History Press
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Historic Haunts of Long Island: Ghosts and Legends from the Gold Coast to Montauk Point
$24.99 Add to cartExplore the mysterious past of Long Island and learn about the spirits that haunt the historic American island.
Take a ghostly journey through Long Island’s history, from Native American legends and be
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Brosky, Kerriann Flanagan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 14 2015
- ISBN10: 1626196680
- Language: English
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New Hampshire Beer:: Brewing from Sea to Summit
$21.99 Add to cartIn 1859, the legendary Frank Jones Brewery was founded in Portsmouth, paving the way for the booming craft beer scene of today. The surge of budding breweries is bringing exciting styles and flavors t… [more below]
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Aldrich, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: June 17 2014
- ISBN10: 1626194254
- Language: English
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A History of the New Hampshire Abenaki
$21.99 Add to cartThe native Penacook, Winnipesaukee, Pigwacket, Sokoki, Cowasuck and Ossipee tribes, collectively known as the Abenaki, once thrived along the Granite State’s great rivers. Influences of these “men of … [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Heald Phd, Bruce D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 25 2014
- ISBN10: 162619422X
- Language: English
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The Visual Language of Wabanaki Art
$21.99 Add to cartImmerse yourself in the visual language of the Wabanaki tribe and learn about how the art was—and continues to be–preserved and celebrated.
For centuries, the people of the Wabanaki Nations of the n
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Kent, Jeanne Morningstar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 29 2014
- ISBN10: 1626192332
- Language: English
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Lost Restaurants of Chicago
$24.99 Add to cartChicago author, Greg Borzo, recalls the city’s celebrated lost restaurants.
Many of Chicago’s greatest or most unusual restaurants are no longer taking reservations, but they’re definitely not forgotte
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Borzo, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1625859333
- Language: English
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Michigan POW Camps in World War II
$21.99 Add to cartDuring World War II, Michigan became a temporary home to six thousand German and Italian POWs.
At a time of homefront labor shortages, they picked fruit in Berrien County, harvested sugar beets in the
- Series: Military
- Author: Sumner, Gregory D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 05 2018
- ISBN10: 162585837X
- Language: English
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The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili
$21.99 Add to cartCincinnati chili is its own special creation with a unique flavor and style. Uncover the essential parlors originating and serving this unique Cincinnati specialty in this thorough history of its root
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Woellert, Dann
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 16 2013
- ISBN10: 1609499921
- Language: English
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Michigan and the Civil War: A Great and Bloody Sacrifice
$21.99 Add to cartMichigan undertook a rapid and robust response to Lincoln’s call to arms during the Civil War and in many of its great battles. Read the much overlooked history in this volume.
With lively narration, t
- Series: Civil War
- Author: Dempsey, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: February 02 2011
- ISBN10: 1609491734
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Maine
$23.99 Add to cartDiscover four hundred years of Maine’s history through the tales of its unique residents.
Maine history would be bare but for the contributions of hardy and impassioned individuals whose lives make up
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Gratwick, Harry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 10 2010
- ISBN10: 1596298154
- Language: English
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Lost Restaurants of Baltimore
$21.99 Add to cartBaltimore’s unforgettable dining scene of the past is re-visited here in thirty-five now shuttered restaurants that made their mark on this city.
Haussner’s artwork. Coffey salad at the Pimlico Hotel.
- Series: American Palate
- Author: Loudermilk, Suzanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 28 2019
- ISBN10: 146714066X
- Language: English
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Early Native Americans in West Virginia: The Fort Ancient Culture
$23.99 Add to cartFollow Archaeologist Darla Spencer as she discovers the history and habits of 16 Native American sites in West Virginia.
Once thought of as Indian hunting grounds with no permanent inhabitants, West Vi
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Spencer, Darla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 31 2016
- ISBN10: 1467118516
- Language: English
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The Montana Stranglers in Dakota Territory
$23.99 Read moreThe saga of The Montana Stranglers in Dakota Territory embodies the violence and vigilantism of the Old West
In the early 1880s, desperate characters left over from the fur trade began robbing arrivin
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Berget, Ron N.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 03, 2022
- ISBN10: 1467149713
- Language: English
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Black Cowboys and Early Cattle Drives: On the Trails from Texas to Montana
$23.99 Read moreDust and Determination After the Civil War, emancipated slaves who didn’t want to pick cotton or operate an elevator headed west to find work and a new life. Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving drove … [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Williams, Mrs Nancy K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153648
- Language: English
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Le Mans Winning Colours: A Visual History of 100 Years of the 24-Hour Race
$40.00 Read moreFollowing on from Grand Prix’s Winning Colours, the author turns his attention to 100 years of Le Mans
The follow-on book to Mick Hill’s successful Grand Prix’s Winning Colours turns its attention to- Author: Hill, Mick
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1803992018
- Language: English
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Oregon Search & Rescue: Answering the Call
$24.99 Read moreOregon’s long tradition of volunteer search and rescue dates back to the territorial days, when Good Samaritans and mountain men came to aid those in need. On the coast, surfmen of the U.S. Life-Savin
- Series: Brief History
- Author: Voelz, Glenn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 16, 2023
- ISBN10: 146715525X
- Language: English
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The St. Elizabeth Hospital Fire in Iowa
$24.99 Read moreOne of the Largest Tragedies in Iowa History. On January 7, 1950, a fire erupted at St. Elizabeth’s Mental Health Facility for women. The disaster garnered state-wide and national attention as the sec… [more below]
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Grimes, Bret
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1467155578
- Language: English
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New Mexico’s Stolen Lands: A History of Racism, Fraud and Deceit
$23.99 Add to cartWhen the Mexican-American War ended in 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo guaranteed previous Spanish and Mexican land grants, as well as rights for Native Americans to their ancestral homelands. H… [more below]
- Author: Aragón, Ray John de
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: February 24 2020
- ISBN10: 1467144037
- Language: English
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On This Day in Chicago History
$14.99 Read moreJoin John R. Schmidt on a day-by-day look at some of Chicago’s most fascinating lesser-known events.
Think you know Chicago? If you are thinking of Al Capone, the L, the Cubs, Barack Obama or the Great
- Series: On This Day in
- Author: Schmidt, John R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 28 2014
- ISBN10: 1626192537
- Language: English
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Kansas City 1940: A Watershed Year
$21.99 Add to cart1940: It’s the year Nazis rain bombs on London and goose-step into Paris, when President Roosevelt wins an unprecedented third term and Kansas Citians finally run the corrupt Pendergast political mach… [more below]
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Simonson, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 19 2013
- ISBN10: 1626193231
- Language: English
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The Dreaded 13th Tennessee Union Cavalry: Marauding Mountain Men
$21.99 Add to cartTennessee’s Thirteenth Union Cavalry was a unit composed mostly of amateur soldiers that eventually turned undisciplined boys into seasoned fighters. At the outbreak of the Civil War, East Tennessee w… [more below]
- Series: Civil War
- Author: Storie, Melanie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 159
- Publish Date: October 22 2013
- ISBN10: 1626191123
- Language: English
