History Press
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The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales
$27.99 Add to cartThis enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press’ popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tale… [more below]
- Author: History Press Uk
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 02 2019
- ISBN10: 0750992034
- Language: English
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Queer Folk Tales: A Book of LGBTQ Stories
$28.99 Read moreThe prince no longer kisses the princess, Cinderella helps her new husband to pick a new dress and the relationship between Mr Wolf and the three little pigs is a bit more complicated than you might h… [more below]
- Author: Walker, Kevin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 750993804
- Language: English
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Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes: A History of Murder and Misfortune
$21.99 Read moreThe author of Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses shares tales of disaster and misfortune on the Great Lakes.
Losing one’s life while tending to a Great Lakes lighthouse sadly wasn’t such an unusual occurr
- Series: Murder & Mayhem
- Author: Stampfler, Dianna Higgs
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1467149950
- Language: English
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Murder at Rocky Point Park:: Tragedy in Rhode Island’s Summer Paradise
$21.99 Add to cartJoin author & reporter Kelly Sullivan Pezza as she investigates and recounts the murder of 5-year old Maggie Sheffield.
On a summer day in 1893, little Maggie Sheffield was murdered. Maggie’s own fathe
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Pezza, Kelly Sullivan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 05 2014
- ISBN10: 1626196257
- Language: English
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Black Homesteaders of the South
$23.99 Read moreMeet the black men and women who toiled from sunup to sundown to live the American dream.
- Author: Bennett, Bernice Alexander
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1467152307
- Language: English
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A History of Lake Norman: Fish Camps to Ferraris
$21.99 Add to cartJournalist and historian Chuck McShane traces the triumphs and troubles of Lake Norman from the region’s colonial beginnings to its modern incarnation.
On a muggy September day in 1959, North Carolina
- Series: Brief History
- Author: McShane, Chuck
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 30 2014
- ISBN10: 1626195021
- Language: English
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Lost Lake Erie
$24.99 Read moreSerene one moment and destructive the next, Lake Erie’s moods mirror its tumultuous role in history.
As the site of Cleveland’s Great Lakes Exposition, the lake offered visitors a respite from the Gre
- Series: Lost
- Author: Boresz Engelking, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153737
- Language: English
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Historic Tales of Michigan Up North
$23.99 Add to cartCenturies ago, Europeans desperate for gold and a route to the East found a lush, green paradise populated by native tribes in the New World.
Subsequent violence and disease all but wiped out the nativ
- Series: American Chronicles
- Author: Rogers, D. Laurence
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 25 2018
- ISBN10: 1467138665
- Language: English
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A History Lover’s Guide to New York City
$24.99 Add to cartNew York is a city of superlatives. It has the largest population, greatest wealth, broadest diversity and most elegant museums in the nation. With that comes an amazing history.
This tour of the Big A
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Fortier, Alison
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 29 2016
- ISBN10: 1467119032
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Walt Disney World
$24.99 Add to cartAuthor Foxx Nolte gives readers a glimpse behind the curtain of the most magical place on earth.
Millions of people a year visit Walt Disney World, but few would consider it to be a place with any re
- Series: Hidden History
- Author: Nolte, Foxx
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1467156183
- Language: English
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Michigan’s Haunted Lighthouses
$21.99 Add to cartMichigan has more lighthouses than any other state, with more than 120 dotting its expansive Great Lakes shoreline. Many of these lighthouses lay claim to haunted happenings.
Former keepers like Captai
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Stampfler, Dianna Higgs
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: March 04 2019
- ISBN10: 1467141992
- Language: English
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Vermont Book of the Dead: Graveyard Legends and Lore
$24.99 Read moreVermont’s hills hold the echoes of a spirited past. Haunting stories and wandering ghosts are found in numerous burial places from the Riverside Cemetery in Burlington to the Green Mount Cemetery in M
- Series: The History Press
- Author: Zwicker, Roxie J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 25 2023
- ISBN10: 1467155144
- Language: English
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Haunted Lansing
$21.99 Add to cartHastily dubbed the new capital in 1847, Lansing overcame derision and setbacks to become a booming metropolis. Yet its rich history hides chilling legends.
Bertie Clippinger plays tricks on the unwary
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Carpenter, Jenn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 03 2018
- ISBN10: 1467140473
- Language: English
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Cold War Oklahoma
$21.99 Add to cartOklahoma might seem like an unexpected place for Cold War tensions to boil over, but the state played a key role in a conflict that threatened global annihilation. Altus Air Force Base served as a hub… [more below]
- Author: Brewer, Landry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 29 2019
- ISBN10: 1467142255
- Language: English
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Legends & Lore Along California’s Highway 395
$21.99 Add to cartStretching from Victorville to Carson City, Highway 395 offers a snapshot of California’s diverse landscapes – and oddities.
Tales of skinwalkers and sasquatch sightings flourish among the bones of gho
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Clune, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: January 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1467151068
- Language: English
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Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley
$23.99 Add to cartLocal storyteller Jonathan Kruk shares the mysterious lore of the Hudson Valley, best known among them Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
The story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Ho
- Series: American Legends
- Author: Kruk, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: July 21 2011
- ISBN10: 1596297980
- Language: English
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Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland
$21.99 Read moreThe islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about the trees and plants tha… [more below]
- Author: Schneidau, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 19 2018
- ISBN10: 0750981210
- Language: English
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Prettycitylondon: Discovering London’s Beautiful Places Volume 1
$55.99 Add to cartGo beyond London’s famous landmarks and discover the hidden gems. From secluded mews and undiscovered cafes to flower markets and tree-lined streets, prettycitylondon champions the quiet, gentle momen… [more below]
- Series: The Pretty Cities
- Author: Ferguson, Siobhan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: April 16 2018
- ISBN10: 0750985593
- Language: English
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Native American History of Washington, DC
$24.99 Read moreRead the missing stories of DC’s precolonial history.
Native Americans lived on the land that is now Washington, DC for several thousand years before English settlers arrived in the early 1600s. The Na
- Series: American Heritage
- Author: Lione Phd, Armand
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: September 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154210
- Language: English
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Sunset Lodge in Georgetown: The Story of a Madam
$21.99 Add to cartHazel Weisse moved to Georgetown in 1936 and opened a brothel three miles south of Front Street. Despite being illegal, the business remained open for thirty-three years until Weisse’s retirement in 1… [more below]
- Series: Landmarks
- Author: Hodges, David Gregg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 02 2019
- ISBN10: 1467143669
- Language: English
