Local history books

Robert Boatright was one of Middle America’s greatest confidence men. Although little remembered today, his story...  Read More >>

Uncovers how James Oglethorpe’s philosophical and moral evolution from slave trader to abolitionist was propelled...  Read More >>

The untold story of rural Britain revealed through its artefacts 'A really lovely, fascinating...  Read More >>

Church History in Leicestershire charts the story of religion in England from pre-Christian times to the twentieth...  Read More >>

Civil War veteran and part-time legislator A. J. Underwood embarks on a journey that reshapes his destiny as well...  Read More >>

"Donovan Mitchell Basketball: Dunks, Resilience, and Life Lessons of a Rising NBA star Tour into the inspiring journey...  Read More >>

The first account to explore the life of Robert Boatright, one of America’s most gifted, but forgotten, confidence...  Read More >>

From activists to artists, scientists to spies, politicians to pickpockets, this map highlights and introduces the...  Read More >>

People in the Ozarks have long told humorous vignettes that make sense of triumph and tragedy, relay family and...  Read More >>

Our Founding Fathers left us a trail of documents leading to the America we know today. Read along as I discuss...  Read More >>

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People in the Ozarks have long told humorous vignettes that make sense of triumph and tragedy, relay family and...  Read More >>

Chuck Backus tells the story of his multi-faceted life as an engineer working on Westinghouse's nuclear rocket program,...  Read More >>

A complete history of ballet in Minnesota by a professional dancer and creative force in the Twin Cities artistic...  Read More >>

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Calaveras County is one of the original 27 counties created when California was formed in 1850. At the time, it...  Read More >>

"The term ""ghost towns"" brings to mind communities from the Old West where there were once bustling Boom Towns...  Read More >>

The town of Stoddard, located in the Monadnock Region of southwest New Hampshire, is blessed with a handsomely severe...  Read More >>

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Rich with stories, profiles, humor and humanity, this history of the unique Community College of Vermont is an inspiring...  Read More >>

"Originally published in 1876, this work presents the reader with a comprehensive history of Macon County, located...  Read More >>

"There is a saying, ""It was a Friday night and it seemed like a good idea at the time."" That sums up the beginning...  Read More >>

The definitive account of the 6th Cameron Highlanders during the First World War  Read More >>

""Hell Put to Shame is a powerfully unsettling portrait of both the single most savage episode in the long decades...  Read More >>

""Hell Put to Shame is a powerfully unsettling portrait of both the single most savage episode in the long decades...  Read More >>