United States - State & Local - Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO,ND,NE,OH,SD,WI
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St. Louis: The 1904 World’s Fair
$40.99 Add to cartFor seven months in 1904, St. Louis was the greatest city on earth. Millions flocked to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to behold the inventions of the early 20th century. Many saw electric lights, … [more below]
- Author: Sonderman, Joe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: November 26 2008
- ISBN10: 153163981X
- Language: English
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Hidden Chicago Landmarks
$23.99 Add to cartTake in the sights of Chicago’s forgotten byways, including a cow trail through a downtown hotel. Pause reflectively at the cemetery in a working scrapyard and the church built without a nail. Stop by… [more below]
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Schmidt, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1467143502
- Language: English
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Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency
$17.99 Add to cartLook for Dan Abrams and David Fisher’s new book, Kennedy’s Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby.
Instant New York Times bestseller
A Winner of the Barondess/Lincoln … [more below]
- Author: Fisher, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1335461604
- Language: English
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Vanished Indianapolis
$24.99 Add to cartUncover lost gems of Circle City history
More than two centuries removed from its founding, Indianapolis has seen its share of landmarks and landscapes pass into memory. Some have totally vanished, su
- Series: Lost
- Author: Fujawa, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154695
- Language: English
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Chicago in Stone and Clay: A Guide to the Windy City’s Architectural Geology
$24.95 Add to cartChicago in Stone and Clay explores the interplay between the city’s most architecturally significant sites, the materials they’re made of, and the sediments and bedrock they are anchored in. This uniq
- Author: Wiggers, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 150176506X
- Language: English
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Springfield’s Celebrated Horseshoe Sandwich
$31.99 Add to cartIn a town famous for its politics, one local favorite moves unchallenged across party lines. Open-faced, piled high with fries and slathered in cheese sauce, the Horsehoe Sandwich has represented Spri… [more below]
- Author: Harmon, Carolyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: May 06 2019
- ISBN10: 1540238792
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Milwaukee
$31.99 Add to cartJoin OnMilwaukee.com’s Bobby Tanzilo for a behind-the-scenes tour of Milwaukee’s past. Sail out to the Breakwater Lighthouse, scramble up the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum and dig up the city’s ro… [more below]
- Author: Tanzilo, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 1540210049
- Language: English
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A Culinary History of Iowa: Sweet Corn, Pork Tenderloins, Maid-Rites & More
$35.99 Add to cartIowa s delectable cuisine is quintessentially midwestern, grounded in its rich farming heritage and spiced with diverse ethnic influences. Classics like fresh sweet corn and breaded pork tenderloins a… [more below]
- Author: Maulsby, Darcy Dougherty
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 153169876X
- Language: English
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The Game: The Michigan-Ohio State Football Rivalry
$24.99 Add to cartSimply known as “The Game,” the history of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry – one of the oldest and, arguably, the fierecest in college football.
With a history that stretches over a century, the Michig
- Series: Images of Sports
- Author: Magee, Ken
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 07 2015
- ISBN10: 1467114588
- Language: English
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Historic Tales of St. Louis
$23.99 Read moreThe Tales That Made St. Louis St. Louis may be known as the Gateway to the West, but its history holds many stories buried through time that show a different side. Discover which Hollywood leading man
- Series: Forgotten Tales
- Author: Zeman, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 23, 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153281
- Language: English
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Outlaw Tales of South Dakota: True Stories of the Mount Rushmore State’s Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats
$16.95 Add to cartFrom Wild Bill Hickok to Lame Johnny, Jack McCall to Lee “Curly” Grimes, the most notorious desperadoes and their deeds are featured in this history of the Mount Rushmore State. Through these astonish… [more below]
- Series: Outlaw Tales
- Author: Griffith, T. D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0762772646
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of the Chicago World’s Fair
$42.99 Add to cartChicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition, popularly called the Chicago World’s Fair, or the White City, was the largest and most spectacular world’s fair ever built. The Columbian Exposition opened on M
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Lewis, Russell
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: May 28 2010
- ISBN10: 1684421101
- Language: English
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Remembering University of Michigan Football
$19.99 Add to cartThe first football team at the University of Michigan was established in 1879. From winning the first ever Tournament of Roses game, to back-to-back national championships, Michigan football created a
- Series: Remembering
- Author: O’Brien, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 134
- Publish Date: September 28 2010
- ISBN10: 1683369009
- Language: English
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Wisconsin’s Lost Towns
$28.00 Read moreWisconsin has over 200 lost, long ago, and nearly gone places. Why they began, why they faded or died encompasses many issues, many reasons. For Rhonda, her love of lost towns and long ago places bega
- Author: Fochs, Rhonda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 09 2017
- ISBN10: 1682010589
- Language: English
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The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre: The Untold Story of the Gangland Bloodbath That Brought Down Al Capone
$20.95 Add to cartThe machine-gun murders of seven men on the morning of February 14, 1929, by killers dressed as cops became the gangland crime of the century. Or so the story went. Since then it has been featured in … [more below]
- Author: Helmer, William J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 317
- Publish Date: August 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1581825498
- Language: English
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Lost Omaha
$31.99 Add to cartThe landmarks of Omaha’s past reveal a history of industry, innovation and change. The Hotel Fontenelle, the Omaha Athletic Club and the Medical Arts Building disappeared in the wake of changes remaki… [more below]
- Author: Bednarek, Janet R. Daly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: April 30 2018
- ISBN10: 1540228649
- Language: English
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Shocking Stories of the Cleveland Mob
$31.99 Add to cartThey are the dirty little secrets of Cleveland’s past, mob guys so good–or so bad–that you rarely hear their stories. Men such as Micky McBride turned newsboys into sluggers, gave bookies a run for … [more below]
- Author: Schwarz, Ted
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: December 03 2010
- ISBN10: 154022404X
- Language: English
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Lost Cincinnati
$31.99 Add to cartCincinnati earned its nickname of “Queen City of the West” with a wealth of fine theaters and hotels, a burgeoning brewery district and the birth of professional baseball. Though many of these treasur… [more below]
- Author: Suess, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: June 22 2015
- ISBN10: 1540210669
- Language: English
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Ste. Genevieve
$31.99 Add to cartIn the late 1600s and early 1700s, the French established forts, such as Fort de Chartres, in the mid-Mississippi Valley, as well as villages, such as River des Peres and Mine la Motte. Ste. Genevieve… [more below]
- Author: Deposki, Richard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: November 26 2008
- ISBN10: 1531632335
- Language: English
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Storied & Scandalous Kansas City: A History of Corruption, Mischief and a Whole Lot of Booze
$19.95 Add to cartThis collection celebrates a storied history of one notorious city. Meet the mobsters and victims, bootleggers, madams, political bosses and raucous entertainers who brought the party to the plains. W… [more below]
- Author: Deel, Karla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: October 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1493042432
- Language: English
