History Press
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New England’s Haunted Route 44
$21.99 Read moreU.S. Route 44 stretches across New England from Massachusetts to Connecticut before completing its circuit in New York State, 237 miles later. Along the way, travelers may encounter the infamous Bridg… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: D’Agostino, Thomas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1467152129
- Language: English
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Cougar Bay Nature Preserve: Saving Coeur d’Alene’s Natural Gem
$24.99 Read moreFighting for Ecological Heritage
In 1992, a Hawaiian developer proposed a subdivision on Cougar Bay’s northern shore, just two miles south of Coeur d’Alene. Dedicated, tenacious locals took on the se
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Shaffer, Theresa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154946
- Language: English
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Machine Guns in Narragansett Bay: The Coast Guard’s War on Rumrunners
$23.99 Read moreDuring World War I and World War II, Rhode Island was dotted with coastal forts filled with large caliber guns. Yet they were never fired in anger. By contrast, from 1929 to 1933, during Prohibition, … [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: McBurney, Christian M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 10 2023
- ISBN10: 1467149683
- Language: English
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Battle for the Columbia River: The Rise of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company
$23.99 Read moreA war over riches on the Columbia River.
While the Civil War raged, a group of captains, merchants, bankers and gamblers in the Pacific Northwest formed the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. The first… [more below]- Series: Transportation
- Author: Ostler, Mychal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154083
- Language: English
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Cape Cod and the Portland Gale of 1898
$23.99 Read moreOn the night of November 26, 1898, with a killer storm of historic proportions approaching, the steamer Portland set out from Boston. By the following night, the winter hurricane sent the vessel to th… [more below]
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Wilding, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 22 2023
- ISBN10: 146715167X
- Language: English
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South Dakota’s Mathis Murders: Horror in the Heartland
$24.99 Read moreSouth Dakota’s Mathis Family Murders brought death and deception to the heartland.
It was perhaps the most infamous murder case in state history. Ladonna Mathis was shot twice in the head at point-blan
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Hamiel, Noel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1467150754
- Language: English
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The Pennsylvania Wilds and the Civil War
$23.99 Read moreThe Call of Service and the Trial of War From abolitionists to copperheads, from patriotic volunteer soldiers to deserters, the Pennsylvania Wilds lived up to its adventurous name during the Civil War… [more below]
- Series: Civil War
- Author: Myers, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: May 22 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153079
- Language: English
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The Underground Railroad in Ohio
$23.99 Read moreOhio was at the heart of it all. During a dark time in United States history, thousands of freedom seekers traveled the Underground Railroad through Ohio. The Buckeye State hosted about half of all fu… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Schulz, Kathy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: January 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153206
- Language: English
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Haunted Dearborn County, Indiana
$21.99 Read moreStrange and unusual things lurk behind the calm fa軋de of Dearborn County.
Several legends surround Hillforest Mansion, the home of one of Aurora’s founding families. Many have seen the ghost of a fa
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Quigley, Mary Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 14 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153338
- Language: English
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African Americans of Central New Jersey: A History of Harmony and Hostility
$23.99 Read moreThrough grit and determination, the founding Black families of Sourland Mountain and surrounding Central New Jersey put down roots, built homes, established churches and navigated their lives in an un… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Mills, Beverly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154415
- Language: English
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On a Wisconsin Family Farm: Historic Tales of Character, Community and Culture
$23.99 Read moreOn a Wisconsin Family Farm flings the barn doors wide open to a cast of characters that built America’s Dairyland. A maternal maverick, Anna Satorie, went against cultural norms and became the sole ow… [more below]
- Author: Geiger, Corey A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: March 29 2021
- ISBN10: 1467145289
- Language: English
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Shipwrecks of Cape Cod: Stories of Tragedy and Triumph
$21.99 Read moreFrom the wreck of the Sparrow-Hawk in 1626 to the grounding of the Eldia in 1984, Cape Cod’s outer beach–often referred to as the Graveyard of Ships–saw the demise of more than three thousand vessel… [more below]
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Wilding, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 24 2021
- ISBN10: 1467147192
- Language: English
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Wicked Erie
$24.99 Read moreDiscover sinister stories of Erie’s hidden history.
Life on the lake is not always pleasant, as these stories of scandal, robbery, murder, suicide, the mob and more reveal. Author Justin Dombrowski pre
- Series: Wicked
- Author: Dombrowski, Justin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1467155314
- Language: English
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Rural Iowa Sausage: History & Tradition of Brats on the Back Roads
$24.99 Read moreAn Iowa Tradition Like No Other
In the 1970s, there were around 450 local meat lockers throughout the state of Iowa. Today, there are little more than 100 left. History is finally back on their sid
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Goodvin, Jay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 06 2023
- ISBN10: 1467148547
- Language: English
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A Boston Harbor Islands Adventure: The Great Brewster Journal of 1891
$23.99 Read moreIn 1891, four intrepid women from Lowell sailed to a remote island in Boston Harbor for a 17-day escape from New England’s prim and proper society. Calling themselves the Scribe, the Aristocrat, the A… [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Schorow, Stephanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1467151688
- Language: English
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Lost Burlington, Vermont
$23.99 Read moreSince Burlington was first settled over two centuries ago it has seen the establishment of a rich historic and architectural legacy, much of which has been lost. The Strong and State Theaters, St. Pau… [more below]
- Series: Lost
- Author: Blanchard, Bob
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1467152293
- Language: English
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Godfathers of Chicago’s Chinatown: Triads, Tongs & Street Gangs
$23.99 Read moreDiscover the untold story of the Windy City’s Ghost Shadows. Even in a town notorious for gangsters like Al Capone, much of Chicago’s lawless lore has remained uncharted. Chicago’s Chinatown, in parti… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Fillmore, Harrison
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 146715394X
- Language: English
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Naming Gotham: The Villains, Rogues & Heroes Behind New York’s Place Names
$23.99 Read moreThe Van Wyck, the Major Deegan, the Jackie Robinson, the Hutch, the Merritt, FDR Drive, or the Henry Hudson…you might drive them regularly, without really noticing that those road names are, well, n… [more below]
- Author: Bratspies, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1467151408
- Language: English
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The Daring Exploits of Pirate Black Sam Bellamy: From Cape Cod to the Caribbean
$23.99 Read moreIn 1717, the Council of Trade and Plantations received “agreeable news” from New England. “Bellamy with his ship and Company” had perished on the shoals of Cape Cod. Who was this Bellamy and why did h
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Goodall, Jamie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1467151203
- Language: English
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Philadelphia’s Strawbridge & Clothier: From Our Family to Yours
$23.99 Read moreBecome Part of the Store Family
From its flagship store on Market Street in the heart of Philadelphia, Strawbridge & Clothier strove to meet the needs of its customers for over a century. Built on a f
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Butterworth, Meg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: May 08 2023
- ISBN10: 1467150266
- Language: English
