Local interest, family history & nostalgia books

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Playing to the End: Elder Black Men, Placemaking, and Dominoes in Denver

Playing to the End: Elder Black Men, Placemaking, and...

Author: Steve Bialostok
ISBN: 9781496244963
Format: Paperback
$71.50

Steve Bialostok explores the lively nightly gatherings of older Black men at Denver's Hiawatha Davis Jr. Recreation...  Read More >>

Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City

Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the...

Author: David B. Williams
ISBN: 9780295753577
Format: Paperback
$38.50

""In this extensively revised version of a modern-day classic, David Williams shines a light on the city's rapidly...  Read More >>

The Immortal Ten: The Definitive Account of the 1927 Tragedy and Its Legacy at Baylor University

The Immortal Ten: The Definitive Account of the 1927...

Author: Todd Copeland
ISBN: 9781481323390
Format: Paperback
$53.99

On January 22, 1927, Baylor University's basketball team set out by bus for Austin to play the University of Texas....  Read More >>

Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War Into the Progressive Era

Oregon Gold: A History of Mining from the Civil War...

Author: William F. Willingham
ISBN: 9781962645478
Format: Paperback
$105.47

Based on exhaustive research and a wealth of sources--federal census and mining records, newspapers, mining periodicals,...  Read More >>

Martíneztown, 1945: Tales of Life and Loss in an Albuquerque Barrio

Martíneztown, 1945: Tales of Life and Loss in an Albuquerque...

Author: Nasario García
ISBN: 9780826368669
Format: Paperback
$46.99

Nasario Garcia's poignant memoir revisits the 1940s Albuquerque neighborhood of his youth to capture the struggles...  Read More >>

Gather, Savor, Share: Beloved Staff Meals from the Aiana Kitchen

Gather, Savor, Share: Beloved Staff Meals from the Aiana...

Author: Raghav Chaudhary ,  Vikram Vij
ISBN: 9781773272733
Format: Hardback
$62.99

An invitation to reconnect over food, Gather, Savor, Share presents 80 recipes from the staff of Aina for the family...  Read More >>

The Little Book of the Isle of Wight

The Little Book of the Isle of Wight

Author: Jan Toms
ISBN: 9781837051625
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A funny, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information that no one will...  Read More >>

First Adirondackers: 12,000 Years of Indigenous Peoples in the Adirondack Uplands

First Adirondackers: 12,000 Years of Indigenous Peoples...

Author: Curt Stager ,  David Kanietakeron Fadden
ISBN: 9781493089796
Format: Paperback
$55.99

Through local indigenous traditions and supporting findings by natural science, authors David Fadden and Curt Stager...  Read More >>

When the Moment Chose Me: The Day ISIS Came to Garland, TX

When the Moment Chose Me: The Day ISIS Came to Garland,...

Author: Richard J Hughbank D Mgt ,  Gregory B Stevens
ISBN: 9798318816192
Format: Paperback
$65.97

When the Moment Chose Me: The Day ISIS Came to Garland, TX recounts the harrowing events of May 3, 2015, when an...  Read More >>

The Quarry

The Quarry

Author: James Douglas
ISBN: 9798318808173
Format: Paperback
$42.21

Discover the tapestry of history woven into the fabric of the Texas Hill Country, where each visitor leaves a mark...  Read More >>

Water from Stone: Archaeology and Conservation at Florida's Springs

Water from Stone: Archaeology and Conservation at Florida's...

Author: Jason O'Donoughue
ISBN: 9781683406266
Format: Paperback
$57.20

This book investigates the importance of natural springs to ancient Floridians, showing how springs have served...  Read More >>

Worldly Afterlives: Tracing Family Trails Between India and Empire

Worldly Afterlives: Tracing Family Trails Between India...

Author: Julia Stephens
ISBN: 9780691205458
Format: Hardback
$62.99

The hidden histories of empire, told through the haunted afterlives of colonial migrations Indian migrants provided...  Read More >>

When the Moment Chose Me: The Day ISIS Came to Garland, TX

When the Moment Chose Me: The Day ISIS Came to Garland,...

Author: Richard J Hughbank D Mgt ,  Gregory B Stevens
ISBN: 9798318824791
Format: Hardback
$105.57

When the Moment Chose Me: The Day ISIS Came to Garland, TX recounts the harrowing events of May 3, 2015, when an...  Read More >>

A History of the Cherokee Nation Volume 26

A History of the Cherokee Nation Volume 26

Author: Rachel Caroline Eaton ,  David Berry
ISBN: 9780806196060
Format: Hardback
$104.00

Once deemed ""too pro-Cherokee"" for publication, the book now stands as a powerful testament to the tenacity of...  Read More >>

Richard Neuberger: Oregon Politics and the Making of a US Senator

Richard Neuberger: Oregon Politics and the Making of...

Author: Stephen A. Forrester
ISBN: 9781962645423
Format: Paperback
$79.07

In this definitive biography--more than forty years in the making--Stephen Forrester documents Neuberger's extraordinary...  Read More >>

Buona Pasta: Fresh Pasta Made Easy With or Without a Machine

Buona Pasta: Fresh Pasta Made Easy With or Without a...

Author: Katie Brooks
ISBN: 9798890033512
Format: Hardback
$49.99

An accessible guide to making from-scratch pasta, complete with four dough recipes, 20 pasta shapes made masterable...  Read More >>

Reconstruction in Louisiana After 1868

Reconstruction in Louisiana After 1868

Author: Ella Lonn
ISBN: 9781025235998
Format: Paperback
$47.39

""Reconstruction in Louisiana after 1868"" by Ella Lonn offers a meticulously researched account of one of America's...  Read More >>

Buttrick's Voyages, 1812-1819; Evans's Pedestrious Tour, 1818

Buttrick's Voyages, 1812-1819; Evans's Pedestrious Tour,...

Author: Tilly Buttrick ,  Estwick Evans
ISBN: 9781025235974
Format: Paperback
$63.23

""Early western travels 1748-1846, Vol. 8"" offers an immersive portal into the foundational era of American Westward...  Read More >>

The Molly Maguires and the Detectives

The Molly Maguires and the Detectives

Author: Allan Pinkerton
ISBN: 9781025247793
Format: Paperback
$81.71

""The Molly Maguires and the detectives"" by Allan Pinkerton offers a penetrating, firsthand account of one of America's...  Read More >>

The War Record of the Fifth Company, New England Regiment

The War Record of the Fifth Company, New England Regiment...

Author: Anonymous
ISBN: 9781025234854
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Step back into the pivotal era of World War I with ""The war record of the fifth company, New England regiment,...  Read More >>

Historic Sketches of the South

Historic Sketches of the South

Author: Emma Langdon Roche
ISBN: 9781025251141
Format: Paperback
$47.39

""Historical sketches of the south"" by Emma Langdon Roche offers a compelling collection of historical insights...  Read More >>

Among the Isles of Shoals

Among the Isles of Shoals

Author: Celia Thaxter
ISBN: 9781025254180
Format: Paperback
$47.39

An enduring classic of New England literature  Read More >>

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