Local history books

Authors Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett lead readers on a descent into the darkest depths of Mississippi. From embezzler...  Read More >>

Central New Mexico remains a vault of long-buried secrets and restless ghosts. Bloodcurdling tales from a haunted...  Read More >>

Jim Ellis was one of the most influential and impactful civic leaders of Seattle's and Washington's recent history....  Read More >>

Uncovering the hidden history at the heart of Blackrock, new in paperback  Read More >>

Some Notes on Shipbuilding and Shipping in Colonial Virginia, a classical book, has been considered important throughout...  Read More >>

Some Cities and San Francisco, and Resurgam, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human...  Read More >>

Newly Updated From the &#8220preeminent historian of Reconstruction” (New York Times Book Review), a newly updated...  Read More >>

The domed US Capitol Building is recognized around the world as America's most iconic symbol, the forum for representative...  Read More >>

Not far from Seattle skyscrapers live 150-year-old clams, more than 250 species of fish, and underwater kelp forests...  Read More >>

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Chillicothe and Ross County was originally published in 1938 as an addition to the WPA's American Guide Series....  Read More >>

The Military History of Kentucky was a unique addition to the Works Progress Administration's American Guide Series,...  Read More >>

The history of Bingham Canyon begins in 1848. Lead Mine served as a precipitation plant where steel was turned into...  Read More >>

Founding the Pennsylvania Wilds and Preserving Elk Country Discover the history of Benezette, a historic community...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1962, Mabel Green Condon's A History of Harlan County remains today an important resource...  Read More >>

The Atlanta Campaign in 1864 was second only to Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign in Virginia for scope and drama....  Read More >>

The Old Dominion's defense of democracy... The Commonwealth played a central role in United States involvement...  Read More >>

"Step into the ring and travel back in time to Hawaii where the roar of the crowd echoed against the lush mountains...  Read More >>

Thought provoking, eye opening, book about American Politics, our Supreme Court, Donald Trump, the ideologies behind...  Read More >>

Thought provoking and eye opening book about American Politics, our Supreme Court, Donald Trump, the ideologies...  Read More >>

Artist Noah Saterstrom grew up aware of a mystery in his family’s story. No living relatives knew what had happened...  Read More >>

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On a bitter November night in 1945, a widow shot her young boarder, a WWII veteran, and left him to die on the floor...  Read More >>

"Cape Cod has always been in the path of deadly hurricanes and ferocious storms. Unwelcome summer visitors include...  Read More >>

Lake Champlain is one of America's most historic waterways, but much of its history has remained hidden. With the...  Read More >>