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Victims of Foul Play: A True Story of One Man’s Dark Secrets
$24.95 Add to cartA motive for murder. This is a true story about Clarence Larson and the two women he married. His first wife, Martha, died in a suspicious farm accident. She was found wrapped up on the power-take-off
- Author: Lubeck, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: October 22 2020
- ISBN10: 1977233473
- Language: English
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Around Clearwater
$31.99 Add to cartBurrowed below bluffs overlooking the Mississippi and Clearwater Rivers, Clearwater s houses, its churches, and most of its original businesses resemble those that settlers had left behind in the East… [more below]
- Author: Frank-Stupnik, Cynthia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: July 18 2016
- ISBN10: 1531699065
- Language: English
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Cedar Point
$40.99 Add to cartIn 1870, Louis Zistel began ferrying passengers from Sandusky to the Cedar Point Peninsula’s beer garden and sandy beaches. In 1888, the Grand Pavilion was built, housing a massive theatre, bowling al… [more below]
- Author: Francis, Diane Demali
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: April 21 2004
- ISBN10: 1531618170
- Language: English
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Lost Dayton, Ohio
$31.99 Add to cartMany of the places that helped make Dayton a center of innovation were lost to history, while others survived and adapted, representing the city’s spirit of revitalization. Some of the city’s distinct… [more below]
- Author: Walsh, Andrew
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: June 11 2018
- ISBN10: 1540234142
- Language: English
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Oak Lawn Tornado of 1967
$31.99 Add to cartThe morning of April 21, 1967, was crisp and clear, marking the arrival of spring. As the day progressed, dark clouds covered the skies over Oak Lawn, and a deadly tornado touched down in the village … [more below]
- Author: Korst, Kevin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: January 06 2014
- ISBN10: 1531668232
- Language: English
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Indian Lake
$24.99 Add to cartDiscover why Indian Lake was known as “Ohio’s Million Dollar Playground” for much of the 20th century.
Indian Lake, in northwestern Ohio, was originally a group of smaller lakes and wetlands occupying
- Series: Postcard History
- Author: Veen, Cornelis Van Der
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 22 2019
- ISBN10: 1467102520
- Language: English
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Mackinac Bridge
$23.99 Add to cartOn November 1, 1957, traffic officially opened on the far-reaching Mackinac Bridge.
That was the culmination of 70 years of talking and dreaming about a bridge across
the Straits of Mackinac, of discour- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Fornes, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 29 2007
- ISBN10: 0738550698
- Language: English
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The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream
$20.00 Read moreWinner of the Chicago Tribune‘s 2013 Heartland Prize
A critically acclaimed history of Chicago at mid-century, featuring many of the incredible personalities that shaped American culture Before air t- Author: Dyja, Thomas L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 560
- Publish Date: March 25 2014
- ISBN10: 0143125095
- Language: English
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Ten Ohio Disasters: Stories of Tragedy and Courage That Should Not Be Forgotten
$15.95 Read moreTragedy and courage walk hand-in-hand in these gripping true tales from Ohio’s past…
These ten disasters from Ohio’s past are worth remembering for both their tragic lessons and their inspiring exam
- Author: Zurcher, Neil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 149
- Publish Date: May 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1598511254
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Cleveland Sports
$40.99 Add to cartCleveland sports history goes well beyond The Shot, The Fumble, The Drive and so many other ignoble moments. Many of the city’s most illustrious sports tales are long-forgotten chapters of tribulation… [more below]
- Series: Sports
- Author: Bona, Marc
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: June 28 2021
- ISBN10: 1540248275
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of Christmas in Chicago
$41.99 Add to cartIn Chicago, as wherever Christmas is celebrated, holiday traditions reflect both universal themes and local color, both the spirit of giving and snow-covered State Street. In 1913, Chicago decorated i
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Adams, Rosemary K.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: November 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1684420687
- Language: English
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Haunted Summerwind: A Ghostly History of a Wisconsin Mansion
$21.99 Add to cartBuried deep in the Wisconsin Northwoods, the ruined splendor of the Summerwind Mansion bares the bones of its legendary past. Robert Patterson Lamont purchased the property in 1916 as a country retrea… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Bell, Devon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 19 2016
- ISBN10: 1626194378
- Language: English
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Lost Restaurants of Chicago
$35.99 Add to cartMany of Chicago’s greatest or most unusual restaurants are “no longer taking reservations,” but they’re definitely not forgotten. From steakhouses to delis, these dining destinations attracted movie s… [more below]
- Author: Borzo, Greg
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: December 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1540237060
- Language: English
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The Boys in Chicago Heights: The Forgotten Crew of the Chicago Outfit
$31.99 Add to cartChicago Heights was long the seat of one of the major street crews of the Chicago Outfit, but its importance has often been overlooked and misunderstood. The crew’s origins predate Prohibition, when C… [more below]
- Author: Luzi, Matthew J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 16 2012
- ISBN10: 1540207463
- Language: English
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African Americans in Chicago
$31.99 Add to cartThe story of black Chicago is so rich that few know it all. It began long before the city itself. “The first white man here was a black man,” Potowatami natives reportedly said about Jean Baptiste Poi… [more below]
- Author: Thompson, Lowell D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: February 06 2012
- ISBN10: 1531659470
- Language: English
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It Happened in Nebraska: Stories of Events and People that Shaped Cornhusker State History
$16.95 Add to cartFrom the organization of the first Arbor Day to the invention of Kool-Aid, It Happened in Nebraska features thirty-sixevents from the history of the Cornhusker State.
- Series: It Happened in
- Author: Partsch, Tammy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 17 2019
- ISBN10: 1493039083
- Language: English
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Springfield’s Celebrated Horseshoe Sandwich
$24.99 Add to cartIn a town famous for its politics, one local favorite moves unchallenged across party lines. Sample secret recipes while delving in to the history of the Horseshoe Sandwich.
Open-faced, piled high with
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Harmon, Carolyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 06 2019
- ISBN10: 1467139882
- Language: English
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Finns in Minnesota
$17.95 Add to cartThis succinct yet comprehensive volume outlines the contributions and culture of Minnesota’s Finnish Americans, perhaps best known for their cooperative ventures, their political involvement, and, of … [more below]
- Series: People of Minnesota
- Author: Alanen, Arnold R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 124
- Publish Date: May 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0873518543
- Language: English
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Hmong in Minnesota
$17.95 Add to cartAn engaging history of the arrival of the Hmong in Minnesota in the 1970s, their struggle to build community in a new land, and the challenges they face today.
From bountiful booths at local farmers’- Series: People of Minnesota
- Author: Vang, Chia Youyee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0873515986
- Language: English
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Nebraska: An Illustrated History
$36.95 Add to cartA unique history of Nebraska is presented in these pages, drawing on fifty-eight short topical chapters and a rich gallery of illustrations. Professor Frederick C. Luebke’s lifelong commitment to the … [more below]
- Series: Great Plains Photography
- Author: Luebke, Frederick C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0803280424
- Language: English
