Local interest, family history & nostalgia books

On April 1st 1965, following an act of parliament five new London Boroughs were created from territory once part...  Read More >>

This comprehensive and richly illustrated history of the once vitally important but long-forgotten barge traffic...  Read More >>

A history of Black poets in Washington, DC, reveals how they have reflected and transformed American cultural discourse...  Read More >>

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The London Underground, the very essence of a great metropolis, is a story which has fascinated and captivated generations...  Read More >>

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This revised and updated edition of Texas Then and Now features the most prominent locations from around the state,...  Read More >>

A CLASSIC OF CIVIL WAR HISTORY- The Civil War comes alive in this fully restored, 900-page selected edition of the...  Read More >>

""Basques of the American West: New and Collected Essays on History and Ethnicity brings together new and previously...  Read More >>

A fresh take on the loss memoir, Piece by Piece follows a middle-aged mother forced to reconcile the theft of precious...  Read More >>

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Motorists traveling along State Highway 104 north of Tucumcari, New Mexico, may notice a sign indicating the location...  Read More >>

Langston University is Oklahoma's only historically Black college and the westernmost four-year public HBCU in the...  Read More >>

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Old photographs without names. Family heirlooms with unknown origins. Objects whispering stories lost to time.  Read More >>

One Family, One State, One People: Renaissance in Mississippi is a family history and memoir which is a tribute...  Read More >>

Ancestoring helps the reader to understand the important role of records and to be objective and unbiased when placing...  Read More >>

Called to Reckon offers a non-traditional history of Augustana College by centering the narratives of racially and...  Read More >>

Long overdue art catalog for the New Mexican Chicano movement of the 1970s. Vibrant art by activist Chicanx creatives...  Read More >>

Mary Ann Bickerdyke led a remarkable life. A widowed mother from Illinois, she became an influential traveling nurse...  Read More >>

Characterizing San Antonio’s five Spanish colonial–era missions as “sites of memory,” author and historian Joel...  Read More >>

An ""account of Sherman's March to the Sea--the critical Civil War campaign that destroyed the Confederacy--told...  Read More >>

An unexpected revelation upends a son's understanding of everything he thought he knew about his father as he attempts...  Read More >>

Ottawa Then and Now invites you to discover the history of Canada’s capital city, showcasing over 70 locations,...  Read More >>

In 822, Black Charlestonians attempted to overthrow slavery. They were exposed before they could strike, and many...  Read More >>