Local history Books

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

""Considerations on Divorce A Vinculo Matrimony: In Connection with Holy Scripture"" is a book written by a Barrister in 1857. The book delves into the topic of divorce and its relationship with the teachings of the Holy Scripture. The author provides a...

Beautiful Gardens In America is a book written by Louise Shelton and published in 1915. The book is a comprehensive guide to the most beautiful gardens in America, highlighting their unique features and historical significance. Shelton takes the reader...

""Life at Yale"" is a non-fiction book written by Edwin Rogers Embree and published in 1912. The book provides a detailed account of the author's experiences as a student at Yale University during the early 20th century. It covers various aspects of life...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

""The Birds of Rhode Island"" is a comprehensive guide to the avian species found in the state of Rhode Island, written by Reginald Heber Howe Jr. and originally published in 1899. The book includes detailed descriptions of the physical characteristics,...

""The Origin and Development of the United States Senate"" is a historical book written by Clara Hannah Kerr in 1895. The book explores the creation and evolution of the United States Senate, from its inception to the late 19th century. Kerr provides a...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Evolution Of The Constitution Of West Virginia is a historical book written by Maud Fulcher Callahan and first published in 1909. The book provides a detailed account of the development and evolution of the constitution of West Virginia, from its early...

During the Great Depression of the 1930s thousands of writers were hired by the Works Project Administration to create hundreds of guidebooks on all of the states in the U.S.  These volumes that were produced became known as the <em>American...

Hilltop Farm is a memoir of an experiment in communal subsistence living situated in Jamaica, Vermont, from 1941 to 1945. The story is based on journals and correspondence from that time. It was compiled, transcribed, edited, and published by siblings,...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

The Twentieth Century American: Being A Comparative Study Of The Peoples Of The Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations is a book written by H. Perry Robinson. The book is a comparative study of the people of the United States and the United Kingdom during the...

The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma contains detailed information on States: Symbols and Designations, Geography, Archaeology, State History, Local History on individual cities, towns and counties, Chronology of Historic Events in the State, Profiles of...

The Encyclopedia of Louisiana contains detailed information on States: Symbols and Designations, Geography, Archaeology, State History, Local History on individual cities, towns and counties, Chronology of Historic Events in the State, Profiles of...

There is a great deal of information on the native peoples of the United States, which exists largely in national publications. Since much of Native American history occurred before statehood, there is a need for information on Native Americans of the...

These hilarious and slightly off-color stories, although gathered in Indiana, reflect the ancient origin and universality of the joke. The chuckle, the grin, the uncontrolled belly-laugh evoked by Jokelore attest to the popularity of this ancient form...

The history of the Albany Municipal Golf Course is tied up with vagabonds and duffers, young hotshots and league sandbaggers. With its dirt tees and infamous hills, the "Muny" was a course people loved to hate, but for thousands of Albany residents it...

For those of you who are familiar with the airspace over South Dakota and its environs, the weather and colors of the landscape running from the bare prairie to the Badlands and the Black Hills can be incredibly beautiful, particularly early in the...

During the twentieth century, civil and military aviation has played a prominent role in the history and development of Wyoming. Commercial operators have exploited the advantages offered by aircraft to overcome its unique challenges of geography and...

Many examples of aircraft that saw service in the various armed forces of the United States are currently being restored to flying status or preserved in museums in the state of Colorado. Some of them have significant war records, and a few are...

Many examples of aircraft that saw service in the various armed forces of the United States are currently being restored to flying status or preserved in museums in the state of Texas. Some of them have significant war records, and a few are currently...

Written by the town historian, admittedly partial to the town and its people, the book, "The First Hundred Years" documents happenings in the town either recent, or not before readily available. Since it contains interviews of some colorful...

This is the story of eight generations of one family in West Virginia, and mirrors the joy, trials, and tribulations, of that family, as it grew and matured with the state itself. The story reflects the mores and customs of the Scotch-Irish and English...

On April 12, 1864, a small Union force occupying Fort Pillow, Tennessee, a fortress located on the Mississippi River just north of Memphis, was overwhelmed by a larger Confederate force under the command of Nathan Bedford Forrest. While the battle was...

As the foundations of the modern world were being laid at the beginning of the 19th century, Annapolis, Maryland, identified itself as the Ancient City. This unusual appellation has served Annapolis into the present as a city...

An archaeological analysis of the centrality of race and racism in American culture. Using a broad range of material, historical, and ethnographic resources from Annapolis, Maryland, during the period 1850 to 1930, the...

This volume offers a timely look at the evolution of Buffalo, New York's black community from 1900 to 1940.

This book broadly frames the scholarly conversation about southern radicalism, putting essays covering a range of historical periods and topics in dialogue with each other so as to get a sense of the range of southern politics and history.

This groundbreaking book collects black women's personal recollections of their public and private lives during the period of legal segregation in the American South. Using first-person narratives, collected through oral history interviews, the book...

In this engrossing and informative companion to her New York Times bestsellers Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty, Cokie Roberts marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War by offering a riveting look at Washington, D.C. and the experiences,...

This work focuses on how whites used Nez Perce history, images, activities and personalities in the production of history, developing a regional identity into a national framework.