Cultural Region/Mid-Atlantic
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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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Immaculate: How the Steelers Saved Pittsburgh
$22.95 Add to cartAhead of this year’s 50th anniversary of the National Football League’s most unforgettable play, Steelers Hall of Famer Franco Harris’ “Immaculate Reception, ” comes the book Immaculate: How the Stee… [more below]
- Author: O’Lenic, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 370
- Publish Date: December 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1636980546
- Language: English
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City
$22.00 Add to cartA passionate and dramatic account of a year in the life of a city, when baseball and crime reigned supreme, and when several remarkable figures emerged to steer New York clear of one of its most harro
- Author: Mahler, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 21 2006
- ISBN10: 0312424302
- Language: English
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The Man in the White Sharkskin Suit: A Jewish Family’s Exodus from Old Cairo to the New World
$16.99 Add to cart“Poignant . . . deeply personal . . . an indelible history of the largely forgotten Jews of Egypt . . . ”
–Miami Herald
In vivid and graceful prose, Lucette Lagnado re-creates the majesty an
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Lagnado, Lucette
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 01 2008
- ISBN10: 006082218X
- Language: English
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Maryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path(r): A Guide to Unique Places
$28.42 Add to cartMaryland and Delaware Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience–if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to… [more below]
- Series: Off the Beaten Path
- Author: Colbert, Judy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 226
- Publish Date: July 01 2022
- ISBN10: 149306570X
- 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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Arbitrary Stupid Goal
$18.00 Add to cartIn Arbitrary Stupid Goal, Tamara Shopsin takes the reader on a pointillist time-travel trip to the Greenwich Village of her bohemian 1970s childhood, a funky, tight-knit small town in the big city, lo
- Author: Shopsin, Tamara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: July 17 2018
- ISBN10: 125018391X
- Language: English
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Flatiron
$24.00 Add to cartThe marvelous story of one of New York City’s most unique buildings
Critics hated it. The public feared it would fall over. Passersby were knocked down by the winds. But even before it was completed,- Author: Sparberg Alexiou, Alice
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 03 2013
- ISBN10: 1250032040
- Language: English
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Rail-Trails Pennsylvania: The Definitive Guide to the State’s Top Multiuse Trails
$21.95 Add to cartThe experts from Rails-to-Trails Conservancy present 72 of the best rail-trails and other multiuse pathways in Pennsylvania.
- Series: Rail-Trails
- Author: Conservancy, Rails-To-Trails
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: May 21 2019
- ISBN10: 089997967X
- Language: English
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“Our Crowd”: The Great Jewish Families of New York
$24.95 Add to cart“Our Crowd” is Stephen Birmingham’s #1 New York Times-bestselling history of the rise of the most powerful and privileged Jewish families in America.
- Author: Birmingham, Stephen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1493057758
- Language: English
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The Encyclopedia of New York
$42.50 Read moreThe must-have guide to pop culture, history, and world-changing ideas that started in New York City, from the magazine at the center of it all.
Since its founding in 1624, New York City has been a pl- Author: The Editors of New York Magazine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 1501166956
- Language: English
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All the Agents and Saints, Paperback Edition: Dispatches from the U.S. Borderlands
$34.50 Add to cartAfter a decade of chasing stories around the globe, intrepid travel writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest followed the magnetic pull home–only to discover that her native South Texas had been radically tr… [more below]
- Author: Elizondo Griest, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1469659247
- Language: English
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Hidden Waters of New York City: A History and Guide to 101 Forgotten Lakes, Ponds, Creeks, and Streams in the Five Boroughs
$27.99 Add to cartBeneath the asphalt streets of Manhattan, creeks and streams once flowed freely. The remnants of these once-pristine waterways are all over the Big Apple, hidden in plain sight. Hidden Waters of New Y
- Author: Kadinsky, Sergey
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 354
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1581573553
- Language: English
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The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk
$16.95 Read moreBased in part on the recent interviews with more than 125 people–among them Tommy Ramone, Chris Stein (Blondie), Lenny Kaye (Patti Smith Group), Hilly Kristal (CBGBs owner), and John Zorn–this book … [more below]
- Author: Beeber, Steven Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1556527616
- 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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Explorer’s Guide 50 Hikes in Western Pennsylvania: Walks and Day Hikes from the Laurel Highlands to Lake Erie
$22.99 Add to cartThe hiking trails of western Pennsylvania offer both novice and experienced hikers a tempting variety of natural terrain and human history. Now veteran trailblazer and outdoor activist Tom Thwaites ha
- Series: 50 Hikes in Western Pennsylvania: Walks & Day Hikes from the #0
- Author: Thwaites, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: March 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0881504734
- Language: English
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Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City
$27.95 Read more“This little gem fills you in on everything finned, furred, feathered, or leafed, and how to find it, in all five boroughs.”–House and Garden
Second place for scholarly/reference books (design), Bookb
- Author: Day, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: December 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0801886821
- 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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The Manhattan Nobody Knows: An Urban Walking Guide
$27.95 Read moreA one-of-a-kind walking guide to Manhattan, from the man who walked every block in New York City
Bill Helmreich walked every block of New York City–six-thousand miles in all–to write the award-winni- Author: Helmreich, William B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: December 04 2018
- ISBN10: 0691166994
- Language: English
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I Like It Like That
$12.99 Add to cartThe wickedly funny fifth book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that inspired the original hit CW show and the new series coming to HBO Max’s Spring 2020 launch season (alongside hit series … [more below]
- Series: Gossip Girl Novels (Paperback) #5
- Author: Von Ziegesar, Cecily
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 201
- Publish Date: May 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0316735183
- Language: English
