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Newport News Through the 20th Century
9781634990110
Regular price $25.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%There is little argument that the twentieth century was "America's century," a time of incredible growth, innovation and prosperity across the country, despite depression and war, and the dichotomy of black and white, poverty and wealth that marked the highs and lows of Newport News' twentieth century experience.
The consistent threads that weave the Newport News story still hinge on the imagination, ambition and achievement of Collis Huntington; what he started at the end of the nineteenth century became a powerhouse in the twentieth.
Plum Island
9781634994019
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%major challenges. The inhabited northern part of the island has
sustained serious coastal erosion, and some homes are in danger of
being consumed by the Atlantic. At the Parker River National Wildlife
Refuge in the southern sector, federal officials are concerned that
climate change might alter the environment and affect the health of
birds that depend on the area as part of their migratory journey. Yet the
11-mile island, with one of the most spectacular sand beaches in New
England, remains a very popular destination. Houses continue to be
built. Thousands visit each summer either as renting tourists or
enthusiastic day trippers. It is the third most visited birdwatching
destination in the country. In this book by award-winning journalist
Dyke Hendrickson, the history of the island is recounted and plans for
improvement are outlined. Offering more than seventy striking color
photos, it is a well-researched account of the background and current
status of this cherished natural resource.
Photographer's America
9781634994026
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%roads of scenic Connecticut. We will see rolling valleys,
rocky cliffs, lush deciduous forests, marshes, old castles,
ruins, art, and unusual landmarks on this journey. The
old north state contains many ghostly hauntings and the
bones of those that walked before us. If you listen closely,
you can almost hear the monstrous footsteps like
thunder that roamed this land. We will evolve and soar
onward in our experience through spring, summer, fall,
and winter, peeking into the charming corners of small
towns, orchards, farms, and even an urban oasis. There is
so much to see on these winding roads that it cannot be
contained in the pages of just this book alone.
Connecticut is a state one must revisit.
Keene Through Time
9781635000948
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Murders, Mysteries, and Misdemeanors of Las Vegas
9781634992510
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9781634992459
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Many towns in North Alabama operate on such a small budget that a single drought could fatally cripple much of their income. A single devastating storm might damage a building beyond repair, but the cost of starting over and in some cases cleaning up becomes more fiscal trouble than the towns are able to spare. Anyone who has owned property in North Alabama can tell you that all it takes is one summer's worth of neglect to turn a proudly displayed property into a mysterious shadow veiled by trees and vines. These places exist all around, but are often avoided because of the dangers that may be lurking inside.
In Abandoned North Alabama, photographer Mary Posey documents her journey inside some of North Alabama's most bizarre and creepy discarded structures. She explores the stories of a military base that couldn't maintain its funding, a train station with a hint of murder mystery, a juvenile detention center for girls that fought lawsuits for abuse until ultimately being shut down by a tornado, and houses left as if the owners just ran off in the middle of the night.
Kinnickinnic Avenue
9781634990219
Regular price $22.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Abandoned Railroads of Delmarva
9781634992855
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%For over 100 years, the railroads of America were the king of transportation. But more than that, they were truly what drove the Industrial Revolution, and along with that, the growth of the country. Railroads made communities from nothing, grew sleepy crossroad towns into major hubs of commerce, and opened areas of Delmarva to goods they once could only read about in magazines and newspapers.
By the 1960s, all of this had changed. Passenger service had fallen off to the point that most railroads had ended this once vital travel method. Trucks now hauled the goods that once filled the boxcars of the railroad. Many old rail lines closed. The rails and stations were abandoned to the state governments. Most were just left in place to rust and rot away.
This book resurrects those abandoned rails and railroad companies. Photos of the stations, once the center of their town's growth, are preserved in these pages. Memories of the companies that crisscrossed Delmarva are brought back to life.
Tuscaloosa Through Time
9781635000696
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Millstone Valley Through Time
9781625451071
Regular price $22.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The valley's streets and roads of today follow the trails once used by the Lenape Indians who peacefully ceded their claims to the land as the Dutch and English settlers arrived.
The new settlers were eager to clear this fertile land for their farms and villages. These roads also follow the same routes used by General George Washington as he led his weary, freezing soldiers to Morristown after the crossing of the Delaware and the victory at the Battle of Princeton during the American Revolution.
The Millstone Valley Scenic Byway, which is a central feature of the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area, makes history come alive through a charming glimpse of the rural past surviving in the heart of America's most densely populated state.
Hartford Through Time
9781625450302
Regular price $22.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%One views familiar scenes and can see what was there before. Historian Wilson H. Faude selected the "then" images, researched and wrote the captions.
Both gentlemen have donated their efforts so all royalties from the book will go to the Hartford History Center, to support its collections and programs. With every book purchased one is helping the center add to its collections and host programs and exhibits that will preserve and share the story of the capital city. This book is for the lifelong Hartford resident and those who have just arrived.
Junkyard Nights
9781634992862
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9781684730094
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9781684730131
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%San Mateo is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, just 15 miles south from San Francisco. It was named by the De Anza exploration party when they set up camp along the banks of a small creek, now along Arroyo Court, in spring 1776. It is unknown why the Catholic De Anza expedition chose "San Mateo," as the recognized Catholic Feast Day for St. Matthew is actually in September. Matthew, one of Christ's apostles, wrote the first book of the New Testament. The name in Spanish translates as "Saint Matthew" in English.
The small city began to expand after the fire and earthquake in 1906 as refugees moved to "the country," although San Mateo also experienced damage. In the post-WWII years, San Mateo became a vibrant town of about 40,000 people. Downtown featured many upscale businesses.
"Silicon Valley," which originally evolved in the San Jose area in 1970s as a global center for high technology, has now expanded to include the entire San Francisco Peninsula. In San Mateo itself, many well recognized computer firms have now established headquarters here, ballooning the population to over 100,000.
Forgotten Colorado
9781634992824
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Forgotten Colorado: The Eastern Plains explores this often ignored and underappreciated part of the state. Known as the agricultural center of Colorado, this region was once a thriving area for farmers, ranchers, and railroad workers. Over time, temperature extremes, dismal precipitation, high winds, and unfortunate events like the Dust Bowl have led to the gradual depopulation of the Eastern Plains. Today, history and relics from those early glory years can be found all over the region, if you know where to look.
Forgotten Colorado: The Eastern Plains brings to light and exposes historic schools where class is out forever; the largest track of dinosaur footprints in North America; the site of one of the worst air show disasters in U.S. history; an entire railroad ghost town, complete with an underground shelter; the location of a brutal U.S. Army conflict that required eating horses for survival; a place where carnival rides go to rust in Colorado when they are retired from service; a deserted town originally established as an African American agricultural colony; and much, much, more. Get ready to see a side Colorado you have never seen before!
Abandoned New York
9781634993005
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Abandoned Jackson County, Oregon
9781634993029
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Jackson County sprang to life when gold was discovered in the early 1850s. Seemingly overnight, towns began to appear. But when the last of the gold was gone, some of the towns were abandoned. Long gone are the stagecoaches, post offices, shops, saloons, quaint churches, and one-room schoolhouses. Today, all that remains of some of Jackson County's once busting towns is an abandoned cemetery, long overgrown with weeds. For other towns there is just a sign, yet for others, there is nothing left to show that there were once families living and working in the area. Four of the abandoned towns are under lakes. One of the lost towns was taken over by the United States government during World War II. Other towns changed their names, sometimes more than once.
Take a step back in time and enjoy the stories and photographs of towns such as Antelope, Antioch, Uniontown, Steamboat, Log Town, Copper, Laurelhurst, McLeod, Kanaka Flats, Brownsboro, Missouri Flat, Sterlingville, Buncom, Table Rock City, Gasburg, Dardanelles, Beagle, Woodville, Watkins, Tolo, and Rock Point.
Abandoned Arizona
9781634994408
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9781634993944
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9781634992978
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Featuring 150 photographs, maps, and postcards, Traces of the Ann Arbor Railroad chronicles vital aspects of this unique railroad's history, with a primary focus on what has transpired from the 1960s to 2020.
The book's pages reflect on the years (1963-1973) the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton controlled the Ann Arbor Railroad, which served shippers along a 292-mile mainline almost entirely in Michigan (the AA operated several miles in northern Ohio); the demise of the AA's Lake Michigan car ferries; the new carriers that have sprung up to handle operations on the former Ann Arbor line in the wake of the company's bankruptcy in 1973; the disposition of the fleet of ten new GP35s that were delivered to the Ann Arbor "direct from the factory" in 1964; and the "new" Ann Arbor, a shortline operating between Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Toledo, Ohio, that was created out of the remains of the old "Annie." The final chapter highlights the 22-mile Betsie Valley Trail between Elberta-Frankfort and Thompsonville, a "rails-to-trails" corridor that opened in 2005 along an abandoned segment of the historic Ann Arbor Railroad.
Abandoned Farmhouses and Homesteads of Nebraska
9781634992893
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9781634992701
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Scattered throughout New Jersey are remnants of history that are being reclaimed by nature or destroyed by vandals. Author and photographer, Kathleen Butler, takes the reader on a journey back through time to rediscover the little-known history of these forgotten places. Most are deep in the woods of New Jersey; one is only known to the author and is exclusive to this book.
Discover ruins from iron-making industries, mills, the railroad, and more. Some of the ruins are from industries that were at their peak, but fell hard when the market was no longer in their favor. They ultimately abandoned their businesses, or they rediscovered another market and moved elsewhere. Some companies tried to establish themselves only to find that the area was not suitable, leaving their failed community behind, or simply went bankrupt. Now, nature is taking over, and soon, these abandoned ruins will disappear forever.
Abandoned Sulphur, Louisiana
9781634993913
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The area became a hub of activity after a rich Sulfur deposit was discovered in the 1870s, and industry interest drove railways into this unknown quadrant of America. Sulfur mining continued until the early 1900s, which was subsequently followed by an oil boom and the creation of water channels connecting the town of Sulphur to the Gulf of Mexico, twenty miles away. In the wake of this industrial revolution, many areas, both urban and rural, were left abandoned and in disrepair.