Haverhill, Georgetown & Danvers Line and the Georgetown, Rowley & Ipswich Line, both of which greatly facilitated the ease of transportation. Join the author in Georgetown as he takes you on a tour through the town's early years. Visit the schools and churches, the Old Home Week in 1909, the Georgetown Peabody Library, and the Baldpate Inn and Hospital. Experience the natural features, including Pentucket and Rock Ponds, and Bald Pate Hill, the highest elevation in Essex County. See the local tanneries during the pre-Civil War years, which produced enough leather for 32,300 pairs of boots and over 300,000 pairs of shoes.
Synagogues of Long Island
9781467138369
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Long Island has one of the most vibrant and largest Jewish communities in the nation.
After World War II, hundreds of thousands of Jewish soldiers returned from war looking for a life in the suburbs and synagogues to join, but the demand exceeded the supply. In 1946, Rabbi Elias Solomon called a meeting of Conservative rabbis from Manhattan to map out a plan to build a synagogue at ever South Shore Long Island Railroad stop, from Valley Stream to Patchogue. Central Synagogue of Nassau County and Beth El in Great Neck both grew to more than 1000 families as Reform Judaism took hold, and the growth of the Chabad movement in recent decades as spurred an increase of Orthodox Judaism. Author Ira Poliakoff catalogues the history of synagogues and congregations that have shaped Long Island's past and present.
The Trout Valley Hertz Estate, and Curtiss Farm
9780738561608
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%John D. Hertz, of rental car fame, discovered Trout Valley (then a part of unincorporated McHenry County) in the 1920s.
He built a mansion, barns, and polo grounds on the banks of the Fox River, calling his new country estate Leona Farms. Famous landscape architect Jens Jensen designed its scenic landscape, fishing streams, and ponds. Here Hertz raised racehorses, including two Kentucky Derby winners, and hosted Gatsby-like parties for the rich and famous, including Myrna Loy, Will Rogers, and Walt Disney. Eleanor Roosevelt was once a guest too. In 1943, Hertz sold his estate to Otto Schnering, of Baby Ruth and Butterfinger fame, who transformed the grounds from a lush playground to the headquarters of a 10,000-acre farming operation. Old-timers still remember Schnering's six-pony hitch carrying joy-filled passengers down Main Street, the state-of-the-art livestock arena, and the trophy-winning cattle raised at Curtiss Farm.
South Orange
9780738509747
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%South Orange follows the village through growth and development, illustrating how it has maintained much of its original character. The many extant homes in a wide variety of late-architectural styles hint at the summer afternoon tea parties of the nineteenth century. The gas-service lamps lining the streets of South Orange were once fueled by whale oil. The home of the Orange Lawn Tennis Club and Seton Hall University, South Orange was also the dwelling place of W.F. Havemeyer, real-estate tycoon, and Louis Bamberger, founder of Bamberger's Department Store, now known as Macy's. Another South Orange notable was William Frederick Allen, editor of the Official Railway Guide, who helped to implement the use of standard time in the United States.
Mount Holly, New Jersey:
9781596292765
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Pompano Park Harness Track
9780738517506
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9780738556307
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9780738590837
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9780738559445
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Staten Island's Greek Community
9780738538686
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Boston Marathon
9781626194755
Regular price $19.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Author and marathon veteran Paul C. Clerici's inside look of the Boston Marathon route and the history it holds.
From Hopkinton to Boylston Street, the beloved 26.2 miles of the Boston Marathon mark historic moments and memories dating back to 1897. Town by town and step by step, follow author, journalist, and runner Paul C. Clerici as he goes deeper into each town and city along the route with firsthand descriptions of the course from the uphill climbs to the spirited sprints. Insightful anecdotes, from the naming of Heartbreak Hill to the incorporation of women runners, reveal meaningful racing heritage along the route. This comprehensive and unique journey also explores the stories behind notable landmarks, statues, and mile markers throughout the course. Woven into the course history is expert advice on how to run each leg of the race from renowned running coach Bill Squires. Whether you're a runner, spectator, or fan, "Boston Marathon History by the Mile" has it all.
The Potato Cookbook
9781565542464
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Boston in the Golden Age of Spiritualism:
9781626195875
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9781596295872
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9781626196896
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Boston's Fire Trail:
9781596293618
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Mountain Passages
9781596290440
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%This intriguing collection of essays results from writer George Ellison's thirty-year fascination with Western North Carolina and its Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains.
These essays offer a window onto the rich heritage of this stunning and oft-misunderstood region. Hear stories in a distinctly Appalachian tone and glimpse into the mountain life and lore through a diverse cast of characters. Develop a new language fit for mountain life, and begin to understand the roots of the names Crooked Arm, Deeplow Gap and the Boogerman Trail. See the world through the eyes of the ancient Cherokees, for whom the Nantahala Gorge, was a "chasm of horrors" associated with the "uktena," a mythic serpent from the dreaded Under World.
Boulevard of Dreams:
9781596292741
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9780738559278
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9780738517469
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9781467129664
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9780738536927
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Peabody in Vintage Postcards
9780738509624
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%In Peabody, vivid postcards offer a contrasting view of what it was like to live and work in a community having two distinct characters: the town center, with its bustling tanning industries, which soon earned Peabody the sobriquet of "Leather Capital of the World," and the pastoral farming villages of Brookdale, Locustdale, Brooksby, and West Peabody, which portray a sense of life in rural America during this same era.