Cultural Region/Midwest
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Eloise: Poorhouse, Farm, Asylum and Hospital 1839-1984
$31.99 Add to cartEloise, which started out as a poorhouse, later became known as Wayne County General Hospital. From only 35 residents on 280 acres in 1839, the complex grew dramatically after the Civil War until the … [more below]
- Author: Ibbotson, P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: May 28 2002
- ISBN10: 153161325X
- Language: English
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United States Life-Saving Service in Michigan
$39.99 Add to cartMichigan, the Great Lakes State, is full of rich maritime traditions and with these traditions comes the danger and risk of shipwreck. Author William D. Peterson has compiled in this new book a photog… [more below]
- Author: Peterson, William D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: October 30 2000
- ISBN10: 1531604854
- Language: English
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Missouri Off the Beaten Path(R): Discover Your Fun
$17.95 Add to cartTired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, Missouri Off the Beaten Path shares with you the Show Me State with new perspectives on timele… [more below]
- Series: Off the Beaten Path
- Author: Delano, Patti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1493031163
- 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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The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To for Fruit
$15.00 Add to cartLifelong gardeners Janet Melrose and Sheryl Normandeau tackle the tasty topic of fruit in the seventh book in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series.
Strawberries, blueberries, saskatoons, pears, p
- Series: Guides for the Prairie Gardener #7
- Author: Melrose, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 177151390X
- 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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Rock Pickers Guide to Lake Superior’s North Shore
$9.95 Add to cartGet this popular guide and start identifying all of those rocks seen on the beaches of the north shore of Lake Superior. Included are color illustrations of each type of rock, a description, tips for … [more below]
- Series: North Woods Naturalist Guides
- Author: Stensaas, Mark Sparky
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 01 2000
- ISBN10: 096737930X
- Language: English
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Dakota Prisoner of War Letters: Dakota Kaskapi Okicize Wowapi
$27.95 Add to cartIn April 1863–after the Dakota War of 1862, after the hanging of thirty-eight Dakota men in the largest mass execution in U.S. history– some 270 Dakota men were moved from Mankato, Minnesota, to a p… [more below]
- Author: Canku, Clifford
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 01 2012
- ISBN10: 087351873X
- Language: English
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The Assassination of Hole in the Day
$22.95 Add to cartExplores the murder of the controversial Ojibwe chief who led his people through the first difficult years of dispossession by white invaders-and created a new kind of leadership for the Ojibwe.
Author… [more below]
- Author: Treuer, Anton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0873518438
- Language: English
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Bundt Cake Bliss: Delicious Desserts from Midwest Kitchens
$19.95 Add to cartRediscover the magic of Bundt baking with eighty-seven extraordinary recipes from kitchens across the Midwest.
- Author: Short, Susanna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0873515854
- Language: English
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Pioneer Women
$22.00 Add to cartFrom a rediscovered collection of autobiographical accounts written by hundreds of Kansas pioneer women in the early twentieth century, Joanna Stratton has created a collection hailed by Newsweek as “… [more below]
- Author: Stratton, Joanna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 17 1982
- ISBN10: 0671447483
- 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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New Poetry from the Midwest 2019
$18.00 Add to cartNew American Press releases a new volume of recently published work from the Midwest each year to bring more visibility to Midwestern writing that is innovative, engaging, finely crafted, and strong i
- Author: Stephenson, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 198
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1941561209
- Language: English
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London Street
$28.00 Add to cartWithin a Dutch enclave already removed from the larger world, Janie’s family is further isolated and odd. Janie struggles within the tight-knit community to understand the secrets and events involving… [more below]
- Author: Griffioen, Jane E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1725267551
- Language: English
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The Revolution of Birdie Randolph
$16.99 Add to cartFrom Stonewall Award winner Brandy Colbert comes a novel about first love, family, and hidden secrets that will stay with you long after turning the last page.
Dove “Birdie” Randolph works hard to be- Author: Colbert, Brandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0316448540
- 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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Wisconsin’s Best Beer Guide, 4th Edition
$16.95 Read moreSomewhere in Wisconsin there is a pint of beer with your name on it. Your mission: Find it Don’t make Wisconsin beer come looking for you Set out on a pils-grimage to pay homage to the great people
- Author: Revolinski, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 434
- Publish Date: October 31 2018
- ISBN10: 1933272651
- Language: English
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The Chicago 77: A Community Area Handbook
$19.99 Read moreWith over two hundred neighborhoods divided into seventy-seven community areas, Chicago offers a dazzling and daunting challenge to ambitious tourists and lifelong citizens.
Anyone who’s never been to
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Zangs, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1626196125
- Language: English
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The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918: Tragedy on the Indiana Lakeshore
$21.99 Add to cartWhat really happened on the circus train in 1918? Read the story of this tragedy for the entertainment industry of the time.
In the cool, pre-dawn hours on a June night in 1918, a train engineer closed
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Lytle, Richard M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 23 2010
- ISBN10: 1596299312
- Language: English
