History Press
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Minnesota’s Most Notorious Mobster: The Making and Breaking of Kid Cann
$24.99 Add to cart“Ninety percent of [what] was written about me is bullshit”
Isadore Blumenfeld, aka Kid Cann, came to Minnesota as a toddler when his family emigrated from Romania. In Prohibition-era Minneapolis, a ci
- Series: True Crime
- Author: de Beaulieu, Ron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 1467158933
- Language: English
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Lost Passenger Steamships of Lake Michigan
$21.99 Add to cartFrom the arrival of the first steamship to Lake Michigan in 1821 through the turbulent booms and busts of more than 130 years, passenger steamers of this bygone era provided an essential link for immi… [more below]
- Series: Lost
- Author: St Mane, Ted
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 05 2010
- ISBN10: 1596299428
- Language: English
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A Gentleman’s Guide to Beard and Moustache Management
$15.95 Read moreDo you know how to trim your whiskers properly?
With beards and moustaches more popular than ever, this delightful little book sets out to answer this pressing question. And if a trim is not require- Author: Martin, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: March 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1803990252
- Language: English
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Gangsters and Organized Crime in Buffalo: History, Hits and Headquarters
$23.99 Read moreTake a tour of Buffalo, NY’s mobster and mafia history. Local mob expert reveals gangsters’ stories, hangouts and more.
Buffalo has housed its fair share of thugs and mobsters. Besides common criminals
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Rizzo, Michael F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 12 2012
- ISBN10: 1609495640
- Language: English
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Eerie Iowa
$24.99 Add to cartWitness the Darker Side of the Hawkeye State
The farmlands and rural areas of Iowa are no stranger to the weird, dark and mysterious. Learn about a terrestrial sighting from 1903, a creepy cryptid that
- Series: American Legends
- Author: McCarty, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 146715850X
- Language: English
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The Father of Glacier National Park: Discoveries and Explorations in His Own Words
$24.99 Add to cartGeorge Bird Grinnell was a prolific writer and record-keeper. After a long day’s hunt or exploration, he diligently made time in camp for meticulous journal entries. With his small group of explorers,… [more below]
- Author: Grinnell, Francis Hugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1467143243
- Language: English
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A History Lover’s Guide to Boston: The Cradle of Liberty
$24.99 Read moreYour Guide to American Revolutionary History in Today’s Vibrant Boston
From its founding in 1630, the “City on the Hill” has been home to those who seek freedom. Without the Boston Massacre, the Boston
- Series: History Lovers Guide
- Author: Fortier, Alison
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 1467170763
- Language: English
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Marcus Daly’s Montana Empires: Copper Mining, Racehorses, & Politics
$24.99 Add to cart“Prince of the American Turf and Mining King of the World”–P.A. O’Farrell
With business savvy honed in the West’s rowdy mining camps, Marcus Daly rose from poor Irish immigrant to Gilded Age magnate.
- Author: Wahler, Brenda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1467148253
- Language: English
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Windy City Screams: Chicago’s Horror Movie History
$24.99 Read moreFind out what makes the Second City America’s #1 macabre metropolis
Many of cinema’s scariest scenes have been filmed in Chicago. Film buffs know the list–Child’s Play, Candyman, Poltergeist III, and
- Author: Reick, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 21 2026
- ISBN10: 1467171212
- Language: English
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Great Lakes Shipbuilding
$24.99 Add to cartFor more than 200 years, Great Lakes shipyards have bolstered America’s and Canada’s commercial and naval power.
Vessels like the Edmund Fitzgerald, the Niagara, and Walk-in-the-Water are now the stuf
- Series: Transportation
- Author: Knoblock, Glenn a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 1467156574
- Language: English
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Legends & Lore Along Route 66: Tales from the Mother Road
$24.99 Add to cart100 years of cruising from Chicago to Santa Monica.
Opened in 1926, Route 66 was one of America’s original highways. In modern times, the Mother Road is an icon of nostalgia and kitsch, but behind each
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Clune, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 30 2026
- ISBN10: 1467172170
- Language: English
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Lake Michigan Gales & Tales: Vanishing Ships, Tragic Wrecks, and Historic Rescues
$24.99 Add to cartThe waters of Lake Michigan are a calm and tranquil place–until they aren’t
Lake Mishigami, as the Ojibwe referred to the big waters of Lake Michigan, has a violent side, especially when the winds roa
- Author: Passwater, Michael F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1467170968
- Language: English
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Route 66 Recipes: A Culinary Cruise Along the Mother Road
$34.99 Add to cartCook up iconic dishes from all along Route 66 in the comfort of your own kitchen.
Fuel up with the “world’s best” coffee and donut holes at Lou Mitchell’s in downtown Chicago and then cruise into Doc’
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Bizzarri, Amy
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1540299589
- Language: English
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Prohibition on Cape Cod: Running the Rum in
$24.99 Add to cartFishermen, Farmers and Gangsters on the Cape Risk Everything to Bring in the Rum.
During Prohibition, rumrunning was big business on Cape Cod.
Fishermen and farmers, such as Provincetown’s Manny Zora
- Author: Wilding, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 1467159301
- Language: English
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Hollywood in Ohio
$24.99 Read moreToo few know of the screen legends from Ohio and the outsized impact the state had in establishing Hollywood as the filmmaking capital of the world.
Hollywood and Ohio are much closer than one might a
- Author: Hinds, Conrade C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 1467159360
- Language: English
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Cincinnati Before Stonewall: The Untold Queer History of the Queen City
$24.99 Read moreLong before Stonewall, queerness thrived in the Queen City.
From queer soldiers in 1862 to drag kings and queens who lit up saloons and concert halls, Cincinnati’s early LGBTQ+ history reaches into th
- Author: Hogue, Jacob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1467170496
- Language: English
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Historic Tales of the Oregon Coast: From Shipwrecks to Scenic Destination
$24.99 Add to cartThe story of one of America’s greatest natural treasures.
Once an unknown spot on the world map, the Oregon Coast has been the site of both inspiration and tragedy over the course of its history. A dr
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Hayes, Gary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 1467156027
- Language: English
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Harvey Houses of Arizona: Historic Hospitality from Winslow to the Grand Canyon
$21.99 Add to cartValuing food quality as much as quality service, Harvey Houses changed the culture of western railroad towns. After Fred Harvey’s death in 1901, sons Ford and Byron expanded the family business along … [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Latimer, Rosa Walston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1625858566
- Language: English
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Haunted Mining Towns of Arizona
$21.99 Read moreSpectral miners and lingering spirits
Once Arizona’s biggest economic base, mines and the towns that sprang up around them can be found scattered across the state. Stories of paranormal encounters in p
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Anderson, Parker
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1467151882
- Language: English
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George Washington and Alexandria: A Founding Friendship
$24.99 Add to cartGeorge Washington and Alexandria recounts and celebrates the life, legacy, and leadership of the city’s hometown hero and the father of the nation.
No other city in America had the impact that Alexand
- Author: Rose, Tim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 17 2026
- ISBN10: 146717064X
- Language: English
