United States - State & Local - Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO,ND,NE,OH,SD,WI
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The Indianapolis Anthology
$20.00 Read morePart of Belt’s city anthology series, a reconsideration of one of America’s most misunderstood cities.
Is Indianapolis just another midwestern city to fly over on the way to bigger and better destinati
- Series: Belt City Anthologies
- Author: Minnick, Norman
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1948742918
- Language: English
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Amazing Iowa
$22.50 Add to cart- Author: Murray, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1681065754
- Language: English
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Small Town Missouri: Legends, Lore, and Attractions in the Show Me State
$29.95 Add to cart- Author: Yager, Caitlin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 01 2025
- ISBN10: 168106586X
- Language: English
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Gunflint Falling: Blowdown in the Boundary Waters
$16.95 Read moreStories from survivors of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness’s epochal weather disaster
On July 4, 1999, in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), a bizarre confluence of meteorol
- Author: Griffith, Cary J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: November 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1517915570
- Language: English
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Murder in Victorian Dayton: The Tragic Story of Bessie Little
$24.99 Read moreA sad and shocking story of love betrayed
The murder of Bessie Little and the trial of her murderer rocked Victorian Dayton. Believing herself pregnant and desperate to save her reputation, young Bes
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Kaushal, Sara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 04 2025
- ISBN10: 1467157740
- Language: English
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’70s Chicagoland Rock Concerts
$24.99 Add to cartA Portal to Rock ‘N’ Roll History
During the 1970s, Chicagoland venues hosted an eclectic mix of legendary rock ‘n’ roll acts that thrilled audiences. Fans flocked to historic venues like the Auditori
- Author: Plotnick, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 29 2024
- ISBN10: 146715685X
- Language: English
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A Great and Good Man: Rare, First-Hand Accounts of Abraham Lincoln
$22.50 Read more- Author: White, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1681065452
- Language: English
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The Kingdom of Amarugia: The True Story of Missouri’s Country Kings
$14.99 Add to cartFifty miles south of Kansas City lies a rural community whose history makes it different than any other in the United States. The residents of this small Missouri hamlet were once ruled by a king.
The … [more below]
- Author: Jones, Jonathan a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 106
- Publish Date: June 28 2024
- ISBN10: 9798987429730
- Language: English
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Murder in Chisago County: The Unsolved Johnson Family Mystery
$21.99 Add to cartAt 3:30 a.m. on April 11, 1933, neighbors and firefighters arrived at the farmhouse of Albin and Alvira Johnson to find a smoldering heap where a seemingly happy home once stood. Beneath the ruins, in… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Johnson, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 04 2019
- ISBN10: 1467142336
- Language: English
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44 Years in Darkness: A True Story of Madness, Tragedy and Shattered Love
$15.00 Add to cart44 YEARS IN DARKNESS
A TRUE STORY OF MADNESS, TRAGEDY AND SHATTERED LOVE
BY SYLVIA SHULTSLost in the shadows of Illinois asylums in the nineteenth century is the strange story of Rhoda Derry. Left at
- Author: Shults, Sylvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: October 10 2016
- ISBN10: 1892523477
- Language: English
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Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age America
$17.95 Add to cartOn May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country, leading to a sensational trial, that c… [more below]
- Author: Green, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 13 2007
- ISBN10: 1400033225
- Language: English
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Secret North Shore Chicago
$27.00 Read more- Series: Secret
- Author: Shubart, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 168106488X
- Language: English
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The Women Who Built Omaha: A Bold and Remarkable History
$22.95 Add to cart2023 Nebraska Book Award
During the 1930s the Federal Writers’ Project described Omaha as a “man’s town,” and histories of the city have all but ignored women. However, women have played major roles- Author: Wirth, Eileen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: May 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1496228642
- Language: English
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Motor City Famous: Celebrity Homes, Graves and Little-Known Locales
$24.99 Add to cartMost know Detroit as the hometown of Motown legends like Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. And they’re all here! But beyond the well-known list of famous Detroiters awaits a veritable who’s w
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Platto, Steve
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 146715721X
- Language: English
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Classic Michigan Food and Drinks: The Stories Behind the Brands
$24.99 Add to cartMichigan is home to an amazing array of food and drink brands, each with a fascinating story behind it.
Ready-to-eat breakfast cereals like Kellogg’s and Post changed how the world eats, and Gerber fi
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Milan, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1467153052
- Language: English
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Killer Women of Michigan
$24.99 Read moreThey used arsenic to obtain chemical divorces and strychnine to settle scores. They bludgeoned husbands to make way for lovers. They flattened love triangles with blunt objects. They murdered for mone
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Buhk, Tobin T.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 19 2024
- ISBN10: 1467156205
- Language: English
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An Alternative History of Cleveland
$19.95 Read moreDive into Cleveland’s deep past and return with a new vision for how we should think about the region today.
The land we call “northeast Ohio” was originally forged through eons of glacial pressure, ge
- Author: Wlasiuk, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 244
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1953368794
- Language: English
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Muus vs. Muus: The Scandal That Shook Norwegian America
$29.95 Add to cartIn
1880s Minnesota a remarkable lawsuit posed questions about cultural practices
in an immigrant community and the rights of its members as Americans–inspiring a wide-reaching debate about faith and fa… [more below]- Author: Stenseth, Bodil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1681342987
- Language: English
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Columbia Tusculum: A History of Cincinnati’s Oldest Neighborhood
$24.99 Read moreWith a history dating back 2000 years, Columbia Tusculum stands as a vital contributor to the region’s development.
The lush, strategically located land provided essential resources for native hunting
- Series: Brief History
- Author: Young, Dinese
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 07 2024
- ISBN10: 1467158550
- Language: English
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Mysterious Michigan: The Lonely Ghost of Minnie Quay, the Marvelous Manifestations of Farmer Riley, the Devil in Detroit & More
$21.99 Read moreEnigmatic 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 becau
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Hammond, Amberrose
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1467149926
- Language: English
