Cultural Region/Midwest
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Stan Tekiela’s Birding for Beginners: California: Your Guide to Feeders, Food, and the Most Common Backyard Birds
$16.95 Add to cartFind Joy in the Beauty and Wonder of Birds
Birding is among the most popular outdoor activities–especially in California, where hundreds of different bird species can be seen and observed. Now is the
- Series: Bird-Watching Basics
- Author: Tekiela, Stan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 2020
- ISBN10: 1647551129
- Language: English
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The Columbus Anthology
$18.95 Add to cartColumbus, Ohio, is a place whose identity centers on its supposed lack of identity–an American “every place” that has launched countless chain dining concepts. Enter the contributors to this wide-ran… [more below]
- Author: Page, Amanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: March 17 2020
- ISBN10: 0814255744
- Language: English
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Cleveland Summertime Memories: A Warm Look Back
$17.95 Add to cartWhat made the summertime special when growing up in Cleveland? The final school bell has rung, so put on your shades, slather on the sunscreen, and relive some of your fondest memories …
Taking a dip
- Author: Bellamy, Gail Ghetia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: December 06 2013
- ISBN10: 1938441508
- Language: English
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Quantrill of Missouri: The Making of a Guerilla Warrior
$33.99 Add to cartOne will not find the name of William Clarke Quantrill in the pantheon of noble Civil War personalities but rather listed near the top of the list of its notorious scoundrels. He has been demonized as
- Author: Petersen, Paul R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 540
- Publish Date: September 01, 2003
- ISBN10: 1630269867
- Language: English
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Haunted St. Paul
$21.99 Add to cartFrom the phantom pig at the Minnesota State Fair to the ghostly gangsters of the Wabasha Street Caves, St. Paul bristles with haunted history. Let the spectral usher of the Mounds Theatre show you to … [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Lewis, Chad
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 27 2010
- ISBN10: 1596299339
- Language: English
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Surviving Minnesota Winter: A Guide for Newcomers & Residents Alike
$12.95 Add to cartWhether you’re a long-suffering resident or a new transplant, welcome First things first, you’re going to be cold. But that doesn’t mean you have to be miserable. Far from it Buy this book to get pr… [more below]
- Author: Ortler, Brett
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: September 10 2015
- ISBN10: 159193589X
- Language: English
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The Chicago Tribune Book of the Chicago Blackhawks: A Decade-By-Decade History
$40.00 Read moreThe Chicago Blackhawks, one of the NHL’s “Original Six,” have been building their storied legacy for decades. Since their founding in 1926, the Hawks have won six Stanley Cup championships and produce… [more below]
- Author: Chicago Tribune
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 10 2017
- ISBN10: 1572842318
- Language: English
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Nordeast Minneapolis: A History
$31.99 Add to cartWhat began as the boom site for the mid-nineteenth-century Upper Midwest lumber industry quickly grew into the town of St. Anthony. In 1872, St. Anthony was annexed by its neighbor, Minneapolis, but t… [more below]
- Author: Day, Holly
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: February 23 2015
- ISBN10: 154021236X
- Language: English
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Chicago’s 1893 World’s Fair
$31.99 Add to cartWhat came to be known as the World’s Columbian Exposition was planned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s 1492 landfall in the New World. Chicago beat out New York City, St…. [more below]
- Author: Di Cola, Joseph M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 08 2012
- ISBN10: 1531664059
- Language: English
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Chicago’s WLS Radio
$31.99 Add to cartFrom its early days as the farmer’s companion to over a quarter century as the nation’s premier rock-and-roll station, WLS has touched the lives of millions of listeners. Many well-known celebrities, … [more below]
- Author: Childers, Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 01 2008
- ISBN10: 1531640249
- Language: English
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Cruisin’ the Original Woodward Avenue
$31.99 Add to cartIn the 1950s, cruising swept the nation. American street became impromptu racetracks as soon as the police turned their backs. Young people piled into friends’ cars and cruised their main streets with… [more below]
- Author: Ambrogio, Anthony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: July 12 2006
- ISBN10: 153162426X
- Language: English
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Wild Women of Michigan: A History of Spunk and Tenacity
$23.99 Add to cartWild Women of Michigan commemorates the women of this state who boldly left their marks.
Countless Michiganian women performed extraordinary acts that challenged and improved the world. Madame Marie-Th
- Author: Lewis, Norma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 04 2017
- ISBN10: 1467137693
- Language: English
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Lost Car Companies of Detroit
$23.99 Add to cartAmong more than two hundred auto companies that tried their luck in the Motor City, just three remain: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. But many of those lost to history have colorful stories worth
- Series: Lost
- Author: Naldrett, Alan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: January 25 2016
- ISBN10: 1467118737
- Language: English
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Hiking Ohio
$22.95 Add to cartHiking Ohio is your complete guide to 83 of the most scenic day hikes in the Buckeye State. From the shores of Lake Erie to the Ohio River, this handy guide will lead you to the best trails. In this o
- Series: America’s Best Day Hiking
- Author: Williams, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: March 18 2014
- ISBN10: 145041253X
- Language: English
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Akron Family Recipes: History and Traditions from Sauerkraut Balls to Sweet Potato Pie
$36.99 Add to cartCompiling more than 100 family recipes, founder of the Akron Recipe Project Judy Orr James serves up a history of home cooking in the Rubber City.
From the city’s founding in 1825 through the years fo
- Series: American Palate
- Author: James, Judy Orr
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: July 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1540252809
- Language: English
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Grow Great Vegetables Indiana
$19.99 Read moreGet the inside dirt, Indiana!
The ultimate guide to growing food in the Hoosier State! This must-have guide to growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs provides you with insider advice on climate zones,- Series: Grow Great Vegetables State-By-State
- Author: Cohen, Bevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 04, 2023
- ISBN10: 1643261576
- Language: English
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Ripple Effects: How We’re Loving Our Lakes to Death
$26.95 Add to cartLakes are among the Upper Midwest’s greatest treasures and most valuable natural resources. The Great Lakes define the region, and thousands of smaller lakes offer peace, joy, and recreation to millio… [more below]
- Author: Rulseh, Ted J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 0299339602
- Language: English
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Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football
$20.00 Add to cartMonsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football is the New York Times bestselling gripping account of a once-in-a-lifetime team and their lone Super Bowl season.
For Rich Cohen and mi- Author: Cohen, Rich
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 14 2014
- ISBN10: 1250056047
- Language: English
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Making a New Deal
$31.00 Add to cartThis book examines how it was possible and what it meant for ordinary factory workers to become effective unionists and national political participants by the mid-1930s. We follow Chicago workers as t… [more below]
- Series: Canto Classics
- Author: Cohen, Lizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 566
- Publish Date: November 06 2014
- ISBN10: 1107431794
- Language: English
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First Telegraph Line Across the Continent: Charles Brown’s 1861 Diary
$14.95 Add to cart2012 Nebraska Book Award: Cover/Design/Illustration
The transcontinental telegraph was a remarkable technological feat that had major consequences for the West and the nation as a whole. Yet relatively
- Author: Mihelich, Dennis N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 133
- Publish Date: August 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0933307322
- Language: English
