Local history Books

In 1840s Rhode Island, the state's seventeenth-century colonial charter remained in force and restricted suffrage to property owners, effectively disenfranchising 60 percent of potential voters. Thomas Wilson Dorr's failed attempt to rectify that...

In 1872, during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant and the reign of Queen Victoria, before the invention of the telephone, electric lights, or motor vehicles, the Rev. Lemuel Wells, an Episcopal missionary and his bishop rode together through the small...

This honest and entertaining book by a twenty-two-year veteran of the service tells the story of America's oldest game warden service. The stories told cover the risks wardens face dealing with poachers, rogue wildlife, and the elements, as well as the...

Explore the rich history of the Marion Presbytery with this detailed account of its churches, elders, ministers, and missionary societies. This volume offers a comprehensive look into the development and activities of the Presbyterian congregations...

Explore the landscape of 19th-century medicine with the "Milwaukee Medical Journal, Volume 10, Issue 3." This historical document offers a glimpse into the medical practices, public health concerns, and scientific advancements of the era, specifically...

Explore the Great Lakes State with the "Michigan Almanac," a comprehensive guide to the history, geography, and culture of Michigan. Compiled anonymously, this almanac serves as an invaluable resource for residents, travelers, and anyone interested in...

"Land Prices and Land Speculation in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky" examines the historical trends and economic factors influencing land values in one of Kentucky's most fertile and historically significant areas. Garnet Wolsey Forster provides a...

"Increase Allen Lapham, L.l.d." is a biographical sketch presented to the Old Settlers' Club of Milwaukee in 1875 by Samuel Sterling Sherman. This short work details the life and accomplishments of Increase Allen Lapham, a significant figure in...

This historical document captures the proceedings of the inauguration of Clifton Daggett Gray as President of Bates College and the commencement exercises of the Class of 1920. Held on June 23, 1920, in Lewiston, Maine, the event marked a significant...

"The Milk Supply of Boston and Other New England Cities" by George M. Whitaker offers a detailed examination of the late 19th-century dairy industry and its impact on public health. This historical account delves into the practices and challenges of...

"The Public Records of the State of Connecticut, With the Journal of the Council of Safety and an Appendix, Volume 5" offers a detailed look into the official documents and proceedings of Connecticut during a pivotal period in American history. Compiled...

This report, "Detailed Description of Waterfront Properties, Boston Proper," originally prepared for the Port of Boston Authority in 1946, offers a fascinating snapshot of Boston's port and harbor facilities in the mid-20th century. It provides an...

Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Yellowstone National Park!

Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Palmetto state!

Maine has a rich supernatural history and ghost stories from the state are as varied as they are prolific. Freelance writer and reporter Tom Verde first became interested in such eerie occurrences while researching first-hand encounters with ghosts for a...

Jack Baronett (1829 1906) was an important figure in the history of Yellowstone National Park. In his early life he traveled the world, prospecting and mining in Australia, Africa, China, and Alaska. He traveled to the Yellowstone region in 1864 eight...

Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Peach State. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the...

This guide is a collection of thirty fascinating events that helped make Pennsylvania what it is today. From the witches of PA to the Expedition that changed the world, authors Fran Capo and Scott Bruce write with a comedic yet dramatic flair and an easy...

What People are Saying About the Spooky Series..."If you have ever felt a chill as you walked past a Vermont graveyard, or felt an unseen hand brush against you on a mountain in Maine, you will love Spooky New England. And if you don't believe in...

Part-horror, part family-drama, The Faithful Ones is the gripping true story of how a man's pacifist conscience lands him in a barbaric mental asylum and sets his devoted young sister on a decades-long mission to unravel the cryptic circumstances and...

It was the third week of May 1863, and after seven months and six attempts, Ulysses S. Grant was finally at the doorstep of Vicksburg. What followed was a series of attacks and maneuvers against the last major section of the Mississippi River controlled...

Authors Marsha Sutherland Self and Rebecca Riner White document personal accounts of coal mining families and how their lives changed on June 21, 1983.On June 21, 1983, a devastating explosion rocked the two-left section of McClure #1 Mine in Virginia,...

Featuring stories by: Amy Argetsinger, Leon Dash, Eddie Dean, David Finkel, Marc Fisher, Linda Greenhouse, Walt Harrington, Wil Haygood, Philip Kennicott, Howard Means, Luke Mullins, Maureen Orth, John Pekkanen, David Remnick, James "Scotty" Barrett...

Set in the golden age of whaling in the nineteenth century, this book brings to life the adventures of Benjamin Clough, best known for single-handedly rescuing the ship Sharon from mutineers in 1842. Clough's heroism earned him a whaling command,...

By: U.S. Department of the Interior, Pub. 1852, reprinted 2025, 466 pages, soft cover, ISBN #978-1-63914-638-3. Here is another wonderful source for genealogical research during the Revolutionary War. It is a United States Senate...

Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Centennial state!

Battles at Annapolis presents the context of the two most recent Army–Navy football games at the US Naval Academy, in 1893 and 1942. One game was played in peacetime before a rowdy, alcohol-fueled crowd. The second game was...

This is a catalogue of the officers and students of Cumberland University for the academic year 1866-1867. As a historical document, it offers a glimpse into the faculty, staff, and student body of this institution in the immediate aftermath of the...

"Crania From the Mounds of the St. John's River" is a detailed anthropological study focusing on the cranial remains discovered in the mound sites along Florida's St. John's River. Authored by Harrison Allen, this work provides meticulous descriptions...

A valuable historical document, the "Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Cumberland University Volume 1857-58" offers a fascinating glimpse into higher education in the antebellum South. This catalog provides a detailed listing of the university's...

This is a catalogue of the officers and students of Cumberland University for the academic year 1855-56. A valuable resource for genealogical research and historical studies, this volume provides a snapshot of student life and administration at a...

Les canadien-français à New-York, by Jules Jehin de Prume, offers a historical account of the French-Canadian community in New York and the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Benevolent Society. Published in 1920, this book explores the experiences of...

"Documents Relating to the Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, Volume 1" offers a comprehensive collection of primary source materials that illuminate New Jersey's crucial role in the American Revolution. Compiled by the New Jersey...

"Serving the University in Sacramento" presents a compelling oral history featuring Verne A. Stadtman, James H. Corley, and Robert S. Johnson, key figures in the development and administration of the University of California in Sacramento. This...

"The Foreign Language School Question" is an address delivered to the Honolulu Social Science Association on November 8, 1920, by Lorrin A. Thurston. This historical document offers insights into the debates surrounding foreign language schools in Hawaii...

"Plan of Saint Paul, the Capital City of Minnesota" offers a fascinating glimpse into the early 20th-century vision for the development of a major American city. Originally published in 1922, this meticulously crafted plan, the collaborative work of...

This oral history transcript from 1988 documents the history of Wills Eye Hospital and Thomas Jefferson Medical College through interviews with key figures. Gain insights into the evolution of ophthalmology and medical education through the experiences...

Explore the natural landscape of Minnesota as it was understood at the beginning of the 20th century with "Geography and Geology of Minnesota, Volume 1," by Christopher Webber Hall. This comprehensive volume offers a detailed look at the geological...

Works of Art Belonging to the City of New York: Tentative List for the Borough of Manhattan offers a fascinating glimpse into the artistic treasures owned by New York City at the beginning of the 20th century. Compiled by the Art Commission of the City...

Delve into the rich religious tapestry of early America with "History of the Episcopal Church, in Naragansett, Rhode-Island." This meticulously researched volume, originally published in 1847, offers a comprehensive account of the Episcopal Church's...

The first study to document how the Civil War brought about a bitter cultural and political conflict between Great Britain and the United States, a conflict that ignited a global struggle for racial equality and human rights.This study tells for the...

America's geographic and ideological frontier as lived by Buffalo's first physician, renegade militia officer, and founding citizen.Cyrenius Chapin tells the story of life in the young American republic through the experiences of a local physician, land...

Today, more than 50 million people living in the USA were born in another country. That is more people than the entire population of Canada, and all of them have faced or will face challenges as they adapt to their new home.Many will be nervous and...

Lawmen and Lawlessness is a dramatic, narrative, account of the sheriff s of Berkeley County, South Carolina from 1882 to 1970. The first-person accounts of manhunts, shoot-outs, ruckus trials and ghastly public executions put the reader in the middle of...

Reimagining the California Missions is former Franciscan friar Mark Day's concise and fascinating memoir-history about his painful realization that the conventional settler-colonial depiction of California's mission era that he and other young...

In a bittersweet blend of science and yarn, Carter Niemeyer takes us back to 1996 on a heart-pounding, eye-witness adventure to add ten more wolves - the Sawtooth pups - to Yellowstone's newly reintroduced wolf packs. So much could go wrong. So much did...

Fourth in the Tales of the Old Wild West series by prolific western author Doyle Trent.In the tradition of the John Wayne classic western films and legendary television series of Gunsmoke and Bonanza.The Wild West. If the elements, rattlers, coyotes, and...