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McKeesport
9780738549859
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Through vintage photographs, McKeesport documents the history of this once booming steel town from the development and subsequent loss of its major industry to its recent revitalization.
Located at the confluence of the Youghiogheny and Monongahela Rivers, McKeesport was settled by David McKee in 1755. In 1769, McKee acquired land from the Colonial government and one of his sons, John, laid out a village that became known as McKee's Port because a ferry was operating there. Early industries included coal mining and the building of flatboats, and in 1851, an iron rolling mill was started. Industry continued to boom as steamboats and railroads soon appeared, and in 1872, National Tube was founded and joined by other steel industries and foundries. The growing industries created an abundance of jobs, and immigrants from throughout Europe flocked to the area. McKeesport still maintains a strong ethnic heritage.
Irish Philadelphia
9780738597706
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Philadelphia has been a magnet for Irish immigrants and their descendants since the 17th century, and the city wouldn't be what it is today without them.
The Irish distinguished themselves in the Revolutionary War with dozens of heroes, such as Wexford-born sailor Commodore John Barry. When refugees from Ireland's Great Famine poured into Philadelphia after 1845, the city changed forever--the thousands of Irish immigrants of the famine generation, after experiencing discrimination from anti-Catholicism and anti-Irish rhetoric, used their religious and cultural traditions to promote their own advancement by constructing a network of schools, Catholic churches, fraternal clubs, and cultural organizations. In Irish Philadelphia, images of their accomplishments and advancements are featured along with vibrant, personal stories of Irish residents.
The Sisters of the Holy Spirit and Mary Immaculate
9781467129244
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Haunted Joliet Prison
9781467147163
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Tuskegee Airmen
9780738500454
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Squadron, the 332nd Fighter Group, and the 477th
Bombardment Group. Their remarkable achievements at home and overseas destroyed stereotypes and helped to bring about the eventual integration of the United States military. Under the harsh restrictions of segregation, the African-Americans both trained and served together, and in this forced isolation, developed unbreakable bonds .
Lubbock
9780738596082
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Cincinnati Curiosities
9781467152822
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Southern Colorado
9781467131735
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Maryland in the Civil War
9781467120418
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%There were over 75 raids and battles that took place in Maryland during the Civil War, including ""Bloody Antietam""--the bloodiest day in American military history.
As a border state between the North and South during the Civil War, Maryland's loyalties were strong for both sides. The first casualties of the war occurred during the Baltimore Riot of April 19, 1861, when members of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment were attacked by Confederate supporters while traversing through the city on their way to protect Washington, DC, from attack. Ten days later, Maryland chose not to secede from the Union by a vote of 53-13. On September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Civil War took place at ""Bloody Antietam."" At the end of the day, nearly one in four men would be a casualty of the battle, making it the bloodiest day in American military history. There were over 75 skirmishes, raids, and major battles that took place in Maryland during the Civil War. Through vintage photographs, Maryland in the Civil War shares the state's rich military heritage.
Lost Cincinnati
9781626195752
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9781467107020
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Laughlin Air Force Base
9781467107099
Regular price $23.99 Sale price $12.00 Save 50%Jacksonville in the 1920s
9781467107150
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9781467132053
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Civil War at Perryville
9781596296725
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Immerse yourself in Kentucky's largest battle, Perryville, with author Christopher Kolakowski. A must-read for Civil War and Kentucky History enthusiasts.
Desperate to seize control of Union-held Kentucky, a border state, the Confederate army launched an invasion into the commonwealth in the fall of 1862. The incursion viciously culminated at an otherwise quiet Bluegrass crossroads and forever altered the landscape of the war.
The Battle of Perryville lasted just one day yet produced nearly eight thousand combined casualties and losses, and some say nary a victor. The Rebel army was forced to retreat, and the United States kept its imperative grasp on Kentucky throughout the war. Famous Confederate diarist Sam Watkins, whose Company Aytch journals were featured as a major narrative thread in Ken Burns' award-winning Civil War documentary series, declared Perryville the hardest fighting that he experienced. Indeed, history would record that Perryville the second bloodiest battle of the Western Theater after Shiloh.
Few know this hallowed ground like Christopher L. Kolakowski, former director of the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association, who draws on letters, reports, memoirs and other primary sources to offer the most accessible and engaging account of the Kentucky Campaign yet, featuring over sixty historic images and maps.
Hidden History of Monroe County, Michigan
9781467147347
Regular price $23.99 Sale price $12.00 Save 50%Often overshadowed by its larger neighbors, Monroe County offers a rich tapestry of history for those willing to look.
French-Canadian settlers left behind legends of monsters, ghosts, and witches. In war time, the community answered the call to arms with more soldiers per capita than any other county in the nation and proved a suitable hometown to take refuge between gun shots from none other than George Armstrong Custer. Like most communities, its sordid past reveals crimes and tragedies--including body snatching. More recently, a partial nuclear meltdown brought the city to the brink of disaster, but Monroe not only survived but now thrives.
Join local author Shawna Lynn Mazur for a trip through little-known and forgotten parts of Monroe County's past.
Haunted Adirondacks
9781467149600
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The 1972 Flood in New York's Southern Tier
9780738576787
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%In June 1972, Hurricane Agnes hit the East Coast with a monstrous and devastating force, bringing a deluge across multiple states and slamming four counties in the Southern Tier: Steuben, Chemung, Tioga, and Broome.
Dozens died and property damage ran into the millions as Corning, Elmira, Owego, Binghamton, and other communities suddenly found themselves under water. The flood destroyed the Erie Lackawanna Railroad, staggered the Penn Central, shut down Corning Glass Works for weeks, and devastated the Corning Museum of Glass--a major cultural resource. Lives and landscapes were forever changed when homes and businesses washed away in a matter of minutes. Henceforth, the region's history became permanently divided into the times before and the times after the 1972 flood. Through stunning images, The 1972 Flood in New York's Southern Tier chronicles the extraordinary destruction of twisted rail lines, devastated streets, exhausted recovery workers, rivers bursting their banks, cars on houses, and houses on cars
Outer Banks
9780738501697
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A destination for many tourists eager for sun, sand, and a simpler way of life, and a far distant cry from the glitter and neon of more traditional, commercial oriented beaches, the Outer Banks of North Carolina is a natural wonder sheltering and buffering Eastern North Carolina from the volatile temperament of the Atlantic Ocean.
Essex County Overbrook Hospital
9781467127257
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Essex County Overbrook Hosptial details the history of this institution which had its beginnings as an asylym.
What was founded as the Essex County Lunacy Asylum evolved from a single building on South Orange Avenue to a city within itself in Cedar Grove. It was named the Essex County Overbrook Hospital. Construction began on the hospital's iconic brick buildings in 1896, and they were prominent features on Fairview Avenue for the next 100 years. The facility produced its own food, housed its own police and fire departments, and sustained its own power sources. The Essex County Overbrook Hospital was recognized throughout the world as a leader in psychiatric care. In later years, overcrowding began to plague the institution. However, after the advent of modern psychiatric drugs, many patients were able to be discharged back into the community. In 2007, the buildings were closed, and the hospital was relocated to a newer establishment nearby. The grounds have since been plagued with vandalism and neglect, with a final deal for demolition having been solidified in 2015.
The Changing Blue Ridge Mountains
9781467142649
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Long Island Motor Parkway
9780738557939
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Long Island Motor Parkway was constructed at a pivotal time in American history, and it often considered a precursor to the modern highway system.
A forerunner of the modern highway system, the Long Island Motor Parkway was constructed during the advent of the automobile and at a pivotal time in American history. Following a spectator death during the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup Race, the concept for a privately owned speedway on Long Island was developed by William K. Vanderbilt Jr. and his business associates. It would be the first highway built exclusively for the automobile. Vanderbilt's dream was to build a safe, smooth, police-free road without speed limits where he could conduct his beloved automobile races without spectators running onto the course. Features such as the use of reinforced concrete, bridges to eliminate grade crossings, banked curves, guardrails, and landscaping were all pioneered for the parkway. Reflecting its poor profitability and the availability of free state-built public parkways, the historic 48-mile Long Island Motor Parkway closed on Easter Sunday, April 17, 1938.
Hess's Department Store
9780738562759
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Hess's Department Store was a unique department store that with a combination of style and showmanship became a shopping legend for almost 100 years.
Founded in 1897 in Allentown by brothers Max and Charles Hess as a dry goods store, it became the downtown heart of Pennsylvania's third-largest city for much of the 20th century. The Hess family was from Germany, and it was Max Hess Sr. who realized the Germans in Pennsylvania had limited access to quality dry goods; with his sons' backgrounds in the retail industry, and a higher quality of merchandise, particularly Hess's French Room, filled with the most in vogue fashions from France. The department store entered its golden age under by Max Hess's son, a showman for merchandising who embraced the life of a department store mogul, living in a giant mansion and rubbing shoulders with celebrities such as Bob Hope and Zsa Zsa Gabor. From the single store in Allentown to more than 80 by the 1990s, it seemed that Hess's was unstoppable, but a national recession and increased retail competition would eventually sink the titan of Pennsylvania retail. Through a series of photographs, many from private collections and seldom seen, Hess's Department Storebrings the glory days of Hess's to life again.
Los Angeles Dodgers
9780738528717
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Bishop
9780738581835
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Legends & Lore Along California's Highway 395
9781467151061
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Stretching from Victorville to Carson City, Highway 395 offers a snapshot of California's diverse landscapes - and oddities.
Tales of skinwalkers and sasquatch sightings flourish among the bones of ghost towns, and stories of the elusive Lone Pine Mountain Devil ignite the curiosity. Far from fiction, the Sierra Phantom lived among the hills for fifty years, and Mountaineer Norman Clyde used his skills to find lost hikers and climbers. Rumors of the Lost Cement Mine, with a rich vein of gold, lures people in, and the Tuttle Creek Ashram, built high above Lone Pine, offers peace.
Author Brian Clune explores the strange and fascinating side of the majestic mountains and lonely deserts along the El Camino Sierra.
World War II Italian Prisoners of War in Chambersburg
9781467127233
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Belle Isle
9781467126519
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $12.50 Save 50%Yonkers
9780738597898
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Discover the rich history of Yonkers as local Joan Jennings walks through the city's neighborhoods, landmarks, and notable characters who called the city home.
A study in contrasts, Yonkers, a sprawling city 20 miles north of midtown Manhattan, traces its roots to early Dutch settlers. Yonkers has a history of retail, boasting one of the first shopping malls in the United States, but prides itself on its backbone of mom-and-pop businesses. Seabiscuit, the legendary racehorse, once stood in the winner's circle at Yonkers Raceway. The city has 38 distinct neighborhoods, each with its own character and identity. Yonkers was home to some of the 19th century's wealthiest industrialists and inventors whose innovations, such as the Otis safety elevator, Armstrong's FM radio, Harvey's elevated railroad, and Smith's carpet looms, shaped the world we know today. Currently, the city with a rough-and-tumble, blue-collar waterfront is undergoing dramatic revitalization.
Mysterious Michigan
9781467149921
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Enigmatic mediums, murders, monsters, and more are all part of Michigan's mysterious and sometimes supernatural history.
The will of Detroit's first millionaire, Eber B. Ward, was hotly contested because he took the financial advice of spirits. Marian Spore Bush, Bay City's first female dentist, moved to New York City, where she became a psychic wonder--and a secret philanthropist. Old witchcraft superstitions drove a Mount Morris family insane and caused another man to murder his godmother in Trenton.
Researcher Amberrose Hammond brings to light strange and unusual tales from Michigan's colorful and exciting past.
Historic Milwaukee Crimes
9781467150200
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%From the author of Lost Milwaukee comes an exploration of the criminal side of the Cream City.
Milwaukee saw its share of violence as it transformed from frontier village to modern metropolis. The city was barely established when an argument over a bridge linking east and west was nearly settled with cannon fire. A local developer killed his estranged wife, severed her head, and burned it in the furnace of the apartment building he built. A wronged woman murdered her lover on a busy downtown street and was found innocent by a sympathetic jury. Another woman lethally poisoned her family and laughed about it in the press.
From a robbery in which the bandits got away by stealing a streetcar to the attempted assassination of President Theodore Roosevelt, local historian Carl Swanson uncovers dramatic true stories of villainy and murder from Milwaukee's long-forgotten past.
Biloxi
9780738567785
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Chappaquiddick Tragedy
9781455621149
Regular price $26.95 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The truth behind Ted Kennedy's fateful crash into Poucha Pond.
“My friend Mary Jo just happened to be in the wrong car at the wrong time with the wrong people.”
—Rosemary Keough, the second passenger
One fateful night in Massachusetts, Sen. Ted Kennedy was involved in a fatal crash after driving his car from a party on Martha’s Vineyard. After launching his Oldsmobile 88 across Dike Bridge and into Poucha Pond, Kennedy escaped the submerged car and headed back to Edgartown. Why didn't he save the drowning woman in the rear seat of the car? More importantly, why was Mary Jo Kopechne in the rear seat if the two were traveling together? Suspicion and intrigue have clouded the public's opinion of Kennedy and his involvement with this “crime” for years, but the truth, as revealed here, takes all of the evidence into account and presents a clear explanation of the death at Chappaquiddick.
French & Indian Wars in Maine
9781467117753
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%For eight decades, an epic power struggle raged across a frontier that would become Maine.
Between 1675 and 1759, British, French, and Native Americans soldiers clashed in six distinct wars to claim the land that became the Pine Tree State. Though the showdown between France and Great Britain was international in scale, the decidedly local conflicts in Maine pitted European settlers against Native American tribes. Native and European communities from the Penobscot to the Piscataqua Rivers suffered brutal attacks. Countless men, women and children were killed, taken captive or sold into servitude. The native people of Maine were torn asunder by disease, social disintegration and political factionalism as they fought to maintain their autonomy in the face of unrelenting European pressure. This is the dark, tragic and largely forgotten struggle that laid the foundation of Maine.
Forgotten Landmarks of Detroit
9781609498283
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Dan Austin, author of Lost Detroit and creator of HistoricDetroit.org, recaptures stories and memories of a forgotten Detroit, giving readers a glimpse into some of the most stunning buildings this city has ever known.
Lovingly referred to as the Motor City, Detroit put the world on wheels. Once the fourth largest city in the country, Detroit's streets were filled with bustling crowds and lined with breathtaking landmarks. Over the years, many of the city's most beautiful buildings--packed with marble, ornate metalwork, painted ceilings and glitz and glamour--have been reduced to dust. From the hallowed halls of Old City Hall to the floating majesty of steamships to the birthplace of the automotive industry, join the author on a tour of Detroit's most important landmarks that have been left to gather dust.