United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
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Making Long Island: A History of Growth and the American Dream
$24.99 Read moreDiscover the history of the development of Long Island and its intimate relationship with New York City.
Beginning in the Roaring Twenties, Wall Street money looked eastward to Nassau and Suffolk cou
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Samuel, Lawrence R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154970
- Language: English
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The Irish at Gettysburg
$24.99 Add to cartAt the outbreak of the Civil War, Irish citizens on both sides of the Mason-Dixon answered the call to arms. This was most evident at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Louisiana Irish Rebels charged with the c
- Series: Civil War
- Author: Tucker Phd, Phillip Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 26 2018
- ISBN10: 1467138525
- Language: English
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Maryland Freedom Seekers on the Underground Railroad
$23.99 Read moreJourney with the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad. Maryland was the starting point of many freedom seekers. They embarked on the perilous journey from slavery to freedom in whatever way they
- Author: Masur, Jenny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 09, 2023
- ISBN10: 1467148717
- Language: English
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Pittsburgh Steps: The Story of the City’s Public Stairways
$16.95 Add to cartToday the City of Pittsburgh has more municipal inclines than any other U.S. city and more city steps and bridges that any other city in the world. Undoubtedly the most unique of these transportation … [more below]
- Author: Regan, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 01 2015
- ISBN10: 149301384X
- Language: English
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Remarkable Women of the Finger Lakes
$24.99 Read moreThe majesty of New York’s Finger Lakes region has produced some equally majestic women who have left their mark on American history. From women medical pioneers like Clara Barton and Elizabeth Blackwe… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Cummins, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: November 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1467150479
- Language: English
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New York City Skyscrapers
$24.99 Read moreNew York City Skyscrapers celebrates the numerous awe-inspiring buildings that have made New York the skyscraper capital of the world. This book traces the history of New York’s tallest structures fro… [more below]
- Series: Postcard History
- Author: Panchyk, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 07 2010
- ISBN10: 0738572969
- Language: English
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Philadelphia Eagles
$40.99 Add to cartThe history of the Philadelphia Eagles spans multiple championships, many more near misses, and a cast of characters both on and off the field. The passion of the game has flowed through the veins of … [more below]
- Series: Images of Sports
- Author: Michael, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: August 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1540249506
- Language: English
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97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
$18.99 Add to cart“Social history is, most elementally, food history. Jane Ziegelman had the great idea to zero in on one Lower East Side tenement building, and through it she has crafted a unique and aromatic narrativ
- Author: Ziegelman, Jane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 31 2011
- ISBN10: 0061288519
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of Gettysburg
$42.99 Add to cartThe Battle of Gettysburg {July 1-July 3, 1863}, fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, was considered the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and is frequently cited as the war’s tur… [more below]
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Salmon, John S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: May 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1683369378
- Language: English
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Oneida
$23.99 Add to cartA fascinating and unusual chapter in American history about a religious community that held radical notions of equality, sex, and religion–only to transform itself, at the beginning of the twentieth
- Author: Wayland-Smith, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: January 09 2018
- ISBN10: 1250131863
- Language: English
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Secret Syracuse: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
$27.00 Read more- Series: Secret
- Author: Lowen, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1681064928
- Language: English
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Haunting Tales from the Finger Lakes
$14.95 Add to cartLocal history doesn’t have to be boring and ghost stories aren’t always scary. A few of the buildings moved to the Genesee Country Village and Museum brought their previous owners along for the ride.
- Author: Giglio, Patti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 14 2022
- ISBN10: 9798218038700
- Language: English
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St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America’s Hippest Street
$19.99 Read moreSt. Marks Place in New York City has spawned countless artistic and political movements. Here Frank O’Hara caroused, Emma Goldman plotted, and the Velvet Underground wailed. But every generation of mi
- Author: Calhoun, Ada
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: November 08 2016
- ISBN10: 0393353303
- Language: English
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Resting Among Us: Authors’ Gravesites in Upstate New York
$32.95 Add to cartToo often, the lives and works of authors who called Upstate New York home are overshadowed by the icons of New York City. Resting among Us uncovers the region’s rich literary heritage through Steven … [more below]
- Series: New York State
- Author: Huff, Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: October 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0815611609
- Language: English
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150 Years of Racing in Saratoga: Little-Known Stories & Facts from America’s Most Historic Racing City
$34.99 Add to cartSince the inaugural meeting was held in August 1863, Saratoga Springs has been the scene of memorable races, often featuring legends of the sport. Although some of the epic moments are still familiar … [more below]
- Author: Carter, Allan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: June 04 2013
- ISBN10: 1540208680
- Language: English
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Long Island and the Sea: A Maritime History
$34.99 Add to cartFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten histo… [more below]
- Author: Bleyer, Bill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 322
- Publish Date: April 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1540238407
- Language: English
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Low Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York
$20.00 Add to cart“A cacophonous poem of democracy and greed, like the streets of New York themselves.”
―John Vernon, Los Angeles Times Book Review
Lucy Sante’s Low Life is a portrait of America’s greatest city,- Author: Sante, Lucy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: November 24 2003
- ISBN10: 0374528993
- Language: English
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The Women Who Made New York
$30.00 Add to cartAn illuminating, elegant history of New York City, told through the stories of the women who made it the most exciting and influential metropolis in the world
Read any history of New York City and yo- Author: Scelfo, Julie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 25 2016
- ISBN10: 1580056539
- Language: English
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When Love Died: The True Story of the Brutal Murder of a War of 1812 Hero that Involved Greed, Lies and Treachery
$16.95 Add to cartIn 1824, Boston was a small farming community, about twenty-five miles south of Buffalo, New York. Buffalo itself was still only considered a village with a population of just over two thousand people
- Author: Pluta, Sherrie L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 12 2023
- ISBN10: 9798887312927
- Language: English
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City on the Edge: Buffalo, New York, 1900 – Present
$31.65 Add to cartBUFFALO, NEW YORK IS ENJOYING A RESURGENCE, AND HAS BECOME A RECOMMENDED TRAVEL DESTINATION. THIS BOOK TELLS THE STORY OF HOW IT GOT HERE.In a sweeping narrative that speaks to the serious student of … [more below]
- Author: Goldman, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: March 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1591024579
- Language: English
