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New Orleans Voodoo: A Cultural History
$23.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe Voodoo tradition continues in the Crescent City even today. Rory Schmitt and Rosary O’Neill study the altars, art, history and ceremonies that anchor Voodoo in New Orleans culture.
There is no more
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Schmitt, Rory O’Neill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 07 2019
- ISBN10: 1467137995
- Language: English
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The Medal of Honor at Gettysburg
$24.99PaperbackRead moreAbove and Beyond the Call of Duty
In early summer, 1863 Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia began moving northward. As Lee moved toward Maryland, the Union army followed, tak
- Series: Military
- Author: Gindlesperger, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1467155225
- Language: English
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By: Amy Bizzarri
The Civilian Conservation Corps Cookbook
$23.99PaperbackRead moreThe Civilian Conservation Corps was a voluntary government work relief program that offered nearly 3 million unemployed, unmarried men the job of restoring and conserving America’s public lands, fores… [more below]
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Bizzarri, Amy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153265
- Language: English
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By: Geake, Robert A.
A History of the Narragansett Tribe of Rhode Island: Keepers of the Bay
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartA history of the Narragansett Tribe of RI from early European encounters to the tribe’s return to sovereignty in the 20th Century.
Before Roger Williams set foot in the New World, the Narragansett farm
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Geake, Robert A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 29 2011
- ISBN10: 1609492587
- Language: English
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By: Hitz, Anne Evers
Lost Department Stores of San Francisco
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartIn the late nineteenth century, San Francisco’s merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up–hats, glove… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Hitz, Anne Evers
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 02 2020
- ISBN10: 1467140716
- Language: English
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By: Hunt, Chris
Fly Fishing Idaho’s Secret Waters
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartIdaho’s clear flowing rivers are world famous for fly fishing, but finding that elusive perfect spot to land a trophy in the vast wilderness requires a lot of time and knowledge. Fortunately, writer, … [more below]
- Author: Hunt, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 18 2014
- ISBN10: 1626192162
- Language: English
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By: Young, Julie
The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe evening of November 17, 1978, should have been like any other for the four young crewmembers closing the Burger Chef at 5725 Crawfordsville Road in Speedway, Indiana. After serving customers and l… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Young, Julie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: July 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1467143081
- Language: English
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By: Bowles, David
Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartTradition meets tragedy in the chilling local lore of the Rio Grande Valley. Hidden in the dense brush and around oxbow lakes wait sinister secrets, unnerving vestiges of the past and wraiths of those… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Bowles, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 26 2016
- ISBN10: 146711992X
- Language: English
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By: Palladino, Elena
Lost Towns of the Swift River Valley: Drowned by the Quabbin
$23.99PaperbackRead moreIn April 1938, Swift River Valley residents held a farewell ball to mark the demise of the quintessential New England town of Enfield and its three smaller neighbors, Greenwich, Dana, and Prescott.
Th
- Series: Lost
- Author: Palladino, Elena
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1467147974
- Language: English
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Mad Madame Lalaurie: New Orleans’ Most Famous Murderess Revealed
$14.99PaperbackAdd to cartHistorians Victoria Cosner Love and author Lorelei Shannon uncover the truth behind one of New Orleans’ most famous stories and one of America’s most haunted houses.
On April 10, 1834 Firefighters smas
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Love, Victoria Cosner
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: February 18 2011
- ISBN10: 1609491998
- Language: English
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By: Kaserman, James
Florida Pirates: From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartFlorida is largely influenced by the illicit and fascinating activites of pirates. Authors James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends, and myths of piracy in Florida.
The coast of southwest
- Author: Kaserman, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 16 2011
- ISBN10: 1609494199
- Language: English
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By: Harris, Rodney
Notorious Arkansas Swindler Dr. John Kizer: Medicine and Murder
$24.99PaperbackRead moreA True Story of Murderous Greed. The John R. Kizer story is a riveting tale of deception, murder and anxiety in rural Arkansas. Kizer was a doctor who used his knowledge to drive his lustful greed and… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Harris, Rodney
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: January 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1467154962
- Language: English
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The Mighty Goddess: World Myths
$26.99HardcoverRead moreThe Goddess in all her glory! A celebration of important and powerful goddess mythologies from around the world.
This stunning collection brings together goddess mythologies from across the globe: fa- Author: Pomme Clayton, Sally
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 075099617X
- Language: English
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By: Walker, Kevin
Buddhist Folk Tales
$24.99PaperbackRead moreAn exciting set of tales from the Buddhist tradition to inspire, move, challenge and amuse
This collection of Buddhist stories has been performed to audiences all over the country and offers a Buddhi- Author: Walker, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: June 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0750998652
- Language: English
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By: Longtine, Sonny
Murder in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
$23.99PaperbackAdd to cartThis collection of twenty-four legendary murders spans 160 years of Upper Michigan’s history and dispels the notion that murder in the Upper Peninsula is an anomaly.
Residents of the idyllic villages s
- Series: Murder & Mayhem
- Author: Longtine, Sonny
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 04 2014
- ISBN10: 162619355X
- Language: English
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Made in Ohio: A History of Buckeye Invention & Ingenuity
$23.99PaperbackRead moreAmerican Know How in the Heart of It All Ohio was and remains tailor made for commerce, transportation, invention, and manufacturing. Located between Lake Erie and the Ohio River, it was perfect for c… [more below]
- Author: Hinds, Conrade C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1467152943
- Language: English
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By: Lipsky, William
LGBTQ+ Trailblazers of San Francisco
$23.99PaperbackRead moreFamous and forgotten, they’re all our fabulous ancestors.
From Charles Warren Stoddard, the first openly gay San Franciscan, to Felicia “Flames” Elizondo, the exuberant transgender rights advocate, t… [more below]- Series: The History Press
- Author: Lipsky, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 29 2023
- ISBN10: 1467151866
- Language: English
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The Wvu Coed Murders: Who Killed Mared and Karen?
$24.99PaperbackRead moreSome said that the killer couldn’t be a local. Others claimed that he was the wealthy son of a prominent Morgantown family. Whispers spread that Mared and Karen were sacrificed by a satanic cult or ha
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Fuller, Geoffrey C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1467146161
- Language: English
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Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars
$23.99PaperbackAdd to cartThe story of Chesapeake pirates and patriots begins with a land dispute and ends with the untimely death of an oyster dredger at the hands of the Maryland Oyster Navy.
From the golden age of piracy to
- Author: Goodall, Jamie L. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 24 2020
- ISBN10: 146714116X
- Language: English
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By: Kail, Tony
Stories of Rootworkers & Hoodoo in the Mid-South
$21.99PaperbackAdd to cartMen and women who carried the mantle of African healing and spirituality in the Mid-South were frequently accused and attacked for their misunderstood culture. The same healers and spiritual workers f… [more below]
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Kail, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1467139890
- Language: English











