WASHINGTON DULLES ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Washington Dulles International Airport Margaret C. Peck
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738518473 Pub Date: 9/21/05 On Sale Date: 9/21/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Washington Dulles International Airport is one of the three major airports that transports passengers into and out of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The beauty of the site is admired not only by millions who arrive and leave the area, but by local residents as well. After an extensive study of three separate locations in Virginia, Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower agreed to the Chantilly site and later chose to rename the world's first jet airport after his former secretary of state, John Foster Dulles. Renowned architect Eero Saarinen designed the magnificent building that serves as a gateway in and out of the United States. Today, the once peaceful farming area and small villages have turned into a fast-paced business world filled with thousands of new homes and residents.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hidden History of Herndon Barbara A. Glakas
Summary Local author Barbara Glakas uses rare photographs and firsthand accounts to tell little-known stories of the people, places and events that shaped the history of the Town of Herndon.
The History Press 9781467140966 Pub Date: 3/11/19 On Sale Date: 3/11/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
A mysterious stranger who passed through the village one night suggested the name Herndon, after the captain of a sunken ship. The Civil War split loyalties among the townspeople and brought an unexpected Confederate raid on the town. Prohibition brought bootleggers with it, but its repeal caused an uproar from temperanceminded residents. Lively community fairs were ever present in the 1920s, but so was the Ku Klux Klan. Behind Herndon's past as a sleepy farming community hide forgotten tales of growth and progress.
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True Crime Northern Virginia in the '50s & '60s Zachary G. Ford
Summary Discover crimes that made headlines across northern Virginia in the 1950s and 60s.
The History Press 9781467156660 Pub Date: 4/1/24 On Sale Date: 4/1/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
As the suburbs of Washington, D.C. expanded in the mid-twentieth century, growth inevitably led to increasing crime, and grisly murders began to shock local communities. Learn the story of the killer and his victim who are buried only a few yards apart. The truth behind the tale of the murderous toddler and the sad story of the death of an agent at National Airport belie the picture perfect image of those decades. Fairfax, Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church and Prince William witnessed atrocities that grabbed headlines in their day but have since faded from collective memory. Local author Zachary Ford uses detailed research drawn from contemporary accounts to bring these stories to life.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Potomac Marble History of the Search for the Ideal Stone Paul Kreingold
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The History Press 9781467153171 Pub Date: 2/20/23 On Sale Date: 2/20/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Learn the history behind the re-building of the Capital City after the War of 1812. The destruction of Washington in 1814 by the invading British challenged President James Monroe & architect Benjamin Latrobe with the task of rebuilding the destroyed edifices of the city's public buildings. As symbols of the aspirations of the Republic, they had to be more than functional, they had to be beautiful. The building material they discovered and used to beautify the new Capitol was Potomac marble, which exists in abundance on both sides of the Potomac River, from Leesburg in Loudoun County, Virginia to Montgomery and Frederick Counties in Maryland. Local historian Paul Kreingold details Latrobe and Monroe's search for the ideal stone and their fight to use it to rebuild the chambers of the House and Senate.
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A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia: The Civil War Album of Laura Ratcliffe Charles V. Mauro
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The History Press 9781596297432 Pub Date: 6/8/09 On Sale Date: 6/8/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
As the Civil War raged, Confederate brigadier general J.E.B. Stuart entrusted a secret album to Laura Ratcliffe, a young girl in Fairfax County, "as a token of his high appreciation of her patriotism, admiration of her virtues, and pledge of his lasting esteem." A devoted Southerner, Laura provided a safe haven for Rebel forces, along with intelligence gathered from passing Union soldiers. Ratcliffe's book contains four poems and forty undated signatures: twenty-six of Confederate officers and soldiers and fourteen of loyal Confederate civilians. In A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia, Charles V. Mauro uncovers the mystery behind this album, identifying who the soldiers were and when they could have signed its pages. The result is a fascinating look at the covert lives and relationships of civilians and soldiers during the war, kept hidden until now.
224 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Civil War Series 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
John F. Kennedy at Rest in Arlington Raymond Sinibaldi
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467104036 Pub Date: 10/12/20 On Sale Date: 10/12/20 $24.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Trade Paperback
John F. Kennedy is one of only three presidents not interred in his home state. Sitting next to his coffin on the flight home from Dallas, Jacqueline Kennedy began formulating plans for his funeral and burial. The following day, in a raw November rain, she selected the Arlington hillside as his final resting place. For three days, in a majestic display of elegance, strength, grace, and courage, the 34-year-old widow led the nation through the excruciating task of laying its president to rest. Within days, she returned to Arlington, and in a brief ceremony, their two infant children were laid to rest beside their father, beneath the eternal flame she lit. Work immediately began on the permanent resting place and memorial, and in March 1967, the final reinterment took place. A half-century later, four million people come yearly to pay their respects to President Kennedy, his widow, and two children.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Modern America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Suffragists in Washington, DC The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote Rebecca Boggs Roberts
Summary A vivid narrative of the heroic struggle of Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party as they worked to earn the vote, framed by the demonstration known as The Great Suffrage Parade.
The History Press 9781625859402 Pub Date: 12/11/17 On Sale Date: 12/11/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The Great Suffrage Parade was the first civil rights march to use the nation's capital as a backdrop. Despite sixty years of relentless campaigning by suffrage organizations, by 1913 only six states allowed women to vote. Then Alice Paul came to Washington, D.C. She planned a grand spectacle on Pennsylvania Avenue on the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration - marking the beginning of a more aggressive strategy on the part of the women's suffrage movement. Groups of women protested and picketed outside the White House, and some were thrown into jail. Newspapers across the nation covered their activities. These tactics finally led to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Author Rebecca Boggs Roberts narrates the heroic struggle of Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party as they worked to earn the vote.
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Ghosts of Georgetown Tim Krepp, Louis Bayard
Summary On the banks of the Potomac River, Georgetown has had three centuries to accumulate ghoulish tales and venerable apparitions to haunt its cobbled streets and mansions. In this historic Washington, D.C., neighborhood, the eerie moans of three sisters herald every death on the river, and on R Street, President Lincoln is rumored to have witnessed the paranormal at a seance. Along the towpath of the C&O Canal, a phantom police officer still walks his lonely beat, and on moonlit nights, he is joined by a razor-wielding ghoul. From the spirit of a sea captain who lingers in the Old Stone House to the strange ambiance of the Exorcist" Steps, author and guide Tim Krepp takes readers on a chilling journey through the ghostly lore of Georgetown." The History Press 9781626191242 Pub Date: 6/18/13 On Sale Date: 6/18/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Historic Georgetown A Walking Tour Thomas Carrier
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738502397 Pub Date: 10/12/99 On Sale Date: 10/12/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The area now known as Georgetown was once a central meeting place for nearly 40 Native American tribes situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Potomac River. It was inevitable that the very rivers that served these native people would attract the first European settlers to the region, settlers who established Georgetown as a bustling port and key commercial center. In 1791, George Washington fixed the small community's enduring importance by including it in the plans for the new Federal City. Taking you down cobblestone streets, Historic Georgetown: A Walking Tour includes local sites associated with such historic figures as John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy, Alexander Graham Bell, Francis Scott Key, and Victorian novelist E.D.E.N. Southworth. Enjoy the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century charms of Georgetown's architecture as you visit private homes, businesses, and social establishments. Climb the stairs on which the climatic scene of William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist took place!
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Arlington National Cemetery George W. Dodge, Kim B. Holien
Summary Arlington National Cemetery illustrates the evolution of the Virginia cemetery from a potter's field during the Civil War to the most prestigious military cemetery in the United States.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738543260 Pub Date: 10/16/06 On Sale Date: 10/16/06 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The cemetery contains such significant monuments and sites as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Rough Rider Monument, the mast of the USS Maine, the Confederate Monument, and Freedman's Village. Today not only can one visit the graves of Supreme Court justices, George Washington Parke Custis, Pres. William Taft and Nellie Taft, and Pres. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, but one can also see the burial places of generals and admirals, Medal of Honor recipients, doctors and nurses, land and space explorers, inventors, and soldiers.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Native American History of Washington, DC A History Armand Lione PhD
Summary Read the missing stories of DC's precolonial history.
The History Press 9781467154215 Pub Date: 9/4/23 On Sale Date: 9/4/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Native Americans lived on the land that is now Washington, DC for several thousand years before English settlers arrived in the early 1600s. The Native people had villages, quarries and burial grounds throughout the city, ranging from what is now Rock Creek Park to the grounds of the White House. These sites speak of the history of the Anacostans and the preceding tribes who once walked the land under historic sites and museums that now neglect them. Local author Armand Lione details the record of the Native tribes of the District and deals with the complex question of why these stories have not been offered to the public.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Classical Architecture and Monuments of Washington, D.C. A History & Guide Michael Curtis
Summary For architecture aficinados and historians, this comprehensive view of the statues, monuments and architectural plans of Washington DC provides an exciting insight into our federal city.
The History Press 9781625859716 Pub Date: 1/15/18 On Sale Date: 1/15/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Author Michael Curtis guides this tour of the heart of the District of Columbia's buildings, statues, and monuments. Classical design formed our nation's capital. The soaring Washington Monument, the columns of the Lincoln Memorial and the spectacular dome of the Capitol Building speak to the founders' expansive vision of our federal city. Learn about the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for Washington, D.C., and how those designs are reflected in two hundred years of monuments, museums and representative government. View the statues of our Founding Fathers with the eye of a sculptor and gain insight into the criticism and controversies of modern additions to Washington's monumental structure.
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Washington, D.C. in Vintage Postcards Gayle Floyd, Dale Floyd
Summary Created as a Federal City over two centuries ago, Washington, D.C., was designed by architect Pierre L'Enfant on land purchased by the government from Maryland and Virginia. L'Enfant's vision of wide, tree-lined avenues, mixed with modifications by the McMillan Commission in the early 1900s and exemplified by many other architects and sculptors, has evolved into a unique, fast-paced, and politically focused Capital City of the United States of America.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738541570 Pub Date: 10/5/05 On Sale Date: 10/10/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The White House, The Capitol, and the Supreme Court Historic Self-Guided Tours Thomas J. Carrier
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738505572 Pub Date: 4/28/00 On Sale Date: 4/28/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In Washington, D.C., a city steeped in history--from museums and monuments to statues and stations--there are perhaps no structures as prominent as the working symbols of the United States' three-branch government: the White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court. Embodying our nation's complex and, at times, tumultuous history, these buildings also house invaluable pieces of our American past. A visit to these national treasures provides a lesson in both the people and events that have shaped this country. Representing the heart, soul, and strength of American independence, the White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court tell a fascinating true story--one that includes presidents, vice presidents, senators, justices, and political visionaries. Touring the buildings, visitors see such familiar faces as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Susan B. Anthony, as well as learn about lesser-known figures such as Chippewa warrior Beeshekee, Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite, and Vice Presidents Daniel Tompkins and William R. King. The paintings and portrait...
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Washington, D.C. A Historical Walking Tour Thomas Carrier
Summary Take a historical walking tour and see how the Federal City grew from farmland to world capital.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738500492 Pub Date: 7/12/99 On Sale Date: 7/12/99 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/£24.99 GBP Trade Paperback
When it was passed in 1789, the Constitution set out the boundaries not only for a new government but for a new capital city as well. At the time, the new District of Columbia covered 5,000 acres and was dominated by marshland on the south, pastureland on the area that is now the Mall, farms near the White House and Capitol Hill, and undeveloped woods throughout. This engaging photographic history has striking images and detailed captions that tell the fascinating stories behind many of the famous and not-so-famous buildings and monuments that cover the D.C. landscape - from Union Station and the Capitol to the White House and the Watergate Hotel and many important sites in between!
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Black Broadway in Washington, DC Briana A. Thomas, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Summary Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was known as Black Broadway. From the early 1900s into the 1950s, African Americans plagued by Jim Crow laws in other parts of town were free to own businesses here and built what was often described as a "city within a city." Local author and journalist Briana A. Thomas narrates U Street's rich and unique history, from the early triumph of emancipation to the days of civil rights pioneer Mary Church Terrell and music giant Duke Ellington, through the recent struggles of gentrification.
The History Press 9781467139298 Pub Date: 1/4/21 On Sale Date: 1/4/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies SOC001000 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Independent Press in D.C. and Virginia: An Underground History Dale M. Brumfield, Katya Sabaroff Taylor
Summary The nation's capital and the state of Virginia were a hotbed of political and social turmoil that marked the 1960s and 1970s. The area saw anti-Vietnam War protests, civil rights marches and students clamoring for a cultural revolution. Underground publications in D.C. and Virginia sprang up to document the radical change and question the "straight media." Off Our Backs led the charge for women's equality. The Gay Blade fought for the rights of homosexuals. Even the FBI began infiltrating the underground press movement by planting informants and creating fake magazines to attract suspicious "radicals." Join author and former underground editor Dale Brumfield as he traces the history of alternative press in the Commonwealth and the District. The History Press 9781626199064 Pub Date: 4/20/15 On Sale Date: 4/20/15 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 34 History / United States HIS036080 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Ford's Theatre Brian Anderson, Ford's Theatre Society
Summary Ford's Theatre in downtown Washington, DC, is best known as the notorious scene of Pres. Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467121125 Pub Date: 4/7/14 On Sale Date: 4/7/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
It is among the oldest and most visited sites of national tragedy in the United States. First constructed in 1833 as a Baptist church, the property was acquired by John T. Ford and converted into a theater in 1861. Presenting almost 500 performances before the assassination, Ford afterward sold the building to the federal government. A century later, the National Park Service reconstructed the theater, and Ford's Theatre Society began presenting live performances there in 1968. Since then, the two organizations have partnered to offer more than 650,000 annual visitors an array of quality programming about Lincoln's presidency and legacy. Today, patrons can explore the Tenth Street "campus," consisting of the theater, interactive museum galleries, the house where Lincoln died, and the Center for Education and Leadership.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Urban Legends & Historic Lore of Washington, D.C. Robert S. Pohl
Summary A carving of General Lee on the back of the Lincoln monument, the birth of lobbying at the Willard Hotel, a romantic gesture that built the distinctive homes of Capitol Hill--these are legends of Washington, D.C. The capital is home to all manner of colorful rumors and tall tales. According to local lore, the missing J Street was L'Enfant's snub to Supreme Court justice John Jay, and the course of history could have been changed if only a young baseball player named Fidel Castro had accepted a contract with the Washington Senators. In search of the truth behind these legends and more, local guide and writer Robert S. Pohl takes readers on a tour of the historic lore and urban legends that surround the monuments, neighborhood streets and even the Metro stations of Washington, D.C. The History Press 9781626191969 Pub Date: 8/20/13 On Sale Date: 8/20/13 $19.99 USD/$20.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Capitol Hill Haunts Tim Krepp
Summary Read along with local writer and guide Tim Krepp as he takes on the best-known haunted tales while exploring the lesser-known specters of Capitol Hill.
The History Press 9781609495862 Pub Date: 8/21/12 On Sale Date: 8/21/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the Demon Cat that stalks the Washington crypt to the restless spirit of John Quincy Adams in Statuary Hall, it is no wonder that in 1898 the Philadelphia Press declared the Capital to be the most thoroughly haunted building in the world. Yet there are as many ghosts in the neighborhood as there are beneath the dome. From the weeping lady of The Maples to Commodore Tingey, who still stands watch in the Navy Yard, to the dozens of famous ghosts hosted by Congressional Cemetery, many former residents seem bound to their old home. Join Krepp as he explores the most historic and hair-raising haunts of the Hill.
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Lost Washington, D.C. John DeFerrari, James M. Goode
Summary John DeFerrari investigates the bygone institutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with an engaging collection of new vignettes and reader favorites from his blog "The Streets of Washington."
The History Press 9781609493653 Pub Date: 10/20/11 On Sale Date: 10/20/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Washington seems the eternal and unchanging Federal City with its grand avenues and stately monuments. Yet the city that locals once knew - lavish window displays at Woodies, supper at the grand Raleigh Hotel and a Friday night game at Griffith Stadium - is gone. From the raucous age of burlesque at the Gayety Theater and the once bustling Center Market to the mystery of Suter's Tavern and the disappearance of the Key mansion in Georgetown, DeFerrari recalls the lost Washington, D.C., of yesteryear.
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Whiskey Makers in Washington, D.C. A Pre-Prohibition History Troy Hughes
Summary
The History Press 9781467153379 Pub Date: 1/30/23 On Sale Date: 1/30/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
"Men are divided into three classes. There are men who love their liquor, men who sell liquor, and politicians who are on both sides of the question." Before Prohibition, a number of liquor merchants operated in the District of Columbia. This was a time when intoxicating beverages were at the forefront of the national conversation and the District, being subject only to laws passed by Congress, served as a testing ground for regulation. Learn the stories of the Poison Squad, Lemonade Lucy, the Sons of Temperance, and the sad tale of Senators baseball star Ed Delahanty. On the political front, read a blow-by-blow account of the decade long whiskey war, which involved every branch of the federal government as it sought to answer the question, "What is whiskey?" Local author and whiskey producer Troy Hughes provides a glimpse into Washington whiskey culture and the businesses of producers at the turn of the twentieth century.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 20 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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DC Go-Go Ten Years Backstage Chip Py, Greg Boyer
Summary DC Represent!
The History Press 9781467150538 Pub Date: 2/14/22 On Sale Date: 2/14/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
There's a party over here, there's a party over there! In go-go the party never stops, and neither does the beat. The bands, the stars, the clubs, the spots, the sweat, the late nights and the passion are the sound of the city--all photographically captured and preserved right here. For those who know go-go this book is a documentary celebration. Shout yourself out with a special photographic section dedicated to the fans. For those who don't know, this book is a peek into that world through the lens of photographer Chip Py. Once Chuck Brown's official photographer, his go-go collection is now part of the People's Archive at the DC Public Library. Discover the district's distinctive music, its artists, its culture, and why it has become The Official Music of Washington, D.C.
208 Pages Carton Qty: 34 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lincoln Memorial, The Kevin S. Schindler, Brian Anderson
Summary The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, is a monument to the nation's 16th president, a commemoration of the country's post-Civil War reunification, and a setting for national events and quiet visits.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467107488 Pub Date: 11/8/21 On Sale Date: 11/8/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America
Demands for a national memorial to Abraham Lincoln began shortly after his 1865 assassination but produced nothing substantial until the early 20th century. Elevation of Lincoln to legendary status and an extended debate over location and design finally led Congress in 1913 to approve a memorial at the west end of the National Mall. Construction took another eight years. Since its dedication in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial has hosted civil rights demonstrations, presidential events, national celebrations, and day and night visits by millions of people who come to reflect upon one of the most consequential leaders in American history. Kevin S. Schindler is a historian at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and has written six books about science and history. Brian Anderson is a Washington, DC, lawyer and Ford's Theatre Society trustee who previously wrote a book about the history of Fo...
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Tales from the National Press Club Gil Klein
Summary Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the National Press Club has been the hub of Washington journalism. Started by reporters as a watering hole for late-night card games, the Club soon attracted newsmakers who shaped American and world history, from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump. Adapting to changes in the news media, it has stood for the values of journalism and press freedom. Author, journalist and longtime member Gil Klein tells just a few of the tales that stand out in the history of the Club, which CBS commentator Eric Sevareid once called "the only hallowed place I know of that's absolutely bursting with irreverence." The History Press 9781467143172 Pub Date: 4/27/20 On Sale Date: 4/27/20 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers BIO025000 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Pennsylvania Avenue Christopher P. Cavas
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467102971 Pub Date: 4/15/19 On Sale Date: 4/15/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Grand Avenue, America's Main Street, a National Embarrassment--Pennsylvania Avenue has been known by these names and more since it was laid out across farmland in the 1790s. From the beginning, the one-mile stretch between the Capitol building and the White House was intended to be a symbolic link between the key branches of government, but over more than two centuries, it has witnessed grandeur and squalor, national pride and neglect, and crowds full of celebration and rage. While the pillars of government at either end have stood watch, the avenue has seen buildings, institutions, and neighborhoods rise, prosper, decay, and fall. A grand marketplace, a major train station, dozens of hotels and restaurants--all thrived, yet only a handful remain. Once a teeming city thoroughfare, then a bland, nearly lifeless area dominated by hulking federal buildings, the avenue today is regaining some of the vitality that marked its earlier years even as it remains one of the nation's best-known streets.
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Washington, DC, Jazz Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Rev. Dr. Sandra Butler-Truesdale, Willard Jenkins
Summary Washington, DC, Jazz focuses, primarily, on the history of straight-ahead jazz, using oral histories, materials from the William P. Gottlieb Collection at the Library of Congress, the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives at the University of the District of Columbia, and Smithsonian Jazz.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467127837 Pub Date: 2/11/19 On Sale Date: 2/11/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Home to "Black Broadway" and the Howard Theatre in the Greater U Street area, Washington, DC, has long been associated with American jazz. Duke Ellington and Billy Eckstine launched their careers there in the early 20th century. Decades later, Shirley Horn and Buck Hill would follow their leads, and DC's "jazz millennials" include graduates of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. For years, Bohemian Caverns and One Step Down were among the clubs serving as gathering places for producers and consumers of jazz, even as Rusty Hassan and other programmers used radio to promote the music. This volume also features the work of photographers Nathaniel Rhodes, Michael Wilderman, and Lawrence A. Randall.
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A Whimsical Washington Night The Adventures of a DC Duo Ed Shankman, Dave O'Neill
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Commonwealth Editions 9781641940009 Pub Date: 11/29/18 On Sale Date: 11/29/18 $14.95 USD/$17.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Picture Book
Shankman and O'Neill have done it again! Come along as DC Daisy meets her best buddy, Washington Panda, for an evening of adventures - both wacky and fantastic - against the backdrop of the capital's most beloved landmarks. Watch Daisy and Panda join Lincoln, Washington and Teddy Roosevelt for a game of volleyball against the supreme court justices. The story climaxes with a spectacular dance number, featuring all one hundred senators, on the steps of the capital building! (You won't see that anywhere else.) Children, parents, and teachers alike loves Ed Shankman's whimsical, rollicking rhymes and Dave O'Neill's dazzling, colorful illustrations. You'll also appreciate the warm sense of friendship and more thoughtful moments in this one-ofa-kind fantasy for young children.
32 Pages full-color Carton Qty: 30 Ages 5 to 8 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Shankman & O'Neill 10 in H | 10.2 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Outbreak in Washington, D.C.: The 1857 Mystery of the National Hotel Disease Kerry Walters
Summary The National was once the grandest hotel in the capital. In 1857, it twice hosted President-elect James Buchanan and his advisors, and on both occasions, most of the party was quickly stricken by an acute illness. Over the course of several months, hundreds fell ill, and over thirty died from what became known as the National Hotel disease. Buchanan barely recovered enough to give his inauguration speech. Rumors ran rampant across the city and the nation. Some claimed that the illness was born of a sewage effluvia," while others darkly speculated about an assassination attempt by either abolitionists or southern slaveowners intent on war. Author Kerry Walters investigates the mysteries of the National Hotel disease." The History Press 9781626196384 Pub Date: 10/21/14 On Sale Date: 10/21/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
A History Lover's Guide to Washington, D.C. Designed for Democracy Alison Fortier
Summary Join author Alison Fortier for a walk through our United States Capital and it's iconic locations.
The History Press 9781626195295 Pub Date: 5/6/14 On Sale Date: 5/6/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback
This tour of the nation's capital goes beyond the traditional guidebook to offer a historical journey through the federal district. Visit the White House, the only executive home in the world regularly open to the public. Travel to President Lincoln's Cottage and see where he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. Look around lesser-known sites, such as the grave of Pierre L'Enfant, the city's Botanical Gardens, the Old Post Office and a host of historical homes throughout the capital. From George Washington's Mount Vernon to the Kennedy Center, trek through each era of Washington, D.C., for a tour of America's most beloved sites. Join author and Washington insider Alison Fortier as she carefully curates an expedition to our shining city on a hill.
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Historic Restaurants of Washington, D.C. Capital Eats John DeFerrari
Summary While today, foodies flock to the flavors of Logan Circle and the H Street corridor, Washington's first true restaurants opened around 1830.
The History Press 9781626191266 Pub Date: 9/10/13 On Sale Date: 9/10/13 $24.99 USD/$27.99 CAD/€22.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Waves of immigrants introduced a global mix of ingredients to the capital's eager palates by opening eateries like the venerable China Doll Gourmet and Cleveland Park's Roma Restaurant. By the twentieth century, the array of dishes to tempt hungry residents was astounding. Diners could have tea at Garfinckel's Greenbrier or lunch at local favorites such as Little Tavern Diner or Ben's Chili Bowl. For an elegant evening, fine restaurants like Rive Gauche and the Monocle satisfied the most sophisticated gastronome. With careful research and choice recipes, ""Streets of Washington"" blogger John DeFerrari chronicles the culinary and social history of the capital through its restaurants, tasting his way from the lavish Gilded Age dining halls of the Willard Hotel to the Hot Shoppe's triple-decker Mighty Mo.
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Hello, Washington DC! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9780981943039 Pub Date: 8/1/10 On Sale Date: 8/1/10 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Washington, D.C.! Follow parent and child eagles as they explore our Nation's Capital. Join them as they visit the White House, a look at the majestic Capitol Building, and a walk up the Washington Monument. Along the way, they enjoy the Mall, take a ride on the Metro, and stop by to browse in the world's biggest library! Whether seeing the monuments or museums, these feathered tour guides will remind children and their loved ones of their own great visit to Washington, D.C. Bestselling author Martha Day Zschock is an artist and former elementary teacher with a passion for helping children explore new places. The Hello! series illustrates how exploring real places yields new discoveries. Through these journeys, kids can explore and become experts on the world they see inside and outside the book, through the engaging, bright, and detailed illustrations. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
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Washington, D.C. Protests: Scenes from Home Rule to the Civil Rights Movement Mark S. Greek
Summary
The History Press 9781596297869 Pub Date: 11/1/09 On Sale Date: 11/1/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the famous marches of the civil rights movement to the struggle for local suffrage, Washingtonians have always been on the frontlines of political debate. Their lack of representation has impelled residents to make positive change through peaceful, and often creative, forms of protest. Mark S. Greek, photo archivist for the D.C. Public Library, has compiled a stunning collection of images of Washingtonians affecting change. From the images of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Clifford Berryman to scenes of sit-ins and picket lines, Greek crafts a visual narrative of triumph and continuing struggle. Washington, D.C. Protests: Scenes from Home Rule to the Civil Rights Movement is a vivid and electric portrait of the spirit of a city and its people.
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Journey Around Washington D.C. from A to Z Martha Day Zschock, Heather Zschock
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Commonwealth Editions 9781889833620 Pub Date: 1/15/04 On Sale Date: 1/15/04 $17.95 USD/$21.95 CAD Discount Code: AWBS002 Hardcover Picture Book
Washington, D.C. is "hometown" for every American. Martha Day Zschock is not only a brilliant artist, whose Journey Around books have captured readers of all ages in Boston, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and more. She is also an educator, who designed her bestselling series to teach children about our great American places. This is far more than an alphabet book. Each page is headed by an alliterative sentence that evokes an important theme - the "A" page reads, "America's anthem awakens awe" - and each page also features a paragraph of history.
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APPLEWOOD BOOKS
George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour George Washington
Summary Copied out by hand as a young man aspiring to the status of Gentleman, George Washington's 110 rules were based on a set of rules composed by French Jesuits in 1595. The first English edition of these rules was available in Francis Hawkins' Youths Behavior, or Decency in Conversation Amongst Men, which appeared in 1640, and it is from this work that Washington seems to have copied. The rules as Washington wrote them out are a simplified version of this text. However much he may have simplified them, these precepts had a strong influence on Washington, who aimed to always live by them. The rules focus on self-respect and respect for others through details of etiquette. The rules offer pointers on such issues as how to dress, walk, eat in public, and address one's superiors. Applewood Books 9781557091031 Pub Date: 8/1/89 On Sale Date: 8/1/89 $9.95 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: AWBS002 Hardcover Paper over boards 36 Pages Carton Qty: 100 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025170 Series: Books of American Wisdom 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W
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Declaration of Independence
Applewood Books 9781557094483 Pub Date: 4/1/97 On Sale Date: 4/1/97 $9.95 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Paper over boards
Thomas Jefferson
36 Pages Carton Qty: 100 History / United States HIS036050 Series: Books of American Wisdom 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W
Summary Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence summarizes America's founding political philosophy. At once a cherished symbol of liberty and an expression of Jefferson's monumental talents as a writer, the document captures in unforgettable phrases the ideals of individual liberty that formed the backbone of American's Revolutionary movement. In setting forth these "selfevident truths" alongside a list of grievances against King George's Britain, the Declaration of Independence justified the breaking of ties with "Mother England" and the formation of a new country. This gift edition, printed in two colors on acid-free paper, contains illustrations and biographies of the signers alongside the document itself.
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Bill of Rights with Writings that Formed Its Foundation James Madison, George Mason
Summary Collectively known as the United States Bill of Rights, these first ten amendments to the United States Constitution limit the powers of the federal government and protect the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory. Introduced in 1789 in the First United States Congress by James Madison, these amendments came into effect on December 15, 1791, when ratified by three-fourths of the states. This document plays a central role in American law and remains to this day a symbol of the freedoms and culture of this nation. In this beautiful gift edition, the text of the Bill of Rights is set alongside a history of the amendments, thus placing the document in its historical context. Applewood Books 9781557091512 Pub Date: 1/15/08 On Sale Date: 1/15/08 $9.95 USD/$11.95 CAD/£11.95 GBP Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Paper over boards 56 Pages Carton Qty: 100 Literary Criticism / American LIT004020 Series: Books of American Wisdom 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W
Constitution of the United States Founding Fathers
Summary The landmark legal document of the United States, the U.S. Constitution comprises the primary law of the Federal Government. Signed by the members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, the Constitution outlines the powers and responsibilities of the three chief branches of the Federal Government, as well as the basic rights of the citizens of the United States. This beautiful gift edition contains the complete text of the United States Constitution, as well as all of its amendments. It is a treasure for Americans of all ages.
Applewood Books 9781557091055 Pub Date: 4/1/95 On Sale Date: 4/1/95 $9.95 USD/$11.95 CAD/£11.95 GBP Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Paper over boards 36 Pages Carton Qty: 100 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Books of American Wisdom 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W
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WASHINGTON NATIONAL ARCADIA PUBLISHING
John F. Kennedy at Rest in Arlington Raymond Sinibaldi
Summary John F. Kennedy is one of only three presidents not interred in his home state. Sitting next to his coffin on the flight home from Dallas, Jacqueline Kennedy began formulating plans for his funeral and burial. The following day, in a raw November rain, she selected the Arlington hillside as his final resting place. For three days, in a majestic display of elegance, strength, grace, and courage, the 34-year-old widow led the nation through the excruciating task of laying its president to rest. Within days, she returned to Arlington, and in a brief ceremony, their two infant children were laid to rest beside their father, beneath the eternal flame she lit. Work immediately began on the permanent resting place and memorial, and in March 1967, the final reinterment took place. A half-century later, four million people come yearly to pay their respects to President Kennedy, his widow, and two children.
Contributor Bio Arcadia Publishing 9781467104036 Pub Date: 10/12/2020 On Sale Date: 10/12/2020 $24.99/$25.99 Can. Trade Paperback
With stunning photographs, many never seen before, historian Raymond Sinibaldi, author of John F. Kennedy in New England, John F. Kennedy: From Florida to the Moon, and Jackie's Newport, America's First Lady and the City by the Sea, unveils the riveting tale of John F. Kennedy's final days and final rest at Arlington.
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Suffragists in Washington, DC The 1913 Parade and the Fight for the Vote Rebecca Boggs Roberts
Summary A vivid narrative of the heroic struggle of Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party as they worked to earn the vote, framed by the demonstration known as The Great Suffrage Parade.
The History Press 9781625859402 Pub Date: 12/11/2017 On Sale Date: 12/11/2017 $21.99/$24.99 Can./€19.99 EU Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Heritage
The Great Suffrage Parade was the first civil rights march to use the nation's capital as a backdrop. Despite sixty years of relentless campaigning by suffrage organizations, by 1913 only six states allowed women to vote. Then Alice Paul came to Washington, D.C. She planned a grand spectacle on Pennsylvania Avenue on the day before Woodrow Wilson's inauguration - marking the beginning of a more aggressive strategy on the part of the women's suffrage movement. Groups of women protested and picketed outside the White House, and some were thrown into jail. Newspapers across the nation covered their activities. These tactics finally led to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. Author Rebecca Boggs Roberts narrates the heroic struggle of Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party as they worked to...
Contributor Bio Rebecca Boggs Roberts has been many things including, but not limited to, journalist, producer, tour guide, forensic anthropologist, event planner, political consultant, jazz singer and radio talk show host. Currently, she is a program coordinator for Smithsonian Associates, where she has made it a personal mission to highlight the history of our capital city. Roberts lives in Washington, D.C., wi...
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Ghosts of Georgetown Tim Krepp, Louis Bayard
Summary On the banks of the Potomac River, Georgetown has had three centuries to accumulate ghoulish tales and venerable apparitions to haunt its cobbled streets and mansions. In this historic Washington, D.C., neighborhood, the eerie moans of three sisters herald every death on the river, and on R Street, President Lincoln is rumored to have witnessed the paranormal at a seance. Along the towpath of the C&O Canal, a phantom police officer still walks his lonely beat, and on moonlit nights, he is joined by a razorwielding ghoul. From the spirit of a sea captain who lingers in the Old Stone House to the strange ambiance of the Exorcist" Steps, author and guide Tim Krepp takes readers on a chilling journey through the ghostly lore of Georgetown."
Contributor Bio
The History Press 9781626191242 Pub Date: 6/18/2013 On Sale Date: 6/18/2013 $21.99/$22.99 Can./€18.99 EU Trade Paperback
Tim Krepp is a professional tour guide based in Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Krepp is a contributor to The Hill is Home, Greater Greater Washington, and the Huffington Post. He is also the author of Capitol Hill Haunts. Louis Bayard is a New York Times Notable Author. He has been nominated for both the Edgar and Dagger awards. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Po...
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Historic Georgetown A Walking Tour Thomas Carrier
Summary The area now known as Georgetown was once a central meeting place for nearly 40 Native American tribes situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Potomac River. It was inevitable that the very rivers that served these native people would attract the first European settlers to the region, settlers who established Georgetown as a bustling port and key commercial center. In 1791, George Washington fixed the small community's enduring importance by including it in the plans for the new Federal City. Taking you down cobblestone streets, Historic Georgetown: A Walking Tour includes local sites associated with such historic figures as John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy, Alexander Graham Bell, Francis Scott Key, and Victorian novelist E.D.E.N. Southworth. Enjoy the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century charms of Georgetown's architecture as you visit private homes, businesses, and social establishments. Climb the stairs on which the climatic scene of William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist took place! Arcadia Publishing 9780738502397 Pub Date: 10/12/1999 On Sale Date: 10/12/1999 $24.99/$24.99 Can. Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America
Contributor Bio A longtime tour guide and author of Washington, D.C.: A Historical Walking Tour, Thomas J. Carrier has compiled a fascinating variety of images that tell the story of Georgetown from its earliest days as a small tobacco port to its modern-day status of the most fashionable neighborhood in America's capital city. This pictorial tour will be your guide on a entertaining and educational journey where...
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Arlington National Cemetery George W. Dodge, Kim B. Holien
Summary Arlington National Cemetery illustrates the evolution of the Virginia cemetery from a potter's field during the Civil War to the most prestigious military cemetery in the United States. The cemetery contains such significant monuments and sites as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Rough Rider Monument, the mast of the USS Maine, the Confederate Monument, and Freedman's Village. Today not only can one visit the graves of Supreme Court justices, George Washington Parke Custis, Pres. William Taft and Nellie Taft, and Pres. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, but one can also see the burial places of generals and admirals, Medal of Honor recipients, doctors and nurses, land and space explorers, inventors, and soldiers.
Contributor Bio Arcadia Publishing 9780738543260 Pub Date: 10/16/2006 On Sale Date: 10/16/2006 $23.99/$30.99 Can. Trade Paperback
George W. Dodge, a local historian and president of the Arlington Historical Society, has combined over 200 images with vivid stories that capture the spirit of American men and women during difficult times. Kim B. Holien is a professional military historian and author. The vignettes and photographs selected chronicle the lives of participants in such momentous battles and events as the winter at ...
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Native American History of Washington, DC A History Armand Lione PhD
Summary Read the missing stories of DC's precolonial history. Native Americans lived on the land that is now Washington, DC for several thousand years before English settlers arrived in the early 1600s. The Native people had villages, quarries and burial grounds throughout the city, ranging from what is now Rock Creek Park to the grounds of the White House. These sites speak of the history of the Anacostans and the preceding tribes who once walked the land under historic sites and museums that now neglect them. Local author Armand Lione details the record of the Native tribes of the District and deals with the complex question of why these stories have not been offered to the public.
The History Press 9781467154215 Pub Date: 9/4/2023 On Sale Date: 9/4/2023 $24.99/$31.99 Can. Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt Status: ACTIVE
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Classical Architecture and Monuments of Washington, D.C. A History & Guide Michael Curtis
Summary For architecture aficinados and historians, this comprehensive view of the statues, monuments and architectural plans of Washington DC provides an exciting insight into our federal city.
The History Press 9781625859716 Pub Date: 1/15/2018 On Sale Date: 1/15/2018 $24.99/$24.99 Can. Trade Paperback 240 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 7 History / United States HIS036080 Series: History & Guide
Author Michael Curtis guides this tour of the heart of the District of Columbia's buildings, statues, and monuments. Classical design formed our nation's capital. The soaring Washington Monument, the columns of the Lincoln Memorial and the spectacular dome of the Capitol Building speak to the founders' expansive vision of our federal city. Learn about the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for Washington, D.C., and how those designs are reflected in two hundred years of monuments, museums and representative government. View the statues of our Founding Fathers with the eye of a sculptor and gain insight into the criticism and controversies of modern additions to Washington's monumental structure.
Contributor Bio A classical painter, sculptor, architect and poet, Michael Curtis has been published in over thirty journals. He has taught and lectured at universities, colleges and museums, including the Institute of Classical Architecture, the Center for Creative Studies and the National Gallery of Art. His pictures and statues are housed in over three hundred private and public collections, including the Libr...
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Washington, D.C. in Vintage Postcards Gayle Floyd, Dale Floyd
Summary Created as a Federal City over two centuries ago, Washington, D.C., was designed by architect Pierre L'Enfant on land purchased by the government from Maryland and Virginia. L'Enfant's vision of wide, tree-lined avenues, mixed with modifications by the McMillan Commission in the early 1900s and exemplified by many other architects and sculptors, has evolved into a unique, fast-paced, and politically focused Capital City of the United States of America.
Contributor Bio Authors Gayle and Dale Floyd have collected over 200 vintage postcards to compile this rich pictorial history that documents the growth and change of Washington, D.C., from 1898 to the 1940s. They have lived in the area for over 35 years, and both are members of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, D.C. Dale Floyd is also an active military historian/archivist and has published man... Arcadia Publishing 9780738541570 Pub Date: 10/5/2005 On Sale Date: 10/10/2005 $24.99/$24.99 Can. Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt Status: ACTIVE
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The White House, The Capitol, and the Supreme Court Historic Self-Guided Tours Thomas J. Carrier
Summary In Washington, D.C., a city steeped in history--from museums and monuments to statues and stations--there are perhaps no structures as prominent as the working symbols of the United States' three-branch government: the White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court. Embodying our nation's complex and, at times, tumultuous history, these buildings also house invaluable pieces of our American past. A visit to these national treasures provides a lesson in both the people and events that have shaped this country. Representing the heart, soul, and strength of American independence, the White House, the Capitol, and the Supreme Court tell a fascinating true story--one that includes presidents, vice presidents, senators, justices, and political visionaries. Touring the buildings, visitors see such familiar faces as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King Jr., and Susan B. Anthony, as well as learn about lesser-known figures such as Chippewa warrior Beeshekee, Chief Justice Mo... Arcadia Publishing 9780738505572 Pub Date: 4/28/2000 On Sale Date: 4/28/2000 $24.99/$24.99 Can. Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America
Contributor Bio A longtime tour guide and the author of Washington, D.C.: A Historical Walking Tour and Historic Georgetown: A Walking Tour, Thomas J. Carrier has compiled here a valuable visual tour through three of our nation's most symbolic buildings. Providing seven maps, more than 200 images, over 175 historic sites, and detailed information on the artwork and architectural details of each of these prominent...
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Washington, D.C. A Historical Walking Tour Thomas Carrier
Summary Take a historical walking tour and see how the Federal City grew from farmland to world capital. When it was passed in 1789, the Constitution set out the boundaries not only for a new government but for a new capital city as well. At the time, the new District of Columbia covered 5,000 acres and was dominated by marshland on the south, pastureland on the area that is now the Mall, farms near the White House and Capitol Hill, and undeveloped woods throughout. This engaging photographic history has striking images and detailed captions that tell the fascinating stories behind many of the famous and not-so-famous buildings and monuments that cover the D.C. landscape from Union Station and the Capitol to the White House and the Watergate Hotel and many important sites in between! Arcadia Publishing 9780738500492 Pub Date: 7/12/1999 On Sale Date: 7/12/1999 $21.99/$24.99 Can./£24.99 UK Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America
Contributor Bio Longtime Washington, D.C. tour guide Thomas J. Carrier has compiled an entertaining and informative pictorial journey through the city, taking readers through historic neighborhoods, memorials, office buildings, and private homes and providing the details that bring the city's unique heritage to life. Both visitors and residents alike are sure to enjoy this remarkable visual tour.
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Black Broadway in Washington, DC Briana A. Thomas, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Summary Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was known as Black Broadway. From the early 1900s into the 1950s, African Americans plagued by Jim Crow laws in other parts of town were free to own businesses here and built what was often described as a "city within a city." Local author and journalist Briana A. Thomas narrates U Street's rich and unique history, from the early triumph of emancipation to the days of civil rights pioneer Mary Church Terrell and music giant Duke Ellington, through the recent struggles of gentrification.
Contributor Bio Briana A. Thomas has been published in Washingtonian Magazine, the historic Afro-American newspaper, and the Washington Post throughout her journalism career. Briana earned a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Maryland-College Park and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and communications from Greensboro College. She is the co-pastor of a Maryland-based multisite church Open Bibl... The History Press 9781467139298 Pub Date: 1/4/2021 On Sale Date: 1/4/2021 $21.99/$24.99 Can. Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Social Science / Cultural & Ethnic Studies SOC001000 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt Status: ACTIVE
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Independent Press in D.C. and Virginia: An Underground History Dale M. Brumfield, Katya Sabaroff Taylor
Summary The nation's capital and the state of Virginia were a hotbed of political and social turmoil that marked the 1960s and 1970s. The area saw anti-Vietnam War protests, civil rights marches and students clamoring for a cultural revolution. Underground publications in D.C. and Virginia sprang up to document the radical change and question the "straight media." Off Our Backs led the charge for women's equality. The Gay Blade fought for the rights of homosexuals. Even the FBI began infiltrating the underground press movement by planting informants and creating fake magazines to attract suspicious "radicals." Join author and former underground editor Dale Brumfield as he traces the history of alternative press in the Commonwealth and the District.
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The History Press 9781626199064 Pub Date: 4/20/2015 On Sale Date: 4/20/2015 $23.99/$22.99 Can./€19.99 EU Trade Paperback
Dale Brumfield has won numerous awards as a writer for both Richmond's Style Weekly and the Austin Chronicle. He is the co-founder of ThroTTle Magazine, a Richmond indie publication, and has also worked on the Commonwealth Times. This is his second book on independent media, following Richmond Independent Press (The History Press, 2013). Dale is a VCU graduate and lives in Doswell, Virginia, with ...
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Ford's Theatre Brian Anderson, Ford's Theatre Society
Summary Ford's Theatre in downtown Washington, DC, is best known as the notorious scene of Pres. Abraham Lincoln's assassination on April 14, 1865. It is among the oldest and most visited sites of national tragedy in the United States. First constructed in 1833 as a Baptist church, the property was acquired by John T. Ford and converted into a theater in 1861. Presenting almost 500 performances before the assassination, Ford afterward sold the building to the federal government. A century later, the National Park Service reconstructed the theater, and Ford's Theatre Society began presenting live performances there in 1968. Since then, the two organizations have partnered to offer more than 650,000 annual visitors an array of quality programming about Lincoln's presidency and legacy. Today, patrons can explore the Tenth Street "campus," consisting of the theater, interactive museum galleries, the house where Lincoln died, and the Center for Education and Leadership. Arcadia Publishing 9781467121125 Pub Date: 4/7/2014 On Sale Date: 4/7/2014 $24.99/$24.99 Can. Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America
Contributor Bio Ford's Theatre was written on behalf of Ford's Theatre Society by Brian Anderson, a Washington, DC, lawyer and Ford's Theatre Society trustee. Drawing upon the resources of the society, Ford's Theatre National Historical Site, and Washington-area museums and research libraries, Anderson has assembled a rich collection of historical images to tell the fascinating story of an iconic American buildin...
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Urban Legends & Historic Lore of Washington, D.C. Robert S. Pohl
Summary A carving of General Lee on the back of the Lincoln monument, the birth of lobbying at the Willard Hotel, a romantic gesture that built the distinctive homes of Capitol Hill--these are legends of Washington, D.C. The capital is home to all manner of colorful rumors and tall tales. According to local lore, the missing J Street was L'Enfant's snub to Supreme Court justice John Jay, and the course of history could have been changed if only a young baseball player named Fidel Castro had accepted a contract with the Washington Senators. In search of the truth behind these legends and more, local guide and writer Robert S. Pohl takes readers on a tour of the historic lore and urban legends that surround the monuments, neighborhood streets and even the Metro stations of Washington, D.C.
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The History Press 9781626191969 Pub Date: 8/20/2013 On Sale Date: 8/20/2013 $19.99/$20.99 Can./€16.99 EU Trade Paperback
Robert S. Pohl has been a tour guide since 2009 and writes a regular column for both the Hill Rag and The Hill is Home. He is a member of Friends of Southeast Library and Capitol Hill Restoration Society, and he volunteers at the Capitol Hill reading room. Pohl is also the author of Wicked Capitol Hill.
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Capitol Hill Haunts Tim Krepp
Summary Read along with local writer and guide Tim Krepp as he takes on the best-known haunted tales while exploring the lesser-known specters of Capitol Hill. From the Demon Cat that stalks the Washington crypt to the restless spirit of John Quincy Adams in Statuary Hall, it is no wonder that in 1898 the Philadelphia Press declared the Capital to be the most thoroughly haunted building in the world. Yet there are as many ghosts in the neighborhood as there are beneath the dome. From the weeping lady of The Maples to Commodore Tingey, who still stands watch in the Navy Yard, to the dozens of famous ghosts hosted by Congressional Cemetery, many former residents seem bound to their old home. Join Krepp as he explores the most historic and hair-raising haunts of the Hill.
Contributor Bio Tim Krepp is part owner of Walking Shtick Tours, a Capitol Hill-based tour company. The History Press 9781609495862 Pub Date: 8/21/2012 On Sale Date: 8/21/2012 $21.99/$22.99 Can./€18.99 EU Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt Status: ACTIVE
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Lost Washington, D.C. John DeFerrari, James M. Goode
Summary John DeFerrari investigates the bygone institutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with an engaging collection of new vignettes and reader favorites from his blog "The Streets of Washington." Washington seems the eternal and unchanging Federal City with its grand avenues and stately monuments. Yet the city that locals once knew - lavish window displays at Woodies, supper at the grand Raleigh Hotel and a Friday night game at Griffith Stadium - is gone. From the raucous age of burlesque at the Gayety Theater and the once bustling Center Market to the mystery of Suter's Tavern and the disappearance of the Key mansion in Georgetown, DeFerrari recalls the lost Washington, D.C., of yesteryear.
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The History Press 9781609493653 Pub Date: 10/20/2011 On Sale Date: 10/20/2011 $21.99/$22.99 Can./€17.99 EU Trade Paperback
John DeFerrari, a native Washingtonian with a lifelong passion for local history, pens the Streets of Washington blog and is the author of Lost Washington, D.C. (The History Press, 2011). He has a master's degree in English literature from Harvard University and works for the federal government.
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Whiskey Makers in Washington, D.C. A Pre-Prohibition History Troy Hughes
Summary "Men are divided into three classes. There are men who love their liquor, men who sell liquor, and politicians who are on both sides of the question." Before Prohibition, a number of liquor merchants operated in the District of Columbia. This was a time when intoxicating beverages were at the forefront of the national conversation and the District, being subject only to laws passed by Congress, served as a testing ground for regulation. Learn the stories of the Poison Squad, Lemonade Lucy, the Sons of Temperance, and the sad tale of Senators baseball star Ed Delahanty. On the political front, read a blow-by-blow account of the decade long whiskey war, which involved every branch of the federal government as it sought to answer the question, "What is whiskey?" Local author and whiskey producer Troy Hughes provides a glimpse into Washington whiskey culture and the businesses of producers at the turn of the twentieth century.
Contributor Bio The History Press 9781467153379 Pub Date: 1/30/2023 On Sale Date: 1/30/2023 $23.99/$31.99 Can. Trade Paperback
Troy Hughes is a corporate attorney with a side-hustle as a burgeoning liquor merchant. Based in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., with his wife and kids, he spends his free time shuttling his kids from event to event, running or riding in Rock Creek Park or trying to come up with new ways to sell liquor. This is his first attempt at a book. A native of King George County, Virgi...
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DC Go-Go Ten Years Backstage Chip Py, Greg Boyer
Summary DC Represent! There's a party over here, there's a party over there! In go-go the party never stops, and neither does the beat. The bands, the stars, the clubs, the spots, the sweat, the late nights and the passion are the sound of the city--all photographically captured and preserved right here. For those who know go-go this book is a documentary celebration. Shout yourself out with a special photographic section dedicated to the fans. For those who don't know, this book is a peek into that world through the lens of photographer Chip Py. Once Chuck Brown's official photographer, his go-go collection is now part of the People's Archive at the DC Public Library. Discover the district's distinctive music, its artists, its culture, and why it has become The Official Music of Washington, D.C.
Contributor Bio The History Press 9781467150538 Pub Date: 2/14/2022 On Sale Date: 2/14/2022 $21.99/$24.99 Can. Trade Paperback
Chip Py began taking photographs at a young age while he tagged along with his father, a reporter. He studied history at East Carolina University and moved to Washington, D.C., in 1988. An avid live music fan, Py has been shooting D.C. bands of all genres for more than thirty-five years. One of his photographs is on permanent display as part of Chuck Brown Memorial Park. His go-go portfolio was ac...
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Lincoln Memorial, The Kevin S. Schindler, Brian Anderson
Summary The Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, is a monument to the nation's 16th president, a commemoration of the country's post-Civil War reunification, and a setting for national events and quiet visits. Demands for a national memorial to Abraham Lincoln began shortly after his 1865 assassination but produced nothing substantial until the early 20th century. Elevation of Lincoln to legendary status and an extended debate over location and design finally led Congress in 1913 to approve a memorial at the west end of the National Mall. Construction took another eight years. Since its dedication in 1922, the Lincoln Memorial has hosted civil rights demonstrations, presidential events, national celebrations, and day and night visits by millions of people who come to reflect upon one of the most consequential leaders in American history.
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Kevin S. Schindler is a historian at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and has written six books about science and history. Brian Anderson is a Washingto...
Contributor Bio Kevin S. Schindler is a historian at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, and has written six books about science and history. Brian Anderson is a Washington, DC, lawyer and Ford's Theatre Society trustee who previously wrote a book about the history of Ford's Theatre. Drawing upon Washington-area museums and research libraries, Schindler and Anderson have assembled a rich collection of histo...
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Tales from the National Press Club Gil Klein
Summary Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the National Press Club has been the hub of Washington journalism. Started by reporters as a watering hole for late-night card games, the Club soon attracted newsmakers who shaped American and world history, from Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump. Adapting to changes in the news media, it has stood for the values of journalism and press freedom. Author, journalist and longtime member Gil Klein tells just a few of the tales that stand out in the history of the Club, which CBS commentator Eric Sevareid once called "the only hallowed place I know of that's absolutely bursting with irreverence."
Contributor Bio Gil Klein has been a national correspondent and a journalism educator since arriving in Washington from the Tampa Tribune in 1985 to write for the Media General News Service. He was elected National Press Club president for 1994 and worked on two previous Club histories. He is now coordinator of the University of Oklahoma's Washington journalism program and its Gaylord News Bureau and is the autho... The History Press 9781467143172 Pub Date: 4/27/2020 On Sale Date: 4/27/2020 $24.99/$24.99 Can. Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Biography & Autobiography / Editors, Journalists, Publishers BIO025000 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt Status: ACTIVE
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Pennsylvania Avenue Christopher P. Cavas
Summary The Grand Avenue, America's Main Street, a National Embarrassment--Pennsylvania Avenue has been known by these names and more since it was laid out across farmland in the 1790s. From the beginning, the one-mile stretch between the Capitol building and the White House was intended to be a symbolic link between the key branches of government, but over more than two centuries, it has witnessed grandeur and squalor, national pride and neglect, and crowds full of celebration and rage. While the pillars of government at either end have stood watch, the avenue has seen buildings, institutions, and neighborhoods rise, prosper, decay, and fall. A grand marketplace, a major train station, dozens of hotels and restaurants--all thrived, yet only a handful remain. Once a teeming city thoroughfare, then a bland, nearly lifeless area dominated by hulking federal buildings, the avenue today is regaining some of the vitality that marked its earlier years even as it remains one of the nation's best-know...
Contributor Bio Arcadia Publishing 9781467102971 Pub Date: 4/15/2019 On Sale Date: 4/15/2019 $24.99/$24.99 Can. Trade Paperback
Making use of thousands of rarely seen images largely drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress and the National Archives, Washington, DC, native Christopher P. Cavas surveys the always-changing cityscape as the avenue developed over the decades. Of particular interest is the use of aerial imagery, which gives a strong sense of the avenue's place in the city that surrounds it.
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Washington, DC, Jazz Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Rev. Dr. Sandra Butler-Truesdale, Willard Jenkins
Summary Washington, DC, Jazz focuses, primarily, on the history of straight-ahead jazz, using oral histories, materials from the William P. Gottlieb Collection at the Library of Congress, the Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives at the University of the District of Columbia, and Smithsonian Jazz.
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Home to "Black Broadway" and the Howard Theatre in the Greater U Street area, Washington, DC, has long been associated with American jazz. Duke Ellington and Billy Eckstine launched their careers there in the early 20th century. Decades later, Shirley Horn and Buck Hill would follow their leads, and DC's "jazz millennials" include graduates of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts. For years, Bohemian Caverns and One Step Down were among the clubs serving as gathering places for producers and consumers of jazz, even as Rusty Hassan and other programmers used radio to promote the music. This volume also features the work of photographers Nathaniel Rhodes, Michael Wilderman, and Lawrence A. Randall.
Contributor Bio A scholar, curator, and Fulbright alumna with more than 20 years' experience teaching at the post-secondary level, Dr. Regennia N. Williams is the founder and executive director of The RASHAD Center, Inc., a Maryland-based nonprofit organization, and a part-time faculty associate and instructor in the Lifelong Learning Institute at Maryland's Montgomery College. Rev. Dr. Sandra Butler-Truesdale is...
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A Whimsical Washington Night The Adventures of a DC Duo Ed Shankman, Dave O'Neill
Summary Readers are invited to come along as DC Daisy meets her best buddy, Washington Panda, for an evening of adventures--both wacky and fantastic--against the backdrop of the most beloved landmarks in the nation's capital. Full color..
Commonwealth Editions 9781641940009 Pub Date: 11/29/2018 On Sale Date: 11/29/2018 $14.95/$17.95 Can. Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Picture Book 32 Pages full-color Carton Qty: 30 Ages 5 to 8 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Shankman & O'Neill 10 in H | 10.2 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt Status: ACTIVE
Shankman and O'Neill have done it again! Come along as DC Daisy meets her best buddy, Washington Panda, for an evening of adventures - both wacky and fantastic against the backdrop of the capital's most beloved landmarks. Watch Daisy and Panda join Lincoln, Washington and Teddy Roosevelt for a game of volleyball against the supreme court justices. The story climaxes with a spectacular dance number, featuring all one hundred senators, on the steps of the capital building! (You won't see that anywhere else.) Children, parents, and teachers alike loves Ed Shankman's whimsical, rollicking rhymes and Dave O'Neill's dazzling, colorful illustrations. You'll also appreciate the warm sense of friendship and more thoughtful moments in this one-ofa-kind fantasy for young children.
Contributor Bio Ed Shankman was born in the Bronx, New York, and lives today in Verona, New Jersey. As a creative director in the advertising industry, he has directed creative efforts for some of the world's best-known companies. Beyond the office, he has always spent his time chasing creative inspiration as a writer, guitar player, and painter. With illustrator Dave O'Neill, he has created nine winning children...
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THE HISTORY PRESS
Outbreak in Washington, D.C.: The 1857 Mystery of the National Hotel Disease Kerry Walters
Summary The National was once the grandest hotel in the capital. In 1857, it twice hosted President-elect James Buchanan and his advisors, and on both occasions, most of the party was quickly stricken by an acute illness. Over the course of several months, hundreds fell ill, and over thirty died from what became known as the National Hotel disease. Buchanan barely recovered enough to give his inauguration speech. Rumors ran rampant across the city and the nation. Some claimed that the illness was born of a sewage effluvia," while others darkly speculated about an assassination attempt by either abolitionists or southern slaveowners intent on war. Author Kerry Walters investigates the mysteries of the National Hotel disease."
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The History Press 9781626196384 Pub Date: 10/21/2014 On Sale Date: 10/21/2014 $21.99/$22.99 Can./€18.99 EU Trade Paperback
Kerry Walters received his PhD from the University of Cincinnati. He has been a professor at Gettysburg College for over twenty-five years and was named the William Bittinger Professor of Philosophy. Walters is the author of thirty-five books on philosophy and theology, and he has published several books on the Civil War. His first book with The History Press was Explosion on the Potomac: The 1844...
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A History Lover's Guide to Washington, D.C. Designed for Democracy Alison Fortier
Summary Join author Alison Fortier for a walk through our United States Capital and it's iconic locations. This tour of the nation's capital goes beyond the traditional guidebook to offer a historical journey through the federal district. Visit the White House, the only executive home in the world regularly open to the public. Travel to President Lincoln's Cottage and see where he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. Look around lesser-known sites, such as the grave of Pierre L'Enfant, the city's Botanical Gardens, the Old Post Office and a host of historical homes throughout the capital. From George Washington's Mount Vernon to the Kennedy Center, trek through each era of Washington, D.C., for a tour of America's most beloved sites. Join author and Washington insider Alison Fortier as she carefully curates an expedition to our shining city on a hill. The History Press 9781626195295 Pub Date: 5/6/2014 On Sale Date: 5/6/2014 $19.99/$19.99 Can./€14.99 EU Trade Paperback
Contributor Bio Alison Fortier has lived and worked in and around Washington, D.C., for more than thirty years. She began her career on Capitol Hill working as staff for the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the U.S. House of Representatives. She then worked in the State Department and on the staff of the National Security Council in the White House before moving to private industry. She is the widow of Donald Fort...
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Historic Restaurants of Washington, D.C. Capital Eats John DeFerrari
Summary While today, foodies flock to the flavors of Logan Circle and the H Street corridor, Washington's first true restaurants opened around 1830.
The History Press 9781626191266 Pub Date: 9/10/2013 On Sale Date: 9/10/2013 $24.99/$27.99 Can./€22.99 EU Trade Paperback 240 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Palate
Waves of immigrants introduced a global mix of ingredients to the capital's eager palates by opening eateries like the venerable China Doll Gourmet and Cleveland Park's Roma Restaurant. By the twentieth century, the array of dishes to tempt hungry residents was astounding. Diners could have tea at Garfinckel's Greenbrier or lunch at local favorites such as Little Tavern Diner or Ben's Chili Bowl. For an elegant evening, fine restaurants like Rive Gauche and the Monocle satisfied the most sophisticated gastronome. With careful research and choice recipes, ""Streets of Washington"" blogger John DeFerrari chronicles the culinary and social history of the capital through its restaurants, tasting his way from the lavish Gilded Age dining halls of the Willard Hotel to the Hot Shoppe's triple-decker Mighty Mo.
Contributor Bio John DeFerrari, a native Washingtonian with a lifelong passion for local history, pens the Streets of Washington blog and is the author of Lost Washington, D.C. (The History Press, 2011). He has a master's degree in English literature from Harvard University and works for the federal government.
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ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Hello, Washington DC! Martha Zschock
Summary A Colorful and Fun Tour of Washington D.C. for the Littlest Explorers Welcome to Washington, D.C.! Follow parent and child eagles as they explore our Nation's Capital. Join them as they visit the White House, a look at the majestic Capitol Building, and a walk up the Washington Monument. Along the way, they enjoy the Mall, take a ride on the Metro, and stop by to browse in the world's biggest library! Whether seeing the monuments or museums, these feathered tour guides will remind children and their loved ones of their own great visit to Washington, D.C. Arcadia Children's Books 9780981943039 Pub Date: 8/1/2010 On Sale Date: 8/1/2010 $9.99/$11.95 Can. Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002040 Series: Hello
Bestselling author Martha Day Zschock is an artist and former elementary teacher with a passion for helping children explore new places. The Hello! series illustrates how exploring real places yields new discoveries. Through these journeys, kids can explore and become experts on the world they see inside and outside the book, through the engaging, bright, and detailed illustrations. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
Contributor Bio Martha Zschock lives with her family on Cape Cod. A former elementary school teacher, she was inspired by field trips with her students to write her first book, Journey Around Cape Cod from A to Z. Martha's journey has continued with more books in the series from other places including, Boston, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Chicago, Maine, Nantucket, and New York. Martha and her f...
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Washington, D.C. Protests: Scenes from Home Rule to the Civil Rights Movement Mark S. Greek
Summary From the famous marches of the civil rights movement to the struggle for local suffrage, Washingtonians have always been on the frontlines of political debate. Their lack of representation has impelled residents to make positive change through peaceful, and often creative, forms of protest. Mark S. Greek, photo archivist for the D.C. Public Library, has compiled a stunning collection of images of Washingtonians affecting change. From the images of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Clifford Berryman to scenes of sit-ins and picket lines, Greek crafts a visual narrative of triumph and continuing struggle. Washington, D.C. Protests: Scenes from Home Rule to the Civil Rights Movement is a vivid and electric portrait of the spirit of a city and its people.
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The History Press 9781596297869 Pub Date: 11/1/2009 On Sale Date: 11/1/2009 $21.99/$22.99 Can. Trade Paperback
Mark Stephen Greek is the photo archivist for the District of Columbia Public Libraries, Washingtoniana Division, and has been working to preserve the images of the Washington Star photograph collection since 2002. With knowledge of the images pertaining to the events that helped shape the landscape of the District, Mark has compiled a collection of photographs that will help readers better unders...
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Journey Around Washington D.C. from A to Z Martha Day Zschock, Heather Zschock
Summary This all ages, A-to-Z journey of the nation's capital is from the talented pen and brushes of Martha Day Zshock. "As in her earlier books about Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Cape Cod, Zschock blends alphabet and travelogue in this appealing introduction to (or memento of) Washington. Refreshi...
Commonwealth Editions 9781889833620 Pub Date: 1/15/2004 On Sale Date: 1/15/2004 $17.95/$21.95 Can. Discount Code: AWBS002 Hardcover Picture Book 32 Pages Carton Qty: 27 Ages 6 to 9 Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts JNF013010 Series: Journey Around...
Washington, D.C. is "hometown" for every American. Martha Day Zschock is not only a brilliant artist, whose Journey Around books have captured readers of all ages in Boston, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and more. She is also an educator, who designed her bestselling series to teach children about our great American places. This is far more than an alphabet book. Each page is headed by an alliterative sentence that evokes an important theme - the "A" page reads, "America's anthem awakens awe" - and each page also features a paragraph of history.
Contributor Bio Martha Day Zschock majored in art at Connecticut College and earned her master's in education from Lesley College. Zschock is the author and illustrator of all the books in the ""Journey Around"" series. A former elementary teacher, she developed her first book, Journey Around Cape Cod and the Islands from A to Z, from field trips with her students. She lives in Orleans, Massachusetts.
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APPLEWOOD BOOKS
Constitution of the United States Founding Fathers
Summary The landmark legal document of the United States, in a handsome, hardcover gift edition. The landmark legal document of the United States, the U.S. Constitution comprises the primary law of the Federal Government. Signed by the members of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787, the Constitution outlines the powers and responsibilities of the three chief branches of the Federal Government, as well as the basic rights of the citizens of the United States. This beautiful gift edition contains the complete text of the United States Constitution, as well as all of its amendments. It is a treasure for Americans of all ages.
Contributor Bio Founding Fathers of the United States (also known as the Framers, Fathers of Our Country, or the Founders) are the political leaders who signed the Declaration of Independence or the United States Constitution, or otherwise participated in the American Revolution as leaders of the Patriots.
Applewood Books 9781557091055 Pub Date: 4/1/1995 On Sale Date: 4/1/1995 $9.95/$11.95 Can./£11.95 UK Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Paper over boards 36 Pages Carton Qty: 100 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Books of American Wisdom 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W Status: ACTIVE
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Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson
Applewood Books 9781557094483 Pub Date: 4/1/1997 On Sale Date: 4/1/1997 $9.95/$11.95 Can. Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Paper over boards 36 Pages Carton Qty: 100 History / United States HIS036050 Series: Books of American Wisdom 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W Status: ACTIVE
Summary Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence summarizes America's founding political philosophy. At once a cherished symbol of liberty and an expression of Jefferson's monumental talents as a writer, the document captures in unforgettable phrases the... Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence summarizes America's founding political philosophy. At once a cherished symbol of liberty and an expression of Jefferson's monumental talents as a writer, the document captures in unforgettable phrases the ideals of individual liberty that formed the backbone of American's Revolutionary movement. In setting forth these "selfevident truths" alongside a list of grievances against King George's Britain, the Declaration of Independence justified the breaking of ties with "Mother England" and the formation of a new country. This gift edition, printed in two colors on acid-free paper, contains illustrations and biographies of the signers alongside the document itself.
Contributor Bio Thomas Jefferson was born in Virginia in 1743 into a wealthy and socially prominent family. After attending the College of William and Mary, he went on to study law. At the age of twenty-six, Jefferson began building Monticello. Three years later, in 1772, he married Martha Wayles Skelton. The couple had six children, two of whom survived to adulthood. Considered elequent in his writing, although ...
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Bill of Rights with Writings that Formed Its Foundation James Madison, George Mason
Summary A Pocket-Sized Hardcover Edition of the First Ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution Collectively known as the United States Bill of Rights, these first ten amendments to the United States Constitution limit the powers of the federal government and protect the rights of all citizens, residents and visitors on United States territory. Introduced in 1789 in the First United States Congress by James Madison, these amendments came into effect on December 15, 1791, when ratified by three-fourths of the states. This document plays a central role in American law and remains to this day a symbol of the freedoms and culture of this nation. In this beautiful gift edition, the text of the Bill of Rights is set alongside a history of the amendments, thus placing the document in its historical context.
Contributor Bio A Delegate and a Representative from Virginia and 4th President of the United States; born in Port Conway, VA, March 16, 1751. Died at Montpelier on June 28, 1836. Applewood Books 9781557091512 Pub Date: 1/15/2008 On Sale Date: 1/15/2008 $9.95/$11.95 Can./£11.95 UK Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Paper over boards 56 Pages Carton Qty: 100 Literary Criticism / American LIT004020 Series: Books of American Wisdom 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W Status: ACTIVE
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George Washington's Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour George Washington
Summary Copied out by hand as a young man aspiring to the status of Gentleman, the 110 precepts which make up this work were based on a set of rules composed by French Jesuits in 1595. The first English edition of these rules was available in Francis Hawkins' Youths Behavior, or Decency in Conversation Amon... Copied out by hand as a young man aspiring to the status of Gentleman, George Washington's 110 rules were based on a set of rules composed by French Jesuits in 1595. The first English edition of these rules was available in Francis Hawkins' Youths Behavior, or Decency in Conversation Amongst Men, which appeared in 1640, and it is from this work that Washington seems to have copied. The rules as Washington wrote them out are a simplified version of this text. However much he may have simplified them, these precepts had a strong influence on Washington, who aimed to always live by them. The rules focus on self-respect and respect for others through details of etiquette. The rules offer pointers on such issues as how to dress, walk, eat in public, and address one's superiors. Applewood Books 9781557091031 Pub Date: 8/1/1989 On Sale Date: 8/1/1989 $9.95/$11.95 Can. Discount Code: AWBS002 Hardcover Paper over boards
Contributor Bio George Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. As a young man, he learned the morals, manners, and knowledge necessary to become a Virginia gentleman. He was particularly interested in the military arts and western expansion. At the age of 16, he helped survey Shenandoah lands. At the age of 22, he was commissioned a lieutenant colonel and fought in the first battles of what became the French and...
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Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Joseph-James Ahern
Summary The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard has a long history, from its beginnings pre-Civil War to its decommissioning in the late 1990's.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738590240 Pub Date: 7/1/97 On Sale Date: 7/1/97 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The first government-owned navy yard in Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation and the largest city in the young republic, was started with two docks in 1798. Workers at the yard numbered seventy thousand at its peak. The area was enlarged and shipbuilding at this site increased, notably during the War of 1812 and the Civil War. The yard's area was not dramatically increased, however, until the federal government purchased the 800-acre League Island and closed the former facility in 1868. The golden age of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard came during World War II, when it built fifty-three ships and converted or overhauled some twelve hundred more. After the 1970s, however, shipbuilding was discontinued. The yard continued to serve its country through the modernization of existing craft, but it was closed by the government in 1990 and officially decommissioned in 1996.
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The Philadelphia Flyers Russ Cohen, Mike del Tufo, Joe del Tufo, Bruce "Scoop" Cooper
Summary The Philadelphia Flyers joined the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1967, along with five other teams, to double the league from six to twelve teams. They have enjoyed a lot of success since, including being the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. They won back-to-back cups in 1973-1974 and 1974-1975 and would qualify for the Stanley Cup Final six more times. The Flyboys have left their mark on the NHL through their physicality, which helped them garner the nickname "Broad Street Bullies." This book is a pictorial history of the Flyers that examines their modern history and looks back at their legend. Arcadia Publishing 9781467115155 Pub Date: 1/11/16 On Sale Date: 1/11/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Philadelphia Phillies Seamus Kearney, Dick Rosen
Summary The Philadelphia Phillies, one of the oldest teams in Major League Baseball, have maintained a strong, loyal fan base for over 125 years.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738574202 Pub Date: 4/18/11 On Sale Date: 4/18/11 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Despite historic set backs, the franchise has proven resilient and evolved into a perennial contender with consistently large attendance figures. In fact, the Phillies claim 37 Hall of Famers, two World Series championships, seven National League pennants, and nine division titles. The Philadelphia Phillies chronicles the greatness of Grover Cleveland Alexander, the remarkable career of Richie Ashburn, the perfection of Jim Bunning, and the teams of success and luster as well as those shining stars of the less successful eras.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of Baseball 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Philadelphia Organized Crime in the 1920s and 1930s Anne Margaret Anderson, John J. Binder
Summary Philadelphia Organized Crime in the 1920s and 1930s explores a little-known but spirited chapter of the Quaker City's history.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467121170 Pub Date: 6/2/14 On Sale Date: 6/2/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The hoodlums, hucksters, and racketeers of Prohibition-era Philadelphia sold bootleg booze, peddled illicit drugs, ran numbers, and operated prostitution and insurance rings. Among the fascinating personalities that created and contributed to the Philadelphia crime scene of the 1920s and 1930s were empire builders like Mickey Duffy, known as "Prohibition's Mr. Big," and Max "Boo Boo" Hoff, dubbed the "King of the Bootleggers"; the violent Lanzetti brothers, who ran their own illegal enterprise; mobster Harry "Nig Rosen" Stromberg, a New York transplant; and the arsenic widows poison ring, which specialized in fraud and murder. Bringing to light rare photographs and forgotten characters, the authors chronicle the underworld of Philadelphia in the interwar era. The upheaval caused by the gangs and groups herein mirrors the frenzied cultural and political shifts of the Roaring Twenties and the austere 1930s.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Philadelphia South of Market and East of Broad Gus Spector
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467121187 Pub Date: 5/26/14 On Sale Date: 5/26/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Philadelphia: South of Market and East of Broad offers a whirlwind journey to the older regions of the city. Along the way, readers will travel the length of South Broad Street from city hall toward the Naval Yard and the former sports complex and will wander by Market Street's former bustling shops--such as Gimbel's, Wanamaker's, and Leary's quaint bookstore--to the street's terminus at the Delaware River port and the Camden ferries. They will become reacquainted with Independence Square, Washington Square, and the magnificent buildings that once surrounded them and will also revisit South Philadelphia and its Italian Market. These images grant an opportunity to explore Philadelphia's streets, peer into its historic nooks, and seek out buildings that have long since gone the way of the wrecking ball.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Underground Philadelphia From Caves and Canals to Tunnels and Transit Harry Kyriakodis, Joel Spivak
Summary Explore Philadelphia's relationship with the underground, as old as the city itself, dating back to when Quaker settlers resided in caves alongside the Delaware River more than three hundred years ago.
The History Press 9781625859730 Pub Date: 2/11/19 On Sale Date: 2/11/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Explore the city under the The City of Brotherly Love, which became a national and world leader in the delivery of water, gas, steam, and electricity during the industrial age. The construction of multiple subway lines within Center City took place during the early twentieth century. An intricate subsurface pedestrian concourse was also developed throughout the downtown area for the city's inhabitants. From Thirtieth Street Station and Reading Terminal to the Commuter Rail Tunnel and transit lines that were never built, Philadelphia's infrastructure history is buried under the earth as much as above. Join authors Harry Kyriakodis and Joel Spivak as they reveal the curious aspects of the Quaker City's underground experience.
256 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Philadelphia Mansions Stories and Characters behind the Walls Thom Nickels
Summary Author Thom Nickels presents the city's most iconic homes and the stories behind them.
The History Press 9781625859518 Pub Date: 3/19/18 On Sale Date: 3/19/18 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Philadelphia's grand mansions and architectural treasures reflect its iconic status in American history, for each Greek Revival home and Corinthian column tells a compelling story of the people behind it. Historic Strawberry Mansion in North Philadelphia was home to Judge William Lewis, a Patriot who defended colonists accused of treason and was Aaron Burr's defense lawyer. Socialite, millionaire and world-renowned art collector Henry McIlhenny made his home at Rittenhouse Square and left his art collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Famed architect Addison Mizner's Spanish Colonial Revival house La Ronda brought the stark contrast of South Florida to Philadelphia.
192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway Harry Kyriakodis
Summary The Benjamin Franklin Parkway has sliced through the Logan Square neighborhood of Center City (downtown) Philadelphia since World War I. Named after Philadelphia's favorite son, the mile-long boulevard begins at city hall and heads diagonally towards Logan Circle before reaching the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The postcards and other images in this work show the parkway's development and its role in Philadelphia's civic and cultural life. Despite often serving as a speedway into and out of town, the Ben Franklin Parkway is a triumph in urban planning that has become a treasured part of the City of Brotherly Love. Arcadia Publishing 9781467121538 Pub Date: 7/7/14 On Sale Date: 7/7/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Philadelphia's Lost Waterfront Harry Kyriakodis
Summary Join Harry Kyriakodis as he strolls Front Street, Delaware Avenue, and Penn's Landing to rediscover the story of Philadelphia's lost waterfront.
The History Press 9781609493714 Pub Date: 7/21/11 On Sale Date: 7/21/11 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The wharves and docks of William Penn's city that helped build a nation are gone lost to the onslaught of over 300 years of development. Yet the bygone streets and piers of Philadelphia's central waterfront were once part of the greatest tradecenter in the American colonies. Local historian Harry Kyriakodis chronicles the history of the city's original port district from Quaker settlers who first lived in caves along the Delaware and the devastating yellow fever epidemic of 1793 to its heyday as a maritime center and then the twentieth century that saw much of the historic riverfront razed.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Philadelphia Landmarks and Pastimes Gus Spector
Summary Philadelphia was a vibrant, exciting city in the first quarter of the 20th century. Tourists and native Philadelphians alike declared their passion for its sports arenas, theaters, movie houses, buildings of historic significance, amusement parks, and the heart-pounding pageantry of its parades and patriotic events. Through antique postcards, Philadelphia Landmarks and Pastimes provides fleeting glances into the city's times past.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738562339 Pub Date: 2/9/09 On Sale Date: 2/9/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Center City Philadelphia Gus Spector
Summary Center City Philadelphia is a visual tour of the area's major thoroughfares, with a concentration on the legacy of its architecture and its historical importance in the growth and development of our nation. From the teeming frontage of Delaware Avenue to the bustling crowds on Market Street, from the wealthy mansions of Rittenhouse Square to the construction of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, these vintage postcards provide elusive and seldom-seen views of Philadelphia during the first half of the 20th century, well before the present age of modern technology. Arcadia Publishing 9780738555089 Pub Date: 10/24/07 On Sale Date: 10/29/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 0.7 lb Wt
Philadelphia's City Hall Allen M. Hornblum
Summary Stunning photographs highlight a marvel of masonry and community vision created by a city hungry to prove its worth on the world stage.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738513409 Pub Date: 11/5/03 On Sale Date: 11/5/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
At the crossroads of Center City, Philadelphia, stands city hall, an architectural and sculptural masterpiece whose size and beauty rival the grand structures found in the capitals of Europe. Shortly after the Civil War, city hall embraced the community's need for a new municipal building while filling the visionary desire of its designers to underscore Philadelphia's reputation as ""the Athens of America."" Thirty years later stood a monumental structure that was easily the largest building in North America and one of the most beautiful, displaying over two hundred fifty pieces of sculpture. Philadelphia's City Hall illuminates the fascinating account of the building's controversial origin, its symbolic sculptural program, and the largest statue topping a building in the world.
128 Pages black and white Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Visiting Turn-of-the-Century Philadelphia Lynn M. Homan, Thomas Reilly
Summary From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history. This fascinating new history of Philadelphia at the turn of the century showcases more than two hundred of the best postcards available. Arcadia Publishing 9780738502380 Pub Date: 9/23/99 On Sale Date: 9/28/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The United States Mint in Philadelphia Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467129190 Pub Date: 11/12/18 On Sale Date: 11/12/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
As the ink was drying on the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and other documents that established the United States, millions of Americans hungered for new legal tender coinage from the young sovereign nation. Following calls by Alexander Hamilton and other Founding Fathers for the nation to issue its own money, Congress passed legislation to officially establish the United States Mint in 1792. Growing from its humble beginnings as a collection of small buildings in the nation's onetime capital city of Philadelphia, the United States Mint now stands along Independence National Historical Park as the largest coin factory in the world. While the Philadelphia Mint is one of several official United States coin manufacturing facilities, it remains the heart of coining operations in the nation and is also one of the most popular attractions in "The City of Brotherly Love."
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell Robert W. Sands Jr., Alexander B. Bartlett
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738592435 Pub Date: 6/18/12 On Sale Date: 6/18/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, two of America's most revered symbols of freedom, date back to the British rule of the American colonies. The main structure of Independence Hall was completed in 1732, and the final casting of the Liberty Bell was completed in 1753. Visited by over two million people yearly, these historic icons have been used as backdrops for many political and social demonstrations and speeches. Filled with images from the archives of Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia Department of Records, and collections from around the country, Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell illustrates how these two historic relics generate a sense of pride and patriotism set forth by the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Philadelphia's Washington Square Bill Double
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738565507 Pub Date: 11/16/09 On Sale Date: 11/16/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Philadelphia's Washington Square, a shaded 6.6-acre plot near the nation's birthplace at Independence Hall, has been a focal point of the city's history for more than 300 years. Designated by William Penn in 1683 as an open space, the square served as a potter's field for its first 100 years. The remains of more than 2,000 indigents, soldiers, and yellow fever victims rest beneath its sod. By 1825, the graveyard was closed and the square was redesigned as a public promenade. Rude huts on its periphery gave way to fashionable middle-class homes. Washington Square became a destination for publishing and advertising, home to the likes of J. B. Lippincott, W. B. Saunders, Curtis Publishing Company, Farm Journal, and advertising giant N. W. Ayer. In the 1950s, its Society Hill neighborhood was restored, and a memorial to the unknown soldier of the American Revolution was dedicated in the square. Today the square is again attracting the affluent with condominiums in its converted publishing houses.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Benjamin Franklin Bridge Maureen Howard
Summary The innovative Benjamin Franklin Bridge, originally named the Delaware River Bridge, was constructed to connect the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Camden, New Jersey.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738562582 Pub Date: 3/9/09 On Sale Date: 3/9/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
For a time after its opening on July 1, 1926, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world, with a main span of 1,750 feet. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge contains many rarely seen images of the bridge's planning and construction, the individuals who helped make the concept of the bridge a reality, and the workers who built it. The bridge has undergone many changes in the decades since its opening, and these vintage photographs trace its evolution, illustrating the bridge's endurance as a symbol of the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Hello, Philadelphia! Martha Zschock
Summary
Commonwealth Editions 9781933212647 Pub Date: 9/6/11 On Sale Date: 9/6/11 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Philadelphia! Follow parent and child eagles as they tour the City of Brotherly Love. Join the pair as they see Benjamin Franklin, play in Fairmount Park, and even eat a cheesesteak at the market. Along the way they admire murals, visit museums, and cheer on Philadelphia's sports teams. Best of all, they learn about the founding of our country--from the U.S. Constitution, to the American Flag and the Liberty Bell! Our feathered tour guides will remind children and their loved ones of their own great trip to Philadelphia Bestselling author Martha Day Zschock is an artist and former elementary teacher with a passion for helping children explore new places. The Hello! series illustrates how exploring real places yields new discoveries. Through these journeys, kids can explore and become experts on the world they see inside and outside the book, through the engaging, bright, and detailed illustrations. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002040 Series: Hello 5.8 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Journey Around Philadelphia from A to Z Martha Zschock, Heather Zschock
Summary
Commonwealth Editions 9781933212289 Pub Date: 10/6/06 On Sale Date: 10/6/06 $17.95 USD/$21.95 CAD Discount Code: AWBS002 Hardcover 32 Pages 110 color illus. Carton Qty: 20 Ages 6 to 9 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Journeys
Next stop, Philadelphia! That's the call from author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock, who has taken children and their delighted parents on Journeys Around Boston, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Chicago, Maine, Nantucket, and Cape Cod since starting this bestselling series in 1999. Zschock is not only a brilliant artist but also a committed educator, whose books are embraced by teachers and principals nationwide. These are far more than alphabet books. Each page is headed by an alliterative sentence that evokes an important theme. For example, Philadelphia's A page, featuring Benjamin Franklin, is headed Aphorisms and advice appear in the almanac. A playful factoid at the bottom of each page expands on the theme. (Did you know that the aphorism Haste makes waste is traceable to Poor Richard, i.e. Franklin?) In each city she visits, Zschock thoughtfully looks beyond the tourist attractions to the community residing there. For example, here the N page explains how Neighborhoods define urban nature. The O page describes how Old Order Amish obey the Ordnung, while the U page ce...
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Quotations of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin
Summary This pocket-sized hardcover book contains nearly one hundred witty and wise quotations from one of America's first bestselling authors, Benjamin Franklin.
Applewood Books 9781557099389 Pub Date: 10/31/03 On Sale Date: 10/31/03 Ship Date: 9/26/03 $12.95 USD/$12.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Paper over boards 32 Pages Carton Qty: 100 Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads Of State BIO011000 Series: Quotations of Great Americans 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W
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Benjamin Franklin's Book of Virtues Benjamin Franklin
Summary This pocket-sized hardcover edition contains all thirteen "moral virtues" as Benjamin Franklin wrote them in his memoirs, first posthumously published in 1791. In the heart of this larger work--today known as The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin --he writes of the "bold and arduous Project of arriving at Perfection" that he set for himself as a young man. In this task for perfection, young Benjamin prepared a catalog of thirteen necessary or desirable virtues that he might strive to acquire by means of habit and daily practice. This Applewood Books edition includes a chart that Benjamin Franklin used to track his personal progress towards perfection.
Applewood Books 9781429093552 Pub Date: 9/27/16 On Sale Date: 9/27/16 $12.95 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Paper over boards 32 Pages Carton Qty: 100 Reference / Quotations REF019000 Series: Books of American Wisdom 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W
The Way to Wealth Benjamin Franklin
Summary The first American book on personal finance, "The Way to Wealth" by Benjamin Franklin is still the best and wisest money book ever written. Originally published in 1758 as the preface to "Poor Richard's Almanack," this little gem has been through innumerable printings and sold millions of copies to those in search of smart but entertaining advice about hard work, earning and saving money and debt.
Applewood Books 9780918222886 Pub Date: 9/1/86 On Sale Date: 9/1/86 $9.95 USD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Paper over boards 30 Pages Carton Qty: 100 Business & Economics / Personal Finance BUS050000 Series: Books of American Wisdom 6.8 in H | 4.3 in W | 0.01 lb Wt
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ALBANY, NY THE HISTORY PRESS
Hudson Valley Food & Farming: Why Didn't Anyone Ever Tell Me That? Tessa Edick
Summary
The History Press 9781626197527 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Farming has sustained the Hudson Valley for more than four hundred years. Family farms grow succulent fruits and wholesome vegetables, from corn and cabbage to apples and peaches. They raise cows, chickens and lambs and produce an array of cheese and other fresh products. Hudson Valley locavores are once again turning to neighborhood farms for the freshest foods--and in the process, they are revitalizing the local economy and preserving the rich lands that are their heritage. Author Tessa Edick and the FarmOn Foundation are at the heart of this local movement. Their work is so simple yet so impactful that you will wonder, Why didn't anyone ever tell me that?" With stunning photographs and an insightful narrative, Edick introduces some of the most innovative and inspiring Hudson Valley farmers along with their delectable harvest."
208 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
A History of Native American Land Rights in Upstate New York Cindy Amrhein
Summary A complex and troubled history defines the borders of upstate New York beyond the physical boundaries of its rivers and lakes. The United States and the state were often deceptive in their territory negotiations with the Iroquois Six Nations. Amidst the growing quest for more land among settlers and then fledgling Americans, the Indian nations attempted to maintain their autonomy. Yet state land continued to encroach the Six Nations. Local historian Cindy Amrhein takes a close and critical view of these transactions. Evidence of dubious deals, bribes, faulty surveys and coerced signatures may help explain why many of the Nations now feel they were cheated out of their territory. The History Press 9781626199316 Pub Date: 3/14/16 On Sale Date: 3/14/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036080 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Wicked Albany Lawlessness & Liquor in the Prohibition Era Frankie Y. Bailey, Alice P. Green
Summary Albany, New York, experienced massive upheaval when the Volstead Act of 1919 established Prohibition. Crime already proliferated in the capital of the Empire State, with rival political machines stooping to corruption and the mob with their heavy-handed powers of persuasion. As it did nationwide, Prohibition in Albany served merely to force alcohol-related commerce underground and lawlessness and violence to the forefront of city activity.
The History Press 9781596294936 Pub Date: 2/2/09 On Sale Date: 2/2/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Hudson Valley Curiosities The Sinking of the Steamship Swallow, the Poughkeepsie Seer, the UFOs of the Celtic Stone Chambers and More Allison Guertin Marchese
Summary Hudson Valley is steeped in mysteries, from Celtic chambers resting in the deep woods of Putnam to Millbrook's abandoned Bennett College.
The History Press 9781467136754 Pub Date: 8/21/17 On Sale Date: 8/21/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The beautiful, tree-spotted landscape of the Hudson Valley hides the strange and sometimes frightening stories of the region. In the Highlands, Iroquois chief Daniel Nimham gave his life for the cause of American independence. The great passenger steamship Swallow sank near the shores of Athens. And there is even one strange night in the Catskills where a legendary playwright miraculously survived a midnight plunge off the suspended Schoharie Bridge. Author Allison Guertin Marchese reveals a treasure-trove of curious tales recounting the most uncommon history of bad guys, bold girls, creepy colleges, missing mastodons and more in this wondrous region of New York.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 9 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Remembering Albany: Heritage on the Hudson Don Rittner
Summary The history of Albany, New York, spans more than four hundred years and has left an indelible mark on the story of America. However, the city's legacy is also peppered with charming tales about nostalgic diner devotion, a "giant" hoax, and the origins of the Yankee Doodle ditty. In this collection, local author and columnist Don Rittner delights with the best stories from his column "Heritage on the Hudson." From the city's earliest days as Mohican and Iroquois territory to the region's heyday as an important crossroads for trading and river transportation to a French toast debacle, Rittner offers a delightful perspective of the history and culture of this capital city. The History Press 9781596297708 Pub Date: 7/16/09 On Sale Date: 7/16/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Albany Revisited Don Rittner
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738556529 Pub Date: 7/14/08 On Sale Date: 7/14/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Albany is the fourth oldest city in America and the second oldest state capital in the United States. Located on the western banks of the Hudson River, about 150 miles north of New York City, Albany was originally explored by Henry Hudson in 1609 and settled by the Dutch starting in 1614. A city filled with a diversity of architectural styles and unique streetscapes, Albany proudly represents the Empire State. The historic photographs in Albany Revisited show Albany during the first half of the 20th century, when the city was rich in politics, the home of some of the most expensive and beautiful state government buildings in America, and the downtown bustled with shopping areas. For the first time, the most complete collection of photographs of the Albany Senators, the city's professional baseball team for 75 years, is compiled within, with rare images of the destructive fire of Albany's capitol building in 1911.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Albany Don Rittner
Summary Surrounded by natural beauty and a rich human legacy second to none, Albany lies in the Hudson Valley about 150 miles north of New York City.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738500881 Pub Date: 8/8/07 On Sale Date: 8/8/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America
First settled in 1648, the area quickly grew into one of the most important trade, transportation, and military regions in North America. Albany became the permanent state capital in 1797 and has long been a major political center, key to New York's growth and prosperity. Some of the nation's leading statesmen, scientists, and presidents have called Albany home: Martin Van Buren, Joseph Henry, Hamilton Fish, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt, to name a few. Albany is a photographic essay of the city's 19thand early-20th-century history; it focuses on the architectural treasures downtown and moves on to transportation, institutions, and disasters. Albany is also more than that: it is a field guide, challenging the reader to see the changes that have occurred over time and, at quiet hours, to hear the clamor of horse and wagon and streetcar navigating State Street and the blaring horns of steamboats plying the Hudson Ri...
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Albany Don Rittner
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738511429 Pub Date: 11/25/02 On Sale Date: 11/30/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Albany is many things: one of the oldest cities in the country, the capital of New York State, and the home of early America's attempt to unite under Benjamin Franklin's Plan of Union. Located in the Hudson Valley one hundred fifty miles north of New York City, Albany has a natural beauty and a rich human legacy second to none. It grew into one of the country's most important trade, transportation, and military regions during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It became the permanent state capital in 1797 and has long been a major political center, key to New York's growth and prosperity. The year 2002 marks the 388th birthday of the settlement of a Dutch fur-trading fort on the west bank of the Hudson River. The year also marks the 350th anniversary of the founding of Beveryck, the permanent village that became Albany. Then & Now: Albany contains corner-by-corner views from four centuries. It focuses on the history as seen through the architectural transformation of a frontier village to a modern city. It is a pictorial field guide through the city's oldest streets.
150 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Then and Now 9.5 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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The New York State Capitol and the Great Fire of 1911 Paul Mercer, Vicki Weiss, Friends of the New York State Library
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738574004 Pub Date: 1/31/11 On Sale Date: 1/31/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the early morning hours of March 29, 1911, a fire broke out in the New York State Capitol at Albany. By sunset, the entire western portion of the building had sustained extensive structural damage. Within lay the entire collection of the New York State Library, almost completely reduced to ashes. Founded in 1818, this had been one of the finest research libraries in the country and home to innumerable manuscript and printed rarities. In a particularly bitter irony, the fire struck as the overcrowded library was four months away from moving into new, spacious quarters under construction across the street. Miraculously there was only one fatality, an elderly watchman, Samuel Abbott, whose body was not recovered until several days later. Images of America: The New York State Capitol and the Great Fire of 1911 includes recently discovered photographs documenting the construction of the building, beginning in 1867, as well as eyewitness accounts of its destruction.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Historic Theaters of New York's Capital District John A. Miller
Summary Experience the architecture and colorful history of the Historic Theaters of New York's Capital District as author John A. Miller charts the entertaining history. For generations, residents of New York's Capital District have flocked to the region's numerous theaters. The history behind the venues is often more compelling than the shows presented in them.
The History Press 9781467137461 Pub Date: 5/14/18 On Sale Date: 5/14/18 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
John Wilkes Booth brushed with death on stage while he and Abraham Lincoln were visiting Albany. The first exhibition of broadcast television was shown at Proctor's Theater in Schenectady, although the invention ironically contributed to the downfall of theaters across the nation. A fired manager of the Green Street Theatre seized control of the theater with a group of armed men, but Albany police stormed the building and the former manager regained control.
192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in Albany Governing New York Michael J. Burgess
Summary Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt changed America with a government on the side of the people that put Americans back to work and inspired confidence that the nation could overcome the Great Depression.
The History Press 9781467154987 Pub Date: 9/4/23 On Sale Date: 9/4/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
This is the story of their progressive legacy when FDR was Governor during the era of Prohibition and the advent of radio in the Roaring Twenties, a decade that ended with the Great Depression upending life for most Americans. This is the story of how as Governor of New York he tried the programs that became the New Deal that transformed America. It was the place where his warm, easily relatable voice heard on the radio for the first time created a bond of trust with the public that inspired confidence at a time of great fear. Author Michael J. Burgess reveals the often overlooked history of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in Albany at the helm of the Empire State.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036060 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Great Inventors of New York's Capital District Timothy Starr
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The History Press 9781596291713 Pub Date: 6/18/10 On Sale Date: 6/18/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
For more than a century, New York's Capital District was one of the most industrialized regions in America. Adding to the growth and fame of Capital District engineering were hundreds of gifted inventors, without whom some industries would never have been established. Based on the strength of milestone inventions, Troy became known as the Collar City, Cohoes as the Spindle City and Schenectady as the City that Lights the World. Other inventors established businesses to manufacture valves, fire engines, billiard balls, horseshoes and farming equipment, to name just a few. Great Inventors of New York's Capital District describes the lives and accomplishments of dozens of inventors. Some of their stories are well known; others, which are being published here for the first time, were groundbreaking and no less important to the evolution of technology in America.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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John Boyd Thacher State Park and the Indian Ladder Region Timothy J. Albright, Laura A. Ten Eyck
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738575964 Pub Date: 9/19/11 On Sale Date: 9/19/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The story of John Boyd Thacher State Park and the Indian Ladder Region is the story of how a wilderness became a park. Hardworking farmers transformed the forests into farm fields and blasted a roadway through a cliff to get their goods to market. John Boyd Thacher and his wife, Emma Treadwell Thacher, permanently protected the wilderness for all to enjoy. Photographs show 19th-century tourists making their way from the train stations in Voorheesville, Meadowdale, and Altamont up the steep Indian Ladder Road. Others depict ladies and gentlemen in Victorian-era dress climbing the ladder propped against the cliff and posing behind waterfalls and in the mouths of caves. These photographs have been drawn from the collections of local families and institutions, with many appearing publicly for the first time.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
New York What's So Great About This State Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Help your child discover and understand exactly what makes New York so great - and perhaps learn a thing or two yourself!
Arcadia Kids 9781589730144 Pub Date: 4/7/10 On Sale Date: 4/7/10 $9.99 USD/$9.99 CAD/€6.99 EUR Trade Paperback
How many fingers the state of New York has? (Hint: Think lakes, not digits!) WHAT award Albany, Buffalo, Rochester, Binghamton, and Syracuse compete for each year? (Hint: The winner has to do the most shoveling!) Find these answers and more in the New York edition of What's So Great About This State? Arcadia Kids is a series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
32 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 3 to 6 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
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Railroad Wars of New York State Timothy Starr
Summary New York's railroads were born of the cutthroat conflict of rate wars, bloody strikes and even federal graft. The railroad wars began as soon as the first line was chartered between Albany and Schenectady when supporters of the Erie Canal tried to block the new technology that would render their waterway obsolete. After the first primitive railroads overcame that hurdle, they began battling with one another in a series of rate wars to gain market share. Attracted by the success of the rails, the most powerful and cunning capitalists in the country-Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Daniel Drew and other robber barons--joined the fray. Timothy Starr's account of New York's railroad wars steams through the nineteenth century with stories of rate pools, labor strikes, stock corners, legislative bribery and treasury plundering the likes of which the world had never seen. The History Press 9781609497279 Pub Date: 7/24/12 On Sale Date: 7/24/12 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036080 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Local Baby Hudson Valley Valerie Light
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Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197090 Pub Date: 4/17/23 On Sale Date: 4/17/23 $11.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Board Book
Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Hudson Valley engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes their region so great. Cross the Bear Mountain Bridge, get spooked in Sleepy Hollow, see art at Storm King, pick apples, go sledding, and so much more! Explore the beautiful Hudson Valley with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Atlanta and the Civil Rights Movement 1944-1968 Karcheik Sims-Alvarado, PhD
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467124980 Pub Date: 2/13/17 On Sale Date: 2/13/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Since Reconstruction, African Americans have served as key protagonists in the rich and expansive narrative of American social protest. Their collective efforts challenged and redefined the meaning of freedom as a social contract in America. During the first half of the 20th century, a progressive group of black business, civic, and religious leaders from Atlanta, Georgia, challenged the status quo by employing a method of incremental gradualism to improve the social and political conditions existent within the city. By the mid-20th century, a younger generation of activists emerged, seeking a more direct and radical approach towards exercising their rights as full citizens. A culmination of the death of Emmett Till and the Brown decision fostered this paradigm shift by bringing attention to the safety and educational concerns specific to African American youth. Deploying direct-action tactics and invoking the language of civil and human rights, the energy and zest of this generation of activists pushed the modern civil rights movement into a new chapter where young men and women bec...
128 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Prohibition in Atlanta: Temperance, Tiger Kings & White Lightning Ron Smith, Mary O. Boyle
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The History Press 9781626196063 Pub Date: 6/15/15 On Sale Date: 6/15/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
After the Civil War, state and national Prohibition galvanized in Atlanta the issues of classism, racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. While many consider flappers and gangsters the iconic images of the era, in reality, it was marked with temperance zealotry, blind tigers and white lightning. Georgia's protracted and intense battle changed the industrial and social landscapes of its capital city and unleashed a flood of illegal liquor that continually flowed in the wettest city in the South. Moonshine was the toast of the town from mill houses to the state capitol. The state eventually repealed prohibition, but the social, moral and legal repercussions still linger seventy years later. Join authors Ron Smith and Mary O. Boyle as they recount the colorful history of Atlanta's struggle to freely enjoy a drink.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Wicked Atlanta The Sordid Side of Peach City History Laurel-Ann Dooley
Summary Atlanta is the only American city to have been destroyed by fire as an act of war, and it has its share of salacious stories. Wealthy felons hosted elaborate parties inside the federal penitentiary. Billionaire bootleggers and murderous rich boys practiced corruption that reached all the way to the White House. Fast and fearless drivers, complete with glamorous reputations and criminal careers, gave rise to auto racing. Join author Laurel-Ann Dooley as she navigates the underworld of Atlanta's past filled with kidnapping, bribery, wives hiring hit men and all sorts of criminal debauchery. The History Press 9781626191051 Pub Date: 6/17/14 On Sale Date: 6/17/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 16 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Atlanta's Parks and Monuments Rodney Mims Cook Jr.
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467110068 Pub Date: 6/10/13 On Sale Date: 6/10/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since the city's beginnings after the War of 1812, Atlanta has had a tradition of building with a regard for becoming a world-class metropolis. Before being burned by Union general William T. Sherman in 1864, the city's appearance was described by noted European architect and urban planner Leon Krier as "looking like London in the 18th century." Atlanta was surrounded by estates and plantations, and many of the plantation builders were influenced by Greek and Roman architecture. The argument of slavery to the contrary, builders saw Greek temples as symbols of democracy and, as a result, embraced Greek and Roman revival architecture as the dominant national style. Great monuments followed in this tradition to the letter in the capital of the South.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Murder and Mystery in Atlanta Corinna Underwood
Summary Atlanta, the largest city in the Southeast, hides a dark and violent past. Join local author Corinna Underwood as she investigates some of Atlanta's most notorious crimes, many of which are unsolved, from the city's first homicide to the murder of Lance Herndon. Who really killed young Mary Phagan in an Atlanta pencil factory? Was there really an Atlanta Ripper, or just a series of copycat killings? After reading these chilling accounts, you'll be sure to lock your door.
The History Press 9781596297661 Pub Date: 9/1/09 On Sale Date: 9/1/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Ghosts of Atlanta Phantoms of the Phoenix City Reese Christian
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The History Press 9781596295445 Pub Date: 8/29/08 On Sale Date: 8/29/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
? Do the ghosts of Civil War soldiers still march through the mists of Kennesaw National Battlefield on the outskirts of Atlanta? ? Can those who listen still hear the voices of the guests who died in the devastating Winecoff Hotel fire of 1946? ? Does the spirit of a young boy still ride the "black horse" on the Riverview Carousel at Six Flags Over Georgia? Drawing on her work with the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute at Bauder College and Ghost Hounds Paranormal Research Society, elite psychic medium and cold case researcher Reese Christian writes of the tragic past and the haunted present of Greater Atlanta. From Peachtree Street in the heart of downtown to the plantations and battlefields surrounding the city, join her in discovering the twisted histories of some of Atlanta's most infamous landmarks and forgotten moments.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Baseball in Atlanta Paul Crater, Furman Bisher
Summary Baseball has left a rich legacy on the city of Atlanta, as generations of people have enjoyed the sport as spectators and players in both amateur and professional leagues. In addition to being a source of enjoyment and regional pride, Atlanta's baseball teams have had a huge economic and cultural impact, and their stadiums have altered the face of the city. Baseball in Atlanta explores the sport through 200 rare and vivid photographs from the collections of the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738543802 Pub Date: 2/21/07 On Sale Date: 2/21/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Baseball 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Atlanta Scenes Photojournalism in the Atlanta History Center Collection Kimberly S. Blass, Michael Rose, Atlanta History Center
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738515496 Pub Date: 8/18/03 On Sale Date: 8/18/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Atlanta, the thriving capital of the New South, has a rich and fascinating history. In Atlanta Scenes, authors Kimberly S. Blass and Michael Rose draw from the works of some of the city's earliest and finest photojournalists--Francis Price, Marion Johnson, Bill Wilson, and Kenneth Rogers--to bring that history to life. Atlanta Scenes documents some of the city's noteworthy events, personalities, and landmarks, many of which will be readily identifiable. The images range from the everyday (baseball games at Ponce de Leon Ballpark, boys on bicycles, and Humane Society dog rescues) to the eventful (the Gone with the Wind premiere, the deadly Winecoff Hotel fire, and the infamous Leo Frank trial). Many scenes reflect the iconography of the Old South, while others provide insight into the harsh realities of twentieth-century life. In this volume, well-crafted, artistic images blend with on-the-spot action shots.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Atlanta Unforgettable Vintage Images of an All-American City Various
Summary The Best of Atlanta is a collection of images accumulated from ten books in Arcadia's Images of America series. Through some two hundred photographs, we have attempted to project a visual sampling of life in this Southern city, considered by many to be the jewel in the Southern crown. In order to honor the traditions, values, and essence of Atlanta, we have worked in cooperation with the many authors in the series who know Atlanta best, from the tip of Kennesaw Mountain to the sandy banks of the Chattahoochie.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738597102 Pub Date: 9/18/00 On Sale Date: 9/18/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Atlanta in Vintage Postcards Volume I Elena Irish Zimmerman
Summary From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738500393 Pub Date: 3/28/99 On Sale Date: 3/28/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€22.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Black Atlanta in the Roaring Twenties Herman (Skip) Mason Jr.
Summary Long before it came to prominence as the model city of the New South, Atlanta was a hotbed of entertainment, business, and civic life for African Americans.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738567105 Pub Date: 11/1/97 On Sale Date: 11/1/97 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
At the same time that Harlem was undergoing its acclaimed renaissance, Atlanta could boast of excellent colleges, a thriving social environment, and an entertainment scene that could rival those of much larger cities, eventually earning the title "the new Motown. '? From Auburn Avenue, the hub of the city's African American activity, a spirit of vibrant change and excitement radiated out to reach people across America, and draw them into the Hollywood of the South.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Atlanta in Vintage Postcards Volume II Elena Irish Zimmerman
Summary From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738500409 Pub Date: 4/4/97 On Sale Date: 4/9/97 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Culinary History of Atlanta, A Akila Sankar McConnell
Summary Food is at the heart of Atlanta, and here discover iconic dishes, notorious restaurants, and the rich culinary history of this Southern city.
The History Press 9781467141239 Pub Date: 5/20/19 On Sale Date: 5/20/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Atlanta's cuisine has always been an integral part of its identity. From its Native American agricultural roots to the South's first international culinary scene, food has shaped this city, often in unexpected ways. Trace the evolution of iconic dishes like Brunswick stew, hoecakes and peach pie while celebrating Atlanta's noted foodies, including Henry Grady, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nathalie Dupree. Be transported to the beginnings of notable restaurants and markets, including Durand's at the Union Depot, Busy Bee Café, Mary Mac's Tearoom, the Municipal Market and the Buford Highway Farmers Market. With fourteen historic recipes, culinary historian Akila Sankar McConnell proves that food will always be at the heart of Atlanta's story.
192 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 20 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Atlanta’s Olympic Resurgence How the 1996 Games Revived a Struggling City Michael Dobbins, Leon S. Eplan, Randal Roark, Clara Hayley Axam
Summary
The History Press 9781467147248 Pub Date: 5/3/21 On Sale Date: 5/3/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The summer of 1996. In nineteen days, six million visitors jostled about in a southern city grappling with white flight, urban decay and the stifling legacy of Jim Crow. Six years earlier, a bold, audacious partnership of a strong mayor, enlightened business leaders and Atlanta's Black political leadership dared to bid on hosting the 1996 Olympic Games. Unexpectedly, the city won, an achievement that ignited a loose but robust coalition that worked collectively, if sometimes contentiously, to prepare the city and push it forward. This is a story of how once-struggling Atlanta leveraged the benefits of the Centennial Games to become a city of international prominence. This improbable rise from the ashes is told by three urban planning professionals who were at the center of the story.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Fox Theatre Janice McDonald
Summary Even beyond Atlanta, this amazing, Moorish-style icon is known by most not by its legal name, the Fox Theatre, but as the "Fabulous Fox."
Arcadia Publishing 9780738594491 Pub Date: 11/12/12 On Sale Date: 11/12/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Constructed in the late 1920s as a temple for the Yaarab Shrine, the imposing yellow-brick building was designed to "out Baghdad Baghdad" in its elaborate Middle Eastern appearance. But the onion-domed exterior with its faux prayer towers is nothing compared to the elaborate interior. Movie mogul William Fox leased the auditorium from the Shriners in 1929, transforming it into a movie palace like no other. The theater became a place of spectacular premieres and world-class performances until changing times threatened its very existence in the 1970s. The campaign to "Save the Fox" proved more dramatic than some of the performances that graced Fox's own stage. Today, the Fabulous Fox is one of Atlanta's best-known and most cherished landmarks.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Georgia Tech Campus Architecture Robert M. Craig
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467106771 Pub Date: 8/16/21 On Sale Date: 8/16/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The architectural development of Georgia Tech began as a core of Victorian-era buildings sited around a campus green and Tech Tower. During the subsequent Beaux-Arts era, designers (who were also members of the architecture faculty) added traditionally styled buildings, with many of them in a pseudo-Jacobean collegiate redbrick style. Early Modernist Paul Heffernan led an architectural revolution in his academic village of functionalist buildings on campus--an aesthetic that inspired additional International Style campus buildings. Formalist, Brutalist, and Post-Modern architecture followed, and when Georgia Tech was selected as the Olympic Village for the 1996 Summer Olympics, new residence halls were added to the campus. Between 1994 and 2008, Georgia Tech president G. Wayne Clough stewarded over $1 billion in capital improvements at the school, notably engaging midtown Atlanta with the development of Technology Square. The landscape design by recent campus planners is especially noteworthy, featuring a purposeful designation of open spaces, accommodations for pedestrian perambulat...
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Georgia Tech Matthew Hild, David L. Morton
Summary Georgia Tech has become one of the nation's top-10-ranked public universities and boasts a former U.S. president, TV personality and Hall-of-Fame athletes among its prominent alumni.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467129602 Pub Date: 8/6/18 On Sale Date: 8/6/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Campus History
From humble beginnings as a small technological institute that opened in 1888, Georgia Tech is now renowned throughout the world for its excellence in technological education and research. A top-10-ranked public university, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings, famous Georgia Institute of Technology alumni include Jimmy Carter, G. Wayne Clough, Jeff Foxworthy, Sam Nunn, Randolph Scott, and Leonard Wood, along with many famous athletes. Georgia Tech has won four national college football championships, the first in 1917 under the legendary coach John Heisman. Today, Georgia Tech has a student body of more than 29,000 at the undergraduate and graduate levels and more than 155,000 living alumni. The institute has an annual economic impact of about $3 billion upon Georgia's economy. Authors and Tech alumni Matthew Hild and David L. Morton take you inside the journey of how this institute got to wher...
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Lost Attractions of Georgia Tim Hollis
Summary While Atlanta has been a major tourist destination since the Civil War, travelers rarely encountered the rest of Georgia unless they were on their way to Florida. That meant scores of attractions, motels, restaurants and gas stations sprang up along the major and minor routes, all vying for their own piece of those Yankee dollars. In Lost Attractions of Georgia, author Tim Hollis introduces us to such defunct sights as Storyland and the Georgia Game Park, as well as now-extinct elements of popular attractions, including Six Flags Over Georgia, Rock City, Stone Mountain Park and others.
The History Press 9781467146937 Pub Date: 3/1/21 On Sale Date: 3/1/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Six Flags Over Georgia Tim Hollis
Summary When Six Flags Over Georgia opened in June 1967, it became the first theme park in the Southeast. Although the park is best known today for its high-speed roller coasters, this book recaptures its earlier years when it was devoted to the various periods of Georgia's history. Six Flags Over Georgia revisits such classic rides and attractions as the Log Jamboree, Tales of the Okefenokee, Jean Ribaut's Adventure, the Krofft Puppet Theater, the Happy Motoring Freeway, and many others. It also explores how the park's focus changed and expanded over the decades and takes a look at some of its classic advertising and souvenirs. Arcadia Publishing 9780738543581 Pub Date: 9/27/06 On Sale Date: 9/27/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages 200 Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Atlanta's Stone Mountain A Multicultural History Paul Stephen Hudson, Lora Pond Mirza
Summary
The History Press 9781596296824 Pub Date: 12/5/11 On Sale Date: 12/5/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The breathtaking geological wonder known as Stone Mountain has enchanted people since the age of the PaleoIndians. Today, Stone Mountain Park annually attracts four million visitors from around the world. Hiking trails showcase rugged granite outcrops with hardy mountain plants, such as endearing yellow daisies. Majestic red-tailed hawks soar overhead. A storied past comes to life through an engaging park quarry exhibit, a historic railroad experience and an epic Confederate Memorial carving envisioned by Gutzon Borglum of Mount Rushmore fame. Writing during the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, authors Paul Hudson and Lora Mirza of Georgia Perimeter College in Atlanta present with verve this illustrated multicultural history of a legendary landmark.
168 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Stone Mountain Park Tim Hollis
Summary For centuries, explorers and pioneers told of a place in Georgia where there was a gigantic mountain of solid granite resembling "a great gray egg lying half-buried on a vast plain." In time, Stone Mountain, 15 miles east of Atlanta, became a local landmark. In 1915, it was decided that the mountain's sheer north face would be a good spot to carve a lasting memorial to the lost cause of the Confederacy. This proved to be easier said than done. Before the project was completed, one of Georgia's top tourist attractions was established around Stone Mountain's base. Arcadia Publishing 9780738568232 Pub Date: 6/24/09 On Sale Date: 6/29/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036000 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Hello, Georgia! UNKNOWN BKM
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Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198851 Pub Date: 10/17/22 On Sale Date: 10/17/22 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Board Book
Welcome to Georgia! Parent and child white-tailed deers tour Georgia from mountains to coast in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Georgia!, join the pair as they explore the Appalachian Trail, climb aboard an airboat for a float through the Okefenokee, stroll through Atlanta, and climb lookout mountain. With something for the entire family to enjoy, you won't want to say goodbye!
18 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3, Grades 0 to 1 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.07 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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All Aboard, Georgia! Rosalind Bunn, Keller Pyle
Summary A young child rides the train through Georgia's beautiful, historic, and interesting landscapes.
Pelican 9781455626144 Pub Date: 9/20/21 On Sale Date: 9/20/21 $19.95 USD/$22.95 CAD Hardcover Paper over boards 32 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Dreaming of Atlanta Gloria Day
Summary In this board book for our littlest readers, ages 0 to 3, we'll count down from 10 to bedtime while seeing sharks at the Georgia Aquarium, hiking at Stone Mountain, visiting Martin Luther King Jr.'s house, picking perfect peaches, and more! There's so much to see--won't you join me? Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197205 Pub Date: 4/17/23 On Sale Date: 4/17/23 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Board Book 16 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Dreaming Of 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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San Francisco's Parks Christopher Pollock
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467160155 Pub Date: 8/7/23 On Sale Date: 8/7/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
San Francisco was incorporated in 1850, when there was just one communal outdoor space: Portsmouth Square. The square was the literal nucleus of planning for the city, as development maps were measured from its center point. Over time, the city developed into the current metropolis with a population of around 815,000. In a reflection of that growth, 230 parks are now governed and maintained by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. The variety of spaces administered by the department includes parks, playgrounds, miniparks, open spaces, and community gardens--within these, many different activities and programs are on offer. In 2017, San Francisco was cited as the nation's first city where every resident lives within a 10-minute walk to a park; this was calculated by the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that facilitates the creation of parks and analyzes parks for the nation's 100 largest cities.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The San Francisco Doodler Murders Kate Zaliznock
Summary In 1974, one of San Francisco's most horrific unsolved serial murder cases began. In less than two years, the man police called "The Doodler'? took at least five lives, terrorized the LGBTQ community, and left three survivors forever changed. Initial reports claimed the murderer didn't approach his victims with the knife he used to kill them, but that the suspect shared skilled drawings--sketches of faces and animals--before leaving several gay men to bleed out in the sands of Ocean Beach. Police investigations and activist efforts to uncover the killer led to several suspects, but no definitive identification of the artist of death. The History Press 9781467149877 Pub Date: 9/26/22 On Sale Date: 9/26/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Author Kate Zaliznock shines a light on this riveting cold case.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036140 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Bay Area Stand-Up Comedy A Humorous History Nina G, OJ Patterson
Summary Comedians of the San Francisco Bay Area changed comedy forever.
The History Press 9781467149884 Pub Date: 2/14/22 On Sale Date: 2/14/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140
From visiting acts like Richard Pryor, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg to local favorites who still maintain their following and legacy, the Bay Area has long been a place for comedians to develop their voice and hone their stand-up skills. Popular spots included Cobb's, the Purple Onion, Brainwash, and the holy grail of San Francisco comedy during the 1980s boom, the Holy City Zoo. For over seventy years, these iconic venues and others fostered talent like Ali Wong, Moshe Kasher and the Smothers Brothers, introducing them to local crowds and the world beyond. Join comedians Nina G and OJ Patterson on a hilarious and thoughtful tour through the history of Bay Area comedy.
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Candlestick Park Ted Atlas, Mark Purdy
Summary Opened in 1960 as the home of the San Francisco Giants, Candlestick Park is among America's most iconic sports facilities. It is a striking example of modernism and was the first reinforced-concrete stadium. The Giants' home for 40 years, it played host to two World Series, including in 1989, when it was infamously delayed by the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Renovated to a dual-purpose stadium in 1970, it became home to the San Francisco 49ers. In 1982, "The Catch," one of the most famous plays in NFL history, heralded the beginning of five Super Bowl Championships. Candlestick Park was also home to the early Oakland Raiders, was visited by Pope John Paul II, and saw the last Beatles concert. Arcadia Publishing 9780738581590 Pub Date: 12/6/10 On Sale Date: 12/6/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Quotable San Francisco Historic Moments in Memorable Words Terry Hamburg, Richard Hansen, Carl Nolte
Summary "San Francisco is forty-nine square miles surrounded by reality.'? -Paul Kantner, founder of San Francisco rock band Jefferson Airplane.
The History Press 9781467147200 Pub Date: 3/29/21 On Sale Date: 3/29/21 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036140
Surging from hamlet to boomtown overnight, San Francisco is the most meteoric "instant city'? in history. Over the decades, residents have offered unique perspectives through journals, letters, and newspapers, their words bringing another time to life. Discover San Francisco through the eyes of miners and "ladies of the night.'? Relive the experiences of robber barons and beatniks who flourished in this tiny corner of the world with fewer than one million souls. From the Gold Rush to the Tech Rush, the city by the bay been the site of daring innovations, counterculture upheavals, and social rebellions that shaped generations. With commentary, background and extraordinary images, historians Terry Hamburg and Richard Hansen guide you through these colorful quotes, showing San Francisco as it once was, and what it aspired to be.
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Bay Area Coffee A Stimulating History Monika Trobits, George Vukasin - President of Peerless Coffee and Tea
Summary San Francisco was booming in the mid-nineteenth century, and along with adventurers seeking their fortunes came sacks of green coffee beans. The old Yerba Buena Cove swiftly filled with ships, and the city emerged as the third-largest coffee port in the United States. What followed was the rise--and local demise--of the "big three'? coffee roasters: Folger's, Hills Brothers and MJB. Specialized Bay Area roasters like Peerless, Peet's and Blue Bottle sprang up in their wake, while places such as Tosca's, Caffé Trieste and the Blue Unicorn blazed the way for modern coffeehouses. Join author Monika Trobits as she traces the historic voyage of the humble coffee bean to the shores of San Francisco Bay. The History Press 9781467140614 Pub Date: 2/18/19 On Sale Date: 2/18/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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San Francisco Zoo Katherine Girlich
Summary In 1922, philanthropist and president of the San Francisco Parks Commission, Herbert Fleishhacker, purchased a 60-acre site in southwestern San Francisco. Fleishhacker Pool was built in 1925 and an adjoining zoo added in 1929. Originally called Fleishhacker Zoo, it featured a variety of exotic wildlife. Major exhibits were built in the 1930s Depression era as part of the Work Progress Administration (WPA). This book celebrates the San Francisco Zoo's 80-year history as it revisits cherished animals and structures like Monkey Island, Storyland, and Dentzel Carousel. The zoo holds a special place in the hearts of many, as it is a great San Francisco treasure along the foggy shores of Ocean Beach. Arcadia Publishing 9780738569154 Pub Date: 6/17/09 On Sale Date: 6/22/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
San Francisco State University Meredith Eliassen
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738555669 Pub Date: 10/3/07 On Sale Date: 10/8/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
San Francisco State University has promoted educational excellence for more than a century. Established as a vocational school for teachers, it became the first such institute in the United States to require a high school diploma. As the school expanded its curriculum, it became San Francisco State Teachers College (1921), San Francisco State College (1935), and San Francisco State University (1972). Known as "the City's University," San Francisco State is situated on a park-like campus in the southwest corner of San Francisco. The school's motto--"experience teaches"--communicates its pragmatic approach to education, and SFSU has developed many internationally respected programs over the years. The school's fascinating history includes complete destruction by the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, as well as a five-month student/faculty strike during the late 1960s, which resulted in the founding of the first School of Ethnic Studies (1969) in the United States.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Campus History 0.7 lb Wt
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San Francisco's Mission District Bernadette C. Hooper
Summary On June 29, 1776, Fr. Francisco Palou dedicated the first site of Mission San Francisco de Asis on the shores of Dolores Lagoon. At the time, it was a just a patch in the village of Chutchuii, the home of the Ohlone people, and Palou could never have foreseen the vibrant city that would eventually spring up around the humble settlement. The final mission building, popularly known as Mission Dolores and San Francisco's oldest complete structure, was dedicated on August 2, 1791, at what became Sixteenth and Dolores Streets. After the gold rush, the district around the mission began its dramatic evolution to the diverse area we know today, a bustling mix of immigrants from other states, Europe, and South and Central America. Arcadia Publishing 9780738546575 Pub Date: 9/27/06 On Sale Date: 9/27/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Missions of San Francisco Bay Robert A. Bellezza
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738596846 Pub Date: 2/17/14 On Sale Date: 2/17/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Legendary explorer Lt. Col. Juan Bautista de Anza completed a 1,000-mile journey from Sonora, Mexico, crossing the Mojave Desert with the first settlers, to San Francisco's pristine harbor. Fr. Francisco Palóu celebrated the dedication of Mission San Francisco de Asís on June 29, 1776. First established to protect Spain's interests in Alta California from foreign ships, California's landmark buildings are featured here with newly discovered photography depicting a romantic era of colorful Spanish conquistadors, Franciscan padres, and mission Indian neophytes from 1769 to 1823. Explore the heritage of California pioneers' first communities and the 21 California Spanish missions of adobe, stone, and tile that are considered architectural wonders that have captured the imagination of visitors and historians over centuries.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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San Francisco's Noe Valley Bill Yenne
Summary Named for Jose de Jesus Noe, San Francisco's last Mexican mayor, Noe Valley is undoubtedly one of San Francisco's favorite neighborhoods and certainly one of the most picturesque. Yet the area has a rich and varied history reaching far beyond the lovely buildings and lively street scenes familiar to so many citydwellers. Originally part of the Rancho de San Miguel land grant, the area was incorporated into the city and became an early example of a San Francisco enclave situated away from the noise and bustle of the downtown and waterfront areas. Noe Valley gradually became an important residential and business center known for its beautifully restored Victorian homes, as well as for the vibrant commercial corridor on Twenty-fourth Street. Arcadia Publishing 9780738529059 Pub Date: 11/3/04 On Sale Date: 11/3/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
San Francisco's Ocean Beach Kathleen Manning, Jim Dickson
Summary Where the waves of the Pacific Ocean wash up against the quiet neighborhoods of San Francisco, Ocean Beach has endured as a popular destination for tourists and San Francisco residents alike. At water's edge is the Cliff House restaurant where visitors can look down upon the remains of the Sutro Baths, a 19th-century indoor pool complex. Just south is the famous Golden Gate Park with its two stately windmills, followed by the well-loved San Francisco Zoo. But a century of change has altered the landscape and the attractions of Ocean Beach, making way for new developments and reflecting the evolution of the city of San Francisco itself. Arcadia Publishing 9780738528571 Pub Date: 11/1/03 On Sale Date: 11/6/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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San Francisco Giants Tricia O' Brien, Will Clark
Summary In 1958, San Francisco welcomed its first major league baseball team when the Giants left New York and journeyed across the country to the Bay Area. Steeped in tradition, the orange-and-black team has captivated fans for decades with rosters including Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda, Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry, Will Clark, Barry Bonds, and Tim Lincecum. This book provides a look into the team's history, highlighting the players and other notables who were instrumental in shaping the Giants organization.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738576121 Pub Date: 10/17/11 On Sale Date: 10/17/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Baseball 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
San Francisco's Potrero Hill Peter Linenthal, Abigail Johnston, the Potrero Hill Archives Project
Summary In the early 1800s, it was called the Potrero Nuevo, or "new pasture." Gold-rush squatters soon put the squeeze on Mission Dolores's grazing cattle, and when the fog lifted, Potrero Hill became the first industrial zone in San Francisco, with iron-smelting plants, butcheries, and shipbuilding dominating the waterfront during the late 19th century. The Hill has been home to immigrants from Scotland, Ireland, China, Russia, Mexico, and from everywhere in between. These days, many of the factories and warehouses have been converted into housing and offices for techies. And for the record, the crookedest street in San Francisco is not Lombard--it's Vermont, between 20th and 22nd. Arcadia Publishing 9780738529370 Pub Date: 7/27/05 On Sale Date: 7/27/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury Katherine Powell Cohen
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738559940 Pub Date: 12/8/08 On Sale Date: 12/8/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
At the turn of the 20th century, the Haight-Ashbury first gained prominence as the gateway to Golden Gate Park; six decades later, it would anchor the worldwide cultural revolution that blossomed in the 1960s. Though synonymous with peace, love, and living outside the mainstream, its history goes back long before the Summer of Love. Starting as a dairy farm in San Francisco's Outlands, the area saw a building boom of Queen Anne country homes for well-heeled San Franciscans and served as a refuge for victims of the 1906 earthquake and fire. Through world wars, industrial and cultural revolutions, the dot-com boom, and beyond, the HaightAshbury has one of the most fascinating histories of any place, anywhere. Here is the story of a vibrant neighborhood that attracts throngs of visitors, while maintaining a core community of families, young people, and long-timers.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
LGBTQ+ Trailblazers of San Francisco Dr. William Lipsky
Summary Famous and forgotten, they're all our fabulous ancestors. From Charles Warren Stoddard, the first openly gay San Franciscan, to Felicia "Flames" Elizondo, the exuberant transgender rights advocate, the LGBT community is integrally woven into the fabric of the city's history. Household names like Queen Califia, Charley Parkhurst, Elsa Gidlow, Jose Sarria and Harvey Milk are celebrated worldwide, while Bert LaRose, Mabel Edison and Clarence Lockett are now largely forgotten. Whether '49ers, bohemians, beatniks, boomers, hippies, clones or conformists, their fascinating stories contributed to the development of a vibrant community, many simply by being themselves. Join Dr. William Lipsky as he recounts their struggles and achievements in the City by the Bay. The History Press 9781467151863 Pub Date: 5/29/23 On Sale Date: 5/29/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036140 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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History of Alcatraz Island since 1853, A Gregory L. Wellman
Summary As one of America's most notorious prisons, Alcatraz has been a significant part of California's history since 1853.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467108577 Pub Date: 7/4/22 On Sale Date: 7/4/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America
The small island known in sea charts by its Spanish name Isla de los Alcatraces or "Island of Pelicans" laid essentially dormant until the 1850s, when the US military converted the island into a fortress to protect the booming San Francisco region. Alcatraz served as a pivotal military position until the early 20th century and in 1934 was converted into a federal penitentiary to house some of America's most incorrigible prisoners. The penitentiary closed in 1963, and Alcatraz joined the National Park Service system in 1972. Since then, it has remained one of the Bay Area's most popular attractions as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Gregory L. Wellman, a California-based consultant, reveals in these images the evolution of Alcatraz. The island's startling transformation comes alive through the photographic collections of the Alcatraz Alumni Association, the Golden Gate National Archives, and other private collections from around the country. This stirrin...
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LOL Jokes San Francisco San Francisco Craig Yoe
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198448 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: San Francisco combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the Golden Gate City, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing 'til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: San Francisco is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. Judge: Why did the painting from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art get sent to Alcatraz? Jury: It was FRAMED! COMEDY GOLD! The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco has been declared "One of the Modern Wonders of the World!'? Nearly two miles long, it is one of the most photographed bridges in the world. The span-tastic Golden Gate was built to withstand 90-mile-per-hour winds and magnitude 8.0 earthquakes!
96 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 12, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: LOL Jokes 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Super Cities! San Francisco San Francisco Jr. James Buckley
Summary Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about San Francisco's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198523 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Did you know that San Francisco was one of the most popular places to secure a fortune during the Gold Rush? Or that you can still visit Alcatraz, the country's most secure Federal prison, to this day? From the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, to the Mexican-American War, Super Cities!: San Francisco covers it all, and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make this city great. Stroll along Pier 39, explore Chinatown, and try delicious chocolate at Ghirardelli Square, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of San Francisco!
96 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 96 Ages 7 to 12, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Classic San Francisco From Ocean Beach to Mission Bay Frank Dunnigan
Summary San Francisco has always been a city of transformation. From the nostalgic days of downtown shopping and grand movie palaces to newer buildings on the skyline and stunning neighborhood transformations, change has been a constant factor since the early days of European settlement in the late 1700s. Evidence of early San Francisco is still visible in the revitalized Ferry Building, repurposed as an artisan marketplace; in the celebrated neighborhood street fairs; and even in the enduring edifices of commerce and industry. The city of the future has its roots firmly planted in a much-loved past. City native and local history author Frank Dunnigan showcases the old city as well as the new one gradually emerging. The History Press 9781467141604 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Bay Area Cocktails A History of Culture, Community and Craft Shanna Farrell, Jon Santer, Vaughan Glidden, Nando Alvarez-Perez
Summary The cocktail fluctuated in popularity following Prohibition but had firmly taken root in the culinary landscape by the 1990s-- the Bay Area played a significant role in reviving it.
The History Press 9781467137539 Pub Date: 9/11/17 On Sale Date: 9/11/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
An American invention, the cocktail has gone on to be enjoyed by people all over the world, but few places make a drink quite like the Bay Area. From the distillers who pioneered craft spirits and Alice Waters' revolutionary take on simple, fresh food at Chez Panisse to the bartenders who cared enough to grow a dedicated cocktail community, this is the story of how the Bay Area shaped the art of elevated drinking in America. Through oral history interviews and recipes, author Shanna Farrell chronicles the narrative history of the modern cocktail renaissance.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
1906 San Francisco Earthquake Richard Hansen, Gladys Hansen
Summary The Great Earthquake and Fire of 1906 is an unparalleled disaster in the history of San Francisco. More than 4.5 square miles of San Francisco burned and crumbled into a windswept desert of desolation. We will see this scene from behind the camera, covering before the earthquake through the fire and into the rebuilding of the city. The waterfront in the east to Golden Gate Park in the west and the marina in the north to Mission District in the south will be viewed. City hall and along Market Street through the center of the city will be covered. Stories from survivors and new information, like doctored photographs, will be included. Thirty years of research will be merged to give you an accurate account. Arcadia Publishing 9780738596587 Pub Date: 5/27/13 On Sale Date: 5/27/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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San Francisco Landmarks Catherine Accardi
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738595801 Pub Date: 11/12/12 On Sale Date: 11/12/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback
San Francisco is one of the most recognized and beloved cities in the United States, brilliantly illustrated through a visual history of 493 designated local, state, and national landmarks. San Francisco's attributes speak to us through stunning topography, the arts, and a unique array of architectural styles. The city inherited the imprint left by the Spanish with Mission Dolores, by the Gold Rush with Jackson Square, and by 20th-century entrepreneurs with the Bank of Italy. The period from the 1920s to 1950s brought a growing cosmopolitan metropolis with such landmarks as the Mark Hopkins Hotel and the Golden Gate Bridge. Residents and visitors want to know why there is a monument in the neighborhood park and why the delightful Victorians next door have a historic plaque by their front steps. Each landmark embodies the characteristics of the surrounding community and the history of the "City by the Bay."
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, San Francisco! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781933212654 Pub Date: 6/30/12 On Sale Date: 6/30/12 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to San Francisco! Parent and child Pelicans explore The City by the Bay in best-selling authorillustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, San Francisco! join the pair on their fun-filled visit to this famously foggy city as they ride cable cars up steep hills, shop on Fisherman's Wharf, and cross the Golden Gate Bridge. Along the way they eat fortune cookies in Chinatown, look up at the redwood trees in Muir Woods, and make some new friends at the San Francisco Zoo! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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San Francisco Robert W. Bowen
Summary The golden age of postcards coincided with several momentous events in San Francisco history, including a major earthquake and fire destroying over one third of the city, rapid reconstruction, strikes, political upheaval, parades, festivals, and a world's fair. From World War I through World War II, jazz-age San Francisco experienced a building boom of houses, skyscrapers, and engineering marvels such as the Bay Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge, creating a marvelous Bay Area landscape documented on thousands of ubiquitous, inexpensive picture postcards popular with both visiting tourists and local residents. Arcadia Publishing 9780738580852 Pub Date: 8/18/10 On Sale Date: 8/23/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036010 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The Bay Bridge Paul C. Trimble, Jr., John C. Alioto
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738529707 Pub Date: 2/23/05 On Sale Date: 2/23/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Bay Bridge combines suspension, cantilever, tunnel, and truss constructions in an astonishing 8.4-mile-long structure. Envisioned first in 1872 by the legendary Emperor Norton, the project finally coalesced in the 1920s, although initial studies concluded that the bridge could not be built due to the bay's deep muddy waters and the area's strong earthquakes. President Herbert Hoover, who was also an engineer, took up the cause, and the $80.8-million project began in 1933. It would replace an extensive set of ferries and forever alter the landscape and commerce of the Bay Area. Over the next three years and four months, the underwater and above-water construction continued day and night, with 152,000 tons of steel, a million cubic yards of concrete, more than 70,000 miles of cable strands, and 200,000 gallons of paint. Roughly 6,500 workers built this amazing bridge, and 12 lost their lives in the process.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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San Francisco, California Patricia Kennedy
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738518718 Pub Date: 10/23/01 On Sale Date: 10/23/01 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
On January 30, 1847, the small harbor village of Yerba Buena was rechristened "San Francisco." As the Gold Rush quickly propelled the population to over 50,000, fortunes made in the silver Comstock lode and the railroad transformed the area into the financial and cultural center of the West. Captured here in over 200 vintage images are the life and times of the city's earliest residents and their livelihoods. Spanning the mid-1800s through the early decades of the 20th century, this book offers a visual account of early life in San Francisco, from family outings at Golden Gate Park, to the images of San Franciscans rebuilding their city after the devastating Earthquake and Fire of 1906. Also pictured are the joyous occasions, including the PanamaPacific Exposition of 1915, the openings of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges, and the 1939 World's Fair. Early views of the city's landmarks capture the magic of the Bay area, such as the Ferry Depot, Nob Hill, turn of the century Chinatown, and Fisherman's Wharf.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Photography / Subjects & Themes PHO019000 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Journey Around San Francisco from A to Z Martha Day Zschock
Summary A friendly pelican guides explorers of all ages on a beautiful tour of San Francisco, pointing out intriguing sights and history along the way.
Commonwealth Editions 9781889833491 Pub Date: 3/1/03 On Sale Date: 3/1/03 $17.95 USD/$21.95 CAD Discount Code: AWBS002 Hardcover 32 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Ages 6 to 9 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Journey Around... 11.4 in H | 11.1 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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San Francisco's California Street Cable Cars Walter Rice, Emiliano Echeverria, Michael Dolgushkin
Summary San Francisco's internationally recognized cable cars are the symbol of the individual character of a great city. The California Street cable car line is one of only three remaining lines in the city. The California Street Railway, or Cal Cable, was developed and opened by Leland Stanford, one of the builders of the transcontinental railroad and later founder of Stanford University. Indeed, the iconic line, intimately connected with some of the West's pioneer businessmen, was sold, expanded, and reached its peak mileage just after 1890, only to be destroyed in the great earthquake and fire of 1906. As resilient as the city it served, Cal Cable was rebuilt and lasted as an independent business longer than any other private San Francisco transit operation. Cut down to its present form in 1954, that remnant and its double-ended cars survive as an integral part of today's cable car system. Arcadia Publishing 9780738559636 Pub Date: 9/29/08 On Sale Date: 9/29/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Rail 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Iconic San Francisco Dishes, Drinks & Desserts Laura Smith Borrman, Brandon Borrman
Summary The roots of San Francisco's celebrated food and drink culture are as diverse as the city itself. A bountiful ocean, rich soil and ingenious residents combined to create unforgettable and enduring gastronomic legacies. Discover the disputed origins of local specialties like the Chicken Tetrazzini, chop suey and the classic martini, along with the legend behind the creation of Green Goddess Dressing. Learn how the abundance of the bay contributed to classics like the Hangtown Fry and Cioppino. Marvel at the introduction of America's first fortune cookie by Benkyodo Candy Factory and how a lack of refrigeration spawned the iconic Anchor Steam Beer. Pile the guacamole on a Mission Burrito and grab an Its-It for dessert. With classic and modern recipes from beloved establishments, author Laura Smith Borrman brings these and other culinary stories to life. The History Press 9781625859587 Pub Date: 8/13/18 On Sale Date: 8/13/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 4 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Golden Gate Park: San Francisco's Urban Oasis in Vintage Postcards Christopher Pollock
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738528533 Pub Date: 11/1/03 On Sale Date: 11/6/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
An oasis of peace and nature in a crowded city, San Francisco's Golden Gate Park is one of the largest and most diverse parks in the world. Spanning over 1,000 acres, the park is home to gardens, lakes, museums, athletic fields, even a paddock for bison. It is wildly popular with locals and tourists alike, and through the years visitors have always enjoyed sending postcards from this amazing place. Through this collection of early postcards from 1894 through 1940, readers will experience classic views of Golden Gate Park, including some that no longer exist. Encompassing the park's famed monuments, statues, windmills, lakes, streams, and beautiful attractions like the bandshell and the Japanese Tea Garden, these images detail a fascinating place that stays with everyone who visits.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Ghosts and Legends of Alcatraz Bob Davis, Brian Clune, Janice Oberding
Summary Alcatraz is one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Evil spirits, unknown beasts, vicious murderers and an untold number of ghosts all are said to reside on this tiny island in San Francisco Bay. Rufus McCain, who died a brutal death at the hands of a fellow inmate, is said to roam the grounds, and the basement cells used for solitary confinement were rumored to be so frightening that inmates who endured one stint never wanted to go back. Multiple escape attempts were thwarted, including two attempts by Sam Shockley, who was later executed with fellow inmate Miran Thomson. Join Bob Davis and Brian Clune as they explore chilling tales of death, murder and savagery from America's Devil's Island. The History Press 9781467143875 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Body, Mind & Spirit / Unexplained Phenomena OCC029000 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Ghostly Tales of Alcatraz Stacia Deutsch
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197328 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $12.99 USD/$16.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Ghost stories from America's most infamous prison have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Welcome to the spooky island of Alcatraz! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know a ghost nurse wanders the halls in search of prisoners to heal? Or that nobody has ever escaped from Alcatraz…and lived to tell the tale? Can you believe Cell 14D is haunted by a mysterious, red-eyed monster? Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Alcatraz and have you sleeping with the light on!
112 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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SPOKANE ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Spokane Parks Washington State Archives
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467109475 Pub Date: 3/13/23 On Sale Date: 3/13/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Parks are designed to give people a place to rest, to connect with nature, and to build community with others. Early developers feared Spokane could be just another boomtown and hoped a robust park system would encourage settlers to stay. The first park was deeded to the City of Spokane in 1891, and over the next 20 years, the city acquired nearly 2,000 acres for parkland. Among the elements that would come to define Spokane parks are amusement rides, a zoo, the Olmsted brothers, the Silver Spurs, and breathtaking natural beauty. It took the ingenuity of several people to create parks, parkways, and playfields that would eventually become the parks that many in Spokane use today. Revisit these places--remembering the sights, smells, and surroundings--through the moments and memories captured in archival records and photographs.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wicked Spokane Ms. Deb A. Cuyle
Summary Spokane's early years were marked by violent offenses and an unchecked underworld of greed and sinister dealings. Houses of ill-repute and homebrewed whiskey abounded, and hidden tunnels beneath the streets helped stoke the lawlessness. Famous cowgirl Calamity Jane loved to deal faro when visiting the city, and it's rumored that outlaw Butch Cassidy, after a bit of plastic surgery, chose the city to live out the rest of his life in relative peace. A corrupt police department did little to curb the influence of the wealthy and those seeking to make their fortunes through bootlegging, prostitution or gambling. Join author Deborah Cuyle as she uncovers the colorful past of the Lilac City. The History Press 9781467151818 Pub Date: 10/3/22 On Sale Date: 10/3/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Murder & Mayhem in Spokane Ms. Deb A. Cuyle
Summary Spokane's dark history is loaded with murders, mischief, and drama. The beautiful city was once considered a millionaire's paradise as well as a hobo's playground, but danger lurked beneath the surface. The Black Hand gang, police hot on their trail, stalked the streets looking for local mobster Frank Bruno. A teenage boy picked up an ax for nefarious purposes. McNeil State Penitentiary housed notorious characters Charles Manson and the Birdman of Alcatraz, while Herbert Niccolls Jr., locked up at twelve years old, made history as the youngest inmate at Walla Walla Penitentiary. The History Press 9781467150392 Pub Date: 4/25/22 On Sale Date: 4/25/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Join author Deborah Cuyle as she uncovers the Lilac City's violent past.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Ghosts and Legends of Spokane Ms. Deb A. Cuyle
Summary Spokane is brimming with haunted buildings and shades reluctant to leave their beloved city. Patsy and Mary Clark have refused to leave their glorious mansion even after their passing, and the ghost of Ellen, who plunged to her death from a skylight in 1920, still whispers to current guests at the extravagant Davenport Hotel. In Greenwood Cemetery, a set of haunted stairs attracts visitors who come to see if the spirits will prevent them from reaching the top. The History Press 9781467146357 Pub Date: 8/23/21 On Sale Date: 8/23/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Join author Deborah Cuyle as she explores the Lilac City's haunted landmarks and the colorful stories of its former residents.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Bridges of Spokane Jeff Creighton
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738596358 Pub Date: 4/29/13 On Sale Date: 4/29/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Spokane's history begins with the arrival of explorer David Thompson, who established the trading post Spokane House in 1810. From that period forward, the area teemed with Euro-American settlers who often mingled with the Native American population. Spokan Falls, officially incorporated in 1881, and by 1891 known simply as Spokane, became ground zero for the extractive industries of mining and logging and later a vast hub for the railroads. These factors led to the greatest boom in the city's history between the years 1900 and 1915. Spokane's growth came on the heels of an increase in the built environment that included the creation of parks, subdivisions, an expanded downtown business district, and an almost feverish movement to create some of Washington's most beautifully designed bridges. Because of this, Spokane has often been referred to as the "City of Bridges."
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Spokane's Expo '74 Bill Cotter
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467124638 Pub Date: 2/13/17 On Sale Date: 2/13/17 $24.99 USD/$25.99 CAD/€22.49 EUR Trade Paperback
In the late 1960s, Spokane's civic leaders were desperately looking for a way to revitalize a large section of downtown, especially a motley collection of little-used railroad lines and polluted industrial sites along the Spokane River. Their solution was to use the area for Expo '74, which was billed as the first ecologically themed world's fair. Critics predicted the project was sure to fail, as Spokane was the smallest city to ever host a world's fair, but history proved them wrong. From the minute the gates opened on May 4, 1974, the crowds loved the fair. Hosting 5.4 million visitors, with participation from several major companies and countries, Expo '74 was a success. As planned, it launched a rebirth along the river that left a permanent legacy, the popular Riverfront Park.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of Modern America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Mount Spokane Duane Becker
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738595436 Pub Date: 8/20/12 On Sale Date: 8/20/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Located just 25 northeast of Spokane, Mount Spokane has been a popular winter and summer recreation area for many years. The area around the 5,883-foot peak is rugged and covered with dense forest and plant habitat. As the population around the area grew during the last half of the 19th century, more people and community leaders got involved with Mount Spokane. In 1927, the area became a state park. Skiing has long since been popular on the mountain, and today the skiing tradition continues stronger than ever. For the first time, this book brings together the complete history and photograph collection of Mount Spokane. This photographic history covers not only skiing but also early auto tour trips, a 1930s Civilian Conservation Corps camp, and a Spokane television station that built its transmitting tower on the summit of a mountain. Today, Mount Spokane is a 13,919-acre park, the largest state park in Washington.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Early Spokane Don Popejoy, Penny Hutten
Summary Spokan Falls, known as the "Capital of the Inland Empire," was named after the Spokan Indians and the picturesque falls. In 1891, the name was changed to Spokane. The town thrived as a result of the abundant waters of the Spokane River, which powered saw and grain mills, and lured major transcontinental railways to Spokane in 1881. In 1889, a fire destroyed the downtown area, but like a forest after a fire, the town enjoyed growth and resurgence soon after. Spokane would attract people as diverse as Pres. Theodore Roosevelt, Calamity Jane, Billy Sunday, and Charles Lindbergh. Easterners found that its four seasons and profusion of scenic city parks gave them a place to ensure their destiny. Arcadia Publishing 9780738581453 Pub Date: 11/15/10 On Sale Date: 11/15/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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African Americans in Spokane Jerrelene Williamson, Spokane Northwest Black Pioneers
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738570112 Pub Date: 1/20/10 On Sale Date: 1/25/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In 1888, black men were recruited from the southern states to come to Roslyn, Washington, to work in the mines. What they had not known until their arrival was that they were there to break the strike against the coal company. Upon their arrival on the Northern Pacific Coal Company train, they were met with much violence. When the strike was finally settled, everyone-black and white-went to work. After the mines closed, the blacks migrated across the Pacific Northwest. Arcadia's African Americans in Spokane is about those black families who arrived in Spokane, Washington, in 1899. This collection of historic images reveals the story of their survival, culture, churches, and significance in the Spokane community throughout the decades that followed; this is the story of the journey that began once their final destination was reached, in Spokane.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Spokane Hot Rodding John Gunsaulis
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467133005 Pub Date: 4/13/15 On Sale Date: 4/13/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Spokane, located just 20 miles from the Idaho border, is the largest city in Eastern Washington, and during the 1940s, it became a center point of an evolving postwar hot rod community. Auto sports were expanding at this time from stock car and midget racing to street cars and drag racing. Local car enthusiasts joined together with an influx of military personnel and college students who were just as passionate for hot rodding, and it was during this time that the Spokane hot rodding culture started flourishing. Together, they pushed the boundaries of hot rodding and created lifelong bonds in the process. This book explores that evolution of inland northwest hot rodding from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s, starting with the jalopy-styled hot rods that began popping up on local streets to the formation of new clubs and organized racing.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
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Influential Women of Spokane Building a Fair City Nancy Driscol Engle
Summary While known as the home of Father's Day, Spokane benefited from its share of trailblazing women. In 1886, Mother Joseph, a pioneering architect, constructed the first Sacred Heart Hospital. After fire destroyed thirty-six blocks in 1889, Anna Stratton Browne and her friends raised $10,000 to build a home for needy children that operated for six decades. And in early 1908, May Hutton became president of the Spokane Equal Suffrage League, persevering until 1910, when Washington voters gave women the vote. Historian Nancy Driscol Engle commemorates the unforgettable contributions of Spokane's women. The History Press 9781467119863 Pub Date: 9/25/17 On Sale Date: 9/25/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 32 History / United States HIS036110 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Distilled in Washington A History Becky Garrison, Mr. Charles Finkel
Summary Stories to Savor Washington has a tortured history with liquor. Efforts to ban or restrict it date back to1854, before the region even attained statehood, with blue laws remaining on the books well into the twentieth century. From Jimmie Durkin, an enterprising saloon owner, to Roy Olmstead, a former Seattle cop turned gentleman bootlegger, the business of liquor has inspired both trouble and innovation. The History Press 9781467156240 Pub Date: 3/18/24 On Sale Date: 3/18/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Join author and journalist Becky Garrison as she traces the history of the barrel and the bottle from early settlement to the modern craft distilling boom in the Evergreen State.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036110 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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The Ghostly Tales of the Pacific Northwest Ms. Deb A. Cuyle
Summary Ghost stories from the Graveyard of the Pacific have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of the Pacific Northwest's coast comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Keep your eye out for the spirits of long-lost sailors along the Columbia Bar. Or visit the White Eagle Saloon and Hotel to catch a glimpse of the spirits who checked in but never checked out. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on. Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198738 Pub Date: 5/2/22 On Sale Date: 5/2/22 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Ski Jumping in Washington State A Nordic Tradition John W. Lundin
Summary "Wherever two or three Norwegians gathered together, they constructed a jump and held competitions.'? -Harold "Cork'? Anson
The History Press 9781467147828 Pub Date: 2/1/21 On Sale Date: 2/1/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 224 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Sports
Ski jumping, once Washington's most popular winter sport, was introduced by Norwegian immigrants in the early twentieth century. It began at Spokane's Browne's Mountain and Seattle's Queen Anne Hill, then moved to midsummer tournaments on Mount Rainier in 1917 and expanded statewide as new ski clubs formed. Washington tournaments attracted the world's best jumpers--Birger and Sigurd Ruud, Alf Engen, Sigurd Ulland and Reidar Andersen, among others. In 1941, Torger Tokle set two national distance records here in just three weeks. Regional ski areas hosted national and international championships as well as Olympic tryouts, entertaining spectators until Leavenworth's last tournament in 1978. Lawyer, historian and award-winning author John W. Lundin recreates the excitement of this nearly forgotten ski jumping heritage.
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Washington National Guard William Andrew Leneweaver, Richard G. Patterson, Dr. William H. Woodward Jr., Maj. Gen. Bret D. Daugherty
Summary The Washington National Guard boasts a rich and illustrious history. From Neah Bay to Asotin and from Spokane to Grays Harbor, citizen soldiers and airmen have served and sacrificed in both local communities and exotic places: Spokane and Luzon, Whidbey Island and Calexico, American Lake and Bordeaux, Mount St. Helens and Afghanistan. Their story is now brought vividly to life in these photographs and stories. It is offered not only for history buffs but also for the thousands of current and past National Guard members, families, friends, and neighbors touched by their service to state and nation. Arcadia Publishing 9781467129855 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / Military HIS027180 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Spokane International Railway Dale W. Jones
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467102995 Pub Date: 9/9/19 On Sale Date: 9/9/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The last half of the 19th century was typified by tycoons and shrewd railroad barons. A key figure in the development of the Spokane International Railway was James Jerome Hill, or simply Jim Hill. Spokane businessmen regarded Hill as a tyrant and considered his Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads unwelcome monopolies in Northeast Washington and the Idaho Panhandle. In 1905, Daniel Chase "D.C." Corbin broke the Hill lines' stronghold by forming the Spokane International Railway as a 140-mile rail line from Spokane, Washington, to Eastport, Idaho, to interchange traffic from the Canadian border to the Pacific. Today, the route continues to be profitable under Union Pacific Railroad ownership with commodities shipped to Western markets via the Canadian Pacific Railway. This book shares the story of the Spokane International Railway and traces its international and local connections with every major railroad in the Pacific Northwest.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Transportation / Railroads TRA004010 Series: Images of Rail 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Washington Beer A Heady History of Evergreen State Brewing Michael F. Rizzo
Summary
The History Press 9781467119085 Pub Date: 5/30/16 On Sale Date: 5/30/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Brewing history touches every corner of Washington. When it was a territory, homesteader operations like Colville Brewery helped establish towns. In 1865, Joseph Meeker planted the state's first hops in Steilacoom. Within a few years, that modest crop became a five-hundred-acre empire, and Washington led the nation in hops production by the turn of the century. Enterprising pioneers like Emil Sick and City Brewery's Catherine Stahl galvanized early Pacific Northwest brewing. In 1982, Bert Grant's Yakima Brewing and Malting Company opened the first brewpub in the country since Prohibition. Soon, Seattle's Independent Ale Brewing Company led a statewide craft tap takeover, and today, nearly three hundred breweries and brewpubs call the Evergreen State home. Author Michael F. Rizzo unveils the epic story of brewing in Washington.
208 Pages Carton Qty: 22 History / United States HIS036110 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Mountain Climbing in Washington State Donald R. Tjossem
Summary This book contains images of many of the mountains and views that are available to be climbed in Washington State. Washington's mountains have been used for many years as a training ground for major international mountain climbing expeditions. The very first Americans to climb Mount Everest trained on the mountains of Washington State. Many of these scenes have never been seen by the casual hiker or climber, merely because they cover such a large geographic area of the state and are otherwise very remote.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467132992 Pub Date: 3/30/15 On Sale Date: 3/30/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of Modern America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
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Extraordinary Women Conservationists of Washington Mothers of Nature Deirdre Arntz
Summary Courageous women are to thank for many of Washington's environmental conservation successes. Bonnie Phillips, Melanie Rowland and Helen Engle battled harmful timber cutting. Polly Dyer and Emily Haig worked to expand Olympic National Park and organized efforts to establish North Cascades National Park. Women helped create the Washington Environmental Council and Washington Conservation Voters. As a state representative, Jolene Unsoeld led the fight against Boeing and other major corporations to pass the state Model Toxics Control Act. Author and Washington conservationist Dee Arntz recounts these important stories and many others, showing that the legacy of Washington's female conservationists is nothing short of extraordinary. The History Press 9781626197596 Pub Date: 1/12/15 On Sale Date: 1/12/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
A History of Pacific Northwest Cuisine Mastodons to Molecular Gastronomy Marc Hinton, Pamela Heiligenthal
Summary With a dash of humor and a sprinkling of recipes, culinarian Marc Hinton chronicles the bounty of the Pacific Northwest from the mastodon meals of the earliest inhabitants to the gastronomic revolution of today. In this lively narrative, learn how Oregon's and Washington's chefs have used the region's natural abundance to create a sumptuous cuisine that is stylish yet simple and how winemakers and brewers have crafted their own rich beverage traditions. From potlatches to Prohibition, seafood to sustainability and Lewis and Clark to James Beard, Hinton traces the events and influences that have shaped the Pacific Northwest's edible past and created a delectable fare that has foodies and enophiles from around the world clamoring for a taste. The History Press 9781609496166 Pub Date: 10/29/13 On Sale Date: 10/29/13 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
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Reno's Riverwalk District Courtney Rhiana, Christopher Ryan Meredith
Summary During the mid-1800s, Charles Fuller established the first bridge to cross the Truckee River in Reno. Shortly after, settlers took residence, built a vibrant community, and called the banks of the Truckee River home. From the booming Comstock Lode and the expansion of the Transcontinental Railroad, Reno was a town of growth. By the mid-1900s, Reno showcased some of the state's most historic structures and had become known as the divorce capital of the country. The area of Reno now recognized as the Riverwalk District faced reckless floods, storms, and devastating fires, and yet its rich history and culture has prevailed for more than 98 years. Arcadia Publishing 9780738596716 Pub Date: 3/11/13 On Sale Date: 3/11/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Reno Guy Clifton
Summary Reno has always been a small town where big things happen. Long before it adopted the slogan "The Biggest Little City in the World," Reno was visited by presidents, the nation's elite, and those drawn to the city's wide-open, live-and-let live attitude. "The Fight of the Century," between heavyweight boxers Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries brought Reno worldwide attention in 1910, and the legalization of gambling and liberalization of divorce laws in 1931 made the city a national destination. At the same time, Reno never lost its small-town feel, with generations of families and scores of familiar faces building long-standing businesses and instilling a sense of civic pride. Arcadia Publishing 9780738593265 Pub Date: 7/30/12 On Sale Date: 7/30/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Early Reno Nevada Historical Society Docent Council
Summary In 1868, Reno was a rough railroad town located on the new Central Pacific railroad line and quickly became the transportation hub for the greatest silver strike in the world, the Comstock Lode in Virginia City. By the early 1900s, Reno was the state's financial and industrial center. The automobile and the arrival of the Lincoln and Victory Highways made Reno a convenient place for a quick divorce, and between 1910 and 1970, it was known as the divorce capital of the world. Gaming thrived in Reno's back rooms and alleys since its earliest days, and became the state's major economic force after it was legalized in 1931. Known as the "Biggest Little City," Reno was famous as a place where one could do things that were difficult to do anywhere else. Arcadia Publishing 9780738581859 Pub Date: 1/31/11 On Sale Date: 1/31/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Reno's Heyday 1931-1991 David Lowndes, Karl Breckenridge
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467124072 Pub Date: 11/28/16 On Sale Date: 11/28/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
For 60 years starting in 1931, Reno was unarguably the place where things not possible elsewhere were its hallmarks--gambling, divorce, and uncomplicated weddings. Old promotional campaigns described two Renos--one for gambling and entertainment and one for outdoor activities. For locals, there were two other Renos. One was a beautiful city on a mountain river between towering peaks. It was a community of local businesses where people knew each other and were proud of its university. The other Reno was the city of casinos and top-name entertainment that attracted visitors. For most of those 60 years, the visitors' Reno increasingly crowded out the residents' Reno. But with the decline of the divorce and gambling businesses and the coming of new high-tech industries to Reno's economy, Reno's heyday may be just gearing up for a second wind.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Haunted Reno Janice Oberding
Summary The flashing neon lights of Reno harbor a ghastly past. With its wide-open gambling, divorce laws and aroundthe-clock casinos and bars, the Biggest Little City in the World was a rough and wild town with a turbulent history. Victims of Priscilla Ford's Thanksgiving Day massacre haunt a downtown street. After a disappearance and death shrouded in mystery, the spirit of Roy Frisch still lingers near the location of George Wingfield's home. Lynched by a mob for a death that never happened, the angry ghost of Luis Ortiz still walks the bridge at night. The queen of haunted Nevada, Janice Oberding, unearths the goulish history that put the "sin" in Nevada's original Sin City. The History Press 9781626199484 Pub Date: 9/28/15 On Sale Date: 9/28/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The Curious Life of Nevada's LaVere Redfield: The Silver Dollar King Jack Harpster
Summary LaVere Redfield was a prolific hoarder. When he died in 1974, his estate was estimated at more than $70 million. Executors found 680 bags of silver coins and 407,000 Morgan and Peace silver dollars in his Reno mansion. A local Reno legend, Redfield gambled regularly in Virginia Street casinos. He survived robbery and burglaries of his home, which contained false walls to store millions of silver dollars. Hating banks and paper money, as well as big government, Redfield opted to serve a prison term for income tax evasion rather than pay his debts from his ample fortune. Join author Jack Harpster for this first book-length study of this unconventional man behind the folklore and the myth. The History Press 9781626197046 Pub Date: 11/4/14 On Sale Date: 11/4/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
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Ghosts and Legends of Nevada's Highway 50 Janice Oberding
Summary The 287-mile stretch of highway that runs east to west across Nevada's desert is billed as the "Loneliest Road in America." But those who explore it find there is plenty to discover along the way in the towns of Austin, Eureka, Ely, Fallon and Fernley. Every one of these places has its own unique history, ghosts and stories to tell. From the sordid lynching of Richard Jennings to the humorous legend about a famous sack of flour, author Janice Oberding treks across Highway 50 seeking spirits and uncovering the tales of Singing Sand Mountain, the Red-Headed Giants, the Giroux Mine Disaster and many more.
The History Press 9781467139441 Pub Date: 9/17/18 On Sale Date: 9/17/18 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 60 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Virginia City and the Big Bonanza Ronald M. James, Susan A. James
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738569703 Pub Date: 3/11/09 On Sale Date: 3/16/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In Virginia City and its Comstock Lode, miners worked one of the richest deposits of gold and silver ever found. Many places claim that title, but the precious metals retrieved between 1859 and 1880, with an equivalent value today in the billions of dollars, played an unprecedented role in industrial history. With cutting-edge technology, Comstock engineers shaped mining throughout the world for the next 50 years. Virginia City's wealth propelled several people to Congress and others into the nation's highest society. At the same time, those who settled in the mining district built a civilized, sophisticated place. Drawing on former glories, the popular television series Bonanza perpetuated the legend, capturing international audiences with 14 seasons of programs. As one of the nation's largest historic landmarks, the Comstock continues to welcome millions of visitors.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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The Ghostly Tales of Virginia City Stacia Stacia Deutsch
Summary Ghost stories from Virginia City, Nevada have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of Virginia City comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Wander into Six Mile Canyon, but keep your eye out for the ghost of old Jack Davis. Or check into the International Hotel for a glimpse of guests who checked in but never checked out. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198844 Pub Date: 8/1/22 On Sale Date: 8/1/22 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 70 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Railroad to the Comstock Stephen E. Drew
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467107419 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Virginia & Truckee (V&T) was once the richest and most famous short line railroad in America. Created in 1869 to provide transportation for the Comstock Lode, the V&T transported gold and silver ore to the quartz reduction mills. On the return trip, it brought back cordwood for fuel, timbers for mining, lumber for building communities, and all the goods needed by the area's nearly 40,000 inhabitants. The V&T also supported passenger transportation between Virginia City, Gold Hill, Carson City, and Reno. At its peak, this "bonanza railroad" ran 50 trains per day and paid stockholders more than $130,000 in monthly dividends. Over the next 80 years, operations dwindled to a trickle, and the last train ran in May 1950. Today, the V&T is immortalized in motion pictures, its locomotives and cars are exhibited in museums, and 14 miles of the V&T have been returned to operation.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Rail 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Wicked Virginia City Peter B. Mires
Summary Perched on the side of a mountain in the Nevada desert, Virginia City existed for one reason only: to make money. The mining frenzy of the mid-nineteenth century uncovered veins of precious metals that would be expressed in billions today, attracting the enterprising madam Cad Thompson, the charismatic highwayman Nickanora and a plethora of swindlers. Miners, flush with their wages, supported a healthy economy of gambling, drinking and prostitution and even launched a few political careers. Sam Clemens, who became Mark Twain while reporting for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, called it "the livest town that America had ever produced.'? Join author Peter B. Mires as he explores the seamy side of this quintessential mining boomtown. The History Press 9781467144308 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Haunted Virginia City Janice Oberding
Summary Unlike any city in America, Virginia City epitomizes the notion of a western boom-and-bust ghost town. The Comstock Silver Rush lured wealth seekers from around the world, including a young Samuel Clemens. Despite the fortune some found, not all of the town's earliest settlers rest easy. Shops, hotels, boardwalks and cemeteries are said to be filled with the supernatural remnants of Virginia City's hardscrabble characters and their violent propensities. The queen of haunted Nevada, Janice Oberding, mines Virginia City's spectral history, from the ghost of Henry Comstock to the ghostly Rosie and William of the Gold Hill Hotel. The History Press 9781626199477 Pub Date: 9/28/15 On Sale Date: 9/28/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Lake Tahoe’s Rustic Architecture Peter Mires, Foreword by Peter R. Dubé, NCARB, AIA
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467116541 Pub Date: 7/18/16 On Sale Date: 7/18/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Lake Tahoe is the gem of the Sierra Nevada. Those who visit this beautiful "Lake of the Sky" may share Mark Twain's impression of the place as he camped on its shore in 1861: "As it lay there with the shadows of the mountains brilliantly photographed upon its still surface I thought it must surely be the fairest picture the whole earth affords." Twain's quote, from Roughing It, includes the trinity of Tahoe's landscape--sky, mountains, and lake--that people still find inspiring. This explains, in large part, why the man-made environment around the lake is predominantly rustic, a style of architecture noted for its compatibility with its surroundings through the use of natural materials in construction--logs, stone, and wooden shingle--along with muted shades of green and brown. Through its homes, resorts, and other assorted buildings, Lake Tahoe remains "the fairest picture."
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Nevada Beer An Intoxicating History Pat Evans, Great Basin Brewing founder Tom Young
Summary Nevada's population boomed in the 1800s, ignited by the rush to find gold and silver. Thousands of prospectors, many German immigrants, passed through the up-and-coming mining towns, and breweries popped up in their wake. As the mining slowly wound down, whole towns disappeared, and breweries struggled to survive in the Silver State. Carson Brewing Company was closed in 1948, Reno Brewing Company shut its doors in 1957 and it would be decades before craft brewers like Great Basin, Big Dog's and Revision brought local beer back into the spotlight. Join author Pat Evans as he dives into the rough-and-tumble history of beer making in the Battle Born State and looks ahead to its bright future. The History Press 9781467140447 Pub Date: 12/10/18 On Sale Date: 12/10/18 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 20 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Nevada Test Site Peter W. Merlin
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467117449 Pub Date: 10/10/16 On Sale Date: 10/10/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Since Pres. Harry Truman established the Nevada Test Site (NTS) in December 1950, it has played a vital role in the security of the United States. For four decades, the test site's primary purpose was developmental testing of nuclear explosives. Atmospheric tests conducted over Yucca Flat and Frenchman Flat between 1951 and 1962 involved thousands of Army troops and Marines simulating nuclear battlefield conditions. Civil defense planners studied blast and radiation effects and evaluated bomb shelter designs. Testing moved underground in 1963 to eliminate radioactive fallout. Other projects at the NTS included nuclear rocket engine development for space travel, training for NASA's Apollo astronauts, excavation experiments, radioactive waste storage studies, and aircraft testing. Since the last underground nuclear test in 1992, this geographically diverse testing and training complex north of Las Vegas--known since 2010 as the Nevada National Security Site--has been used to support nuclear stockpile stewardship and as a unique outdoor laboratory for government and industry research an...
128 Pages Carton Qty: 29 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Building Nevada's Highways Jennifer E. Riddle
Summary Roads are rarely given a second thought yet are indispensable to life. Admittedly, a book dedicated to roadways sounds a bit dry. But behind every double-diamond interchange, every pork chop island, and every type of asphalt is a fascinating history of the traveling public. This book reveals the hidden history of building the Silver State's highways since 1917. The next time you take a road trip across Nevada on the Lincoln Highway (US 50) or the Victory Highway (US 40) or follow a rutted road to a once-booming ghost town think of the ingenious and industrious men and women, surveyors, engineers, chemists, and yes, even the teams of mules that built the roads we still travel today. Arcadia Publishing 9781467134064 Pub Date: 11/30/15 On Sale Date: 11/30/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
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Leo the Lazy Lizard Ed Shankman, Dave O'Neill
Summary From the dynamic duo behind The Lake I Love and I Met a Moose in Maine One Day comes a moving and unforgettable tail of mindfulness, friendship, and discovering the magic of letting yourself just be . . . Arcadia Children’s Books 9781467197496 Pub Date: 3/4/24 On Sale Date: 3/4/24 $17.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book 32 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 5 to 9 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002220 Series: Shankman & O'Neill
Leo the lizard spends his days relaxing in the desert sand, gazing at the sky, and basking in the sun. The other desert animals think Leo is lazy, but the roadrunner isn’t so sure . . . could it be that Leo has learned something the others have not? Perhaps there is more to this lazy-looking lizard than truly meets the eye? With its playfully melodic rhymes and stunning desert illustrations, Leo the Lazy Lizard invites readers of all ages to discover the beauty of quiet moments—to smell every scent, feel every breeze, and love how they feel ’cause they feel so at ease! A true celebration of mindfulness, connection, and learning to appreciate the things that make us all so wonderfully unique, Leo the Lazy Lizard will delight families for generations to come!
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The Oregon Air National Guard Terrence G. Popravak Jr., Sean M. Popravak
Summary As the storm clouds of a world war gathered in the spring of 1941, Maj. G. Robert Dodson said, "We've got people, we've got a place, and we're ready!" Oregonians responded to the call to arms as the United States prepared for the coming conflict. In April 1941, the Oregon National Guard's 123rd Observation Squadron became the state's first aviation unit and pioneered Oregon military aviation into the postwar Oregon Air National Guard (ORANG). In the 70 years since its start, the citizen airmen of the ORANG have served their community, state, and nation from locations in Oregon, throughout the United States, and worldwide. They stand ready today to answer the call of duty, no matter when it comes. Arcadia Publishing 9780738593128 Pub Date: 4/9/12 On Sale Date: 4/9/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Oregon Wildland Firefighting A History Sean Davis
Summary Over the past century, some of the world's largest wildland fires have occurred in Oregon. Accidentally set by a disgruntled cook on an English ship, the Great Fire of 1845 displaced multiple tribes and boiled wildlife alive in the Columbia River. The Tillamook Burn started up every 6 years from 1933 to 1951 and incited one of the largest reseeding efforts in the world with 72 million seedlings planted. The Long Draw Fire of 2012, the state's largest in more than 150 years, started as a small spark and raged into an ocean of flames thousands of acres wide in a matter of hours. Veteran wildland firefighter Sean Davis shares harrowing firsthand accounts that illustrate what it takes to battle an inferno. The History Press 9781467138505 Pub Date: 2/11/19 On Sale Date: 2/11/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 48 History / United States HIS036110 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Cascadia Clash: Sounders versus Timbers Geoffrey C. Arnold, Don Garber, Kasey Keller
Summary
The History Press 9781609496425 Pub Date: 2/19/13 On Sale Date: 2/19/13 $19.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
For decades, the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers have met on the pitch to battle for territorial respect and Pacific Northwest dominance. Though the kits have changed, the intensity of this epic rivalry between the neighboring clubs and their passionate and unruly supporters has not. Drawing on interviews and deep research, veteran sportswriter Geoffrey C. Arnold takes a behind-the-scenes look at the villains and champions, chants and tifos, bragging rights and blowups that define this feud. Join the March to the Match and celebrate with chainsaw antics as Cascadia Clash" chronicles the Flounders versus Portscum tradition from its 1975 beginnings in the North American Soccer League to its current status as Major League Soccer's greatest grudge match."
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Portland Speedway Jeff Zurschmeide
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467131469 Pub Date: 3/3/14 On Sale Date: 3/3/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Portland Speedway, also known as Union Avenue Speedway, opened in the summer of 1936 and enjoyed a 66-year run as the leading oval track in Portland. Originally built as a dirt track on a farmer's field in the far north of the city, the track was known for track roadsters based on Ford's Model T, sprint cars, and stock cars. As returning servicemen discovered a love for racing, the track exploded in popularity after World War II. The track was paved in 1946 and flourished as a center for racing; it even included a drive-in movie theater. Many notable racers, such as Len Sutton, Rolla Vollstedt, Greg Biffle, and Mike Bliss, either started their careers at or visited Portland Speedway. But the real story of Portland Speedway is told in the hundreds of people who made a living or simply enjoyed the racing life while competing at the Pacific Northwest's finest track.
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Lost Portland, Oregon Val C. Ballestrem
Summary As Portland has grown and changed, so has its architectural landscape. Once prominent landmarks have disappeared--the Marquam Building collapsed during 1912 renovations, the massive chamber of commerce building became a parking lot and the Corbett Building became a shopping mall. The city skyline was shaped by architects like Justus F. Krumbein and David L. Williams, only to drastically change in the face of urban renewal and the desire for modernization. Discover the stories behind some of Portland's most iconic buildings, including the Beth Israel Synagogue and the first East Side High School, both lost to fire. Join historian Val C. Ballestrem as he explores the city's architectural heritage from the 1890s to the present, as well as the creative forces behind it. The History Press 9781467139533 Pub Date: 12/3/18 On Sale Date: 12/3/18 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Murder & Scandal in Prohibition Portland: Sex, Vice & Misdeeds in Mayor Baker's Reign JD Chandler, Theresa Griffin Kennedy
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The History Press 9781467119535 Pub Date: 2/1/16 On Sale Date: 2/1/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The 1917 election of Mayor George Luis Baker ushered a long era of unscrupulous greed into Portland government. While supposedly enforcing prohibition laws, Baker ordered police chief Leon Jenkins to control and profit from the bootlegging market. Baker filled city coffers and his friends' pockets with booze-soaked cash while sensational headlines like the 1929 affair between policeman Bill Breuning and informant Anna Schrader scandalized the city. Maligned in the press, Schrader executed a bitter campaign to recall the mayor. In 1933, a hired gunman murdered special investigator to the governor Frank Aiken a day before he would have filed a report on corruption in the city government. Authors JD Chandler and Theresa Griffin Kennedy unearth the salacious details of Baker's crooked administration in a revelatory account of prohibition in the Rose City.
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Portland's Lost Waterfront Tall Ships, Steam Mills and Sailors' Boardinghouses Barney Blalock
Summary
The History Press 9781609495954 Pub Date: 11/6/12 On Sale Date: 11/6/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Today, Portland, Oregon, is a city of majestic bridges crisscrossing the deep swath of the Willamette River. A century ago, riverboat pilots would have witnessed a flurry of stevedores and longshoremen hurrying along the wharves. Situated as the terminus of sea lanes and railroads, with easy access to the wheat fields, sawmills and dairies of the Willamette Valley, Portland quickly became a rich and powerful seaport. As the city changed, so too did the role of the sailor--once bartered by shanghai masters, later elevated to well-paid and respected mariner. Drawing on primary source material, previously unpublished photographs and thirty-three years of waterfront work, local author Barney Blalock recalls the city's vanished waterfront in these tales of sea dogs, salty days and the river's tides.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Portland in the 1960s Stories from the Counterculture Polina Olsen, Joe Uris
Summary
The History Press 9781609494711 Pub Date: 8/28/12 On Sale Date: 8/28/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In 1968, Newsweek reported an imminent threat of twenty thousand hippies descending on Portland, Oregon. Although the numbers were exaggerated, Portland did boast a vibrant 1960s culture of disenchanted and disenfranchised individuals seeking social and political revolution. Barefoot and bell-bottomed, they hung out in Portland's bohemian underground and devised a better world. What began in coffee shop conversations found its voice in the Willamette Bridge newspaper, KBOO radio station and the Portland State University student strike, resulting in social, artistic and political change in the Rose City. Through these stories from the counterculture, author Polina Olsen brings to life the beat-snapping Caffe Espresso, the incense and black light posters of the Psychedelic Supermarket and the spontaneous concerts and communal soups in Lair Park.
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Portland's Pearl District Christopher S. Gorsek
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738593241 Pub Date: 7/23/12 On Sale Date: 7/23/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The Pearl District, located in Portland's northwest province, was originally home to timber, lakes, and streams and was occupied by Native Americans. With the arrival of pioneers, its landscape gave way to an industrial scene, which quickly included the railroad. Trains delivered countless cars into what would become the Pearl District. They were first divided up in the railroad yard, and then switch engines transported the vehicles to the doors of local trade buildings.As industry moved out to the suburbs, the need for large rail yards and their storage facilities was greatly reduced in the Pearl. This opened the door for redevelopment of the district, which first began along NW Twenty-third Avenue and spread into the adjacent warehouses and rail yards north of Burnside, between NW Fourteenth Avenue and the Willamette River. Over the last 25 years, the former industrial landscape has transitioned into a dynamic residential and commercial neighborhood known as the Pearl District.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Oregon Wine Country Stories Decoding the Grape Kenneth Friedenreich
Summary
The History Press 9781625858757 Pub Date: 4/9/18 On Sale Date: 4/9/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Just fifty years ago, Oregon had no wine industry of consequence. Today, the state teems with a wine culture that matches the fecundity of its land and the vital spirit of its people. The pioneers who dared that tradition into being, from astrophysicists to cherry farmers to harpsichord makers, stand poised to pass on their legacy to an eager new generation. The bold experimentation of urban wineries now joins the steady contributions of outstanding producers like Bethel Heights, Cerulean Skies, Eyrie and Honeywood. Kenneth Friedenreich, a noted Oregon wine writer and an equally ardent Oregon wine devotee, seizes this moment of transition to probe the state's fascinating oenological frontiers and evaluate the repercussions of the industry's dramatic success. Based on dozens of interviews and even more glasses of wine, this drinking companion volume traverses the full range of Oregon's viticultural areas, providing useful AVA maps, historical photos and extensive winery listings.
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Notable Women of Portland Tracy J. Prince, Zadie Schaffer
Summary The story of Portland, Oregon, like much of history, has usually been told with a focus on male leaders. This book offers a reframing of Portland's history. Many women made their mark and radically changed the Oregon frontier, including Native Americans Polly Johnson and Josette Nouette; pioneers Minerva Carter and Charlotte Terwilliger; doctors Marie Equi, Mary Priscilla Avery Sawtelle, and Bethina Owens-Adair; artists Eliza Barchus and Lily E. White; suffragists Abigail Scott Duniway, Hattie Redmond, and Eva Emery Dye; lawyer Mary Gysin Leonard; Air Force pilot Hazel Ying Lee; politicians Barbara Roberts and Margaret Carter; and authors Frances Fuller Victor, Beverly Cleary, Beatrice Morrow Cannady, Ursula Le Guin, and Jean Auel. These women, along with groups of women such as "Wendy the Welders," made Portland what it is today. Arcadia Publishing 9781467125055 Pub Date: 6/5/17 On Sale Date: 6/5/17 $29.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€25.49 EUR Hardcover Paper over boards 128 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Portland's Maritime History Rebecca Harrison, Daniel Cowan
Summary Portland is not only the site of numerous marine terminals along the Willamette and Columbia Rivers but also home to much of our American maritime history. Portland shipbuilding started in 1840 with construction of the schooner Star of Oregon. Over 100 years later, three Portland shipyards would build 621 ships for the war effort. Both before and after World War II, several steel and iron companies used the harbors in Portland for their manufacturing. Aside from production, Portland ships over 13 million tons of cargo every year and is the biggest shipper of wheat in the United States. The city displays this maritime history along its beautiful rivers. Arcadia Publishing 9781467130844 Pub Date: 1/13/14 On Sale Date: 1/13/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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African Americans of Portland Oregon Black Pioneers, Kimberly Stowers Moreland
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738596198 Pub Date: 1/21/13 On Sale Date: 1/21/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The prolific journey of African Americans in Portland is rooted in the courageous determination of black pioneers to begin anew in an unfamiliar and often hostile territory. Amazingly, a small population of African Americans settled in Portland against a backdrop of exclusion laws that banned free blacks from settling in Oregon. At the end of the 19th century, new employment opportunities in Portland and growing antiblack sentiments elsewhere spurred the growth of Portland's African American community. Approximately 75 African American men were hired at the Portland Hotel, and the completion of transcontinental rail lines brought African American railroad workers to Portland. By 1890, the majority of Oregon's black population resided in Multnomah County, and Portland became the center of a thriving black middle-class community. Fifty years later, the recruitment of defense workers increased the population of African Americans nearly tenfold. The war boom, coupled with the tragic Vanport flood, forever changed Portland's urban landscape and reshaped the socioeconomic realities of Port...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Portland's Streetcar Lines Richard Thompson
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738581262 Pub Date: 10/25/10 On Sale Date: 10/25/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Portland neighborhoods owe their location, alignment, and growth to a splendid, 19th-century innovation: the streetcar. This city still bears the imprint of the carlines that once wove their way out to suburbs in every direction, including Fulton, Portland Heights, Goose Hollow, Nob Hill, Slabtown, Willamette Heights, Albina, Saint Johns, Irvington, Rose City, Mount Tabor, Montavilla, Mount Scott, and Sellwood. As routes developed, people used them for more than just getting to work; they also discovered the recreational function of street railways while visiting friends, parks, and shopping areas farther from the center of town. The time of the trolley peaked during the 1910s. In 1927, the local street railway system entered a period of slow decline that ended in 1950, when Portland's last city streetcars gave way to buses. This is the history of those classic lines.
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Vanishing Portland Ray Bottenberg, Jeanna Bottenberg
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738558301 Pub Date: 6/16/08 On Sale Date: 6/16/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Portland at the end of World War II was an international port and a powerhouse of the timber and shipbuilding industries. Oregon's largest city grew and changed in the decades that followed, adding new industries and population. It also endured reductions in shipbuilding capacity, a devastating flood, a declining timber industry, urban renewal, freeway construction, and social change. By the 1990s, a wave of globalization and big-box retail marketing swelled shipping at the city's port and swept away a surprising number of Portland's businesses, which remain in the fond memories of Portlanders. A few of these memorable icons include the stores Meier and Frank, J. K. Gill, Payless Drug, and Sprouse-Reitz; the restaurants Henry Theile, Jolly Joan, Tik Tok, Yaw's Top Notch, and Waddle's; the Jantzen Beach Amusement Park; the Portland Hotel; the Broadway, Fox, and Orpheum theaters; Henry Weinhard's brewery; the Ramblin' Rod television show; and Portland Wrestling.
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Hockey in Portland Jim Mancuso, Scott Petterson
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738548043 Pub Date: 8/15/07 On Sale Date: 8/15/07 $24.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Portland, Oregon, has an old and rich hockey tradition. The City of Roses was home to six professional hockey teams that took the ice in fi ve different leagues, including two major league clubs. It all started with the Rosebuds (1914-1918), who earned the distinction of being the fi rst United States-based team to compete for the Stanley Cup. The tradition continued with a second version of the Rosebuds (1925-1926), the original Buckaroos (1928-1931), a second version of the Buckaroos (1933-1941), the Eagles/Penguins (1944-1951), and the Western Hockey League (WHL) Buckaroos (1960-1974). The WHL Buckaroos won three Patrick Cup titles and iced several minor league hockey legends, including Gordon Fashoway, Guyle Fielder, Don Head, Andy Hebenton, Norm Johnson, Art Jones, Connie Madigan, and Bill Saunders. Several Hockey Hall of Famers--Tommy Dunderdale, George Hay, Dick Irvin, and Moose Johnson--also spent time on Portland teams.
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Portland Walter Fortner
Summary The year was 1901, and Portland, Oregon, was celebrating its 50th birthday, having grown from a community of 821 people to become the largest city in the Pacific Northwest. A small change in postal regulations that year opened the door to the production of the picture postcard, and collecting these cards quickly became a popular hobby. Many of these cards survive today and provide a glimpse of life in days gone by. Collected here are many rare images of Portland: grand hotels and magnificent buildings, the natural beauty of the surrounding area, the great bridges, and splendid sailing ships. The world's fair honoring the centennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition and the annual Rose Festival inspired enough cards to fill their own books. Arcadia Publishing 9780738548746 Pub Date: 8/1/07 On Sale Date: 8/6/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Portland Fire & Rescue Brian K. Johnson, Don Porth
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738548838 Pub Date: 5/16/07 On Sale Date: 5/16/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Firefighting in Portland boasts many proud traditions and a long and storied history. In 1851, Col. Thomas Dryer, editor of the Oregonian newspaper, decided that it was in the best interest of the city to establish a firefighting force, and with that, he founded the Pioneer Fire Engine Company No. 1. Little better than a bucket brigade, this volunteer force of 37 men wearing red shirts started operations with just a single hand pump. From these humble beginnings, the organization grew to keep pace with a burgeoning city. From the great fire of 1873 and the colorful era of horse-drawn apparatus to technological innovations and community involvement, Portland Fire & Rescue--as the department is now known--has valiantly protected lives and property in Portland for more than a century and a half.
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Bridges of Portland Ray Bottenberg
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738548760 Pub Date: 3/21/07 On Sale Date: 3/21/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Portland is an inland port city that rose to importance in the mid-19th century as a major shipping point for the Pacific Northwest's wheat, lumber, and other commodities. The Columbia and Willamette Rivers enabled seagoing vessels to reach the port, but they also presented obstacles to local travel and commerce. Willamette River ferry service was available by 1853, but Portlanders had to wait until 1887 for a bridge. The first was the Morrison Bridge, followed by the Steel Bridge in 1888, the Madison Bridge was in 1891, and the Burnside Bridge in 1894. These bridges helped Portland grow from 17,600 residents in 1880 to 90,000 in 1900. Many more bridges were added as Portland grew during the 20th century, and well-known bridge engineers Ralph Modjeski, J.A.L. Waddell, Gustav Lindenthal, David Steinman, and Joseph Strauss each contributed to Portland's world-class collection of bridges.
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Portland's Streetcars Richard Thompson
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738531151 Pub Date: 5/31/06 On Sale Date: 6/5/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Street railways arrived early in Portland and made lasting social and economic contributions that are still apparent in the layout and character of the city's neighborhoods today. During the 1890s, streetcar lines spread rapidly into the West Hills and across the Willamette River. The technological prowess of the growing "Rose City" was reflected in the largest horsecar in the Northwest, the second steepest cable car grade in the nation, the first true interurban railway, and an annual illuminated trolley parade. By the dawn of the 20th century, Portland could boast of the largest electric railway system in the West, as well as its first eight-wheeled streetcar. The streetcars lasted into the late 1950s here, and then, after a hiatus of nearly 30 years, were rediscovered by a new generation of urban planners.
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Columbia River, The John A. Harrison
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467107686 Pub Date: 11/29/21 On Sale Date: 11/29/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Columbia River is the dominant river system of the Northwest United States. It is a river of many uses-hydropower, fisheries, and irrigation--and was known by many names--Columbia's River, the Big River, and even River in the Chickadee Territory. It is the fourth-largest river by volume in North America, draining parts of seven states and the province of British Columbia. Because of its unique location close to the ocean, its tall mountain ranges, its steep drop from headwaters to the ocean, its deep and solid canyon, and its huge volume of clear, cold water, the Columbia River evolved as one of the great salmon and hydropower rivers of the world. And therein lies the chief paradox of the Columbia--the conflict of its natural history with its human history. Today, the river is an "organic machine," in the words of historian Richard White, part nature, part machine. This book briefly explores the natural and human histories of the river through photographs from historical archives, government agencies, and personal collections.
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Portland's Slabtown Mike Ryerson, Norm Gholston, Tracy J. Prince, Foreword by Tim Hills
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738596297 Pub Date: 5/20/13 On Sale Date: 5/20/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In Portland's first decades, the northwest side remained dense forests. Native Americans camped and Chinese immigrants farmed around Guild's Lake. In the 1870s, Slabtown acquired its unusual name when a lumber mill opened on Northrup Street. The mill's discarded log edges were a cheap source of heating and cooking fuel. This slabwood was stacked in front of working-class homes of employees of a pottery, the docks, icehouses, slaughterhouses, and lumber mills. Development concentrated along streetcar lines. The early 20th century brought the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, manufacturing, shipbuilding, Montgomery Ward, and the Vaughn Street Ballpark. Today, Slabtown is a densely populated residential neighborhood, with many small shops and restaurants and an industrial area on its northern border. Tourists still arrive by streetcar to the charming Thurman, NW Twenty-first, and Twenty-third Avenues. Famous residents include author Ursula Le Guin, baseball greats Johnny Pesky and Mickey Lolich, NBA player Swede Halbrook, and Portland mayors Bud Clark and Vera Katz.
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PELICAN
Haunted Portland, Oregon Ghost Hunting in the City of Roses Jeff Dwyer
Summary This addition to the Haunted America series offers armchair entertainment and open-road adventure for casual and serious ghost hunters as well as tourists who seek a lively twist to local history. It is a detailed book about ghostly places that are accessible to the public.
Pelican 9781455626687 Pub Date: 9/6/21 On Sale Date: 9/6/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
LOL Jokes Portland Portland Craig Yoe
Summary Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Portland combines the best of humor and history for young readers!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198431 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: LOL Jokes 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the City of Roses, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing 'til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Portland is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. What building in Portland has the most STORIES? Powell's Books! Fun Factoid: In 1842, the founders of Portland disagreed on what the city should be called. One proposed "Boston, Oregon,'? the other came up with "Portland, Oregon.'? Amazing, but true: the name was decided by the toss of a coin! And I guess you know which one won!
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Super Cities! Portland Portland Cindy Collins-Taylor
Summary Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Portland's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198530 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Did you know about the eerie tunnels right beneath Old Town Portland's busy streets? Or that Hacky Sack originated in Portland? Have you heard of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens? From the annual Rose Festival, to the Oregon Trail, Super Cities!: Portland covers it all, and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make this city great. Kayak along the Willamette River, grab a sweet treat from Voodoo Doughnut, and attend a Portland Timbers game, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of Portland!
96 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 960 Ages 7 to 12, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Hello, Portland! Martha Day Zschock
Summary Welcome to Portland! Parent and child beavers visit Portland, Oregon in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Portland! join the pair as they tour all around the city. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA. Commonwealth Editions 9781938700545 Pub Date: 6/19/18 On Sale Date: 6/19/18 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 5.9 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Distilled in Oregon A History & Guide with Cocktail Recipes Scott Stursa, Margarett Waterbury of Edible Portland
Summary
The History Press 9781467137720 Pub Date: 2/6/17 On Sale Date: 2/6/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Early Oregon fur traders concocted a type of distilled beverage known as "Blue Ruin," used in commerce with local Native Americans. Drawn by the abundant summer harvests of the Willamette Valley, distillers put down roots in the nineteenth century. Because of Oregon's early sunset on legal liquor production in 1916--four years before national Prohibition--hundreds of illicit stills popped up across the state. Residents of Portland remained well supplied, thanks to the infamous efforts of Mayor George Baker. The failed national experiment ended in 1933, and Hood River Distillers resurrected the sensible enterprise of turning surplus fruit into brandy in 1934. Thanks in part to the renowned Clear Creek Distillery triggering a craft distilling movement in 1985, the state now boasts seventy distilleries and counting. Author Scott Stursa leads a journey through the history of distilling in the Beaver State.
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Portland on the Take: Mid-Century Crime Bosses, Civic Corruption & Forgotten Murders JD Chandler, JB Fisher
Summary
The History Press 9781626197497 Pub Date: 11/18/14 On Sale Date: 11/18/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In an era when Portland's shipyards thrived, so, too, did corruption. The Red Scare that followed the 1934 Waterfront Strike allowed gangsters to gain control of some of the city's unions. Working in cahoots with high-ranking city officials, criminals like Al Winter and James Elkins gained power and influence, often using goon squads" of union men and hired criminals to enforce their will. Now authors JD Chandler and JB Fisher bring Portland's days of civic corruption and hidden murders out of the shadows. With unprecedented access to the police investigative files of the Frank Tatum murder of 1947 and the detective notebooks and tape recorder transcripts of Multnomah County sheriff's detective Walter Graven, the authors shed new light on Portland's turbulent mid-twentieth-century past."
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Portland Food Cart Stories: Behind the Scenes with the City's Culinary Entrepreneurs Steven Shomler
Summary
The History Press 9781626193734 Pub Date: 4/15/14 On Sale Date: 4/15/14 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
For a fresh take on a variety of cuisines, reservations won't be necessary. Just step up to a Portland food cart instead. Tour the city's finest carts with author Steven Shomler and meet the innovative and enterprising chefs serving masterpieces from mobile kitchens. Chefs like Nick and Carina of Cheese Plate PDX, who served a reception for the Dalai Lama when he was in town. Or Sean and McKinze, who started the Georgian-inspired cart Kargi Gogo after living overseas in Georgia. Portland's food carts draw talent from across the country. Roy and Kimmy of Retrolicious left behind their own diner in Arizona to join the local scene. These food cart pioneers, and many others, are profiled in a mouthwatering look at a unique dining experience Portland has perfected.
208 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Hidden History of Portland, Oregon JD Chandler
Summary In this engaging narrative, author JD Chandler crafts a people's history of Portland, Oregon, sharing the lesser-known stories of individuals who stood against the tide and fought for liberty and representation: C.E.S. Wood, who documented the conflict between Native Americans and the United States Army; Beatrice Morrow Cannady, founding member of the Portland NAACP and first African American woman to practice law in Oregon; women's rights advocate Dr. Marie Equi, who performed abortions and was an open lesbian; and student athlete Jack Yoshihara, who, in the wake of Pearl Harbor, was barred from participating in the 1942 Rose Bowl. From scandal and oppression to injustice and the brink of revolution, join Chandler as he gives voice to the Rose City's quiet radicals and outspoken activists. The History Press 9781626191983 Pub Date: 11/12/13 On Sale Date: 11/12/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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A History of Pacific Northwest Cuisine Mastodons to Molecular Gastronomy Marc Hinton, Pamela Heiligenthal
Summary With a dash of humor and a sprinkling of recipes, culinarian Marc Hinton chronicles the bounty of the Pacific Northwest from the mastodon meals of the earliest inhabitants to the gastronomic revolution of today. In this lively narrative, learn how Oregon's and Washington's chefs have used the region's natural abundance to create a sumptuous cuisine that is stylish yet simple and how winemakers and brewers have crafted their own rich beverage traditions. From potlatches to Prohibition, seafood to sustainability and Lewis and Clark to James Beard, Hinton traces the events and influences that have shaped the Pacific Northwest's edible past and created a delectable fare that has foodies and enophiles from around the world clamoring for a taste. The History Press 9781609496166 Pub Date: 10/29/13 On Sale Date: 10/29/13 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Murder & Mayhem in Portland, Oregon JD Chandler
Summary The headlines shook Portland, Oregon. The brutal Ardenwald axe murders. The retribution killings by Chinatown tongs. The fiendish acts of the Dark Strangler. In this compelling account, author JD Chandler chronicles the coverups, the false confessions, the miscarriages of justice and the investigative twists and turns of Portland's infamous crimes while providing valuable historical perspective. From the untimely end of the Black Mackintosh Bandit to the convoluted hunt for the Milwaukie Monster, join Chandler as he unveils the shadowy heart of the city, acknowledges the officers who sought justice and remembers the individuals whose lives were claimed by violence. The History Press 9781609499259 Pub Date: 3/19/13 On Sale Date: 3/19/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036110 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Lost Restaurants of Portland, Oregon Theresa Griffin Kennedy
Summary A full menu of unforgettable events and historical milestones.
The History Press 9781467143301 Pub Date: 9/26/22 On Sale Date: 9/26/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Delve into the Rose City's colorful and sometimes tumultuous past through the memories, meals and recipes that put these bygone restaurants on the map. From The Quality Pie, a favorite of Portlanders from all walks of life, to the River Queen, which enjoyed a long and storied life as a working vessel before becoming a stationary restaurant on the Willamette River, visitors and locals alike have enjoyed a unique variety of eateries. Celebrities once enjoyed steak dinners in the Barbary Coast's Roaring 20's Room while Café Lena offered simpler fare to poets and dreamers in search of a relaxed atmosphere. Join author Theresa Griffin Kennedy for a sumptuous tour of Portland's shuttered cafés, diners and grand dining rooms.
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WICHITA THE HISTORY PRESS
Classic Restaurants of Wichita Denise Neil
Summary Wichita is the birthplace of Pizza Hut and White Castle. But from its early days as a cattle drive stopover on the Chisholm Trail to its current life as a hub for aviation manufacturing, the city has been filled with hundreds of popular restaurants owned by generations of hardworking entrepreneurs. The 1920s and 1930s were a time for tearooms like Innes and for cafés like Holly Cafe and Fairland Cafe. The '60s and '70s ushered in swanky private nightclubs like Abe's. And there are classics like NuWay Cafe, Old Mill Tasty Shop and Angelo's that are still around today. Author Denise Neil details the rich history of Wichita's favorite classic eateries.
The History Press 9781467146975 Pub Date: 8/9/21 On Sale Date: 8/9/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Iconic Eats of Wichita Surprising History, People and Recipes Joe Stumpe
Summary
The History Press 9781467148818 Pub Date: 1/17/22 On Sale Date: 1/17/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Located a long way from any ports of call, Wichita is perhaps the last place where you'd expect to find a diverse culinary scene. From its early days as a rough-and-tumble cow town on the Chisholm Trail, the city first achieved dining sophistication through the efforts of the Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club, now the oldest such club in the United States. Steakhouses in the north end invented and popularized what some consider the city's signature dish: garlic salad. Waves of immigrants from three parts of the world--Mexico, Lebanon and Vietnam--stamped the dining habits of residents with dishes such as piratas, shawarma and Saigon Oriental Restaurant's famous No. 49. Author Joe Stumpe tells these stories and more while providing nearly two hundred prize recipes from restaurants and home cooks.
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Old Cowtown Museum Keith Wondra, Barb Myers
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467117432 Pub Date: 9/12/16 On Sale Date: 9/12/16 $24.99 USD/$25.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Old Cowtown Museum originally started as a shrine to the pioneers and founders of Wichita. It later reinvented itself according to Hollywood's version of the Old West. After the peak of Western films, the museum once again updated its theme to reflect Wichita's agricultural history. In recent years, Old Cowtown Museum has become a nationally recognized and accredited living history museum. A product of 1950s Old West nostalgia, it has become one of the most beloved of all of Wichita's museums and institutions. Inside this book is the story of how Old Cowtown Museum became the regional and cultural attraction it is today, along with images of the museum throughout its 66-year history, including people, events, and stories, many of which have never been published before.
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Botanica The Wichita Gardens Keith Wondra
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467114097 Pub Date: 6/1/15 On Sale Date: 6/1/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Growing from 4 gardens in 1987 to 29 in 2015, Botanica, The Wichita Gardens has become a regional attraction. The dream of a botanical garden in Wichita started in the early 1970s with John Firsching, superintendent of landscape and forestry with the Board of Park Commissioners, and in 1987 the gardens opened on the site of Wichita's Sim Park. Images of Modern America: Botanica, The Wichita Gardens tells the story of the people, events, and stories that have shaped Botanica into Wichita's garden. Included are images of Botanica throughout the gardens' 28-year history and the earlier history of Sim Park, many of which have never been published before.
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Murder & Mayhem in Southeast Kansas Larry E. Wood
Summary From railroad towns like Ladore to cow towns like Newton and Wichita, southeast Kansas pulsed with rowdy activity during the late nineteenth century. The unruly atmosphere drew outlaws, including the Dalton Gang, and even crazed serial killers the likes of the Bender clan. Violent incidents, from gunfights to lynchings, punctuated the region's Wild West era, and the allure of the frontier also attracted the everyday people whose passions sometimes spawned bloodshed as well. Award-winning author Larry E. Wood explores thirteen of these remarkable episodes in the criminal history of southeast Kansas. The History Press 9781467141406 Pub Date: 3/25/19 On Sale Date: 3/25/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Wicked Wichita Joe Stumpe
Summary Early Wichita earned a wicked reputation from newspapers across Kansas thanks to a bevy of madams and murderers, bootleggers and bank robbers, con men and crooked cops. Gambler and saloonkeeper "Rowdy Joe" Lowe was the toast of the town before shooting down his rival, "Red" Beard, and skipping town. Robber and cop killer "Clever Eddie" Adams spread a wave of terror until the police evened the score. Dixie Lee ran the city's classiest brothel with little interference from authorities. Notorious quack "Professor" H. Samuels made a fortune selling worthless eye drops. And county attorney Willard Boone was chased out of town when he was caught with his hand in the bootlegger's cookie jar. Local author Joe Stumpe tells the real stories of the city's best-known and least-known criminals and misfits. The History Press 9781467139106 Pub Date: 10/8/18 On Sale Date: 10/8/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A Kansas Soldier at War: The Civil War Letters of Christian & Elise Dubach Isely Ken Spurgeon
Summary
The History Press 9781626190153 Pub Date: 3/12/13 On Sale Date: 3/12/13 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
When war broke out in 1861, Christian and Elise Dubach Isely, soon to be married, found themselves in the midst of the conflict. Having witnessed the atrocities of Bleeding Kansas firsthand and fearful of what would come from this war, Christian enlisted with the 2nd Kansas Cavalry to fight alongside Union forces. During the next three years, the couple would write hundreds of letters to each other, as well as to friends and family members. Their writings survive today, providing a unique look at the Civil War--one of both military and civilian perspectives--in a passionate exchange between husband and wife in which the war, faith and family are discussed openly and frankly.
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African Americans of Wichita The Kansas African American Museum
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467114813 Pub Date: 10/12/15 On Sale Date: 10/12/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The African American community of Wichita is as old as the city itself, dating back to early pioneers, cowboys, and business figures. Once relatively integrated, Wichita became more segregated as the 20th century unfolded. In response, African Americans developed a lively neighborhood downtown with its own businesses, churches, schools, and organizations. World War II brought new populations to work in the aircraft industry and set the stage for profound changes. In the 1950s, a younger generation of leaders challenged racism and discrimination, unleashing a period of change that was both hopeful and painful. In recent years, the African American community has become more complex, with generations of established families joined by recent transplants, emigrants from Africa, and children of mixed marriages. While challenges remain, African Americans are more visible than ever before in local life, evident in politics, business, sports, and education.
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Mayday Over Wichita The Worst Military Aviation Disaster in Kansas History D. W. Carter
Summary On the cold Saturday morning of January 16, 1965, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 tanker carrying thirty-one thousand gallons of jet fuel crashed into a congested African American neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas. When the fire and destruction finally subsided, forty-seven people--mostly African American children--were dead or injured, homes were completely destroyed and numerous families were splintered. As shocking as it may sound, the event was seemingly omitted from the historical record for nearly fifty years. Now, historian D. W. Carter examines the myths and realities of the crash while providing new insights about the horrific four-minute flight that forever changed the history of Kansas. The History Press 9781626190528 Pub Date: 8/20/13 On Sale Date: 8/20/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Wichita 1930-2000 Jay M. Price, Keith Wondra
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738598550 Pub Date: 3/18/13 On Sale Date: 3/18/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Situated in the heart of the Great Plains, Wichita has been a city of energy and change. The Great Depression and World War II brought both challenges and opportunities. During the postwar years, commercial and business activities downtown thrived, while shopping malls and drive-ins appeared in new suburbs. Meanwhile, African Americans, countercultural figures, and other groups struggled to reshape local affairs. Urban renewal transformed whole sections of the city, while redevelopment brought new life into older structures. Events such as Riverfest and a host of museums have improved the quality of life. A strong entrepreneurial tradition has remained, and populations from Asia and Latin America have brought new perspectives. Aviation has remained the economy's heart, although health care, higher education, and other ventures have made their mark as well. Through it all, the rhythms of everyday life have continued, creating a vibrant, complex community facing the dawn of the 21st century.
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Wichita James E. Mason
Summary Wichita, Kansas, was founded in 1870 as a small frontier cow town. By 1900, after having gone through one of the most remarkable real estate boom-and-bust cycles in US history, it had become the largest city in the state and a regional hub of commerce. Wichita flourished between 1900 and 1940, and its population quadrupled as it became a world leader in aircraft production. Picture postcards were introduced just as Wichita entered this latter phase of development, and the colorful new form of communication amply documented Wichita's history during those years. Arcadia Publishing 9780738593906 Pub Date: 9/10/12 On Sale Date: 9/10/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€22.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Wichita Haunts Beth Cooper
Summary Shadowman is seen roaming the grounds at Cowtown. The blacksmith touches investigators in his shop. The former church on Hillside Street has a friendly ghost named Belle. These are just a few of the characters that linger in Haunted Wichita. Wichita grew from the prairie as a cattle town into "the Peerless Princess of the Plains." Influenced by bold settlers, the city reflects the American spirit of capitalism and manifest destiny. Explore the haunted history of Wichita through supernatural tales from Cowtown, the Delano District, theaters, and hotels. Most are authentic haunted locations, as documented by Wichita Paranormal Research Society (WPRS) and Paranormal Research Investigators (PRI). Arcadia Publishing 9780738582870 Pub Date: 10/3/11 On Sale Date: 10/3/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Wichita's Riverside Parks James E. Mason
Summary Wichita was founded in 1870 at the junction of the Little and Big Arkansas Rivers in south central Kansas. From the very beginning, the rivers have been a focus for social and recreational activity. Parks, both public and private, were established along these waterways near downtown to capitalize on this natural asset and have gone through many changes. Some of these parks are now over 100 years old, but one no longer exists, having literally been dug up and hauled away in wheelbarrows in 1933. This book chronicles many of the colorful activities and events that have occurred in these parks over the years, and shows how vital they are in the Wichita of today. Arcadia Publishing 9780738583723 Pub Date: 4/4/11 On Sale Date: 4/4/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wichita's Lebanese Heritage Jay M. Price, Victoria Foth Sherry, Matthew Namee
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738577173 Pub Date: 1/4/10 On Sale Date: 1/4/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Wichita, a city of entrepreneurs, offered an ideal home for Middle Eastern Christians who started arriving in the 1890s. Initially identifying themselves as Syrians, they operated as peddlers across southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. Peddling rapidly gave way to wholesale, grocery, and dry goods companies. Patriarchs such as N. F. Farha and E. G. Stevens established themselves in local business and civic circles. Primarily Eastern Orthodox, the Lebanese established two churches, St. George Orthodox Church and St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church, that became focal points of community life. After World War II, entrepreneurs responded to new opportunities, from real estate to supermarkets to the professions. In recent decades, an additional wave of immigrants from war-torn Lebanon has continued the entrepreneurial tradition.
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Wichita's Legacy of Flight AIAA-Wichita Section, Jay M. Price
Summary Known as the "Air Capital of the World," Wichita, Kansas, has been continuously associated with aviation longer than any city in the world. The city's inventive and entrepreneurial spirit made an early mark on the aviation and aerospace industries. From the first hot air balloons floating over the wheat fields to the major aviation corporations that still call the city home, Wichita has been associated with the wonder of flight, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2003. The images in this book document the evolution of flight and its subsequent effect on the cowtown that dared to dream it could become an international center for aviation. Arcadia Publishing 9780738531809 Pub Date: 9/16/03 On Sale Date: 9/16/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wichita 1860-1930 Jay M. Price
Summary Wichita, Kansas, has grown significantly since the mid-19th century, when a group of pioneering entrepreneurs arrived to build on the trading and hunting activities of the Osage and Wichita peoples. Those early days of commerce gave way to Coleman, Cessna, and other companies whose influence helped shape the city's development. From the Texas cowboys who ran the cattle drives to Lebanese merchants, the population of the city has been as diverse and as dynamic as its companies. This visual history of early Wichita showcases the colorful landmarks, people, and businesses that built the bustling city on the Arkansas River. Arcadia Publishing 9780738523170 Pub Date: 3/26/03 On Sale Date: 3/26/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Wichita State Baseball Comes Back: Gene Stephenson and the Making of a Shocker Championship Tradition John E. Brown, Joe Carter, Gene Stephenson
Summary There were no bats or balls on the campus of Wichita State University in the spring of 1977. Five years later, the resurrected varsity baseball program was in the final game of the College World Series, fulfilling the seemingly impossible promise made by Gene Stephenson when he began recruiting players to a place that didn't even have a practice field. Stephenson would lead the Shockers for over three decades, but those first five years with the team set him on the course that put him among the winningest coaches in college baseball history.. The History Press 9781626193826 Pub Date: 1/28/14 On Sale Date: 1/28/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Wicked Kansas Adrian Zink
Summary Kansans like to think of their state as a land of industrious, law-abiding and friendly people, and for the most part they are correct. But its history has many tales of murders, cons, extrajudicial killings and other crimes. Its restive frontier attracted menacing characters, such as a cowboy who murdered a man for snoring, the serialkilling Bender family and the train-robbing James-Younger Gang. Although the area was eventually settled, the scandals did not cease. Learn about how a quack doctor nearly won the governorship, a decommissioned nuclear missile silo housed the largest LSD manufacturing operation in American history and more. Author Adrian Zink explores the salacious side of Kansas history in these wild and degenerate stories. The History Press 9781467143882 Pub Date: 11/11/19 On Sale Date: 11/11/19 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Celebrating Kansas Breweries People, Places & Stories Michael J. Travis
Summary A Tour of the Kansas Beer Industry Breweries in the state of Kansas are opening at a fast pace, in communities from Council Grove to Olathe. As the industry grows, the opportunities for craft beer fans to enjoy the communities and beer abound. Check out Ryan Triggs and Nick Feightner at Tall Trellis Brew Co. where you can enjoy a pint while sitting next to hop bines. Visit Fields & Ivy Brewery, the only brewery in the state with an active grain silo. Author Michael Travis traveled for a year and visited every brewery, capturing the heartbeat and story behind the owners and head brewers who make the magic happen. The History Press 9781467151924 Pub Date: 8/15/22 On Sale Date: 8/15/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
True Tales of Kansas Roger Ringer, Amy Bickle
Summary True Tales of Kansas offers the historic, never-before-heard stories that make the state what it is. The historic tales of the Sunflower State and its people are as interesting as the days are long. A pair of brothers went from making airplanes to tractors and soon became part of John Deere. Kansan Captain Donald K. Ross won the first Congressional Medal of Honor at Pearl Harbor. The first telephone exchange in the area was invented by a Mr. Strowger because a rival funeral director had a girlfriend who was an operator for the local telephone company and kept sending his business to her friend. Nannie Jones, who stood up to Jim Crow racism and won her case in court, is memorialized by a headstone in Highland Cemetery. Author Roger Ringer details these stories and more. The History Press 9781467146845 Pub Date: 2/15/21 On Sale Date: 2/15/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 120 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Forgotten Tales 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Eccentric Kansas Tales from Atchison to Winfield Roger L. Ringer, Rebecca J. Tanner
Summary Kansas has tales as extraordinary as its plains, although the stories behind the legends are sometimes lost to time. Discover the history of the state's world-class violinist, homemade airplane and alleged volcano. Iola's Mad Bomber blew up the town's saloons after a hangover. The bulletproof and most "extinctest" creature lurked in sinkholes outside Inman. Hunters in Stafford County learned to leave out enormous quantities of food for local hermit Pelican Pete. Join author Roger Ringer as he delves into these and other facts behind the myths of the Sunflower State. The History Press 9781467144230 Pub Date: 11/11/19 On Sale Date: 11/11/19 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Kansas Oddities Just Bill the Acting Rooster, The Locust Plagues of Grasshopper Falls, Naturalist Camps and More Roger L. Ringer, Marci Penner
Summary Touch down at Dead Cow International Airport and sample the state's bumper crop of bizarre history. The most commonplace sights contain unlikely stories, from the bulldozer's Morrowsville origins to the sunflower's journey from outlawed weed to state symbol. Some of this heritage lies submerged or buried, like the world's only saltwater spring, which now sits at the bottom of a man-made lake. Rumored caches of the Fleagle Gang's loot still draw treasure hunters in spades. From mariachi legends to rodeo roundups, Roger Ringer gathers in a vast and varied harvest of Kansas lore. The History Press 9781467139229 Pub Date: 6/18/18 On Sale Date: 6/18/18 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Hidden History of Kansas Adrian Zink
Summary Kansas' storied past is filled with fascinating firsts, humorous coincidences and intriguing characters. A man who had survived a murderous proslavery massacre in 1858 hanged his would-be executioner five years later. A wealthy Frenchman utilized his utopian ideals to create an award-winning silk-producing commune in Franklin County. A young boy's amputated arm led to the rise of Sprint Corporation. The first victim of the doomed Donner Party met her end in Kansas. In 1947, a housewife in Johnson County, indignant at the poor condition of the local school for black children, sparked school desegregation nationwide. Author and historian Adrian Zink digs deep into the Sunflower State's history to reveal these hidden and overlooked stories. The History Press 9781625858894 Pub Date: 11/6/17 On Sale Date: 11/6/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Frontier Kansas Jails Gerald J. Bayens
Summary Gunslingers, gamblers and outlaws vastly outnumbered sheriffs and marshals in the cattle towns of the Kansas frontier. Famous lawmen, such as Charlie Bassett, Wild Bill Hickok and Tom Smith, kept the peace by sheer force of personality and the integrity of the local lockup. The story of the state's settlement can be tracked in the fascinating development of these bastions of prairie justice. Makeshift jails of earlier times were replaced by limestone, brick and concrete structures with iron cells and elaborate locking systems. From the squirrel cage of Wichita to the iron jail of Lawrence City, tour these early Kansas prisons with author Gerald Bayens. The History Press 9781467137768 Pub Date: 1/16/17 On Sale Date: 1/16/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Route 66 in Kansas Joe Sonderman, Cheryl Eichar Jett
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467116510 Pub Date: 7/4/16 On Sale Date: 7/4/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
There are only 13.2 miles of Route 66 in Kansas, but the Sunflower State packs in as much history and adventure per mile as any of the eight Route 66 states. Route 66 in Kansas includes the wild tales from the days of "Red Hot Street" and the "First Cowtown in Texas." Blood was spilled here during the Civil War and when workers in the mines fought for their rights. Travelers will meet a beloved character from the motion picture Cars, cross a rare Rainbow Bridge, and see classic scenes along the Main Streets. Kansas was completely bypassed and was not even mentioned in the Bobby Troup song "(Get Your Kicks) on Route 66," but it would be a major mistake to pass it by today. It deserves to be experienced slowly--with the top down and the radio up.
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Notorious Kansas Bank Heists Gunslingers to Gangsters Rod Beemer
Summary
The History Press 9781626198357 Pub Date: 12/7/15 On Sale Date: 12/7/15 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Bank robbers wreaked havoc in the Sunflower State. After robbing the Chautauqua State Bank in 1911, outlaw Elmer McCurdy was killed by lawmen but wasn't buried for sixty-six years. His afterlife can be described only as bizarre. Belle Starr's nephew Henry Starr claimed to have robbed twenty-one banks. The Dalton gang failed in their attempt to rob two banks simultaneously, but others accomplished this in Waterville in 1911. Nearly four thousand known vigilantes patrolled the Sunflower State during the 1920s and 1930s to combat the criminal menace. One group even had an airplane with a .50-caliber machine gun. Join author Rod Beemer for a wild ride into Kansas's tumultuous bank heist history.
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Kansas Music Stories of a Rich Tradition Debra Goodrich
Summary Despite its sparse population, Kansas is well represented in the annals of music history. The state claims some of the most popular acts from the past century, including Kansas, Count Basie, Big Joe Turner, Martina McBride, Melissa Etheridge and Charlie Parker. A wide variety of genres plays and prospers here, from blues to bluegrass. Beloved venues from mega-festivals like Walnut Valley to jam sessions just off the front porch preserve the state's tuneful heritage. Join Deb Bisel in celebrating this lyrical legacy, from "Home on the Range" to "Dust in the Wind" and beyond. The History Press 9781626191778 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 16 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Kansas In the Heart of Tornado Alley Jay M. Price, Craig Torbenson, Sadonia Corns, Jessica Nellis, Keith Wondra
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738576381 Pub Date: 11/28/11 On Sale Date: 11/28/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Back in 1915, Snowden D. Flora of the US Weather Bureau wrote, "Kansas has been so commonly considered the tornado state of the country that the term 'Kansas cyclone' has almost become a part of the English language." Flora's words still seem to ring true. Whether called a twister, a tornado, a vortex, or cyclone, these catastrophic events have shaped lives in the Sunflower State for generations. Just a few destructive moments forever changed places such as Irving, Udall, Topeka, Andover, and Greensburg. Even before Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz helped equate the tornado with Kansas, the turbulent nature of local weather seemed to parallel an equally turbulent history, with the fury of people such as John Brown compared to a cyclone. Even if they have never seen a funnel cloud themselves, those who live in Kansas have come to accept the twister as a regular and always unpredictable neighbor.
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Hello, Farm! Martha Day Zschock
Summary
Commonwealth Editions 9781938700705 Pub Date: 4/3/18 On Sale Date: 4/3/18 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
In Hello, Farm!, parent and child pig and piglet spend a day on the farm in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Farm!, join the pair as they encounter the sights and sounds of the barnyard, visiting with chickens, sheep, goats, cows, ducks, geese, and the farmer himself! Along the way, take a hayride, follow a tractor through the fields, milk the cow, and say hi to the scarecrow! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
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Oklahoma's Haunted Route 66 Tanya McCoy
Summary Trace the haunted heritage of America's Mother Road across Oklahoma. Route 66 may seem like a quieter thoroughfare than it was in its heyday, but the ghosts of Oklahoma's past bustle along unabated. When the sun sets on the Road of Dreams, the shadows of its roadside attractions take on a nightmarish cast. British airmen disappear into the mist above Miami. Phantoms stir in the Dust Bowl's shallow grave. A westbound Frisco train hops the rails outside Kellyville. Author Tanya McCoy expertly weaves amongst the spirits still traveling along Oklahoma's historic Route 66 The History Press 9781467154147 Pub Date: 9/18/23 On Sale Date: 9/18/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Downtown Oklahoma City Rachel Elizabeth Mosman, Steve Lackmeyer
Summary The establishment of what became Oklahoma's capital city was unique among the states, as it emerged into existence on a single day, April 22, 1889. Throughout the decades that have followed, the heart of Oklahoma City has experienced building and expansion, urban renewal, and improvements made through the Metropolitan Area Projects Program.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467108904 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Past and Present 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Oklahoma Music Trail Karl Anderson
Summary The Oklahoma Music Trail is a pictorial essay that features the music genres, performers, and songwriters of Oklahoma. There are literally hundreds of artists who have made their home in Oklahoma. The cowboy ballads of Gene Autry, Western swing that originated with the fiddle of Bob Wills, the Tulsa Sound of Leon Russell and gospel songs of Albert E. Brumley have paved the way for generations of Oklahoma musicians and performers. This book tells the story of country music legends who have traveled along the Oklahoma Music Trail.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467109277 Pub Date: 1/23/23 On Sale Date: 1/23/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
The Oklahoma State Capitol Trait Thompson
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467108270 Pub Date: 8/1/22 On Sale Date: 8/1/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The story of the Oklahoma State Capitol is as wild and unpredictable as the story of Oklahoma itself. The on-again, off-again effort to construct the statehouse lasted five years as Oklahoma City and Guthrie jockeyed back and forth, each laying claim to the capital city. Finally, seven years after statehood, ground was broken on the capitol. Oklahoma's third governor, Robert Williams, seeking to keep costs low, put himself in charge of the Oklahoma State Capitol Building Commission and made the following controversial decision that would be debated for decades afterwards: he would forgo the structure's planned ornamental dome. It would not be added until 85 years later. Dome or no dome, the capitol has served as the People's House, a place for Oklahomans to let their voices be heard throughout the generations.
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Oklahoma City’s Mid-Century Modern Architecture Lynne Rostochil
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467127417 Pub Date: 10/23/17 On Sale Date: 10/23/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From its very first land run days in 1889, Oklahoma City has been a mecca for daring men and women intent on transforming the flat, grassy prairie into a thoroughly modern metropolis. This risk-taking ethic came to beautiful fruition after World War II when several enterprising young architects, many of whom were students of the mighty Bruce Goff at the University of Oklahoma, rejected traditional styles and approaches and enthusiastically embraced more modern forms in their sleek, ambitious building designs. The result is a vast collection of bold mid-century modern structures that span every function and budget, from the giant egg-shaped First Christian Church to the modest but equally dramatic Neptune Subs building to homes like the spiral-shaped Zuhdi House. This book celebrates Oklahoma City's unique built landscape and the minds behind our best architectural treasures.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Classic Restaurants of Oklahoma City David Cathey
Summary
The History Press 9781467119214 Pub Date: 12/5/16 On Sale Date: 12/5/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Some of Oklahoma City's earliest famous restaurants included a side of gambling, bootlegging and mayhem. Cattlemen's Café changed hands by a roll of the dice one Christmas. In more recent years, establishments like O'Mealey's and Adair's positioned the city's identity as a unique, groundbreaking culinary hub. The city became known as the Cafeteria Capital thanks to the revolutionary approach of a diminutive Kansas woman named Anna Maude Smith. Beverly's Chicken-in-the-Rough became a national fried-chicken franchise two decades before Harland Sanders sold his first drumstick. And world-renowned chef Rick Bayless first learned to cook at his parents' barbecue restaurant in south Oklahoma City. Join author Dave Cathey as he dishes on these delectable stories and more.
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Haunted Oklahoma City Jeff Provine, Tanya McCoy
Summary Oklahoma City boasts a rich heritage of gumption and perseverance, but there are many tales only whispered from shadows. A spectral woman may be seen in the upper window of the Overholser Mansion, looking for her long-lost love. The spirit of one of Oklahoma's feistiest leaders is said to dwell in the Governor's Mansion, where he trips guests on the stairs. Perhaps still thirsty for the drink a fatal gunshot interrupted, the ghost of a cheating mobster rattles the glasses at Gabriella's off Route 66. Jeff Provine and Tanya McCoy uncover the curious and creepy tales of the Sooner State capital. The History Press 9781467136815 Pub Date: 10/3/16 On Sale Date: 10/3/16 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Main Streets of Oklahoma: Okie Stories from Every County Kristi Eaton
Summary It's the heart of every community in the Sooner State. It's where people go to eat, shop and socialize. It's where Woods County reenacts the Freedom Bank Robbery and Shootout and where Grant County displays Twister" memorabilia. Oklahoma residents are embracing Main Street, celebrating and revitalizing local history. Author Kristi Eaton crisscrosses the state, exploring each of the seventy-seven counties to find quirky stories like Elmore City's ties to "Footloose" and hidden tales like the real reason Wetumka celebrates Sucker Day. It's a celebration of the unique events, landmarks, people and heritage of this aptly named thoroughfare."
The History Press 9781626196490 Pub Date: 10/14/14 On Sale Date: 10/14/14 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 1 lb Wt
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Oklahoma's Bennie Owen: Man for All Seasons Gary King, Jay Wilkinson
Summary
The History Press 9781626199491 Pub Date: 4/20/15 On Sale Date: 4/20/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Before Bob and Barry, even before Bud, there was Bennie, and he might have been the best of them all. He was certainly the most innovative. Best remembered as the mentor of the University of Oklahoma's football team from 1905 through 1926, Bennie Owen also coached baseball and basketball and served as the director of athletics. He retired as intramural director at the age of seventy-five. A visionary and a builder, he exerted the driving force that created the university's Memorial Stadium, one field house, Memorial Union building, men's swimming pool, baseball field and bleachers, concrete tennis courts, nine-hole golf course and intramural playing fields. A true man of all seasons, he laid the foundation for a Sooner tradition of excellence--in football and beyond.
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Oklahoma City's Midtown Bradley Wynn, Foreword by Dr. Bob L. Blackburn
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738594378 Pub Date: 2/17/14 On Sale Date: 2/17/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The story of Oklahoma City would be incomplete without its suburban Midtown, a work-and-play community nearly as old as the city itself. Located along the northern edge of downtown, Midtown has become a surging community of diverse neighborhoods, businesses, and dynamic revitalization efforts within its nearly 387 acres. Among this area's unique attractions are Oklahoma's first hospital, grocery store, and kindergarten, as well as surviving territorial Victorian homes and so much more. These pages contain numerous images--published for the first time--that capture the moments and people from the Midtown community that shaped downtown Oklahoma City. From the first land rush in 1889 to innovations that would change medicine worldwide, this is the story of Oklahoma City's Midtown.
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Route 66 in Oklahoma Joe Sonderman, Jim Ross
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738590516 Pub Date: 12/5/11 On Sale Date: 12/5/11 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Oklahoma is where East and West collide on Route 66, where the rolling hills that reach across its borders from Missouri and Arkansas give way to red earth and Big Sky Country. It is a land of agriculture, oil, and Native America. Route 66 stamped itself into the landscape here in 1926, extending from the state's northeast corner through Tulsa and Oklahoma City to the Texas Panhandle in the west. It was Oklahoma Highway commissioner Cyrus Avery, now known as the "Father of Route 66," who originally championed a major route stretching from Chicago to Los Angeles. Today, its pathway in Oklahoma is rich with small-town ambiance and landmarks, including many of the route's most popular attractions. From the magnificent Coleman Theatre in Miami to the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton, the Mother Road across the Sooner State is an explorer's feast.
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Oklahoma City Film Row Bradley Wynn, Steve Lackmeyer
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738583815 Pub Date: 8/15/11 On Sale Date: 8/15/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Located in downtown Oklahoma City, Film Row once flourished as a sales hub for theater owners needing films, posters, and concessions for their Midwest venues. The film exchange offices along this three-square-block area and across the cityscape housed major film production studios like Paramount Pictures, MGM, Universal, Fox, and Warner Brothers from 1907 until the 1980s. But changes in demographics, economy, and technology nearly wiped their memory from the city landscape. Now these decades-old structures and their nearly forgotten history are being rediscovered and utilized once again for business. This book tells their story through rare images discovered in shoeboxes, back rooms, and the Oklahoma Historical Society's archives. Most of the images within these pages are shared here for the very first time.
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Oklahoma City Music Deep Deuce and Beyond Anita G. Arnold, Charles Burton Jr.
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738584270 Pub Date: 6/7/10 On Sale Date: 6/7/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Oklahoma City's rich music history traces back to Deep Deuce, the heart of the African American community that became an important resource for national jazz and blues bands seeking talented musicians who were often classically trained. Two icons and many legends are among the famous sons and daughters who lived in this cultural Mecca. Oklahoma City's Music: Deep Deuce and Beyond details the birth and growth of music in Oklahoma City's African American community from the 1920s until the late 1990s. Musical influences of families and individuals, venues, dance, and fashion blend with new-era traditions such as parades, jam sessions, and street parties to create a culture that became well known. This book explores how the seeds of music so deeply planted in the early days continue to produce great musicians and how the influences of those icons will vibrate throughout future international generations.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Oklahoma Cowboy Band Carla Chlouber
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738552453 Pub Date: 8/25/08 On Sale Date: 8/25/08 $24.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Oklahoma Cowboy Band was the first western string band in the nation to broadcast over the radio and appear on vaudeville, drawing large audiences throughout the Midwest and Northeast. The band began in Ripley as Billy McGinty's Cowboy Band and first played over radio station KFRU in Bristow in May 1925. Billy McGinty was a Rough Rider with Theodore Roosevelt and performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. The public responded to the broadcast of his band with a steady stream of telegrams, telephone calls, and letters asking for more of that old-time cowboy music. Soon Otto Gray and his wife, Mommie, of Stillwater joined the band, with both performing rope tricks, Mommie singing sad songs, and their son, Owen, performing comedy routines as "the Uke Buster." Renamed Otto Gray and His Oklahoma Cowboys, the band traveled for a decade to such cities as St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse. Its custom-built Cadillacs drew crowds wherever the band went. By the early 1930s, other acts were copying the band's cowboy themes and songs, and Otto Gray's lawy...
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Oklahoma City Rediscovered William D. Welge
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738551494 Pub Date: 7/25/07 On Sale Date: 7/25/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Oklahoma City has a fascinating history. By 1907, when Oklahoma became a state, the diversity of business, entertainment, industry, manufacturing, and transportation was experiencing rapid development. Contained within Oklahoma City Rediscovered is the story of four aspects of that development: Deep Deuce with the rise of blues and jazz music, town site development with the goal of establishing a seat of government with the founding of Capitol Hill, manufacturing that led to the warehouse district that evolved into the premier entertainment area known as Bricktown, and transportation with the love affair of the automobile along a major thoroughfare downtown that was devoted to showcasing the latest models of cars to capture the fancy of the public.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Oklahoma City 1930 to the Millennium Terry L. Griffith
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738508801 Pub Date: 5/23/00 On Sale Date: 5/23/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since this wild frontier land was settled at the bang of a gun one April morning, Oklahoma City has grown rapidly, experiencing some of the most drastic changes of all over the past century. Many of the photographs in this new volume show construction and development as the city began to truly prosper‚--downtown skyscrapers and modern highways, museums such as the Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Kirkpatrick Planetarium, and major plants operated by General Motors and Dayton Tire & Rubber Company. Recent images highlight celebrations, including high school football games, outings to Bricktown and Myriad Botanical Gardens, and finally, Opening Night 2000.
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Oklahoma City Statehood to 1930 Terry L. Griffith
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738503141 Pub Date: 11/17/99 On Sale Date: 11/17/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The first session of the 59th Congress introduced the consideration of the statehood bill, providing for the admission of two states: one to be composed of the Indian and Oklahoma Territories, and the other formed by uniting Arizona and New Mexico Territories. The Omnibus Statehood Bill became law on June 14, 1906. On the morning of November 16, 1907, more than 10,000 residents from Oklahoma City traveled to Guthrie to celebrate their recently won statehood. Using over 200 images combined with well-documented facts from city directories, newspapers, and first-hand accounts, this book chronicles Oklahoma City''s unique history from its beginnings in the early 20th century as Packingtown to the Depression Era. Also featured are many glimpses into the city''s everyday past'--scenes of residents enjoying a day at Belle Isle, the State Fair, and on the streets of downtown'--and a section on Henry Samuel Overholser, the Father of Oklahoma City.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Oklahoma City Land Run to Statehood Terry L. Griffith
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738502090 Pub Date: 9/15/99 On Sale Date: 9/15/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Located along the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, at a stop known as Oklahoma Station, Oklahoma City was born on April 22, 1889, at 12 noon. By 6:00 p.m., she had a population of around 10,000 citizens. As with any birth, there were many firsts in the newly opened territory, and many of these landmark events have been captured and preserved in historic photographs. With images culled from the archives of the author''s own vast personal collection as well as the Oklahoma Historical Society and other collections, the stories of prosperity and development of the area''s first settlers are told through Statehood. In light of this perseverance, it is no wonder that Theodore Roosevelt announced, '"Men and Women of Oklahoma. I was never in your country until last night, but I feel at home here. I am blood of your blood, and bone of your bone, and I am bound to some of you, and to your sons, by the strongest ties that can bind one man to another.'"
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Oklahoma Rodeo Women Tracey Hanshew
Summary Oklahoma's central location and ranching tradition gave it a unique connection to the rodeo industry as it grew from a local pastime to an internationally popular sport. From the very beginning, Oklahoma cowgirls played a significant role in developing the institution and the businesses that grew up in its shadow. Lucille Mulhall's pioneering roping carved out a place for women in the actual competition, while Mildred Chrisman's promotional efforts kept rodeo chutes open during the Great Depression. Modern ranchers like Terry Stuart produced the quarter horses sought by professional athletes around the world. From Guymon to Pawhuska and from stock contractors to rodeo clowns, Tracey Hanshew follows the trail that Oklahoma women blazed across this roughand-tumble sport. The History Press 9781467139151 Pub Date: 2/17/20 On Sale Date: 2/17/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Sports & Recreation / Animal Sports SPO065000 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Oklahoma City Zoo 1960-2013 Amy Dee Stephens
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467112246 Pub Date: 8/18/14 On Sale Date: 8/18/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
What started as a small menagerie in 1902 officially became Oklahoma City Zoo in 1903. Journey through the second half century of its illustrious history in Oklahoma City Zoo: 1960-2013. Meet the staff and animals and explore the exhibits that propelled it from a third-class animal facility to one of the best zoos in the United States. In the 1960s, its animal population exploded as knowledge of animal care improved. The zoo soon assembled the largest-known collection of hoofed animals. Later, a rare mountain gorilla named M'Kubwa stole newspaper headlines, a third leopard escaped, and the zoo met its first cheetah babies. The opening of Aquaticus in the 1980s "brought the ocean to the prairie" in the form of a dolphin and sea lion show. Elephants, however, remain the queen attraction at the Oklahoma City Zoo. In 2011, the birth of the zoo's first baby elephant baby, Malee, was a crowning achievement in its 110-year history.
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Oklahoma City Zoo 1902-1959 Amy Dee Stephens
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738540498 Pub Date: 5/24/06 On Sale Date: 5/24/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Oklahoma City Zoo began when a single deer was donated to a neighborhood park. Because deer were rare in 1902, crowds flocked to see the creature. Soon other people in Oklahoma Territory began donating native animals such as bears, golden eagles, and wolves. By 1903, the little menagerie became known as Wheeler Park Zoo, the first zoo in the Southwest. During its next 50 years, the zoo endured flooding, relocation, and tough economic slumps brought on by wars and the Dust Bowl. The zoo survived, however, because it provided a fun, relaxing place where people could go to escape from daily life. The community, in turn, rallied to help the zoo by donating precious pocket change to buy food and purchase new animals. Children, especially, were responsible for bringing some of the zoo's most memorable animals to Oklahoma City, especially Judy the Elephant. Here lies the story of how a zoo grew up along with its city, largely told with photographs of the animal "personalities" that attracted visitors in the first place.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Ghostly Tales of Oklahoma City Tanya McCoy
Summary Ghost stories from Oklahoma City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of OKC comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit the Overholser House and catch a glimpse of its original occupants, one of the wealthiest families to live in Oklahoma City. Or drive past Kitchen Lake and, perhaps, keep an ear out for phantom babies crying in the night. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.! Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198776 Pub Date: 8/1/22 On Sale Date: 8/1/22 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 700 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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MIDLAND ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Midland James Collett, Doug Page
Summary Midland was a young farming and ranching community on the southern edge of the Llano Estacado when the real-photo postcard era began near the opening of the 20th century. Businesses, residents, and promoters embraced this new technology to produce images capturing Midland's unusual rural-and-cosmopolitan mix. As postcards changed to linen and chrome, Midland also underwent dramatic changes. The city on the plains worked hard to become an indispensable part of the vast 1920s Permian Basin oil industry. In post-World War II years, Midland grew into an urban center of West Texas, positioned strategically at the midpoint of Interstate 20's path from Fort Worth to El Paso. Arcadia Publishing 9781467134460 Pub Date: 1/18/16 On Sale Date: 1/18/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Midland James Collett
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738578965 Pub Date: 8/2/10 On Sale Date: 8/2/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
On the southern edge of the vast Llano Estacado, Midland began as a midpoint along the Texas and Pacific Railway. From its earliest days, entrepreneurs like the Scharbauers and Henry Halff built a city based upon their dreams. Land speculators, ranchers, farmers, financiers, oilmen, investors, and engineers each placed their own unique brands on Midland's landscape. Over time, the community earned a variety of nicknames--Windmill Town, Land of the High Sky, and Tall City, among them. Although seemingly remote, Midland has regularly gained attention at the state, national, and even international level in areas as diverse as airplanes (Texas's first), cattle ranching, and as the home of George W. Bush. Midland's story is an American tale of a successful small city.
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Lost Texas Treasure Sunken Ships, Rawhide Maps and Buried Plunder W. Craig Gaines
Summary Track pirate gold and misplaced riches across 168 counties in this comprehensive guide to the lost treasures of Texas.
The History Press 9781467151542 Pub Date: 7/11/22 On Sale Date: 7/11/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Countless fortunes have disappeared into the vast expanse of the Lone Star State. The history of the coast is cluttered with shipwrecks like that of the 1554 Spanish fleet. Even when pirates such as Jean Laffite managed to get their ill-gotten gains ashore, their loot vanished just as completely as if it had sunk beneath the waves. Entire mines, including the ventures of Jim Bowie and San Saba Presidio, have been reclaimed by the earth. The unmarked caches of bandits like Jesse James and Pancho Villa still bedevil the dreams of treasure seekers today. W. Craig Gaines reveals what has been lost, what has been found and what remains to be recovered.
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Texas Far and Wide The Tornado with Eyes, Gettysburg’s Last Casualty, the Celestial Skipping Stone and Other Tales E.R. Bills
Summary The sheer volume of remarkable Texan exploits creates a dizzying tally for the proudest of its citizens. So it happens that inexplicable marvels slip past an entire state of storytellers and world-famous legends live as anonymous neighbors. Ever hear the story about the escaped ape in the Big Thicket? Or the "Interplanetary Capital of the Universe" that sat on the Gulf Coast? Does the cowboy hat that warmed U.S.-China relations ring a bell? From the Staked Plain Quakers to the Kaiser Burnout, E.R. Bills delves into some of the most fascinating chapters of overlooked Texas lore. The History Press 9781625859181 Pub Date: 10/16/17 On Sale Date: 10/16/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Texas Bluegrass Legacies Families and Mentors through the Generations Jeff Campbell, Braeden Paul
Summary
The History Press 9781467153676 Pub Date: 7/24/23 On Sale Date: 7/24/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Enjoy a breakdown of the Lone Star State's generational bluegrass harmonies. From the moment they picked up the radio signal of Bill Monroe's mandolin, Texans have been enamored with this uniquely American style of music. But the high lonesome sound couldn't have put down roots without a tradition of mentorship that runs through families and spans generations. Meet the Van Cliburn piano prodigy that became a multiinstrumentalist for Taylor Swift. Travel to the summer bluegrass camp where students develop into teachers. Sit in on a back porch jam session with the Rogers, the Brocks, the Vestals and the Whites. From the state's first Asian-American bluegrass family to its banjo-building Santa Claus, Jeff Campbell and Braeden Paul set the stage for the stewards of Texas bluegrass.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 History / United States HIS036130 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Texas BBQ Adventure Guide A Road Trip Through the History & How-to of Lone Star 'Que Jason Weems
Summary From the bayous of the east to the dusty deserts of the west, embark on a journey through the countless smokehouses, roadhouses and barbecue food trucks that line the back roads and main streets of Texas. Dive into a history that dates back to treasure-hungry conquistadors and swashbuckling buccaneers. Learn what divides the state into five main flavor regions and read your plate of BBQ like a roadmap through history. Author Jason Weems journeyed more than 3,500 miles around the highways and byways of Texas to bring you a guide that's dripping with pro tips and sizzling with backstory. The History Press 9781467150897 Pub Date: 10/31/22 On Sale Date: 10/31/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Murder & Mayhem on the Texas Rails Jeff Campbell, Interurban Railway Museum
Summary Texas has a long, romantic history when it comes to railroads. But even though steam engines and streetcars offer nonstop service to Nostalgia City, there's a dark side to Texas rail. The Black Widow of Fort Worth engineered a fatal double-cross at a railroad crossing. The Mountaineer Madman brought death to the Texas Electric Railway, while the Trolley Bandit terrorized the citizens of El Paso. From a freak accident involving a banana peel to a tragic trip to see Santa Claus, Jeff Campbell and the staff of the Interurban Railway Museum cross the Lone Star State on trains derailed by murder and mayhem.
The History Press 9781467151450 Pub Date: 5/30/22 On Sale Date: 5/30/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 64 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Texas True Crime Miscellany Clay Coppedge
Summary Outrageous acts of villainy have slowly drifted out of the national limelight and into the dustbin of Texas history. Consider the uproar over the 1879 shooting of actor Maurice Barrymore in Marshall and the 1949 murder of oil field legend Tex Thornton in Amarillo. The 1909 Coryell County Courthouse massacre committed by a sixteenyear-old girl remains just as shocking today. For the long-suffering associates of repeat offenders like Fort Worth's Flapper Bandit or Temple's International Man of Mystery, notoriety couldn't fade quickly enough. From the lawless days of the frontier to the rise of organized crime, Clay Coppedge sifts through eighteen obscure case files to chart the evolution of crime and punishment in the state. The History Press 9781467149013 Pub Date: 7/26/21 On Sale Date: 7/26/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Hello, Texas! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700453 Pub Date: 10/3/17 On Sale Date: 10/3/17 $9.99 USD/€9.49 EUR Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Texas! Parent and child Armadillos tour the Lone Star State in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Texas! join the pair as they explore Big Bend National Park, spend the day at the State Fair of Texas, discover the Alamo and splash at the beach. Along the way they stop for some yummy barbecue, pretend to be astronauts at Space Center Houston, wave to prairie dogs, watch bats fly in Austin, and end their day floating on a river boat in San Antonio! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Texas Ranch Women Three Centuries of Mettle and Moxie Carmen Goldthwaite
Summary Texas would not be Texas without the formidable women of its past. Beneath the sunbonnets, Stetsons or high-fashion couture, the women of the Lone Star State carved out ranches, breathed new life into spreads and expanded acreage when husbands, sons and fathers fell. Throughout the centuries, the women of Texas's ranches defended home and hearth with cannon and shot. They rescued hostages. They nurtured livestock through hard winters and long droughts and drove them up the cattle trails. They built communities and saw to it that faith and education prevailed for their children and for those of others. Join author Carmen Goldthwaite in an inspiring survey of fierce Lone Star ladies. The History Press 9781626195981 Pub Date: 9/30/14 On Sale Date: 9/30/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
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Encyclopedia of Early Texas History A Compendium of Texas Antiquity for the Inquisitive Mind Stephen P. Biles
Summary
The History Press 9781626194540 Pub Date: 7/8/14 On Sale Date: 7/8/14 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In this age of hustle and bustle, Texans cannot afford to flounder about unawares of where to turn for information most urgent and necessary as their own history. What you want--nay, what you need--is the encyclopedia herein. The patriot will find stories of heroism and warning, the student will discover annals of valuable learning and the curious will discover purpose renewed in historical origin. With educational and entertaining illustrations, the reader will at once be transported back to historic times and doubtless become the "go-to" guy or gal for Texas trivia. From the arrival of Aguayo to the zeal of Zavala, each page contains a morsel of valuable history of the great state of Texas. Texan and scholar Stephen Biles has collected an invaluable source of information so exciting and excellent that it has been sized to fit within your pocket or purse--after all, one never knows when history might call.
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LOL Jokes Texas Texas Craig Yoe
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198424 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Texas combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the Lone Star State, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing 'til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Texas is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. What do you call a Texas cow without any legs? Ground beef! Fun Factoid: Texas big! The State Fair of Texas boast's North America's highest Ferris wheel. It's called The Texas Star!
96 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 12, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: LOL Jokes 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Texas Ingenuity Lone Star Inventions, Inventors & Innovators Alan C. Elliott
Summary
The History Press 9780738503561 Pub Date: 12/12/16 On Sale Date: 12/12/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Imagination is bigger in Texas, too. This collection of inspiring and often quirky stories highlights dozens of examples of innovation from Lone Star history. The Hamill brothers devised a better oil well to reach gushers at Spindletop. The first Neiman-Marcus store opened in Dallas in 1907, revolutionizing the retail fashion world. Astroturf emerged at the Astrodome in 1966. Fritos and corn dogs are just two ubiquitous snack foods claimed as Texan originals. Houston native, and civil rights activist, Congresswoman Barbara Jordan rose to national prominence as a voice of unity during the Watergate scandal. Author Alan C. Elliott details these and many more lessons in success in Texas Ingenuity.
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Texas Jailhouse Music A Prison Band History Caroline Gnagy
Summary
The History Press 9781626198678 Pub Date: 5/2/16 On Sale Date: 5/2/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Inside the Texas State Prison is a surprising story of ingenuity, optimism and musical creativity. During the mid-twentieth century, inmates at the Huntsville unit and neighboring Goree State Farm for Women captured hearts all over Texas during weekly radio broadcasts and live stage performances. WBAP's Thirty Minutes Behind the Walls took listeners inside the penitentiary to hear not only the prisoners? songs but also the stories of those who sang them. Captivating and charismatic, banjo player Reable Childs received thousands of fan letters with the Goree All-Girl String Band during World War II. Hattie Ellis, a young black inmate with a voice that rivaled Billie Holiday's, was immortalized by notable folklorist John Avery Lomax. Cowboys, songsters and champion fiddlers all played a part in one of the most unique prison histories in the nation. Caroline Gnagy presents the decades-long story of the Texas convict bands, informed by prison records, radio show transcripts and the words and music of the inmates themselves.
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Texas Boomtowns A History of Blood and Oil Bartee Haile
Summary
The History Press 9781467118231 Pub Date: 11/30/15 On Sale Date: 11/30/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
On January 10, 1901, Beaumont awoke to the historic roar of the Spindletop gusher. A flood of frantic fortune seekers heard its call and quickly descended on the town. Over the next three decades, Texas's first oil rush transformed the sparsely populated rural state practically beyond recognition. Brothels, bordellos and slums overran sleepy towns, and thick, black oil spilled over once-green pastures. While dreams came true for a precious few, most settled for high-risk, dangerous jobs in the oilfields and passed what spare time they had in the vice districts fueled by crude. From the violent shanties of Desdemona and Mexia to Borger and beyond, wildcat speculators, grifters and barons took the land for all it was worth. Author Bartee Haile explores the story of these wild and wooly boomtowns.
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Texas Oil and Gas Jeff A. Spencer
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467130219 Pub Date: 9/16/13 On Sale Date: 9/16/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Texas Oil and Gas documents in postcards the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from its beginnings near Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms throughout the state. The young 20th century opened with the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop in 1901. Thousands rushed from the oilfields of Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia to find work and riches. Continued drilling success along the Texas Gulf Coast transformed Houston into a major city and the Beaumont area into a major petrochemical center. Through the 1910s and 1920s, oil booms occurred in North Texas, the Panhandle, Central Texas, and West Texas. The giant East Texas oilfield, the second largest North American oilfield to Alaska's North Slope, was discovered in 1930. Texas oil replaced coal as fuel for the nation's railroads and provided fuel for our military in two world wars.
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Expedition Texas Tales from the Road Bob Mauldin
Summary If the weathered landmarks and forgotten trails of the Lone Star State could talk, this is what they might say.
The History Press 9781467155267 Pub Date: 3/18/24 On Sale Date: 3/18/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The TV show Expedition Texas brings to life stories of abandoned buildings, ghost towns and other lost Texas history locations. Hit the road with Bob Mauldin and his crew and hear the stories behind the stories. Venture deep beneath the surface to explore a missile launch site. Climb crumbling stairs high above the ground to the top of amazing historical hotels. There's lost history all over Texas. And, on Expedition Texas, we're gonna find it.
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The Texas Rangers Chuck Parsons
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738579825 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Texas Rangers. The words evoke exciting images of daring, courage, high adventure. The Rangers began as a handful of men protecting their homes from savage raiding parties; now in their third century of existence, they are a highly sophisticated crime-fighting organization. Yet at times even today the Texas Ranger mounts his horse to track fugitives through dense chaparral, depending on his wits more than technology. The iconic image of the Texas Ranger is of a man who is tall, unflinching, and dedicated to doing a difficult job no matter what the odds. The Rangers of the 21st century are different sizes, colors, and genders, but remain as vital and real today as when they were created in the horseback days of 1823, when what is today Texas was part of Mexico, a wild and untamed land.
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Evolution of the Texas Plains True Tales from the Frontier to Modern Times Chuck Lanehart, Robert Fickman
Summary Accept an invitation to the boundary-pushing heritage of the Texas Plains, from the first American Thanksgiving feast in the 1500s to Amarillo's iconic seventy-two-ounce steak challenge five hundred years later. Even the limitless horizons of the Panhandle couldn't contain the notes of musical pioneers like Mac Davis, Bobby Keys and the Velvets. Take a dip in Lubbock's oldest swimming hole or share a sip with Pinkie Roden, the benevolent bootlegger of West Texas. Keep an eye out for longballs from Justiceburg's "Stormin' Norman" Cash and stray bats in Doodlebug Line's Clarity Tunnel. Join Chuck Lanehart as he tracks the long-standing traditions and unexpected twists of life on the Texas Plains. The History Press 9781467154017 Pub Date: 7/10/23 On Sale Date: 7/10/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Marvels of the Texas Plains Historic Chronicles from the Courthouse to the Caprock Chuck Lanehart, Monte Monroe
Summary Assemble a composite portrait of the Texas plains through these historic tales.
The History Press 9781467152808 Pub Date: 10/24/22 On Sale Date: 10/24/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Many thousands of years ago, Clovis Man hunted huge mammoths here. More recently, Waylon Jennings drew his musical inspiration here. In the intervening time, the Texas prairie has been the backdrop for the wildest of Wild West shootouts, landmark legal battles and epic achievements in sports, music and medicine. Familiar icons like Roy Orbison and Dan Blocker, as well as forgotten characters like Charlie "Squirrel-Eye" Emory and John "the Catfish Kid" Gough all helped shape the colorful history of the Texas Plains. Who shot the sheriff? Who was the earliest American? Who invented the slam dunk? Author Chuck Lanehart answers these questions and many more in a wide-ranging collection of stories.
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PELICAN PUBLISHING
Counting Colors in Texas Susan Kralovansky, Robert Crane
Summary Learn colors and numbers with a Lone Star twist!
Pelican Publishing 9781455623839 Pub Date: 2/8/18 On Sale Date: 2/8/18 $9.95 USD/$12.95 CAD/€8.49 EUR 10 Pages Carton Qty: 108 History / United States HIS036130
From one black horse to ten purple pinwheels, this lively board book takes children on a colorful journey through Texas! Everything from four espátulas ("spoonbills") to five botas ("boots") to six garza ("egrets") come to life in vivid photographs of Lone Star backyards and open fields. This bilingual picture book will spark the imagination and creativity in every child--Texan or not! Children will enjoy the educational nature of this book, counting from place to place and picking up a few Spanish words along the way! An enjoyable and relatable counting adventure, the beautiful photographs make learning colors and numbers in two languages as easy as uno, dos, très!
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T is for Texas Maria Kernahan, Michael Schafbuch
Summary
Dry Climate Studios 9780990685876 Pub Date: 7/31/15 Ship Date: 7/31/15 $19.95 USD/$25.95 CAD Discount Code: TRD Hardcover Paper over boards
There's no place like the Lone Star State and T is for Texas celebrates everything that makes Texas stand apart from the rest. Colorful graphics and whimsical rhymes take readers through a tour of the great places and icons of Texas. From armadillos to the Texas Zoo, this alphabetical tour includes the best of Texas, including Friday night lights, Texas longhorns, ten-gallon hats, and the best BBQ on earth. Whether on a coffee table or on the nightstand, this large-format book is sure to make any resident or visitor smile.
56 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Ages 0 to 7 Juvenile Fiction / Travel JUV068000 Series: Alphabet Cities 10 in H | 10 in W
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DRY CLIMATE STUDIOS
T is for Texas Maria Kernahan, Michael Schafbuch
Summary Dry Climate Studios 9781942402336 Pub Date: 9/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/16 $9.95 USD/$12.95 CAD Discount Code: TRD Board Book
There's no place like the Lone Star State and T is for Texas celebrates everything that makes Texas stand apart from the rest. Colorful graphics and whimsical rhymes take readers through a tour of the great places and icons of Texas. From armadillos to the Texas Zoo, this alphabetical tour includes the best of Texas, including Friday night lights, Texas longhorns, ten-gallon hats, and the best BBQ on earth. Whether on a coffee table or on the nightstand, this large-format book is sure to make any resident or visitor smile.
56 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Ages 0 to 7 Juvenile Fiction / Travel JUV068000 Series: Alphabet Cities 5 in H | 7 in W
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KANSAS CITY ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Kansas City B-25 Factory John Fredrickson, John Roper
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467111973 Pub Date: 5/5/14 On Sale Date: 5/5/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
An industrial miracle took place at the Fairfax Airport, on the shores of the Missouri River, between 1941 and 1945. A massive factory was quickly built and a large modification center was soon added. At its peak, over 24,000 greater Kansas City-area residents were employed by North American Aviation, Inc. Their goal was to build as many twin-engine B-25 Mitchell medium bombers for wartime service as possible. Their success was the construction of an unprecedented 6,608 aircraft. The B-25 Mitchell served with distinction in every theater of World War II, and significant numbers of them were provided to Allied nations. Many B-25s have been preserved, and some of them remain airworthy today. They can be seen on static display or in flight at air shows all across America.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Kansas City, Kansas Joe H. Vaughan
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738593999 Pub Date: 10/8/12 On Sale Date: 10/8/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Over the past 150 years, many of the consumer goods sold and used across the country were either manufactured in Kansas City, Kansas, or passed through this industrial center. From the westbound trails of pioneer times until today, Kansas has been the crossroads of the nation, and the city has benefitted from its geographic centrality in the country. Household names with ties to the city include Google; Cerner Corporation; Procter & Gamble; General Motors; Colgate-Palmolive; the Santa Fe, Rock Island & Union Pacific Railroad lines; Phillips Petroleum; Armour and Company; Owens Corning; Massey Ferguson; General Electric; Sunshine Biscuits; Lee (apparel); Sealy (mattresses); and United Telecom (which morphed into Sprint Nextel). Images of America: Kansas City, Kansas aims to present some of that historic past, much of which has long been demolished, so that modern readers may see the complete, "full service" city as it evolved between 1804 and 2012.
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THE HISTORY PRESS
Leavenworth Seven The Deadly 1931 Prison Break Kenneth M. LaMaster
Summary On December 11, 1931, chaos erupted behind Leavenworth's limestone penitentiary walls as seven desperate men put months of planning into action. Aided by notorious gangsters Frank Nash, George "Machine Gun" Kelly and Thomas James Holden, they blazed a path to freedom with stolen cars and terrorized hostages. Anyone who could carry a gun and knew the terrain quickly picked up the pursuit. Kenneth LaMaster wades into the flying bullets of first-person accounts, news reports and official FBI files for the full story of the frenzied prison break. The History Press 9781467140409 Pub Date: 2/18/19 On Sale Date: 2/18/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Super Cities! Kansas City Kansas City Mark Shulman
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198561 Pub Date: 2/7/22 On Sale Date: 2/7/22 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Kansas City's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun! Did you know Amelia Earhart once lived in the City of Fountains? Or that you're likely to spot a ghost at The Hotel Savoy? From Arrowhead Stadium to Kaw Point Park, Super Cities!: Kansas City covers it all and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make this place great. Attend a show at the Starlight Theatre, stroll through Swope Park, and swim in the Missouri River, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of Kansas City!
96 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 96 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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A Culinary History of Missouri Foodways & Iconic Dishes of the Show-Me State Suzanne Corbett, Deborah Reinhardt
Summary
The History Press 9781467150361 Pub Date: 9/27/21 On Sale Date: 9/27/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Missouri's history is best told through food, from its Native American and later French colonial roots to the country's first viticultural area. Learn about the state's vibrant barbecue culture, which stems from African American cooks, including Henry Perry, Kansas City's barbecue king. Trace the evolution of iconic dishes such as Kansas City burnt ends, St. Louis gooey butter cake and Springfield cashew chicken. Discover how hardscrabble Ozark farmers launched a tomato canning industry and how a financially strapped widow, Irma Rombauer, would forever change how cookbooks were written. Historian and culinary writer Suzanne Corbett and food and travel writer Deborah Reinhardt also include more than eighty historical recipes to capture a taste of Missouri's history that spans more than two hundred years.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
A History Lover's Guide to Kansas City Paul Kirkman
Summary Kansas City is often seen as a "cow town" with great barbecue and steaks. But it is also a city with more boulevards than Paris and more working fountains than Rome. There are burial mounds that date back more than two thousand years. The National World War I Museum and Memorial, opened in 1926, stands more than two hundred feet tall. Leila's Hair Museum has a collection that brings tourists from all over the nation. The Kansas City Jazz Museum features a historic district and world-class museum that document a time when dance halls, cabarets, speakeasies and even honky-tonks and juke joints fostered the development of a new musical style. Join author Paul Kirkman as he cuts a trail past the stockyards into the heart of America--Kansas City. The History Press 9781467144407 Pub Date: 10/19/20 On Sale Date: 10/19/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Kansas City 1940 A Watershed Year John Simonson
Summary
The History Press 9781626193239 Pub Date: 11/19/13 On Sale Date: 11/19/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
1940: It's the year Nazis rain bombs on London and goose-step into Paris, when President Roosevelt wins an unprecedented third term and Kansas Citians finally run the corrupt Pendergast political machine out of power. The new reform-minded city government is bent on cleaning up the sinful "Paris of the Plains" and streamlining its future with wide, new miles of trafficways. Notorious nightclubs have closed. The City Market opens. Glenn Miller swings, Bojangles taps and "Gone with the Wind" premieres. Old buildings make way for parking lots. A dying meteor lights up the night sky above a racially segregated city, home to Charlie Parker, Thomas Hart Benton, Walter Cronkite, Satchel Paige and Thomas J. Pendergast, ex-con. It's all on display here in photographs snapped by WPA workers and stories curated by John Simonson.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Kansas City's Historic Hyde Park Patrick Alley, Dona Boley for the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738588506 Pub Date: 6/25/12 On Sale Date: 6/25/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Hyde Park, located on Westport's outskirts south of early Kansas City, was the first stop on the long trek down the Santa Fe Trail. Good pasture and a natural cave spring were early attributes. During the real estate boom of the 1880s, the area was platted, but the crash of 1888 intervened, and only a few houses were built. By 1900, with the recovery of the economy and the development of Janssen Place as a private street, the area became the preferred community for Kansas City's wealthy. The architectural style is Queen Anne, Prairie School, Neo-Georgian, Colonial Revival, Kansas City Shirtwaist, and Shingle. These homes glitter with original brass fixtures, lead and stained-glass windows, and oak, mahogany, and walnut interiors. Some of Kansas City's most famous and notorious have lived in Hyde Park, from wealthy businessmen and entertainment stars to serial killers.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Kansas City's Parks and Boulevards Patrick Alley, Dona Boley
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467112598 Pub Date: 10/27/14 On Sale Date: 10/27/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
A fast-growing frontier community transformed itself into a beautiful urban model of parks and boulevards. In 1893, East Coast newspapers were calling Kansas City "the filthiest in the United States." The drainage of many houses emptied into gullies and cesspools. There was no garbage collection service, and herding livestock through the city was only recently prohibited. Through the diligent efforts of a handful of recently arrived citizens, political, financial, and botanical skills were successfully applied to a nascent parks system. "Squirrel pastures," cliffs and bluffs, ugly ravines, and shanties and slums were turned into a gridiron of green, with chains of parks and boulevards extending in all directions. Wherever the system penetrated well-settled localities, the policy was to provide playgrounds, tennis courts, baseball diamonds, pools, and field houses. By the time the city fathers were finished, Kansas City could boast of 90 miles of boulevards and 2,500 acres of urban parks.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Early Kansas City, Missouri Leigh Ann Little, John M. Olinskey
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738590967 Pub Date: 4/29/13 On Sale Date: 4/29/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In 1821, François Chouteau set up a fur-trading outpost along the Missouri River, bringing the first settlement of Europeans to what would become Kansas City, named after the Kansa tribe of Native Americans who inhabited the area. At the center of a growing nation, the "City on the Bluff" would build and thrive as a river town, a gateway to the West, and a railroad hub, absorbing the influences of pioneers and immigrants traveling through or making it their home. Striving to become "A City Beautiful," its parks and boulevards drew attention from around the world. These are the beginnings of a town carved out of a hillside in the wilderness, transformed into an exciting metropolis that would eventually be called home by Walt Disney, Ernest Hemingway, Jesse James, and many others who left a lasting mark on history.
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Forgotten Tales of Kansas City Paul Kirkman
Summary Meet the folks who slip out of history books like they're playing the Kansas City shuffle. In this fascinating collection of stories, Paul Kirkman has dug up all sorts of head-scratchers: how did Jesse James rob a bank with John F. Kennedy, and how could a Beatles concert in the 1960s fail to make money? Watch a cow explode in a kitchen, frogs rain down from the sky and dogs pay for a public library system. Learn how Harry Houdini was trapped in a phone booth, why Clark Gable haunted street corners in a clown outfit and what kept Kansas City in Missouri. The History Press 9781609496159 Pub Date: 10/23/12 On Sale Date: 10/23/12 $14.99 USD/$15.99 CAD/€11.49 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 25 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Forgotten Tales 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Paris of the Plains Kansas City from Doughboys to Expressways John Simonson
Summary
The History Press 9781609490621 Pub Date: 10/22/10 On Sale Date: 10/22/10 $19.99 USD/$20.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the end of the Great War to the final years of the 1950s, Kansas Citians lived in a manner worthy of a place called Paris of the Plains. The title did more than nod to the perfumed ladies who shopped at Harzfeld's Parisian or the one-thousand-foot television antenna nicknamed the "Eye-full Tower." It spoke to the character of a town that worked for Boss Tom and danced for Count Basie but transcended both the Pendergast era and the Jazz Age. Author John Simonson introduces readers to a town of vaudeville shows and screened-in porches, where fleets of cream-and-black streetcars passed beneath a canopy of elms. This is a history that smells equally of lilacs and stockyards and bursts with the clamor of gunshots, radio baseball and the distant whistle of a night train.
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Kansas City Chronicles An Up-to-Date History David W. Jackson
Summary From guerilla warfare and martial law to the elegant dresses of the Harzfeld Parisian Cloak Company, discover how everything became up-to-date in Kansas City (including the phrase "up-to-date" itself, which predates the song in Oklahoma!). Watch as the Jackson County Poor Farm became the state-of-the-art Truman Medical Center and learn why Old Westport is the real McCoy. Meet the resident mouse of the Laugh-O-Gram studio on Thirteenth and Forest, which took food from Walt Disney's hand as Mortimer before taking shape on Disney's drawing board as Mickey. In this collection of his best historical columns, David Jackson delivers a vivid portrait of the people, places and events that continue to shape this fascinating town. The History Press 9781596299863 Pub Date: 7/16/10 On Sale Date: 7/16/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 15 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Kansas City Delia C. Gillis
Summary Since 1803, when York, a slave in the Lewis and Clark expedition, stood on the bluffs overlooking Kansas City, African Americans have contributed to the city's rich history. Men and women like Tom Bass, Emily Fisher, Sam Sheperd, and Hiram Young built the region in slavery and in freedom. Musicians such as Julie Lee, Bennie Moten, Joe Turner, and Count Basie turned Kansas City into a jazz mecca in the 1920s and '30s. The professional class made their voice heard with the establishment of the Kansas City Monarchs baseball team, the Kansas City Call newspaper, and election of the city's first black mayor, Emanuel Cleaver. With over 200 vintage images, Kansas City recreates this beautiful mosaic of African-American community. Arcadia Publishing 9780738534480 Pub Date: 1/24/07 On Sale Date: 1/29/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Black America Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Kansas City in Vintage Postcards Darlene Isaacson, Elizabeth Wallace
Summary Kansas City, Missouri, has long been a bustling center of activity in the heart of the Midwest, hosting the railroads that rambled through its stockyards and the jazz pioneers who made a lasting mark on music history. This collection of vintage postcards from the late 1800s through the 1950s brings to life the people, places, and events of old Kansas City. The unique postcards printed in this book capture the historic downtown area and the Country Club Plaza as well as the private notes of a homesick visitor, paying homage to a time long gone, but not forgotten. Arcadia Publishing 9780738531793 Pub Date: 9/16/03 On Sale Date: 9/21/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Black Baseball In Kansas City Larry Lester, Sammy J. Miller
Summary Some say that Kansas City has the best black baseball, blues, and "Q" in the nation. It has been called the heart of America, a cultural melting pot, and the breadbasket of the Midwest. It was also home to the famous Kansas City Monarchs. Black baseball began in Kansas City with the Maroons in 1890. However, it wasn't until 1921, when the black Kansas City Monarchs triumphed over the white Kansas City Blues, that black players started receiving national attention. The Monarchs produced several championship teams and major league players, and became black baseball's longest running and most stable franchise. Arcadia Publishing 9780738508429 Pub Date: 12/12/00 On Sale Date: 12/17/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Black America Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Kansas City's Historic Midtown Neighborhoods Mary Jo Draper
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467113427 Pub Date: 3/16/15 On Sale Date: 3/16/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The unique character of Midtown--from Thirty-first to Fifty-fifth Streets, State Line to the Paseo--grew out of its development as the streetcar suburbs of an expanding Kansas City. As residents both rich and poor moved out of the crowded downtown area after 1880, Midtown neighborhoods were built. The first wave brought mansions to major streets such as Armour Boulevard, Troost Avenue, and Broadway Boulevard, and later a housing shortage spurred the development of Midtown's unique apartment buildings. Well-known architects and local developers created bungalows, shirtwaists, and tree-lined residential streets. Churches and schools, business districts, movie theaters, and other entertainment venues quickly followed residents in their migration to the "south side." By the 1940s, Midtown's growing residential districts had developed into today's popular neighborhoods, including Center City, Coleman Highlands, Countryside, Crestwood, Heart of Westport, Hyde Park, Manheim Park, Old Hyde Park, Plaza-Westport, Rockhill, Volker, Roanoke, South Plaza, Southmoreland, Squier Park, Sunset Hill, ...
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Iconic Restaurants of Kansas City Andrea Broomfield
Summary Generations of families and restaurateurs have loyally turned out the delectable foods that made Kansas City the food destination that it is. Opened in 1930, the Infante family's El Nopal at 416 West Thirteenth Street is reputedly the first restaurant to introduce a wider Kansas City audience to Mexican food. The city's beloved Savoy Grill was not only one of Harry S Truman's favorite haunts but also the restaurant where many Kansas Citians remember eating their first lobster dinner. "Amazin' Grace'? Harris's tiny Kansas City, Kansas H & M Barbecue kept alive Kansas City's "Paris of the Plains'? reputation--for those in the know. Author and native Andrea Broomfield goes on a journey to discover the roots of Kansas City's favorite restaurants. The History Press 9781467145862 Pub Date: 4/11/22 On Sale Date: 4/11/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Missouri's Murderous Matrons Emma Heppermann and Bertha Gifford Victoria Cosner, Lorelei Shannon
Summary At the turn of the twentieth century, people in Missouri experienced unexpected and horrible deaths due to arsenic. Two different women in two different areas of Missouri, and for two different reasons, used arsenic as a means to get what they wanted. Emma Heppermann, a black widow killer, craved money. Bertha Gifford, an angel of mercy, took sick people into her home and nursed them to death. Follow the trails of these women who murdered for decades before being tried and convicted. From Wentzville to Steelville, Emma left a trail of bodies. And Bertha is suspected of killing almost 10 percent of the population of the little town of Catawissa. Authors Victoria Cosner and Lorelei Shannon offer the gruesome history of Missouri's murderous matrons. The History Press 9781467140720 Pub Date: 3/4/19 On Sale Date: 3/4/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Missouri Outlaws Bandits, Rebels & Rogues Paul Kirkman
Summary Whether seen as a common criminal or Robin Hood with a six-shooter, the Missouri outlaw left an indelible mark on American culture. In the nineteenth century, Missouri was known as the "Outlaw State" and offered a list of lawbreakers like Jesse James, Bloody Bill Anderson, Belle Starr and Cole Younger. These notorious criminals became folk legends in countless books, movies and television shows. Author Paul Kirkman traces the succession of Missouri's first few generations and how each contributed to the making of some of the most notorious outlaws and lawmen in American history. The History Press 9781625859150 Pub Date: 3/5/18 On Sale Date: 3/5/18 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Lost Missouri Treasure Craig Gaines
Summary Lost and Forgotten Gems of Missouri History From the mining industry to the shipping industry to the Civil War, Missouri has lost a lot. Emigrants and traders have lost countless values during their travels. The Civil War caused a loss of not only citizens, but numerous valuable historic items. The host of outlaws who traversed the area have hidden loot that has never been found. Join author Craig Gaines as he details the state treasures lost to time.
The History Press 9781467155014 Pub Date: 10/9/23 On Sale Date: 10/9/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Notorious Missouri 200 Years of Historic Crimes James W. Erwin, Vicki Berger Erwin
Summary From the duel on Bloody Island to the "Missouri Miracle'? kidnapping and recovery of Shawn Hornbeck, Missouri has seen its share of notorious crimes. The Show-Me State was home to the first Western gunfight on the town square between Wild Bill Hickok and Dave Tutt. The three trials of the alleged murderer of Colonel Thomas Swope, the founder of Kansas City's Swope Park, enveloped the state. Residents also saw the killings within a few blocks of each other that inspired the songs "Stagger Lee'? and "Frankie and Johnny.'? Vicki Berger Erwin and James W. Erwin explore crimes, criminals, and victims from the violent history of the last two hundred years in the Show-Me State. The History Press 9781467146692 Pub Date: 4/12/21 On Sale Date: 4/12/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 78 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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DALLAS ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Bruce A. Bleakley
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467130400 Pub Date: 10/7/13 On Sale Date: 10/7/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Encompassing 27 square miles, Dallas/Fort Worth International is one of the world's largest and busiest airports, accommodating more than 150,000 passengers each day. The 1974 opening of "D/FW" was preceded by nearly half a century of an often acrimonious aviation rivalry between Dallas and Fort Worth that featured a colorful cast of business leaders, municipal officials, and airline executives. Through its first 40 years, D/FW grew from a regional hub into a global crossroads for passenger and air cargo service. Bold, imaginative leadership sustained the airport through the failure of its largest tenant airline, the effects of 9/11, an air traffic controllers' strike, and more than one fuel crisis. An extraordinary economic engine for North Texas, D/FW stands poised to become home to the world's largest airline, validating the original planners' dream of a dynamic focal point for domestic and international commercial aviation.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost Texas Treasure Sunken Ships, Rawhide Maps and Buried Plunder W. Craig Gaines
Summary Track pirate gold and misplaced riches across 168 counties in this comprehensive guide to the lost treasures of Texas.
The History Press 9781467151542 Pub Date: 7/11/22 On Sale Date: 7/11/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Countless fortunes have disappeared into the vast expanse of the Lone Star State. The history of the coast is cluttered with shipwrecks like that of the 1554 Spanish fleet. Even when pirates such as Jean Laffite managed to get their ill-gotten gains ashore, their loot vanished just as completely as if it had sunk beneath the waves. Entire mines, including the ventures of Jim Bowie and San Saba Presidio, have been reclaimed by the earth. The unmarked caches of bandits like Jesse James and Pancho Villa still bedevil the dreams of treasure seekers today. W. Craig Gaines reveals what has been lost, what has been found and what remains to be recovered.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 4 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Dallas Love Field Bruce A. Bleakley
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467160599 Pub Date: 10/23/23 On Sale Date: 10/23/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Dallas Love Field Airport, established in 1917 as an Army flight training field, was the site of the first commercial aviation flights in the state of Texas. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the airport's reputation as one of the nation's best attracted many well-known aviators of the day to take advantage of its excellent facilities and services. At one time the 10th busiest airport in the world, Love Field has been the headquarters of two major airlines (one of which is now the airport's largest tenant) and has a strong reputation for exceptional leadership and passenger satisfaction while processing more passengers per gate than any airport in the country. The repeal of a legislative amendment limiting nonstop flights at the airport resulted in a 100 percent increase in passenger traffic from 2010 to 2019 and significantly impacted the airport's relationship to the community.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Dallas Aviation Bruce A. Bleakley
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738579887 Pub Date: 4/11/11 On Sale Date: 4/11/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since Otto Brodie's airplane flight at Fair Park in 1910, the city of Dallas has seen over 100 years of rich and diverse aviation activity. Many of those years were spent on a long and complex road to a consolidated airport for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, an impasse finally resolved with the dedication of Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport in 1974. Central to Dallas aviation history is Love Field, established as a military base in 1917. A waypoint for famous flights such as the first round-the-world flight in 1924, a venue for colorful characters like barnstormer and bootlegger "Slats" Rodgers, and the site of World War II's largest Air Transport Command base--Love Field was all this and more. Although no longer the region's primary commercial airfield, Love Field remains a major aviation facility as the home of Southwest Airlines and several internationally recognized business aircraft operations.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Ghostly Tales of Dallas Carie Juettner
Summary Ghost stories from Dallas, Texas have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Welcome to the spooky streets of Dallas! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know that the Sammons Center for the Arts is said to have a haunted elevator? Or that sounds of music and laughter sometimes drift up and down the halls of the Adolphus Hotel... even when no one is there? Can you believe the friendly ghost at Catfish Plantation has been known to make coffee for its hosts? Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Dallas and have you sleeping with the light on! Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197274 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $12.99 USD/$16.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Deadly Dallas A History of Unfortunate Incidents & Grisly Fatalities Rusty Williams
Summary With dynamite on grocery shelves and livestock rampaging through the streets, Dallas was a dangerous place in its formative years.
The History Press 9781467148498 Pub Date: 6/28/21 On Sale Date: 6/28/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Spring 1904. An inexperienced automobile driver jumps the curb and drives into the lobby of the St. George Hotel. The mayor orders a roundup of unlicensed dogs due to a city-wide outbreak of rabies. An elevator crushes the head of a young man as he retrieves a half-dollar he had dropped down the shaft. Embers from a wood burning stove transform a sleeping house into a funeral pyre. A ten-year-old boy in City Park has a spike driven into his temple by a playmate with a fence picket. All this in just a few days.From airships falling from the sky to pestilence floating in on the Trinity, Rusty Williams catalogues the heartbreaking and bizarre forms in which death stalked Dallas at the turn of the twentieth century.
144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Dallas Tough Historic Tales of Grit, Audacity and Defiance Josh Foreman, Ryan Starrett
Summary The history of Dallas is speckled with the lean, the determined and the obstinately opinionated--fighters who brought the city up out of the prairie. Ride with Nicholas Sparks, who christened the soil with his blood, and stand with Henry Ervay, the mayor who challenged one of the most powerful governors Texas has known. Bonnie Parker shot her way to infamy, while Corinne Maddox solved her stalker problem with two pocket guns. Herbert Noble pushed his luck to the breaking point. Jacob Rubenstein avenged his fallen idol. Accompany Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett into a largely forgotten Dallas, where citizenship was a matter of gumption. The History Press 9781467146081 Pub Date: 2/1/21 On Sale Date: 2/1/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Dallas Music Scene: 1920s-1960s Alan Govenar, Jay Brakefield
Summary For much of the 20th century, Dallas was home to a wide range of vital popular music. By the 1920s, the streets, dance halls, and vaudeville houses of Deep Ellum rang with blues and jazz. Blind Lemon Jefferson was discovered singing the blues on the streets of Deep Ellum but never recorded in Dallas. Beginning in the 1930s, however, artists from Western swing pioneer Bob Wills to blues legend Robert Johnson recorded in a three-story zigzag moderne building at 508 Park Avenue. And from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, a wrestling arena called the Sportatorium was home to a Saturday night country and rock-and-roll extravaganza called the Big "D" Jamboree. Arcadia Publishing 9781467131513 Pub Date: 5/19/14 On Sale Date: 5/19/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Historic Dallas Theatres D. Troy Sherrod
Summary Dallas was the show business capital of Texas and much of the South throughout the 20th century. More than 100 theatres served the city's neighborhoods, and Elm Street once boasted more than 15 vaudeville and movie theatres--second in number to Broadway. The quality of the show houses in Dallas were surpassed by few cities and all major, and most minor, Hollywood studios maintained Dallas offices. Notable names figuring in this history include Margo Jones, "Blind" Lemon Jefferson, Karl Hoblitzelle, Baruch Lumet, Bob Hope, Greer Garson, Linda Darnell, Howard Hughes, Clyde Barrow, Gene Autry, Oliver Stone, Pappy Dolson, Jack Ruby, Lee Harvey Oswald, Nicola Rescigno, Don Henley, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Arcadia Publishing 9781467131285 Pub Date: 2/3/14 On Sale Date: 2/3/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
John F. Kennedy Sites in Dallas-Fort Worth Mark Doty, John H. Slate
Summary November 22, 1963, is a date that will forever live in the minds and hearts of those who were witness to or touched by the assassination of Pres. John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza. Surprisingly, the majority of sites associated with events surrounding that day still stand along the streets and in the neighborhoods of the greater Dallas-Fort Worth region. From Fort Worth's Hotel Texas to the Texas Theater and the Old Municipal Building in Dallas, John F. Kennedy Sites in Dallas-Fort Worth explores and documents the buildings, neighborhoods, and places with a direct connection to the assassination and its figures, both major and minor, in one of the darkest chapters in American and Texan history. Arcadia Publishing 9781467130332 Pub Date: 9/2/13 On Sale Date: 9/2/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Lost Dallas Mark Doty
Summary Although founded in 1841, Dallas did not experience significant growth until 1873 when the Texas and Pacific (T&P) Railroad crossed the Houston and Texas Central Railroad (H&TC) near downtown. Securing these railroads led to a prolific building boom that has never fully ended, even during the Great Depression and subsequent world wars. Dallas's ability to sustain growth and development as a banking and commercial center led to the demolition of much of the early built environment, a trend that continues even today. Lost Dallas explores and documents those buildings, neighborhoods, and places that have been lost and even forgotten since the city's modest antebellum beginning. Arcadia Publishing 9780738585086 Pub Date: 4/23/12 On Sale Date: 4/23/12 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Haunted Dallas Rita Cook, Russell W. Dandridge
Summary Tales of the strange and supernatural echo through the halls and city streets of the Big D. At the Renaissanceinspired Majestic Theater, it is rumored that the curtains are lowered by ghostly hands, and it is said that there is a sadness that lingers at the Sixth Floor Museum in the room where Oswald aimed at JFK. Travel downtown to the grand Adolphus Hotel, where guests from the turn of the century still dance to the strains of a phantom waltz, but beware of the stretch of road along White Rock Lake where a mysterious force kills the engines of unwary motorists. Join local author Rita Cook as she journeys into the darkest corners of the Texas heartland with this chilling collection of stories. The History Press 9781609492014 Pub Date: 9/15/11 On Sale Date: 9/15/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Dallas's Little Mexico Sol Villasana
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738579795 Pub Date: 4/4/11 On Sale Date: 4/4/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Little Mexico was Dallas's earliest Mexican barrio. "Mexicanos" had lived in Dallas since the mid-19th century. The social displacement created by the Mexican Revolution of 1910, however, caused the emergence of a distinct and vibrant neighborhood on the edge of the city's downtown. This neighborhood consisted of modest homes, small businesses, churches, and schools, and further immigration from Mexico in the 1920s caused its population to boom. By the 1930s, Little Mexico's population had grown to over 15,000 people. The expanding city's construction projects, urban renewal plans, and land speculation by developers gradually began to dismantle Little Mexico. By the end of the 20th century, Little Mexico had all but disappeared, giving way to upscale high-rise residences and hotels, office towers of steel and glass, and the city's newest entertainment district. This book looks at Little Mexico's growth, zenith, demise, and its remarkable renaissance as a neighborhood.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Historic Dallas Parks John H. Slate, Dallas Municipal Archives
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738578910 Pub Date: 7/5/10 On Sale Date: 7/5/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Dallas, called "Big D," is the eighth largest city in the United States and rests on 343 square miles of rolling prairie. To meet the growing recreational and cultural needs of its citizens, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department maintains more than 23,018 park acres--one of the largest municipal park systems in the country. Dallas has over 400 individual parks, including community centers, swimming pools, athletic fields, and a metropolitan zoo. From such well-known places as Fair Park, home of the State Fair of Texas and the Texas Centennial Exposition of 1936, to Dealey Plaza, and to lesser-known neighborhood parks, Dallas parks have a rich history stretching from the days when Dallas was a western boom town to a 21st century metropolis. Historic Dallas Parks explores the origins and early development of this nationally recognized system with interesting background stories and facts and illustrated with photographs and historical documents from the collections of the Dallas Municipal Archives.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Dallas, TX: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Do you know... WHAT unusual exhibit celebrates the work of many famous people at the Baylor University Medical Center? (Hint: The exhibit is a real "hands-on" display!) WHO claims the title of the "Tallest Cowboy in Texas?" (Hint: He's a regular at the State Fair!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know--an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet!
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600672 Pub Date: 6/16/10 On Sale Date: 6/21/10 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attentiongrabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
48 Pages Color Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 3 to 6 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Dallas Landmarks Preservation Dallas, Dallas Heritage Village
Summary Dallas has a reputation as a progressive city--always ready to build something new to replace the old. In the late 19th century, as Dallas became the transportation and commercial center for North Texas, brick and stone edifices supplanted the simple frame structures of the early days. By the 1920s, the city was the financial capital of the region and boasted the tallest building west of the Mississippi. In 1936, Dallas hosted the Texas Centennial Exposition in Fair Park, an ensemble of art deco buildings that is a National Historic Landmark. As business grew, so did the skyline. Today Dallas has a rich collection of historic buildings that chronicle the city's growth and progress. Arcadia Publishing 9780738558523 Pub Date: 1/14/09 On Sale Date: 1/19/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to Dallas, A Georgette Driscoll, Mark Doty
Summary Don't let the drawl fool you--Dallas boasts a dynamic history full of explosive growth. The cityscape itself seems eager to measure up to the outsized personalities that forged the town's identity. A sixty-seven-and-ahalf-foot-tall giraffe statue greets visitors to the Dallas Zoo, while guests exiting the Joule Hotel encounter the gaze of a thirty-foot eyeball. A colossal Pegasus glows above it all from its perch on top of the Magnolia Petroleum building. Subtler storylines also thread their way through the forest of glass and steel, from the jazz of Deep Ellum alleyways to the peaceful paths of the Katy Trail. Author Georgette Driscoll looks beyond the inscriptions for the events that shaped Dallas into the city it is today. The History Press 9781467142267 Pub Date: 9/16/19 On Sale Date: 9/16/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 16 Architecture / Buildings ARC024010 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Texas Far and Wide The Tornado with Eyes, Gettysburg’s Last Casualty, the Celestial Skipping Stone and Other Tales E.R. Bills
Summary The sheer volume of remarkable Texan exploits creates a dizzying tally for the proudest of its citizens. So it happens that inexplicable marvels slip past an entire state of storytellers and world-famous legends live as anonymous neighbors. Ever hear the story about the escaped ape in the Big Thicket? Or the "Interplanetary Capital of the Universe" that sat on the Gulf Coast? Does the cowboy hat that warmed U.S.-China relations ring a bell? From the Staked Plain Quakers to the Kaiser Burnout, E.R. Bills delves into some of the most fascinating chapters of overlooked Texas lore. The History Press 9781625859181 Pub Date: 10/16/17 On Sale Date: 10/16/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Fort Worth in Vintage Postcards Quentin McGown
Summary Though Fort Worth was first established in 1849 as a military outpost along what was then the western frontier of Texas, the fort itself was abandoned by 1853. But the civilian settlement that had grown up around it continued to thrive. Following the Civil War, the city and its residents worked hard to become a provisions center for the drovers moving millions of Texas longhorns up the cattle trails to Kansas and beyond. Soon, Fort Worth was also a major hub for rail and other transportation industries, and in the twentieth century, it became an oil center as well. Today, the bustling metropolitan region continues to reinvent itself while also diligently preserving the unique heritage that brings millions of visitors to Fort Worth every year. Arcadia Publishing 9780738528649 Pub Date: 12/3/03 On Sale Date: 12/8/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Texas Bluegrass Legacies Families and Mentors through the Generations Jeff Campbell, Braeden Paul
Summary
The History Press 9781467153676 Pub Date: 7/24/23 On Sale Date: 7/24/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Enjoy a breakdown of the Lone Star State's generational bluegrass harmonies. From the moment they picked up the radio signal of Bill Monroe's mandolin, Texans have been enamored with this uniquely American style of music. But the high lonesome sound couldn't have put down roots without a tradition of mentorship that runs through families and spans generations. Meet the Van Cliburn piano prodigy that became a multiinstrumentalist for Taylor Swift. Travel to the summer bluegrass camp where students develop into teachers. Sit in on a back porch jam session with the Rogers, the Brocks, the Vestals and the Whites. From the state's first Asian-American bluegrass family to its banjo-building Santa Claus, Jeff Campbell and Braeden Paul set the stage for the stewards of Texas bluegrass.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 History / United States HIS036130 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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BATON ROUGE THE HISTORY PRESS
It Happens in Louisiana Peculiar Tales, Traditions & Recipes from the Bayou Sam Irwin, Rheta Grimsley Johnson
Summary
The History Press 9781467118712 Pub Date: 10/19/15 On Sale Date: 10/19/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Only in the Bayou State do Louisianans travel door to door on horseback collecting gumbo ingredients for Mardi Gras gatherings. Residents compete in egg pâquer contests to see who can crack their opponent's Easter egg first. Louisiana is a place where frequent collisions with natural disasters can inspire a drink like Pat O'Brien's famous hurricane. And the state's history is filled with colorful figures like Governor Earl K. Long, whose wife committed him to a mental institution--only for him to use his political pull to inspire his own release. Elsewhere these accounts may seem odd or farfetched, but it all happens in Louisiana. Join author Sam Irwin as he details these intriguing Pelican State stories with pithy observations, humorous asides and droll determinations.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 15 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Baton Rouge Sylvia Frank Rodrigue, Faye Phillips
Summary In 1699, on a high bluff along the Mississippi River, explorer Pierre Le Moyne, Sieur d'Iberville, found the fabled "Red Stick," a post that marked the line between two Native American nations and gave Baton Rouge, Louisiana, its name. This book chronicles 150 years of the daily activities of Baton Rouge's residents through images of the city's growth and development; life during the Civil War, floods, hurricanes, and economic depressions; and people working, playing, and celebrating.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738554068 Pub Date: 8/11/08 On Sale Date: 8/11/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Today Is Monday in Louisiana Johnette Downing, Deborah Thomas
Summary Gold/Honors Award Winner Pelican Publishing 9781455623068 Pub Date: 10/21/16 On Sale Date: 10/21/16 $10.95 USD/$13.95 CAD/€8.99 EUR
National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Children's Products
The Big Read 2010
8 Pages Carton Qty: 60 History / United States HIS036120
Recommended Reading List for the National Coalition of Girls' Schools
8 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 lb Wt
Based on a popular song adapted by the multi-award-winning New Orleans singer-songwriter Johnette Downing, Today Is Monday in Louisiana rhythmically takes readers through a culinary calendar, describing a Louisiana meal a day. Now adapted to board book format for tiny hands, each page presents collaged images of yummy foods. On Monday there are red beans to eat and on Tuesday, po' boys. On Wednesday gumbo is served, and on it goes, each day bringing another unique and tasty Louisiana dish to share.
Capitol Park and Spanish Town Matt Isch, Jay Dardenne
Summary The land north of downtown Baton Rouge between the Mississippi River and Interstate 10 encompasses the first high ground north of the mouth of the Mississippi. As the oldest neighborhood in the city, Spanish Town is widely considered to be the heart and soul of Baton Rouge. France, England, and Spain disputed the land for over 100 years, and in 1779 the English fought the Spanish and their American allies to secure it. Over the past 200 years, the area has been the home of an Army garrison, the campus of Louisiana State University, and Louisiana's magnificent state capitol building and surrounding Capitol Park. Today, Spanish Town's residents are notably diverse, and the neighborhood claims to host the largest Mardi Gras celebration in Baton Rouge. Arcadia Publishing 9781467116961 Pub Date: 10/10/16 On Sale Date: 10/10/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Flood of Lies The St. Rita's Nursing Home Tragedy James Cobb
Summary INDEPENDENT PUBLISHER BOOK AWARDS BEST REGIONAL NONFICTION OF THE SOUTH GOLD MEDAL
Pelican Publishing 9781455621309 Pub Date: 7/6/15 On Sale Date: 7/6/15 $14.95 USD/$17.95 CAD/€13.49 EUR Trade Paperback 336 Pages Carton Qty: 22 History / United States HIS036120
“When an elderly couple is charged with murder in the drowning deaths of thirty-five bed-ridden residents of St. Rita's Nursing Home, an emotional edge-of-your-seat thriller takes off like a shot! The players: a wily and profane defense lawyer, a ferocious prosecutor, vengeful families of the victims, and a ravenous media that brands the defendants ‘Monsters of Hurricane Katrina.’ My advice—block out enough time to read this wonderful book in one sitting.” —John Berendt, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
“A passionate and personal book, artfully constructed.” —Washington Post
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“A war story of jurisprudence. . . . a book you wish wouldn't end.” —Daily Beast
Southeast Louisiana Food A Seasoned Tradition Addie K. Martin
Summary
The History Press 9781626195493 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The cuisine of Southeast Louisiana is informed by a unique landscape. Defined by water--Vermillion Bay to the west, marshlands to the east, the Mississippi River to the north and the Gulf Coast to the south--the scenery transitions from verdant swamps to open seas stocked with diverse wildlife. The indigenous Cajun cuisine is a cultural blend three centuries in the making, with traces of American Indian, French, German, Italian and African heritage. To feed themselves and bourgeoning markets, locals built formidable aquaculture empires. Eventually, the area became less isolated, offering more opportunity while threatening traditions. With interviews and family recipes, authors Addie K. and Jeremy Martin present the history behind this enchanting culinary tradition.
256 Pages Carton Qty: 9 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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Hurricane Boy Laura Dragon
Summary WINNER OF THE SCBWI CRYSTAL KITE AWARD AN IN THE MARGINS LIST NOMINEE The storm pulled them apart. Can they stay strong while far away?
Pelican 9781455619160 Pub Date: 2/21/14 On Sale Date: 2/21/14 $14.95 USD/$17.95 CAD/€7.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In this dramatic coming-of-age story, Hollis Williams matures in the traumatic events of Hurricane Katrina. Living with his siblings and his grandmother, Hollis's greatest wish has always been to reconnect with his absent father. Through the turmoil of the storm and the ensuing tests of his determination, Hollis keeps this dream alive. Their home destroyed, Hollis and his younger siblings are taken to a shelter in West Virginia, where he discovers what family means and finds his own inner strength.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 8 History / United States HIS036120 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.5 lb Wt
Historic Neighborhoods of Baton Rouge Annabelle M. Armstrong
Summary Baton Rouge is known for its rich history, food, politics, music and universities. Perhaps overlooked are the stories of how this large port city's close-knit neighborhoods have adapted to changes over the years. Annabelle Armstrong deftly navigates the evolution of these historic communities, showcasing southern charm and romanticism through firsthand accounts of people who call these places home. Journey back to the beginnings of Hundred Oaks, Capital Heights, University Acres, Wimbledon, Tara, Inniswold, Glenwood, Walnut Hills, Stratford, Steele Place, Broussard, Southdowns and many more popular places to settle down.
The History Press 9781596298392 Pub Date: 8/13/10 On Sale Date: 8/13/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age Sam Irwin
Summary Step backstage in this look at little-known and utterly fascinating aspects of Jazz Age Louisiana. New Orleans' early jazz greats like Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Kid Ory and Buddy Bolden had fascinating careers, but Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age is filled with tales of murder, lust and adventure. Clarinetist Joe Darensbourg of Baton Rouge ran away and joined the circus three times before the age of 20. The Martel Band of Opelousas witnessed a legal public hanging of a convicted serial murderer in 1923 Evangeline Parish. Trumpeter Evan Thomas of Crowley could have been a rival to Satchmo but was cut down on the bandstand in the Promised Land neighborhood of Rayne, La. Author Sam Irwin explores the odd and quirky in these fascinating stories of the Roaring Twenties. The History Press 9781467153423 Pub Date: 1/2/23 On Sale Date: 1/2/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 2 History / United States HIS036120 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
All Aboard, Louisiana! Maggie, Rosalind Bunn, Keller Pyle
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455626663 Pub Date: 9/19/22 On Sale Date: 9/19/22 $19.95 USD/$22.95 CAD Hardcover
"Hop on the Crossroads Cruiser in All Aboard, Louisiana! and enjoy another spectacular adventure from Rosalind and Maggie Bunn. What fun to learn about Louisiana's regional treasures through clever verses and bold, animated illustrations! This state-touring series is sure to become a children's classic!'? --Annell Gerson, owner, Bookmiser bookstore "The Bunns have done it again! The All Aboard Series does a fantastic job of showing readers young and old the secret places they need to visit in their favorite states. Beautifully illustrated and in snappy verse, this latest edition will have young readers everywhere asking to hop aboard the nearest train.'? --Chris Negron, award-winning author of The Last Super Chef and Dan Unmasked "As a Louisiana educator, I can't wait to share this wonderful book with my third graders. All young readers will want to 'board the Crossroads Cruiser to see our great state'!'? --Tracy Gaspard, teacher, Baton Rouge "Hop onboard as Rosalind and Maggie Bunn whisk readers away on a fun and exciting cultural journey through Louisiana!'? --Susan Sands, author "...
32 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: All Aboard 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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THE HISTORY PRESS
Louisiana Crawfish A Succulent History of the Cajun Crustacean Sam Irwin
Summary The hunt for red crawfish is the thing, the raison d'etre, of Acadian spring. Introduced to Louisiana by the swamp dwellers of the Atchafalaya Basin, the crawfish is a regional favorite that has spurred a $210 million industry. Whole families work at the same fisheries, and annual crawfish festivals dominate the social calendar. More importantly, no matter the occasion, folks take their boils seriously: they'll endure line cutters, heat and humidity, mosquitoes and high gas prices to procure crawfish for their families' annual backyard boils or their corporate picnics. Join author Sam Irwin as he tells the story--complete with recipes and tall tales--of Louisiana's favorite crustacean: the crawfish. The History Press 9781626192362 Pub Date: 2/18/14 On Sale Date: 2/18/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Forgotten Baton Rouge Douglas L. Villien Sr.
Summary Discover Baton Rouge's bygone days of booming growth and the influence of its renowned residents.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467114776 Pub Date: 11/30/15 On Sale Date: 11/30/15 $29.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€25.49 EUR Hardcover Paper over boards
For nearly two centuries, Baton Rouge remained a sleepy little river town. Situated on the first bluffs of the Mississippi River north of the Gulf of Mexico, it was prime real estate for habitation. Images of America: Forgotten Baton Rouge collects a plethora of lost images of this city's greatest period of expansion: from the 1890s to the 1930s. This era began when Louisiana State University moved to the grounds of the old US Army arsenal, followed by a corporate decision from John D. Rockefeller to build a Standard Oil Company refinery at Baton Rouge. These historic decisions, coupled with the forward-thinking actions of bold businessmen and politicians like Robert A. Hart and Huey P. Long, changed the face of the city forever.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 100 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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Italian Louisiana History, Heritage & Tradition Alan G. Gauthreaux, D.G., PhD Hippensteel
Summary At the close of the nineteenth century, Louisiana's ports hosted an influx of Italian immigrants. Like so many immigrant communities before, acclimating to their new home was not easy.
The History Press 9781626193857 Pub Date: 2/4/14 On Sale Date: 2/4/14 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Though the Italian contribution to Louisiana's culture is palpable and celebrated, at one time ethnic Italians were constantly embroiled in scandal, sometimes deserved and sometimes as scapegoats. The new immigrants hoped that they would be welcomed and see for themselves the "streets paved with gold." Their new lives, however, were difficult. Italians in Louisiana faced prejudice, violence and political exile for their refusal to accept the southern racial mores. Author and historian Alan Gauthreaux" "documents the experience of those Italians who arrived in Louisiana over one hundred years ago..
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Haunted Baton Rouge Bud Steed, Hope Steed Kennedy
Summary With yellow fever, Civil War battles, murders and tragic accidents staining its history, it is no wonder that Baton Rouge is rife with tales of ghostly visitors. Highland Road has had so many reports of Civil War soldier sightings that the local police department sent out an officer to track one down. Spirits crowd about in the stately grounds of the Magnolia Mound and Old Cottage Plantations, the Old Capitol and the New and even the USS Kidd." Unlikely spots like the Guaranty Income Life and Broadcast Building have plenty of hair-raising stories of their own; the cafeteria used to be a morgue Explore the Red Stick's eerie past with paranormal investigator Bud Steed as he uncovers the city's most chilling tales." The History Press 9781609498627 Pub Date: 9/24/13 On Sale Date: 9/24/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Landmarks and Monuments of Baton Rouge Dr. Hilda S. Krousel
Summary The capital of Louisiana is filled with an array of significant historical monuments and markers, each with a unique story to tell. Some, like the old and new capitols and the Louisiana State University Memorial Tower, are well-known, iconic pieces of Baton Rouge. Others, like De Bore's Sugar Kettle and the nation's only remaining Pentagon Barracks outside Washington, D.C., are lesser known yet no less important to the narrative of Baton Rouge. Discover historic treasures like the USS Louisiana figurehead and the Merci Train and learn the stories behind the Liberty Bell and the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk Joy." Join Dr. Hilda Krousel on this journey through the history of "Red Stick," as told by its most storied landmarks." The History Press 9781609496401 Pub Date: 9/11/12 On Sale Date: 9/11/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Louisiana Legends and Lore Alan Brown
Summary Lean back into Louisiana lore with an earful of New Orleans jazz and a bellyful of Cajun cuisine. But when the music dies down and the lights flicker out, hushed conversations bleed into the darker mysteries of the Pelican State. Storied outlaws like John Murrell, Eugene Bunch and Leather Britches Smith steal into the room. Voodoo priestesses Marie Laveau and Julia Brown are already there, along with the Phantom Whistler and the Axeman of New Orleans. Folklorist Alan Brown educates and entertains with tales of the unseemly, bizarre and otherworldly, like the legends of the Rougarou, the Lutin and the Honey Island Swamp Monster.
The History Press 9781467147514 Pub Date: 2/8/21 On Sale Date: 2/8/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Social Science / Folklore & Mythology SOC011000 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Louisiana State University Barry Cowan with a Foreword by Dr. William L. Jenkins
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467110983 Pub Date: 11/4/13 On Sale Date: 11/4/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Louisiana State University began in 1860 as a small, all-male military school near Pineville. The institution survived the Civil War, Reconstruction politics, and budgetary difficulties to become a nationally and internationally recognized leader in research and teaching. A devastating fire destroyed the campus in 1869, and the school moved to Baton Rouge, where it has remained. Successive moves to larger campuses in 1887 and 1925 created greater opportunities in academics, student life, and athletics. Academics began with classical and engineering courses. New majors in the arts, literature, engineering, agriculture, and the sciences evolved, along with research in those fields. Student life changed from military regimentation to coeducation and students' freedom to live off campus and make their own decisions. Intercollegiate athletics began in 1893 with baseball and football games against Tulane, and the LSU Tigers have since won numerous championships. These evolutionary steps all helped to create Louisiana's flagship university.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Campus History 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
West Baton Rouge Parish West Baton Rouge Historical Association
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467107464 Pub Date: 9/20/21 On Sale Date: 9/20/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
West Baton Rouge Parish was established in 1807 along the banks of the Mississippi River across from what would become Louisiana's capital. Its connection to the river has long been an attraction for the people who live here and the pioneers who first settled the area more than 200 years ago. Today, the parish has three incorporated towns--Addis, Brusly, and Port Allen. Because of the rich alluvial soil deposited by the Mississippi River, West Baton Rouge largely became an agricultural community; sugar has always been it biggest crop. In the early 20th century, the Texas & Pacific Railroad made the community a bustling hub. Over the years, West Baton Rouge's position along the river attracted petrochemical companies like Dow, ShinTech, and Placid Refining Company. Now, the parish has one of the largest deepwater ports and a thriving major chemical and manufacturing industry.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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PELICAN PUBLISHING
It's Raining in Louisiana Erin Rovin
Summary Pelican Publishing 9781455627356 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $10.95 USD/$13.99 CAD Board Book
It's raining in Louisiana. There's thunder all around, and we have to park on the neutral ground! The Mississippi River is high, but now we don't have to water the plants. Young children in the Bayou State will certainly recognize all the signs of a rainy day in Louisiana in this exciting board book.
10 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Cajun Night Before Christmas 50th Anniversary Edition Trosclair, James Rice
Summary "Forget Dancer, Prancer, Comet, and Vixen. . . . Good Clement, wherever he is, will not be gnashing his teeth.'?--New York Times Book Review
Pelican Publishing 9781455627141 Pub Date: 10/24/22 On Sale Date: 10/24/22 $24.95 USD/$27.95 CAD Hardcover 56 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations JUV017010 Series: The Night Before Christmas Series
Take the classic story of jolly old St. Nicholas, place it in a Louisiana bayou setting, dress Santa Claus in muskrat "from his head to his foot,'? pile his skiff high with toys, and hitch it to eight friendly alligators. The result is this modern classic. Fifty years after its first appearance, Cajun Night Before Christmas® has sold more than one million copies and has served as the model for Pelican's ongoing, best-selling Night Before Christmas Series. The Cajun Night Before Christmas® has been a part of Louisiana's holiday traditions since it was first published in 1973. A delight to both young and old with its rustic full-color illustrations and lively story, it has become a timeless addition to holiday celebrations far beyond south Louisiana, reaching all corners of the country with its charming presentation of Christmas on the bayou and the break-out star of Gaston® the Green-Nosed Alligator. Conceived by J. B. Kling, Jr., Cajun Night Before...
11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Cajun Night Before Christmas® (Abbreviated Board Book) Trosclair, James Rice
Summary This abbreviated board book edition is perfect introduction to the classic tale! Pelican Publishing 9781455628179 Pub Date: 9/24/24 On Sale Date: 9/24/24 $11.95 USD Board Book
Take the classic story of jolly old St. Nicholas, place it in a Louisiana bayou setting, dress Santa Claus in muskrat “from his head to his foot,” pile his skiff high with toys, and hitch it to eight friendly alligators. The result is this modern classic. Fifty years after its first appearance, Cajun Night Before Christmas® has sold more than one million copies and has served as the model for Pelican’s ongoing, best-selling Night Before Christmas Series.
12 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 4 to 8, Grades 1 to 2 Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations JUV017010
The Cajun Night Before Christmas® has been a part of Louisiana’s holiday traditions since it was first published in 1973. A delight to both young and old with its rustic full-color illustrations and lively story, it has become a timeless addition to holiday celebrations far beyond south Louisiana, reaching all corners of the country with its charming presentation of Christmas on the bayou and the break-out star of Gaston® the Green-Nosed Alligator.
6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Conceived by J. B. Kling, Jr., Cajun Night Before Christmas® originally appeared as a Christmas message from B...
Cajun Night Before Christmas® Ornament James Rice, "Trosclair"
Summary A miniature book to hang on your tree (hanger provided).
Pelican Publishing 9781565548497 Pub Date: 10/2/00 On Sale Date: 10/2/00 $8.95 USD/$11.95 CAD Trade Paperback 48 Pages Carton Qty: 200 Ages 04 to 08, Grades P to 03 History / United States HIS036120 Series: The Night Before Christmas 4 in H | 3.1 in W | 0.2 lb Wt
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AUSTIN ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
The Ghostly Tales of Austin Carie Juettner
Summary Ghost stories from Texas's capitol have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of Austin comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Chat with the ghosts who roam the hallways of the capitol building downtown. Or visit Mount Bonnell and learn about Antonia, who threw herself from the cliffs after her fiancé perished trying to rescue her. Learn the history of the great flood of 1900 and then witness the ghostly orbs at Lake McDonald. Are they the spirits of the dead? Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on. Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198202 Pub Date: 8/2/21 On Sale Date: 8/2/21 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
The City We Built Black Leaders of Austin Terry Mitchell
Summary
Arcadia Children’s Books 9781467197229 Pub Date: 4/15/24 On Sale Date: 4/15/24 $14.99 USD/$19.99 CAD Hardcover
In the tradition of Little Legends and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes The City We Built: Black Leaders of Austin , an illustrated children's book honoring the extraordinary African American men and women who played a critical role in shaping Black Austin's social, political, and cultural heritage. A collaboration between The Black Leaders Collective; The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center; and renowned Texas visual artist Sadé Lawson, The City We Built will take readers on an empowering and inspiring journey through Black Austin's history, highlighting such local luminaries as:Ada Anderson, Charles Atkins, Berl Handcox, Johnny Holmes, Azie Taylor Morton, Velma Roberts, Dorothy Turner, Willie Wells, and more. Featuring full-page biographies and vibrantly illustrated, full-color portraits, The City We Built will not only educate young readers and inspire a new generation of Austin Black leaders--but celebrate the heroes who helped build this remarkable city.
64 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Arcadia Children's Books 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Texas BBQ Adventure Guide A Road Trip Through the History & How-to of Lone Star 'Que Jason Weems
Summary From the bayous of the east to the dusty deserts of the west, embark on a journey through the countless smokehouses, roadhouses and barbecue food trucks that line the back roads and main streets of Texas. Dive into a history that dates back to treasure-hungry conquistadors and swashbuckling buccaneers. Learn what divides the state into five main flavor regions and read your plate of BBQ like a roadmap through history. Author Jason Weems journeyed more than 3,500 miles around the highways and byways of Texas to bring you a guide that's dripping with pro tips and sizzling with backstory. The History Press 9781467150897 Pub Date: 10/31/22 On Sale Date: 10/31/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
Local Baby Austin Nancy Ellwood
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198479 Pub Date: 10/17/22 On Sale Date: 10/17/22 $11.99 USD/$14.99 CAD Board Book
Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Austin engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes their city so great. Swim in the Barton Springs Pool, watch out for bats under the Congress Avenue Bridge, stroll through the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, and catch a UT Longhorn football game. Explore your city with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3, Grades 0 to 1 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.07 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Murder & Mayhem on the Texas Rails Jeff Campbell, Interurban Railway Museum
Summary Texas has a long, romantic history when it comes to railroads. But even though steam engines and streetcars offer nonstop service to Nostalgia City, there's a dark side to Texas rail. The Black Widow of Fort Worth engineered a fatal double-cross at a railroad crossing. The Mountaineer Madman brought death to the Texas Electric Railway, while the Trolley Bandit terrorized the citizens of El Paso. From a freak accident involving a banana peel to a tragic trip to see Santa Claus, Jeff Campbell and the staff of the Interurban Railway Museum cross the Lone Star State on trains derailed by murder and mayhem.
The History Press 9781467151450 Pub Date: 5/30/22 On Sale Date: 5/30/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 64 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Texas True Crime Miscellany Clay Coppedge
Summary Outrageous acts of villainy have slowly drifted out of the national limelight and into the dustbin of Texas history. Consider the uproar over the 1879 shooting of actor Maurice Barrymore in Marshall and the 1949 murder of oil field legend Tex Thornton in Amarillo. The 1909 Coryell County Courthouse massacre committed by a sixteenyear-old girl remains just as shocking today. For the long-suffering associates of repeat offenders like Fort Worth's Flapper Bandit or Temple's International Man of Mystery, notoriety couldn't fade quickly enough. From the lawless days of the frontier to the rise of organized crime, Clay Coppedge sifts through eighteen obscure case files to chart the evolution of crime and punishment in the state. The History Press 9781467149013 Pub Date: 7/26/21 On Sale Date: 7/26/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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University of Texas at Austin The First One Hundred Years Lori Duran
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467104777 Pub Date: 8/10/20 On Sale Date: 8/10/20 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The University of Texas (UT) opened in 1883--38 years after Texas became a state and 7 years after the Texas Constitution called for the creation of a university of the first class. UT started off with 40 acres just north of Austin and with 221 primarily rural and local students. But since its founding, it has grown extensively and acquired worldwide prominence. Now, UT has 431 acres on its main campus and over 51,000 students enrolled from all 50 states and, at least, 124 different nations. UT is recognized as a top-rated state university, providing high-quality instruction and research. The university has also acquired architecturally interesting buildings, cherished traditions, and exciting sports programs over the years.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Education / History EDU016000 Series: Campus History 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 Elizabeth H. Clare
Summary The Austin Dam Disaster of 1900 recreates the era of Gay Nineties Austin, then--as now--a city on the rise and on the make. In 1891, at the behest of ambitious city fathers, the little city of just 15,000 people gambled its future on a project of breathtaking size--a massive hydroelectric dam across the Colorado River. This book follows the epic construction project and the brief golden era of the pleasure resort at Lake McDonald. Though troubled and controversial from the get-go, the dam embodied all of Austin's dreams. Then, on Friday, April 6, 1900, it began to rain . . . Arcadia Publishing 9781467127455 Pub Date: 1/29/18 On Sale Date: 1/29/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Hello, Texas! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700453 Pub Date: 10/3/17 On Sale Date: 10/3/17 $9.99 USD/€9.49 EUR Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Texas! Parent and child Armadillos tour the Lone Star State in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Texas! join the pair as they explore Big Bend National Park, spend the day at the State Fair of Texas, discover the Alamo and splash at the beach. Along the way they stop for some yummy barbecue, pretend to be astronauts at Space Center Houston, wave to prairie dogs, watch bats fly in Austin, and end their day floating on a river boat in San Antonio! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Texas Ranch Women Three Centuries of Mettle and Moxie Carmen Goldthwaite
Summary Texas would not be Texas without the formidable women of its past. Beneath the sunbonnets, Stetsons or high-fashion couture, the women of the Lone Star State carved out ranches, breathed new life into spreads and expanded acreage when husbands, sons and fathers fell. Throughout the centuries, the women of Texas's ranches defended home and hearth with cannon and shot. They rescued hostages. They nurtured livestock through hard winters and long droughts and drove them up the cattle trails. They built communities and saw to it that faith and education prevailed for their children and for those of others. Join author Carmen Goldthwaite in an inspiring survey of fierce Lone Star ladies. The History Press 9781626195981 Pub Date: 9/30/14 On Sale Date: 9/30/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
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Encyclopedia of Early Texas History A Compendium of Texas Antiquity for the Inquisitive Mind Stephen P. Biles
Summary
The History Press 9781626194540 Pub Date: 7/8/14 On Sale Date: 7/8/14 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In this age of hustle and bustle, Texans cannot afford to flounder about unawares of where to turn for information most urgent and necessary as their own history. What you want--nay, what you need--is the encyclopedia herein. The patriot will find stories of heroism and warning, the student will discover annals of valuable learning and the curious will discover purpose renewed in historical origin. With educational and entertaining illustrations, the reader will at once be transported back to historic times and doubtless become the "go-to" guy or gal for Texas trivia. From the arrival of Aguayo to the zeal of Zavala, each page contains a morsel of valuable history of the great state of Texas. Texan and scholar Stephen Biles has collected an invaluable source of information so exciting and excellent that it has been sized to fit within your pocket or purse--after all, one never knows when history might call.
288 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Historic Austin Restaurants Capital Cuisine through the Generations Melanie Haupt PhD, Dena Childs
Summary Austin has staked its claim as the seat of innovative culinary movements, and its food culture mirrors the transformations taking place across the city. The evolution of the east side is reflected in joints like Franklin Barbecue, while landmarks like Scholz Garten, the oldest restaurant in the capital, testify to the contributions of the town's college presence and a healthy German influence. Joe's Bakery isn't just one of the town's most beloved Tex-Mex spots; it's the place where the real wheeling and dealing in Texas politics happens. Food writer Melanie Haupt samples Austin's iconic restaurants and the rich heritage that produced them. The History Press 9781626191235 Pub Date: 10/8/13 On Sale Date: 10/8/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Austin Breakfast Tacos The Story of the Most Important Taco of the Day Mando Rayo, Jarod Neece, Joel Salcido, Dennis Burnett
Summary
The History Press 9781626190498 Pub Date: 7/9/13 On Sale Date: 7/9/13 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Fresh tortillas, fluffy huevos con bacon and spicy salsa--good morning, Austin. Or good afternoon, evening, night--whenever From taco tailgates to taquerias, there is a taco for every occasion and persuasion. Some say that it was born in the days of cowboys and vaqueros, and others say it was a creation of the Tex-Mex culture, but one thing is certain: the breakfast taco has taken over the Capital City. From South Congress to North Austin, neon and chalkboard signs tempt hungry passersby with their best morning-time handheld bites. With over forty breakfast taco recipes, Mando Rayo and Jarod Neece investigate (and masticate) the history, culture and traditions of that indelible and delectable Austin treat: the breakfast taco..
192 Pages Color Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 7 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
LOL Jokes Texas Texas Craig Yoe
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198424 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Texas combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the Lone Star State, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing 'til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Texas is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. What do you call a Texas cow without any legs? Ground beef! Fun Factoid: Texas big! The State Fair of Texas boast's North America's highest Ferris wheel. It's called The Texas Star!
96 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 12, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: LOL Jokes 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to Austin, A Jason Weems, Harrison Eppright
Summary Leave the brochures behind and tour Austin neighborhoods with an ambassador of the city's less familiar history, from the dirt on 6th Street to the music of hidden wildlife.
The History Press 9781467145473 Pub Date: 3/8/21 On Sale Date: 3/8/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Witness the rise of a metropolis from the tiny frontier outpost of Waterloo into a world leader in culture and technology. Discover the lost treasure of Shoal Creek in Pease Park or just a sense of inner peace amid the koi ponds and waterfalls of the Zilker Botanical Gardens. Like the bats of Congress Avenue, navigate Austin neighborhoods by sound, taking cues from the Stevie Ray Vaughn's beloved guitar and Angelina Eberly's city-saving cannon. Award-winning tour guide Jason Weems charts a course through Austin's heritage, treading the back streets stalked by a serial killer and the stately halls of the Texas State History Museum.
160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 15 History / United States HIS036130 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Legends & Lore of the Texas Capitol Mike Cox
Summary From its beginning as one of the most ambitious construction projects west of the Mississippi, the imposing red granite Lone Star statehouse loomed large in Texas lore. The iconic landmark rests on a foundation of election rigging, an unsolved murder, land swaps and pre-dedication blackmail. It bore witness to the first meeting between LBJ and Lady Bird, as well as a bizarre resolution honoring the Boston Strangler. Mike Cox digs up a quarry's worth of the capitol's untold history, cataloguing everything from its ghost stories to its public art and collectible tourist kitsch.
The History Press 9781467137584 Pub Date: 6/26/17 On Sale Date: 6/26/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 224 Pages Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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1960s Austin Gangsters Organized Crime that Rocked the Capital Jesse Sublett
Summary Timmy Overton of Austin and Jerry Ray James of Odessa were football stars who traded athletics for lives of crime. The original rebels without causes, nihilists with Cadillacs and Elvis hair, the Overton gang and their associates formed a ragtag white trash mafia that bedazzled Austin law enforcement for most of the 1960s. Tied into a loose network of crooked lawyers, pimps and used car dealers who became known as the "traveling criminals," they burglarized banks and ran smuggling and prostitution rings all over Texas. Author Jesse Sublett presents a detailed account of these Austin miscreants, who rose to folk hero status despite their violent criminal acts. The History Press 9781626198401 Pub Date: 3/9/15 On Sale Date: 3/9/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.49 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036130 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Vegan Survival Guide to Austin Carolyn Tracy, Julie Wernersbach
Summary
The History Press 9781626198586 Pub Date: 2/2/15 On Sale Date: 2/2/15 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In the land of barbecue, Austin has become a vegan's paradise. Vegan trailers, restaurants, tacos, ice cream and even barbecue have taken root in Austin in a big way. From queso and cupcakes to macrobiotic feasts and tempting tempeh, the Capital City has elevated cruelty-free cuisine to new heights. With this handy guide, navigate all that Austin's busy vegan scene has to offer. Discover the festivals, blogs, locally made goods and entrepreneurs who have built a community around plant-based living. Sample recipes of local vegan chefs, find the ideal vegan brunch and get hooked on Austin's endless variety of vegan mac and cheese. From Congress to Chavez, North Loop to Lady Bird Lake, authors and vegans Julie Wernersbach and Carolyn Tracy dive into the history, heart and hot spots of Austin's vegan landscape.
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Lost Austin John Slate
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738596136 Pub Date: 11/26/12 On Sale Date: 11/26/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Known to some as "Capitol City," "River City," and "Groover's Paradise," Austin is a diverse mix of university professors, students, politicians, musicians, state employees, artists, and both blue-collar and white-collar workers. The city is also home to the main campus of the University of Texas and several other universities. As Austin has grown to become more cosmopolitan, remnants of its small-town heritage have faded away. Austin's uniqueness--both past and present --is reflected in its food, architecture, historic places, music, and businesses. Many of these beloved institutions have moved on into history. While some are far removed in the mists of time, others are more recent and generate fond memories of good times and vivid experiences. Images of America: Lost Austin explores, through the collections of the Austin History Center and others, where Austinites once shopped, ate, drank, and played.
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Haunted Austin History and Hauntings in the Capital City Jeanine Plumer
Summary A killer lurks in the dark streets, victimizing servant girls throughout 1885, and Austin becomes the first American city to claim a serial killer. The spirits of convicts wander amidst the manicured grounds of the Texas State Capitol while inside a public servant assassinated in 1903 still haunts the corridors. These are just a few of the strange and frightening tales of Haunted Austin. Within these pages lies evidence that the frontier bravado legendary in so many Texas men and women lives on long after death. Author Jeanine Plumer explores the sinister history of the city and attempts to answer the question: why do so many ghosts linger in Austin? The History Press 9781609490409 Pub Date: 9/1/10 On Sale Date: 9/1/10 $19.99 USD/$20.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Haunted America 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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Austin Don Martin
Summary As the capital of Texas, Austin has a long and colorful history. The first residents were nomadic Native Americans who camped here as long ago as 9000 BC because of the area's beauty, the clear Colorado River, and the wildlife. These are the very same things that attract people to Austin today. Originally called Waterloo, Austin has grown from a tiny town on the edge of the western frontier in 1839 into the capital city it is today. The University of Texas lent prestige, the state government erected buildings, the railroads came to town, and Congress Avenue--the "main street" of Texas--filled with thriving businesses. Arcadia Publishing 9780738570679 Pub Date: 3/18/09 On Sale Date: 3/23/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Austin, Texas Karen R. Thompson, Kathy R. Howell
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738508320 Pub Date: 11/9/00 On Sale Date: 11/9/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
When General Sam Houston's Texas army defeated Mexican General Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, the Republic of Texas was born. Austin, located on the banks of the Colorado River, was laid out as the capital city in 1839, and has remained the capital since statehood in 1846. Featured here in over 200 vintage photographs is the history of this independent city, and the people who made it what it is today. Land agent Stephen F. Austin brought the first Anglo settlers to the Spanish territory in 1821 and guided them until independence in 1836. Seen here are the images that capture the spirit of those original pioneers and their achievements, including the French Legation, the construction of the capitol, and the Texas governor's mansion, the oldest governor's residence west of the Mississippi. Also pictured are the familiar faces of Austin's long history, including Austin's first mayor, Edwin Waller, and past governor Alan Shivers.
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NCA&T vs. NCCU More Than Just A Game Dr. Charles D. Johnson, Dr. Arwin D. Smallwood
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467108812 Pub Date: 8/28/23 On Sale Date: 8/28/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
More Than Just a Game tells the story of the 100-year football rivalry between NCA&T and NCCU through never-before-seen photographs and images. The work seeks to honor the many coaches, players, and participants in this storied rivalry. These vintage images illustrate the importance of the schools' rare and special rivalry, something students and alumni already know. Written with the fans of both institutions in mind, this book seeks to recount the jubilant victories and heartbreaking losses of each school. It is the story of HBCUs at their best and documents their contributions to the state of North Carolina and the nation. It is a story of perseverance, accomplishment, and pride.
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Greensboro Depot Kevin von der Lippe, David H. Steinberg
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467109062 Pub Date: 10/23/23 On Sale Date: 10/23/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Greensboro, North Carolina, is but one of many cities located on former Southern Railway's Washingtonto-Atlanta mainline. Greensboro is not the largest city between these points, but it has the distinction today of having the largest and finest Southern Railway passenger station after Washington. Greensboro has a colorful railroad history that begins in the 1850s and endures to this day. The large depot was built in the mid-1920s to serve the tremendous passenger rail traffic that passed through Greensboro. Its grandeur overshadowed every other depot in the state. Today, thanks not only to Amtrak, which remains to serve the city, but also to the passenger train service that the North Carolina Department of Transportation actively promotes to serve throughout the state, the depot continues to flourish as an icon of Greensboro.
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Greensboro Kevin Reid
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467121279 Pub Date: 7/21/14 On Sale Date: 7/21/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Greensboro has reinvented itself in recent decades. By the time of its 1958 sesquicentennial, Greensboro was North Carolina's second-largest city and the world's largest producer of denim. It was home to many textile companies, including the world's largest; major insurance firms; and manufacturers of other products. Greensboro holds an important place in the civil rights movement, with the sit-ins at Woolworth's department store, a site now preserved as the International Civil Rights Center & Museum. In 1982, a grocery store opened in Greensboro that wanted to bring the old-fashioned market experience back to consumers. The Fresh Market has since expanded to over 100 stores in more than 20 states. Greensboro's roster of colleges and universities has grown over the years, and it remains a key education and research center. Founded in 1991, RF Micro Devices, Greensboro's largest company, makes components of most cell phones. Greensboro showcases the rich commercial and community history of this city over the past 50 years.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Modern America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
On This Day in Piedmont Triad History Alice E. Sink
Summary The Piedmont Triad of North Carolina has played a remarkable role in the history of the Southeast--one day at a time--for centuries. Against the backdrop of major historical events and movements, the Triad is also flecked with smaller gems of oft-overlooked history. Prolific author and Triad native Alice Sink chronicles these events, reviving a story for each day of the year. From a Civil War buried treasure to gypsy kidnappings and runaway marriages, each day brings with it an exciting, bite-size adventure through history. Residents from Winston-Salem to High Point to Greensboro and beyond can all enjoy this volume for their daily dose of that old Piedmont Triad history. The History Press 9781626190313 Pub Date: 11/12/13 On Sale Date: 11/12/13 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback 464 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 1.1 lb Wt
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Wicked Greensboro Alice Sink
Summary In a town where ladies of the evening walked the streets (but were legally bound to hide their ankles) and trouble rolled through town on the famous railways, this Piedmont city has seen its fair share of iniquity. From Frank Lucas, the drug lord whose childhood in Greensboro served as the catalyst for a life of crime, to the teacher who ruled his students with a switch and a pocketknife, the tales in Wicked Greensboro capture the shady side of the Gate City's past. Travel with local author Alice Sink down the streets of old-time Greensboro to view a city riddled with prostitution, bootlegging and all manner of unsavory and mischievous depravity.
The History Press 9781609492755 Pub Date: 4/29/11 On Sale Date: 4/29/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Remembering Greensboro Jim Schlosser
Summary Have you ever heard about the Gardner Hill gold mine or the healing powers of Apinol? Do you remember the Brightwood Inn or the antics of Slammin' Sammy Snead? Culling the best from News & Record reporter Jim Schlosser's hundreds of history-related articles, Remembering Greensboro celebrates the unique history of Greensboro and Guilford County. From memorable events like the Woolworth sit-ins and the Greater Greensboro Open to beloved local heroes, characters and celebrities, Schlosser offers something for everyone who calls the Gate City home.
The History Press 9781596298194 Pub Date: 11/20/09 On Sale Date: 11/20/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Hidden History of the Piedmont Triad Alice E. Sink
Summary There are many stories about the history of the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina (including Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point) that even the natives have never heard. Join longtime Piedmont Triad resident and writer Alice E. Sink on this journey to uncover those out-of-the-ordinary historical truths that rarely appear in books. Learn about the nightclub in High Point that once hosted the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington and the famous short story writer O. Henry's connection to a Greensboro drugstore. Have you heard the story of Lexington native John Andrew Roman, put to death on circumstantial evidence, or the local World War II fighter plane pilot who flew eighty-two missions to prevent German fighters from attacking American bombers? These fascinating true tales featuring towns throughout the region will delight and inform readers of all ages. The History Press 9781596296855 Pub Date: 6/3/09 On Sale Date: 6/3/09 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Ghosts of the North Carolina Piedmont Haunted Houses and Unexplained Events Frances H. Casstevens
Summary A Civil War soldier who still haunts the tree where he was chained and left to die…a witch who locked two little girls in a cellar…unexplained voices and heavy footsteps on the stairs… The North Carolina Piedmont can be a very spooky place. Whether you believe in ghosts or not, many people in this region have experienced things that simply cannot be explained. This collection of local lore includes classic ghost stories that have been passed down for generations, as well as personal experiences of the author, her family, friends and even strangers. Join local author Frances Casstevens as she recounts one spine-tingling tale after another. The History Press 9781596296435 Pub Date: 2/2/09 On Sale Date: 2/2/09 $19.99 USD/$20.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 25 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Picturing Greensboro Four Decades of African American Community Otis L. Hairston Jr.
Summary Photographer Otis Hairston's camera snapped nearly forty years of fond memories and historic Greensboro events--from community gatherings and North Carolina A&T Aggie homecomings to celebrations of the historic 1960 sit-in. This stunning photo collection depicts ordinary people, local heroes and national celebrities as it captures the strength of Greensboro's African American community. Picturing Greensboro is a landmark volume of spectacular images that will be cherished for years to come. The History Press 9781596292840 Pub Date: 11/18/07 On Sale Date: 11/18/07 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Vintage Images 9.8 in H | 6.9 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Greensboro, North Carolina Otis L. Hairston Jr.
Summary The historic city of Greensboro, North Carolina, experienced national attention on February 1, 1960 when four A&T College students sat down at the Woolworth lunch counter, thus birthing the civil rights "sit-in movements." However, African Americans helped shape the city for many decades prior to that event. Palmer Memorial Institute, the country's first African-American finishing school, is located here, as is Bennett College, one of two historically black colleges for women in the United States. Alumni of Greensboro schools include Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, the late astronaut Ron McNair, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Justice Henry Frye, and former Harlem Globetrotter Freddie "Curly" Neal. Arcadia Publishing 9780738515250 Pub Date: 7/1/03 On Sale Date: 7/6/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Black America Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Dateline Greensboro The Piedmont and Beyond J. Stephen Catlett
Summary Dateline Greensboro: The Piedmont and Beyond takes readers on a chronological journey from the 1930s through the 1960s in this collection of images.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738514772 Pub Date: 11/6/02 On Sale Date: 11/6/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
Martin's Studio photographers Carol W. Martin and Malcolm A. Miller practiced assignment photography for most of their careers. Unlike freelance documentary photographers, they did not choose the times, places, or subjects. However, instead of working at careers that could have easily become tedious and uninteresting, these former newspaper and studio photographers created a vast and amazing body of work, shooting almost every imaginable aspect of community life. Martin and Miller focused their work on Greensboro and Guilford County, but phone calls and appointments took them to all areas of the state. Included in this book are images from Greensboro, as well as Candor, Cape Hatteras, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Lexington, Manteo, Ocean Isle, Raleigh, Reidsville, and Winston-Salem. Images from the Martin's Studio Collection were first published in Martin's and Miller's Greensboro, also by Catlett, which was created as a companion to the Green...
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Martin's & Miller's Greensboro J. Stephen Catlett
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738503158 Pub Date: 10/21/99 On Sale Date: 10/21/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Few photographers have left such an indelible mark on a community as did Carol W. Martin and Malcolm A. Miller on Greensboro, North Carolina. Both men beginning their careers in the newspaper trade, Martin and Miller later embarked together on a private photography business, Martin's Studio, which endeavored to capture, besides studio portrait shots, public scenes of everyday life around town, various social functions, and the city's major events, such as local celebrations and parades, catastrophic fires, and famous visiting personalities. On display in the Greensboro Historical Museum beginning in January 2000, their extraordinary work serves as a fitting tribute to Greensboro's diverse history and guarantees that these two men will be remembered as the town's most remarkable visual historians of the twentieth century. Divided in the same manner as the exhibit, Martin's and Miller's Greensboro showcases every aspect of the city's life: images of street scenes, vanished sections of town and forgotten buildings, school life, local children, familiar faces, sporting events, businesses...
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Greensboro: Volume II, Neighborhoods Gayle Hicks Fripp
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738568829 Pub Date: 12/9/98 On Sale Date: 12/14/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
With 230 more intriguing scenes from Greensboro's past, Greensboro Volume II: Neighborhoods highlights the changing architecture of area homes, churches, and schools, and invites readers to meet the residents who have contributed to the community's growth. The images in this collection, many of which are previously unpublished, have been selected from the extensive archives of the Greensboro Historical Museum. Join author Gayle Hicks Fripp on a fascinating photographic tour that continues to explore the city's impressive transformation. Discover unique 19th-century homes such as Blandwood, Gov. John Motley Morehead's estate; learn about African-American churches established at the end of the Civil War; and witness the impact of transportation developments on the city's expansion and housing patterns. The residences of well-known citizens, including textile entrepreneurs Ceasar Cone and Emanuel Sternberger, World War II flyers George Preddy and Mary Webb Nicholson, and developer A.M. Scales, are also featured.
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Greensboro Gayle Hicks Fripp
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738568782 Pub Date: 11/1/97 On Sale Date: 11/6/97 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Walking along the streets of downtown Greensboro today, we are constantly reminded of those who came before us. Their names grace the city's street signs, businesses, plaques, buildings, and markers, demonstrating to us the extreme growth that has taken place in the 190-year-old history of this, one of North Carolina's most-loved cities. With over two hundred rare images, many never before published, Greensboro takes readers on a delightful journey back to the days when this small town was transformed from a quiet village to a thriving city referred to as both "the denim capital of America," because of its mill; and "the Hartford of the South," due to its insurance industry. Among these pages we meet prominent citizens like the Cones, who founded a textile empire; writer O. Henry; First Lady Dolley Madison; and the famous Greensboro Four, who challenged segregation with their sit-in at Woolworth's lunch counter in 1960. We also visit with everyday people who grew up here and worked in the mills or downtown shops and firms.
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History Lover's Guide to North Carolina, A Michael C. Hardy
Summary Tour the Old North State's famous--and not-so-famous--historic sites. "First in Freedom," "First in Flight," and "First, Farthest and Last" are all honorifics that have been used to describe North Carolina's well-known history. Learn the truth behind each of these epithets and other tales from the sands of the Outer Banks to the bustling cities of the Piedmont and the western mountains. Tour the state's famous historic homes, gardens and cemeteries. Dive deep into its military conflicts, from the golden age of piracy to the Second World War. The History Press 9781467151641 Pub Date: 5/30/22 On Sale Date: 5/30/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
"Join North Carolina's veteran historian, Michael C. Hardy, for an exploration of the many sites, monuments, museums, and public spaces that tell story of North Carolina's history.
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Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food Recipes & Stories from Mountain Kitchens Jim Casada, Tipper Pressley
Summary High country cooking fit to grace any table. Southern Appalachia has a rich culinary tradition. Generations of passed down recipes offer glimpses into a culture that has long been defined, in considerable measure, by its food. Take a journey of pure delight through this highland homeland with stories of celebrations, Sunday dinners and ordinary suppers. The narrative material and scores of recipes offered here share a deep love of place and a devotion to this distinctive cuisine. The end result is a tempting invitation, in the vernacular of the region, to "pull up a chair and take nourishment." Authors Jim Casada and Tipper Pressley, both natives of the region, are seasoned veterans in sharing the culinary delights of the southern highlands. The History Press 9781467152778 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.08 lb Wt
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Hello, North Carolina! UNKNOWN BKM
Summary Welcome to North Carolina! Take a tour of North Carolina in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, North Carolina!, join the pair as they explore the Blue Ridge Parkway, hike the Appalachian Trail, and explore the Biltmore Estate. With something for the entire family to enjoy, you won't want to say goodbye! Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198868 Pub Date: 10/17/22 On Sale Date: 10/17/22 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Board Book 18 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3, Grades 0 to 1 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.07 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
North Carolina Murder & Mayhem Rick Jackson
Summary Author Rick Jackson tells the stories behind some of the most famous, and most heinous, crimes in the history of the Old North State. The smiling faces and southern hospitality of North Carolina promise a paradise for visitors and residents alike, but darkness still lurks in small towns as well as big cities. The state's dangerous past of violence and murder is never seen in tourist pamphlets. From the capture of Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph in the mountains to the seaside murder of the Hermit of Fort Fisher, dark deeds have touched every part of the state. The History Press 9781467143561 Pub Date: 10/7/19 On Sale Date: 10/7/19 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 True Crime / Murder TRU002000 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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North Carolina Moonshine An Illicit History Frank Stephenson Jr. & Barbara Nichols Mulder
Summary North Carolina holds a special place in the history of moonshine. For more than three centuries, the illicit home-brew was a way of life.
The History Press 9781467118323 Pub Date: 1/9/17 On Sale Date: 1/9/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
NASCAR emerged from the illegal moonshine tradeas drivers such as Junior Johnson, accustomed to running from the law, moved to the racetrack. A host of colorful characters populated the state's bootlegging arena, like Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, known as the Paul Bunyan of moonshine, and Alvin Sawyer, considered the moonshine king of the Great Dismal Swamp. Some law enforcement played a constant cat-and-mouse game to shut down illegal stills, while some just looked the other way. Authors Frank Stephenson and Barbara Mulder reveal the gritty history of moonshine in the Tar Heel State.
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A Nutshell History of North Carolina Ben Fortson
Summary From its dubious beginnings as a pirate-filled colony to a popular tourist destination, North Carolina has an amazingly colorful history.
The History Press 9781467119283 Pub Date: 8/1/16 On Sale Date: 8/1/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Author and illustrator Ben Fortson presents that history in the form of off-the-wall anecdotes, poignant insights and sublimely silly illustrations. Take a hilarious look at Daniel Boone's larger-than-life Carolina personality. Peruse an uproarious account of the Andrew Jackson birthplace controversy or politically astute commentary on the power of tobacco in the state. Fortson takes readers on a side-splitting and educational ride through the annals of Tar Heel State history.
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North Carolina String Music Masters Old-Time and Bluegrass Legends Elizabeth A. Carlson, Former NPR Journalist Paul Brown
Summary North Carolina musicians pioneered and mastered the genres of old-time and bluegrass music.
The History Press 9781609498535 Pub Date: 2/8/16 On Sale Date: 2/8/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The roots of American music are deeply grounded in North Carolina's music history. Doc Watson played mountain fiddle tunes on guitar. He emerged as the father of flatpicking and forever changed the role of the guitar in American music. Charlie Poole created techniques that eventually defined bluegrass, and folks around the state heard his banjo on some of the most important old-time recordings. Rising star Rhiannon Giddens keeps the music alive today through new interpretations of classic old-time and bluegrass songs. Elizabeth Carlson profiles these and other masters of string music in this fascinating record of North Carolina's musical past, present and future.
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Connecticut Pirates & Privateers: Treasure and Treachery in the Constitution State Wick Griswold
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The History Press 9781626199217 Pub Date: 8/24/15 On Sale Date: 8/24/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The waters, inlets and islands of Connecticut once swarmed with fabled corsairs like Captain Kidd and Blackbeard who may have buried their booty in Constitution State soil. In colonial times and through the nineteenth century, over one hundred privateers used the Connecticut River and waterways as a home port, influencing the geopolitics of the time. During the Revolutionary War, the infamous traitor Benedict Arnold attempted to destroy the state's privateer fleet. In 1779, Captain Elisha Hinman cleverly devised a system that allowed the large privateer ship Governor Trumbull to avoid enemy attack by becoming super-buoyant and passing over dangerous shoals. Wick Griswold uncovers the swashbuckling stories of Connecticut's pirates and privateers, brimming with historical facts and local myths.
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Hartford in World War I David Drury
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The History Press 9781626197961 Pub Date: 11/2/15 On Sale Date: 11/2/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
When the United States Congress declared war in April 1917, Connecticut answered the call to arms. As the capital, Hartford was the hub of the state's war effort. The city hosted major rallies and recruitment drives, and leaders from Hartford directed efforts to inspire patriotism and sacrifice. Allied needs for war materiel and goods were insatiable, and local manufacturers like Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company worked around the clock to meet the demand. Men and women from the area battled in the trenches, volunteered in the hospitals and canteens and served in the air and on the high seas. A century later, this legacy of service and sacrifice is memorialized by local monuments. Author David Drury traces the extraordinary story of Hartford during World War I.
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On This Day in Connecticut History Gregg Mangan
Summary Connecticut's character runs much deeper than breathtaking fall foliage and quaint coastal towns. One day at a time, author Gregg Mangan chronicles fascinating episodes in state history, from the earliest European settlements to the modern era. After a lengthy debate, the state senate voted in favor of "Yankee Doodle" as the official state song on March 16, 1978. Bridgeport's General Electric Company completed work on the bazooka on June 14, 1942. On the morning of December 4, 1891, the only four-train collision in American history occurred at the railroad station in East Thompson. Each date on the calendar holds a nugget of knowledge in this celebration of Constitution State history. The History Press 9781626196650 Pub Date: 3/2/15 On Sale Date: 3/2/15 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 320 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
A History of Connecticut's Deadliest Tornadoes Catastrophe in the Constitution State Robert Hubbard
Summary The Wallingford tornado of 1878 took less than two minutes, but it killed at the rate of one person per second. Twisters in Connecticut are incredibly rare, but they're often disastrous and sometimes deadly. The Windsor tornado of 1979 destroyed a field of aircraft that had survived World War II. The 1787 Wethersfield tornado ripped off a barn roof in New Britain, traveled on to Newington and finally subsided in Wethersfield after destroying a family farm. Locals remember the 1989 cyclone that ripped through Hamden and cost the state millions of dollars in repairs. Join local author Robert Hubbard as he shares the tales of these natural disasters and those who witnessed them. The History Press 9781626197893 Pub Date: 3/2/15 On Sale Date: 3/2/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 32 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Connecticut Witch Trials The First Panic in the New World Cynthia Wolfe Boynton
Summary Connecticut's witch hunt was the first and most ferocious in New England, occurring almost fifty years before the infamous Salem witch trials.
The History Press 9781626193871 Pub Date: 9/23/14 On Sale Date: 9/23/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Between 1647 and 1697, at least thirty-four men and women from across the state were formally charged with witchcraft. Eleven were hanged. In New Haven, William Meeker was accused of cutting off and burning his pig's ears and tail as he cast a bewitching spell. After the hanging of Fairfield's Goody Knapp, magistrates cut down and searched her body for the marks of the devil. Through newspaper clippings, court records, letters and diaries, author Cynthia Wolfe Boynton uncovers the dark history of the Connecticut witch trials.
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The Hartford Circus Fire: Tragedy Under the Big Top Michael Skidgell
Summary Through firsthand accounts, interviews with survivors and a gripping collection of vintage photographs, author Michael Skidgell attempts to make sense of one of Hartford's worst tragedies.
The History Press 9781626190696 Pub Date: 4/8/14 On Sale Date: 4/8/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act, an afternoon at the "Greatest Show on Earth" quickly became one of terror and tragedy as the paraffin-coated circus tent caught fire. Panicked crowds rushed for the few exits, but in minutes, the tent collapsed on those still struggling to escape below. A total of 168 lives were lost, many of them children, with many more injured and forever scarred by the events. Hartford and the surrounding communities reeled in the aftermath as investigators searched for the source of the fire and the responsible parties.
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Connecticut Ghost Stories and Legends Thomas D'Agostino
Summary Full of mystery, magic, and stories stranger than fiction, discover local legends, lore, and tales of the supernatural that will keep you up at night.
The History Press 9781609491819 Pub Date: 8/16/11 On Sale Date: 8/16/11 $19.99 USD/$20.99 CAD/€13.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The emerald sheen illuminating the Sabbatarian burying ground, 8 Mile River's misty figures which emerge at the Devil's Hopyard, and flying demon skeletons on Charles Island these bizarre haunts are uniquely Connecticut. In the ghostly lore of the state, the ambient ramblings of the Leatherman still ring out in the caves of Harwinton's forests and the former residents of the Hale Homestead continue to roam the attic at night. Join authors and Paranormal United Research Founders, Thomas D'Agostino and his wife Arlene Nicholson, as they recount bone chilling mysteries from Putnam, Canton, New London and many more shadowy corners of the Nutmeg state.
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Victorian Hartford Revisited Tomas J. Nenortas
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738549989 Pub Date: 6/13/07 On Sale Date: 6/18/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The gilded city of Hartford triumphantly returns in this volume, Victorian Hartford Revisited, a compilation of many never before published images of Victorian splendor and incredible architecture. The social, economic, cultural, and architectural center of the state went through unparalleled growth after the Civil War. Demand for new technology made Hartford not only the political capital but the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution in the region. Tremendous wealth accumulated and materialized in the form of extensive estates, historic parks, magnificent schools, churches, public buildings, grand hotels, and a multitude of immigrant housing. This once Colonial port city along the Connecticut River rose to epitomize America's Victorian age, and it is captured within these impressive pages.
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Victorian Hartford Tomas J. Nenortas
Summary From workers' housing to the grand homes of industrialists, prosperous Hartford experienced an explosion of Victorian building that turned this capital city into a rich mixture of culture, beauty, and business. The capital of the insurance industry, Hartford was also home to the first public art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum; the first municipal rose garden, Elizabeth Park; and colossal factories that produced Colt firearms, typewriters, sewing machines, and even the first automobiles. Victorian Hartford showcases the city's great architecture through historic images, some of which are the only evidence of the city's former grandeur, and provides glimpses into a world long gone. Arcadia Publishing 9780738537139 Pub Date: 2/9/05 On Sale Date: 2/14/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Postcard History Series 0.7 lb Wt
Lost Hartford Wilson H. Faude
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738504636 Pub Date: 8/28/00 On Sale Date: 8/28/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Cities are evolving entities, and as pushcarts became vans and horse-drawn streetcars became mechanized, so the streetscape and its buildings and landmarks and accesses changed. In the process there were victories and losses, progress and great leadership that already is shaping the Hartford of tomorrow. Lost Hartford is a magical look at Hartford and its evolution from the eighteenth century to today. It contains early landmarks, such as the Old State House, which still survives. It offers some never-before-published views of Main, Trumbull, and Pratt Streets, to name a few. It shares recent triumphs, such as the joining to the Connecticut River by Riverfront Recapture and the creation of the learning corridor by Trinity College.
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Hartford Volume III Wilson H. Faude
Summary This third volume of Hartford celebrates the history of Connecticut's capital, featuring an exploration of citizens' everyday lives and a collection of the Hartford Times.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738535364 Pub Date: 7/1/97 On Sale Date: 7/1/97 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of America
This third volume of Hartford continues the celebration and remembrance of Connecticut's capital that was started with Wilson H. Faude's first two highly successful volumes on the history of the city. This new volume features the hitherto unavailable collection of the city's evening newspaper, the Hartford Times. This third trip into Hartford's past takes us into the lives and celebrations of the city's residents. The fascinating images bring us into Hartford's unique celebrations, including Discovery Day and the Tobacco Festival. We also get a glimpse of how the city's residents interpreted traditional holidays, with photographs depicting St. Patrick's Day revelry and shoppers braving holiday retail madness. As you peruse the pages, remember the Times Carol Sing and the Times Camp; remember when presidential hopefuls spoke from the city's portico, vying for Hartford's support. It is all here in Arcadia Publishing's...
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Hartford Volume II Wilson H. Faude
Summary The history of Hartford is so dense and interesting, one book would have never been enough to cover it all!
Arcadia Publishing 9780738535371 Pub Date: 9/1/95 On Sale Date: 9/1/95 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Wilson H. Faude's first photographic history of Hartford was a wonderful collection of images dating from the 1850s to the 1960s. Now, he brings us a second volume of images from our past. Drawn from hitherto unpublished sources, these photographs again lead us on a fascinating and fun journey down memory lane, back to the days when Frank's was on Asylum, Sage-Allen's lit up the holiday sky, and events such as the Mile of Dimes and people like Dan the Bare Foot Man were an integral part of the city. This comprehensive and accessible history preserves the past and also benefits the future, for all royalties will be donated to the ongoing preservation of the Old State House and to the Hartford Collection of the Hartford Public Library.
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Hartford Wilson H. Faude
Summary This intriguing visual history contains over two hundred photographs, all from private collections, of Hartford.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738535357 Pub Date: 10/1/94 On Sale Date: 10/1/94 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century, the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire curiosity and a sense of history. This intriguing visual history contains over two hundred photographs, all from private collections, of Connecticut's capital. These rare and previously unpublished views tell of Hartford's rich history--the Bushnell Memorial, the state capitol without its dome, and the great post office that filled the east lawn of the Old State House. They also tell of favorite places, such as De Pasquale's and Pippi's on Front Street and the Parma and the movie theaters and stores that filled Main Street. The photographs reveal a great deal about change and the energy and vision that has made Hartford the diverse and dynamic community it is today.
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Mark Twain's Hartford Steve Courtney, Cindy Lovell
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467115582 Pub Date: 3/7/16 On Sale Date: 3/7/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Samuel L. Clemens, aka Mark Twain, arrived in Hartford, Connecticut, in August 1867. He was there to see the publisher of his new travel book, The Innocents Abroad, and fell in love with the city. "Of all the beautiful towns it has been my fortune to see this is the chief," he wrote to his San Francisco newspaper. At the time, Hartford was a manufacturing, insurance, and banking center. Clemens ultimately settled there, built an ornate mansion, raised a family, made lifelong friends, and took part in civic and political affairs. During his two decades in Hartford, he wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Prince and the Pauper, and other works. These were his most productive years--and his happiest--until, as he wrote, Hartford became "the city of heartbreak."
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Vanished Downtown Hartford Daniel Sterner
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The History Press 9781609498955 Pub Date: 5/14/13 On Sale Date: 5/14/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Early nineteenth-century illustrations of Hartford, Connecticut, show church steeples towering over the Victorian homes and brownstone facades of businesses around them. The modern skyline of the town has lost many of these elegant steeples and their quaint and smaller neighbors. Banks have yielded to newer banks, and organizations like the YMCA are now parking lots. In the 1960s, Constitution Plaza replaced an entire neighborhood on Hartford's east side. The city has evolved in the name of progress, allowing treasured buildings to pass into history. Those buildings that survive have been repurposed--the Old State House, built in 1796, is one of the oldest and has found new life as a museum. Yet the memory of these bygone landmarks and scenes has not been lost. Historian Daniel Sterner recalls the lost face of downtown and preserves the historic landmarks that still remain with this nostalgic exploration of Hartford's structural evolution.
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A Guide to Historic Hartford, Connecticut Daniel Sterner
Summary Hartford, Connecticut, was settled as an agrarian society with fertile fields and abundant crops at the confluence of the Connecticut and Little (later Park) Rivers by Reverend Thomas Hooker and his Puritan congregation. Navigation on the rivers quickly established the city as a center for commerce. Author Daniel Sterner delves into the history of Hartford with tours from Bushnell Park to Asylum Hill and through Frog Hollow. Discover the many people, places and events that have shaped the capital of the Constitution State.
The History Press 9781609496357 Pub Date: 7/10/12 On Sale Date: 7/10/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Wicked Hartford Steve Thornton
Summary One of the oldest cities in America, Hartford holds plenty of sinful stories. Famed inventor and industrialist Samuel Colt sold arms to both the North and South in the buildup to the Civil War. The notorious Seyms Street jail was the subject of national criticism and scandal for its deplorable conditions. Local journalist Daniel Birdsall fought to expose corruption in the powerful insurance industry and local government at the expense of his own printing presses. Tension between unions and "robber barons" such as Jay Gould spilled into the streets during the Gilded Age. Author Steve Thornton takes readers on an exciting journey through the seedy underbelly of Hartford's past. The History Press 9781467137348 Pub Date: 10/16/17 On Sale Date: 10/16/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Ghostly Tales of Connecticut Ellie O'Ryan
Summary Ghost stories from America's Nutmeg State have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Connecticut's haunted history and local legends come to life--even when the main players are dead. Discover the headless horseman of Canton, learn about the witches of Nineveh Falls, and come see about a pirate's curse. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on. Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198097 Pub Date: 9/7/20 On Sale Date: 9/7/20 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Connecticut Softball Legend Joan Joyce Tony Renzoni, Jane Blalock
Summary Joan Joyce will always be known as the unbeatable pitcher for the Raybestos Brakettes and the Connecticut Falcons, whose numerous career records--including an incredible 150 no-hitters and 50 perfect games--made her the best in the game. However, she was also one of the most gifted athletes the state has ever produced, as she also set records in basketball and later went on to a stellar career in the LPGA. A true pioneer of women's sports, Joan is currently the head softball coach at Florida Atlantic University. Join author Tony Renzoni as he profiles the multifaceted career of one of the country's greatest athletes.
The History Press 9781467142670 Pub Date: 8/5/19 On Sale Date: 8/5/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 240 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Sports & Recreation / Softball SPO067000 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Connecticut Inventors and Innovators Peter Hubbard
Summary Throughout its history, Connecticut has frequently led all states in the average number of U.S. patents awarded per person. The list of products invented there is stunning--from the lollipop, cupcake and Frisbee to the dirigible, helicopter and submarine. The workplace improved with tape measures, portable typewriters, postage meters and elevators. American consumers benefited from sewing machines, diapers, ironing boards, vacuum cleaners, can openers, lawn mowers and flat-bottomed paper bags. Pioneering surgeon William Beaumont and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Barbara McClintock both hail from the Nutmeg State. Join local author Peter Hubbard as he reveals Connecticut's role in the invention of the Hubble Space Telescope, vaccines, the Internet and much more. The History Press 9781467152099 Pub Date: 11/7/22 On Sale Date: 11/7/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 25 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Symphoria The Orchestra of Central New York Barbara Sheklin Davis, Peter J. Rabinowitz
Summary Symphoria, known as the Orchestra of Central New York, is one of only two musician-governed orchestras in the United States. Founded in 2012, Symphoria was created by the musicians who were disbanded when the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra went bankrupt just as it was celebrating its 50th anniversary. Over 100 years after the founding of the very first symphony orchestra in Central New York in 1921, Symphoria celebrates a new model, more modest in scope but equally ambitious in purpose: to contribute to a diverse, vibrant, equitable, and culturally rich Central New York community through the power of great music. Arcadia Publishing 9781467109147 Pub Date: 11/7/22 On Sale Date: 11/7/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Haunted Central New York Dennis Webster
Summary Discover the spooky history of New York's central region From the edge of the Adirondacks, to the heart of Syracuse and everything in between, central New York boasts some of the most haunted history in the state. Utica, Rome and Cazenovia all have historic tales of ghostly moments and unexplained aparations. Join author Dennis Webster as he reveals the hidden haunted history of central New York.
The History Press 9781467153997 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Syracuse Onondaga Historical Association
Summary With Syracuse, readers can explore the architecture, lifestyles, landscapes, and transportation modes of this city from before the Civil War to the mid-1970s.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738537436 Pub Date: 10/1/97 On Sale Date: 10/1/97 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America
As we approach the twenty-first century, many people are seeking to connect with their community's roots in order to better understand their own past and to make thoughtful choices about the future. Within these pages, readers come face-to-face with the nineteenth-century citizens who shaped the city; Syracuse University football and lacrosse legends; and individuals like Colonel Homer Wheaton, who became the first soldier from Syracuse to be struck down in World War I, sacrificing his life to save comrades from an exploding grenade. Other intriguing discoveries include a series of views showcasing the lost mansions of James Street, images of the main line New York Central Railroad tracks that ran though the middle of downtown for one hundred years, and scenes of the former salt manufacturing industry which once defined Syracuse as it is still known today-"The Salt City."
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Greater Syracuse A Twentieth-Century Album Onondaga Historical Association, Dennis Connors
Summary An engaging history of Greater Syracuse, from its early years of salt manufacturing to its present day sports diversity.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738501949 Pub Date: 10/12/99 On Sale Date: 10/12/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America
The Syracuse area has always had its own distinct character, defined in early years by its salt manufacturing, and in later years by its railroads, architecture, diverse industry, and great sports moments. At the same time, life here has been shaped by events and trends that occurred on a broader scale. As a new century dawns, it becomes an opportune time to reflect upon the far-reaching experiences and impact of the twentieth century. In the early 1900s, like many American communities, greater Syracuse was transformed by the arrival of the automobile, the influx of new immigrants, and the changes brought about by the widespread availability of electricity. In the years that followed, greater Syracuse weathered the economic havoc of the Great Depression and the sacrifices of World War II, but emerged into a new era of prosperity and growth. During this period, the region adjusted to the construction of giant expressways, shopping centers, suburban housing, and the d...
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Erie Canal Erie Canal Museum, Martin Morganstein, Joan H. Cregg
Summary Travel back in time through the heyday of the old Erie Canal and see how it unleashed the growth of the United States.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738508696 Pub Date: 8/1/01 On Sale Date: 8/1/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America
The building of the Erie Canal was spearheaded by the vision of Gov. Dewitt Clinton, New York State to build the engineering marvel that opened the West to settlement and made New York City the center of finance and commerce. Opened in 1825, the canal proved so commercially viable that construction of an enlarged Erie Canal began just 11 years later. The success of the canal spawned the growth of cities, towns, businesses, and industries along its route in upstate New York. Erie Canal takes you on a journey where you can swim with the Volunteer Life Saving Corps as they sharpen their skills, view images of mule-drawn boats wending their way through scenic countryside, and marvel at the engineering of the bridges, aqueducts, and locks that facilitated the functioning of the canal. In addition, Erie Canal travels a step back in time and illuminates the people whose lives were shaped by the canal.
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Syracuse African Americans Barbara Sheklin Davis
Summary Syracuse African Americans abounds with hard work, forbearance, determination, strength, and spirit. It depicts through photographs the heritage of this upstate New York African American community. The story spans several centuries, beginning when escaped slaves made salt here and sold it to the Native Americans. Once a hotbed of abolitionism, Syracuse was the site of a protest against the Fugitive Slave Law. Later, as the city became a manufacturing center, its black population increased.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738538808 Pub Date: 1/18/06 On Sale Date: 1/23/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Black America Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Central New York & The Finger Lakes Myths, Legends & Lore Melanie Zimmer
Summary With this series of tales, local author and longtime storyteller Melanie Zimmer helps us discover the people and places of Central New York and the Finger Lakes region. Whether interested in the Revolutionary War or the founding of the Mormon Church, Zimmer brings the heart of upstate New York to vibrant life. From delightful stories recounting the exploits of the legendary Red McCarthy and the creation myths of the Iroquois to heroic tales of Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad, Central New York & the Finger Lakes: Myths, Legends & Lore is sure to please both the seasoned historian and the casual reader. The History Press 9781596294646 Pub Date: 8/1/08 On Sale Date: 8/1/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Legends 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Remembering Syracuse Dick Case
Summary The character of a place is written in the stories of the people who live there, and no one knows this better than Dick Case. For fifty years, his "Neighbors" columns have chronicled the ups and downs of the Syracuse community, bringing into the spotlight the names, traditions and landmarks that might otherwise have slipped through the cracks of history. From heartwarming stories of neighbors' good deeds and lovers reunited after war to the tragedies of unsolved murders and abandoned children, Case presents an intimate look at the families, friends and neighbors who call Syracuse home.
The History Press 9781596295834 Pub Date: 2/1/09 On Sale Date: 2/1/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Erie Canal Andrew P. Kitzmann, Erie Canal Museum
Summary The Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and became the backbone of an economic and cultural explosion that defined the image of New York. The canal's development spurred successful industry and a booming economy, sparking massive urban growth in an area that was previously virtually unexplored wilderness. People poured west into this new space, drawn by the ability to ship goods along the canal to the Hudson River, New York City, and the world beyond. Erie Canal is a compilation of 200 vintage images from the Erie Canal Museum's documentary collection of New York's canal system. Vintage postcards depict life and industry along the canal, including not only the Erie itself but also the lateral and feeder canals that completed the state-wide system. Arcadia Publishing 9780738562001 Pub Date: 2/18/09 On Sale Date: 2/23/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Jewish Community of Syracuse Barbara Sheklin Davis, Susan B. Rabin
Summary While New York City became home for most of the Jewish immigrants who crossed the Atlantic, others journeyed farther, seeking freedom and fortune. The city of Syracuse, easily reached by the Erie Canal, became the next port of call for some. It offered opportunities, open roads, and a small but ever-growing Jewish community. This history traces the development of the Jewish community of the Salt City from its beginnings in the early 18th century, when a handful of peddlers gathered weekly to share a Shabbat meal, to a much larger community that numbered 11,000-12,000 at its peak a century later. The Syracuse Jewish community is a microcosm of the history of Jews in America and is both distinctive and iconic in nature. Arcadia Publishing 9780738576589 Pub Date: 12/12/11 On Sale Date: 12/12/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Wicked Syracuse A History of Sin in Salt City Neil K. MacMillan
Summary Gangsters, train robbery, forgery and prostitution--these misdeeds are more often associated with New York City or the Wild West, but make no mistake, Syracuse, New York, has housed its fair share of vice and sinners. A riot prompted politicians to make Syracuse a city in the first place. A man who billed himself as "Dillinger the Second" once walked 'Cuse's streets, and a notorious gangster boasted of his desire to retire in Salt City. At the end of the nineteenth century, neither law enforcement nor fervent clergy could stop rampant illicit gambling. Local author Neil MacMillan tours the city of Syracuse, unearthing tales of its most infamous residents and their dastardly deeds--from strange murders to bounty jumpers to vandals. The History Press 9781609497521 Pub Date: 6/18/13 On Sale Date: 6/18/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Town of Onondaga Mary J. Nowyj
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467121903 Pub Date: 8/11/14 On Sale Date: 8/11/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Located in central New York, the town of Onondaga was incorporated in 1798 and currently consists of eight hamlets within a 65-mile radius. Each hamlet has contributed specifically to the town's rich history and development over the years. Originally part of the Onondaga and Salt Springs Reservations, the region was not part of the Military Tract of Central New York after the Revolutionary War. Individuals arrived for its farmlands, mills, quarries, salt production, and vast topography. A particularly fruitful crop in South Onondaga and Navarino is the apple. The first Onondaga County Courthouse was established here, as was the first county home for the poor. Onondaga Community College (OCC), built on a hilltop, has become an identifiable and highly respectable educational landmark in the town.
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Syracuse University Football Scott Pitoniak
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738512006 Pub Date: 6/17/03 On Sale Date: 6/17/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
It began with a 36-0 loss to the University of Rochester on November 23, 1889, but that humbling debut proved to be an aberration rather than an omen for Syracuse University football. The Orangemen have since established themselves as the eleventh winningest team in college football history, and more than two hundred of their players have gone on to play professionally. Their legendary success is celebrated in Syracuse University Football. The Orangemen have participated in more than twenty bowl games. In 1959, they went 11-0 under Hall of Fame coach Ben Schwartzwalder and won the national championship. Through the years, Syracuse has produced numerous stars, such as Heisman Trophy winner Ernie Davis, and more than forty other All-Americans and a dozen College Football Hall of Fame inductees. Along with Jim Brown and Floyd Little, Davis helped make No. 44 one of football's most famous jerseys, not to mention a permanent part of the university's zip code. Syracuse University Football documents this outstanding program with nearly two hundred photographs.
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Syracuse University Edward L. Galvin
Summary Syracuse University details the beginnings of this historic school, describing its rise to present day prestige.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738599311 Pub Date: 8/26/13 On Sale Date: 8/26/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Syracuse University was founded in 1870 as a private, coeducational university in Syracuse, New York. Classes began the following year in temporary quarters until the university moved to its current location on ""The Hill"" in 1873, occupying the Hall of Languages, which is still the iconic center of SU. Syracuse University provides a photographic journey from the late 1800s to the present, highlighting its growth from a small Methodist college to a university of national importance with more than 20,000 students and over 240,000 living alumni. Always committed to diversity, SU has embraced opportunity--be it with the Syracuse-in-China program in the 1920s, the enrollment of thousands of veterans after World War II, or cofounding the Say Yes to Education scholarship program for urban schools. Championship football, basketball, and lacrosse teams have also brought prestige to SU, and fans around the nation and world ""bleed orange"" along with those who work, teach, or study...
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Disasters of Onondaga County Neil K. MacMillan
Summary The city of Syracuse and Onondaga County have a long and storied history of natural and man-made calamity. Although often considered a moderate weather region, Mother Nature has not spared it from destruction. A tornado devastated picturesque Longbranch Park in 1912, and the rare Hurricane Hazel reached Onondaga's borders in 1954. A fire ravaged Syracuse's famed Bastable Block building in 1923. During a children's concert and festival, the floor of the Central Baptist Church collapsed, tragically claiming scores of lives and injuring more than one hundred. Author and historian Neil MacMillan charts the history of Onondaga County catastrophes. The History Press 9781467137867 Pub Date: 7/10/17 On Sale Date: 7/10/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Basketball History in Syracuse: Hoops Roots Mark Allen Baker
Summary
The History Press 9781596299832 Pub Date: 10/25/10 On Sale Date: 10/25/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Anyone who has spent time in Syracuse, New York, knows that basketball season is the most wonderful time of the year. And while the local popularity of the sport is known nationwide, the region also has a long and rich basketball history. Sports historian Mark Baker traces the evolution of Syracuse's hoops roots,"? beginning in the early days, when local, national and college basketball organizations were primitive institutions. It was during this time that one of the first teams to gain a national following was founded here by an Italian immigrant, Danny Biasone, and it was in Syracuse that the 24 second clock was invented. From the outset, Syracuse residents and fans were hooked, and this love of the game has endured, feeding the fanaticism that sustains the sport today."
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Bayport Heritage Bayport Heritage Association
Summary Bayport, a small town on the south shore of Long Island, is the very embodiment of a village that has retained the charm and allure that once drew summer visitors at the end of the nineteenth century. Since Bayport is situated on the Great South Bay, most of its 8,000 residents revel in the view of Fire Island, that slender strand known as a barrier beach, that keeps the Atlantic Ocean honest and where it belongs. Although the history of Bayport reaches back to its origin in 1786 with William Nicoll's conveyance of inherited lands (celebrated in 1986 by a bicentennial ceremony), the pictorial history shown herein starts in 1825 with a photograph of the second wooden schoolhouse in Bayport and a line drawing of the same. Arcadia Publishing 9780738587370 Pub Date: 8/1/97 On Sale Date: 8/1/97 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Civil Rights on Long Island Christopher Claude Verga on behalf of the African
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467117173 Pub Date: 10/3/16 On Sale Date: 10/3/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Long Island has been in the corridors of almost all major turning points of American history, but Long Island has been overlooked as a battleground of the civil rights movement. Since early colonization by the English settlers in the 17th century, the shadow of slavery has bequeathed a racial caste system that has directly or indirectly been enforced. During World War II, every member of society was asked to participate in ending tyranny within European and Asian borders. Homeward-bound black soldiers expected a societal change in race relations; instead they found the same racial barriers they experienced prior to the war. They were refused homes in developments such as Levittown, denied mortgages, and had their children face limited educational opportunities. Collective efforts from organizations such as Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) employed civil disobedience as a tactic to fracture racial barriers.
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Lake Ronkonkoma Keith Oswald
Summary Lake Ronkonkoma, located in the center of Long Island, became a summer camp for wealthy New Yorkers with the arrival of the railroad in 1843.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738576565 Pub Date: 11/28/11 On Sale Date: 11/28/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
By the 1890s, the luxurious hotels built around the lakeshore attracted visitors in droves. By day, people would enjoy the sparkling waters of the lake for boating, fishing, and swimming; at night, hotel guests could dance, gamble in the casino, and enjoy sumptuous meals. By the 1920s, as more people could afford automobiles, beach pavilions began decorating the shoreline of Lake Ronkonkoma. Thousands of people flocked to the summer paradise--buoyed by the promises of camping, canoeing, live music, and fireworks--up until World War II when gas rationing limited travel. By the 1950s, Lake Ronkonkoma had become a town populated by year-round residents
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Long Island Aircraft Manufacturers Joshua Stoff
Summary Take a flight with the Long Island aviation companies that helped make the industry the integral part of our world that it is today. Significant aircraft manufacturing began on Long Island in the early 20th century and boomed during the war years. Long Islanders helped transform aviation from a dangerous sport to a viable means of transportation, while also producing a large portion of the nation's aerial arsenal in times of war. Arcadia Publishing 9780738573366 Pub Date: 8/16/10 On Sale Date: 8/16/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the first frail biplanes to the warbirds of World War II and the sleek fighters of the jet age, aviation companies on Long Island helped make aviation the the essential business it is today. During the 20th century, over 70 firms came to build aircraft on Long Island. Some of these firms lasted for decades and became famed builders of historic aircraft, such as Grumman, Republic, Curtiss, Fairchild, and Sikorsky.
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Forgotten Tales of Long Island Richard Panchyk
Summary In this enthralling new book, Richard Panchyk has compiled a collection of true stories from Long Island's history sure to befuddle, baffle and bemuse even lifelong residents. Who knew that Plum Island was bought with a barrel of biscuits and a few fishhooks? Or that an Oyster Bay woman accused of being a witch was instead found guilty of being a Quaker? Little-known tales of snake-eyed horses, naked ghosts, swamp serpents and cats riding horses offer a fresh look at Long Island's past. Culled from numerous period sources, including newspapers, books and historical records, these little stories are notable both as entertaining anecdotes and as forgotten history. The History Press 9781596293816 Pub Date: 3/1/08 On Sale Date: 3/1/08 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 20 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Forgotten Tales 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Long Island Airports Joshua Stoff
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738536767 Pub Date: 9/1/04 On Sale Date: 9/1/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Long Island is a natural airfield. The central area of Long Island's Nassau County--known as the Hempstead Plains--is the only natural prairie east of the Allegheny Mountains. The island itself is ideally placed at the eastern edge of the United States, adjacent to its most populous city. In fact, nowhere else in America has so much aviation activity been confined to such a relatively small geographic area. The many record-setting and historic flights and the aviation companies that were developed here have helped place Long Island on the aviation map. Through one hundred years of aviation history, Long Island has been home to eighty airfields. From military airfields to seaplane bases and commercial airports, the island has had more airports than any other place of similar geographic proportion in America. Most have vanished without a trace, but a handful remains. Long Island Airports is the first book to document the pictorial history of these airports and airfields.
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Long Island Italians Salvatore J. LaGumina
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738504858 Pub Date: 10/30/00 On Sale Date: 10/30/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In America "the streets were paved with gold." That was the mistaken notion of many an immigrant to the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s. On Long Island, deluded sojourners from Italy were to find that in fact there were few streets and that they themselves were to be the ones to build them. Covering more than a century of history, Long Island Italians depicts the transition of urban Italians as they moved increasingly from the city to the suburbs in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. They were attracted to Long Island by economic opportunity, the availability of arable land, home ownership possibilities, and alternatives to harsh city life. There, they became the largest of all ethnic groups, with more Americans of Italian descent living in one concentrated area than anywhere besides Italy. The Italian American presence is a continuing phenomenon, today comprising about 25 percent of the total population of Long Island. Long Island Italians graphically illustrates that Italian labor was vital to the development of Long Island roads, agriculture, railroads, and industry. By th...
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Around Central Islip Sr. Anne Frances Pulling
Summary Around Central Islip focuses on this diverse and unique community's history.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738562308 Pub Date: 6/1/98 On Sale Date: 6/1/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Around Central Islip focuses on a modern renaissance village that evolved through numerous and diverse cultures. It was a small English settlement of the 1800s when ""Come to Central Islip, Good Work, Good Pay"" was advertised in the newspapers in Ireland. This brought an influx of settlers from nearly every county in Ireland. The area became known as ""Little Ireland in America."" At the turn of the century, Central Islip housed one of the largest psychiatric centers in the country. Village life centered around this establishment for many decades. Decentralization of the hospital in 1955 resulted in the abandonment of numerous buildings with a degenerative effect on the village; blighted neighborhoods became commonplace. The transformation brought about by the arrival of the New York Institute of Technology resulted in the community's revitalization and beautification. Today, Central Islip is a vibrant and dynamic community.
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The Ghostly Tales of Long Island Rachel Kempster Barry
Summary Ghost stories from New York State's famous island have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198059 Pub Date: 9/7/20 On Sale Date: 9/7/20 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Long Island's haunted history and local legends come to life--even when the main players are dead. Do ghosts lurk in the famed OHEKA Castle? Do the spies of the American Revolution's Culper Ring still haunt Setauket? Are the colonists at the Old Bethpage Village Restoration historians--or ghosts? Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
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Historic Crimes of Long Island Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, Joan Harrison
Summary Award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky uncovers some of the most ghastly and fascinating historical crimes committed on Long Island.
The History Press 9781467137645 Pub Date: 9/4/17 On Sale Date: 9/4/17 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Beyond the idyllic countryside and suburban communities of Long Island lies a murky history of murder and mayhem. A Victorian romance went awry in Huntington when wealthy farmer Charles Kelsey was tarred, feathered and murdered in 1872. Thirty-five years before the famous witch trials of Salem, East Hampton had its own Puritan hysteria among charges of witchcraft. The 1937 kidnapping of wealthy heiress Alice Parsons shook the quiet town of Stony Brook and remains a mystery to this day.
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Historic Haunts of Long Island Ghosts and Legends from the Gold Coast to Montauk Point Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, Joe Giaquinto
Summary Explore the mysterious past of Long Island and learn about the spirits that haunt the historic American island.
The History Press 9781626196681 Pub Date: 9/14/15 On Sale Date: 9/14/15 $24.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Take a ghostly journey through Long Island's history, from Native American legends and beyond. Ghosts lurk at the Execution Rocks Lighthouse, where Revolutionary War Patriots were brutally tortured and killed by the British during the Battle of Long Island. Popular gathering places have otherworldly tenants, including Bayport's Grey Horse Tavern and the Cutchogue Village Green, where several old buildings - and their former inhabitants - are preserved. Long Island's history is unearthed and preserved through its ghost stories and spirits that have made their presence known. Through extensive research, interviews and investigations, award-winning author and historian Kerriann Flanagan Brosky, alongside medium and paranormal investigator Joe Giaquinto, uncovers Long Island's eerie history.
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Hidden History of Islip Town Jack Whitehouse
Summary The patchwork of beach towns, villages and hamlets that make up Islip Town represents some of the most historic communities on the whole of Long Island. Local Secatogue Native Americans harrowingly saved the Dutch survivors of one of New York's first shipwrecks in 1657. New York City's infamous Tammany Hall leased an entire summer resort island in Islip Town for decades. In 1912, a young woman from Sayville sacrificed her own life for another on the RMS Titanic. Islip Town's founding father, William Nicoll, owned the largest parcel on Long Island's South Shore but was blocked from owning even a grain of sand on Fire Island. A penniless Dutch immigrant to Islip Town became the world's "Oyster King." Join author and historian Jack Whitehouse as he reveals buried stories from Islip Town's past. The History Press 9781467149617 Pub Date: 10/11/21 On Sale Date: 10/11/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Fire Island: Beach Resort and National Seashore Shoshanna McCollum, Foreword by Gerard Stoddard
Summary Fire Island is a string of communities and parks, gay and straight bars, boats and bridges, beach umbrellas and bungalows - all bound together by the pristine white sand of the island's beach.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738591339 Pub Date: 3/26/12 On Sale Date: 3/26/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
This 32-mile-long barrier island off the coast of Long Island has been defined by legendary shipwrecks and heroic lifesaving in the 19th century, but also kindled by menacing storms and a web of sociological intrigue as an upwardly mobile American middle class sought out vacation homes and coastal recreation during the 20th century. From cholera protests at the Surf Hotel in 1892 to a grassroots campaign to prevent a highway that ultimately established Fire Island National Seashore in 1964, Fire Island's history is a grand melodrama that has caught world attention.
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COLUMBUS, OH THE HISTORY PRESS
Made in Ohio A History of Buckeye Invention & Ingenuity Conrade C. Hinds
Summary
The History Press 9781467152945 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
American Know How in the Heart of It All Ohio was and remains tailor made for commerce, transportation, invention, and manufacturing. Located between Lake Erie and the Ohio River, it was perfect for canals, railways, and, ultimately, highways, which allowed coal, iron ore, and oil into industrial centers such as Cleveland, Dayton, Akron, Youngstown, and Cincinnati. These powerhouses fostered the ingenuity and practical inventiveness that made Ohio a mecca for manufacturing. Beyond heavy industry, the state also nurtured the growth of All-American goods and brands like Quaker Oats and Smucker's jellies and jams, Diamond matches and Sherwin Williams paints, the Etch-A-Sketch and Play-Doh, and many, many more. Author Conrade C. Hinds places a spotlight on dreamers and builders in the Buckeye State.
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Columbus Pizza A Slice of History Jim Ellison
Summary For nearly a century Columbus, Ohio pizza parlors have served up delicious meals by the tray and by the slice. This history goes back to the 1930s, when TAT Ristorante began serving pizza. Today, it is the oldest family-owned restaurant in the city. Over the years, a specific style evolved guided by the experiences and culinary interpretations of local pizza pioneers like Jimmy Massey, Romeo Sirij, Tommy Iacono, Joe Gatto, Cosmo Leonardo, Pat Orecchio, Reuben Cohen, Guido Casa and Richie DiPaolo. The years of experimentation and refinement culminated in Columbus being crowned the pizza capital of the USA in the 1990s. Author and founder of the city's first pizza tour Jim Ellison chronicles one of the city's favorite foods. The History Press 9781467143769 Pub Date: 11/9/20 On Sale Date: 11/9/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 7 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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The Ohio State University District: A Neighborhood History Emily Foster
Summary What is it like to grow up, live, work, shop and hang out next to one of the nation's largest university campuses? According to firsthand accounts of Ohio State neighbors, life in the University District is entertaining, fascinating and sometimes maddening. Stories range from picnics in the University Woods and chats from porch swings to riots filled with tear gas and zoning wars mired in acrimony. The century of stories in this book reflects the shifting demographics of the district and the struggle against urban decay. Take a stroll with editor Emily Foster as she celebrates the historic homes, landmarks, architecture and collegiate culture that belong to this neighborhood like no other. The History Press 9781626194922 Pub Date: 11/4/14 On Sale Date: 11/4/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.49 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
The Professor & the Coed Scandal & Murder at the Ohio State University Mark C. Gribben
Summary The Professor & the Coed documents the history of this Ohio University scandal--an illicit affair and murder.
The History Press 9781596299108 Pub Date: 6/18/10 On Sale Date: 6/18/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the sweltering summer of 1929, the people of Columbus, Ohio, were enthralled by news of the Ohio State University veterinary professor and Olympic gold medal, winning pistol shooter on trial for the murder of his twenty-four-year-old lover, who was a medical student. Local writer Mark Gribben reveals how Dr. James Howard Snook was captured and interrogated, including his gory confession of Theora Hix's death. During the trial, the details of the illicit love affair were so salacious that newspapers could only hint about what really led to the coed's murder and the professor's ultimate punishment. For the first time, read the full account of this astonishing story, from scandalous beginning to tragic end.
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The Ohio State University Neighborhoods Doreen N. Uhas Sauer, Stuart J. Koblentz, University District Organization
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738560342 Pub Date: 7/27/09 On Sale Date: 7/27/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Ohio State University's surrounding neighborhoods predate the establishment of the nation's largest university. What emerged after the university's founding from NECKO to Glen Echo was a diverse community of people, professions, housing styles, educational experiments, and activism. Despite intense development pressures after World War II and inevitable change to a densely populated area, 80 percent of the historic housing stock remains. The university area neighborhoods have more districts on the National Register of Historic Places and city-protected historic districts than any other area in Columbus. In addition to longtime residents, the University District has been the collegiate incubator of more famous people than any other neighborhood in Ohio--humorist James Thurber, bicycle daredevil Conn Baker, writer Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Dr. Charles Pavey, vaudevillian Elsie Janis, and athlete Jesse Owens, to name a few.
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Original Ohio Dreamsville, The Magic City & Other Historic Ohio Communities David W. Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker
Summary “Every community begins with a dream—a dream of a better life.”
The History Press 9781467156233 Pub Date: 3/4/24 On Sale Date: 3/4/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Home to thousands of settlements extending as far back as 13,000 years ago, Ohio has seen most of its architectural history fall to the wrecking ball. But there is still history all around if we know where to look. Located south of Dayton, SunWatch is the best-known Fort Ancient Indian village in the United States. On the other side of the state, Marietta is the oldest permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. About fifty miles southeast of Cincinnati, antebellum Ripley grew to prominence as a bastion of abolitionism. Dennison, also known as Dreamsville, was born virtually overnight thanks to the railroads. Authors David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker reveal twenty-one communities where the Ohio story can still be seen.
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Lost Ohio Treasure Mark Strecker
Summary The Buckeye State is rich in buried treasure stories, but what's true and what's not? Wild yarns and plausible legends cling to a number of historical events, including the French and Indian War, Confederate general John Morgan's raid into Ohio, Prohibition, John Dillinger's bank robbing career, and the California Gold Rush. The hope of finding these riches has inspired treasure hunters since Ohio became a state. But enthusiasm has its drawbacks, for many an Ohioan has been duped by con artists toting everything from divining rods and magic tomes to dubious devices like the "scientific gold compass." The History Press 9781467155908 Pub Date: 3/4/24 On Sale Date: 3/4/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Author Mark Strecker dives deep into historical record to test the credibility of these tales and others.
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Murder & Mayhem in Columbus, Ohio Nellie Kampmann
Summary Long forgotten tales of crime and chaos from Ohio's capital city
The History Press 9781467147316 Pub Date: 10/18/21 On Sale Date: 10/18/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Every city's history has its dark underbelly of crime. Columbus is no exception. From the turn of the century to the dawn of World War I, scandals involving an opium den and a sadistic murderer rocked a respectable downtown community. Around the same time, a cop killer masterminded a plot to free himself from the Franklin County jail by having his gang attempt to blow the place up with nitroglycerin. In 1946, dead bodies kept popping up after a prim, young teacher disappeared from a quiet Grandview Heights neighborhood. Two years later, a middle-aged housewife was killed with a butcher knife the same day that a tattooed mystery woman was found knifed to death in a downtown hotel. Join Nellie Kampmann as she explores the back alleys of Arch City history.
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Forgotten Landmarks of Columbus Tom Betti, Doreen Uhas Sauer, Columbus Landmarks Foundation
Summary Explore the stories behind Columbus' most stunning landmarks, both those sadly lost and others miraculously saved.
The History Press 9781467143677 Pub Date: 9/27/21 On Sale Date: 9/27/21 $24.99 USD/$27.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost
As the crossroads city of the Midwest, Columbus has always thrived. Over the years, many of the city's most important and most beautiful buildings--packed with marble, ornate metalwork, painted ceilings and glitz and glamour--have been reduced to dust or left in disrepair. Union Station and stately mansions of well-to-do industrialists are no longer there to tell the story of the city. The Alfred Kelley Mansion, the Chittenden Hotel, the Franklin County Courthouse, and the Walk of Wonders in the Great Western Shopping Center were lost, but the palatial Ohio Theatre and the modest Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker home, both designated National Historic Landmarks, were saved. Tom Betti and Doreen Uhas Sauer, authors of Historic Hotels of Columbus and Historic Taverns of Columbus, recapture stories and memories of a forgotten Columbus.
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Ohio's Black Hand Syndicate The Birth of Organized Crime in America David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker
Summary Organized crime was born in the back of a fruit store in Marion. Before America saw headlines about the Capone Mob, the Purple Gang and Murder Inc., the specter of the Black Hand terrorized nearly every major city.
The History Press 9781467139762 Pub Date: 4/9/18 On Sale Date: 4/9/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Fears that the Mafia had reached our shores and infiltrated every Italian immigrant community kept police alert and citizens on edge. It was only a matter of time before these professed Robin Hoods formed a band. And when they did, the eyes of the world turned to Ohio, particularly when the local Black Hand outfit known as the Society of the Banana went on trial. Authors David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker unfold this first and nearly forgotten chapter on crime syndicate history.
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Lost Restaurants of Central Ohio and Columbus Christine Hayes, Doug Motz, Liz Lessner
Summary From remote diners to downtown political havens, the restaurants of central Ohio satisfied palates for generations. In the era of Sunday drives before interstates, fabulous family-owned restaurants were the highlight of the trip. Sample the epicurean empires established by Greek, Italian, German and Chinese families. Recall the secrets of Surly Girl's chandelier, the delicious recipes handed down by chefs and the location of Flippo the Clown's former jazz hideaway. Following their previous book, Lost Restaurants of Columbus, authors Christine Hayes and Doug Motz deliver a second helping of unforgettable establishments that cemented central Ohio's reputation for good food and fun. That includes eighteen destination eateries in fifteen surrounding towns. The History Press 9781625859143 Pub Date: 12/4/17 On Sale Date: 12/4/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Columbus and the Great Flood of 1913: The Disaster that Reshaped the Ohio Valley Conrade C. Hinds
Summary Beginning on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, Columbus and the Ohio Valley endured a downpour that would produce the largest flood in one hundred years. Heavy rains came on the heels of an especially cold winter, resulting in a torrent of runoff over saturated and frozen ground. Rivers and streams quickly overflowed and levees failed, sending tsunami-like floodwater into unsuspecting communities and claiming four hundred lives. There were ninety-six deaths in Columbus alone when the swollen Scioto River emptied water that ran nine to seventeen feet deep through the streets of the near west side. Join Conrade C. Hinds and the Columbus Landmarks Foundation in a closer look at a flood disaster that reshaped the American Midwest. The History Press 9781626190610 Pub Date: 4/16/13 On Sale Date: 4/16/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Historic Columbus Taverns: The Capital City's Most Storied Saloons Tom Betti, Doreen Uhas Sauer
Summary
The History Press 9781609496708 Pub Date: 5/29/12 On Sale Date: 5/29/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
One of the first buildings in Central Ohio in the 1790s was a tavern and 200 years later--Columbus as a foodie" town shows renewed interest in discovering its historic "liquid assets." Once historic taverns in frontier Columbus featured live bears chained to giant wheels, pumping water for travelers in need of a shower and giving new meaning to the term "watering hole." Existing historic taverns in Columbus span from 1830s through the 1930s and still have little-known histories, stories, scandals, as well as, architectural fabric to explore. One is built on a still active graveyard; another is in the building of a former Pentecostal church. Several remain from the Irish and German migrations and survived Prohibition; one was the quintessential gentlemen's bar still with pool room that connected by underground tunnel to the Ohio Statehouse in a time of temperance. Another was both a tavern and a bordello for Union and Confederate officers (though on different nights). Set in the social and political historic context of a changing city, the taverns offer a chance to explore the city's ...
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A Haunted History of Columbus, Ohio Nellie Kampmann
Summary From the playful spirits of the Kelton House Museum and Garden to the wavy-armed apparition that prowls the fourth floor of Ohio State's main library, Columbus is teeming with ghosts. Meet the deceased yet meddlesome stage manager at the Ohio Theatre and the tuxedo-clad ghost awaiting his ride on Franklin Avenue. Learn the horrifying secrets behind the jail cells in one Columbus home and the truth about a centuries-old haunting near Dublin. Columbus Landmarks Foundation ghost tour guide Nellie Kampmann takes you on a journey to meet the mischievous souls and malevolent entities who aren't quite ready to leave this city
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Columbus and the State of Ohio: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
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Arcadia Publishing 9781439600870 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD/€9.49 EUR Trade Paperback
DO YOU KNOW... WHY the Ohio Village Muffins' baseball games are so special? (Hint: Their equipment bags are very light!) WHAT other name was favored before Columbus became the city's official name? (Hint: City and state might've been confused!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know?. Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
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Central Ohio Legends & Lore James A. Willis
Summary The legendary tales of Central Ohio reach far beyond the region. Bigfoot-like creatures have been sighted in the state since the 1800s. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was the headquarters for the military's investigations into UFO sightings in the mid-twentieth century. Some of Johnny Appleseed's earliest orchards were planted near present-day Steubenville, Mansfield and Lima, and a farm in Nova boasts the last tree planted by Appleseed. Join James A. Willis as he travels across Central Ohio and delves into the Buckeye State's stories of murderous villains, courageous heroes and even a few ghosts and monsters.
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The Columbus Food Truck Cookbook Renee Casteel Cook, Tiffany Harelik
Summary Every food truck in Columbus has a story. Jim Pashovich, godfather of the local scene, honors his Macedonian heritage with his fleet of Pitabilities trucks. After working as a New York City line cook, Catie Randazzo returned to Columbus to open Challah! and wow the hometown crowd with her reimagined Jewish comfort food. Chef Tony Layne of Por'Ketta serves up rotisserie-style porcine fare in his tin-roofed truck. Established favorites like Paddy Wagon and Explorers Club pair with the city's best nightlife venues and breweries to extend their offerings at permanent pop-up kitchens. With insider interviews and over thirty recipes, food authors Tiffany Harelik and Renee Casteel Cook chew their way through the thriving food truck scene of Columbus. The History Press 9781467135801 Pub Date: 5/2/16 On Sale Date: 5/2/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost Restaurants of Columbus, Ohio Doug Motz, Christine Hayes
Summary Ohio's capital city has long had a vibrant restaurant culture that included German immigrants, High Street eateries and the fads of the times. Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas wrote their thanks for a great meal at the Maramor. Yankees star Tommy Henrich held his customers spellbound with stories in his Diamond Room. Mama Marzetti dropped William Oxley Thompson's birthday cake and swept it back up off the floor. Join authors Doug Motz and Christine Hayes as they explore the stories of Woody Hayes's Jai Lai, manhole cover menus and bathtub décor at Water Works, as well as many other lost and beloved restaurants. The History Press 9781626199286 Pub Date: 11/30/15 On Sale Date: 11/30/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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On This Day in Columbus, Ohio History Tom Betti, Doreen Uhas Sauer
Summary Columbus grew from a one-horse town to a metropolis one day at a time. Tom Betti and Doreen Uhas Sauer of the Columbus Landmarks Foundation have selected the 365 most fascinating city history vignettes for each day of the year. Match your seasons up to the full range of Columbus history, from the marching band hired to test the strength of incomplete statehouse stairs in January 1857 to the prohibition of public dancing in city parks in December 1913, and enjoy delightful tidbits every day in between.
The History Press 9781609496685 Pub Date: 5/21/13 On Sale Date: 5/21/13 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€12.99 EUR Trade Paperback 400 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Aviation in Columbus Richard E. Barrett
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738593715 Pub Date: 4/23/12 On Sale Date: 4/23/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Columbus entered the air age early: the city was the destination for the world's first air-cargo flight in 1910, the home of the world's youngest licensed pilot in 1911, and the home of World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker. The aviation history of Columbus continued with the opening of Norton Field in 1923, Columbus Airport (later Sullivant Avenue Airport) in 1928, Port Columbus in 1929, and Lockbourne Army Air Base (now Rickenbacker International Airport) in 1942. Port Columbus International Airport had the distinction of being built near a railroad track for a coast-to-coast air-rail service. The air-rail service did not last, but Port Columbus has survived and is an important part of central Ohio. Add to this the fact that a major aircraft factory was located in Columbus from 1941 to 1979, and the aviation history of Columbus is rich.
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Historic Columbus Crimes Mama's in the Furnace, the Thing & More David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker
Summary In Historic Columbus Crimes, the father-daughter team of David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker looks back at sixteen tales of murder, mystery and mayhem culled from city history. Take the rock star slain by a troubled fan or the drag queen slashed to death by a would-be ninja. Then there's the writer who died acting out the plot of his next book, the minister's wife incinerated in the parsonage furnace and a couple of serial killers who outdid the Son of Sam. Not to mention a gunfight at Broad and High, grave-robbing medical students, the bloodiest day in FBI history and other fascinating stories of crime and tragedy. They're all here, and they're all true! The History Press 9781596292154 Pub Date: 11/29/10 On Sale Date: 11/29/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Columbus The Musical Crossroads David Meyers, Arnett Howard, James Loeffler, Candice Watkins
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738561530 Pub Date: 8/11/08 On Sale Date: 8/11/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Columbus has long been known for its musicians. Unlike New York, San Francisco, Kansas City, Nashville, or even Cincinnati, however, it has never had a definable "scene." Still, some truly remarkable music has been made in this musical crossroads by the many outstanding musicians who have called it home. Since 1900, Columbus has grown from the 28th- to the 15th-largest city in the United States. During this period, it has developed into a musically vibrant community that has nurtured the talents of such artists as Elsie Janis, Ted Lewis, Nancy Wilson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Dwight Yoakam, Bow Wow, and Rascal Flatts. But, in many instances, those who chose to remain at home were as good and, perhaps, even better.
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Columbus 1910-1970 Richard E. Barrett
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738540573 Pub Date: 6/21/06 On Sale Date: 6/21/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Columbus: 1910-1970 begins when Columbus was an industrial center and chronicles a pivotal time in this capital city's history. During the years covered here, the city lost many of its manufacturing enterprises and transformed into a government, education, research, and financial hub. Downtown Columbus was teeming with activity, making transportation to the city center vital. This volume ends as Columbus is in the beginning of a transformation that saw the accelerated development of suburbs and the dissipation of activities to outlying areas. In the vintage photographs in these pages, readers will also see the f lood of 1913, which claimed 100 lives and brought about flood prevention measures that forever changed the face of downtown Columbus.
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Columbus, Ohio 1898-1950 in Vintage Postcards Richard E. Barrett
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738519623 Pub Date: 10/16/02 On Sale Date: 10/21/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
During the first half of the 20th century, Columbus grew from a population of 125,560 (1900) to a population of 375,901 (1950)-a three-fold increase. Postcards were one vehicle for recording the activities that accompanied this growth. Columbus, Ohio: 1898-1950 in Vintage Postcards includes the earliest Columbus scenic postcards, many scenes from the golden era of postcards, and later scenes that show some of the changes that occurred in Columbus between the end of World War I and the post-World War II boom of the late 1940s. The material presented is from the personal collection of the author, considered to be the most extensive collection in existence. This collection includes all of the common views such as the State Capitol, and a large number of one-of-a-kind views, including those of Papa Presutti's first saloon and of Tommy Sopwith (the English airplane manufacturer) at an air meet in Columbus in 1910.
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Forgotten Columbus Andrew Henderson
Summary A fascinating and insightful look at a forgotten era in Columbus, Ohio's history, today the state's largest city with a robust and exciting past.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738519616 Pub Date: 4/22/02 On Sale Date: 4/22/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Columbus, Ohio, ""an odd amalgam of the planned and the spontaneous,"" was founded on the banks of the Scioto River in 1812 as the new seat of this young state's government. Located in the wilderness of central Ohio, nearly equidistant to the ""real"" cities of Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Toledo, Columbus experienced 100 years of unprecedented growth from which it would emerge the state's capital in more than title alone. Today, it is Ohio's largest city. Forgotten Columbus features many people, places, and events that defined this burgeoning 19th and early-20th century city. And above all, the places--from the Old Ohio Penitentiary, to Fort Hayes, to the recently revitalized Brewery District--which either no longer exist, or have changed so dramatically over the years that they are barely recognizable. Residents and visitors alike will find this a fascinating, insightful, and at times surprising look back at a forgotten era in Columbus's his...
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Columbus 1860-1910 Richard E. Barrett
Summary Explore the rich history of Columbus, Ohio, from 1860-1910 through vintage images of its citizens, businesses, organizations and historic events.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738539621 Pub Date: 4/26/06 On Sale Date: 4/26/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In 1798, a settlement named Franklinton sprouted up on the west bank of the Scioto River, just below the Olentangy River. The Ohio legislature accepted a proposal in 1812 for the high bank east of the Scioto River, across the river from Franklinton, to be the site of the capital city. The location was given the name Columbus, even though it had no inhabitants at the time. Columbus grew quickly and became the county seat. The arrival of the National Road, the Ohio Canal, and the railroads contributed greatly to Columbus's growth. This capital city developed first as a transportation hub, then as a manufacturing center and finally as the commerce, education and government center that it is today.
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Ohio Ice Cream A Scoop of History Renee Casteel Cook
Summary Cups, Cones & Claims to Fame in the Buckeye State
The History Press 9781467150965 Pub Date: 5/16/22 On Sale Date: 5/16/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Drawing on a rich dairy heritage, Ohio has whipped up an ice cream industry worthy of tourism. The state has legitimate claims as the birthplace of the ice cream cone and the banana split, and the Klondike Bar and the Good Humor Man were created here. Ohio's storied legacy lives on today in the inventive new flavors at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams and Mason's Creamery and frozen forms at Simply Rolled. From seasonal mom-and-pop stands The Dairy Hut and Whipty-Do to year-round go-to scoop shops like Graeter's, Johnson's and Tom's Ice Cream Bowl, satisfied customers share taste experiences each as distinctly delicious as the next.Author Renee Casteel Cook takes readers on a tour of tasty treats from the 3C's to the smaller cities, sampling stories from the late 1800s to the present day.
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Columbus Motor Speedway Mike Garrepy
Summary Columbus Motor Speedway: how this track rose to popularity, overcame several obstacles and became a community staple for 70 years.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467102599 Pub Date: 1/21/19 On Sale Date: 1/21/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Sports
From 1946-2016, the Columbus Motor Speedway, the tough one-third-mile track led primarily by the Nuckles family, presented numerous motorsport events ranging from motorcycles to coupes and, finally, to stock cars. Author and and racing historian Mike Garrepy takes you through the track's triumph and tragedy, rule changes and escalating costs, while showing how the track and weekly ranchers survived and prospered. During its 70-year run, the track witnessed the transition from home built race cars to sleek custom-built cars constructed on jigs to exacting specifications, with a corresponding increase in speeds. To keep up with a changing fan base, other events were offered in addition to weekly stock car shows, such as school bus races and thrill shows. Nevertheless, the core focus remained on the grassroots racers who supported the track on a weekly basis.
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Lost Tea Rooms of Downtown Cincinnati Reflections & Recipes Cynthia Kuhn Beischel
Summary It was a different time. Ladies wore gloves, hats and nice attire to luncheons at the Woman's Exchange.
The History Press 9781467137270 Pub Date: 11/7/16 On Sale Date: 11/7/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Shillito's provided a cosmopolitan environment for its patrons, while Mullane's was the perfect place to sip and socialize. The popular Good Morning Show radio program hosted by charming Bob Braun, and later Nick Clooney, was broadcast from McAlpin's Tea Room. Women gathered at Pogue's and Mabley & Carew tea rooms to celebrate birthdays, as well as wedding and baby showers, over dainty tea sandwiches. Author Cynthia Kuhn Beischel brings the Queen City's bygone downtown tea rooms back to life and shares more than one hundred beloved recipes.
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Lost Cincinnati Jeff Suess
Summary Cincinnati earned its nickname of "Queen City of the West" with a wealth of fine theaters and hotels, a burgeoning brewery district and the birth of professional baseball. Though many of these treasures have vanished, they left an indelible mark on the city. Revisit the favorite locales from old Coney Island to Crosley Field. Celebrate lost gems, such as the palatial Albee Theater and the historic Burnet House, where Generals Grant and Sherman plotted the end of the Civil War. Along the way, author Jeff Suess uncovers some uniquely Cincinnati quirks from the inclines and the canal to the infamous incomplete subway. Join Suess as he delves into the mystery and legacy of Cincinnati's lost landmarks. The History Press 9781626195752 Pub Date: 6/22/15 On Sale Date: 6/22/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Wurlitzer of Cincinnati: The Name That Means Music To Millions Mark Palkovic
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The History Press 9781626194465 Pub Date: 5/4/15 On Sale Date: 5/4/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Established in Cincinnati in 1856 by German immigrant Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer, the music dealer became the largest outlet for band instruments in the United States by 1865. During the silent film era in the early twentieth century, Wurlitzer manufactured nearly 2,250 theater organs, affectionately dubbed "Mighty Wurlitzers." Many of these instruments still provide concert music today. During the Big Band era of the 1930s to 1950s, the company's colorful coin-operated jukeboxes were such popular fixtures in bars and dance halls that the U.S. Postal Service honored them with a commemorative stamp. Although the company was sold in 1988, the Wurlitzer name continues to be held in high esteem by the city of Cincinnati.
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The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili Dann Woellert
Summary Cincinnati chili is its own special creation with a unique flavor and style. Uncover the essential parlors originating and serving this unique Cincinnati specialty in this thorough history of its roots and restaurants.
The History Press 9781609499921 Pub Date: 4/16/13 On Sale Date: 4/16/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Cincinnati is certainly judged by its chili. Some claim it's not even chili, but those are just fighting words to natives who have developed the crave. Cincinnati is a long way from El Paso, and our chili is not Tex-Mex style. It is a unique blend typically served as a three-way: over spaghetti and covered in shredded cheddar cheese. From its 1922 roots with the Slavic-Macedonian immigrant brothers Kiradjieff in a burlesque theater, Cincinnati chili has become a million-dollar industry supporting 250 chili parlors. Many chili parlors have come and gone, but a few familiar names remain: Dixie, Camp Washington, Gold Star, Price Hill and Skyline. This is their amazing chili story.
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Cincinnati Landmarks Steven J. Rolfes
Summary Landmarks are more than statues and great buildings--they tell the world what is important to a community. Behind every landmark is a story, and Cincinnati has many stories. A charming gazebo is actually the site of a grisly murder committed by a gangster. Symphonies and operas performed in an elegant hall are actually serenading the forgotten dead of a century before. What is now an office building once held the relics of an ancient saint, attracting thousands of pilgrims every year. These and many other stories make up the tapestry of Cincinnati Landmarks. Arcadia Publishing 9780738593951 Pub Date: 10/29/12 On Sale Date: 10/29/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Historic Downtown Cincinnati Steven J. Rolfes
Summary Journey into the rich history of Cincinnati and see how it got the name The Queen City of the West. A must for fans of Cincinnati and Ohio history! Walking down the dirt, cobblestone, or paved streets of downtown Cincinnati in the past, there is no telling whom a person would meet.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738582917 Pub Date: 7/18/11 On Sale Date: 7/18/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America
Someone might rub elbows with future presidents, such as Hayes, Taft, or that visiting lawyer from Illinois-Lincoln; dine with Generals Wayne, Grant, or Sherman; have tea with Harriet Beecher Stowe; or share a mug of Hauck beer with Frank Duveneck, Stephen Foster, or that poet-warrior William Lytle. A person lingering in the opulent hotels may meet visiting artists such as Junius Booth, Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Henry Irving, and his manager, Bram Stoker; hear a speech by abolitionist Salmon P. Chase or flirt with the pretty Confederate spy Lottie Moon. Once the furthest expansion of the western frontier, every street and corner of downtown Cincinnati has been tread by the famous and infamous.Historic Downtown Cincinnatiis the story of America, of businessmen like the brothers-in-law Procter and Gamble, o...
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Cincinnati Parks and Parkways Nancy A. Recchie, Jeffrey T. Darbee
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738583945 Pub Date: 10/11/10 On Sale Date: 10/11/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Over more than two centuries, Cincinnati evolved from a riverside settlement in the wilderness to a major center of business, commerce, and manufacturing. Boasting titles such as "Queen City of the West" and "Porkopolis" (for its many pork-packing plants), Cincinnati never suffered from a lack of self-esteem. Indeed, the city earned its place in the honor roll of American cities as it spread outward from the Ohio River into the surrounding hills. Blessed with good transportation by river, canal, and railroad, Cincinnati grew rapidly, attracting great numbers of native-born Americans and foreign immigrants alike. Drawn by abundant jobs and economic opportunity, Cincinnati's citizens lived in densely developed neighborhoods, walked crowded streets, and worked hard in mills and factories. Early in the city's history, farseeing individuals saw the benefit of creating public parks where the population could enjoy a few hours of recreation among trees, green grass, and gorgeous vistas of the Ohio River Valley. Starting from modest beginnings, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Cinci...
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Cincinnati's Hyde Park A Queen City Gem Gregory Parker Rogers
Summary An engaging history of Cincinnati's Hyde Park.
The History Press 9781596299009 Pub Date: 9/24/10 On Sale Date: 9/24/10 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
First settled in 1795, Hyde Park was an area of great estates and small and large farms until 1892. Designed to be upscale, the neighborhood attracted people looking for a suburban experience in an urban setting. That's when the seven-member Hyde Park Syndicate capitalized on new transportation connections to downtown as a means to sell their property as smaller parcels. This history introduces influential figures, including eventual Ohio governor Myers Y. Cooper, the Kilgour brothers, Levi Ault and Senator Joseph Foraker. It explains the development of Hyde Park Square and the community's streets, schools and churches. Readers will rediscover lost places, like the Grandin Bridge, Rookwood, the Pines, Belcamp and the Hermitage.
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Cincinnati's Brewing History Sarah Stephens
Summary Dating all the way back to 1812, the history of brewing in Cincinnati is a long and illustrious narrative. These days, Cincinnati's brewing culture is experiencing a multifaceted renaissance with a promising outlook.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738577906 Pub Date: 3/1/10 On Sale Date: 3/1/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America
In the mid-19th century, the Queen City's rapidly expanding German population definitively transformed the industry, making Cincinnati one of the nation's foremost brewing centers. Principally based in the vibrant Over-the-Rhine district, the golden age of brewing in Cincinnati saw the creation of architecturally spectacular brewery structures, a proliferation of related industries, as well as an abundance of saloons and beer gardens. The enactment of Prohibition crippled this formerly booming industry, however, and although local brewers returned to revive their tradefollowing the repeal of Prohibition, the industry would never regain its former prominence. Cincinnati's Brewing History offers a concise overview of the history of brewing and beer culture in the region through vintage and contemporary images, as well as brewing collectibles.
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Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio's Haunted Memories Jeff Morris, Michael A. Morris
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738560335 Pub Date: 6/3/09 On Sale Date: 6/8/09 $24.99 USD/$27.99 CAD Trade Paperback
There is a dark history in southwest Ohio that some people would much rather forget. A riot tore through downtown Cincinnati in 1884, a fi re burned relentlessly at the Salvation Army orphanage on Front Street, and one of the largest mass murders in history occurred in a small, unassuming home in Hamilton. Many of these tragedies have begun to fade away, forgotten in dusty books hidden on library shelves. The spirits of those involved in these tragedies, though, are not so easily forgotten. Many of the most popular historic sites and some of the lesser-known and forgotten corners of southwest Ohio are haunted by the spirits of those who lived and died there. Haunted Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio examines the ghostly history of more than 30 such locations. It tells ghost stories and reports historic events from area theaters, cemeteries, museums, parks, roads, railroad tracks, and even a castle through narrative and photographs. Perhaps the ghosts are history's way of remembering the past--even those dark corners of the past that few would like to relive.
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King Records of Cincinnati Randy McNutt
Summary Through stories of people, music, and dreams, King Records of Cincinnati tells the history of a recording company which launched countless musical careers.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738560793 Pub Date: 6/1/09 On Sale Date: 6/1/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Starting with a few songs and a dream in 1943, King Records--a leading American independent--launched musical careers from a shabby brick factory on Brewster Avenue in Cincinnati's Evanston neighborhood. Founder Sydney Nathan recorded country singers Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins, Wayne Raney, and others and later added black acts such as James Brown and the Famous Flames, Bull Moose Jackson, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Lonnie Johnson, and Freddy King. Meanwhile, King also explored polka, jazz, bluegrass, comedy, gospel, pop, and instrumental music--anything that Nathan could sell. Although King's Cincinnati factory closed in 1971, the company's diverse catalog of roots music had already become a phenomenon. Its legacy lives on in hundreds of classic recordings that are prized by collectors and musicians.
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The Cincinnati Sound Randy McNutt, Jim LaBarbara
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738550763 Pub Date: 8/22/07 On Sale Date: 8/22/07 $24.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From 1940 to 1970, Cincinnati overflowed with musical opportunities. Hank Williams recorded his hit "Lovesick Blues." Andy Williams, Rosemary and Betty Clooney, and Doris Day appeared regularly on WLW Radio, which also broadcast Boone County Jamboree. Then came the network television show Midwestern Hayride and stardom for Kenny Price. Meanwhile, King and Fraternity Records released hundreds of hits for James Brown, Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, Cowboy Copas, Lonnie Mack, and the Casinos. In the late 1960s, the Lemon Pipers sang "Green Tambourine," and rock bands ruled Coney Island's Moonlite Gardens. It was a wild, incredible ride while it lasted, and it left such an indelible impression that today Cincinnati is remembered as one of America's top music capitals.
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Cincinnati's Great Disasters Betty Ann Smiddy, Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Summary Cincinnati's Great Disasters explores catastrophes from 1905 to 1937, featuring floods, tornadoes, fires, explosions, winter storms, and crashes. Although tragic, disasters became popular postcard subjects in the early 1900s, with many of these photograph postcards being taken by professional photographers. The postcards documenting the 1907 and 1913 floods make up the bulk of this book, as these disasters dramatically affected Cincinnatians' lives and led to innovative flood prevention planning and health initiatives. Flooding ultimately determined where businesses and residences were located in the city and was a driving force behind urban renewal of the riverfront. Arcadia Publishing 9780738551258 Pub Date: 6/20/07 On Sale Date: 6/25/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036010 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Cincinnati Bengals History Christine Mersch, Jack Klumpe
Summary There were three professional football teams in Cincinnati before the current Bengals became a permanent fixture in the city. The Cincinnati Celts, Reds, and an earlier Bengals team (formed in 1937) all had short appearances in leagues that soon folded. It was not until 1967 that the football gods again smiled on Cincinnati. Paul Brown, who founded the Cleveland Browns in 1942, sold the Browns in 1962 and went to work organizing a Cincinnati team that played its first game in 1968. While the Bengals may not own any Super Bowl rings, they have won two AFC championship games, in 1981 and 1988, and were AFC Central Division champions five times, 1970, 1973, 1981, 1988, and 1990, as well as topping the AFC North in 2005. Arcadia Publishing 9780738540900 Pub Date: 10/9/06 On Sale Date: 10/9/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Stepping out in Cincinnati Queen City Entertainment 1900-1960 Allen J. Singer
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738534329 Pub Date: 12/7/05 On Sale Date: 12/7/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Long before folks had a television set and radio in every room, they sought entertainment by stepping out for a night on the town. The choices around Cincinnati were nearly limitless: live theater at the Cox; spectacular musicals at the Shubert; hotels featuring fine dining and dance orchestras; talking pictures at everyone's favorite movie palace--the Albee; burlesque and vaudeville shows at the Empress Theater on Vine Street; and gambling casinos were just a short drive across the river in Newport. All of the major entertainment venues in the Queen City during the first half of the 20th century are explored in Stepping out in Cincinnati. From saloons to ornate movie palaces and from the Cotton Club to the Capitol, you join those pleasure seekers, getting a real sense of what they saw: wonderful events and their countless images--the things of which fond memories were made. Today, those memories have faded and virtually all of the once-glittering showplaces have been bulldozed into history. But within these pages, we get to experience first hand what it was like to be there. Unique ...
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Cincinnati's Golden Age Betty Ann Smiddy, Frank Wilmes
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738534367 Pub Date: 8/3/05 On Sale Date: 8/3/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In its golden age, Cincinnati was a leader in industry and culture. Europeans immigrated into the city to fill jobs, and the rural landscape was developing into suburbs. Incline railways provided access to hilltop neighborhoods, and for the first time, the middle class could afford to move to outlying areas, commuting to work in the city. Breweries, soap manufacturers, meat packing plants, and other industries flourished, as supplies and products were distributed throughout Cincinnati along the Miami-Erie Canal--steamboats crowded the Ohio River wharves. The city thrived during the decades surrounding the turn of the 19th century.
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Cincinnati on the Go History of Mass Transit Allen J. Singer
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738533377 Pub Date: 10/20/04 On Sale Date: 10/20/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Cincinnati on the Go explores the various modes of transportation that helped people get around in the first half of the 20th century, providing a unique view of the Queen City through the eyes of her everyday commuters. This volume features historic images of river transportation, street railways, city buses, steam railroads, the first automobiles, and wonderful, rare street scenes. Author Allen J. Singer expands on the transportation photographs in the previously released The Cincinnati Subway, inviting the reader up and out of the abandoned subway tunnels and on a visual tour through the historic streets of the Queen City on her riverboats, streetcars, cable cars, railroads, interurbans, and buses.
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Cincinnati on Field and Court The Sports Legacy of the Queen City Kevin Grace
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738520346 Pub Date: 10/16/02 On Sale Date: 10/16/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sports are a key expression of civic identity along the Ohio River and are a large part of any discussion of Cincinnati's heritage. Their significance helps us interpret the broader issues of economic and social classes, gender differences, race and ethnicity matters, politics, and community values-in short, sports help us understand ourselves. Covering the time period from the 19th century when German immigrants formed the first American Tuner societies for athletic training, and professional baseball developed to the current age of new ballparks and sports celebrities, Cincinnati on Field and Court takes a look at the place of sports in the cultural life of the Queen City. Included are professional teams like the Reds, Bengals, and Royals; legendary figures like Pete Rose, Oscar Robertson, and Ezzard Charles; dramatic moments like the 1919 World Series, the courageous story of Maurice Stokes, and the Olympic achievements of DeHart Hubbard; and social issues like the impact of women's sports and racial segregation and integration. The good, the bad, the foolish, the innovative, the t...
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Cincinnati Revealed A Photographic Heritage of the Queen City Kevin Grace
Summary In nearly 200 rarely seen photographs and vintage postcards, discover Cincinnati as you've never seen it before.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738519555 Pub Date: 4/22/02 On Sale Date: 4/22/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since its inception in 1788, Cincinnati has evolved from a brawling pioneer town to a thriving Midwest metropolis, experiencing rapid growth and unprecedented social and technological change. Highlighted in this volume are the city's spectacular architectural achievements, its centers of culture and learning, its hubs of industry and transportation, its legendary sports tradition, its diverse neighborhoods, and, above all, the spirit of its citizenry. Through these striking images, together with the insightful text, authors Kevin Grace and Tom White take the reader on a unique visual tour of this historic river city. It is a tour well worth taking.
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Tanked in Cincinnati Fortune & Calamity in the Beer Business Michael D. Morgan, Bret D. Kollmann Baker
Summary
The History Press 9781467157247 Pub Date: 5/6/24 On Sale Date: 5/6/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
For most, beer is a beverage. To a brave few, it's a lifestyle. In Tanked in Cincinnati , Mike Morgan and Bret Kollmann Baker drink a few brews with the region's most legendary brewers, beer reps, and bar owners and take a soul-searching look at why some great ideas succeed wildly, and others ignite a dumpster fire. Along the way, they embrace the nostalgia for the early days in craft beer, answer what it's like to be the number one enemy of Anheuser-Busch, and ask hard hitting questions like, "Why are there so many kids in this tap room?" With interviews from Jim Koch of Boston Beer Co., "Mr. Cincinnati" Jim Tarbell, "Beer Dave" Gausepohl, Scott LaFollette of the late Blank Slate, Bryant Goulding of Rhinegeist Brewing Co., and more, Morgan and Kollmann Baker discover how a city once synonymous with America's best beer lost its beer identity and then reclaimed it with a vengeance.
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History Lover's Guide to Cincinnati, A Robert Schrage
Summary A tour of the Queen City's rich heritage One of the oldest cities in the Midwest, Cincinnati has history in its bones. In the 1800s, the city was often styled the "Paris of America" due in part to ambitious architectural projects like the Music Hall, Cincinnatian Hotel, and city hall. Many of these historical structures still exist. The city also has sundry links to American presidents, whose stories can still be seen if you know where to look. Thriving destinations like Over the Rhine and Findlay Market provide glimpses of Cincinnati as it once was and how it is today. Offering something for native and visitor alike, author Robert Schrage leads a trip through the past and present of one of the nation's most historic cities. The History Press 9781467152884 Pub Date: 5/15/23 On Sale Date: 5/15/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036090 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Cincinnati Curiosities Healing Powers of the Wamsley Madstone, Nocturnal Exploits of Old Man Dead, Mazeppa’s Naked Ride & More Greg Hand
Summary
The History Press 9781467152822 Pub Date: 11/14/22 On Sale Date: 11/14/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Cincinnatians today wrap themselves in a comforting blanket of serene conformity, soothed by the myth that the Queen City has always been a bland, somewhat Germanic, little backwater. History tells us otherwise. Old Cincinnati was a pretty strange place. UFOs? Witchcraft? Sea monsters? Occult societies? Public executions? All very common in Old Cincinnati. Over its history, this burgeoning river metropolis pursued the unusual, the sensational and the controversial. Cincinnati was big--among the ten largest U.S. cities. And it was rude and crude, still shaking off the dust from its years as a frontier outpost. Much of the popular nightlife then would be illegal today. Buckle up as author Greg Hand leads a rambunctious tour through the old, weird Cincinnati.
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Lost Cincinnati Concert Venues of the '50s and '60s From the Surf Club to Ludlow Garage Steven Rosen, Jim Tarbell
Summary The nightspots, rock clubs, arenas & more that made the city swing
The History Press 9781467147217 Pub Date: 1/10/22 On Sale Date: 1/10/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Cincinnati in the '50s and '60s offered a stunning array of live music and entertainment venues. Though many of them no longer exist, their memories live on. Fulfilling an "obligation'? to mobsters, blues crooner Charles Brown played a residency at the Sportsman's Club in Newport. Incendiary comedian Lenny Bruce performed at the Surf Club on the city's conservative west side. Jim Tarbell's short-lived but iconic Ludlow Garage became a major stop on the national "ballroom'? circuit that grew up around rock 'n' roll as it matured into its progressive, experimental era. Signaling an end to the '60s, Iggy Pop created a sensation at the 1970 Cincinnati Summer Pop Festival at Crosley Field. Join seasoned journalist Steven Rosen on a tour through historically heady days in the Queen City's music scene.
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Christmas in Cincinnati Wendy H. Beckman
Summary Believe in the Magic
The History Press 9781467148313 Pub Date: 10/18/21 On Sale Date: 10/18/21 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The most wonderful time of the year has its own special meaning for those who grew up in the Queen City. The elves at Shillito's and Pogie and Patter the talking reindeer were as integral to holiday merriment as caroling and eggnog. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden really knows how to throw a Christmas party for people andanimals, and WinterFest at Kings Island provides much-needed warmth in the winter chill. Many city squares display Christmas trees bathed in lights and offer horse-drawn carriages or a skating rink. But only Cincinnati offers Santa rappelling down the face of a building and an ice skating rink with bumper cars. Join local author Wendy Hart Beckman for a merry jaunt through Yuletide years gone by.
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Cincinnati Wine An Effervescent History Dann Woellert
Summary Explore the stories of the wine pioneers of the Midwest
The History Press 9781467148320 Pub Date: 10/4/21 On Sale Date: 10/4/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate
Wine and Cincinnati were once a perfect pairing. So much so that the "Queen City'? nickname was inspired by Sparkling Catawba Wine, the delectable libation that sparked the Catawba Craze of the mid-1800s. Longworth's Golden Wedding Sparkling Catawba was most celebrated, but Werk's Golden Eagle and Red Cross, Corneau's Cornucopia, Thompson's Hillside, Bogen's Diamond, Mottier's National Premium, and Schumann's Queen Victoria bolstered the city's reputation as the American Rhineland. These winemakers passed their knowledge onto Lake Erie, the New York Finger Lakes, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and California. Today, that knowledge has returned home, as Henke, Skeleton Root, Meier, and Vinoklet hope to make the city a wine haven again. Food historian Dann Woellert leads a tour through Cincy's storied past and promising future with the grape and the vine.
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Cincinnati Murder & Mayhem Roy Heizer
Summary Death & Destruction in the Queen City Cincinnati's history is rife with reprehensible crimes and great tragedies. In 1874, a brutal murder caught the attention of a strange and notorious journalist who turned the crime into a legend. In the 1930s, Cincinnati resident Anna Marie Hahn became Ohio's first female serial killer and the first woman executed in its electric chair--but she isn't the only serial killer to have darkened the dangerous streets of the city. Murderers are not the only monsters. Microbes did the dirty work in 1849 and 1919, and Mother Nature herself turned killer in 1937 when the Ohio River lethally overflowed its banks. The History Press 9781467148078 Pub Date: 7/26/21 On Sale Date: 7/26/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Explore stories of murder and catastrophe as author and history lecturer Roy Heizer leads this dark journey into the sinister side of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati Food A History of Queen City Cuisine Polly Campbell
Summary Gathering the stories of the pioneers and the entrepreneurs of the past and the present, Enquirer food critic Polly Campbell unfolds how Cincinnati's history has set the table for its menu today.
The History Press 9781467141529 Pub Date: 9/28/20 On Sale Date: 9/28/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Over the years, Cincinnati has earned a reputation for conservatism and keeping to itself, especially regarding food, but that's changing. Old favorites like cinnamon-scented chili on spaghetti, ice cream with huge chocolate chunks and old-fashioned German butchers selling goetta, brats and metts are being rediscovered--and in some cases re-created. A similar urge for experimentation and innovation from restaurants, farmers' markets and food producers is bringing new energy to the city's tables.
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Cincinnati Goetta A Delectable History Dann Woellert
Summary Cincinnati loves goetta.
The History Press 9781467142083 Pub Date: 7/22/19 On Sale Date: 7/22/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since its arrival with nineteenth-century Germanic immigrants, this humble dish has evolved from peasant staple to ubiquitous delicacy. Once upon a time, Cincinnatians found goetta mostly in neighborhood butcher shops, in Over-the-Rhine's so-called Goetta Alley and through Sander Packing, its first commercial producer. Now hungry locals scarf it down at diners and white-linen establishments alike and in everything from egg rolls to Reuben sandwiches. Tracing goetta from its Germanic origins and its first stop in Greater Cincinnati to its largest commercial producers, Queen City Sausage and Gliers, food etymologist and "Goettevangelist" Dann Woellert explores goetta's history in the city that made it regionally famous.
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8 Wonders of Cincinnati Wendy Beckman, Allison Ranieri
Summary
The History Press 9781625858986 Pub Date: 11/6/17 On Sale Date: 11/6/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Cincinnati is an amazing place to live and visit for so many reasons. Local author Wendy Beckman and illustrator Allison Ranieri celebrate the city's eight wonders--architecture, art, commerce, food, customs, geography, history and people. With its Venetian Gothic lancet arches and crystal chandeliers, the Cincinnati Music Hall stands as an architectural masterpiece. The Cincinnati Red Stockings made history as the first professional baseball team. Remnants of marine fossils from the Ordovician Period remind residents that the city was once under water. Limitless local varieties of goetta range from family recipes to trendy café dishes. And the city birthed trailblazers like track and field star DeHart Hubbard, the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event. These stories and more reveal the unique character of the Queen City.
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Hidden History of Cincinnati Jeff Suess
Summary From the Black Brigade's role in protecting the city against Confederate siege to the original 1937 Cincinnati Bengals, author Jeff Suess reveals the triumphs and tribulations of the first major American city founded after the American Revolution.
The History Press 9781467119894 Pub Date: 11/28/16 On Sale Date: 11/28/16 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
So many colorful stories are lost to time. The last passenger pigeon on earth, Martha, died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Just outside the city, a young Annie Oakley beat her future husband in a shooting contest. The deadliest maritime disaster in American history was the explosion of the steamboat Sultana, built in the Queen City. The nation's first train robbery occurred in the Cincinnati area, and some clever victims hid jewelry in their hair and bodices.
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Cincinnati, OH: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Do you know... WHAT ingredients are in Cincinnati's own chili recipe? (Hint: It's pasta perfect!) WHY Cincinnati was once nicknamed "Porkopolis?" (Hint: It had nothing to do with the weight of its citizens!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know--an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet!
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600689 Pub Date: 6/2/10 On Sale Date: 6/7/10 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attentiongrabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
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Ghosts of Cincinnati: The Dark Side of the Queen City Teri Casper, Dan Smith
Summary A ghostly captain who forever guards her steamboat, an elusive lady in green who roams Carew Tower, spectral lovers who reunite in museum halls, these are among the souls who walk Cincinnati's forgotten paths. Take a chilling tour with Teri Casper and Dan Smith, owners of Cincinnati Tours, Inc., as they recount the infamous murder of Imogene Remus by her bootlegger husband and recall the tale of a young World War II soldier who is still searching for a way home from Union Terminal. Wander among the lonely mausoleums of Spring Grove Cemetery and listen for strange echoes in Music Hall to meet the otherworldly residents of the Queen City. The History Press 9781596298477 Pub Date: 9/30/09 On Sale Date: 9/30/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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A History of Chicago's O'Hare Airport Michael Branigan
Summary The history of one of the most important airports in the US comes to life in over 150 historical photos.
The History Press 9781609494346 Pub Date: 10/20/11 On Sale Date: 10/20/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In 1942, a stretch of Illinois prairie that had served as a battleground and a railroad depot became the site of a major manufacturing plant, producing Douglas C-54 Skymasters for World War II. Less than twenty years later, that plot of land boasted the biggest and busiest airport in the world. Many of the millions who have since passed through it have likely only regarded it as a place between cities. But for people like Michael Branigan, who has spent years on its tarmac, they know that O'Hare is a city unto itself, with a fascinating history of gangsters and heroes, mayors, presidents and pilots.
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Distilled in Chicago A History David Witter
Summary
The History Press 9781467152280 Pub Date: 10/31/22 On Sale Date: 10/31/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Follow the trickle of alcohol through Chicago's history, starting with the town's first three permanent businesses: the Wolf, Green Tree and Eagle Exchange Taverns. Stir together stories from the Peoria Whiskey Trust and the temperance movement. The cocktails that lubricated the Levee District may have set up Chicago's first gangsters, but Prohibition-era bootleggers changed the city's identity forever. Post-Prohibition alcohol helped to create vast fortunes for Chicago-based families and corporations. Enjoy a thoughtful guide to Chicagoland's new wave of small-batch distilleries, which are adding a distinctive note to the city's well-established flavor profile. From the mash in pioneer stills to the Malört in a hipster's shot glass, David Witter explores how liquor has influenced nearly two centuries of Chicago's existence.
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Touhy vs. Capone The Chicago Outfit’s Biggest Frame Job Don Herion
Summary When beat cop Don Herion and his partner responded to shots fired on December 16, 1959, they didn't know that they had heard the final, fatal salvo in one of the most contorted conflicts in the history of organized crime. A canny bootlegger, Roger Touhy had survived a gang war with Al Capone, false imprisonment for a faked kidnapping, a prison break and recapture. His story dragged in all the notorious men of his day: Frank Nitti, John "Jake the Barber" Factor, Mayor Cermak, Melvin Purvis, J. Edgar Hoover, Baby Face Nelson, Dan "Tubbo" Gilbert, FDR and JFK. As Touhy's life was ending on his sister's front porch, Herion's quest to unravel the tangle of events that led to his assassination had just begun. The History Press 9781625858931 Pub Date: 7/24/17 On Sale Date: 7/24/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost Chicago Department Stores Leslie Goddard
Summary Within thirty years of the Great Chicago Fire, the revitalized city was boasting some of America's grandest department stores. The retail corridor on State Street was a crowded canyon of innovation and inventory where you could buy anything from a paper clip to an airplane. Revisit a time when a trip downtown meant dressing up for lunch at Marshall Field's Walnut Room, strolling the aisles of Sears for Craftsman tools or redeeming S&H Green Stamps at Wieboldt's. Whether your family favored The Fair, Carson Pirie Scott, Montgomery Ward or Goldblatt's, you were guaranteed stunning architectural design, attentive customer service and eye-popping holiday window displays. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, advertisements, catalogue images and postcards, Leslie Goddard's narrative brings to life the Windy City's fabulous retail past. The History Press 9781467147712 Pub Date: 1/31/22 On Sale Date: 1/31/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Jazz Age Chicago Crucible of Modern America Joseph Gustaitis
Summary When people imagine 1920s Chicago, they usually (and justifiably) think of Al Capone, speakeasies, gang wars, flappers and flivvers. Yet this narrative overlooks the crucial role the Windy City played in the modernization of America. The city's incredible ethnic variety and massive building boom gave it unparalleled creative space, as design trends from Art Deco skyscrapers to streamlined household appliances reflected Chicago's unmistakable style. The emergence of mass media in the 1920s helped make professional sports a national obsession, even as Chicago radio stations were inventing the sitcom and the soap opera. Join Joseph Gustaitis as he chases the beat of America's Jazz Age back to its jazz capital. The History Press 9781467150798 Pub Date: 1/17/22 On Sale Date: 1/17/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Chicago's Motor Row John F. Hogan, John S. Maxson, Jay Leno
Summary Chicago's Motor Row earned a spot in the National Register of Historic Places by pioneering a new way to market an invention that was remaking America--the automobile.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467107624 Pub Date: 1/3/22 On Sale Date: 1/3/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From approximately 1905 to 1936, well over 100 makes of car were offered by dealers in the 28-acre district. Motor Row started when Henry Ford, the best known name in automobile manufacturing, opened one of his first dealerships outside Detroit on South Michigan Avenue near the homes of Chicago's most affluent citizens. Others followed with sales and service buildings designed by the nation's foremost architects, often side by side, inviting buyers to check out the models on display behind plate glass windows. Shoppers flocked to the automotive smorgasbord. Although the auto dealers have left, most of these architectural jewels remain. John F. Hogan is a veteran broadcast journalist and corporate executive. He was a reporter and editor for WGN Radio and Television in Chicago and director of communications for one of the nation's largest electric utilities. John S. Maxson, a lifelong antique car enthusiast, retired as pre...
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Super Cities! Chicago Chicago Mark Shulman
Summary Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Chicago's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198516 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Did you know that Chicago's Home Insurance Building was the world's first skyscraper? Or that lacrosse was originally created by the Algonquian people? Have you ever heard that Walt Disney was born in Chicago? From the Great Chicago Fire, to delicious deep-dish pizza, Super Cities!: Chicago covers it all, and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make this city great. Dive into Lake Michigan, explore Little Italy, and join in the fun at Lollapalooza, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of Chicago!
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Historic Chicago Bakeries Jennifer Billock
Summary As immigrants came from outside the United States and settled in pockets around Chicago, each neighborhood had its own bakery--and sometimes several. At one time, more than seven thousand bakeries dotted the city streets. Stalwarts like Dinkel's, Roeser's, Weber's, Pticek and Ferrara continue a legacy that shaped Chicago's food traditions: an atomic cake for family celebrations, bacon buns in the morning or a poppy seed bun for hot dogs and pączki and zeppole for holidays. Even the never-ending debate over seeded or unseeded rye. From pioneering bakers to today's cake makers, author Jennifer Billock puts the sweet and doughy history of Chicago on display. The History Press 9781467150118 Pub Date: 9/27/21 On Sale Date: 9/27/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Cooking / Individual Chefs & Restaurants CKB115000 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Hidden Chicago Landmarks John R. Schmidt
Summary Take in the sights of Chicago's forgotten byways, including a cow trail through a downtown hotel. Pause reflectively at the cemetery in a working scrapyard and the church built without a nail. Stop by the one-time homes of Walt Disney, Joe Louis, Hillary Clinton and Al Capone. Along the way, greet forgotten Chicago notables like the vice president who won a Nobel Prize and wrote a number-one pop hit. From the shortest street to the oldest house, John R. Schmidt visits the sites of Chicago's neglected history.
The History Press 9781467143509 Pub Date: 7/8/19 On Sale Date: 7/8/19 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Gangsters and Organized Crime in Jewish Chicago Alex Garel-Frantzen
Summary Al Capone. The Untouchables. The Valentine's Day massacre. You may think you know everything about the Roaring Twenties in the Windy City, but in the early twentieth century, the harsh environment of the Maxwell Street ghetto produced a proliferation of Jewish gangsters involved in everything from labor racketeering to white slavery. Their illegal activity offended their own community's value system and sparked rifts between Reform and Orthodox Jews. It also ignited tensions between city officials and Jewish leaders, indelibly marked the gentile population's perception of Chicago's Jews and shaped the city's West Side for years to come.
The History Press 9781626191938 Pub Date: 11/19/13 On Sale Date: 11/19/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Haunts of the White City Ghost Stories from the World’s Fair, the Great Fire and Victorian Chicago Ursula Bielski, Jeff Mudgett
Summary At the close of the nineteenth century, Chicago offered the world a glimpse of humanity's most breathtaking possibilities and its most jaw-dropping horrors.
The History Press 9781467139656 Pub Date: 9/23/19 On Sale Date: 9/23/19 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Even as the White City emerged from the ashes of the Great Fire, serial killers like H.H. Holmes stalked the sparkling new boulevards and tragic accidents plagued the factories, slums and railroads that powered the churn of industrial innovation. Ship captains spoke to the dead, while undertakers discovered reanimated corpses no longer requiring services. From posh mansions built on massacre grounds to the drowned quarries of a forest preserve, Ursula Bielski follows the dark undercurrents beneath the electric lights of the World's Fair.
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Fading Ads of Chicago Joseph Marlin
Summary Like the Cheshire Cat, much of Chicago's history fades away while perched in plain sight.
The History Press 9781467141284 Pub Date: 5/13/19 On Sale Date: 5/13/19 $24.99 USD/$27.99 CAD Trade Paperback
For more than a century, the brick walls of the city served as a ready canvas for advertisements that married artistic experimentation and commercial endeavor. Intrepid painters planted signs for horseshoers and Hamlin's Wizard Oil in places where they would outlast the way of life they represented. Since author Joseph Marlin began documenting the city's advertisements more than thirty years ago, many of them have completely vanished beneath the onslaught of blizzard and bulldozer. From national brands to mom-and-pop shops, his collection offers the last glimpse of a bygone era.
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Chicago's First Crime King Michael Cassius McDonald Kelly Pucci
Summary Michael Cassius McDonald arrived in Chicago as a teenage scam artist who quickly sketched a blueprint for running the city through its criminal underworld. Chicago's original mob boss, he procured presidential pardons, stuffed mayoral ballot boxes and operated the town's plushest gambling parlor. But he was also a philanthropist who befriended Clarence Darrow, employed Theodore Dreiser, promoted the World's Fair and funded the Lake Street L. His scandalous private life mirrored the tumult of his career, with more than one marriage mired in a love triangle and a murder trial. Kelly Pucci charts the rise of Chicago's first kingpin. The History Press 9781467140553 Pub Date: 4/29/19 On Sale Date: 4/29/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 True Crime / Organized Crime TRU003000 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost Restaurants of Chicago Greg Borzo, Hot Doug's Doug Sohn
Summary Chicago author, Greg Borzo, recalls the city's celebrated lost restaurants.
The History Press 9781625859334 Pub Date: 12/3/18 On Sale Date: 12/3/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Many of Chicago's greatest or most unusual restaurants are "no longer taking reservations," but they're definitely not forgotten. From steakhouses to delis, these dining destinations attracted movie stars, fed the hungry, launched nationwide trends and created a smorgasbord of culinary choices. Stretching across almost two centuries of memorable service and adventurous menus, this book revisits the institutions entrusted with the city's special occasions. Noted author Greg Borzo dishes out course after course of fondly remembered fare, from Maxim's to Charlie Trotter's and Trader Vic's to the Blackhawk.
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Cubs 100 A Century at Wrigley Dan Campana, Rob Carroll
Summary
The History Press 9781467118026 Pub Date: 3/7/16 On Sale Date: 3/7/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The Cubs have called Wrigley their home since 1916 and have treated their loyal followers with memories that have lasted for generations. From the legend of Babe Ruth's called shot to Kerry Wood's dominant twentystrikeout performance, great games, notable names and a multitude of memorable moments have played out at Clark and Addison to create baseball's most recognizable relationship: the Cubs and Wrigley Field. The authors of Wrigley Field: 100 Stories for 100 Years return to celebrate this grand anniversary with Cubs 100: A Century at Wrigley, a new collection of baseball tales, including highlights from the exciting 2015 season, from storytellers such as Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson, Len Kasper and many others who know the symbiotic connection between the historic franchise and its iconic home.
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Wrigley Field 100 Stories for 100 Years Dan Campana, Rob Carroll, Dan Roan, Kerry Wood
Summary One Hundred stories from the last century that salute the legacy of Wrigley Field and its beloved Cubs.
The History Press 9781626190344 Pub Date: 11/5/13 On Sale Date: 11/5/13 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Charge through the turnstiles of this collection of personal stories about baseball's greatest ballpark and the sacred space it occupies in the hearts of Cubs fans and the soul of Wrigleyville. With contributors like Bob Costas, Rick Sutcliffe and Steve Stone, these 100 stories reflect the variety of millions of Cubs fans around the world, from those whose relationship with the Friendly Confines has lasted a lifetime to those who are taking their seats up close to the ivy for the very first time.
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Chicago Cubs Tinker to Evers to Chance Art Ahrens
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738551302 Pub Date: 6/13/07 On Sale Date: 6/13/07 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/£24.99 GBP Trade Paperback
It has been a long time. Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance--that "trio of bear cubs" immortalized in poem and enshrined as a unit in Cooperstown--formed the core of a ball club that brought Chicago baseball fans backtoback World Series championships 100 years ago. And fans are still waiting for victory number three. Chicago Cubs: Tinker to Evers to Chance brings the reader back to the notsohalcyon days of spitball pitchers, insidethepark home runs, and an era when raucous fans lined the foul lines, often a little too close for comfort for the visiting ballplayers. Beginning in 1898 with the acquisition of a green Frank Chance and following the team's exploits through the 1916 season, the last for Joe Tinker in a Cubs uniform, this is the story of Wrigleyville's favorite tenants, before there was a Wrigleyville.
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Chicago in 50 Objects Joseph Gustaitis
Summary When investigating the mysteries of Chicago's past, it's helpful to examine the physical evidence. From a fiddle played by a Chicago pioneer and a jersey worn by Michael Jordan to a relic of the Great Chicago Fire and the guns used in the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, these talismans chronicle the city's tragedies and triumphs. Some heirlooms shed new light on familiar figures like Louis Sullivan, while others commemorate the contributions of less heralded visionaries like Frances Glessner Lee. Joseph Gustaitis explores Chicago's history through fifty carefully chosen objects, a collection that includes stockyard knives, the world's first portable radio and Nelson Algren's typewriter. The History Press 9781467146753 Pub Date: 3/8/21 On Sale Date: 3/8/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 Architecture / Buildings ARC024010 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Perfect Amount of Wrong The Rise of Alt Comedy on Chicago's North Side Mike Bridenstine, Pete Holmes
Summary In just over a decade, a tiny, do-it-yourself stand-up scene on the North Side of Chicago produced some of the most successful and influential stand-up comedians of their generation. Hannibal Buress, T.J. Miller, Kyle Kinane, Cameron Esposito, Pete Holmes, Beth Stelling, Matt Braunger and Kumail Nanjiani make up a partial list of names of comics who emerged from a scene that had very little industry attention--or even a home club.
The History Press 9781467154079 Pub Date: 9/25/23 On Sale Date: 9/25/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
It was also a scene that took a backseat to the city's vaunted improv institution, and if we're being completely honest, it was a scene where comics mostly performed to drunks in the backs of dingy bars on their off nights. None of it was glamorous. None of it should have worked at all. But somehow, some way, the comedians from this scene have managed to etch their own names into the Chicago comedy pantheon. The Perfect Amount of Wrong is the story of that scene, as told by its veterans.
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Hello, Chicago! Martha Zschock
Summary Welcome to Chicago! In this board book from bestselling children's author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock, a parent and child bear explore Chicago, Illinois. Join them on their visit to The Windy City where they take the elevated train around The Loop, ride the Ferris wheel on Navy Pier, cheer for The Cubs at Wrigley Field, eat deep dish pizza, and meet some new friends at the Lincoln Park Zoo! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA. Commonwealth Editions 9781933212722 Pub Date: 3/5/13 On Sale Date: 3/5/13 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002030 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Chicago and the State of Illinois: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary DO YOU KNOW…WHAT most people think a Chicago-style hot dog doesn't need? (Hint: Your taste buds may disagree!)
Arcadia Publishing 9781439601006 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD/€8.49 EUR Trade Paperback
WHICH states are represented by the four pairs of bronze seahorses in Buckingham Fountain? (Hint: Think neighbors!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know™ -- an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet! Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
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Journey Around Chicago from A to Z Martha Zschock, Heather Zschock
Summary
Commonwealth Editions 9781889833859 Pub Date: 3/15/05 On Sale Date: 3/15/05 $17.95 USD/$21.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Picture Book
Next stop, Chicago! That's the shout from conductor Martha Day Zschock, who has taken children and their delighted parents on Journeys Around Boston, New York, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Maine, Nantucket, and Cape Cod since starting this bestselling series in 1999. Hop aboard the L, circle the Loop, board a water taxi, walk the waterfront! From the Lincoln Park Zoo to Wrigley Field, from the Magnificent Mile to Navy Pier, Journey Around Chicago from A to Z takes readers on a tour of the Second City that is second to none. Over 250,000 copies of Zschock's work are in print, perhaps because Zschock is not only a brilliant artist but also a committed educator, whose books are embraced by teachers and principals nationwide.
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Iconic Chicago Dishes, Drinks and Desserts Amy Bizzarri
Summary The food that fuels hardworking Chicagoans needs to be hearty, portable and inexpensive. Featuring select stories and recipes, author Amy Bizzarri surveys the delectable landscape of Chicago's homegrown culinary hits.
The History Press 9781467135511 Pub Date: 12/5/16 On Sale Date: 12/5/16 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Enterprising locals transform standard fare into Chicago classics, including Spinning Salad, Flaming Saganaki, Jumpballs, Jim Shoes, Pizza Puffs and Pullman Bread. The restaurants, bakeries, taverns and pushcarts cherished from one generation to the next offer satisfying warmth in winter and sweet refreshment in summer. This timeless balancing act produced icons like the Cape Cod Room's Bookbinder Soup and the Original Rainbow Cone, as well as Andersonville Coffee Cake and Taylor Street's Italian Lemonade.
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Chicago Unforgettable Vintage Images of an All-America City Various
Summary Unforgettable Vintage Images of an All-American City.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738597119 Pub Date: 7/10/00 On Sale Date: 7/10/00 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Chicago Music Scene 1960s and 1970s Dean Milano
Summary This is the story of Chicago's vibrant music scene in the 1960s and 1970s.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738577296 Pub Date: 11/9/09 On Sale Date: 11/9/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The 1960s and 1970s was a time when jazz, rock and roll, country and western, folk, blues, and R & B flowed through the streets of Chicagoland. Much has been written about the national and international talent of that time, but not enough has been written regarding local music scenes. This story focuses on the city of Chicago (along with its suburban club scene) and the homegrown performers who made the 1960s and 1970s one of the most electrifying and memorable periods in music history. Some of those players went all the way to the big time, while others made their mark and disappeared. But they all made a difference in their own way, and for those who were there, it is a time they will never forget.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Route 66 in Chicago David G. Clark
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738551388 Pub Date: 7/11/07 On Sale Date: 7/11/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
It winds from Chicago to L.A."--so says Nat "King" Cole's classic hit "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66." Beginning in 1926, Route 66 was the only U.S. highway providing a direct connection between the Windy City and the City of Angels; thus, it is no wonder that Route 66 would become the metaphor of the American journey. The crescent-shaped route from the shore of Lake Michigan to the southern Pacific Coast followed a corridor blazed by Native American footpaths, pioneer waterways, and transcontinental railroads. As the frontier moved across the Great Plains to the ocean, Chicago was the point of embarkation for people emigrating from the east, and it was the marketplace for the products harvested in the west. During the golden age of the car culture, Chicago was where people started their California trips as they took "the highway that's the best."
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Chicago's Classical Architecture The Legacy of the White City David Stone
Summary For the first time, the magnificent architecture of Chicago, spanning well over 200 years of building, is shown here in one collection.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738534268 Pub Date: 2/15/06 On Sale Date: 2/15/06 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America
Chicago's architecture has been called the most important in the United States by the American Institute of Architects, and perhaps no other type of architecture has had as significant of an impact on the city's look, feel, and character as classical architecture. Chicago's connection to classical architecture dates back to the famed 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, with its gleaming ""White City"" of ornate Beaux-Arts buildings. After the fair, the ""Plan of Chicago,"" developed by Daniel Burnham, the fair's lead architect, paved the way for the further spread of classical building not only in Chicago, but throughout the country. In the 21st century, Chicago still retains its classical look, much of which is either directly or indirectly linked to Burnham and the 1893 fair. Burnham's renowned plan influenced what Chicagoans now see in Grant Park, for example, as well as in other structures, homes, government and office buildings, monuments, hotels,...
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Chicago's Monuments, Markers and Memorials John Graf, Steve Skorpad
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738520025 Pub Date: 7/24/02 On Sale Date: 7/24/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Chicago is a city that is filled with history. In nearly every neighborhood monuments, markers, and memorials have been erected to commemorate this history. It is safe to say that Chicago has one of the richest collections of such commemorations to be found anywhere in the world. While many of these works were completed by local or virtually unknown artists, others were created by world renowned artists, architects, and sculptors, including Pablo Picasso, Lorado Taft, Louis Sullivan, and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Whether they commemorate events like the Haymarket Riot, captains of industry like Marshall Field, sports heroes like Michael Jordan, or famous politicians like early Chicago mayor John Wentworth, each of Chicago's monuments, markers, and memorials has an interesting story to tell.
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History Lover's Guide to Chicago, A Greg Borzo
Summary
The History Press 9781467145701 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Founded next to a great lake and a sluggish river, Chicago grew faster than any city ever has. Splendid department stores created modern retailing, and the skyscraper was invented to handle the needs of booming businesses in an increasingly concentrated downtown. The stockyards fed the world, and railroads turned the city into the nation's transportation hub. A great fire leveled the city, but Chicago rose again. Glorious museums, churches and theaters sprang up. Explore a missile site that became a bird sanctuary and discover how Chicago's first public library came to be located in an abandoned water tank. Follow the steps of business leaders and society dames, anarchists and army generals, and learn whose ashes were surreptitiously sprinkled over Wrigley Field. Combining years of research and countless miles of guided tours, author Greg Borzo pursues Chicago's sweeping historical arc through its fascinating nooks and crannies.
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Chicago's Lollapalooza Days 1893-1934 Jim Edwards
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467103701 Pub Date: 8/19/19 On Sale Date: 8/19/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Chicago has been called by many names--that Toddlin' Town, the Windy City (for its politicians, not weather) and Chi-town, to name a few. Today, it might be called Lollapalooza Land after its fun-loving and somewhat rowdy summer fest. But this nickname tracks back to 1908's boisterous Democratic Party fundraiser for the city's 1st Ward political machine. Chicago, from 1893 to 1934, was indeed alive with raucous people, as well as reformers, and this book not only tells their fascinating stories but also the following: Chicago's first McDonald's served up beer and politics, not burgers; the devil embodied Clark Street, but its tail swished all the way north to the opera; the city was a cartoonist's paradise; world-famous artists, writers, singers, and musicians drew, wrote, sang, and played in Chicago; and the Levee District boasted two madame sisters who ran a worldfamous palace of pleasure. Readers will also meet a prizewinning horse without pants, wonder over an elephant named Princess Alice, hear of the world's biggest red wagon, find out about the first dinosaur in town, and dis...
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Bear Memories The Chicago-Green Bay Rivalry Beth Gorr
Summary "Halas would provide food according to how we had fared against the Packers. If we won, it was steaks for everybody. But if we lost, we were lucky to be served hamburgers." --Harlan Hill, 1950s "I didn't have any particular grievance with any of the Packer players, I just wanted to beat them all." --Hall of Famer Doug Atkins, 1960s Arcadia Publishing 9780738539874 Pub Date: 11/9/05 On Sale Date: 11/9/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Sports
"Doug Buffone took me aside to tell me about Green Bay games . . . to set me straight about the importance of the rivalry. It definitely was not a game to be taken for granted." --Brian Baschnagel, 1970s "Each year at the start of the season, fans we'd meet would just have the one request--please beat Green Bay." --Jim Flanigan, 1990s
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Hidden History of Savannah Brenna Michaels, T. C. Michaels
Summary Join authors Brenna and T.C. Michaels as they explore Savannah's long, wide and very often hidden history.
The History Press 9781467141123 Pub Date: 2/4/19 On Sale Date: 2/4/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Savannah has repeatedly stood on the edge of ruin, brought to its knees by bloody battles, mysterious pestilence, fire, unforgiving weather and the drums of war. Men and women whose names echo in history once walked its streets. Countless other faces are seemingly forgotten, names that history held in looser grip - like Mary Musgrove, the colonial translator and entrepreneur, or Dr. Samuel Nunes, shipwrecked by chance on Savannah's coastal shores just in time to curb a deadly epidemic and save Savannah's first settlers. And then there's John Geary, the larger-than-life Union general who beat Sherman's march south to the sea.
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Savannah Food A Delicious History Stu Card, Donald Card
Summary
The History Press 9781625858337 Pub Date: 4/10/17 On Sale Date: 4/10/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Savannah's remarkable cuisine is a reflection of its unique history. Delicate local ingredients are balanced carefully using time-honored techniques to produce unforgettable dishes. Initially a colonial experiment of sorts, Savannah became not only the first capital of Georgia but also the capital of all Lowcountry cuisine. From the insolvent freed from debtors' prisons to help seek new cash crops for England to the religious refugees from Austria-Germany and the Scottish Highlanders, Savannah's eclectic European influences mix neatly with traditional Gullah techniques, surprising local ingredients and world-class seafood. Follow authors and awardwinning Savannah Taste Experience Food Tour operators Stu and Donald Card on their journey to find the roots of Savannah's famed dishes and the current restaurant renaissance.
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Historic Haunts of Savannah Michael Harris, Linda Sickler
Summary Join authors Michael Harris and Linda Sickler as they navigate the chilling world of the restless spirits of those who refuse to leave their Savannah homes.
The History Press 9781626191952 Pub Date: 7/8/14 On Sale Date: 7/8/14 $19.99 USD/$18.99 CAD/€10.99 EUR Trade Paperback
As one of America's most haunted cities, Savannah, Georgia, has a long list of stories of both brutal violence and the supernatural, such as the story of the first two people hanged in colonial Savannah for the murder of their abusive master, their spirits still haunting Wright Square. Or James Stark, a tempestuous planter, and Dr. Philip Minis, who settled their dispute with a duel and still hang around the old building at Moon River Brewing Co. Even the legend of the terrifying "boy-giant" Rene Rhondolia, known as the "Frankenstein of Savannah," who preyed on young girls and animals, is enough to make anyone in the Southeast sleep with their lights on.
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Irish Savannah Sheila Counihan Winders
Summary Most people have heard the song: ""Tis Irish I am and 'tis proud I am of it."" But, what does it mean to be Irish?
Arcadia Publishing 9781467111935 Pub Date: 2/10/14 On Sale Date: 2/10/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
When the Irish first came to Savannah, it meant they were either ""lace curtain"" or ""old fort."" Lace curtain inferred that the family was prosperous, usually Protestant, and had come to Savannah with letters of introduction, money, and a plan. Old fort meant that the family had come to America in desperation and to Savannah with little but the clothes on their back, the desire to work, and hope for a better future. Old fort Irish were generally Catholic, attending Catholic schools and depending on the Church for far more than just Sunday worship. Today, the Irish have spread all over Savannah like shamrocks, making these designations a thing of the past. The Irish are involved in every facet of Savannah life, from politics, to business, to education. Catholicism remains the predominant religion and churches abound, as do Catholic schools. When the ""Season of St. Patrick"" begins, the Savannah Irish begin celebrating.
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Savannah and the State of Georgia: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600917 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD/€9.49 EUR Trade Paperback
DO YOU KNOW... WHY so many people fl ock to Savannah every March 17? (Hint: It's a lucky day!) WHERE you can write with a quill pen while visiting a nineteenth century classroom? (Hint: Think fi rst public school!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know? --an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet! Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
48 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Gottlieb's Bakery: Savannah's Sweetest Tradition Isser Gottlieb
Summary In 1884, in the basement of a building on the corner of York and Jefferson Streets, something miraculous was happening. Jewish Russian immigrant Isadore Gottlieb had built a bakery that would soon be renowned in Savannah for every tasty morsel pulled from its busy oven, creating the perfect combination of southern and Jewish delicacies. Goods were delivered to citizens and stores by cart, pulled by a horse that knew every stop along the way, cementing the bakery's reputation as a true neighborhood operation. From shiny, egg-brushed challah to Sister Sadie's hazelnut cake to the ever-popular chocolate chewies, customers would crowd the store for a single irresistible bite. Join the next generation of Gottliebs as they recount the heartwarming stories and recipes that forever preserve the bakery's place in Savannah's history. The History Press 9781609494162 Pub Date: 1/11/11 On Sale Date: 1/11/11 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback 136 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Our Savannah: From Ardsley Park to Twickenham and Beyond Polly Powers Stramm
Summary
The History Press 9781596297647 Pub Date: 10/1/09 On Sale Date: 10/1/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Many colorful threads make up the fabric of the more than one hundred neighborhoods in and around beautiful Savannah, Georgia. And hardly anyone can weave stories about those areas more poignantly than longtime journalist and native Savannahian Polly Powers Stramm. A University of Georgia graduate, Polly has been writing about the city's residents for three decades and has selected a handful of her favorite newspaper columns for this book. Also included are never-before-published interviews with local residents who recount memorable childhood experiences in areas such as Ardsley Park, Twickenham, Fellwood Homes, Gordonston, and dozens of other neighborhoods. This unforgettable journey through Savannah takes readers to mom and pop stores of days gone by, to old movie theatres on Broughton Street, to the beaches on Tybee Island and nearly every stop in between. This truly is heartwarming local history at its best.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Savannah's Little Crooked Houses If These Walls Could Talk Susan B. Johnson
Summary Writer Susan B. Johnson documents the interesting histories of of the famous antebellum cottages which dot Savannah's historic district.
The History Press 9781596292260 Pub Date: 2/15/07 On Sale Date: 2/15/07 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In a warm, accessible style, Savannah writer Susan B. Johnson gives voice to the walls of the famous antebellum cottages that dot the city's historic district and examines the lives of the families that called them home. Who built these tiny dwellings? Who lived in their twelve hundred (or fewer) square feet of space? And what sort of world did they see when they gazed out their windows? This charming, meticulously researched book answers all these questions--and more. Who can resist the story of Dr. Samuel Furman, who was married to sisters, first Lucy and then Henrietta Williams? Or the sad tale of Edward and Jane Harden, who both died of bilious fever in 1804--he on her birthday, she on his--leaving their children in the care of slaves? Or the mystery of lively and conniving Eliza Howell, whose three husbands all died under the same circumstances?
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Savannah Whip Morrison Triplett
Summary Founded on February 12, 1733, by Gen. James E. Oglethorpe and 114 colonists, Savannah, Georgia, is a unique Southern city steeped in a rich history. Most noted for diverse architecture, historic squares, a humid climate, and true Southern hospitality, Savannah remains as engaging and lovely today as it was when Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman offered the city to Pres. Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas present--sparing Savannah from destruction during Sherman's historic 1864 March to the Sea. Today Savannah is a thriving metropolitan city that hosts more than 6 million visitors annually and is home to the Savannah College of Art and Design, the nation's fastest growing art school. Arcadia Publishing 9780738542096 Pub Date: 1/24/07 On Sale Date: 1/29/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Sentimental Savannah: Reflections on a Southern City's Past Polly Powers Stramm
Summary Moss-draped oaks, cobblestone streets and quaint downtown squares conjure up warm thoughts of Savannah, Georgia, a charming Southern city known for its rich history and matchless hospitality. But the city itself-beautiful as it may be--is a backdrop, a quintessential Southern stage where scores of memorable stories have been played out through the generations by the city's many colorful characters.
The History Press 9781596291409 Pub Date: 9/30/06 On Sale Date: 9/30/06 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Few know these characters and their exploits better than Polly Powers Stramm, an award-winning writer and longtime Savannahian. In this new book, Polly regales readers with timeless Savannah tales, capturing the nostalgic feeling of the good old days. From areas like the Old Fort to Ardsley Park, Polly offers intriguing and little-known details about Savannah's cherished neighborhoods and districts. Polly takes readers on a stroll down Savannah's memory lane, stopping along the way to visit with some of the city's most influential, memorable and unusual characters, whose stories include studying--and socializing--at Savannah's beloved schools, dancing on the pavilion at Tybee Island, and p...
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The Savannah College of Art and Design: Restoration of an Architectural Heritage Connie Capozzola Pinkerton, Maureen Burke Ph.D., Historic Preservation Department of the Savannah College of Art and Design
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738517186 Pub Date: 10/27/04 On Sale Date: 10/27/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In 1979, a small art college with 71 students opened its doors in a renovated 19th-century building in the urban heart of colonial Savannah, Georgia. One of the most historic cities on the eastern seaboard, Savannah is noted for its architectural treasures, urban forest and verdant squares, and for the unique 1733 city plan designed by General Oglethorpe. The campus fabric of the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) grew from the Romanesque revival Savannah Volunteer Guards Armory, designed by Boston architect William Gibbons Preston in 1892, to comprise some 60 rehabilitated historic structures situated within four historic districts. Currently, more than 6,200 students pursue their dreams in this wonderful setting.
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Historical Signs of Savannah Photographs From the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society Justin Gunther
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738516745 Pub Date: 9/29/04 On Sale Date: 9/29/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the cotton boom after the Civil War to Savannah's economic decline around the middle of the 20th century, the city's streetscapes were crowded with signs. In a time before strict sign regulations, business owners embellished building facades and and rooftops with extensive signage to catch the eye of pedestrians and motorists. The abundance of advertising was symbolic of Savannah's rapid growth and prosperity, but the majority of these signs were discarded over the years, and only a few remain. Photographs and postcards from the past survive, however, and images of historic signs serve as reminders of these lost commercial relics. Such signs give the bricks and mortar of the past another dimension by identifying their social purpose. Through vintage images of Savannah signage, this volume provides a history of the city's businesses and industries. Included are local landmarks like Levy Jewelers, the Globe Shoe Company, the Lucas Theatre, the Marshall House, and Johnny Harris Restaurant.
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Lost Savannah Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society Luciana M. Spracher
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738514871 Pub Date: 3/4/03 On Sale Date: 3/4/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since its founding over 250 years ago, Savannah, Georgia has become a historic preservation gold mine, exhibiting a variety of architectural styles. However, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the area experienced heavy economic growth, during which numerous buildings were demolished regardless of age or condition to make way for newer and supposedly better structures. The community lost many important landmarks, architectural masterpieces, and a piece of its history. Lost Savannah takes a close look at these vanished buildings to document their existence and role in Savannah's past. Drawing on collections of the Georgia Historical Society, a rich presentation of Savannah's public, private, and commercial architecture has been brought together in this unique photographic volume. Through vintage images, one can see the city's development and growth as well as its subsequent decay prior to the preservation movement. Lost Savannah examines individual buildings, such as Union Station and the Bulloch-Habersham House, as well as the evolution of Savannah's architectural landsca...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Fortresses of Savannah, Georgia John Walker Guss
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738514680 Pub Date: 10/9/02 On Sale Date: 10/9/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Like stalwart soldiers standing silent guard, the mighty fortresses of Savannah once served as guardians over the new colony of Georgia. In 1733, Gen. James Oglethorpe, upon stepping ashore in this new world, authorized fortifications to be constructed to protect her new residents. Forts and townships now known only in name defended Georgia's first citizens against the Native Americans and the Spanish. Later they would stand a much greater challenge protecting them against more aggressive foes-the British, the Union Army, and ultimately, the Third Reich of Germany. Through vintage photographs of these magnificent architectural structures and the faces of devoted soldiers who once stood upon their ramparts, readers will feel as if they too were standing a vigilant watch, looking across the vast marshes and rivers surrounding Savannah. The images within these pages celebrate and honor the fortresses that allowed Savannah to prosper and expand from a colonial outpost to the majestic queen city of Georgia.
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Savannah's Historic Neighborhoods Ardsley Park, Chatham Crescent, Ardmore Polly Stramm
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738513959 Pub Date: 9/13/01 On Sale Date: 9/13/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
A trio of historic neighborhoods in Savannah, Georgia rank among the most picturesque in the United States. Ardsley Park, Chatham Crescent, and Ardmore are well known for their unique layouts and varied architectural styles, as well as lush shrubbery and the moss-draped oaks that have become a trademark of Savannah's charm. The development of Ardsley Park and Chatham Crescent began around 1910 as the advent of the automobile allowed more Savannahians to move to the "suburbs." Neighboring Ardmore, to the south of Ardsley Park and Chatham Crescent, came later, during the 1920s. The entire area was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. For decades the neighborhoods have been home to some of Savannah's most prominent families. Former residents include media mogul Ted Turner and the University of Georgia bulldog mascot owned by Frank W. "Sonny" Seiler. Within these pages are photographs from private collections never before made available to the public-images of Savannahians at work and at play. Captivating scenes of days long ago reveal the history of a much-beloved ...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Savannah 1733 to 2000 Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society Susan E. Dick, Mandi D. Johnson
Summary Savannah's Historic District is a steadfast remant of the Old South that continues to amaze residents and visitor to this day.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738506883 Pub Date: 6/20/01 On Sale Date: 6/20/01 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
Covering just less than two-and-a-half square miles, Savannah's air is still sweetened by the scent of tea olives and jasmine, her streets are still lined with the rich palettes of azaleas and camellias, and her people are generous and welcoming. Savannah has enchanted residents and visitors alike for more than two-and-a-half centuries with a rich architectural heritage and a remarkable natural beauty. Founded on February 12, 1733, by Gen. James E. Oglethorpe, Savannah has played an active role on the American stage, in times of war and hardship, as well as in times of peace and prosperity. The city's location at the mouth of the Savannah River created one of the largest seaports on the east coast, and her history is as colorful and varied as the numerous industries that made their way to her banks. Within these pages readers will visit Savannah's signature squares and parks, including Forsyth Park and Colonial Park Cemetery, as well as buildings long since va...
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Building Savannah David E. Kelley
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738505732 Pub Date: 6/20/00 On Sale Date: 6/20/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Savannah's distinct architecture has been studied and admired by scholars, builders, and tourists from all over the world, and the history of its most prolific period of expansion and development is explored in this photographic essay. A city that was spared the wrath of the Union forces, Savannah emerged from the Civil War psychologically defeated but still physically intact. During the second half of the nineteenth century, this picturesque Georgia city enjoyed tremendous growth in a booming economic environment. Building Savannah chronicles this period in the city's history with photographs, sketches, maps, and advertisements, many culled from the archives of the Georgia Historical Society. Coupled with informative research, these images illustrate every aspect of the building industry that thrived in Savannah. Local architects and builders embraced the transformation that was sweeping the entire country and used both natural resources and technical innovation to create a unique built environment. The building industries once fueled by the virgin resources of the South would be ex...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Savannah River Plantations Photographs from the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society Georgia Historical Society
Summary Experience the architecture and fascinating history of the Savannah River Plantations with author Frank T. Wheeler. Savannah is as Southern a place as has ever existed, and the Savannah River Plantations were the pinnacle of Southern heritage. Place names such as Richmond Oakgrove, Mulberry Grove, Drakies, Whitehall, and Colerain signified extensive land holdings, moss-draped oaks, and a culture not found anywhere else in the world. Arcadia Publishing 9780738500300 Pub Date: 10/7/98 On Sale Date: 10/7/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
In Savannah River Plantations, author Frank T. Wheeler, in conjunction with the Georgia Historical Society, has crafted an in-depth look at the culture, geography, and society that made up plantation life. Drawing on the extensive photograph collection of the Historical Society, as well as his own research and knowledge, Wheeler combines unique photographs with illuminating text to create a work that will appeal to both those with a lifelong interest in the area and newcomers to the region's rich history. Savannah River Plantations is a most Southern look at the most Southern of places
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The Savannah Races: Photographs From the Collection of the Georgia Historical Society Frank T. Wheeler
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738568607 Pub Date: 6/1/98 On Sale Date: 6/6/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Mention Savannah, and most people will think of moss-draped oaks, genteel Southern charm, excellent cooking, and beautiful scenery. Not many would associate Savannah with goggle-clad, helmetless race car drivers roaring past crowds of nattily dressed onlookers from the early 1900s. Yet, from 1908 to 1911, the wonderful landscape, architecture, and atmosphere of Savannah was home to the predecessor of the most famous race in the world, the Indianapolis 500. The wonderfully quirky early race cars of those years sped past onlookers, old graveyards, and Southern mansions. Their drivers hobnobbed with the upper crust of Savannah society, as well as movers and shakers in the world of politics. In all, the races represented a fascinating time of change in Savannah's history.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The Ghostly Tales of Savannah Jessa Dean
Summary Ghost stories from America's Hostess City of the South have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198073 Pub Date: 9/7/20 On Sale Date: 9/7/20 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Savannah's haunted history and local legends come to life--even when the main players are dead. From the legend of Rene Rhondolia to the many spirits who haunt the Sorrel-Weed house, this spooky chapter book will keep readers rapt. Dive into suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 6 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Local Baby Savannah Savannah Sarah Nettuno
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Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197113 Pub Date: 10/30/23 On Sale Date: 10/30/23 $11.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Board Book
Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Savannah engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes their city so great. See Forsyth Park and Tybee Island, stroll past historic buildings and spooky squares, cheer on the Savannah Bananas, and celebrate St. Patrick's Day! Explore Savannah with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Tybee Island Sarah Pierson Jones
Summary Tybee Island has fought hard to survive wars, earthquakes, hurricanes, the Great Depression, and even Prohibition, and while Tybee fights hard, Tybee plays hard. Tybee has a unique story as one of the top tourist destinations of the early 20th century. From the early days, when people could only reach Tybee by train, to the upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, souvenir postcards tell the story of Tybee's unique and diverse history.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467103275 Pub Date: 5/6/19 On Sale Date: 5/6/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Tybee Island James Mack Adams
Summary Tybee Island is a tiny piece of land, only-two-and-a-half miles long and two-thirds of a mile wide; however, its strategic location near the mouth of the Savannah River assigned to it an important role in the birth and history of the state of Georgia.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738505763 Pub Date: 8/28/00 On Sale Date: 8/28/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Over this coastal community five flags have flown, representing Spain, France, England, the Confederate States of America, and the United States of America. Using numerous vintage photographs from the archives of the Tybee Island Historical Society, Tybee Island guides the reader through over two hundred years of history. Although much of its history is linked to nearby Savannah, Tybee is singular among Georgia's coastal islands, and has a history and lore that is uniquely its own. This visual journey begins with the building of Georgia's oldest and tallest lighthouse, and continues through Tybee's involvement in the Civil War. Also covered are the island's later roles as a military installation, a popular coastal resort, and a residential community. Vintage photographs recall earlier days on Tybee, when the island was known as ""Ocean C...
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Gullah Geechee Heritage in the Golden Isles Professor Tyler E. Bagwell
Summary The Golden Isles are home to a long and proud African American and Gullah Geechee heritage. Ibo Landing was the site of a mass suicide in protest of slavery, the slave ship Wanderer landed on Jekyll Island and, thanks to preservation efforts, the Historic Harrington School still stands on St. Simons Island. From the Selden Normal and Industrial Institute to the tabby cabins of Hamilton Plantation, authors Amy Roberts and Patrick Holladay explore the rich history of the region's islands and their people, including such local notables as Deaconess Alexander, Jim Brown, Neptune Small, Hazel Floyd and the Georgia Sea Island Singers. The History Press 9781467141185 Pub Date: 8/12/19 On Sale Date: 8/12/19 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Georgia and the Power of the Vote Karcheik Sims-Alvarado
Summary Georgia and the Power of the Vote traces the history of Georgia’s enfranchisement and its influence on American politics from 1865 to 2023.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467109482 Pub Date: 2/5/24 On Sale Date: 2/5/24 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since Reconstruction, Georgia’s enfranchisement history has captured the nation’s attention. During multiple waves, massive voter registration, mobilization, and suppression efforts were influenced by the pull-pull forces of those wanting to sustain power and those untiringly committed to acquiring it; those hoping to maintain the status quo and those steadfastly determined to disrupt it; and those trying to exercise their right to vote and those trying to suppress it. This historical tug-of-war amongst Georgians has consistently had national implications. The outcome, nevertheless, has shaped national policy, influenced landmark court decisions, ignited social movements, and produced national leaders.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
Vidalia Onions A History of Georgia's State Vegetable Lee Lancaster
Summary Author Lee Lancaster unearths the delectable history and classic recipes of the Peach State's top vegetable.
The History Press 9781467154932 Pub Date: 11/6/23 On Sale Date: 11/6/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Vidalia onion may be small, but it's as sweet as an onion can be, and it means big business for Georgia, too. Officially christened the Georgia State Vegetable in 1990, it can only be grown in Southeast Georgia. Once sold mostly off a truck tailgate, Vidalia onions now produce an annual crop worth $150 million. And after years of perfecting and fighting off posers and pirates, Vidalia onions are presented as gifts to presidents, governors, close friends and relatives. They are hand planted and handpicked but worth all the trouble to produce the King of the Onion Rings. They are so good, they have their own Vidalia Onion Museum, mascot named Yumion, and a Vidalia Onion Hall of Fame. Vidalia, there's just something about that name.
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Georgia Legends & Lore Alan Brown
Summary Settle in for a juicy bushel of Peach State bafflement.
The History Press 9781467151788 Pub Date: 8/22/22 On Sale Date: 8/22/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, Georgia! UNKNOWN BKM
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Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198851 Pub Date: 10/17/22 On Sale Date: 10/17/22 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Board Book
Welcome to Georgia! Parent and child white-tailed deers tour Georgia from mountains to coast in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Georgia!, join the pair as they explore the Appalachian Trail, climb aboard an airboat for a float through the Okefenokee, stroll through Atlanta, and climb lookout mountain. With something for the entire family to enjoy, you won't want to say goodbye!
18 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3, Grades 0 to 1 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.07 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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A Scenic Georgia Sketchbook Landmarks and Wonders from the Back Roads Ronald R. Huffman
Summary More than eighty historic buildings and roadside landmarks across Georgia have found sanctuary in this stark but powerful collection of sketch work. From obscure treasures like a Cobb County covered bridge to the instantly recognizable Forsyth Park in Savannah, landscape architect Ronald Huffman puts pencil to pad to safeguard moments of state history. Each piece is accompanied by anecdotes and related backstories that preserve the context of these icons before progress irrevocably alters the landscape. Explore the back roads of Georgia with a guide attuned to the unexpected splendors that mark the way. The History Press 9781467149402 Pub Date: 6/7/21 On Sale Date: 6/7/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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MEMPHIS ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Dreaming of Memphis Terri Scott
Summary In this board book for young readers, we'll learn to count down from 10 to 1 while discovering sites around Memphis, Tennessee. Hop on board a Downtown trolley, visit the ducks at the Peabody, and taste as much barbecue as you can--all before bedtime! From Sun Studio to the Memphis Pyramid, there's so much to see--won't you join me? Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197212 Pub Date: 10/2/23 On Sale Date: 10/2/23 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Board Book 16 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Dreaming Of 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Super Cities! Memphis Memphis Diane Bailey
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Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198547 Pub Date: 2/7/22 On Sale Date: 2/7/22 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Memphis's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun! Did you know Memphis got its name from an ancient Egyptian city? Or that the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong performed on Beale Street? Have you ever heard of the ghost at Hebe Fountain? From the Mississippi River to the Crystal Shrine Grotto, Super Cities!: Memphis covers it all and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make this place great. Attend a show at the Orpheum Theatre, camp along the Wolf River, and rock out with Elvis, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of the Bluff City!
96 Pages Carton Qty: 96 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.02 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Memphis in the Jazz Age Robert A. Lanier
Summary The Jazz Age was a boom time in the Bluff City. Murder was rampant, and politics were rough-and-tumble. First, Mayor Rowlett Paine and Boss E.H. Crump joined forces to fight the local Ku Klux Klan (and nearly lost). Then they turned on each other, and the political battle ensued. Other colorful characters weaving in and out of the story include Black political leader "Bob" Church, millionaire Clarence Saunders, Governor Austin Peay, evangelist Billy Sunday and even William Jennings Bryan. The city went on a building spree and a bootleg booze binge even as cotton prices plummeted. The Great Flood of 1927 added more strife with the addition of local refugees. Author Robert Lanier details these fascinating stories and more. The History Press 9781467148702 Pub Date: 9/27/21 On Sale Date: 9/27/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Memphis Birthplace of Rock and Roll Robert W. Dye
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467127394 Pub Date: 11/13/17 On Sale Date: 11/13/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The music that has been produced in Memphis over the past 100 years is as unique and diverse as the city itself. Growing out of the Mississippi Delta, the Memphis blues have been transported worldwide by such ambassadors as B.B. King and Howlin' Wolf. Rock's first baby steps were taken at the tiny Sun Studio by a group of artists who have inspired generations of musicians to follow in their beat. Soul music found its groove at Stax with a homegrown sound that exploded onto the American music scene. Music producers, including Sam Phillips, Willie Mitchell, Chips Moman, and Jim Stewart, found in Memphis a sound as distinctive as their individual personalities. Each one inspired, motivated, and encouraged their artists and, in doing so, produced a volume of work that has become the sound track of their generation.
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When the Levee Breaks: Memphis and the Mississippi Valley Flood of 1927 Patrick O'Daniel
Summary
The History Press 9781609499426 Pub Date: 2/5/13 On Sale Date: 2/5/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Among the countless miles of damage caused by the Mississippi Flood of 1927, the homeless and displaced masses of the Mississippi Valley looked toward Memphis as a beacon of hope. As thousands of refugees poured into the city, Memphians opened their hearts and extolled feats of charity that could fill volumes. Join local author Patrick O'Daniel as he traces the events of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and the crucial role Memphis played in its aftermath. From heroic rescues to maltreatment within the refugee camps, O'Daniel paints a complete picture of man struggling against nature both within and without. Follow along as the receding waters propel Herbert Hoover into the national spotlight and Mayor Rowlett Paine becomes an unlikely leader.
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A Brief History of Memphis G. Wayne Dowdy
Summary Local Historian G. Wayne Dowdy tells the tales of Memphis's triumphs and tragedies through the civil rights movement and beyond like only a true Memphian can.
The History Press 9781609494407 Pub Date: 10/27/11 On Sale Date: 10/27/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
First purchased in the early 1800s from natives to serve as a vital port for the emerging American river trade, the city flourished until the tumultuous years of the Civil War brought chaos and uncertainty. Despite its compelling story, no concise history of this home of soulful music and unmistakable flavor has been available to modern readers until now. Thankfully, archivist G. Wayne Dowdy has filled this gap with a history of Memphis that is as vibrant and welcoming as the city itself.
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A Guide to Historic Downtown Memphis William Patton
Summary Thanks to Attorney and business owner Bill Patton, you won't miss a thing when you visit downtown Memphis, Tennessee with this guide.
The History Press 9781596299061 Pub Date: 8/20/10 On Sale Date: 8/20/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Need a practical, useful guide to downtown Memphis's historic streets, buildings and neighborhoods? Look no further than A Guide to Historic Downtown Memphis. From Beale Street to the Bluffs, this guidebook covers all the essentials that no explorer of the River City should be without. Each chapter provides a map for a different section of downtown Memphis, guiding readers on a journey to the historic reaches of this modern city. The destinations may vary from classic theatres to barbeque joints, from churches to saloons, but the road always leads to another fascinating Memphis discovery. Perfect for out-of-town visitors or Memphians who need a helpful guide to showcase the attractions that make their hometown one of a kind.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Memphis Chronicles: Bits of History from the Best Times John E. Harkins
Summary Take a break from the bustle of Poplar and Beale and enjoy this easy ride down memory lane, recalling days when downtown gridlock was caused by streetcars and wagons and the Mid-South was ruled by the likes of the Chickasaws, Confederates, King Cotton and Crump. Few know Shelby County and its history like lifelong Memphian John E. Harkins, who expertly chronicles the city's unparalleled heritage and the individuals and groups who have kept its past alive through the decades. Discover the origins of the yellow fever epidemic, Memphis in May, Elmwood Cemetery, the heroes of Shelby County history and so much more in Memphis Chronicles. The History Press 9781596297142 Pub Date: 8/1/09 On Sale Date: 8/1/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Memphis Murder & Mayhem Teresa R. Simpson
Summary With its alluring hospitality, legendary cuisine and transcendent music, Memphis is truly a quintessential Southern city. But lurking behind the barbeque and blue suede shoes is a dark history checkered with violence and disarray. Revisit the mass murder of 1866 that took more than fifty lives, the infamous Alice Mitchell case of the 1890s and a string of unthinkable twentieth-century sins. Author and lifelong Memphian Teresa Simpson explores some of the River City's most menacing crimes and notorious characters in this riveting ride back through the centuries.
The History Press 9781596295216 Pub Date: 8/29/08 On Sale Date: 8/29/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Lost Restaurants of Memphis G. Wayne Dowdy
Summary Memphis is well known for its cuisine, and there is no end to the iconic restaurants that hold a place in the hearts of locals. Johnny Mills Barbecue was home to the "barbecue king of Beale Street.'? Gaston's Restaurant was owned by John Gaston, the "prince of Memphis restaurateurs.'? Leonard's Pit Barbecue was operated by Leonard Heuberger, the man who invented the pulled pork sandwich. Gayhawk Drive-In was hugely popular with African Americans during segregation. Author G. Wayne Dowdy details the history of Memphis's most celebrated restaurants and the reasons they will live forever.
The History Press 9781467142526 Pub Date: 10/14/19 On Sale Date: 10/14/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 5 Cooking / Individual Chefs & Restaurants CKB115000 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A History Lover's Guide to Memphis & Shelby County Bill Patton
Summary This tour of Memphis goes well beyond the traditional guidebook to offer a historical journey through the Home of the Blues. Explore the city's African American heritage from Church Park to beautiful Mason Temple, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final, prophetic speech. Visit Court Square, where a young Thomas Edison delighted children and adults with his popular invention: the cockroach shocker. Discover hidden gems like the nineteenth-century dueling grounds on the banks of the Mississippi and a charming Depression-era country store. From Beale Street to the bluffs, author Bill Patton traces the incomparable history of Memphis.
The History Press 9781467142373 Pub Date: 3/23/20 On Sale Date: 3/23/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
University of Memphis Dr. Beverly G. Bond
Summary Experience the long and storied past of the University of Memphis in this pictorial history told through the lens of over 200 vintage images.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738591124 Pub Date: 2/13/12 On Sale Date: 2/13/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€22.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The 100-year transformation of the University of Memphis from a small teacher-training school to a major metropolitan research university is chronicled in Campus History Series: University of Memphis. The West Tennessee Normal School was established in 1912 to provide high school diplomas and teacher credentials to predominately female students. In 1925, the school dropped its high school classes and became the West Tennessee State Teachers College. The institution became a full liberal arts college, Memphis State College, in 1941. Huge gains in postwar enrollment pushed the institution toward university status, which was achieved in 1957. Memphis State University experienced rapid growth, expanding from barely 6,000 students to over 22,000 as the baby boomers came of age. Then, in 1994, signaling its growing stature as a major metropolitan university, the institution was renamed the University of Memphis.
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Memphis Zoo Robert W. Dye
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467113939 Pub Date: 6/15/15 On Sale Date: 6/15/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
What started over a century ago with an orphaned bear tied to a tree in Overton Park has grown into one of the nation's top zoos. The Memphis Zoo, which attracts more than one million visitors each year, is nationally recognized not only as a tourist attraction but also for its giant panda research, captive breeding programs, and efforts to reintroduce endangered species into the wild. Established in 1906 by the Memphis Park Commission, the zoo has become a Memphis institution. It seems like everyone in Memphis has an Elvis story, but just as many Memphians have memories of the zoo and attractions like the Lion House, Monkey Island, or the free one-ring circus. The zoo has been fortunate to have many devoted staff members and volunteers over the years, and through hard work and dedication, they have built a first-class institution--not only for the animals but for the families, children, and all patrons who visit the zoo every day.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
Memphis Barbecue A Succulent History of Smoke, Sauce & Soul Craig David Meek
Summary Memphis is equal parts music and food--the products of a community marked with grit and resilience.
The History Press 9781626195349 Pub Date: 6/10/14 On Sale Date: 6/10/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The city's blues and soul music have lifted spirits, while barbecue has been a serious business ever since pork first entered the culinary landscape of Memphis with Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, who brought the New World its first herd of pigs. Succulent pulled pork and ribs have become part of the fabric of life in the River City, and today they are cooked up in kitchens ranging from the internationally acclaimed, like Corky's, to the humblest of roadside dives. Told through the history of its barbecue is the story of the city of Memphis, from legendary joints like Leonard's Barbecue, where Elvis Presley hosted private parties, to lesser-known places like William's Bar-B-Q in the West Memphis, Arkansas neighborhood where wild, late-night blues juke joints served as a red-light district across the river from Beale Street in the 1950s and '60s. Sink your teeth into this rich history chock-full of interviews and insights from the city's finest pitmasters and 'cue gurus who continue t...
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On This Day in Memphis History G. Wayne Dowdy
Summary For locals and visitors alike, read about the events that uncover the history behind the legendary Memphis culture, and examine the stories of music, murder, natural disaster and other River City blasts from the past.
The History Press 9781626191365 Pub Date: 3/18/14 On Sale Date: 3/18/14 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Far more than blues and barbecue, Memphis deep and fascinating culture has evolved one day at a time. Author G. Wayne Dowdy pins an exact date to a host of important, quirky and forgotten events in the history of Tennessee's largest city--an entertaining footnote for each day of the year. Earth, Wind and Fire founder Maurice White entered the world in a Memphis hospital on December 19, 1941. On January 15, 1877, a severe thunderstorm mysteriously left the city covered in snakes. On December 31, 1902, a resident was murdered on Main Street after taunting a Native American named Creeping Bear. A day or a month at a time, enjoy a year of entertaining River City blasts from the past.
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Hidden History of Memphis G. Wayne Dowdy
Summary Discover the little known and unknown rich heritage of Memphis, TN.
The History Press 9781596298750 Pub Date: 12/19/10 On Sale Date: 12/19/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Step inside the fascinating annals of the Bluff City's history and discover the Memphis that only few know. G. Wayne Dowdy, longtime archivist for the Memphis Public Library, examines the history and culture of the Mid-South during its most important decades. Well-known faces like Clarence Saunders, Elvis Presley and W.C. Handy are joined by some of the more obscure characters from the past, like the Memphis gangster who inspired one of William Faulkner's most famous novels, the local Boy Scout who captured German spies during World War I, the Memphis radio station that pioneered wireless broadcasting and so many more. Also included are the previously unpublished private papers and correspondence of former mayor E.H. Crump, giving us new insight and a front-row seat to the machine that shaped Tennessee politics in the twentieth century.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Lost Memphis Laura Cunningham
Summary
The History Press 9781596298309 Pub Date: 11/17/10 On Sale Date: 11/17/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Memphis is a city founded on some of the great vestiges of our past. City staples such as steamboats, cotton plantations and exchange centers, relics symbolic of the city's rich industrial and agrarian legacy, have either been forgotten or completely lost. Every city, especially one as thoroughly modern as Memphis, naturally loses even the more recent aspects of its past through growth and expansion. Join Memphian and library historian Laura Cunningham as she unearths the lost hallmarks of Memphis, from the city's earliest beginnings to the present. Filled with rare and archival images that range from whimsical to haunting, Lost Memphis provides a glimpse into the vanished landmarks and bygone ways of life that once defined the city. Though the people and places featured in Lost Memphis are gone, this collection of compelling photos ensures that they will never be truly lost to history.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Memphis and the Superflood of 1937 High Water Blues Mr. Patrick O'Daniel
Summary Experience the historic superflood that decimated the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys and the resilience displayed by the people of Memphis.
The History Press 9781596295308 Pub Date: 8/20/10 On Sale Date: 8/20/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The greatest flood in United States history struck the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys in January 1937. Perhaps no single flood in the United States had caused as much damage, displayed as much brutal natural force and displaced as many people. Not even the calamitous flood of 1927, which has eclipsed the '37 flood in terms of historical coverage was as massive. Author and Memphis local Patrick O'Daniel illustrates how this national natural disaster affected Memphis, in particular, and how the politicians of the day, from national figures like FDR to local political bosses like Ed Crump, handled unprecedented infrastructural challenges. Yet beyond politics and policy, O'Daniel tells the story of this historic disaster through the eyes of everyday Memphians, their struggles, care for thousands of desperate refugees and the measures they took to save their city from this devastating flood.
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Haunted Memphis Laura Cunningham
Summary Author Laura Cunningham expertly blends fright with history and presents the ghostly legends of haunted Memphis.
The History Press 9781596297128 Pub Date: 9/15/09 On Sale Date: 9/15/09 $21.99 USD/$20.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Much like its muddy riverbanks, the mid-South is flooded with tales of shadowy spirits lurking among us. Beyond the rhythm of the blues and tapping of blue suede shoes is a history steeped in horror. From the restless souls of Elmwood Cemetery to the voodoo vices of Beale Street, phantom hymns of the Orpheum Theatre and Civil War soldiers still looking for a fight, peer beyond the shadows of the city's most historic sites. Author and lifelong resident Laura Cunningham expertly blends fright with history and presents the ghostly legends from Beale to Bartlett, Germantown to Collierville, in this one-of-a-kind volume no resident or visitor should be without.
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Memphis Music Before the Blues Tim Sharp
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738544113 Pub Date: 4/11/07 On Sale Date: 4/11/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Memphis means music. That relationship was solidified in 1909 when W. C. Handy wrote the song "Mr. Crump" and later published it as the "Memphis Blues." As Handy's songs were sung and played in streets and music halls, a spotlight began to shine on a new mecca for innovation in music--Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis Music: Before the Blues surveys the people, music, and events that contributed to the rich musical life that emerged against the backdrop of the Civil War and yellow fever in the 19th century. The story is not just one of the building blocks to what has been called America's greatest export--popular music--but rather it is a story of ongoing innovation and creativity that came from a convergence of people of different cultures.
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Beale Street Dr. Beverly G. Bond, Dr. Janann Sherman
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738543635 Pub Date: 11/8/06 On Sale Date: 11/8/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Once celebrated as the Main Street of Negro America," Beale Street has a long and vibrant history. In the early 20th century, the 15-block neighborhood supported a collection of hotels, pool halls, saloons, banks, barber shops, pharmacies, dry goods stores, theaters, gambling dens, jewelers, fraternal clubs, churches, entertainment agencies, beauty salons, pawn shops, blues halls, and juke joints. Above the street-level storefronts were offices of African American business and professional men: dentists, doctors, undertakers, photographers, teachers, realtors, and insurance brokers. By mid-century, following the social strife and urban renewal projects of the 1960s and 1970s, little remained of the original neighborhood. Those buildings spared by the bulldozers were boarded up and falling down. In the nick of time, in the 1980s, the city realized the area's potential as a tourist attraction. New bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues opened along the remaining three-block strip, providing a mecca for those seeking to recapture the magic of Beale Street."
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Memphis Blues: Birthplace of a Music Tradition William Bearden, Knox Phillips
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738542379 Pub Date: 4/19/06 On Sale Date: 4/24/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The blues was born in the Mississippi Delta, and since that fateful night in 1903 when W. C. Handy heard the mournful sound of a pocketknife sliding over the strings of an acoustic guitar and the plaintive song of a long-forgotten musician in the hot night of Tutwiler, Mississippi, the blues has been on a journey around the world. From the cotton fields and juke joints of the Delta, up Highway 61 to Memphis's Beale Street, St. Louis, the Southside of Chicago, England, and points beyond, the blues is America's unique form of music. Blues is incisive in its honesty, elemental in its rhythm, and powerful in its almost visceral sensation. Nearly every style of popular music has its roots in the blues. Muddy Waters said it best: "The blues had a baby, and they called it rock and roll." Memphis has become the heart of the blues world, with a re-born Beale Street acting as its spiritual center. People come from the world over to experience its beat, savor its emotion, and feel its power. In the end . . . "it ain't nothin' but the blues."
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Memphis in Vintage Postcards Scott Faragher, Katherine Harrington
Summary Postcards are an important element of understanding our past, for they provide future generations a rare glimpse into a world that many times has disappeared under the aegis of expansion and progress. This book, containing over 175 vintage postcards, allows readers to see one of the South's most historic cities as it looked in the earlier part of the twentieth century--a time when the city was experiencing unparalleled growth. Memphis contains scenes of early river commerce, images of many historic hotels, such as the Peabody Hotel and Hotel Claridge, postcards of significant commercial buildings, as well as examples of the rapid development of downtown, showcasing Beale Street, Madison Avenue, and Main Street. Arcadia Publishing 9780738505602 Pub Date: 4/28/00 On Sale Date: 5/3/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Memphis John Dougan
Summary Memphis has been described as both "the Metropolis of the American Nile'? and "a small town with a whole lot of people in it. '?
Arcadia Publishing 9780738515533 Pub Date: 9/18/98 On Sale Date: 9/18/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
This volume of vintage photographs captures the unique mix of urban culture and rural roots in a community where great bridges and modern buildings tower within sight of old cotton plantations. In some 200 historic photographs accompanied by insightful captions, Memphis traces the development of this truly American city. From the age of steamboats that carried cotton, lumber, and industrial products throughout the Mississippi River Valley to modern networks of railroads and highways, Memphis' location on the Fourth Chickasaw Bluff has made the city a natural transportation and distribution center. In spite of the devastating yellow fever epidemics of the 1870s and the disastrous floods of the 20th century, the commercial and cultural life has nevertheless flourished. Action scenes of urban life depict the busy streets, fine buildings, beautiful parks, and thriving commerce of pre-World War II Memphis. Within these pages, the city's heritage and diversity are...
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Memphis Robert W. Dye
Summary Memphis rests on the east bank of the Mississippi, a river that has altered its course many times. Memphis has also changed over the years, expanding and maturing with each new decade. From the days when cotton was king, through the yellow fever epidemics of the late 19th century, to the building boom of the 1920s, Memphis has adapted to its changing cultural environment. Through historic photographs, Then and Now: Memphis illustrates how the city has changed over the years. This pictorial retrospective revisits historic Memphis sites and offers comparative photographs of the locations in both past and present times. Arcadia Publishing 9780738518343 Pub Date: 8/3/05 On Sale Date: 8/8/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 35 History / United States HIS036010 Series: Then and Now 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
The Ghostly Tales of Memphis Laura Cunningham
Summary Ghost stories from the Birthplace of Rock 'n Roll have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198363 Pub Date: 8/2/21 On Sale Date: 8/2/21 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The haunted history of Memphis comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Come for the blues and barbecue, but stay for the ghosts. Have you heard about the spirits at the Memphis Zoo? Or how about the grisly history surrounding the Grand Carousel? Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Notorious Memphis Gangster Diggs Nolen Mr. Patrick O'Daniel
Summary The Memphis Underworld King Diggs Nolen's name was the byword for crime in 1920s Memphis. As a child, he dreamed of becoming a swashbuckling outlaw. He turned his back on a promising career, his family and consorted with the worst elements of society. Under the tutelage of train robber Frank Holloway, Nolen became a notorious con artist. Later, he and his gun-slinging wife built an empire out of selling narcotics and trafficking stolen goods. Law enforcement caught Nolen, but they could not hold him. Nolen escaped from Leavenworth Prison, led the largest jailbreak in Memphis history and confounded prosecutors with legal wranglings. Author Patrick O'Daniel details Nolen's quixotic quest for criminal fame that earned him the title King of the Memphis Underworld. The History Press 9781467155243 Pub Date: 10/23/23 On Sale Date: 10/23/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Huntsville Air and Space Gary Wicks
Summary Join author and Huntsville native T. Gary Wicks as he uncovers the beginnings and inventions that influenced air and space engineering in Alabama and America.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738566078 Pub Date: 2/22/10 On Sale Date: 2/22/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The air age in Huntsville began more than a century ago with Will Quick's design and construction of a flying machine, which he demonstrated in 1908 for patenting and manufacture. The space age began in Huntsville a half century later with the advent of Wernher Von Braun's Redstone Jupiter C rocket, which launched America's first satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit in 1958. A decade later, Huntsville was at the epicenter of the greatest technological achievement of the 20th century as the Saturn V rocket propelled humankind to the moon. Nowhere in the world is the century's rapid advance of air and space technology more apparent than in Huntsville. This unique evolution of flying machines and space vehicles unfolds in this pictorial documentary, including the dramatic growth of the research facilities and community infrastructure that produced these remarkable inventions.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Huntsville John F. Kvach, Charity Ethridge, Michelle Hopkins, Susanna Leberman
Summary Huntsville has served as the unofficial capital of north Alabama since the early 19th century. Yet Huntsville continued to redefine itself and remain relevant in regional, national, and international affairs.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738598918 Pub Date: 4/1/13 On Sale Date: 4/1/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Settled by John Hunt and developed by ambitious cotton planters, enterprising merchants and professionals, and thousands of families looking for new opportunities in the rich farmland, Huntsville has continued to grow and prosper as 21st-century corporations and government agencies develop new technologies that make the city the center of space and defense-related industries in the South. The city has endured military occupation, storms, financial panics, and the constant threat of economic and social stagnation that occurred in so many communities across the South. This positive spirit makes Huntsville a special place for residents and visitors alike. Images of America: Huntsville hopes to capture the uniqueness of the city while simultaneously acknowledging some mistakes that have been made in the past.
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Baseball in Huntsville Mark McCarter
Summary
The History Press 9781467152693 Pub Date: 6/5/23 On Sale Date: 6/5/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Rocket City Trash Pandas, who made their Class AA South debut last summer, rekindled the interest in professional baseball in this area. As a journalist, it rekindled my interest in looking at the team with some historical context, to the first baseball team in the area (in 1903, with Ty Cobb as a visiting player) to the arrival of the first affiliated team (in 1985) and its ultimate demise. I discovered interesting characters of the early days (the first "graduate" from Huntsville to the majors once placed a dead rat in a sportswriter's bed, perhaps a precursor to the horse's head in The Godfather). The Huntsville Stars era was populated with some legendary players, like Jose Canseco, who was the league MVP in the first year of the franchise, Mark McGwire, Tim Hudson, Ryan Braun and Nelson Cruz. The Huntsville area also produced some fascinating players like Gabby Street, famous for catching a ball dropped from the top of the Washington Monument, Jimmy Key, Craig Kimbrel and our "Mr. Baseball," Don Mincher, who homered in his first World Series at-bat, enjoyed a 14-year career i...
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Marshall Space Flight Center Cindy Donze Manto, Wanda A. Sigur-Lockheed Martin Civil Space VP (Ret.)
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467104548 Pub Date: 3/30/20 On Sale Date: 3/30/20 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) was carved from the environs of Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, at the height of the Cold War with the former Soviet Union. Originally, the area was a center for cotton production and large mills, but on the eve of World War II, civic leaders sought a US Army initiative that established Redstone and Huntsville Arsenals for the manufacture and stockpile of small solid-fuel rockets and chemical weapons. After World War II, Operation Paperclip brought scientists and engineers from Germany to pursue missile and rocket development at Redstone Arsenal's Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA) and eventually the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). After establishing the civilian NASA on July 29, 1958, Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated the George C. Marshall Space Flight Center on September 8, 1960, to the resolute general, statesman, and "builder of peace." The president concluded, "May this great center be ever worthy of its honored name." Following the Mercury and Apollo programs of the 1960s and early 1970s, MSFC's notable ac...
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Saturn V Rocket Alan Lawrie, Ed Stewart II, Mike Jetzer
Summary In the first comprehensive photographic account of the Saturn V, relive the drama of the Space Race through the production of the rocket that would carry Neil Armstrong and crew to the moon.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467123877 Pub Date: 11/7/16 On Sale Date: 11/7/16 $24.99 USD/$25.99 CAD/€22.49 EUR Trade Paperback
In 1961, Pres. John F. Kennedy set the challenge of landing a man on the moon by the end of the decade. In order to achieve this, NASA partnered with US industry to build the largest rocket ever produced, the Saturn V. It was designed and tested in record time and made its first flight in 1967. Less than two years later and within the timescales set by the president, the crew of Apollo 11 was launched on a Saturn V and watched live by millions of people on televisions around the world. From this launch, Neil Armstrong made his famous giant leap for mankind, later to be followed by 11 other astronauts who also walked on the moon.
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Rocket City Rock & Soul: Huntsville Musicians Remember the 1960s Jane DeNeefe
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The History Press 9781609493707 Pub Date: 10/25/11 On Sale Date: 10/25/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In a state widely considered ground zero for civil rights struggles, Huntsville became an unlikely venue for racial reconciliation. Huntsville's recently formed NASA station drew new residents from throughout the country, and across the world, to the Rocket City. This influx of fresh perspectives informed the city's youth. Soon, dozens of vibrant rock bands and soul groups, characteristic of the era but unique in Alabama, were formed. Set against the bitter backdrop of segregation, Huntsville musicians--black and white--found common ground in rock and soul music. Whether playing to desegregated audiences, in desegregated bands or both, Huntsville musicians were boldly moving forward, ushering in a new era. Through interviews with these musicians, local author Jane DeNeefe recounts this unique and important chapter in Huntsville's history.
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Haunted North Alabama Jessica Penot
Summary Join author and Huntsville resident Jessica Penot on a terrifying trip through the chilling and ghostfilled destinations of North Alabama. Nestled in the scenic foothills of southern Appalachia, in the center of the Tennessee Valley, North Alabama is known for its natural beauty. Peppered with antebellum mansions and historic homesteads, it is a region rich in history, brimming with a unique cultural heritage. Yet amidst the beauty of these rolling hills and historic features, something dark lurks below the surface. The haunted spirits of the past run as wild as the Tennessee River through North Alabama. The History Press 9781596299900 Pub Date: 8/27/10 On Sale Date: 8/27/10 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From Florence to Huntsville to Albertville and points in between, Haunted North Alabamaoffers a broad survey of the history of haunted destinations in the upper regions of Alabama. Packed with over 20 haunted locales, Haunted North Alabama is required reading for anyone interested in learning about the history of the phantom spirits that call the heart of Dixie home.
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The Adventures of Riverboat John Glimpses of Huntsville in the 1950's "Riverboat John" Ferguson
Summary
The History Press 9781596298521 Pub Date: 10/30/09 On Sale Date: 10/30/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
For years, "Riverboat John" Ferguson has captivated audiences the world over as a guitar pickin', song singin', storytellin' original. Now, for the first time ever, you can take home Riverboat's strolling song and story act in this collection of boyhood hijinks, long lost traditions and unmistakable southern charm. Born on the blue-collar banks of the Tennessee River in Huntsville, Alabama, Ferguson's homespun memories are sure to resonate with anyone who remembers life in the 1950s. Read about the time he took a wrong turn and drove his first pickup truck into the Elk River, his first--disastrous--attempt at eating barbeque chicken with silverware, the day television came to town, the time he "left home on a train" and so many more. So settle in, kick up your feet and enjoy this one-of-a-kind glimpse into Huntsville in the 1950s from the man heralded by The New York Times as "a true American minstrel." Just don't say nothin' bad about Gene Autry!
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Wicked North Alabama Jacquelyn Procter Reeves
Summary Even in paradise, evil sometimes creeps in.
The History Press 9781596297531 Pub Date: 9/9/09 On Sale Date: 9/9/09 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Thoughts of Alabama invite images of Confederate jasmine and fertile cotton fields, sweet iced tea and Southern hospitality, but there's a darker side to the state's history. Some of the stories captured within the pages of this book are well known to the good folks of North Alabama; others are less familiar. The scandals of Lincoln's brother-in-law, the reign of terror created by Huntsville's Southwest Molester, the Decatur man who buried his wife's dismembered body under the fish pond and the beautiful Black Widow of Hazel Green--all of these stories are well researched and masterfully written by Huntsville author Jacquelyn Procter Reeves. True-crime fans will appreciate this treasury of stories spanning nearly two hundred years of North Alabama history.
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Huntsville in Vintage Postcards Alan C. Wright
Summary Founded in 1805, Hunstville brought many "firsts" to the state of Alabama - including the first bank, the first public library, and the first cotton mill. The city hosted the 1819 constitutional convention that formed the state of Alabama, and served as the first state capital. Huntsvillians have long enjoyed a progressive community of the forefront of the state's growth in the areas of business and technology, and have also created a vibrant social and cultural atmosphere.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738505619 Pub Date: 4/28/00 On Sale Date: 5/3/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Thomas V. Ress
Summary Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge was created on July 7, 1938, when Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order to establish the Wheeler Migratory Waterfowl Refuge with a mission to serve "as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife."
Arcadia Publishing 9781467104326 Pub Date: 12/9/19 On Sale Date: 12/9/19 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
The refuge was Alabama's first national wildlife refuge and the first national wildlife refuge to be an integral part of a man-made reservoir, encompassing part of Wheeler Lake, which was formed by the construction of Wheeler Dam by the Tennessee Valley Authority. In the ensuing years, the character of the land within the refuge boundaries changed. From eroded, barren fields arose thick stands of hardwoods and pines, lush wetlands, and shady sloughs that attracted huge flocks of ducks and geese. Beaver, deer, otters, and alligators returned. Today, the refuge is a haven of natural beauty surrounded by the trappings of modern society, attracting thousands of visitors who come to view the large numbers of ducks, geese, cranes, and other wildlife that inhabit the refuge.
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Hidden History of Alabama Aviation Billy Singleton
Summary Author Billy J. Singleton sets readers on a captivating course through the history of Cotton State aviation.
The History Press 9781467156264 Pub Date: 3/25/24 On Sale Date: 3/25/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the dreamers who envisioned flight decades before the Wright Brothers achieved it at Kitty Hawk to the international space race, Alabama has been at the forefront of aviation. Delve into the obscure and forgotten stories of the state's aeronautical heritage, including an encounter over Montgomery that initiated an investigation by the Air Force, Eleanor Roosevelt's aerial tour of the Tuskegee Institute in a two-seat training aircraft and the miracle of Eastern Flight 002. Recall the lost squadron of Gunter Field, the Alabama pilot recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most experienced aviator in history and the college administration that constructed an airport to obtain a gymnasium .
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Hello, Alabama! Martha Day Zschock
Summary Welcome to Alabama! Parent and child black bears explore everything special about Alabama--from gulf cities like Mobile, to the history of Birmingham and Montgomery, to its food, celebrations, and natural beauty. Come along for a southern adventure in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. For ages 0-3. Arcadia Children’s Books 9781467198875 Pub Date: 2/12/24 On Sale Date: 2/12/24 $9.99 USD/$14.99 CAD Board Book 18 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
Vintage Alabama Signs Tim Hollis
Summary Many Alabamians may not realize how many of their fond memories involve advertising signs. Although these neon spectaculars, billboards and even signs painted directly onto brick walls were created expressly to persuade customers or tourists to patronize businesses, many such signs remained in place for so long that they became landmarks in their own right. From the California-inspired sign for Art's Char House and the ubiquitous signage of Bargain Town USA to Tuscaloosa's famed Moon Winx Motel neon masterpiece, author Tim Hollis guides readers on a hunt for signs that wormed their way into the collective Alabama memory.
The History Press 9781467156110 Pub Date: 1/29/24 On Sale Date: 1/29/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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The Ghostly Tales of Alabama Dr. Alan N. Brown
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Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197298 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $12.99 USD/$16.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Ghost stories from America's "Heart of Dixie" have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Welcome to the spooky state of Alabama! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know that every February, a sunken ship rises again on the Tombigbee River? Or that the man peeking out of the Pickens County Courthouse window was wrongfully imprisoned there…150 years ago? Can you believe the sounds of a Civil War horse still echo on the porch of an old house in Suggsville? Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Alabama and have you sleeping with the light on!
112 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
A Culinary Tour Through Alabama History Monica Tapper
Summary One of the surest ways to connect with the past is to sample what was on its plate. That's the goal with this gustatory journey through Alabama history. Sweetmeats with the governor's lonely, oft-depressed wife in 1832 Greensboro. Shrimp and crabmeat casserole at a long-departed preacher's house at the Gaines Ridge Dinner Club in Camden. Pimento cheese and tea with notes of cinnamon and citrus at the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion in Mobile. Poundcake from Georgia Gilmore's kitchen in Montgomery, where workaday freedom fighters and luminaries of the civil rights movement sought sustenance. Author Monica Tapper serves up a stick-to-your-ribs trek through Alabama history, providing classic recipes modified for the modern kitchen along the way. The History Press 9781467149730 Pub Date: 10/4/21 On Sale Date: 10/4/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Haunted Alabama Alan Brown
Summary Alabama has a historic and haunted side. This book highlights the most interesting sites and stories, from Auburn and Birmingham to Tuscaloosa and Mobile.
Pelican 9781455626441 Pub Date: 9/6/21 On Sale Date: 9/6/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wicked Women of Alabama Jeremy W. Gray
Summary While men commit most of Alabama's crimes, women have written some of the darkest chapters in state history. Poisoners who murdered dozens. A mob icon who captivated millions. An anti-government cop killer. A madam whose courage lifted her from shame to legend. A mummified woman shrouded in mystery. Whether they enjoyed the spotlight or weaponized their status as unlikely suspects, these women left scandal and misery in their wake. Journalist Jeremy W. Gray digs into the sordid mess left behind by some of the most notorious women in Alabama history.
The History Press 9781467146012 Pub Date: 6/21/21 On Sale Date: 6/21/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Lost Attractions of Alabama Tim Hollis
Summary Journey along with the king of nostalgia, Tim Hollis, for a tour of lost attractions of northern, central and southern Alabama.
The History Press 9781467141208 Pub Date: 4/15/19 On Sale Date: 4/15/19 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Alabama has had an enviable success rate when it comes to tourist attractions, with some that date back to the 1930s still drawing crowds today. But many others have come and gone, sometimes leaving little evidence of their existence. Join Alabama native Tim Hollis as he revisits iconic attractions such as Canyon Land Park and Sequoyah Caverns, the floral clock at Birmingham's Botanical Gardens and the traffic safety torch held aloft by Vulcan, the iron man. Many Gulf Coast attractions are gone, including Styx River Water World and Spooky Golf, but the memories remain.
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Alabama Lore The Choccolocco Monster, Huggin' Molly, the Lost Town of Cottonport and Other Mysterious Tales Wil Elrick
Summary Join author Wil Elrick as he explores the history behind some of the Cotton State's weird and legendary tales.
The History Press 9781467138017 Pub Date: 7/23/18 On Sale Date: 7/23/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Mysterious 1989 UFO sightings brought more than 4,000 visitors to the tiny town of Fyffe, population 1,300. Legends of the Alabama White Thang - an elusive, hairy creature with a shrill shriek - persisted in the state for a century. Just outside Huntsville's historic Maple Hill Cemetery lies an eerie playground where the ghosts of departed children are rumored to play in the dead of night. After hundreds of unexplained sightings, the town of Evergreen declared itself the Bigfoot Capital of Alabama. Alabama is a weird and wonderful place with a colorful history steeped in folk tales passed from generation to generation.
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Baseball in Alabama Tales of Hardball in the Heart of Dixie Doug Wedge, Hal Baird Head Baseball Coach Auburn University 1985-2000
Summary Although football may first spring to mind when talking about sports in Alabama, the state has certainly made its mark with the national pastime. Thirteen players with Alabama roots are enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including all-time greats like Hank Aaron, Ozzie Smith and Satchel Paige. Bob Veale of Birmingham led the National League in strikeouts in 1964. Superstars and former players like Bo Jackson and Britt Burns give back to their home state by organizing charities and coaching Alabama's next generation of players. Author and baseball historian Doug Wedge explores stories from this rich history. The History Press 9781467138789 Pub Date: 5/28/18 On Sale Date: 5/28/18 $24.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Trade Paperback 224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 30 Photography / Subjects & Themes PHO019000 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Alabama Aviation Billy J. Singleton
Summary From early aerial experimenters who devoted their lives to the development of a heavier-than-air flying machine to the massive expansion of military flight training during the Second World War, the story of aviation in Alabama represents a remarkable historical legacy. In March 1910, Orville and Wilbur Wright established the nation's first civilian flying school on the grounds of what would become Maxwell Air Force Base, the center for military aerospace education and airpower doctrine. The establishment of the Wright brothers' flying school represents the first of a series of extraordinary events that propelled Alabama to the forefront of the evolution of aviation as the foundation of Pres. Franklin Roosevelt's "arsenal of democracy" during the Second World War. Arcadia Publishing 9781467127554 Pub Date: 2/26/18 On Sale Date: 2/26/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Hidden History of Gamecocks Football David Caraviello
Summary Since the earliest days of football, the Gamecocks have helped make the sport a favorite in the Palmetto State. In the early 1900s, the team joined many other schools banning college football because of the injuries and deaths nationwide. Martha Williams Brice donated $2.75 million from her estate to help bring about an aggressive and overdue expansion. After executing one dazzling play after another and surviving three down-to-the-wire games in ACC play, the Gamecocks won their first and only conference championship in 1969. Author David Caraviello offers a behind-the-scenes look at Gamecock football history.
The History Press 9781467143318 Pub Date: 8/10/20 On Sale Date: 8/10/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The South Carolina State Hospital Stories from Bull Street William Buchheit
Summary Nearly two decades after it closed, the South Carolina State Hospital continues to hold a palpable mystique in Columbia and throughout the state.
The History Press 9781467144728 Pub Date: 1/13/20 On Sale Date: 1/13/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Founded in 1821 as the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, it housed, fed and treated thousands of patients incapable of surviving on their own. The patient population in 1961 eclipsed 6,600, well above its listed capacity of 4,823, despite an operating budget that ranked forty-fifth out of the forty-eight states. By the mid-1990s, the patient population had fallen under 700, and the hospital had become a symbol of captivity, horror and chaos. Author William Buchheit details this history through the words and interviews of those who worked on the iconic campus.
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Here We Go! Dawn Staley's Gamecocks and the Road to the Championship David Cloninger, Tracy Glantz
Summary Most people thought it would take a miracle to bring the Gamecocks' women's basketball team to the nation's top teams, but Dawn Staley has always beaten the odds.
The History Press 9781467138604 Pub Date: 11/6/17 On Sale Date: 11/6/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
She stood at the podium on May 10, 2008, and promised to bring national prominence to South Carolina, and with a lot of hard work, Staley's vision for the Gamecocks' women's basketball team came true over the next nine years, culminating in the 2017 national championship. Her willingness to keep striving and to deliver on her promise was met with early resistance, but it paid off with several winning seasons, terrific recruits, and finally, the only prize Staley had not obtained in a lifetime of championship basketball. David Cloninger takes you on the team's journey to the national title.
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The University of South Carolina Elizabeth Cassidy West
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738543352 Pub Date: 10/11/06 On Sale Date: 10/16/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
On December 19, 1801, the South Carolina legislature established the South Carolina College, one of the nation's first publicly supported institutions of higher education. In the past two centuries, the institution has evolved from a small liberal arts college with one campus into a large modern university with eight spacious campuses. Carolina's heart, however, remains firmly nestled in the site of its original campus, the historic Horseshoe. Throughout its history, Carolina has faced challenges that at times threatened its existence, including the burning of Columbia in 1865, when the destructive fire swept up to the walls of the campus. Several reorganizations and name changes culminated in the school's final reorganization in 1906 as the University of South Carolina. The university adapted to history's societal changes, including the admission of women, desegregation, and the student unrest of the 1970s. This volume draws extensively from the collections of the University of South Carolina Archives to chronicle Carolina's remarkable history through images of its founders, adminis...
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Columbia, South Carolina: A History Alexia Helsley
Summary Columbia sits on hills overlooking the Congaree, Saluda and Broad Rivers. The name evokes sanctuary and the American spirit. Its central location in the state makes it the meeting place of the Upstate and the Lowcountry. The all-American city sprang from wilderness, frame buildings and unpaved streets and valiantly responded to the challenges of change. The city was created by the legislature to be the capital and reflects the "ambitions and fortunes" of South Carolina. Columbia is a diverse city that serves as an educational incubator, a magnet for immigrants, a military center and a place to celebrate the arts. Follow author Alexia Jones Helsley as she weaves together the strands of Columbia's long and eventful past. The History Press 9781626198159 Pub Date: 3/9/15 On Sale Date: 3/9/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Columbia Food A History of Cuisine in the Famously Hot City Laura Aboyan
Summary Eating is a pleasure in the South Carolina capital these days, thanks to chefs, farmers and artisanal purveyors who feed an insatiable hunger for anything fresh, local and delicious. Columbia offers a bounty for enthusiasts-places like the urban farm City Roots, the all-local farmers' market Soda City and the array of community supported agriculture options. For exquisite dining, the city's options are as variable as its influences. The locally focused menu at Terra, the intense and alluring ambiance at Rosso, the vegetarian-inspired fare at Rosewood's Market Deli and the flair of self-taught chef Ricky Mollohan give the city a unique palate. Grab a reservation with author Laura Aboyan as she details the delectable history of Columbia cuisine. The History Press 9781609498191 Pub Date: 4/2/13 On Sale Date: 4/2/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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History of South Carolina Barbeque, A Lake E. High Jr.
Summary Taste the history of South Carolina's Barbeque in this delectable history from the 1500s to the present day.
The History Press 9781609498634 Pub Date: 9/3/13 On Sale Date: 9/3/13 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
South Carolina has been home to good, old-fashioned barbeque for quite a long time. Hundreds of restaurants, stands and food trucks sell tons of the southern staple every day. But the history of Palmetto State barbeque goes deeper than many might believe--it predates the rest of America. Native Americans barbequed pork on makeshift grills as far back as the 1500s after the Spanish introduced the pig into the Americas. Since the early 1920s, South Carolinians have been perfecting the craft and producing some of the best-tastin' 'que in the country. Join author and president of the South Carolina Barbeque Association Lake E. High Jr. as he traces the delectable history from its pre-colonial roots to a thriving modern-day tradition that fuels an endless debate over where to find the best plate.
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Wicked Columbia Vice and Villainy in the Capital Alexia Jones Helsley
Summary Touted as one of America's most livable cities, Columbia has a history of independence and triumph. But that history also has a darker side, one that isn't told quite as often. The capital city's past is filled with salacious tales of debauchery, including a notorious pickpocket bold enough to victimize a mayor and a tradition of dueling that ruined lives over petty insults. From triple hangings at Potter's Field to the lure of ladies of the evening, Columbia has a history as famously hot as its weather. Join author and historian Alexia Helsley as she examines the devilish details of Soda Town. The History Press 9781609498504 Pub Date: 4/2/13 On Sale Date: 4/2/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Legends and Lore of South Carolina Sherman Carmichael
Summary This new collection of eighty strange and unusual South Carolina legends is rooted in the state's deep history. Some originated centuries ago, such as the Agnes of Glasgow story in Camden and that of the ghostly dwarf jester Gauche, said to haunt a Beaufort mansion. Certain places hold secrets from different eras, including White Wolf Road in Blacksburg and the state's numerous historic cemeteries like the one at Salem Black River Church in Mayesville. These pages also contain simple explanations for local lore, like the Gullah tradition behind blue bottle trees that still decorate Carolina gardens today. These and many more crowd-pleasing yarns can be found in this volume from the desk of master storyteller, author and researcher Sherman Carmichael. The History Press 9781609497484 Pub Date: 7/31/12 On Sale Date: 7/31/12 $21.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 56 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Civil Rights in South Carolina From Peaceful Protests to Groundbreaking Rulings James L. Felder
Summary The civil rights movement in South Carolina has an epic and tumultuous history, beginning with the very first statewide meeting of the NAACP in 1939.
The History Press 9781609496869 Pub Date: 5/22/12 On Sale Date: 5/22/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
With stories of sit-ins, movements and the integration of state universities, this is the first comprehensive history of South Carolina's civil rights struggles. And behind every achievement are the major legal rulings that protected them, interspersed with the familiar names of Thurgood Marshall, Matthew Perry, Ernest A. Finney and Judge Waties Waring. Join former South Carolina NAACP president and activist James L. Felder as he recounts the epic struggle African Americans have faced, from fighting for the right to vote to the desegregation of public spaces and all the efforts in between.
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Classic Clashes of the Carolina-Clemson Football Rivalry: A State of Diunion Travis Haney, Larry Williams
Summary Former Clemson coach Charley Pell once said that the outcome of the Carolina-Clemson rivalry decides who walks down the street as state champion and who hides in a closet for a year." That's the way it goes in the Palmetto State when these two football teams get together. Playing for the first time in 1896 on a soggy day at the state fair in Columbia, the Gamecocks and the Tigers began a tradition that has lasted over a century. Join award-winning sportswriters Travis Haney and Larry Williams as they recount the greatest moments of the longest uninterrupted series in the South, with firsthand accounts from coaches, players and spectators." The History Press 9781609494223 Pub Date: 11/16/11 On Sale Date: 11/16/11 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 224 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Columbia and the State of South Carolina: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600900 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD Trade Paperback 48 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 3 to 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids
DO YOU KNOW... WHAT the elephants (and other animals!) at the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden are doing to inspire greater stewardship of the Earth? (Hint: It's a special kind of "Green Movement!") HOW city planners fi rst named the streets in Columbia? (Hint: Direction was important!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know? --an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet! Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
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Columbia Civil War Landmarks Tom Elmore
Summary Centered in the Confederacy's Atlantic states, Columbia was one of three untouched Southern capitals at the end of 1864. Its factories produced uniforms, swords, belts, bullets, gunpowder and cannonballs, all vital to the war effort, until the fiery onslaught of Sherman's invasion cut a swath through the city. Tom Elmore, local Civil War historian and tour guide, presents over sixty significant sites throughout the Greater Columbia area that were marked by moments of triumph and devastation during the war. Readers will find the stories behind both well-known and infamous places, including the Horseshoe on the University of South Carolina campus, the gruesome 1864 prisoner of war camp, the ruins of one of the largest textile mills ever built and the monument commemorating the spot where the great city was surrendered. The History Press 9781609491215 Pub Date: 2/18/11 On Sale Date: 2/18/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Lost Columbia Bygone Images from South Carolina's Capital Alexia Jones Helsley
Summary With these rare images, Helsley reveals the lost history of South Carolina's capital writ large on the city's ever-changing face.
The History Press 9781596295322 Pub Date: 10/14/08 On Sale Date: 10/14/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 136 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Vintage Images 10 in H | 7 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Murder in the Midlands Larry Gene Bell and the 28 Days of Terror that Shook South Carolina Rita Y. Shuler
Summary Documented in film, crime T.V. shows and now captured in this book; read about Larry Gene Bell and his reign of terror in South Carolina.
The History Press 9781596292505 Pub Date: 3/20/07 On Sale Date: 3/20/07 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Former South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) forensic photographer Lieutenant Rita Y. Shuler leads us through the twenty-eight days of terror and shocking events of one of the most notorious double murders and manhunts in South Carolina history. Shuler shares her own personal interactions with some of the key players in this famous manhunt and investigation. Also included are Bell's chilling calls from area phone booths to the Smith family, along with his disconcerting interviews and bizarre actions in the courtroom, which show the dark, evil and criminal mind of this horrific killer. This case has been featured on the Discovery Channel's FBI Files, episode ""Cat and Mouse,"" and in the CBS movie Nightmare in Columbia County, which can still be seen on Lifetime TV. It currently runs as the episode ""Last Will"" on Court TV's Forensic Files.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Remembering Columbia, South Carolina: Capital City Chronicles Miles Richards
Summary Columbia, South Carolina--the capital of the Palmetto State for more than 200 years--has earned a well-deserved reputation as a history-rich Southern city. Columbia has been the site of a vast array of momentous events, and those well-documented episodes in the city's past have solidified its important historical role in the state, the South, and the country.
The History Press 9781596291126 Pub Date: 7/30/06 On Sale Date: 7/30/06 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles
Columbia's vibrant past, however, features much more than these well-documented events. The city's history is brimming with a fascinating cast of characters whose various exploits have helped to shape and enrich the colorful story of Columbia. Remembering Columbia, South Carolina: Capital City Chronicles, by Columbia resident and history professor Miles Richards, is a collection of historical vignettes that reveals the intriguing--but lesser known--characters and events in the city's twentieth-century history. From South Carolina Penitentiary escapees who rode a stinking trash heap to their freedom, to a pair of amorous bootleggers, to a raucous crowd gathered to greet Rudy Vallee at the train station on Gervais Street, this colle...
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Columbia: History of a Southern Capital Lynn Sims Salsi, Margaret Sims
Summary In 1790, when the seat of South Carolina's government was moved from the lowcountry port of Charleston to the "backwoods" of the state's midlands, the city of Columbia, on the banks of the Congaree River, was born. Its graceful wide thoroughfares and striking edifices defined the new community until one night in 1865, when Sherman's Union troops set the town ablaze and destroyed a 36-block area. Columbia rose from the ashes and today stands proudly as the center of state government and a diverse and much-loved city of culture, arts, education, and commerce. Arcadia Publishing 9780738524115 Pub Date: 8/27/03 On Sale Date: 9/1/03 $24.99 USD/$27.99 CAD Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Making of America 0.9 lb Wt
Columbia, South Carolina Vennie Deas-Moore
Summary South Carolina's capital city enjoys a strong African-American presence, one that has had considerable influence on the growth and development of Columbia's commerce and culture since the city's creation in the late 1700s. The challenges of the antebellum South, Reconstruction, the Civil Rights era, and even the present have shaped a vibrant and dynamic black community, which supplies a wealth of leaders for the city, state, and nation.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738506654 Pub Date: 11/27/00 On Sale Date: 12/2/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Black America Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Columbia, South Carolina A Postcard History David C. Sennema
Summary A fascinating collection of picture postcards document the history of Columbia, South Carolina, from the early 1900s through the 1950s.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738517438 Pub Date: 7/1/97 On Sale Date: 7/1/97 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
With Columbia, South Carolina: A Postcard History, Dave and Marty Sennema have assembled an unprecedented collection of picture postcards to create a retrospective of the area from the early 1900s through the 1950s. Here you will find dramatic images of businesses, street scenes, hotels, office buildings, and homes. Even more fascinating are the buildings which have, over the years, been recycled and used to house various businesses and educational institutions.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
South Carolina Golf Robert Gillespie
Summary For nearly 300 years, South Carolina has played a vital role in American golf. The first golf clubs in America came from Scotland to Charleston in 1739. Myrtle Beach is sometimes called the "Golf Capitol of the World'? with more than 80 golf courses. The Country Club of Charleston produced World Golf Hall of Fame members Henry Picard and Beth Daniel. The 1991 Ryder Cup Matches, the "War by the Shore,'? took place at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course, also site of the 2012 and 2021 PGA Championships. Hilton Head's Harbour Town Golf Links has hosted the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage for more than 50 years. Bob Gillespie and Tommy Braswell detail the history of the game in the Palmetto State. The History Press 9781467145497 Pub Date: 3/8/21 On Sale Date: 3/8/21 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 24 Sports & Recreation / Golf SPO016000 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Fort Jackson David Galassie
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467104203 Pub Date: 11/4/19 On Sale Date: 11/4/19 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Fort Jackson is a sprawling military base east of Columbia, South Carolina. With the impending entry of America into World War I, city fathers recognized the country's need for military training camps and made a successful proposal to the US Army for construction of a camp near Columbia. Named after Andrew Jackson, the hero of the Battle of New Orleans and the seventh US president, Camp Jackson soon became the home of the famous 81st "Wildcat" Division and, later, the 5th Infantry Division. Over time, the camp's prospects waned, but the advent of another world war brought renewed interest in the camp and its eventual designation as Fort Jackson in 1940. Fort Jackson has been instrumental in the mobilization and training of troops for service in the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Global War on Terror. Today, Fort Jackson is the Army's premier basic training installation, responsible for over 50 percent of Army trainees each year.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / Military HIS027180 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Congaree National Park John E. Cely
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467126427 Pub Date: 8/28/17 On Sale Date: 8/28/17 $24.99 USD/$25.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Located in central South Carolina, only a few miles from the capital city of Columbia, Congaree National Park is the largest old-growth bottomland hardwood forest left in the country and one of the most biologically diverse parks within the national park system. Nearly 100 species of trees have been documented within the park, almost as many as in the entire Pacific Northwest. The park has one of the tallest hardwood forests anywhere in the temperate world and features numerous trees of record-setting proportions, a distinction that has earned it the name "Forest of Champions." This book discusses the early history of the area that later became the Congaree National Park, shows efforts to protect it from logging by a citizen's grassroots campaign, traces the park's early beginnings and development, and illustrates some of the park's notable flora and fauna.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Modern America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
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Eerie South Carolina True Chilling Stories from the Palmetto Past Sherman Carmichael, Kristen Solecki
Summary Master storyteller Sherman Carmichael is back with more mysterious tales from South Carolina--from Plantersville to Loris and from Beaufort to Clinton. Many of these stories have been told and retold throughout generations, like the red-eyed specter that roams the stairwells of Wilson Hall at Converse College or the haunted grave site of Agnes of Glasgow in Camden. In 1987, a construction company unearthed the bodies of fourteen Union soldiers from the Civil War--twelve of the bodies were found without their heads. The Abbeville Opera House has a chair that remains open to this day for a patron who visited long ago. Join Carmichael for these and many more rare and offbeat stories from South Carolina. The History Press 9781626192140 Pub Date: 9/3/13 On Sale Date: 9/3/13 $17.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036120 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Hello, South Carolina! Martha Day Zschock
Summary Welcome to South Carolina! Parent and child White-Tailed Deer explore South Carolina in best-selling authorillustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
Commonwealth Editions 9781641940467 Pub Date: 8/3/21 On Sale Date: 8/3/21 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 5.9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Barnacle Brown The Story of the Turtle and the Hound Jordan Crisp
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627516 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Barnacle Brown is a seafaring hound, but even he is surprised by the dangerous storm that sinks his boat and leaves him stranded in the ocean, far from home. Thank goodness he wore his life jacket! But there is no way that even a hound as brave as Barnacle Brown can swim through the ocean's waves and back to shore all by himself. Just when the pup fears all is lost, a friendly loggerhead turtle arrives to bring him safely back to the beach. One good turn deserves another so he promises to help Loggerhead Lou, his new friend, protect her vulnerable hatchlings on their own journeys to the sea. This sweet tale of helping those in need contains a fact sheet about loggerhead turtles and includes ways young readers can play a part in protecting this endangered species.
24 Pages Carton Qty: 38 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002240 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Charlotte, North Carolina A Brief History Mary Kratt
Summary Founded in 1768 at the crossing of two Indian trails, Charlotte has a rich heritage to match its age. Hear the personal voices of discovery, hardship, wars, privation, segregation and achievement from village to boomtown.
The History Press 9781596296015 Pub Date: 4/28/09 On Sale Date: 4/28/09 $24.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In this extensively researched volume, accomplished author and historian Mary Kratt chronicles the history of Charlotte from the earliest Catawba inhabitants to the development of finance, culture and transportation, still centered on those ancient crossroads. Whether detailing the cotton fields and textile mills of yesterday or the banking center of tomorrow, Kratt's account is a fascinating history of the people who have made Charlotte a queen among southern cities.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Charlotte Murder, Mystery and Mayhem David Aaron Moore
Summary Today's Charlotte is a fast-growing and well-respected city. but the Charlotte of yesteryear is rife with tales of the macabre, tragic and simply unexplainable. Prepare to be surprised and unnerved as the dark side of Charlotte is brought to life by native and long-time writer David Aaron Moore. Learn about Nellie Freeman, who nearly decapitated her husband with a straight razor in 1926. Discover how the ghosts of Camp Green infantrymen, the doughboys of World War I, still scream in the Southern night. Read about the seventy-one passengers who lost their lives as Eastern Airlines Flight 212 fell to the earth one foggy night in 1974. Come along and experience the grisly past of the City of Churches. The History Press 9781596294905 Pub Date: 9/11/08 On Sale Date: 9/11/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Wicked Charlotte The Sordid Side of the Queen City Stephanie Burt Williams
Summary Bootleggers, swindlers, gold miners and serial killers--Charlotte has courted them all. The Queen City is renowned for its skyline, sports teams and dizzying growth, but just below its smooth, polished exterior lies a dark past full of crime and myriad misdeeds. This second history of Charlotte has been concealed and denied by those who retell the city's story, and by those who have lived it. Until now.
The History Press 9781596291607 Pub Date: 9/1/06 On Sale Date: 9/1/06 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Wicked
In Wicked Charlotte, discover the tale of the Chicago gangsters who invaded the city looking to pull a heist to fund sinister maneuverings in their boss's criminal trial. Learn how a golden nugget found in a nearby creek changed Charlotte from a trading crossroads into a rough and tumble town full of fortune seekers bent on finding a quick dollar and instant riches. And read about the details of the death of one of Charlotte's most gifted writers, who met his end in a seedy hotel room in Mexico. This raucous book sheds light on these incidents and many more, revealing a side of Charlotte's history that few will recognize. The sordid events described here took place on familiar streets a...
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Charlotte Don Schick
Summary While most American cities boomed decades, even centuries ago, the city of Charlotte does so now. However it is the Charlotte of old that is worth revisiting. It is this community that Charlotte natives remember fondly, but newcomers have never seen.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738542287 Pub Date: 3/22/06 On Sale Date: 3/27/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 48 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Then and Now 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont Tom Hanchett, Ryan Sumner, Levine Museum of the New South
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738515809 Pub Date: 10/3/03 On Sale Date: 10/3/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont, historians Tom Hanchett and Ryan Sumner have adapted their awardwinning exhibit, "Cotton Fields to Skyscrapers: Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont in the New South," into an insightful collection of photographs that allows readers to interpret the history of the Charlotte region not as a sequence of events, but as a rich tapestry of diverse experiences. Through a multitude of voices and perspectives, the book presents an engaging and intimate history, highlighting both ordinary and extraordinary people's stories that reflect the experience of the Charlotte region. Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont depicts the African-American experience from Emancipation to Civil Rights, the changing roles of southern women, the causes and consequences of industrialization, and the evolving character of life in the urban and rural South.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont Marc P. Singer
Summary Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont has an extensive and legendary tradition of automobile racing. Soon after 1904, when the first car was registered in Charlotte, autos became a part of everyday life.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738515151 Pub Date: 4/29/03 On Sale Date: 4/29/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
Car racing was just around the bend: an open-road race was run through Charlotte as early as 1908. Many drivers themselves have hailed from the area, and some are said to have received early training by running moonshine and outrunning authorities. Probably the best-known aspect of Carolina racing is the Queen City's involvement since 1949 with NASCAR, which hosts many of its big names and operations. Auto Racing in Charlotte and the Carolina Piedmont explores the story behind the various forms of the sport, the kinds of people who have raced, and the reasons why they have done so. Historic photographs-many never before published-trace the history of NASCAR and look beyond the professional aspect to include the dragracers, wannabees, kids, and just plain amateurs participating in this cultural phenomenon. The story includes the first formal oval track, constructed entirely of wooden pla...
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Charlotte Its Historic Neighborhoods John R. Rogers
Summary From the city's founding until the late 1890s, four wards were created from crossing Trade and Tryon Streets which defined the residential fabric of Charlotte.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738567372 Pub Date: 11/1/96 On Sale Date: 11/1/96 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The history of Charlotte is inseparable from the history of its neighborhoods. As the twentieth century approached, the Southern textile boom fueled labor and housing demands that were met by the earliest suburbs that rose out of the farms and pastures surrounding the small town. Dilworth was the first of these suburbs, connected to the town center by the city's maiden electric streetcar line. More new communities quickly followed. Some, such as Myers Park and Elizabeth, have remained strong throughout their history. North Charlotte, Belmont, and others have changed under economic and social challenges. Still others, such as Brooklyn, are gone; they survive only in the memories and photographs of the families that called them home.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Charlotte and the State of North Carolina: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600979 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD/€9.49 EUR Trade Paperback
DO YOU KNOW... HOW a 17-pound rock helped make the Charlotte area famous in the early 1800s? (Hint: It was a very expensive doorstop!) WHAT historic event took place in Charlotte on June 19, 1949? (Hint: It led to a Hall of Fame!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know? --an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet!Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
48 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 3 to 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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Carowinds Scott Rutherford
Summary Located near Charlotte, Carowinds has long been considered the "Thrill Capital of the Southeast!"
Arcadia Publishing 9781467120036 Pub Date: 6/3/13 On Sale Date: 6/3/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Inspired by a trip to Disneyland in 1957, Hall envisioned an amusement park for the citizens of the Carolinas. The brainchild of Earl Patterson Hall, a self-made businessman and real estate developer, Carowinds is an exciting day for children and adults alike. In 1973, after four years of planning and construction, Carowinds opened to the public on a large site that straddles the North Carolina-South Carolina border. Throughout the 1970s, visitors enjoyed rides such as the Witchdoctor and White Lightnin'. Currently, the park features rides, shows, and attractions for all, including Intimidator, the tallest and fastest coaster in the Southeast. Carowinds showcases the rich history of this Carolina amusement park celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2013.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Charlotte True Crime Stories Notorious Cases from Fraud to Serial Killing Cathy Pickens
Summary A thrilling account of a hundred years of sensational and sinister deeds that marked and shaped one southern town.
The History Press 9781467142458 Pub Date: 8/12/19 On Sale Date: 8/12/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Crimes that captivated attention in the Charlotte area over the years run the gamut from missing people to the wrongly accused. This collection of headline stories features violent motorcycle gangs, crusading mothers, a fraudster who claimed a president was poisoned by his wife, a serial killer who broke all the rules and even a man who made Bigfoot. With a mystery novelist's ear for a good tale, Cathy Pickens presents more than a century of sensational sinister deeds that marked this diverse and dynamic city.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Charlotte Motor Speedway History: From Granite to Gold Deb Williams, Darrell Waltrip
Summary Engines roared at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the first time in 1960, and the track has been home to some of NASCAR's greatest races and most honored drivers ever since. Despite early challenges, Bruton Smith and Humpy Wheeler took charge in 1975, and together sculpted one of the most famous race tracks in America as host of the Coca-Cola 600 and the Sprint All-Star Race. In 1992, the track became the first modern speedway to host night racing and thousands of race fans watched their favorite drivers swap paint under the North Carolina night sky. Get in the groove with racing journalist Deb Williams as she traces the history of the Charlotte Motor Speedway, with plenty of pit-stops along the way. The History Press 9781626190184 Pub Date: 5/7/13 On Sale Date: 5/7/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
A History of Lake Norman Fish Camps to Ferraris Chuck McShane
Summary Journalist and historian Chuck McShane traces the triumphs and troubles of Lake Norman from the region's colonial beginnings to its modern incarnation.
The History Press 9781626195028 Pub Date: 9/30/14 On Sale Date: 9/30/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.49 EUR Trade Paperback
On a muggy September day in 1959, North Carolina governor Luther Hodges set off the first charge of dynamite for the Cowan's Ford Dam project. The dam channeled Catawba River waters into the largest lake in North Carolina: Lake Norman. The project was the culmination of James Buchanan Duke's dream of an electrified South and the beginning of the region's future. Over the years, the area around Lake Norman transformed from a countryside of cornstalks and cattle fields to an elite suburb full of luxurious subdivisions and thirty-five-foot sailboats.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food Recipes & Stories from Mountain Kitchens Jim Casada, Tipper Pressley
Summary High country cooking fit to grace any table. Southern Appalachia has a rich culinary tradition. Generations of passed down recipes offer glimpses into a culture that has long been defined, in considerable measure, by its food. Take a journey of pure delight through this highland homeland with stories of celebrations, Sunday dinners and ordinary suppers. The narrative material and scores of recipes offered here share a deep love of place and a devotion to this distinctive cuisine. The end result is a tempting invitation, in the vernacular of the region, to "pull up a chair and take nourishment." Authors Jim Casada and Tipper Pressley, both natives of the region, are seasoned veterans in sharing the culinary delights of the southern highlands. The History Press 9781467152778 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.08 lb Wt
Hello, North Carolina! UNKNOWN BKM
Summary Welcome to North Carolina! Take a tour of North Carolina in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, North Carolina!, join the pair as they explore the Blue Ridge Parkway, hike the Appalachian Trail, and explore the Biltmore Estate. With something for the entire family to enjoy, you won't want to say goodbye! Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198868 Pub Date: 10/17/22 On Sale Date: 10/17/22 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Board Book 18 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3, Grades 0 to 1 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.07 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to North Carolina, A Michael C. Hardy
Summary Tour the Old North State's famous--and not-so-famous--historic sites. "First in Freedom," "First in Flight," and "First, Farthest and Last" are all honorifics that have been used to describe North Carolina's well-known history. Learn the truth behind each of these epithets and other tales from the sands of the Outer Banks to the bustling cities of the Piedmont and the western mountains. Tour the state's famous historic homes, gardens and cemeteries. Dive deep into its military conflicts, from the golden age of piracy to the Second World War. The History Press 9781467151641 Pub Date: 5/30/22 On Sale Date: 5/30/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
"Join North Carolina's veteran historian, Michael C. Hardy, for an exploration of the many sites, monuments, museums, and public spaces that tell story of North Carolina's history.
240 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History Lovers Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
North Carolina Murder & Mayhem Rick Jackson
Summary Author Rick Jackson tells the stories behind some of the most famous, and most heinous, crimes in the history of the Old North State. The smiling faces and southern hospitality of North Carolina promise a paradise for visitors and residents alike, but darkness still lurks in small towns as well as big cities. The state's dangerous past of violence and murder is never seen in tourist pamphlets. From the capture of Olympic bomber Eric Rudolph in the mountains to the seaside murder of the Hermit of Fort Fisher, dark deeds have touched every part of the state. The History Press 9781467143561 Pub Date: 10/7/19 On Sale Date: 10/7/19 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 True Crime / Murder TRU002000 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Mysterious Tales of the North Carolina Piedmont Sherman Carmichael, Joshua Adams
Summary The history of the Tar Heel State is filled with mysterious and creepy tales. Legends say that several places in North Carolina have been visited by the devil, from the Devil's Tramping Ground near Siler City to the footprint he left in the Devil's Rock in Warren County. Learn why the Banshee of the Tar River first appeared and why her bloodcurdling screams continue to be heard. The Catsburg Ghost Train still appears on moonless nights. Sightings of Normie, the monster of Lake Norman, have been reported since the lake was created in the early 1960s. Join master storyteller Sherman Carmichael as he explores the lore of North Carolina's Piedmont.
The History Press 9781467144063 Pub Date: 8/12/19 On Sale Date: 8/12/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Reference / Curiosities & Wonders REF007000 Series: Forgotten Tales 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
North Carolina Moonshine An Illicit History Frank Stephenson Jr. & Barbara Nichols Mulder
Summary North Carolina holds a special place in the history of moonshine. For more than three centuries, the illicit home-brew was a way of life.
The History Press 9781467118323 Pub Date: 1/9/17 On Sale Date: 1/9/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
NASCAR emerged from the illegal moonshine tradeas drivers such as Junior Johnson, accustomed to running from the law, moved to the racetrack. A host of colorful characters populated the state's bootlegging arena, like Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton, known as the Paul Bunyan of moonshine, and Alvin Sawyer, considered the moonshine king of the Great Dismal Swamp. Some law enforcement played a constant cat-and-mouse game to shut down illegal stills, while some just looked the other way. Authors Frank Stephenson and Barbara Mulder reveal the gritty history of moonshine in the Tar Heel State.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A Nutshell History of North Carolina Ben Fortson
Summary From its dubious beginnings as a pirate-filled colony to a popular tourist destination, North Carolina has an amazingly colorful history.
The History Press 9781467119283 Pub Date: 8/1/16 On Sale Date: 8/1/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Author and illustrator Ben Fortson presents that history in the form of off-the-wall anecdotes, poignant insights and sublimely silly illustrations. Take a hilarious look at Daniel Boone's larger-than-life Carolina personality. Peruse an uproarious account of the Andrew Jackson birthplace controversy or politically astute commentary on the power of tobacco in the state. Fortson takes readers on a side-splitting and educational ride through the annals of Tar Heel State history.
240 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
North Carolina String Music Masters Old-Time and Bluegrass Legends Elizabeth A. Carlson, Former NPR Journalist Paul Brown
Summary North Carolina musicians pioneered and mastered the genres of old-time and bluegrass music.
The History Press 9781609498535 Pub Date: 2/8/16 On Sale Date: 2/8/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The roots of American music are deeply grounded in North Carolina's music history. Doc Watson played mountain fiddle tunes on guitar. He emerged as the father of flatpicking and forever changed the role of the guitar in American music. Charlie Poole created techniques that eventually defined bluegrass, and folks around the state heard his banjo on some of the most important old-time recordings. Rising star Rhiannon Giddens keeps the music alive today through new interpretations of classic old-time and bluegrass songs. Elizabeth Carlson profiles these and other masters of string music in this fascinating record of North Carolina's musical past, present and future.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A History of North Carolina Wine From Scuppernong to Syrah Alexia Jones Helsley
Summary Take a journey through the long and exciting history of North Carolina grapes and vines. The state's native grapes grew with a wild abandon that uniformly impressed early explorers. Wine production, however, is another story--one with peaks and valleys and switchbacks. Alexia Jones Helsley recounts a tale of promise that was long unfulfilled, of disappointments and success and of competing visions and grapes. These pages speak to those intrigued by the romance of the native muscadines, appreciative of the complex varieties of North Carolina wine and fascinated by the enduring drama of human beings and their dreams. In the Old North State, the highly acclaimed vineyards of today have deep roots in the state's past. The History Press 9781596299528 Pub Date: 7/16/10 On Sale Date: 7/16/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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NASHVILLE
ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Super Cities! Nashville Mark Shulman
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198899 Pub Date: 10/17/22 On Sale Date: 10/17/22 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Nashville's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun! Did you know Nashville is nicknamed Music City? Or that the famous musician Bob Dylan recorded an album here? Have you ever wanted to visit the Parthenon without traveling to Greece? From the Belle Mead Mansion to the Tomato Art Fest, Super Cities!: Nashville covers it all and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make this place great. Attend a show at the Grand Ole Opry and catch a Nashville Predators game, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of the Music City!
96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 12, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
Local Baby Nashville Nashville Nancy Ellwood, Mary Reaves Uhles
Summary Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Nashville engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes their city so great. Arcadia Children''s Books 9781467198486 Pub Date: 4/4/22 On Sale Date: 4/4/22 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Board Book
See Centennial Park's dogwood trees, Dragon Park's native wildlife, stroll along Radnor Lake, and view Opryland's twinkling holiday lights come Winter. Explore your city with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3, Grades 0 to 1 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.07 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Country Music's Greatest Lines Lyrics, Stories and Sketches from American Classics Bobby Braddock, Carmen Beecher
Summary Bobby Braddock, the only living songwriter to have written number-one country songs in five consecutive decades, celebrates standout lines in more than eighty country masterpieces. Unique stories give the reader a behind-the-scenes look at classics from Hank Williams, Bill Anderson, Roger Miller and Merle Haggard, as well as twenty-first-century icons like Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift and Eric Church. Artist Carmen Beecher brings these tales to vivid life with strikingly realistic illustrations of seldom-seen songwriters, easily recognizable superstars and unforgettable song characters. From late 1940s jukebox hits to present-day chart toppers, Braddock and Beecher offer a magical journey from the songwriter's pen to the singer's lips to the listener's ear. The History Press 9781467146487 Pub Date: 7/6/20 On Sale Date: 7/6/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 36 Music / Genres & Styles MUS010000 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost Nashville Elizabeth K. Goetsch, Betsy Phillips
Summary Nashville is chock- full of music landmarks, but there are quite a few historic structures that have been lost to time. The elegant Maxwell House Hotel served a breakfast blend that grew into the nationally known coffee brand. Public transportation first arrived in Nashville by way of horse-pulled streetcars in the 1860s. Fort Negley was the largest stone fort built during the Civil War. The Nashville Female Academy once served as the largest school for young ladies in the United States during the nineteenth century. Author Elizabeth Goetsch digs into the archives for some of the Music City's lost structures.
The History Press 9781467140621 Pub Date: 10/15/18 On Sale Date: 10/15/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Hello, Nashville! Martha Day Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700569 Pub Date: 2/6/18 On Sale Date: 2/6/18 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Nashville! Parent and child raccoons tour Nashville in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Nashville! join the pair as they visit the Grand Ole Opry, play instruments at the Country Music Hall of Fame, and ride Old Town Trolley. Along the way, take a paddle boat ride, eat Hot Chicken, and learn about Nashville's history at Hermitage! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002160 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6.1 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Nashville Predators: The Making of Smashville Justin B. Bradford, Pete Weber
Summary Nashville may be located in the country music capital of the world ... but local hockey fans know it simply as "Smashville."
The History Press 9781626198500 Pub Date: 10/26/15 On Sale Date: 10/26/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The Nashville Predators adopted their name from the bones of a saber-toothed tiger found beneath a local building. Craig Leipold first purchased the expansion rights in 1997, and the team quickly built a loyal following. It won 28 games in the inaugural season. Twelve seasons later, the team finished second in the Central Division and appeared in its first-ever conference semifinals. One year later, it finally dispatched its long-standing rival Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in the opening round of the playoffs. Author and award-winning reporter Justin Bradford details the fascinating history through unique player anecdotes and perspectives from those involved in the team's rise to prominence.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Hidden History of Nashville George R. Zepp
Summary Everyone's favorite town, Nashville, is rich in country music history and has a deep hidden side. Read these little-known tales from Music City.
The History Press 9781596297920 Pub Date: 9/1/09 On Sale Date: 9/1/09 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Perched on the banks of the Cumberland River, Nashville is best known for its role in the civil rights movement, world-class education and, of course, country music. In this unique collection of columns, longtime journalist and Tennessee native George Zepp illuminates a less familiar side of the city. Learn the secrets of Timothy Demonbreun, one of the city's first residents who lived with his family in a clifftop cave; Cortelia Clark, the blind bluesman who continued to perform on street corners after winning a Grammy award; and Nashville's own Cinderella story, which involved legendary radio personality Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist protégé. Cleverly rendered, using questions from readers across the nation, these little-known tales abound with Music City mystery and charm.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Nashville Music before Country Tim Sharp
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738553986 Pub Date: 5/12/08 On Sale Date: 5/12/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Nashville is a name synonymous with music. Years before the first radio broadcast of country music from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry, music and publishing were central to Nashville's self-identity. Thousands of songs flooded into the Cumberland and Tennessee River valleys from Southern Appalachia, sung by folk performers. These songs became the foundation for the folk-hymn traditions that grew throughout Tennessee. Into this stream flowed a body of African American spirituals, gospel, and minstrel songs. The arrival of trained German musicians brought classical styles to this gathering stream of musical confluences. These musicians found a home in the academies and businesses of Nashville. Nashville Music before Country is the story of how music merged with education, publication, entertainment, and distribution to set the stage for a unique musical metropolis. The images for Nashville Music before Country come from private collections as well as public libraries and archives.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Nashville Ghosts and Legends Ken Traylor, Delas M. House Jr.
Summary
The History Press 9781596293243 Pub Date: 10/17/07 On Sale Date: 10/17/07 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Beneath Music City's welcoming exterior lies a ghoulish and ghastly past.... Nashville is one of the South's truly haunted cities. From the bloodshed between the Cherokee and the white settlers to the slaughter of soldiers on Civil War battlefields, Nashville's murderous past has given rise to an extraordinarily haunted present. Authors Ken Traylor and Delas House Jr. use their years of experience as ghost tour guides and owners of Haunted Ghost Tours of America to steer readers on a journey through Nashville's eeriest sites, from the steps of the state capitol to the halls of Ryman Auditorium. Revealing the chilling secrets of the city's spookiest honky tonk haunts, Traylor and House share the gruesome details of Nashville's wicked past in their unique collection of shocking stories.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Nashville From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers Volume II James Hoobler, Sarah Hunter Marks
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738506326 Pub Date: 10/9/00 On Sale Date: 10/9/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
Like many Southern cities, Nashville has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two centuries, evolving from a simple pioneering crossroads into a large cosmopolitan center with its citizens representing every nationality, race, and creed. The latter years of the nineteenth century proved especially momentous in the city's growth and development, and two visionary Nashvillians, Carl and Otto Giers, documented the many different elements of city life through their photographic talent. In Nashville: From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers Volume II, readers will journey to the Nashville of old and see the city through the artistry of the Giers' studio: a time when the city hosted some of the most recognizable and celebrated Confederate and Union officers, such as Nathan Bedford Forrest and Ulysses S. Grant, who both sat for studio portraits. Enduring the ravages of the Civil War, Nashville rebuilt itself and the Giers were there to record its rebirth, photographing everyday life against many different settings: from the city's graveyards, such as Calvary, Mount Olivet, and ...
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Nashville Scott Faragher
Summary From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history. This fascinating new history of Nashville, Tennessee, showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available. Arcadia Publishing 9780738501994 Pub Date: 8/24/99 On Sale Date: 8/29/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Nashville From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers James Hoobler
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738502953 Pub Date: 10/27/99 On Sale Date: 10/27/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
A center of New South industry and expansion, Nashville has enjoyed a long and unusual history, from its time as a budding pioneer community to its development as the Volunteer State's capital city. The prolific work of two visionary nineteenth-century photographers, a father and his adopted son, has truly captured a Nashville of bygone times, when the city was the home of presidents, a site for both Confederate and Union occupation, and a place of flourishing architectural tastes and cultures. Nashville: From the Collection of Carl and Otto Giers chronicles the work and talent of Carl and Otto Giers, two photographers who enjoyed a long-lasting love affair with their hometown. Both were interested in recording their personal Nashville, which was constantly changing due to the pressures of their times: war, Reconstruction, urban development, and many community "improvements," which tore down historic buildings for new businesses and buildings. This volume, with over 200 striking images, showcases their combined work in preserving Nashville's unique heritage from 1855 to the turn of the ...
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Murder & Mayhem in Nashville Brian Allison
Summary Author Brian Allison illustrates the darker shades of Nashville's colorful past.
The History Press 9781467135733 Pub Date: 10/3/16 On Sale Date: 10/3/16 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Nashville is known for its bold, progressive flair, but few are aware of the city's malevolent past. A rowdy red-light district called "Smoky Row" spawned several fatal episodes. A murderous temptress with a penchant for poison once strolled the city streets. Legends range from Andrew Jackson's bar fight with Senator Thomas Hart Benton to the macabre 1938 Marrowbone Creek cabin murders. In 1938, a state penitentiary fugitive escape triggered a tragic gunfight.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Vanderbilt Football Tales of Commodore Gridiron History Bill Traughber
Summary
The History Press 9781609494230 Pub Date: 9/8/11 On Sale Date: 9/8/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.49 EUR Trade Paperback
In the Southeastern Conference arguably the most historic and competitive conference in all of college football the more blue-collar programs often get overshadowed by the dynasties (read: Alabama). So it has been with Vanderbilt's football history. Yet Vandy is one of the South's, and the country's, most historic universities. Not surprisingly, there are many fun, fascinating, and peculiar history. There are triumphs, like Vandy's upset of Alabama in 1969; tragedies, like the riot that ended a game in 1896; historic events, like the founding of Dudley field in 1922, still the Commodore's home. Then there are the legendary coaches and players. Players from across Vandy's history like Irby "Rabbit" Curry, Dixie Roberts, Carl Hinkle, Greet Ricketson, and Josh Cody, who excelled on both sides of the ball. Coaches like Dan MuGugin who established Vandy as a power house from the early 1900s to the 1930s, and remains the only NCAA football coach in history to win his first three games by 60 points or more. Plus, pioneers like Ray Morrison who helped establish Vandy football, serving as pla...
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Hidden History of Music Row Brian Allison, Elizabeth Elkins, Vanessa Olivarez, Kix Brooks of Brooks & Dunn
Summary Nashville's Music Row is as complicated as the myths that surround it. And there are plenty, from an adulterous French fur trader to an adventurous antebellum widow, from the early Quonset hut recordings to record labels in glass high-rise towers and from "Your Cheatin' Heart" to "Strawberry Wine." Untangle the legendary history with never-before-seen photos of Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Kris Kristofferson and Shel Silverstein and interviews with multi-platinum songwriters and star performers. Authors Brian Allison, Elizabeth Elkins and Vanessa Olivarez dig into the dreamers and the doers, the architects and the madmen, the ghosts and the hit-makers that made these avenues and alleys world-famous. The History Press 9781467144568 Pub Date: 8/31/20 On Sale Date: 8/31/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 36 Music / Genres & Styles MUS010000 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Notorious Nashville Scoundrels, Rogues and Outlaws Brian Allison
Summary Many people know Nashville for the bright lights and nonstop music, but it also has a history that doesn't make it into the guidebooks. The first public hanging in the city took place in 1802 when Henry Beeler and Samuel Carman were executed for horse theft and larceny. The Briley and Bates families held a deadly feud in Cane Ridge near the turn of the century. Frank and Jesse James returned to Tennessee in the summer of 1877 to lay low after a botched bank robbery. Author Brian Allison recounts these and more stories of infamous crimes and criminals in Nashville. The History Press 9781467141246 Pub Date: 3/11/19 On Sale Date: 3/11/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A Guide to Historic Nashville, Tennessee James A. Hoobler
Summary Get ready to experience the Music City with this guide of one of the most culturally and historically rich cities in the Southeast.
The History Press 9781596294042 Pub Date: 2/1/08 On Sale Date: 2/1/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Whether you're a local or a tourist, this guide will come in handy. Enjoy 11 walking and driving tours around Tennessee's historical capital of Nashville. Explore the legendary Music Row and the famous Ryman Auditorium. Discover fascincating facts about Nashville's past - from the battlefields to the universities. Carefully researched and exceptionally written by accomplished historian James Hoobler, who is senior curator of art and architecture at the Tennessee State Museum and former executive director of the Tennessee Historical Society, this book offers extraordinary insight into Nashville's heritage. It is a wonderful companion, both for visitors and for Nashville residents who want to see their hometown in a new light.
168 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 8.9 in H | 4.9 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Opryland USA Stephen W. Phillips, Ty Herndon
Summary Opryland USA attracted millions of visitors each year and gave many celebrities their first taste of show business. As the "Home of American Music," Opryland USA still lives on in the hearts and minds of those who visited this show that made country music famous.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467116336 Pub Date: 8/22/16 On Sale Date: 8/22/16 $24.99 USD/$25.99 CAD/€23.49 EUR Trade Paperback
By the late 1960s, the Ryman Auditorium - the fifth home of the Grand Ole Opry - was a deteriorating firetrap in a seedy part of Nashville, yet it still attracted thousands of people each weekend to the "show that made country music famous." In an effort to develop an attraction that could sustain a larger Opry all week long, Opryland was born. Opryland USA operated from May 27, 1972, until December 31, 1997, attracting millions of visitors each year and giving many celebrities their first taste of show business. The park consisted of nine areas, dozens of rides, and Broadway-caliber shows featuring live bands and orchestras. As the "Home of American Music," Opryland USA still lives on in the hearts and minds of those who visited its wooded trails, lazy streams, exciting attractions, and toe-tapping performances.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Modern America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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East Nashville E. Michael Fleenor
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738568614 Pub Date: 10/19/98 On Sale Date: 10/24/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
During the 19th century, Nashville's families of means built large estates in bucolic East Nashville, away from the noise and pollution of the city. The village of Edgefield became Nashville's most exclusive suburb, with rows of commanding Italianate, Renaissance Revival, and Queen Anne townhomes lining Woodland, Russell, and Fatherland Streets. Streetcar suburbs formed in the Lockeland and East End areas as farmland and country estates were sold off and subdivided. Included in this exquisite collection of images--most of which are from state and local archives and private collections--are rare views of local landmarks that are now only memories. View the magnificent estates, historic churches and schools, and mom-and-pop businesses that once thrived in these communities. Experience the tranquility of Shelby Park--a relaxing boat ride on Lake Sevier or a picnic in the Sycamore Lodge. Also explored in East Nashville are the trials the area has endured over the years, from the Great Fire of 1916 and the Tornado of 1933 to the vast changes brought on by urban renewal. This collection is ...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036000 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Forgotten Tales of Tennessee Kelly Kazek, Kyle McQueen
Summary Tennessee has never been a stranger to strangeness.
The History Press 9781609491567 Pub Date: 1/3/11 On Sale Date: 1/3/11 $15.99 USD/$15.99 CAD/€11.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Stories of the weird, wild, and wonderful abound in the Volunteer state. Join author and seasoned journalist Kelly Kazek as she tracks down the extraordinary stories that other history books overlook. Each section covers a different outlandish theme of Tennessee history colorful characters, strange sites, intriguing incidents, tombstone tales, odd occurrences, and curious creatures. Readers will discover the brilliant phenomenon of synchronized firefly flashes in the Smoky Mountain town of Elmont, take on the world's largest Moon Pie in Chattanooga and learn Tennessee's history of damaging earthquakes. From the humorous to the haunting, the madcap to the macabre, Forgotten Tales of Tennessee offers a collection as remarkable as the state itself.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Forgotten Tales 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Vintage Tennessee Signs Tim Hollis
Summary Many people have never stopped to realize how many of their fond memories involve advertising signs. Although these neon spectaculars, billboards and even signs painted directly onto brick walls were created expressly to persuade customers or tourists to patronize businesses, many such signs remained in place for so long that they became landmarks in their own right. Signs like the Shoney's Big Boy towering over the area and the iconic Bilmar Motor Inn sign are now a part of history. Author Tim Hollis has scoured various archives to compile some of the best remembered, or most obscure, signs to dot the Tennessee landscape, whether for tourist attractions, restaurants, department stores, gas stations or many other roadside fixtures. The History Press 9781467151801 Pub Date: 6/13/22 On Sale Date: 6/13/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Tennessee Legends and Lore Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary The Spooky Side of the Volunteer State Tennessee is steeped in legend. From strange sightings to odd and macabre crimes, the Volunteer State is no stranger to lore. Author Alan Brown details the haunts, troubling crimes and spooky past.
The History Press 9781467153362 Pub Date: 2/13/23 On Sale Date: 2/13/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Kewpee Hamburgers A Mity Nice History Gary Flinn
Summary
The History Press 9781467153195 Pub Date: 7/24/23 On Sale Date: 7/24/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Catering to all the folks In business for more than a century, Kewpee is the second oldest hamburger chain in the United States. Beginning with the Kewpee Hotel in Flint, Michigan, founder Samuel "Old Man Kewpee" Blair soon opened his original hamburger stand. That location served the world's first deluxe hamburger, crafted from fresh, never-frozen beef and topped with tomatoes, lettuce and mayo. By licensing the Kewpee name, Blair and Ohio Kewpee Hotel operator Edwin Adams expanded into a chain of hundreds of hamburger stands and restaurants, mainly in the Midwest. A small number of Kewpee locations survived competition and still serve Olive Burgers, fries, malts and pie to lucky customers. Author Gary Flinn tells the full story of Kewpee, its many locations long gone and its spinoff, Halo Burger.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Lost Flint Gary Flinn
Summary From the author of Remembering Flint and Hidden History of Flint come unearthed tales of Vehicle City's lost heritage.
The History Press 9781467144926 Pub Date: 5/10/21 On Sale Date: 5/10/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The city of Flint waxed and waned with the automotive industry of the twentieth century. Where they have not vanished completely, crumbling signs of past opulence stand as painful reminders of more recent struggles. Hardly a trace remains of the Buick City factory complex that sprawled across the city's north side. The placid waters of Flint Park Lake once echoed with the sounds of an amusement park--games, dancing, circus acts, even a roller coaster. Flint Community Schools pioneered a model for how schools can function outside regular hours, but too many now are closed and deteriorating. Local author Gary Flinn uncovers the abandoned places and lost traditions from the Vehicle City's past.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Haunted Flint Roxanne Rhoads, Joe Schipani
Summary Flint, Michigan, is home to ancient burial grounds, unsolved murders, economic depression, a water crisis and emits an unholy energy rife with ghostly encounters.
The History Press 9781467143042 Pub Date: 9/2/19 On Sale Date: 9/2/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Colonel Thomas Stockton's ever-vigilant ghost keeps a watchful eye over his family home at Spring Grove, where guests occasionally hear the thump of his heavy boots. Restless spirits long separated from their graves lurk among the ancient stones at Avondale Cemetery. Carriage maker W.A. Paterson's spirit continuously wanders the halls of the Dryden Building, and something sinister and unnamed resides in a Knob Hill mansion waiting to prey on impressionable young men. Join authors Roxanne Rhoads and Joe Schipani on a chilling tour of Flint's most haunted locations.
144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hidden History of Flint Gary Flinn
Summary Flint is a city full of legacies overshadowed by tragedy. Read the stories of the innovations and surprising elements of the city's past.
The History Press 9781625858412 Pub Date: 7/3/17 On Sale Date: 7/3/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In the shadow of Flint's success as an industrial hub and the tragedy that is the water crisis that came to a head in 2014, the fascinating past of Flint has been largely forgotten. Local author Gary Flinn showcases the obscure and surprising elements of the Vehicle City's past, such as local Civil War hero Franklin Thompson who was actually Sarah Edmonds in disguise; the city's most prolific inventor, Lloyd Copeman, created the electric stove, flexible ice cube tray and automatic toaster; and even Thread Lake's Lakeside Amusement Park that offered seaplane rides and a giant roller coaster partly built over the water before closing in 1931. Flinn offers the reader the often-overlooked but fascinating history of Flint, including how the 2014 water crisis was a half century in the making.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Remembering Flint, Michigan Stories from the Vehicle City Gary Flinn
Summary Remembering Flint, Michigan puts the pedal to the metal for a fast-paced journey through the Vehicle City's halcyon days. Few cities have as complex and fascinating a history as that of Flint, Michigan. Sit back and enjoy a drive through the good old days - the people, the places, and the cars that have been a part of the city's long road into modernity. The History Press 9781609490188 Pub Date: 10/4/10 On Sale Date: 10/4/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Chronicles
Join local history columnist Gary Flinn as he examines the contributions of oft-overlooked David Buick, the inventive and invaluable Flint auto pioneer who lacked the business savvy to become an auto legend. Travel back to the original Kewpee Burger and wash it down with an old Vernor's Ginger Ale before catching a show at Capitol Theatre. Take a front-row seat as Keith Moon, drummer of rock icons The Who, celebrates his 21st birthday at the local Holiday Inn and creates the blueprint for rock roll excess with his legendary hotel stay. Fast-forward a few years and flip open a copy of the Flint Voice, the alternative newspaper published by controversial filmmaker and Flint native Michael Moore. Come along for the journey and time travel...
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The Flint Coney A Savory History Dave Liske
Summary A Vehicle City Success Story
The History Press 9781467150460 Pub Date: 4/25/22 On Sale Date: 4/25/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The history of Flint's food culture has always been largely overshadowed by the stories of its industries. But the origins and rapid expansion of the number of Macedonian Coney shops in Flint paralleled the explosive growth of the city's automotive industry throughout the twentieth century. Born of an immigrant escaping the war-torn Balkans in the early 1900s who combined his idea for one dish with the skills of butchering and meatpacking experts from Wisconsin and Germany, the simple Flint Coney became an institution among the city's autoworkers, tradespeople, and families. Mainstays such as Flint Original Coney Island, Angelo's, and Atlas were frequented by regular patrons for decades, with others such as Capitol and Starlite carrying on those traditions today. Genesee County native Dave Liske explores these global origins and the cultural history of the Flint Coney.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Flint 1890-1960 Genesee County Historical Society
Summary Explore the rich history of Flint, Michigan through its' twentieth-century postcard heritage. Many of the postcards that appear in this book were mailed more than 60 or 70 years ago, often bearing simple messages between friends and family members. Now the images are seen again, sharing some of the interesting history of Flint, Michigan. Arcadia Publishing 9780738532455 Pub Date: 6/29/04 On Sale Date: 6/29/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series
There are postcards from the time when the city had two passenger train stations a few blocks apart, and images of the first steel arches over Saginaw Street. There are images of busy streetcars and the factories that made the town a leading producer of carriages and wagons, earning it the nickname Vehicle City. Other postcards show how Flint became a leader in the horseless carriageindustry, and then the birthplace of General Motors. There are images of many of the city's churches, schools, stores, theaters, and amusement parks, and even major events like fires and floods.
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The Ghostly Tales of Flint Anna Lardinois
Summary Ghost stories from the Vehicle City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198356 Pub Date: 8/2/21 On Sale Date: 8/2/21 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The haunted history of Flint comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit the Capitol Theatre to spot ghosts from the basement to the balcony. Or check in to a certain haunted hotel and see if the restless spirits keep you up all night. Flint is so spooky, there's even a whole haunted neighborhood--Carriage Town! Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 12 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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M is for Michigan Maria Kernahan
Summary M is for Michigan children's book Dry Climate Studios 9781467197816 Pub Date: 10/7/24 On Sale Date: 10/7/24 $19.95 USD Board Book 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts JNF013010 Series: Alphabet Places 5 in H | 7 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Haunted Michigan Graveyards Bradley P. Mikulka
Summary Across the state of Michigan, uneasy spirits stir in what should be their final resting places. At Reynolds Cemetery in Jackson, the ghost of Eunice White, traveling from nearby Woodlawn Cemetery, can be seen visiting her father's grave. A mysterious lady in white roams the center of Lovejoy Cemetery in Durand. An apparition of the pacing man appears at Mount Joy in St. Johns. And only the bravest dare visit the Upper Peninsula's Mission Hill Cemetery, where a Native American spirit might appear to point them in the right direction. The History Press 9781467152501 Pub Date: 8/14/23 On Sale Date: 8/14/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Author and paranormal investigator Bradley P. Mikulka leads a tour of some of the Wolverine State's many haunted cemeteries.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 58 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Michigan Scoundrels Rogues, Rascals and Rapscallions Norma Lewis
Summary The rich history of the Wolverine State has a serious dark side. In the Detroit area, the Black Legion outdid the Ku Klux Klan in hate but remained secret until one of its leaders was implicated in a murder. John Harvey Kellogg of Battle Creek was equal parts physician and quack. Then there were the state's two self-proclaimed kings--James Jesse Strang, the leader of a Mormon group on Beaver Island, and Albert Molitor, the reputed illegitimate son of German royalty who established his own kingdom on Presque Isle. Michigan author and historian Norma Lewis present a gallery of the state's most despicable criminals, crooks, conmen and more. The History Press 9781467153706 Pub Date: 7/3/23 On Sale Date: 7/3/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Mysterious Michigan The Lonely Ghost of Minnie Quay, the Marvelous Manifestations of Farmer Riley, the Devil in Detroit & More Amberrose Hammond
Summary Enigmatic mediums, murders, monsters, and more are all part of Michigan's mysterious and sometimes supernatural history.
The History Press 9781467149921 Pub Date: 8/29/22 On Sale Date: 8/29/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The will of Detroit's first millionaire, Eber B. Ward, was hotly contested because he took the financial advice of spirits. Marian Spore Bush, Bay City's first female dentist, moved to New York City, where she became a psychic wonder--and a secret philanthropist. Old witchcraft superstitions drove a Mount Morris family insane and caused another man to murder his godmother in Trenton. Researcher Amberrose Hammond brings to light strange and unusual tales from Michigan's colorful and exciting past.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Cold Case Michigan Tobin T. Buhk
Summary Spellbinding cases of mayhem from the Great Lake State
The History Press 9781467148733 Pub Date: 9/27/21 On Sale Date: 9/27/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Blanketed by forests, dotted by lakes, crisscrossed by rivers and surrounded by Great Lakes, Michigan is a good place to hide secrets, bury bodies and stash evidence. Dig deep enough, and you will unearth something sinister. Is the suicide note of a prominent Detroit physician also a confession to murder? Were inmates unlawfully released from Jackson State Penitentiary to carry out a contract killing on a politician before he could turn State's evidence? Who silenced a fiery radio personality known as "the voice of the people'?? Did a notorious serial killer stalk women in Lansing during the 1970s? Join true crime author Tobin T. Buhk as he excavates some of the most vexing unsolved crimes in Michigan history.
160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 420 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
The Ghostly Tales of Michigan's Haunted Lighthouses Diane Telgen
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198257 Pub Date: 5/24/21 On Sale Date: 5/24/21 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Welcome to the spooky shores of Michigan! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know that the former keeper of the Seul Choix Point Lighthouse still keeps his watch, despite having been dead for over a hundred years? Or that a mysterious young girl searches for playmates at the Marquette Island Lighthouse? Can you believe that the poltergeist at Waugoshance Shoal Lighthouse loves to play pranks on visitors? Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Michigan's coast, and have you sleeping with the light on!
112 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Michigan Haunts Public Places, Eerie Spaces Jon Milan
Summary Michigan has two beautiful peninsulas that are connected by stories, legends, and mysteries. What Purple Gang member still hangs out in Clare? What spirits lurk at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village?
Arcadia Publishing 9781467104241 Pub Date: 10/7/19 On Sale Date: 10/7/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
This book is the perfect glove compartment companion for exploring those paranormal parts of the Mitten State. From the notoriously haunted remote lighthouses like Seul Choix in the Upper Peninsula to Eloise, one of the most famous psychiatric asylums in America, to the legend of Lover's Leap on Mackinac Island, here is a guide to all that and more. Jon Milan and Gail Offen are writers and good listeners who love to retell the stories they hear traveling through Michigan. This is their fifth Arcadia book.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 78 History / United States HIS036090 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Paul Bunyan in Michigan: Yooper Logging, Lore & Legends Jon C. Stott
Summary
The History Press 9781626196766 Pub Date: 6/15/15 On Sale Date: 6/15/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The loggers who settled Michigan's Upper Peninsula whiled away winter evenings with tales of extreme weather, strange geography, legendary beasts and improbable feats. One mythic figure strode confidently from one story to the next, his legend growing with each retelling. Soon, Paul Bunyan began to appear in newspapers, magazines, books and even a Walt Disney cartoon. In this first collection since 1946 set exclusively in the UP, author Jon C. Stott recaptures the oral tradition that cast Bunyan's shadow across the national imagination. Relive the winter of the blue snow and cross paths with familiar companions like Babe and Johnny Inskslinger, as well as odd creatures like the hodag and the agropelter.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Michigan Apples History & Tradition Sharon Kegerreis, Sharon Steffens
Summary
The History Press 9781626194847 Pub Date: 2/2/15 On Sale Date: 2/2/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
French Jesuit missionaries planted apple seeds in the Michigan wilderness more than a century before the travels of Johnny Appleseed. Seedlings grew into giant fruit-bearing trees that provided tangy apples to pioneers who followed. As the Detroit settlement grew, grafted apple trees were planted. By the late 1700s, orchards that bloomed with Fameuse, Calville Blanc d'Hiver, Pomme Gris and Detroit Red rivaled those of New England, and even President Thomas Jefferson received scions of Detroit trees to plant at his Monticello estate. Today, 850 farms boast over nine million apple trees. Sample the seasons of Michigan's apple history with author Sharon Kegerreis, from early settlements to today's vibrant industry.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Forgotten Tales of Michigan's Lower Peninsula Alan Naldrett
Summary Some of Michigan's most noteworthy yarns and compelling characters were lost down the corridors of history--until now. Discover the Nain Rouge, that "Demon from the Strait," spotted everywhere from the Battle of Bloody Run in 1763 to the Detroit Riot in 1967. Meet folks like Major Stickney, who named his sons One and Two and his youngest daughter Indiana. Inspect the Toledo War's ill-equipped militia and sort through an armament that included a barrel of whiskey and broom handles from the local hardware store. Spend time with "Mad Anthony" Wayne and pay a visit to Cadillac, the wickedest town in the Midwest. Author Alan Naldrett covers these stories and more in this collection of forgotten tales. The History Press 9781626196582 Pub Date: 8/19/14 On Sale Date: 8/19/14 $14.99 USD/$15.99 CAD/€11.49 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 48 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Forgotten Tales 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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The History of Michigan Wines 150 Years of Winemaking along the Great Lakes Lorri Hathaway
Summary Savor the taste of wines inspired by the Great Lakes as enthusiasts Lorri Hathaway and Sharon Kegerreis introduce passionate winemakers like Joseph Sterling, who ignited Michigan's first viable wine region in the 1800s along Lake Erie.
The History Press 9781596299474 Pub Date: 7/1/10 On Sale Date: 7/1/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Discover how the Detroit River was used for bootlegging during Prohibition, how the raid on red wine in the Upper Peninsula generated national headlines and how Michigan became the first to repeal. Learn about the wineries that boosted production to make Michigan a leading wine producer through the 1960s, when the changing marketplace caused a slump in production and sales.Since then, new grape varietals have spurred resurgence in the industry, garnering Michigan worldwide attention for its locally influenced wines. Discover Michigan's vibrant wine history, which is vital to the second most agriculturally diverse state and top tourism region becoming a premier agritourism destination.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 35 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Midwest Pie Recipes That Shaped a Region Meredith Pangrace
Summary A historical tour of midwestern pies that recalls when recipes were shared through faded note cards and junior league cookbooks. New England may say it’s the “Great American Pie Belt,” but pie has a rich and varied history in the American Midwest too. Stop by any church or community event in the heartland today and you’re likely to see as many types of pie on the dessert table as there are people who made them. Belt Publishing 9781953368522 Pub Date: 5/23/23 On Sale Date: 5/23/23 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 141 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Cooking / Courses & Dishes CKB063000 6.9 in H | 5.1 in W | 0.02 lb Wt
Midwest Pie highlights the treats, both sweet and savory, that have come to define this region. Here, you’ll learn about bean pie’s origins in the Nation of Islam, the popularity of “desperation pies” during the Depression, how Michigan miners ate lunch “pasties” in the mines, and much more. Full of accessible instructions and helpful sidebars, you’ll learn the stories behind a variety of pies, including: Hoosier Pie Schnitz Pie Sawdust Pie Ohio Buckeye Pie Runza Midwest Pie is the perfect collection for any home chef looking to learn more about the diversity and deliciousness of one of the region’s most enduring culinary contributions.
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BELT PUBLISHING
How to Speak Midwestern Edward McClelland
Summary “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance” —The New York Times In this book on Midwestern accents, and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He examines the causes of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, explains the nasality of Minnesota speech, and details why Chicagoans talk more like people from Buffalo than their next-door neighbors in Wisconsin. He provides humorous definitions of jargon from the region, including: Belt Publishing 9780997774276 Pub Date: 12/1/16 On Sale Date: 12/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/18 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 152 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics LAN009000
-squeaky cheese -city chicken -shampoo banana -the Pittsburgh toilet -FIB -bubbler -Chevy in the Hole -jagoff The book also includes detailed glossaries of slang from Buffalo, the Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Wisconsin slang and sayings. This delightful romp through the region is the perfect gift for Midwesterners, and the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn more about the region’s dialects. “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevan...
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INDIANAPOLIS ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Indiana's Lost Speedways and Legendary Drivers David Humphrey, the Indiana Racing Memorial Association, Mark L. Eutsler
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467106641 Pub Date: 5/3/21 On Sale Date: 5/3/21 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway to the dirt oval tracks in small Indiana towns, thousands of Hoosiers frequent the raceway of their choice each year. Today, there are an estimated 40 asphalt, clay, and dirt-covered oval tracks in Indiana where race fans cheer local drivers, often navigating jalopies pieced together from junkyard parts, to victory lane. Though many racetracks remain in operation throughout the state, dozens have fallen to the wayside over the past 100 years. Forever in remembrance are the famous and not so famous Indiana-born drivers who thrilled fans at those now defunct tracks. Evansville native Charlie Wiggins won the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes four times. Bob Kinser from Bloomington raced over 40 years and is an inductee of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, and Tom Cherry of Muncie won the Little 500 four times.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Indianapolis Rhythm and Blues David Leander Williams, Richard Pierce
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467129473 Pub Date: 2/4/19 On Sale Date: 2/4/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Indiana Avenue was traditionally the host to some of America's premier, world-renown entertainment icons in various genres. Along this winding, brightly lit thoroughfare were nightclubs, lounges, supper clubs, taverns, juke joints, and holes-in-the-wall that celebrated the best of the best in entertainment that America had to offer, from the 1920s on into the 1970s. On the bandstand at Denver Ferguson's Sunset Terrace Ballroom, the elegantly attired crooner Nat King Cole, in a sparkling blue silk suit, delivered his signature song "Mona Lisa." Nearby, B.B. King sang his 1973 down-home blues classic "To Know You is to Love You." At Tuffy Mitchell's Pink Poodle nightclub, "Moms" Mabley made the audience roar with laughter during her sidesplitting comedy routine. Indiana Avenue truly was the place to be for the best in entertainment.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Indy 500: 1956-1965 Ben Lawrence, W.C. Madden, Christopher Baas
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738532462 Pub Date: 4/13/04 On Sale Date: 4/13/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The 1950s and early 1960s are considered by many to be the Golden Era of Racing at the Indianapolis 500, and photographer Ben Lawrence was on hand taking photos of the Greatest Spectacle for the Indianapolis Times. During that era, Ben captured many images of the race and race events that surrounded the Indy 500. He was there when Bill Vukovich met his fate in 1955. He photographed the first Indianapolis 500 Parade, which has become an annual event. He captured A.J. Foyt winning his first race at the Brickyard. He was on hand to photograph the breaking of the 150-mph barrier. Then he saw the transition from the front-engined Offenhauser to the rear-engined Lotus-Fords, which ended the Golden Era.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Super Cities! Indianapolis Indianapolis Donna Griffin
Summary Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door . Learning about Indianapolis's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!
Arcadia Children''s Books 9781467198943 Pub Date: 2/6/23 On Sale Date: 2/6/23 $14.99 USD/$19.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 42 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 1 to 5 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Vanished Indianapolis Edward Fujawa
Summary Uncover lost gems of Circle City history More than two centuries removed from its founding, Indianapolis has seen its share of landmarks and landscapes pass into memory. Some have totally vanished, such as the National Road covered bridge over the White River, the Marion County courthouse , the 1835 Indiana statehouse, and the previous headquarters for the long-standing Flanner House organization. Others still exist, but not in their original location or form, like Pogue's Run, the Central Canal through downtown, and the remnants of structures at Riverside Park. The History Press 9781467154697 Pub Date: 9/4/23 On Sale Date: 9/4/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Indianapolis historian Edward Fujawa explores the history of lost sites, how they appear today, and how some are still used or repurposed.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Classic Restaurants of Indianapolis Jeffrey S. Kamm
Summary Indianapolis boasts a few restaurants more than one hundred years old. Eateries like the legendary Hollyhock Hill and St. Elmo's Steakhouse are classic staples in the capital city. But for every legendary local restaurant that exists today, several more are mere memories. Diners can no longer feast on heaping piles of coconut shrimp at the Key West Shrimp House or sip on a Brandy Alexander at Fireside after a well-cooked steak, but their legacies still live on. Author Jeff Kamm explores the historic restaurants and most-missed locales that continue to define Indianapolis's culinary heritage.
The History Press 9781467118484 Pub Date: 11/14/16 On Sale Date: 11/14/16 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 56 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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On This Day in Indianapolis History Dawn Bakken
Summary
The History Press 9781626197572 Pub Date: 1/18/16 On Sale Date: 1/18/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Although best known for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," Indianapolis claims countless fascinating stories that happened off the track--one for every date on the calendar. In a single day on January 1, 1970, Indianapolis jumped from the nation's twenty-sixth largest city to number eleven. On July 25, 1934, gangster and native son John Dillinger was laid to rest in Crown Hill Cemetery, where chips of his four successive gravestones became favorite city souvenirs. On September 17, 1945, the nation finally learned that Indianapolis was the top-secret manufacturing center for the Norden bombsight, crucial to Allied victory. And on September 6, 1959, jazz musician Wes Montgomery and his brothers finished recording one of their most popular albums. One day at a time, author Dawn Bakken chronicles a year of people, places and events in Circle City history.
224 Pages Carton Qty: 4 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Forgotten Tales of Indiana Keven McQueen, Kyle McQueen
Summary Author Keven McQueen recalls a time when skunk farms, which allegedly produced a cure for rheumatism, were speckled throughout the countryside and a miserable woman tied her husband to a fence post, coated him with salt and intended to let the cows "lick him to death." Meet the King of the Ghouls, an accomplished grave robber and notorious murderer, and a man so convinced he was an ox that he often joined neighborhood cattle for a bite of grass, and discover ghosts, monsters, giant skeletons and more in this collection of outlandish tales from the Hoosier State. The History Press 9781596297715 Pub Date: 9/1/09 On Sale Date: 9/1/09 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 26 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Forgotten Tales 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Indianapolis W. C. Madden
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738523446 Pub Date: 7/16/03 On Sale Date: 7/21/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Inaugurated as the state capital in 1825, Indianapolis was patterned after the nation's capital and laid out on a mile-square grid with Monument Circle at its center. As the city grew and experienced the tumult of the Civil War, legislators decided to erect a monument to the war's fallen servicemen. In 1902, one of the world's most outstanding memorials was completed-the Soldiers and Sailors Monument. Surrounding Monument Circle, "The Circle City" gets its nickname from the prominence and historical significance of the central city structure. Throughout the years, Indianapolis has maintained its commitment to honoring the achievements of Hoosiers. This dedication to Indiana has given the capital its own rich history, told not only through monuments and memorials, but also through the architecture, parks, businesses, and people that make up the heart of Indianapolis. This new book documents the heroes and history of the city, using an impressive collection of vintage photographs from the late 1800s through the early 1900s juxtaposed against present-day images.
96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 48 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Then and Now 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Indianapolis in Vintage Postcards W.C. Madden
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738523217 Pub Date: 3/12/03 On Sale Date: 3/17/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the late 1800s, postcards of Indianapolis began appearing in mailboxes throughout the country. Since that time, the many prominent monuments, buildings, and parks of the Hoosier capital have been featured on countless cards. Using an impressive collection of these images, author W.C. Madden takes the reader on an historic journey through Indianapolis from 1890 to 1950, providing a visual history of the development of the city. Indianapolis experienced great growth during the first half of the 20th century, which gave rise to innovative art and architectural structures, many that serve as the subject of postcards featured here. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Indiana World War Memorial, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Union Station, and Claypool Hotel, to name a few, are all highlighted.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Lost Indianapolis John P. McDonald
Summary Join Thomas as he delves into the mystery and legacy of Indianapolis's bygone days.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738520087 Pub Date: 9/18/02 On Sale Date: 9/18/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In 1816, the U.S. Congress decided to give the newly formed State of Indiana four square miles of land to lay out a capital city. Just where the capital city would be platted, however, was unknown. Four years later, the spot was finally chosen near where Fall Creek meets the White River. From that moment forward, despite a few bumps along the way, Indianapolis began its development into one of the nation's great cities. Over the course of that development, many buildings, companies, legends, and people have come and gone. While they are now only shadows of the past, they help to form the history and heart of Indianapolis.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wanted in Indiana Infamous Hoosier Fugitives Andrew E. Stoner
Summary To most Hoosiers, John Dillinger is the very picture of an Indiana fugitive, but the state has seen many fascinating criminal characters on the run. In Tippecanoe County, two Lafayette youths murdered the sheriff's deputies transporting them to prison. The gun-toting "Elwood gun girl" walked from the headlines into legend. One fugitive passed himself off as a small-town cop while on the run, and a well-spoken Indiana killer became the first fugitive captured as a direct result of the TV show America's Most Wanted. Veteran true crime author Andrew E. Stoner examines not only the trail of destruction criminals have left in their wake but also their lives on the run. The History Press 9781467147309 Pub Date: 3/15/21 On Sale Date: 3/15/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Indianapolis Beer Stories History to Modern Craft in Circle City Brewing Amy Beers
Summary Indianapolis Beer Stories is a time capsule of tales from the city's early taverns, to a pre-Prohibition golden era, to today's modern craft beer scene. Meet the ghosts of Indy's brewing past. Discover the very beginning of beer in Indiana's new capital and the pioneers who carved a path for a future industry. Uncover the legacy of a bygone brewing giant. Learn how one spontaneous decision to cross the treacherous Rocky Mountains led to a booming craft beer scene in Indiana. The History Press 9781467144773 Pub Date: 7/18/22 On Sale Date: 7/18/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Indiana native Amy Beers, a Certified Cicerone® and owner/operator of Drinking with Beers, leads a heady tour of yesterday and today in Circle City brewing.
208 Pages Carton Qty: 34 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
The Historic Memorial District of Downtown Indianapolis Rudy Schouten
Summary Part guide, part landmarks history, part military history, The Historic Memorial District of Downtown Indianapolis will enlighten and delight visitors and locals alike.
The History Press 9781467141826 Pub Date: 8/3/20 On Sale Date: 8/3/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Old Indianapolis bears little resemblance to the new one, but Indy's unique trail of war memorials has a powerful way of linking the two. The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is unmistakably emblematic of the Circle City. The Indiana War Memorial, an inexplicably well-kept secret, is the nation's largest memorial established for veterans of the Great War. And the American Legion's National Headquarters in Indianapolis remains a testament to the grit that put the city on the map .Author Rudy Schouten tracks the origins of Indy's monuments and memorials, not just to tell the story of limestone and granite rising out of the ground, but to help make note of the sacrifices that paved a city's trail of gratitude.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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The Burger Chef Murders in Indiana Julie Young
Summary The evening of November 17, 1978, should have been like any other for the four young crewmembers closing the Burger Chef at 5725 Crawfordsville Road in Speedway, Indiana. After serving customers and locking the doors for the night, the kids began their regular cleanup to ready the restaurant for the following day. But then something went horribly wrong. Just before midnight, someone muscled into the place, robbed the store of $581 and kidnapped the four employees. Over the next two days, investigators searched in vain for the missing crewmembers before their bodies were discovered more than twenty miles away. The killer or killers were never caught. Join Julie Young on an exploration of one of the most baffling cold cases in Indiana history. The History Press 9781467143080 Pub Date: 7/1/19 On Sale Date: 7/1/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 True Crime / Murder TRU002000 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Historic Indianapolis Fires & Disasters Jack E. Finney
Summary Circle City Catastrophes
The History Press 9781467155052 Pub Date: 2/5/24 On Sale Date: 2/5/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Disaster was a fact of everyday life in 1800s and early 1900s Indianapolis. During the 1860s, more than 1,700 people died in what is now the Herron-Morton Place neighborhood. In 1882, ten people drowned under the Union Railroad Depot. Ropes were considered an adequate fire escape in the 1890s, but when the National Surgical Institute caught fire, they proved unequal to the task. The owners of the Prest-O-Lite Company created the world-famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but their company also had four major incidents that caused eleven deaths and destruction in the city. In 1917, Hollywood was responsible for the deaths of six people in an Indianapolis apartment building. Join Jack Finney as he explores these and other Indianapolis fires and disasters. Join Jack Finney as he explores these and other Indianapolis fires and disasters.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Hinkle Fieldhouse: Indiana's Basketball Cathedral Eric Angevine
Summary
The History Press 9781626196131 Pub Date: 3/2/15 On Sale Date: 3/2/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Walk into Hinkle Fieldhouse, and you feel it--that palpable sense of history known as the Hinkle mystique. Indiana's basketball cathedral has stood in all its glory at Butler University since 1928. John Wooden, Oscar Robertson and Larry Bird played on its floor. Jesse Owens sprinted to a record at Hinkle, and athletes from around the globe have brought Olympic-level competition to crowds gathered under its steel arches. It was the setting for the climactic scene in Hoosiers, arguably the greatest sports movie ever made. It has hosted evangelists, ice shows, tennis matches, bike races and even roller derbies. Author Eric Angevine gets inside the paint in this complete Hinkle history, featuring archival photographs of the iconic structure and words from those who know it best.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The 1965 Palm Sunday Tornadoes in Indiana Janis Thornton
Summary Author Janis Thornton reveals the stories of a day in Indiana like no other.
The History Press 9781467149976 Pub Date: 5/2/22 On Sale Date: 5/2/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Palm Sunday 1965 started as the nicest day of the year, the kind of weather that encouraged Hoosiers to get out in the sun, fire up the grill, hit the golf course, or roll down their car windows and take a leisurely drive. That evening, however, throughout northern and central Indiana, the sky turned an ominous black, and storms moved in, quickly manifesting as Indiana's worst tornado outbreak. Within three hours, twisters, some a half-mile wide, ripped through seventeen counties, devastating communities and leaving death and destruction in their wake. When the tornadoes were finished with Indiana, 137 people were dead, hundreds were injured, and thousands more were forever changed.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 20 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Midwest Pie Recipes That Shaped a Region Meredith Pangrace
Summary A historical tour of midwestern pies that recalls when recipes were shared through faded note cards and junior league cookbooks. New England may say it’s the “Great American Pie Belt,” but pie has a rich and varied history in the American Midwest too. Stop by any church or community event in the heartland today and you’re likely to see as many types of pie on the dessert table as there are people who made them. Belt Publishing 9781953368522 Pub Date: 5/23/23 On Sale Date: 5/23/23 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 141 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Cooking / Courses & Dishes CKB063000 6.9 in H | 5.1 in W | 0.02 lb Wt
Midwest Pie highlights the treats, both sweet and savory, that have come to define this region. Here, you’ll learn about bean pie’s origins in the Nation of Islam, the popularity of “desperation pies” during the Depression, how Michigan miners ate lunch “pasties” in the mines, and much more. Full of accessible instructions and helpful sidebars, you’ll learn the stories behind a variety of pies, including: Hoosier Pie Schnitz Pie Sawdust Pie Ohio Buckeye Pie Runza Midwest Pie is the perfect collection for any home chef looking to learn more about the diversity and deliciousness of one of the region’s most enduring culinary contributions.
How to Speak Midwestern Edward McClelland
Summary “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance” —The New York Times In this book on Midwestern accents, and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He examines the causes of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, explains the nasality of Minnesota speech, and details why Chicagoans talk more like people from Buffalo than their next-door neighbors in Wisconsin. He provides humorous definitions of jargon from the region, including: Belt Publishing 9780997774276 Pub Date: 12/1/16 On Sale Date: 12/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/18 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 152 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics LAN009000
-squeaky cheese -city chicken -shampoo banana -the Pittsburgh toilet -FIB -bubbler -Chevy in the Hole -jagoff The book also includes detailed glossaries of slang from Buffalo, the Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Wisconsin slang and sayings. This delightful romp through the region is the perfect gift for Midwesterners, and the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn more about the region’s dialects. “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevan...
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Wisconsin Farm They Built, The Tales of Family & Fortitude Corey A. Geiger, Jerry Apps
Summary
The History Press 9781467152747 Pub Date: 5/15/23 On Sale Date: 5/15/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Corey Geiger, international agricultural journalist and author of On a Wisconsin Family Farm , pairs his rural roots and lively storytelling talents to capture six generations of life in America's Dairyland. After his mother Anna was killed by a train, Elmer Pritzl was thrown into adulthood at the tender age of sixteen. A clever and crafty fellow, Elmer quickly found work at the local foundry. Promoted to foreman by age eighteen, he began supervising men double and even triple his age during the depths of the Great Depression. However, that professional career track ended abruptly five years later when Elmer fell in love with a farmer's daughter, Julia Burich. Six months after their wedding, Julia's father passed away, and with no living male relatives left in her life, Julia's mother, Anna Burich, asked, "Elmer, will you run my farm?" So, Elmer, born a city boy, transformed his life and began a love affair with a Wisconsin family farm.
240 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036090 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
On a Wisconsin Family Farm Historic Tales of Character, Community and Culture Corey A. Geiger
Summary Based on Corey Geiger's popular Homesteader's Hope column, On a Wisconsin Family Farm flings the barn doors wide open to a cast of characters who built America's Dairyland.
The History Press 9781467145282 Pub Date: 3/29/21 On Sale Date: 3/29/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036090
In 1905, twenty-eight-year-old Anna Satorie, granddaughter of Bohemian immigrants, went against cultural norms and became the sole owner of her family's homestead when she purchased the farm from her father. The next year, Anna married neighboring farmer John Burich, also of Bohemian extraction, and the couple went about building a thrifty family farm. But pioneer life was fraught with trials and tribulations. Polio and tuberculosis claimed loved ones, and the difficulties of Prohibition forced the family to fabricate the death of John's bootlegging brother to keep gangsters away from the farm. Neighbors pitched in as fellow immigrant families helped construct farmsteads and support one another through unsanctioned bank loans, daring dynamite work, and barn raisings. Leaving work aside, this vibrant community also threw parties met by the rooster's early-dawn crow. Pairing his rural roots with lively storytelling, G...
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Madison Ghosts and Legends Anna Lardinois
Summary Wisconsin's capital city is haunted! From restless spirits roaming the University of Wisconsin to ghostly Confederate soldiers lingering at Camp Randall Stadium, Madison is filled with otherworldly entities. Spirits do not rest in peace at Taliesin, and the tragedies that occurred on the Capitol grounds shed light on the building's numerous paranormal reports. The city's outskirts are just as eerie. From the prowling Beast of Bray Road to what is thought to be Wisconsin's most haunted bar, a spinetingling location is never far away. The History Press 9781467150194 Pub Date: 9/5/22 On Sale Date: 9/5/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Join author Anna Lardinois to discover some of Madison's most macabre tales.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 60 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, Wisconsin! Martha Day Zschock
Summary Welcome to Wisconsin! Parent and child Badgers explore Wisconsin in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
Commonwealth Editions 9781641940115 Pub Date: 8/3/21 On Sale Date: 8/3/21 $9.99 USD/$9.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Hello 6 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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University of Wisconsin Basketball Dave Anderson
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738541211 Pub Date: 11/1/06 On Sale Date: 11/1/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The University of Wisconsin owns one of the greatest basketball histories in the United States. That is the bold claim author Dave Anderson makes--and backs up--in this stunning book. With fascinating photographs and compelling research, Anderson reveals the first golden era, 1900-1941, when University of Wisconsin men dominated college basketball. He adds in wonderful Badger women's basketball, an exciting second golden era, historic game programs, the transition from tiny Red Gym to majestic Kohl Center, and more. In the end, after spanning over 100 years of legendary players and coaches from Christian Steinmetz, Emmett Angell, Dr. Walter "Doc" Meanwell, and Albert "Ab" Nicholas up to Michael Finley, Alando Tucker, Jane Albright-Dieterle, Bo Ryan, and more, readers will agree--the University of Wisconsin does own one of the greatest basketball histories there is.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Madison Food: A History of Capital Cuisine Nichole Fromm, JonMichael Rasmus, Erika Janik
Summary
The History Press 9781626196155 Pub Date: 6/22/15 On Sale Date: 6/22/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Madison's savory ascent as a culinary destination pairs its rich tradition of homegrown bounty with a progressively wider international palate. Sample the fare of Mad City staples like Ella's Deli, Mickies Dairy Bar and the Plaza and enjoy tales of legendary eateries of yore, such as Cleveland's, the Fess and Ovens of Brittany. Visit the farmers' markets that feed the capital city and the unions that have struggled to represent dishwashers and waiters. Slide into a booth with the visionaries who nurtured Madison's food culture, from Gulley to Guthrie and Peck to Piper. Food enthusiasts Nichole Fromm and JonMichael Rasmus share a taste of the unique ingredients spread across Madison's evolving table.
208 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Forgotten Tales of Wisconsin Martin Hintz, Kyle McQueen
Summary Drift back to an era when the speed limit in Milwaukee was an edgy four miles per hour and Madison lawmakers could poke at hogs to punctuate the tedium of legislative sessions. Martin Hintz makes even the slow times of the Badger State fly by in this collection of Wisconsin's forgotten memories. Taste the world's first batch of pink lemonade (made with the dye of a circus performer's pants) and witness the tragic death of the world's last wild passenger pigeon. Track down ancient Algonkin legends like the great serpent that swam up the Mississippi looking for copper, and drop in on modern legends like Les Paul, whose guitar spun records into gold. The History Press 9781596298729 Pub Date: 5/13/10 On Sale Date: 5/13/10 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 78 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Forgotten Tales 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Madison David Sakrison
Summary Madison has a rich photographic history, much of it in the form of postcards. This volume presents more than 200 historical postcard images from the private collection of Madison resident John Powell, who has been collecting and trading postcards for more than 20 years. The images here reflect Madison's businesses, public institutions, civic life, and civic pride in the first decades of the 20th century. With author David Sakrison's engaging text, these images offer a unique window into the city as it was, and as it saw itself, 75 to 100 years ago. Arcadia Publishing 9780738560540 Pub Date: 10/21/09 On Sale Date: 10/26/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Minnesota-Wisconsin College Football Rivalry Dave Anderson
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467114981 Pub Date: 11/2/15 On Sale Date: 11/2/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
There are many great rivalries in Division I college football, but only one can say it has been played the longest: Minnesota and Wisconsin. Since 1890, the Golden Gophers and Badgers have faced each other in the annual game known as the Border Battle. Early teams competed for the coveted "Slab of Bacon" trophy until 1948, when the winning team would take home Paul Bunyan's Axe, a tradition that continues to this day. Images of Sports: Minnesota-Wisconsin College Football Rivalry features magnificent games through the years, plus stories and images of remarkable players and coaches. Included are the historic national championships, Rose Bowls, All-Americans, and even fantasy teams, plus the involvement of presidents Theodore Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy in this enduring football rivalry.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
Wisconsin Army National Guard Eric J. Killen
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467112673 Pub Date: 12/1/14 On Sale Date: 12/1/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Images of America: Wisconsin Army National Guard is a photographic history containing more than 200 images paired with a descriptive narrative that follows the illustrious story of more than 150 years of wartime service. The book highlights little-known facts about the leaders, soldiers, and units that shaped Wisconsin's military history. It begins with the Civil War legends of Old Abe and the Iron Brigade and continues through the transformational years of the National Guard during the Spanish-American War and Mexican border crisis of the 1910s. It chronicles the unbelievable sacrifices of the 32nd Red Arrow Division during both world wars and recounts the role played by Wisconsin units in the more recent War on Terror. Both historians and general readers of history will value this guide as an enjoyable and enlightening resource.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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University of Wisconsin Football Dave Anderson
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738539829 Pub Date: 10/12/05 On Sale Date: 10/12/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From their humble beginnings as an intramural club in 1889 to Rose Bowl champions in 1994, 1999, and 2000, the Wisconsin Badgers have risen among the ranks of college football to become one of the elite teams in the nation. The University of Wisconsin football program can claim 11 conference championships, 16 bowl game appearances (8-8 record), and 7 National College Football Hall of Famers. The legendary names of Pat O'Dea, Alan Ameche, and Ron Dayne may span decades, but they are timelessly united in meaning to generations of the Badger faithful. Great coaches like Phillip King, "Ivy" Williamson, and Barry Alvarez likewise share a winning tradition that dates back more than 100 years. Each season Wisconsin football fans return to fill the seats--all 80,000 plus--at Camp Randall stadium to witness more history in the making.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wisconsin Farm Lore Kicking Cows, Giant Pumpkins and Other Tales from the Back Forty Martin Hintz
Summary It's well nigh impossible to break into Wisconsin's history without picking up some respectable dirt in the way of farm lore, country wisdom and undisputed records of agricultural prowess. And when it comes to the Badger State, few people are as familiar with the soil of its stories as Martin Hintz. In his company, tramp across cranberry bogs, study centuries of beer and cheese pairings and give an affectionate thump to a 1, 810.5-pound pumpkin. Discover variety beyond crops and livestock and share in the dedication that planted victory gardens during World War II and the unadulterated joy of sliding down a straw pile in threshing season. The History Press 9781609495381 Pub Date: 6/26/12 On Sale Date: 6/26/12 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036090 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Mysterious Madison: Unsolved Crimes, Strange Creatures & Bizarre Happenstance Noah Voss
Summary The city of Madison is no stranger to odd goings-on and events that just don't add up. Plunge into murky waters in search of the Lake Mendota monster or briefly part the clouds of the Great Airship Mystery of 1897, which was witnessed by such credible sources as "Wisconsin judges, good church-going folk and those not predisposed to drink whiskey." Please don't stare for too long at Myrtle Downing's shoes, which were said to be made from human skin. Revisit some of the murders that earned the intersection of Murray Street and Desmond Court the epithet "Death's Corner." And that is just a portion of the unsolved crimes, strange creatures and bizarre happenstance that make up Mysterious Madison. The History Press 9781609493691 Pub Date: 9/15/11 On Sale Date: 9/15/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Madison: History of a Model City Erika Janik
Summary Beginning with the retreat of the Wisconsin glacier and the story of early Native American peoples, Janik narrates the journey of Wisconsin's capital city from the center of the wilderness"? to the "Laboratory of Democracy."? Learn how Madison's citizens responded to the Civil War, industrialization and two world wars, as well as how advances in the rights of workers, women, Native Americans and African Americans made Madison the multifaceted city it is today. Comprehensive, accessible and swift, Madison: History of a Model City offers a fresh take on how Madison and its people came into being." The History Press 9781596291218 Pub Date: 10/8/10 On Sale Date: 10/8/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Wisconsin's Flying Trees in World War II A Victory for American Forest Products and Allied Aviation Sara Witter Connor
Summary Wisconsin's trees heard "Timber " during World War II, as the forest products industry of the Badger State played a key role in the Allied aerial campaign. It was Wisconsin that provided the material for the De Havilland Mosquito, known as the "Timber Terror," while the CG-4A battle-ready gliders, cloaked in stealthy silence, carried the 82nd and 101st Airborne into fierce fighting throughout Europe and the Pacific. Sara Witter Connor follows a forgotten thread of the American war effort, celebrating the factory workers, lumberjacks, pilots and innovative thinkers of the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory who helped win a world war with paper, wood and glue. The History Press 9781626193505 Pub Date: 2/18/14 On Sale Date: 2/18/14 $24.99 USD/$27.99 CAD/€23.99 EUR Trade Paperback 288 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 1 lb Wt
Finding Dairyland In Search of Wisconsin's Vanishing Heritage Scott Wittman
Summary Explore America's Dairyland and the American Spirit
The History Press 9781467148894 Pub Date: 4/25/22 On Sale Date: 4/25/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
At the dawn of World War II, Wisconsin was home to nearly 200,000 dairy farms. Today, barely 6,000 remain. The ghosts of the missing can still be seen in withering old farms along lonely highways, some restored, many abandoned or decayed, but all with a story to tell. Immigrants dreamed of owning their own farms, only to be fleeced by the promotion of "cutover'? lands in the Northwoods. Freedmen and women arrived in southwestern Wisconsin and became farmers and renowned barn-builders in one of the earliest integrated communities in the nation. Through hundreds of hours of site visits, interviews, and research, historian and photographer, Scott Wittman extracts the forgotten truths from legend to tell the real stories of those who created The Dairy State.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 100 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Wisconsin Legends & Lore Tea Krulos
Summary A great read for those interested in Wisconsin history as well as those who like a great campfire story, Wisconsin Legends & Lore explores a rich diversity of stories from around the state.
The History Press 9781467143448 Pub Date: 8/31/20 On Sale Date: 8/31/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Wisconsin is a land rich with stories. It was the "mother of all circuses,'? a place of buried treasure and home to eerie ghosts and monsters. Native American legends, tall tales told at lumberjack camps and taverns, ghost lore and modern urban legends all form the wonderful mythology of the Dairy State. Many know of Rhinelander's famous Hodag, the Beast of Bray Road in Elkhorn, Milwaukee's haunted Pfister Hotel and the Ridgeway Ghost. But few have heard obscure tales like the Christmas Tree Ghost Ship of Two Rivers, the Goatman of Richfield's Hogsback Road and the legend of the Witch's Tower of Whitewater. Author Tea Krulos, an expert in all things strange and unusual, digs up Wisconsin favorites and arcane lore.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 60 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wisconsin Bird Hunting Tales Ken M. Blomberg
Summary Join author Ken M. Blomberg as he recollects nearly half a century of the hunt in his backyard grouse paradise.
The History Press 9781467140287 Pub Date: 8/6/18 On Sale Date: 8/6/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Marshaling years of experience, he explains how logging roads often lead to grouse and, just as often, to nowhere. He paints an uplifting portrait of an old hunter dragging his creaky body through unforgiving terrain. And with spirit and humor, he tells of boon companions sharing stories around a campfire or nervously slumbering to a wolf country lullaby. The Badger State's thriving upland bird population beckons hunters from across the country. Novice and veteran hunters alike will draw delight and inspiration from a relatable love affair with gun dogs, upland birds and Wisconsin.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Wisconsin Literary Luminaries From Laura Ingalls Wilder to Ayad Akhtar Jim Higgins
Summary From the humble Ingalls family cabin in the woods to Ayad Akhtar's multicultural conflicts, the Badger State's stories and imagery have long inspired. Explore how Aldo Leopold and Lorine Niedecker drew on their close observations of the natural world. Contrast the distinct novels that Jane Hamilton and Larry Watson set on Wisconsin apple orchards. Delve into Thornton Wilder's enduringly popular Our Town and the wild fiction of Ellen Raskin and Cordwainer Smith, who wrote like no one else. Join Jim Higgins for a detailed account of ten notable Wisconsin writers that blends history, literary criticism and fact. The History Press 9781467136051 Pub Date: 4/3/17 On Sale Date: 4/3/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, Farm! Martha Day Zschock
Summary
Commonwealth Editions 9781938700705 Pub Date: 4/3/18 On Sale Date: 4/3/18 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
In Hello, Farm!, parent and child pig and piglet spend a day on the farm in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Farm!, join the pair as they encounter the sights and sounds of the barnyard, visiting with chickens, sheep, goats, cows, ducks, geese, and the farmer himself! Along the way, take a hayride, follow a tractor through the fields, milk the cow, and say hi to the scarecrow! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Midwest Pie Recipes That Shaped a Region Meredith Pangrace
Summary A historical tour of midwestern pies that recalls when recipes were shared through faded note cards and junior league cookbooks. New England may say it’s the “Great American Pie Belt,” but pie has a rich and varied history in the American Midwest too. Stop by any church or community event in the heartland today and you’re likely to see as many types of pie on the dessert table as there are people who made them. Belt Publishing 9781953368522 Pub Date: 5/23/23 On Sale Date: 5/23/23 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 141 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Cooking / Courses & Dishes CKB063000 6.9 in H | 5.1 in W | 0.02 lb Wt
Midwest Pie highlights the treats, both sweet and savory, that have come to define this region. Here, you’ll learn about bean pie’s origins in the Nation of Islam, the popularity of “desperation pies” during the Depression, how Michigan miners ate lunch “pasties” in the mines, and much more. Full of accessible instructions and helpful sidebars, you’ll learn the stories behind a variety of pies, including: Hoosier Pie Schnitz Pie Sawdust Pie Ohio Buckeye Pie Runza Midwest Pie is the perfect collection for any home chef looking to learn more about the diversity and deliciousness of one of the region’s most enduring culinary contributions.
How to Speak Midwestern Edward McClelland
Summary “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance” —The New York Times In this book on Midwestern accents, and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He examines the causes of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, explains the nasality of Minnesota speech, and details why Chicagoans talk more like people from Buffalo than their next-door neighbors in Wisconsin. He provides humorous definitions of jargon from the region, including: Belt Publishing 9780997774276 Pub Date: 12/1/16 On Sale Date: 12/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/18 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 152 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics LAN009000
-squeaky cheese -city chicken -shampoo banana -the Pittsburgh toilet -FIB -bubbler -Chevy in the Hole -jagoff The book also includes detailed glossaries of slang from Buffalo, the Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Wisconsin slang and sayings. This delightful romp through the region is the perfect gift for Midwesterners, and the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn more about the region’s dialects. “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevan...
7.2 in H | 4.9 in W | 0.02 lb Wt
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MILWAUKEE ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
The Ghostly Tales of Milwaukee Anna Lardinois
Summary Ghost stories from Brew City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198349 Pub Date: 8/2/21 On Sale Date: 8/2/21 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Milwaukee's haunted history comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Explore the caves below the Miller Brewery to see if they're really haunted. Listen at the Lake Park Lions Bridge to hear the laughter of ghostly children. Or tiptoe through La Belle Cemetery to see if the spirit of a young girl throws herself into Fowler Lake (she usually does). Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Kodachrome Milwaukee Adam Levin
Summary Explore long-lost and never-before-seen images of downtown, Mayfair Mall's Ice Chalet, Brady Street, the Mitchell Park Domes, Milwaukee County Stadium, and much, much more. Introduced by Kodak in 1935, Kodachrome quickly became popular with professional and amateur photographers in the years after World War II. Countless Kodachrome slides now lie neglected and discarded in attics and basements like tiny time capsules just waiting to be rediscovered. Sharing more than 140 full-color photos from his own collection, Adam Levin, curator of the popular Old Milwaukee Facebook group, leads a stroll down memory lane into the Milwaukee of yesteryear. The History Press 9781467153881 Pub Date: 7/17/23 On Sale Date: 7/17/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Lake Michigan Triangle, The Mysterious Disappearances and Haunting Tales Gayle Soucek
Summary What disturbing secrets surround the cold, deep waters of Lake Michigan?
The History Press 9781467148399 Pub Date: 8/29/22 On Sale Date: 8/29/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sudden violent storms and rocky shoals have claimed the lives of countless mortals foolish enough to brave the treacherous surf of Lake Michigan. But is there another, unnatural force at work? A force that spirited away a ship's captain from a locked cabin without a trace? A force that caused a perfectly airworthy jet to fly into the waves, taking all its passengers to a watery death? Perhaps these tragedies are linked to numerous UFO sightings over the lake. Or perhaps a clue might be found in the prehistoric Stonehenge-like structures discovered deep beneath the crystalline blue surface. Historian and storyteller Gayle Soucek will explore the mysteries behind the area known as the Lake Michigan Triangle.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 108 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Finding Dairyland In Search of Wisconsin's Vanishing Heritage Scott Wittman
Summary Explore America's Dairyland and the American Spirit
The History Press 9781467148894 Pub Date: 4/25/22 On Sale Date: 4/25/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
At the dawn of World War II, Wisconsin was home to nearly 200,000 dairy farms. Today, barely 6,000 remain. The ghosts of the missing can still be seen in withering old farms along lonely highways, some restored, many abandoned or decayed, but all with a story to tell. Immigrants dreamed of owning their own farms, only to be fleeced by the promotion of "cutover'? lands in the Northwoods. Freedmen and women arrived in southwestern Wisconsin and became farmers and renowned barn-builders in one of the earliest integrated communities in the nation. Through hundreds of hours of site visits, interviews, and research, historian and photographer, Scott Wittman extracts the forgotten truths from legend to tell the real stories of those who created The Dairy State.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 100 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Historic Milwaukee Crimes The Vengeful Seamstress, the Absconding Alderman and More Carl Swanson
Summary From the author of Lost Milwaukee comes an exploration of the criminal side of the Cream City. Milwaukee saw its share of violence as it transformed from frontier village to modern metropolis. The city was barely established when an argument over a bridge linking east and west was nearly settled with cannon fire. A local developer killed his estranged wife, severed her head, and burned it in the furnace of the apartment building he built. A wronged woman murdered her lover on a busy downtown street and was found innocent by a sympathetic jury. Another woman lethally poisoned her family and laughed about it in the press. The History Press 9781467150200 Pub Date: 1/17/22 On Sale Date: 1/17/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From a robbery in which the bandits got away by stealing a streetcar to the attempted assassination of President Theodore Roosevelt, local historian Carl Swanson uncovers dramatic true stories of villainy and murder from Milwaukee's long-forgotten past.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
History Lover's Guide to Milwaukee, A James Nelsen
Summary A History Lover's Guide to Milwaukee offers something for visitors and lifelong residents alike.
The History Press 9781467146982 Pub Date: 10/18/21 On Sale Date: 10/18/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Often described as a "big small town,'? Milwaukee's quirky character stems from its many neighborhoods--each with its own stories to tell. Early territorial disputes, for example, led to the horribly (or humorously) misaligned streets of downtown. The city's signature rectangular pizza was born in the Third Ward. In Kilbourntown, Teddy Roosevelt was saved from an assassin's bullet by the smallest of items. Not far from that spot, eight baseball team owners formed the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs. And no matter the neighborhood, a fantastic glass of suds is never far away in this renowned beer city. Leading readers on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood tour, author and Milwaukee native Jim Nelsen pinpoints the fascinating historic locations of the Cream City.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036090 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Classic Restaurants of Milwaukee Jennifer Billock
Summary Milwaukee may be known for beer, brats and custard, but the city's food history is even richer and tastier. At the Public Natatorium, diners supped at an old public pool and watched a dolphin show at the same time. Solly's, Oriental Drugs and others nurtured a thriving lunch counter culture that all ages enjoyed. Supper clubs and steakhouses like Five O'Clock reigned supreme. And we can't forget about the more illicit side of Milwaukee meals, like the mafia hangouts and a local fast-food chain with a mysterious resemblance to a national brand. Pairing the history of classic restaurants with recipes of favorite dishes, author Jennifer Billock explores both the well-known and the quirkier sides of Milwaukee's dining past. The History Press 9781467145572 Pub Date: 11/2/20 On Sale Date: 11/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wisconsin Legends & Lore Tea Krulos
Summary A great read for those interested in Wisconsin history as well as those who like a great campfire story, Wisconsin Legends & Lore explores a rich diversity of stories from around the state.
The History Press 9781467143448 Pub Date: 8/31/20 On Sale Date: 8/31/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Wisconsin is a land rich with stories. It was the "mother of all circuses,'? a place of buried treasure and home to eerie ghosts and monsters. Native American legends, tall tales told at lumberjack camps and taverns, ghost lore and modern urban legends all form the wonderful mythology of the Dairy State. Many know of Rhinelander's famous Hodag, the Beast of Bray Road in Elkhorn, Milwaukee's haunted Pfister Hotel and the Ridgeway Ghost. But few have heard obscure tales like the Christmas Tree Ghost Ship of Two Rivers, the Goatman of Richfield's Hogsback Road and the legend of the Witch's Tower of Whitewater. Author Tea Krulos, an expert in all things strange and unusual, digs up Wisconsin favorites and arcane lore.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 60 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Milwaukee County's Oak Leaf Trail A History Jill Rothenbueler Maher, Amelia Kegel
Summary Milwaukee loves the Oak Leaf Trail, a 125-mile path connecting the major Milwaukee County parks. But many don't know the history behind the trail.
The History Press 9781467140683 Pub Date: 4/8/19 On Sale Date: 4/8/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Believing parks to be the "lungs of the people," long-range thinkers like Charles Whitnall advocated for the verdant spaces the trail would later snake through. To promote biking as an alternative to precious gasoline during wartime, Harold "Zip" Morgan designed a route that 1960s riders built on. Years later, bicycling enthusiasts worked overtime with local leadership to get a 76-mile route ready for the country's bicentennial, creating the beloved 76 Bike Trail. Join local author Jill Rothenbueler Maher as she uncovers the previously untold stories of a Milwaukee County treasure.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036090 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wicked Milwaukee Yance Marti
Summary Local historian Yance Marti uncovers the rough and rowdy blackguards who once made Milwaukee infamous.
The History Press 9781467138383 Pub Date: 10/8/18 On Sale Date: 10/8/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Cream City of yesteryear was a dingy haven for scofflaws and villains. Red-light districts peppered downtown's landscape, but none had the enduring allure of River Street, where Kitty Williams and Mary Kingsley operated high-class brothels. Chinese opium dens flourished in the backrooms of laundries. The demise of the Whiskey Ring brought down local distillers in a nationwide scandal that nearly reached the Oval Office. As a result, Police Chief John Janssen and the Committee to Investigate White Slavery and Kindred Vice waged a protracted battle to contain the most brazen offenses.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Milwaukee Ghosts and Legends Anna Lardinois
Summary Beneath Milwaukee's calm façade, its ghastly past awaits.
The History Press 9781467138178 Pub Date: 9/3/18 On Sale Date: 9/3/18 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The overbearing spirit of Frederick Pabst keeps persistent watch over the mansion that shares his name. The remains of the Newhall House Fire, the city's deadliest disaster, may lie beneath a new building, but those who lost their lives that night refuse to rest in peace. Even the suburbs hold their share of ghoulish secrets, including the furtive dwarves of Haunchyville, the fabled Bray Road Beast and the stubborn spirits lurking in Deacon West's house. Tour guide and founder of Gothic Milwaukee Anna Lardinois shares the spine-tingling tales of the Beer City's famous, and not so famous, specters and legends.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 60 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost Milwaukee Carl Swanson
Summary From City Hall to the Pabst Theater, reminders of the past are part of the fabric of Milwaukee. Yet many historic treasures have been lost to time. Blocks of homes and apartments replaced the Wonderland Amusement Park. A quiet bike path now stretches where some of fastest trains in the world previously thundered. Today's Estabrook Park was a vast mining operation, and Marquette University covers the old fairgrounds where Abraham Lincoln spoke. Author Carl Swanson recounts these stories and other tales of bygone days. The History Press 9781467138635 Pub Date: 4/23/18 On Sale Date: 4/23/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Rock ‘n’ Roll Radio Milwaukee Stories from the Fifth Beatle Bob Barry
Summary A never-before-seen collection of photos and stories about Bob Barry, the iconic celebrity DJ of Milwaukee.
The History Press 9781467139335 Pub Date: 4/9/18 On Sale Date: 4/9/18 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Bob Barry ruled Milwaukee's airwaves in the '60s and '70s. The only time the Beatles performed here, Barry introduced them to the audience, and he was the only local personality who spent time in private with the Fab Four. If a band or musician came to town, he met them with a microphone. Chuck Berry, the Animals, Wings, the Rolling Stones--the list goes on. His popular ""Bob Barry Calls the World"" segment entertained thousands with cold calls to famous personalities, including Bob Hope, Sophia Loren, Elton John and Cher. Through it all, Barry maintained a calm and fun-loving demeanor, even when mocked by the WOKY Chicken or nearly eaten by wolves on the air. Packed with never-before-seen photos, this revealing memoir recalls the iconic DJ's many celebrity encounters, his career highlights and setbacks and the hijinks that made Milwaukee radio rock.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Brewing in Milwaukee Brenda Magee
Summary Drink up the history of one of the most famous beer towns in the world.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467110952 Pub Date: 2/10/14 On Sale Date: 2/10/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Milwaukee is most famous for its booming brewing industry, which is directly tied to a surge in German immigration in the 1840s. These new citizens brought along their work ethic, culture, and a love for their native beverage. Not all immigrants arrived from Europe; many, like Richard Owens, came from Britain. Owens has been credited with establishing the first commercial brewery in the area in 1840. Other men followed, many of whom were already experienced in brewing, and seized the opportunity to start new businesses. Brand names were carved on the front of brewery buildings, deals were made with a handshake, partnerships were cultivated, and factory cities were raised. By 1860, nearly 200 breweries were in operation in Wisconsin, with more than 40 in Milwaukee alone. Of the original 40, four have stood the test of time: Blatz, Pabst, Schlitz, and Miller are still brewed in Milwaukee, right where they were born.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Milwaukee Mafia Gavin Schmitt
Summary Milwaukee is best known for its beer - and rightfully so. But in the days of Prohibition, the big alcohol suppliers were not Miller, Blatz, Schlitz, and Pabst.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738594439 Pub Date: 10/15/12 On Sale Date: 10/15/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The Mafia had control, and it made its money by running alcohol as far away as Canada and Indiana, as well as with counterfeiting, the numbers racket, and two of the biggest heists in American history. From then on, the sky was the limit, as the Mafia indulged in extortion, protection rackets, and skimming from Las Vegas casinos. The Cream City had its crooked lawyers, corrupt cops, and even a mayor on the take. There was the blood of those who dared to stand in the syndicate's way, who were found dead in ditches or as victims of car bombs. The members of the Mafia included doctors, real estate men, restaurateurs, tavern owners, funeral directors, union presidents, and the most famous Milwaukee gangster of all, Frank Balistrieri. While now considered extinct, the Milwaukee Family was once a dominant force in the Midwest.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Richard Prestor
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738503097 Pub Date: 11/18/99 On Sale Date: 11/18/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In April 1834, the Green-Bay Intelligencer newspaper reported that a sawmill was being erected in a new settlement on the Milwaukee River. Less than one year later, the paper reported that "Milwaukey [sic], which 10 months ago, had only a single trading house, has now some 20 or 30 houses, and two or three saw mills." Yankee settlers and land speculators had moved in and were here to stay. The steady growth of Milwaukee was never wholly due to the influx of ambitious Easterners though. In ever-expanding numbers, Europeans also made their way here, not merely as settlers, but frequently as hard-working business owners, skilled laborers, and artists. They were determined to make Milwaukee their home, and in this new homeland they surrounded themselves (and influenced the entire community) with their old traditions and languages. Thirty years after its first newspaper write-up, Milwaukee was a well-established city brimming with potential.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Milwaukee Food: A History of Cream City Cuisine Lori Fredrich, Joe Laedtke
Summary Milwaukee's culinary scene boasts more than the iconic beer and bratwurst. It possesses a unique food culture as adventurous as any dining destination in the country. Sample the spreads at landmark hotels like the Pfister that established the city's hospitable reputation, as well as eateries like Mader's that cemented it. Meet the producers, chefs and entrepreneurs who helped expand Milwaukee's palate and pushed the scene to the forefront of the farm-to-fork movement. Milwaukee native and food writer Lori Fredrich serves up the story of a bustling blue-collar town that became a mecca for food lovers and a rising star in the sphere of urban farming. The History Press 9781626196704 Pub Date: 9/21/15 On Sale Date: 9/21/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Hidden History of Milwaukee Robert Tanzilo
Summary Join OnMilwaukee.com's Bobby Tanzilo for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Milwaukee's incredible past.
The History Press 9781626194519 Pub Date: 5/6/14 On Sale Date: 5/6/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Sail out to the Breakwater Lighthouse, scramble up the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum and dig up the city's roots on the corner of Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Seize the chance to do a little urban spelunking and explore basilicas, burial grounds and breweries. Ring the bell in the city hall tower, and take a turn around the secret indoor track at a Montessori school. No space is off limits in these untold stories of the Cream City's most familiar places and celebrated landmarks.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Civil Rights Activism in Milwaukee South Side Struggles in the '60s and '70s Paul H. Geenen
Summary In the early 1960s, as members of Milwaukee's growing African American population looked beyond their segregated community for better jobs and housing, they faced bitter opposition from the real estate industry and union leadership. In an era marked by the friction of racial tension, the south side of Milwaukee earned a reputation as a flashpoint for prejudice, but it also served as a staging ground for cooperative activism between members of Father Groppi's parish, representatives from the NAACP Youth Council, students at Alverno College and a group of Latino families. Paul Geenen chronicles the challenges faced by this coalition in the fight for open housing and better working conditions for Milwaukee's minority community. The History Press 9781626193789 Pub Date: 2/11/14 On Sale Date: 2/11/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Spirited History of Milwaukee Brews & Booze, A Martin Hintz
Summary Milwaukee, the Beer Capital of the World, has a long and ""spirited"" history. Crack open the first complete history of Brew City booze. Discover how Milwaukee's ""rum holes"" weathered Prohibition and which Jones Island barkeep owned the longest mustaches. Copy down the best recipe involving Sprecher Special Amber, Rainbow Trout and sauerkraut. Sample the rich heritage of Pabst, Schlitz, Gettleman and Miller: the folk who turned Milwaukee into the Beer Capital of the World. And save some room for the more recent contributions of distillers and craft-brewers that continue to make the city an exciting place for the thoughtful drinker. The History Press 9781609490669 Pub Date: 7/29/11 On Sale Date: 7/29/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.49 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Maritime Milwaukee Wisconsin Marine Historical Society
Summary In 1778, the first sailing vessel with cargo holds, the Archange, a schooner built for prominent British trader John Askin, found "quiet waters" in Milwaukee Bay. These quiet waters and the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers made Milwaukee a favorable destination for early settlers. Maritime Milwaukee explores the growth of the city's port and three riverfronts through a variety of photographs spanning the 1800s to the present thanks to the archival preservation of collections by the Port of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Public Library, and the Wisconsin Marine Historical Society. Arcadia Publishing 9780738583099 Pub Date: 3/21/11 On Sale Date: 3/21/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Milwaukee's Early Architecture Megan E. Daniels
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738584119 Pub Date: 7/19/10 On Sale Date: 7/19/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Initially dominated by simple renditions of East Coast architecture, Milwaukee developed from three pioneer settlements, those of Solomon Juneau, Byron Kilbourn, and George Walker--three hubs from which three villages radiated outward into one city. Following the Civil War, Milwaukee's growth at the onset of the Industrial Era afforded the city a fanciful array of Victorian streetscapes. The 1890s followed with an era of ethnic architecture in which bold interpretations of German Renaissance Revival and Baroque designs paid homage to Milwaukee's overwhelming German population. At the turn of the century, Milwaukee's proximity to Chicago influenced the streetscape with classicized civic structures and skyscrapers designed by Chicago architects. World War I and the ensuing anti-German sentiment, as well as Prohibition, inevitably had adverse effects on "Brew City." By the 1920s, Milwaukee's architecture had assimilated to the national aesthetic, suburban development was on the rise, and architectural growth would soon be stunted by the Great Depression.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Milwaukee Frozen Custard Kathleen McCann & Robert Tanzilo, Robert Tanzilo
Summary Frozen custard is more than a dessert in Milwaukee. It's a culture, a lifestyle and a passion. Find the stories behind your favorite flavor at local festivals and homegrown neighborhood stands.
The History Press 9781467118613 Pub Date: 10/31/16 On Sale Date: 10/31/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the stand that inspired television's Happy Days to the big three - Gilles, Leon's and Kopp's - take a tour through the history of this guilty pleasure. Learn about its humble origins as an unexpected rival to ice cream and its phenomenal success as a concession at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933 that made the snack famous. Milwaukee authors and editors Kathleen McCann and Robert Tanzilo launch a celebration of custard lore, featuring a stand guide and much more. Dig into what makes Milwaukee the Frozen Custard Capital of the World.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wisconsin Farm They Built, The Tales of Family & Fortitude Corey A. Geiger, Jerry Apps
Summary
The History Press 9781467152747 Pub Date: 5/15/23 On Sale Date: 5/15/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Corey Geiger, international agricultural journalist and author of On a Wisconsin Family Farm , pairs his rural roots and lively storytelling talents to capture six generations of life in America's Dairyland. After his mother Anna was killed by a train, Elmer Pritzl was thrown into adulthood at the tender age of sixteen. A clever and crafty fellow, Elmer quickly found work at the local foundry. Promoted to foreman by age eighteen, he began supervising men double and even triple his age during the depths of the Great Depression. However, that professional career track ended abruptly five years later when Elmer fell in love with a farmer's daughter, Julia Burich. Six months after their wedding, Julia's father passed away, and with no living male relatives left in her life, Julia's mother, Anna Burich, asked, "Elmer, will you run my farm?" So, Elmer, born a city boy, transformed his life and began a love affair with a Wisconsin family farm.
240 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036090 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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COMMONWEALTH EDITIONS
Hello, Wisconsin! Martha Day Zschock
Summary Welcome to Wisconsin! Parent and child Badgers explore Wisconsin in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
Commonwealth Editions 9781641940115 Pub Date: 8/3/21 On Sale Date: 8/3/21 $9.99 USD/$9.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Hello 6 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
On a Wisconsin Family Farm Historic Tales of Character, Community and Culture Corey A. Geiger
Summary Based on Corey Geiger's popular Homesteader's Hope column, On a Wisconsin Family Farm flings the barn doors wide open to a cast of characters who built America's Dairyland.
The History Press 9781467145282 Pub Date: 3/29/21 On Sale Date: 3/29/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036090
In 1905, twenty-eight-year-old Anna Satorie, granddaughter of Bohemian immigrants, went against cultural norms and became the sole owner of her family's homestead when she purchased the farm from her father. The next year, Anna married neighboring farmer John Burich, also of Bohemian extraction, and the couple went about building a thrifty family farm. But pioneer life was fraught with trials and tribulations. Polio and tuberculosis claimed loved ones, and the difficulties of Prohibition forced the family to fabricate the death of John's bootlegging brother to keep gangsters away from the farm. Neighbors pitched in as fellow immigrant families helped construct farmsteads and support one another through unsanctioned bank loans, daring dynamite work, and barn raisings. Leaving work aside, this vibrant community also threw parties met by the rooster's early-dawn crow. Pairing his rural roots with lively storytelling, G...
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Wisconsin Bird Hunting Tales Ken M. Blomberg
Summary Join author Ken M. Blomberg as he recollects nearly half a century of the hunt in his backyard grouse paradise.
The History Press 9781467140287 Pub Date: 8/6/18 On Sale Date: 8/6/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Marshaling years of experience, he explains how logging roads often lead to grouse and, just as often, to nowhere. He paints an uplifting portrait of an old hunter dragging his creaky body through unforgiving terrain. And with spirit and humor, he tells of boon companions sharing stories around a campfire or nervously slumbering to a wolf country lullaby. The Badger State's thriving upland bird population beckons hunters from across the country. Novice and veteran hunters alike will draw delight and inspiration from a relatable love affair with gun dogs, upland birds and Wisconsin.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Midwest Pie Recipes That Shaped a Region Meredith Pangrace
Summary A historical tour of midwestern pies that recalls when recipes were shared through faded note cards and junior league cookbooks. New England may say it’s the “Great American Pie Belt,” but pie has a rich and varied history in the American Midwest too. Stop by any church or community event in the heartland today and you’re likely to see as many types of pie on the dessert table as there are people who made them. Belt Publishing 9781953368522 Pub Date: 5/23/23 On Sale Date: 5/23/23 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 141 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Cooking / Courses & Dishes CKB063000 6.9 in H | 5.1 in W | 0.02 lb Wt
Midwest Pie highlights the treats, both sweet and savory, that have come to define this region. Here, you’ll learn about bean pie’s origins in the Nation of Islam, the popularity of “desperation pies” during the Depression, how Michigan miners ate lunch “pasties” in the mines, and much more. Full of accessible instructions and helpful sidebars, you’ll learn the stories behind a variety of pies, including: Hoosier Pie Schnitz Pie Sawdust Pie Ohio Buckeye Pie Runza Midwest Pie is the perfect collection for any home chef looking to learn more about the diversity and deliciousness of one of the region’s most enduring culinary contributions.
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How to Speak Midwestern Edward McClelland
Summary “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance” —The New York Times In this book on Midwestern accents, and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He examines the causes of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, explains the nasality of Minnesota speech, and details why Chicagoans talk more like people from Buffalo than their next-door neighbors in Wisconsin. He provides humorous definitions of jargon from the region, including: Belt Publishing 9780997774276 Pub Date: 12/1/16 On Sale Date: 12/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/18 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 152 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics LAN009000
-squeaky cheese -city chicken -shampoo banana -the Pittsburgh toilet -FIB -bubbler -Chevy in the Hole -jagoff The book also includes detailed glossaries of slang from Buffalo, the Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Wisconsin slang and sayings. This delightful romp through the region is the perfect gift for Midwesterners, and the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn more about the region’s dialects. “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevan...
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MOLINE ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Quad City International Airport David T. Coopman
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738583716 Pub Date: 5/9/11 On Sale Date: 5/9/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In 1922, three men were so captivated with flying they leased 30 acres of cow pasture south of Moline to serve as a landing field. Other early aviators and barnstormers began using Franing Field, and it soon became known as Moline Airport. The field hosted the Ford Reliability Tour four times, served as part of the original New York to Dallas airmail route, had passenger service as early as 1927, became one of Illinois's largest Works Progress Administration projects, weathered financial struggles and a battle with neighboring Davenport, Iowa, over which community would possess the area's commercial airport, and has enjoyed constant growth and updates for both airline and general aviation traffic. This collection of historical photographs and images will present the people, planes, events, and development of that former pastureland into today's modern Quad City International Airport, the third largest airport for passenger traffic in the state of Illinois.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Moline City of Mills David R. Collins
Summary With more than 200 historic photographs, Moline: City of Mills offers an overview of this dynamic river town located on the Mississippi River.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738563725 Pub Date: 8/1/98 On Sale Date: 8/1/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
This book helps to celebrate 150 years of Moline's history, beginning with its incorporation in 1848. The city's history is closely tied to the Mississippi River. The name Moline comes from the French word ""moulin,"" meaning ""mill. "" The river, together with some famous entrepreneurs, helped industry flourish in Moline. John Deere and his steel plow turned the city into the ""agricultural implement center of the world. "" During its lifetime, Moline has experienced steady growth, welcoming a variety of peoples and cultures. Continued commercial prosperity and a bright future are sure to allow for another interesting 150 years for Moline. Found within the pages of this volume, a special birthday gift from three longtime Moline residents, is a look back in time and an up-to-date panorama of people and places.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 16 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Quad Cities Beer A History Michael McCarty, Kristin DeMarr
Summary The Quad Cities have a rich history of brewing that started with the influx of German citizens in the 1800s. Breweries were established on both sides of the Mississippi River. Some of these historic breweries managed to reopen after Prohibition, but national competition ultimately closed the last of these stalwarts in 1956. In 1989, Iowa created a special class "A" brewpub permit, and the first of many brewpubs in the area, Front Street Pub & Eatery, opened in 1992. Blue Cat Brew Pub, on the Illinois side of the river, opened shortly after. The brewing renaissance has helped to establish the Quad Cities as a craft beer destination. Join authors Michael McCarty and Kristin DeMarr as they celebrate the heady heritage of the region. The History Press 9781467151160 Pub Date: 8/7/23 On Sale Date: 8/7/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Eerie Quad Cities Michael McCarty, John Brassard Jr., Jason McLean, The Amazing Kreskin
Summary Like the mighty Mississippi River that cleaves the Quad Cities, the region's history can trap the unwary in some unexpected eddies. Peer through the fog of the past to catch a glimpse of the Tinsmith Ghost of Rock Island or the river serpent with a price on its head. Get the back story on the Banshee of Brady Street, read the 1869 report on a Bigfoot sighting near East Davenport and run the numbers on local UFO activity. From phantom footsteps in the Renwick Mansion to a mausoleum heist in Chippiannock Cemetery, Michael McCarty and John Brassard Jr. trace a path through the shadowy heritage of the Quad Cities.
The History Press 9781467147477 Pub Date: 8/23/21 On Sale Date: 8/23/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Ghosts of the Quad Cities Michael McCarty, Mark McLaughlin, the Amazing Kreskin
Summary Divided by state lines and the Mississippi River, the Quad Cities share a common haunted heritage.
The History Press 9781467141062 Pub Date: 9/16/19 On Sale Date: 9/16/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
If anything, the seam that runs through the region is especially rife with spirits, from the Black Angel of Moline's Riverside Cemetery to the spectral Confederate POWs of Arsenal Island. Of course, the city centers have their own illustrious supernatural residents - the Hanging Ghost occupies Davenport's City Hall, while the Phantom Washwoman wanders Bettendorf's Central Avenue. At Igor's Bistro in Rock Island, every day is Halloween. Michael McCarty and Mark McLaughlin hunt down the haunted lore of this vibrant midwestern community.
112 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Body, Mind & Spirit / Supernatural (incl. Ghosts) OCC023000 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Ghostly Tales of the Midwest Diane Telgen
Summary Ghost stories from the Midwestern United States have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of the Midwest comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit Ohio, the oldest state in the Midwest, to glimpse ghosts in the Butler County Historical Museum. Or travel to Crown Point, Indiana, and see Ruffle Shirt Hill's Underground Railroad site. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained all across America's Midwestern states; just be sure to keep the light on. Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198752 Pub Date: 8/1/22 On Sale Date: 8/1/22 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 80 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Cold War Illinois Christopher Sturdevant
Summary From Walt Disney and Ronald Reagan to chess matches and Nike missiles, trace the Illinois roots of prominent players in the longest and costliest conflict in American history. Discover a mobster's involvement in assassination attempts of Cuban leader Fidel Castro and how the nuclear age began at a college football field on Chicago's south side. Visit the graves of Communist Party leaders and the high-alert heritage of military bases across the state. Local author Christopher Sturdevant, chairman of the Midwest Chapter of the Cold War Museum, follows up his look into Cold War Wisconsin with its neighbor to the south in a fascinating tale of Illinois's role in the fight between East and West. The History Press 9781467145022 Pub Date: 8/31/20 On Sale Date: 8/31/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Witchcraft in Illinois A Cultural History Michael Kleen
Summary For the first time in print, Michael Kleen presents the full story of the Prairie State's dalliance with the dark arts.
The History Press 9781625858764 Pub Date: 9/18/17 On Sale Date: 9/18/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Although Illinois saw no dramatic witch trials, witchcraft has been a part of Illinois history and culture from French exploration to the present day. On the Illinois frontier, pioneers pressed silver dimes into musket balls to ward off witches, while farmers dutifully erected fence posts according to phases of the moon. In 1904, the quiet town of Quincy was shocked to learn of Bessie Bement's suicide, after the young woman sought help from a witch doctor to break a hex. In turn-of-the-century Chicago, Lauron William de Laurence's occult publishing house churned out manuals for performing bizarre rituals intended to attract love and exact revenge.
192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 4 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Midwest Pie Recipes That Shaped a Region Meredith Pangrace
Summary A historical tour of midwestern pies that recalls when recipes were shared through faded note cards and junior league cookbooks. New England may say it’s the “Great American Pie Belt,” but pie has a rich and varied history in the American Midwest too. Stop by any church or community event in the heartland today and you’re likely to see as many types of pie on the dessert table as there are people who made them. Belt Publishing 9781953368522 Pub Date: 5/23/23 On Sale Date: 5/23/23 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 141 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Cooking / Courses & Dishes CKB063000 6.9 in H | 5.1 in W | 0.02 lb Wt
Midwest Pie highlights the treats, both sweet and savory, that have come to define this region. Here, you’ll learn about bean pie’s origins in the Nation of Islam, the popularity of “desperation pies” during the Depression, how Michigan miners ate lunch “pasties” in the mines, and much more. Full of accessible instructions and helpful sidebars, you’ll learn the stories behind a variety of pies, including: Hoosier Pie Schnitz Pie Sawdust Pie Ohio Buckeye Pie Runza Midwest Pie is the perfect collection for any home chef looking to learn more about the diversity and deliciousness of one of the region’s most enduring culinary contributions.
How to Speak Midwestern Edward McClelland
Summary “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance” —The New York Times In this book on Midwestern accents, and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He examines the causes of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, explains the nasality of Minnesota speech, and details why Chicagoans talk more like people from Buffalo than their next-door neighbors in Wisconsin. He provides humorous definitions of jargon from the region, including: Belt Publishing 9780997774276 Pub Date: 12/1/16 On Sale Date: 12/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/18 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 152 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics LAN009000
-squeaky cheese -city chicken -shampoo banana -the Pittsburgh toilet -FIB -bubbler -Chevy in the Hole -jagoff The book also includes detailed glossaries of slang from Buffalo, the Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Wisconsin slang and sayings. This delightful romp through the region is the perfect gift for Midwesterners, and the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn more about the region’s dialects. “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevan...
7.2 in H | 4.9 in W | 0.02 lb Wt
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Springfield Connie Yen
Summary After undergoing periods of dormancy, neglect, and occasional attempts at revitalization, Springfield's downtown area is currently experiencing a resurgence of change and growth. This appreciation of Springfield's historic architecture is evident in the restoration of once-neglected historic buildings that are now restaurants, businesses, and lofts. This renaissance extends from the public square to what was once North Springfield and beyond.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467108928 Pub Date: 10/31/22 On Sale Date: 10/31/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Past and Present 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
Haunted Springfield, Missouri Edward L. Underwood, Karen Underwood, John Jones, Sherry Jones
Summary Echoes of a dynamic history still linger in Springfield, Missouri. The town square was the scene of a Civil War battle, a Wild Bill Hickok shootout and a tragic 1906 lynching. From the phantom landlord of Jefferson Avenue to the spectral bride of Grove Park Bridge, meet figures from the town's past that continue to mystify its present. Pore over reports of supernatural activity at Drury College and the Landers Theater and investigate a bounty of bizarre, sensational rumors from the surrounding countryside in this collection of Springfield ghost lore.
The History Press 9781626191204 Pub Date: 5/20/14 On Sale Date: 5/20/14 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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Wicked Springfield, Missouri: The Seamy Side of the Queen City Larry Wood
Summary From its founding in the early 1830s, Springfield was a rough frontier town where whiskey flowed freely, gunplay and fistfights abounded and gambling thrived. The Civil War not only brought the horror of warfare home to Springfield but also introduced worldly vices like prostitution that were scarcely known in previous years. Yet throughout its history, Springfield has managed to maintain a veneer of respectability not shared by certain other towns of southwest Missouri that were founded as wild, wide-open mining camps, like Joplin and Granby. Join Larry Wood as he digs beneath the surface of Queen City history to expose notorious characters and capers that would make even Joplinites blush. The History Press 9781609497354 Pub Date: 10/9/12 On Sale Date: 10/9/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Springfield 1830-1930 Anita L. Roberts
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738584096 Pub Date: 2/7/11 On Sale Date: 2/7/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Springfield, now the third-largest city in the state, was once an area favored by Native Americans for its natural beauty, mild climate, abundant timber, and excellent hunting and fishing. Founded by John Polk Campbell in 1829, the settlement grew steadily, thanks to its civic-minded residents. Springfield's many photographs show these diligent people at work as well as at play. Whether enjoying a vaudeville show at the Landers Theatre in 1891, riding a jitney or streetcar to Doling Park in 1915, or playing in the world's largest Boy Scout Band in 1925, the people of Springfield enjoyed themselves. Images depict businesses such as the Springfield Wagon Company, which became "king" of U.S. wagon manufacturing, and the "Frisco," whose operational hub was housed in Springfield, bringing commercial and industrial diversification. In 1926, the city became the birthplace of the Mother Road, Route 66, which firmly established Springfield's right to the name "Queen City of the Ozarks."
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Route 66 in the Missouri Ozarks Joe Sonderman
Summary Route 66 in the Missouri Ozarks picks up the journey west where its companion book, Route 66 in St. Louis, leaves off. As Bobby Troup's song says, Route 66 travels "more than 2,000 miles all the way." But one would be hard-pressed to "Show Me" a more scenic and historic segment than the Missouri Ozarks. The highway is lined with buildings covered with distinctive Ozark rock. It winds through a region of deep forests, sparkling streams, hidden caves, and spectacular bluffs. This book will take the traveler from Crawford County to the Kansas line. Along the way, there are small towns and urban centers, hotels and motels, cafés and souvenir stands. Take the time to explore Missouri's Route 66--it is waiting at the next exit. Arcadia Publishing 9780738560304 Pub Date: 5/25/09 On Sale Date: 5/25/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Early Ozarks: A Family's Journey Karol Brown, Nancy Maschino Brown, Leola Maschino
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738502670 Pub Date: 12/15/99 On Sale Date: 12/15/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Domino Danzero's journey, which began in Italy in 1890, led him penniless to New York. The young immigrant came to the Midwest and found work in the coal mines of Illinois and the restaurants of Chicago. Through his travels and his work he gained employment with the Frisco railroad, where he became the overseer of Harvey Houses and Frisco dining cars throughout the central United States. Photography was his hobby and he was commissioned to take photographs for the Frisco railroad. The turn-of-the-century photographs featured in The Early Ozarks: A Family's Journey portray the humanness of people living in the Ozarks. They provide a glimpse of the better things in life--food, family, and friends--reflecting fundamental human compassion and the way of living at the early part of the twentieth century.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Springfield Connie Yen
Summary Known as the "Queen City of the Ozarks," Springfield was founded in 1829 and became the seat of Greene County in 1835. Beginning in 1870, Springfield served as a railroad hub that connected the Ozarks culturally and financially to Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and points along the East Coast. In 1938, Route 66 became part of the city's history when the legendary highway came through the public square on College Street. Built on land donated by Springfield founder John Polk Campbell, the square continues to be a vital part of the city's culture and economy. Postcard History Series: Springfield illustrates the community's growth from downtown businesses to the spread of schools, hospitals, and parks across the city. Arcadia Publishing 9781467112895 Pub Date: 11/10/14 On Sale Date: 11/10/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Lost Attractions of the Ozarks Tim Hollis
Summary Discover the Famous Attractions of Days Gone By When you think about vacationing in the Ozark Mountains, Li'l Abner comic strip characters at Dogpatch USA or scores of their generic cousins elsewhere probably come to mind. But that would be only the beginning. The Ozarks region has scores of attractions to offer tourists and locals alike. From the early music theaters of Branson to the kitschy tourist traps of Lake of the Ozarks, it is a unique part of the nation. Author Tim Hollis details the businesses that no longer exist, from abandoned roadside relics along Route 66 to the concrete prehistoric monsters of Arkansas' Dinosaur World.
The History Press 9781467152976 Pub Date: 7/24/23 On Sale Date: 7/24/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Bald Knobbers: Chronicles of Vigilante Justice Vincent S. Anderson
Summary At the close of the nineteenth century in the Ozark Plateau, lawlessness ruled. Lawmakers, in bed with moonshiners and bootleggers, fueled local crime and turned a blind eye to egregious wrongdoing. In response, a vigilante force emerged from the Ozark hills: the Bald Knobbers. They formed their own laws and alliances; local ministers donned the Knobber mask and brought justice" to the hills, lynching suspected bootleggers. As community support and interest grew, reporters wrote curious articles about Knobber exploits. Join Vincent S. Anderson as he uncovers these peculiar reports including trials, lovers' spats ending in coldblooded murder and Ozark vigilante history that inspired a folk legend." The History Press 9781626192010 Pub Date: 7/30/13 On Sale Date: 7/30/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Ozark Michelle Korgis Fitzpatrick
Summary The name Ozark comes from the French Aux Arcs. The town of Ozark may have gotten its name because it is at the bend of the creek. Today the term Ozark refers to the large upland region that covers parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Ozark, Missouri is nestled in the hills of this region and serves as the county seat of Christian County. This book looks at Ozark's 150 year history, using vintage photographs from the Pegram Collection to capture the spirit of the town and surrounding areas. Ozark has long prided itself on its hospitality, and that is evident here in the images of people, events, schools, railroads, and more that have made Ozark the warm and friendly town it is today. Arcadia Publishing 9780738532110 Pub Date: 11/1/03 On Sale Date: 11/1/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Lost Missouri Treasure Craig Gaines
Summary Lost and Forgotten Gems of Missouri History From the mining industry to the shipping industry to the Civil War, Missouri has lost a lot. Emigrants and traders have lost countless values during their travels. The Civil War caused a loss of not only citizens, but numerous valuable historic items. The host of outlaws who traversed the area have hidden loot that has never been found. Join author Craig Gaines as he details the state treasures lost to time.
The History Press 9781467155014 Pub Date: 10/9/23 On Sale Date: 10/9/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
A Culinary History of Missouri Foodways & Iconic Dishes of the Show-Me State Suzanne Corbett, Deborah Reinhardt
Summary
The History Press 9781467150361 Pub Date: 9/27/21 On Sale Date: 9/27/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Missouri's history is best told through food, from its Native American and later French colonial roots to the country's first viticultural area. Learn about the state's vibrant barbecue culture, which stems from African American cooks, including Henry Perry, Kansas City's barbecue king. Trace the evolution of iconic dishes such as Kansas City burnt ends, St. Louis gooey butter cake and Springfield cashew chicken. Discover how hardscrabble Ozark farmers launched a tomato canning industry and how a financially strapped widow, Irma Rombauer, would forever change how cookbooks were written. Historian and culinary writer Suzanne Corbett and food and travel writer Deborah Reinhardt also include more than eighty historical recipes to capture a taste of Missouri's history that spans more than two hundred years.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Missouri Ozarks Legends and Lore Cynthia McRoy Carroll
Summary A crossroads energy is the heart and soul of the Missouri Ozarks, where earthquakes, monster lore and UFO sightings are as familiar as limestone bluffs along historic Route 66. When Momo the Missouri Monster materialized amid auditory phenomena and UFO sightings, mayhem consumed a sleepy river town. The Joplin Spook Light has appeared nightly for more than a century. At sunset, park guards at the legendary Zombie Road turn away ghost hunters for their own good. Learn about how historic earthquakes reversed the flow of the Mississippi River. See Missouri native Mark Twain's lifelong interest in the paranormal following a lucid prophetic dream. Join Cynthia Carroll--author, tour director and sixth-generation native--as your guide through the magic of the Missouri Ozarks. The History Press 9781467150408 Pub Date: 9/13/21 On Sale Date: 9/13/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Notorious Missouri 200 Years of Historic Crimes James W. Erwin, Vicki Berger Erwin
Summary From the duel on Bloody Island to the "Missouri Miracle'? kidnapping and recovery of Shawn Hornbeck, Missouri has seen its share of notorious crimes. The Show-Me State was home to the first Western gunfight on the town square between Wild Bill Hickok and Dave Tutt. The three trials of the alleged murderer of Colonel Thomas Swope, the founder of Kansas City's Swope Park, enveloped the state. Residents also saw the killings within a few blocks of each other that inspired the songs "Stagger Lee'? and "Frankie and Johnny.'? Vicki Berger Erwin and James W. Erwin explore crimes, criminals, and victims from the violent history of the last two hundred years in the Show-Me State. The History Press 9781467146692 Pub Date: 4/12/21 On Sale Date: 4/12/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 78 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Route 66 in Missouri Joe Sonderman
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467102667 Pub Date: 3/25/19 On Sale Date: 3/25/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Route 66 is the "Main Street of America," heralded in song and popular culture. It took a maze of different routes through St. Louis before slashing diagonally across the "Show-Me State" through the beauty of the Ozarks. In between, there are classic motels, diners, tourist traps, and gas stations bathed in flashing and whirling neon lights. Natural wonders include crystal-clear streams, majestic bluffs, and wondrous caverns. Roadside marketers concocted legends about Jesse James, painted advertisements on barns, lived with deadly snakes, or offered curios such as pottery and handwoven baskets. That spirit is alive today at the Wagon Wheel and the Munger-Moss, the Mule, Meramec Caverns, and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard, just to name a few. Their stories are included here.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Travel / Food, Lodging & Transportation TRV031000 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Missouri's Murderous Matrons Emma Heppermann and Bertha Gifford Victoria Cosner, Lorelei Shannon
Summary At the turn of the twentieth century, people in Missouri experienced unexpected and horrible deaths due to arsenic. Two different women in two different areas of Missouri, and for two different reasons, used arsenic as a means to get what they wanted. Emma Heppermann, a black widow killer, craved money. Bertha Gifford, an angel of mercy, took sick people into her home and nursed them to death. Follow the trails of these women who murdered for decades before being tried and convicted. From Wentzville to Steelville, Emma left a trail of bodies. And Bertha is suspected of killing almost 10 percent of the population of the little town of Catawissa. Authors Victoria Cosner and Lorelei Shannon offer the gruesome history of Missouri's murderous matrons. The History Press 9781467140720 Pub Date: 3/4/19 On Sale Date: 3/4/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Missouri Outlaws Bandits, Rebels & Rogues Paul Kirkman
Summary Whether seen as a common criminal or Robin Hood with a six-shooter, the Missouri outlaw left an indelible mark on American culture. In the nineteenth century, Missouri was known as the "Outlaw State" and offered a list of lawbreakers like Jesse James, Bloody Bill Anderson, Belle Starr and Cole Younger. These notorious criminals became folk legends in countless books, movies and television shows. Author Paul Kirkman traces the succession of Missouri's first few generations and how each contributed to the making of some of the most notorious outlaws and lawmen in American history. The History Press 9781625859150 Pub Date: 3/5/18 On Sale Date: 3/5/18 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Forgotten Tales of Missouri Mary Collins Barile
Summary Truth, after all, still remains stranger and more engaging than most legends. And Missouri, of course, leads every other place in truth. Hop aboard Long's dragon boat or take advantage of 1846 wind wagon technology to plunge into the forgotten tales of this fascinating place. Hobnob cautiously with Stagger Lee, Mike Fink and Calamity Jane and view the chamber pot war from a safe distance. Trade witticisms with Alphonse Wetmore and Mark Twain, the frontier folk who keep us civilized today. If you keep company with storyteller Mary Collins Barile, you'll even catch a glimpse of the Mississippi River running backward from an earthquake that was all Missouri's fault. The History Press 9781609494735 Pub Date: 5/8/12 On Sale Date: 5/8/12 $14.99 USD/$15.99 CAD/€11.99 EUR Trade Paperback 190 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Forgotten Tales 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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BELT PUBLISHING
Midwest Pie Recipes That Shaped a Region Meredith Pangrace
Summary A historical tour of midwestern pies that recalls when recipes were shared through faded note cards and junior league cookbooks. New England may say it’s the “Great American Pie Belt,” but pie has a rich and varied history in the American Midwest too. Stop by any church or community event in the heartland today and you’re likely to see as many types of pie on the dessert table as there are people who made them. Belt Publishing 9781953368522 Pub Date: 5/23/23 On Sale Date: 5/23/23 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 141 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Cooking / Courses & Dishes CKB063000 6.9 in H | 5.1 in W | 0.02 lb Wt
Midwest Pie highlights the treats, both sweet and savory, that have come to define this region. Here, you’ll learn about bean pie’s origins in the Nation of Islam, the popularity of “desperation pies” during the Depression, how Michigan miners ate lunch “pasties” in the mines, and much more. Full of accessible instructions and helpful sidebars, you’ll learn the stories behind a variety of pies, including: Hoosier Pie Schnitz Pie Sawdust Pie Ohio Buckeye Pie Runza Midwest Pie is the perfect collection for any home chef looking to learn more about the diversity and deliciousness of one of the region’s most enduring culinary contributions.
How to Speak Midwestern Edward McClelland
Summary “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance” —The New York Times In this book on Midwestern accents, and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He examines the causes of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, explains the nasality of Minnesota speech, and details why Chicagoans talk more like people from Buffalo than their next-door neighbors in Wisconsin. He provides humorous definitions of jargon from the region, including: Belt Publishing 9780997774276 Pub Date: 12/1/16 On Sale Date: 12/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/18 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 152 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics LAN009000
-squeaky cheese -city chicken -shampoo banana -the Pittsburgh toilet -FIB -bubbler -Chevy in the Hole -jagoff The book also includes detailed glossaries of slang from Buffalo, the Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Wisconsin slang and sayings. This delightful romp through the region is the perfect gift for Midwesterners, and the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn more about the region’s dialects. “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevan...
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The Ghostly Tales of the Midwest Diane Telgen
Summary Ghost stories from the Midwestern United States have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of the Midwest comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit Ohio, the oldest state in the Midwest, to glimpse ghosts in the Butler County Historical Museum. Or travel to Crown Point, Indiana, and see Ruffle Shirt Hill's Underground Railroad site. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained all across America's Midwestern states; just be sure to keep the light on. Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198752 Pub Date: 8/1/22 On Sale Date: 8/1/22 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 80 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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SALT LAKE CITY ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Great Salt Lake Lynn Arave, Ray Boren
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467109000 Pub Date: 10/3/22 On Sale Date: 10/3/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Great Salt Lake is bleak yet beautiful, mysterious and alluring, an endangered "dead sea" vital to life. Explorer Jedediah Smith, surrounded by a vast wilderness, realized this felt to him like home. Conservationist John Muir found in the briny waters a sublime baptism and came out, in his words, salted and clean as a saint. Nineteenth-century Utahns built the first resorts, such as Saltair; bathed and floated in the water; and began extracting valuable salts and minerals from the ever-fluctuating lake. Ringed with wildlife refuges, it is a haven for migrating birds. With multiple state parks, Antelope Island among them, Great Salt Lake is today a magnet for sight-seeing, swimming, hiking, biking, horse riding, and sailing--just a few of the ways to experience what pioneer-era surveyor Howard Stansbury described as a "great and peculiar beauty."
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Legends, Lore and True Tales of Utah Lynn Arave
Summary Legends, Lore and True Tales of Utah explores an eclectic past
The History Press 9781467150675 Pub Date: 7/25/22 On Sale Date: 7/25/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Ordinary history books often fail to address the obscure or the unexplained, leaving questions buried in annals of yesteryear. Where were Utah's mythical monsters, including Bigfoot, spotted? How did 'Schoolmarm's Bloomers' become a state symbol? What created the Lagoon Amusement Park's 'dark side'? Why did 'Frankenstein' prowl through the Cache town of Clarkston? Does Sardine Canyon hide the state's fishiest story? Exactly what was the 'Lakemobile' that rolled through the Great Salt Lake? When and why did BYU temporarily ban football? How is it that the first college basketball team to ever play in the state was all women, and they beat the men? Retired journalist Lynn Arave presents this unique collection, including over a hundred photographs, of the Beehive State's offbeat history.
224 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
Salt Lake City Paradies - August 2024
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Salt Lake City's Modern Architecture Steve Cornell, John Ewanowski
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467108942 Pub Date: 10/30/23 On Sale Date: 10/30/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The postwar era led to a threefold population increase in Salt Lake County between 1940 and 1980 and brought with it a building boom largely concentrated in Salt Lake City. Office towers reached farther toward the sky, college campuses grew outward to accommodate the influx of students on the GI Bill, religious facilities were built for a diversifying population, and arenas and theaters were constructed for people enjoying their newly discovered leisure time. This building boom was anchored in Modernism, an architectural movement defined by rationalism and functionalism. Modernism first caught hold in large American cities then proliferated to the rest of the country in more provincial cities like Salt Lake. This book explores the lasting impression of Modernism on Salt Lake's built environment and highlights projects by both homegrown architects as well as architects from farther afield practicing in the burgeoning city. Landmark structures such as the First Security Bank building and the Salt Palace highlight the city's Modern architecture and, along with more mundane examples, bri...
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Utahisms Unique Expressions, Inventions, Place Names & More David Ellingson Eddington
Summary Utahisms: Unique Expressions, Inventions, Place Names and more ranges from the characteristic to the bizarre
The History Press 9781467152440 Pub Date: 7/4/22 On Sale Date: 7/4/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036140
The Beehive State's iconic vistas are singular and distinctive. So too are its colloquialisms, peculiar place names and landmark firsts. Confusion from local dialect ultimately thwarted a would be robber in Salt Lake City. The proper pronunciation of Tooele might surprise visitors, while residents still debate its origins. And, phrases once thought to be solely Utahn often prove otherwise. The world's first department store was born out of xenophobia and religious persecution in 1869. Martha Hughes Cannon followed through on Brigham Young's encouraging women to become physicians. She later became the first female state senator in the United States, defeating her own husband. Examining everything from phonetics to history, BYU Linguistics Professor David Eddington reveals the roots of what is truly, uniquely Utah.
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Haunted Salt Lake City Laurie Allen, Cassie Ashton, Kristen Clay, Nannette Watts
Summary Uncovering ghost stories in Salt Lake City leads to a spooky mixture of legend, lore and local history. A young female apparition likes to surprise guests of the McCune Mansion by leaping from a mirror. Believed to be stationed at Fort Douglas, a Civil War vet named Clem still teases female visitors. Staff at the historic Devereaux Mansion, once a major social center, relented in their vain nightly attempts to keep the lights off and let the spirits continue their eternal party. And nuns of the Sisters of the Holy Cross still visit patients in the hospital they established. The guides of Story Tours' Salt Lake City Ghost Tour reveal characters who just can't seem to leave the valley. The History Press 9781467138246 Pub Date: 9/17/18 On Sale Date: 9/17/18 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, Utah! Martha Day Zschock
Summary Welcome to Utah! Parent and child Seagulls tour Utah in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Utah! join the pair as they visit Salt Lake City, float in the Great Salt Lake, raft the Colorado River, and saddle up horses. Along the way they also find treasures in the desert, trek through the snow, go skiing, and explore the national parks! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA. Commonwealth Editions 9781938700736 Pub Date: 6/19/18 On Sale Date: 6/19/18 $9.99 USD/$9.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002040 Series: Hello 5.9 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Forgotten Tales of Utah Andy Weeks
Summary Characters ranging from Mormon pioneers to Butch Cassidy all helped give the Beehive State color and tenacity. Uncover the state's hidden gems with stories like the first group of Latter-day Saints who arrived in the Salt Lake Valley days before Brigham Young proclaimed it as "the right place." Meet an ancient prophet believed to have walked the arid landscape, offering his blessing on several sites long before the pioneers arrived. Learn why a former lawyer was buried without a proper headstone. Discover the state's quirky side with the strange goings-on at an obscure ranch and the alleged monsters once believed to haunt some of Utah's lakes. Author Andy Weeks offers this quirky and informative collection of little-known tales about the forty-fifth state. The History Press 9781467137300 Pub Date: 7/31/17 On Sale Date: 7/31/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 60 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Forgotten Tales 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Utah Reflections: Stories From the Wasatch Front Kase Johnstun, Sherri Hoffman, Mary Johnstun
Summary
The History Press 9781626193406 Pub Date: 6/3/14 On Sale Date: 6/3/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Perhaps no other area of Utah reflects the state's expansive diversity as clearly as the Wasatch Front. Utah Reflections: Stories from the Wasatch Front" captures the heritage and identity of this self-defining part of the state. These personal stories are grounded in the mountains, waters, deserts and cities of a distinctive geography, from Cache Valley to Salt Lake City to Provo. Contributors include Lance Larson, Katharine Coles, Phyllis Barber, Sylvia Torti, Chadd VanZanten, Pam Houston and Terry Tempest Williams, as well as other exciting established and new voices. Each piece was thoughtfully selected as part of a sweeping panorama of cultural history and the traditions of a people bound to the region to show what makes the Wasatch Front unique, prosperous and beloved."
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Salt Lake City: 1890-1930 Gary Topping, Melissa Coy Ferguson, Utah State Historical Society
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738570747 Pub Date: 5/20/09 On Sale Date: 5/25/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Between 1890 and 1930, Salt Lake City experienced some of the most rapid and profound changes of any city in U.S. history. In its pioneer period, from the beginning of white settlement in 1847 to about 1890, the city struggled against outside pressures to maintain its identity as a self-sufficient Mormon utopian community, with its theocratic government, agricultural economy, and polygamous society. But by the turn of the 20th century, Mormonism had largely abandoned those features, and Salt Lake City was becoming like most other American cities as it embraced capitalism, the evolution of transportation and industry, ethnic and cultural diversity, women's rights, and modern entertainment.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Dreaming of Salt Lake City Counting Down Around the Town Applewood Books
Summary In this large format board book for young readers, ages 2-5, we'll learn to count down from 10 to 1 while discovering sites around Salt Lake City, Utah. There's so much to see--won't you join me? Commonwealth Editions 9781641941631 Pub Date: 5/26/20 On Sale Date: 5/26/20 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full color Carton Qty: 40 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Concepts JUV009030 Series: Dreaming Of 9 in H | 9 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Utah Sport Climbing Stories and Reflections on the Bolting of the Beehive State Darren M. Edwards
Summary Not much drives passionate debate in Utah more than public land use. And sport climbing is securely tethered to that controversy as more thrill-seekers gear up each year to ascend the state's geological wonders. From the bolt wars in Moab to the frenzied route development in American Fork Canyon, Utah remains central in the evolution of the sport. With over sixty interviews and a healthy dose of humor, climber and author Darren M. Edwards tracks the spirit, ethos and feats of bolters who have led the way since the 1980s.
The History Press 9781467119092 Pub Date: 3/27/17 On Sale Date: 3/27/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Salt Lake City's Historic Architecture Allen Dale Roberts
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738595160 Pub Date: 8/20/12 On Sale Date: 8/20/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Settling in an isolated desert valley, Salt Lake City's Mormon pioneers laid out a city grid and constructed permanent structures to create their version of Zion. They brought with them their architects, builders, tools, and experience gained in the Midwest. Within a decade, the fast-growing community had created religious, business, and residential centers with Greek- and Gothic Revival-style structures built of stone and adobe. With the arrival of the railroad, urban architects, and a sizable "gentile" (non-Mormon) population in the 1860s, the city's architecture suddenly diversified in scale, style, and material. By the 1890s, virtually every American style was represented and impressive landmarks were found citywide. This trend continued throughout the early 20th century as talented architects designed in a rich variety of architectural expressions. Although several important buildings are lost, many remain and are now restored. In this book, Salt Lake City's legacy of historic governmental, religious, commercial, industrial, educational, social, and residential architecture--fro...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Ghostly Tales of Salt Lake City Laurie Allen, Cassie Ashton, Kristen Clay, Nannette Guest-Watts
Summary Ghost stories from SLC have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198233 Pub Date: 8/2/21 On Sale Date: 8/2/21 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The haunted history of Salt Lake City comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Crash a party at the Devereaux Mansion--thrown by the ghosts. Or sense the paranormal vibes in the kitchen of Whiskey Street Cocktails and Dining. Have you heard about Girl Scout troop that was haunted by a mysterious apparition while touring the Fort Douglas Military Museum? Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Paranormal & Supernatural JNF008000 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Bonneville Salt Flats "Landspeed" Louise Ann Noeth, Alex Xydias
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467105958 Pub Date: 11/9/20 On Sale Date: 11/9/20 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Astronaut John Glenn used Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats as a landmark from space, but on Earth, amateur motorsports devotees have used the blistering hot, flat land as a speed laboratory for more than a century. On August 22, 1949, the hot rodders joined the pageant of power with their handcrafted cars, trucks, and motorcycles for a one-time event but never stopped coming back, trying to go faster every run down the multi-mile course. All came looking for the answer to the same question: "How fast will it go?" Those efforts have made them the fastest people on the planet, reaching speeds in excess of 500 miles per hour. On the salt, people find the limits of their courage, learn what daring greatly is all about, and realize why a Bonneville Salt Flats speed record is an internationally respected pedigree. People who race on the salt flats become a family bound together by speed--a powerful force that erases ethnic, economic, political, and religious barriers. They are land speed racers. And this is their story.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A Treasury of Latter-Day Saint Letters Larry E. Morris
Summary
The History Press 9781625858993 Pub Date: 10/23/17 On Sale Date: 10/23/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
What did David O. McKay say about the theory of evolution, or George Albert Smith about Saints thinking for themselves? Why did Relief Society president Eliza R. Snow and others write a heartfelt letter of appreciation to the governor of the Utah territory? With fifteen new letters, this revised edition of A Treasury of Latter-day Saint Letters answers these and other intriguing questions through the words of early Church figures, from apostles to Joseph Smith's relatives. Historian Larry Morris, formerly with the Ensign and the Joseph Smith Papers, explains the historical context of each epistle and presents the text of the letter itself. Preserving the exact words and spelling of the writer, this inspiring and thought-provoking volume offers a glimpse into the personal lives and candid feelings of a host of prominent Church members--a rare view not often seen from the pulpit or in history books.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Historic Tales of Utah Eileen Hallet Stone, Terry Orme
Summary
The History Press 9781467135559 Pub Date: 4/25/16 On Sale Date: 4/25/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the rugged beauty and refined splendor of this vast state emerges a remarkable volume of personal recollections, narrative histories and astonishing stories. Explore the fortitude and cultural diversity behind the development of Utah through "Big Bill" Haywood, vilified by the New York Times as "the most feared figure in America." Experience compelling accounts of women bruised on the front lines of suffrage battles, enthralling stories of Chinese "paper sons and daughters" and heroic endeavors of Northern Ute firefighters. Celebrate downtown's "Wall Street of the West," the off-road cyclist known as the "Bedouin of the Desert" and Utah's love affair with sweets. Culled from her popular Salt Lake Tribune "Living History" column, award-winning author Eileen Hallet Stone uncovers captivating tales of ordinary people and their extraordinary contributions that shaped Utah history.
208 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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South Temple Street Landmarks Salt Lake City’s First Historic District Bim Oliver
Summary
The History Press 9781467137713 Pub Date: 1/30/17 On Sale Date: 1/30/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the earliest days of settlement, South Temple was Salt Lake's most prestigious street. In 1857, William Staines built the Devereaux House, Salt Lake's first of many mansions. The once-bustling Union Pacific Depot eventually found itself increasingly isolated. Downtown's "gleaming copper landmark" overcame numerous hurdles before its construction was finally finished, and the Steiner American Building helped usher in acceptance of Modernist architecture. Evolving to reflect its continued prominence, in 1975, the thoroughfare's core became the city's first local historic district, and in 1982, it made the National Register of Historic Places. Author and historian Bim Oliver celebrates the changing landmarks along these famous eighteen blocks.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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PORTLAND, ME ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Peaks Island and Portland Harbor Susan Hanley, Holly Hurd-Forsyth
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467107594 Pub Date: 5/23/22 On Sale Date: 5/23/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Portland Harbor is Peaks Island's front yard, providing islanders with water views and access to the city. Victorian beliefs about "healthy salt air" and newfound wealth combined to create a leisure class that flocked to the Maine seaside. Peaks Islanders replaced a hardscrabble life of fishing and farming with a tourism-based economy. They could not build fast enough. Dubbed the "Coney Island of Maine," Peaks Island at the turn of the 20th century boasted big hotels, grand theaters, posh restaurants, and a boardwalk full of amusements. The dawn of the motor age saw the pendulum swing once again toward austerity, as tourists abandoned the island to embrace automobile travel. Times were tough, and Peaks Island returned to a working-class neighborhood. Newcomers provided injections of life--the military in 1942, a wave of summer residents in the 1950s, and hippies in the 1970s. All fueled growth and left community organizations that survive today.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Bigfoot in Maine Michelle Y. Souliere, Loren Coleman
Summary The dark woods of Maine have been the setting for many eerie and unexplained events, none more captivating than sightings of a giant hominid known as Bigfoot. But what makes this corner of New England such a perfect place for this cryptid to live? Learn about the ecology and geography that support the legend and meet the people forever changed by close encounters with it. From previously unpublished eyewitness accounts to modern-day media portrayals, author and illustrator Michelle Souliere presents this detailed history of the phenomenon and folklore that has lurked in shadows for generations.
The History Press 9781467147484 Pub Date: 5/24/21 On Sale Date: 5/24/21 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 4 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Stories from the Maine Coast: Skippers, Ships and Storms Harry Gratwick
Summary The history of Maine has always been inextricably tied to its coastline. The sea first brought settlers, and the rich fishing and shipbuilding industries sustained growth. The Atlantic also connected Mainers to the rest of the world. Goods and ideas traveled the maritime routes that originated in populous Portland and more isolated places like Carver's Harbor and Deer Isle. From Searsport's sailing masters to the burning of Royal Tar, author Harry Gratwick relates the adventures of the skippers and their crews. Read about the search for the Smithy Boat and other tales from Maine's shipping lanes. The History Press 9781609492496 Pub Date: 4/8/12 On Sale Date: 4/8/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Portland's Past: Stories from the City by the Sea Luann Yetter
Summary
The History Press 9781609491659 Pub Date: 11/8/11 On Sale Date: 11/8/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized Portland, Maine, as the "beautiful town that is seated by the sea." In this volume, Maine author Luann Yetter presents the stories from its past that not only showcase this exquisiteness but also illuminate its diverse and exciting history. The founding members of the Forest City braved the harsh winters, but not without scandals and struggles. One man raised a navy to fight the Barbary pirates threatening ships that sailed from Casco Bay, and privateers brought rum onboard and ashore. And while one Portlander traded slaves, many others worked the Underground Railroad as staunch antislavery crusaders. Discover Portland from its beginning as uncharted territory through to its development into the quintessential New England city it is today.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Portland's Greatest Conflagration: The 1866 Fire Disaster Don Whitney, Michael Daicy, The Portland Veteran Firemen's Association, The Portland Fire Museum
Summary On the Fourth of July in 1866, joy turned to tragedy in Portland, Maine. A boy threw a firecracker onto a pile of wood shavings and it erupted in a blaze as residents prepared to celebrate the 110th anniversary of American independence in the momentous time following the Civil War. The violent conflagration killed two people and destroyed all structures on nearly thirty streets. Authors Michael Daicy and Don Whitney, both firefighters, chronicle the day's catastrophic events, as well as the bravery of those who fought the ferocious fire, dispelling the myth that ill-trained firefighting contributed to the devastation. The History Press 9781596299559 Pub Date: 12/5/10 On Sale Date: 12/5/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Hello, Maine! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9780981943022 Pub Date: 7/1/10 On Sale Date: 7/1/10 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD/£9.95 GBP Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Maine! Follow a parent and child moose as they tour Maine, exploring from the rocky coastline to the heights of Katahdin--the highest mountain in the region. Along the way they visit lighthouses, see tidal pools, fish for lobsters, and dig for clams. They drive the coast in an old pickup truck, sail from island to island, and camp out under the stars. Little children and their loved ones will love this beautifully-illustrated view of Maine to remind them of their own visit! Bestselling author Martha Day Zschock is an artist and former elementary teacher with a passion for helping children explore new places. The Hello! series illustrates how exploring real places yields new discoveries. Through these journeys, kids can explore and become experts on the world they see inside and outside the book, through the engaging, bright, and detailed illustrations. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
24 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002290 Series: Hello 6.2 in H | 5.8 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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I Met a Moose in Maine One Day Ed Shankman, Dave O'Neill
Summary
Commonwealth Editions 9781933212777 Pub Date: 6/1/08 On Sale Date: 6/1/08 $17.99 USD/$17.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Picture Book
A boy and a moose become fast friends in this rhyming charmer from the creators of The Boston Balloonies, The Cods of Cape Cod, and Champ and Me By the Maple Tree. Together, boy and beast play hide-and-seek (not the best game for a moose), walk to the general store, then take a tour of Maine. They fly about in a seaplane, they run the Penobscot River on a raft made of logs, they hang out on a dock in Camden, and they finish off with some chocolate moose cake at a cafe in Portland!
32 Pages 32 full-color illus. Carton Qty: 30 Ages 5 to 8 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Shankman & O'Neill 10.1 in H | 10.2 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Haunted Portland: From Pirates to Ghost Brides Roxie J. Zwicker
Summary Follow Zwicker, author of Haunted Portsmouth and Haunted Pubs of New England, as she expertly navigates through this storied Yankee seaport's collection of creepy graveyards, tragic shipwrecks, eerie lighthouses and more. You?ll discover such haunting yarns as the story of Lydia Carver-the ?ghost bride? who drowned just offshore on the eve of her marriage- as well as the tale of the British captain and the American commander whose ghosts square off at nighttime in a famous local cemetery, a chilling reenactment of their fatal War of 1812 naval engagement. Read Haunted Portland and discover the dark side lurking beneath Portland's picture postcard exterior. The History Press 9781596292826 Pub Date: 10/31/07 On Sale Date: 10/31/07 $21.99 USD/$20.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Haunted America 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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Portland Joyce K. Bibber, Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.
Summary Portland's development in the era from 1890 to 1950 is characterized by a 1911 statement that "as a bustling commercial center, an attractive place of residence, and a beautiful summer resort, Portland looms big." The city's leadership role as a major publishing nexus for early-20th-century American postcards accounts for the quality and quantity of the period images produced by firms such as Chisholm, Leighton, and Morris. Featuring many never-before-published views from the extensive collection of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Portland offers a treasured visual reminder of a time when the city prospered as a major transatlantic port and played host to 250,000 tourists annually. Arcadia Publishing 9780738550336 Pub Date: 6/27/07 On Sale Date: 7/2/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The Maine Dictionary John McDonald, Peter Wallace
Summary Maine truly has a language of its own, as the state'Äôs favorite storyteller makes plain, with hilarious illustrations by a leading regional cartoonist.
Commonwealth Editions 9781933212692 Pub Date: 6/27/07 On Sale Date: 3/5/24 $12.95 USD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 35 Humor HUM000000 10.8 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Portland (Revised) Frank H. Sleeper, Maine Historical Preservation Commission and Others
Summary A pictoral history and moving tribute to the people of Portland's spirit, drive and ability to overcome adversity from the last 130 years.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738535425 Pub Date: 5/5/04 On Sale Date: 5/5/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of America
Portland is often associated with the mythological phoenix, the animal that rises out of the ashes of its apparent death. Life here has often been a struggle: to overcome the disastrous fires of 1775 and 1866, to rebuild after the change in Canadian policy in 1920 that devastated the waterfront and to outlast the Depression and the other economic crises that have affected the area. The people of Portland have always faced these problems head on, survived, and rebuilt the city stronger then it was before. Portland features more than 200 images that together document life in Maine's largest city over the last 130 years. We see immigrants arrive from all corners of the world and watch as they build lives and businesses in their new home. We witness the waterfront and Congress Street rise, fall, and rise again. We observe how the political scene has changed and been changed by everyday people. Perhaps the most interesting photographs, however, are those...
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Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Maine and New Hampshire Coast James A. Claflin
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738503196 Pub Date: 10/27/99 On Sale Date: 10/27/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Lighthouses and Life Saving along the Maine and New Hampshire Coast is a unique tribute to the men and women who protected mariners as they traveled along New England's rocky coastline. With thousands of vessels plying the dangerous waters, the chance of a shipping disaster was always great. Hundreds of shipwrecks did indeed occur off the coast with startling losses. Through descriptive text and a variety of vintage images from private as well as museum collections, we get a rare glimpse into the lives of the dedicated government men and women. Author James Claflin combines an extensively researched text with this exquisite collection of previously unpublished images to tell the story of an area heavily dependent on its coastal commerce. The task of lighting and protecting the coasts was taken on by the U.S. Light-House Establishment and the U.S. Life-Saving Service, later merged to become the U.S. Coast Guard. Within these pages, see the Boon Island Lighthouse keeper, his family alongside, as he proudly poses in his uniform; life savers at Hunniwells Beach station as they pull throug...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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South Portland and Cape Elizabeth Connie Porter Porter
Summary This collection of over two hundred photographs brings life to South Portland and Cape Elizabeth in the century of change from the 1850s on.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738590028 Pub Date: 10/1/95 On Sale Date: 10/1/95 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Most of the photographs in this fascinating visual history are rare and many have never before been published. They are taken from family albums which provide an intimate chronicle of the history of the area, ranging from the Spurwink River to the boatyards at Ferry Village, the estates at Delano Park, and the many neighborhoods that make up South Portland. The photographs introduce us to the people, places, and events which defined South Portland and Cape Elizabeth between 1850 and 1950, including the descendants of some of the first settlers--the Jordans, Dyers, Murrays, and Cleeves, whose families still live in the area. This treasury of images and information will be a source of fascination and enjoyment for resident and visitor, young and old alike.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Historic Taverns and Tea Rooms of Maine Kathy Kenny, Bill Kenny
Summary Holding an integral place in Maine's community, the story of its early taverns and tea rooms is an important account of commerce and political and social life. From famed Revolutionary War incidents to Civil War generals, stagecoaches and the story of rum, the history of Maine's early taverns is captivating. The tea rooms of the early 1900s were just as interesting and important. They played a large role in the national tea movement, the temperance and suffragette movements and the promotion of women's independence, and they also symbolized Maine's culture and sophistication. Join local authors Kathy and Bill Kenny as they unveil the stories, characters and history of these establishments over the past four centuries. The History Press 9781467148986 Pub Date: 5/31/21 On Sale Date: 5/31/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Maine to Cape Horn The World's Most Dangerous Voyage Charles H. Lagerbom
Summary
The History Press 9781467150057 Pub Date: 8/2/21 On Sale Date: 8/2/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Cape Horn conjures up images of wind-whipped waters and desperate mariners in frozen rigging. Long recognized as a maritime touchstone for sailors, it marks the spot where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet in one writhing mass. "Doubling" Cape Horn became the ultimate test, earning a prominent place in Maine maritime history. At the end of South America, it shares longitude 67° west exactly with Cutler, Maine, a direct north-south line of seven thousand miles. Maine Cape Horners were recognized by a golden earring. If they did not survive this most difficult journey in the world, the earring covered the costs of their funeral, should the body ever be found. Maritime historian Charles H. Lagerbom traveled to the end of the world to help research this exciting story of bold Mainers and their exhilarating and oftentimes deadly dance with danger.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Transportation 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Local Baby Maine Maine Nancy Ellwood
Summary Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Maine engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes their state so great. Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198455 Pub Date: 4/4/22 On Sale Date: 4/4/22 $11.99 USD/$14.99 CAD Board Book
See the West Quoddy Head Light, hike Cadillac Mountain, canoe at Sebago Lake, and swim at Higgins Beach. Explore your state with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3, Grades 0 to 1 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.07 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Maine Book of the Dead Graveyard Legends and Lore Roxie J. Zwicker
Summary
The History Press 9781467150316 Pub Date: 8/9/21 On Sale Date: 8/9/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Maine's graveyards contain the ancient memories and last words of woodsmen, lighthouse keepers, inventors, sea captains and the people who called this rugged land home. In an island cemetery rests Tall Barney, a six-foot-seven folk hero who single-handedly took down fifteen men in a Portland bar. Kittery holds the grave for the crew of the doomed ship the Hattie Eaton. Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor is the final resting place for the famed "Sky Blue Madam" Fanny Jones and Public Enemy No. 1, gangster Al Brady. Camp Etna contains the grave of famed medium Mary Vanderbilt. Dead Man's Gulch in Wales holds many eerie tales of ghosts that refuse to leave. Join renowned author and tour guide Roxie Zwicker as she explores Maine's historic and legendary graveyards.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Whaling in Maine Charles H. Lagerbom
Summary The history of American whaling is most frequently associated with Nantucket, New Bedford and Mystic. However, the state of Maine also played an integral part in the development and success of this important industry. The sons of Maine became whaling captains, whaling crews, inventors, investors and businessmen. Towns along the coast created community-wide whaling and sealing ventures, outfitted their own ships and crewed them with their own people. The state also supplied the growing industry with Maine-built ships, whale boats, oars and other maritime supplies. For more than two hundred years, the state forged a strong and lasting connection with the American whaling industry. Author and historian Charles Lagerbom reveals why Maine should rightly take its place alongside its more well-known New England whaling neighbors. The History Press 9781467144520 Pub Date: 6/29/20 On Sale Date: 6/29/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Classic Diners of Maine Sarah Walker Caron
Summary Across Maine, iconic diners come in different shapes and sizes. From the fluffy pancakes as big as a plate to piles of perfectly crisped corned beef hash, these beloved spots have served classic comfort food to generations of hungry patrons. For more than ninety years, Moody's Diner in Waldoboro has offered famous homemade pies to regulars and visitors alike. From the Lumberjack Breakfast at the Palace Diner in Biddeford to the steak and cheese omelet at the Deluxe Diner in Rumford, author Sarah Walker Caron reveals the stories and recipes behind the state's most iconic community eateries.
The History Press 9781467141031 Pub Date: 6/22/20 On Sale Date: 6/22/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 6 Cooking / Individual Chefs & Restaurants CKB115000 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Pirates and Lost Treasure of Coastal Maine Greg Latimer
Summary Maine has never been regarded as a pirate haven, but only because witnesses were few and far between. With a rugged coast and more than four thousand offshore islands, Maine's dark waters attracted sea raiders like Dixie Bull from the 1600s through colonial times. Pirate treasure still awaits discovery in Phippsburg and Machias, and pirate deceit prompted a massacre in ancient Fort Loyall. The infamous Captain Kidd may have prowled the waters off Deer Isle, while farther down the coast a woman and a bloodthirsty band of cutthroats lured ships to disaster at Isles of Shoals. Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Latimer separates historical fact from fiction and leads readers on an adventure through the state's foggy and treacherous past. The History Press 9781467141000 Pub Date: 6/15/20 On Sale Date: 6/15/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 12 True Crime TRU000000 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A Culinary History of Downeast Maine Sharon L. Joyce
Summary Maine’s Downeast culinary history begins well before explorers arrived in the 1500s. Some of the food preparation and preservation techniques used by the Wabanakis and early colonists are still in use today. Lobster and other seafood from the Gulf of Maine and the area now known as Acadia National Park paved the way for a vibrant tourist food scene. The “rusticators� like the Rockefellers, Pulitzers, Astors, Vanderbilts and other wealthy families created a mixed environment of fashionable food trends and simple foods like fish chowder. Locals like the 40 Hayseeders used food as a statement to make fun of the “summer people.� Author Sharon Joyce details the rich and delicious history of food in Downeast Maine. The History Press 9781467138024 Pub Date: 7/15/19 On Sale Date: 7/15/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Cooking / Regional & Cultural CKB002040 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Forgotten Tales of Down East Maine Jim Harnedy, Illustrations by Sarah Haynes
Summary Maine has a collection of unique characters and tales that has helped to shape its identity. Meet the Artist Who Played Robin Hood, the Hermit of North Pond and the Mysterious Billy Smith. Uncover the state's hidden gems with stories like the Midas Scam in Lubec, which left investors with little but salt water to show for their investment. From the tragedy of the Wreck of the Circus Ship to the uplifting story of the Schoolgirl Ambassador, Maine author and veteran storyteller Jim Harnedy brings out the offbeat characters and events that have made the Pine Tree State so unique. The History Press 9781467139861 Pub Date: 5/13/19 On Sale Date: 5/13/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Forgotten Tales 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Distilled in Maine: A History of Libations, Temperance & Craft Spirits Kate McCarty, John Myers
Summary
The History Press 9781626197756 Pub Date: 7/13/15 On Sale Date: 7/13/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€22.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Early Maine ran on sweet and fiery New England rum. Later, rapid industrial advances and ever-present drinking opportunities made daily life unnecessarily hazardous. Overindulgence triggered a severe backlash, a fierce temperance movement and eighty-two years of prohibition in the Pine Tree State. While the coastal state never really dried out, the Maine Law sent both serious and social drinking under the table for the better part of a century. Liquor crafted in Maine has slowly and quietly remade itself into a respected drink, imbued with history and representing the best of the state's ingenuity and self-reliance. Contemporary distillers across the state are concocting truly local spirits while creative bartenders are mixing the new and old, bringing back the art of a fine drink. Join Portland food writer Kate McCarty on a spirited romp through the evolution of Maine's relationship with alcohol.
176 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
When a Lobster Buys a Bathrobe Ed Shankman, Dave O'Neill
Summary
Commonwealth Editions 9781938700286 Pub Date: 6/23/15 On Sale Date: 6/23/15 $14.95 USD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Hardcover Picture Book
Author Ed Shankman and illustrator Dave O'Neill began creating their award-winning children's books in New England, with stories on Boston, Cape Cod, Maine, and Vermont. In 2011 they turned their attention to New Orleans and in 2013 to the state of Florida. Their latest book, When a Lobster Buys a Bathrobe, does not happen in just one place, but wherever lobsters are found -- and that's almost everywhere Shankman & O'Neill have traveled before...and beyond! With its bouncing rhymes and colorful illustrations, everyone will love reading this charming story again and again!
32 Pages full-color Carton Qty: 30 Ages 5 to 8 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002170 Series: Shankman & O'Neill 10.1 in H | 10.2 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Harvest Maine: Autumn Traditions & Fall Flavors Crystal Ward Kent
Summary Experience the fairs, feasts and foliage that herald harvest time in the Pine Tree State. Autumn traditions and flavors come alive in this nostalgic journey through New England's favorite season. Nature lore follows the ways of moose and bear and the great fall migrations of hawks and Monarch butterflies. Old-time fairs still feature horse-pulling, handcrafts and pie-baking contests. Apples, pumpkins and potatoes offer a delectable bounty for the table. Classic recipes for Indian pudding, apple pie, baked beans and brown bread round out this harvest-time sampler. Author Crystal Ward Kent serves up a slice of Maine at its finest. The History Press 9781626194243 Pub Date: 7/29/14 On Sale Date: 7/29/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
The Visual Language of Wabanaki Art Jeanne Morningstar Kent
Summary Immerse yourself in the visual language of the Wabanaki tribe and learn about how the art was---and continues to be--preserved and celebrated.
The History Press 9781626192331 Pub Date: 7/29/14 On Sale Date: 7/29/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback
For centuries, the people of the Wabanaki Nations of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada used signs, symbols and designs to communicate with one another. As Native Peoples became victims of European expansion, the Wabanaki were separated by war, the search for work and intermarriage, as well as by hiding their identities to avoid persecution. In this diaspora, their visual language helped them keep their teachings and culture alive. Their designs have evolved over time and taken on different meanings, and they are now used on objects that are considered art. While their beauty is undeniable, these pieces cannot be fully appreciated without understanding their context. Tribal member Jeanne Morningstar Kent sheds light on this language, from the work of ancient Wabanaki to today's artists--like David Moses Bridges, Donna Sanipass and Jennifer Neptune--once again using their medium to connect with their fellow Wabanaki.
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The Maine Lobster Industry: A History of Culture, Conservation & Commerce Cathy Billings, Bob, Dr. Bayer
Summary
The History Press 9781626194106 Pub Date: 4/15/14 On Sale Date: 4/15/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Since the first recorded lobster catch in 1605, the Maine lobster fishery has grown into a multibillion-dollar force. Cathy Billings of the University of Maine Lobster Institute embarks on a journey from trap to plate, introducing readers to lobstermen, boat builders, bait dealers, marine suppliers and the expansive industry that revolves around the fishery. Maine lobster families extend generations back with an eye to their legacies. Strides in sustainability have been a hallmark of the Maine fishery throughout the centuries, from the time lobstermen themselves introduced conservation measures in the mid-1800s. Today, Maine's lobster fishery is a model of a co-managed, sustainable fishery. The people who work Maine's lobster fishery have developed a coastal economy with an international influence and deep history.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Lobster Rolls of New England: Seeking Sweet Summer Delight Sally Lerman
Summary
The History Press 9781626194083 Pub Date: 6/3/14 On Sale Date: 6/3/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The mighty lobster roll is best enjoyed at a picnic table under a red umbrella accompanied by the sounds and smells of the sea. The perfect roll is all in the execution, and the variations are subtle but nearly endless--from top-sliced to buttered or mayonnaise-based. Blogger extraordinaire Sally Lerman chronicles her quest for the perfect bite in Lobster Rolls of New England." Savor mouthwatering descriptions of forty coastal lobster rolls, their storied venues, luscious photos and recipes for some of the lobster roll's best complements. Discover the surprising history of the first trademarked lobster roll. Devour the very best New England has to offer, from Downeast Maine's Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound to Captain Scott's Lobster Dock in New London, Connecticut."
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Stephen King's Maine A History & Guide Sharon Kitchens
Summary Much of Western Maine reads like a Stephen King novel. The dense dark woods and backcountry ponds. The century-old houses with gravel driveways and immense flower gardens, acres of farmland miles from a highway. Serpentine country roads dotted with farmstands, and picturesque main streets lined with battered pickups. Places where-especially during the dark and rainy days of October and November—things can get downright spooky. The History Press 9781467157148 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Author Sharon Kitchens identifies the locations that serve as the basis for King’s fictional towns of Castle Rock, Jerusalem’s Lot, Derry, and Haven. Drawing on historical materials and conversations with locals and people who know King, the author sheds light on daily life in places that would become the settings for Carrie, Salem’s Lot, The Dead Zone, Cujo, IT, and 11/22/63.
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Hidden History of Amelia Island Jeff Suwak
Summary Author Jeff Suwak guides readers on a tour of the often overlooked and all-but-forgotten components of Amelia Island history .
The History Press 9781467155779 Pub Date: 4/1/24 On Sale Date: 4/1/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Beneath the sands and cobblestones of Amelia Island lies a richness of history disproportionate to the location's relatively small size. The bones of this place are composed of pirate treasures literal and metaphorical, remnants of ancient Timucuan Indians, a grim role in the illegal slave trade, tales of bravery and madness, and a scene for the triumph of the human spirit. Eight different flags have flown over Amelia Island. It was an important stage in the 1812 Patriot War, which most people have long forgotten. From Gregor MacGregor to Abraham Lincoln Lewis, characters strange and inspiring have left their mark in this island's psychic currents. Dead in some ways, they're still here in others, etched into the land itself and waiting to be discovered. Let's go find them .
160 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Jacksonville Beach Maggie FitzRoy, Taryn Rodriguez-Boette, Beaches Museum & History Park
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467110372 Pub Date: 9/16/13 On Sale Date: 9/16/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
As a northeast Florida seaside resort, Jacksonville Beach began as the dream of some businessmen in nearby Jacksonville in the 1880s. From the beginning, it was a place people came to have fun. The earliest visitors arrived by ferry and train and even by plane, landing on the beach. The first narrow-gauge railroad ran from Jacksonville to what is now the foot of Beach Boulevard in the heart of town, originally named Ruby and then Pablo Beach. In the 1920s, when Florida was experiencing a land boom, some local businessmen pushed to change the name to Jacksonville Beach to attract more tourists, investors, and full-time residents. For many decades, Jacksonville Beach was known as "the world's finest beach." People came to enjoy its boardwalk and roller coasters, as well as the ability to drive on the beach, dance on the pier, swim, fish, and later surf. From the beginning, they took pictures of their grand adventures, which can be seen in the pages of this book.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Jacksonville in Vintage Postcards The Jacksonville Historical Society
Summary The Great Fire of May 3, 1901 marked at once the end and the beginning of the City of Jacksonville. A thriving port and a center for business and tourism until that point, Jacksonville was devastated by the conflagration, and yet, even before the ashes had cooled, a building boom began. Prominent and aspiring architects flocked to the area and the opportunities it afforded them to create a "twentieth century city." Jacksonville's ensuing era of reconstruction and growth, which would continue until the United States entered World War I in 1917, helped to define the city's present personality and appearance. Arcadia Publishing 9780738506838 Pub Date: 6/20/01 On Sale Date: 6/25/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Jacksonville Revisited Andrew Bachmann
Summary A fascinating journey through the history of Jacksonville, Florida with postcard images and anecdotes from the locals who experienced it. Jacksonville's Consolidation of 1967marked the end of individual towns in Duval County, but it established Jacksonville, all 840 square miles of it, as the largest city in the continental United States.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738543949 Pub Date: 4/25/07 On Sale Date: 4/25/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series
Collectors and authors Andrew Bachmann and Maria E. Mediavilla, with the help of the historical society's Emily Lisska and local historian Dr. Wayne Wood, share their personal postcard collections and take readers on a captivating journey through Jacksonville's history. Featured are postcards that show the 1920s real estate boom and transportation across the St. Johns River. View postcards that document the ever-changing Hemming Plaza, a metamorphosis that continues even today. This second volume of vintage postcard images will give readers a deeper insight into Jacksonville's past and the great importance of historic preservation. Jacksonville Revisitedis a visual and written documentation of how the city has grown and developed since the introduction...
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Florida's First Coast A History in Images Beaches Museum & History Park
Summary Chronicling Indians and aviators, stock cars and sand traps, Florida's First Coast is a delightful collection of vintage images and local lore, sure to enchant newcomers and residents alike.
The History Press 9781596295285 Pub Date: 8/29/08 On Sale Date: 8/29/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
p>A well-loved local, retired U. S. Navy Captain Jack Pate decided to tell others the story of the First Coast Beaches after falling in love with the area himself. Using the extensive collections of the Beaches Area Historical Society, Captain Jack introduces the history of the people who settled the Beaches area and their love-hate relationship with the two bodies of water that define it: the St. Johns River and the Atlantic Ocean. Florida's First Coast covers Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, Pablo / Jacksonville Beach, Ponte Vedra Beachh, and Palm Valley!
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Vintage Images 9.8 in H | 6.9 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Remembering Jacksonville By the Wayside Dorothy K. Fletcher
Summary As longtime residents and newcomers alike can agree, Jacksonville holds within its city limits wonderful places to grow, play and contemplate the beauty of north Florida. This entertaining collection of Dorothy Fletcher's ""By the Wayside"" columns will help you remember what it was like to see the world and Jacksonville with a sense of wonder and enthusiasm. From Marineland to the Soul Searchers to Peterson's 5 & 10, Remembering Jacksonville captures this coastal community's glory days, including fond recollections from local citizens who responded to the original columns. The History Press 9781596297814 Pub Date: 2/25/10 On Sale Date: 2/25/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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World's Finest Beach A Brief History of the Jacksonville Beaches Dr. Donald J. Mabry
Summary Beginning as a summer resort for the wealthy, the oceanfront of Jacksonville has morphed into an outrageously popular tourist destination, stretching from Mayport to Ponte Vedra Beach. Encompassing a fishing village, luxury hotels, a carnival, railroads, mines and flocks of tourists, these beaches have a vast and eclectic history. Discover how Mayport became an adjunct of one of the largest naval bases in the United States and how a former mine called Mineral City became Ponte Vedra. Noted historian Don Mabry traces the fascinating history of what he still considers home from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first in this warm account of the "World's Finest Beach." The History Press 9781596299672 Pub Date: 5/6/10 On Sale Date: 5/6/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Local Baby Florida Heather Daugherty
Summary
Arcadia Children’s Books 9781467197540 Pub Date: 3/18/24 On Sale Date: 3/18/24 $11.99 USD/$16.99 CAD Board Book
Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Florida engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes their state so great. Collect seashells in St. Pete Beach and go fishing in Destin. Dive into St. Augustine's history and launch into the Kennedy Space Center's future! Kiteboard, pick oranges, and see the gators and manatees along the coast. Explore Florida with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Travel JNF058000 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Haunted Florida Lighthouses Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon
Summary Author H eather Leigh Carroll-Landon guides readers on a spine-tingling tour through Florida's haunted lighthouses.
The History Press 9781467153836 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Lighthouses dot the Florida coast, there to help seafarers navigate their way to shore. But when tragedy comes for Florida, it often blows in from the sea, giving the lighthouses and the cursed men and women inside a first look at horror. The lively spirits of teenage sisters inhabit the St. Augustine Lighthouse, where an accident claimed their lives, suspending them in their playful youth. A storm wiped out the Sand Key Lighthouse in 1846, claiming the lives of 16 whose spirits now chatter away--generally in contented tones but sometimes straying into anger. A Civil War casualty roams near the Amelia Island Lighthouses, holding to a promise to see his love one last time before departure.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 Travel / United States TRV025070 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Dark Florida Animal Attacks, Historic Murders, Deadly Disasters and Other Calamities Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary Author Alan Brown leads readers on a stomach-churning turn through Florida's dark side .
The History Press 9781467154574 Pub Date: 8/21/23 On Sale Date: 8/21/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Florida sunshine beckons, but in can be unrelenting, too. And in the shadows, tragedy strikes. Ted Bundy leads a cast of serial killers who wrought havoc on the state. Storms spin onto its shores with landscape altering fury. Sharks lurk in the sea, and snakes and alligators lie wait in the swamps. Gangsters like Al Capone hit Miami Beach for a respite, but gangsters like Al Capone take no breaks from their trade. A woman spontaneously bursts into flames in St. Petersburg. Anthrax claims a life in Palm Beach. The Bermuda Triangle disappears vessels off the coast. Indeed, Florida knows boundless leisure, but it's just as familiar with catastrophe .
144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036010 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Florida at Sea A Maritime History Joe Knetsch, Robert J. Redd
Summary
The History Press 9781467154109 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From small ports to large ports, from rivers to creeks, from lakes to lagoons, water routes have been essential to Florida's development as a commercial, recreational, agricultural, and cultural entity. With more than 30,000 lakes and ponds and some 1,700 rivers, creeks, and streams, Florida ranks second in the list of wettest states in the USA. Native Americans used the rivers, creeks, and lakes as routes to various locales within the peninsula while harvesting fish and other aquatic edibles to sustain their daily lives. Early European settlers followed suit and supplemented their diets with the bounty from the oceans and fresh water sources. Into statehood, settlers relied on the same sources for food while using fresh water to make the land productive for food and cash crops. By the early decades of the 20th Century, water became a marketable attraction to lure millions of tourists to Florida for recreation and sports. The trend continues today. Join a trio of authors on this look at the immense impact water and maritime activities have played in the development of Florida.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Lost Attractions of Florida James C. Clark
Summary
The History Press 9781467145954 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front, alligators in the back. Many of the attractions were free, designed to lure customers for the fruit stand or store. Others changed a small fee. Some became nationally known, such as Cypress Gardens, where Johnny Carson not only broadcast, but water-skied. The roadside attractions had their heyday from the 1920s to the coming of Disney in 1971. It was a much simpler time, and a large tree known as The Senator could become a top attraction, along with a St. Petersburg drug store. Revisit these lost attractions with author Jim Clark.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to Florida, A James C. Clark
Summary Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.
The History Press 9781467143387 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.1 lb Wt
Only in Florida Why did the Manatee Cross the Road and Other True Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary
The History Press 9781467143066 Pub Date: 3/2/20 On Sale Date: 3/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
More than 20 million people live in Florida, that unique land that juts off into the Atlantic. They are ranchers and golfers, sunbathers and retirees. And their lives often fall within the realm of the perfectly normal. But sometimes these Floridians, many of whom have flocked from elsewhere, find themselves in Sunshine State situations. Meet the acting student who had a close encounter with superstar Burt Reynolds, the New Yorker who put down roots here after attending a school of fish, the woman who barely found her house after a hurricane and a girl who survived--and thrived--after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre. Professional storyteller Caren Schnur Neile traverses the state to share thirty-three true-life tales from everyday Floridians in extraordinary situations.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Fishing Florida by Paddle An Angler's Guide John Kumiski
Summary From Pensacola to Jacksonville to the Everglades, fishing by paddle craft in the Sunshine State offers seemingly endless journeys.
The History Press 9781467140638 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Whether in the cypress dugouts of the Calusa, Dimock's wood-and-canvas tarpon fishing canoe or modern fiberglass and plastic, humans have been paddle fishing in Florida for thousands of years. Sprinkling colorful history throughout, author John Kumiski highlights the state's best paddle fishing destinations, both freshwater and saltwater, including the bass of Farm 13, the redfish and trout along the Big Bend Paddling Trail and the snook and tarpon of the Everglades. Learn the locales and what to do when you get there, including launch points, shuttles, rentals, tackle, techniques and more.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
Florida Oranges A Colorful History Erin Thursby
Summary The first orange groves, planted in St. Augustine in the 1500s by Ponce de León, were the precursor to what would become an integral part of Florida's identity.
The History Press 9781467141192 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Orange groves slowly spread across the state, inspiring horticultural and manufacturing ingenuity. Discover the story behind Deland's eccentric "citrus wizard'? Lue Gim Gong, the rise and fall of smuggler Jesse Fish and the silver-tongued politician William J. Howey, who made his fortune selling plots of groveland through the 1920s. Celebrate the heyday of orange tourism and the farmers who weathered freezes, floods and citrus greening. Join author Erin Thursby as she explores the history of the Sunshine State's most famous crop.
192 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Freaky Florida The Wonderhouse, the Devil’s Tree, the Shaman of Philippe Park, and More Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz
Summary Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path.
The History Press 9781467140355 Pub Date: 9/10/18 On Sale Date: 9/10/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Winkle was woken from one hundred years of sleep. The Green Swamp is home to murders, monsters and mysteries galore. A shining castle made of recycled material, built by an artist like no other, gleams within a Florida swamp. A spectral horse heralds tragedy and caused a notorious scandal in a central Florida city. Join Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz as they share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends and the hidden history behind them.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Florida Lore The Barefoot Mailman, Cowboy Bone Mizell, the Tallahassee Witch and Other Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary Storyteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
The History Press 9781467137829 Pub Date: 12/4/17 On Sale Date: 12/4/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Florida boasts mysterious tales that stretch back more than twelve thousand years. Dive into the lives of the proud Wakulla Pocahontas and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Meet local lawbreakers like John Ashley, as well as transplants like Ma Barker and Al Capone. Stalk stumpy gators or Hogzilla as they prowl Florida's swamps and suburbs. Discover the quintessential Cracker cowboy and the Barefoot Mailman, plus the origin of names like Boca Raton and Orlando.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Florida Sweets Key Lime Pie, Kumquat Cake & Citrus Candy Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Bite in to this refreshing history of sweet foods in the Sunshine State!
The History Press 9781467137652 Pub Date: 7/17/17 On Sale Date: 7/17/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Sweets and the Sunshine State are a match made in heaven. Centuries ago, native Floridians used honey to sweeten dishes, as well as prickly pears and other wild fruits and berries. Spanish explorers introduced citrus to the area, leading to a major industry. Florida pioneers planted sugar cane and sweet potatoes as basic crops. Cane grinding, taffy pulls and homemade ice cream socials were once beloved community events across the state. The state pie of Florida, the Key lime pie, has been an addition to family affairs and restaurant menus since its inception in the late 1800s. From strawberry festivals to Florida flan, author Joy Sheffield Harris uncovers the state's unique sweets with a taste of sunshine.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
On This Day in Florida History Nick Wynne
Summary Florida is steeped in a cultural blend of history unmatched by any other state. One day at a time, author and historian Nick Wynne offers a glimpse of this quirky and fascinating story, beginning with the 1539 arrival of Hernando de Soto. On February 22, 1959, the legendary five-hundred-mile race at Daytona first began. On March 22, 1982, the space shuttle "Columbia" launched from Cape Canaveral. Camp Blanding experienced a Nazi prisoner riot on December 22, 1943. Enjoy a notable nugget of history a day or a month at a time with this celebration of Sunshine State heritage. The History Press 9781626196469 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback 384 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 1.2 lb Wt
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A Culinary History of Florida Prickly Pears, Datil Peppers & Key Limes Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Florida cuisine: twelve thousand years in the making, discover the the state's unusual and distinctive food influences and dishes.
The History Press 9781626196575 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the very first prickly pears harvested by Paleo-Indians more than twelve thousand years ago to the Seminole tribe's staple dish of sofkee, Florida's culinary history is as diverse as its geography. Influences as diverse as French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban, Greek, Mexican, Caribbean, and more season Florida's eclectic flavors. Learn how Florida orange juice changed the look of the American breakfast table and discover the state's festival-worthy swamp cabbage. Through syllabubs, perloos, frog legs and Tupelo honey, author Joy Sheffield Harris serves up a delectable helping of five hundred years of Florida cuisine--all with a side of key lime pie, of course.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Florida Pirates From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond James Kaserman, Sarah Kaserman
Summary Florida is largely influenced by the illicit and fascinating activites of pirates. Authors James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends, and myths of piracy in Florida.
The History Press 9781609494193 Pub Date: 11/16/11 On Sale Date: 11/16/11 $21.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The coast of southwest Florida, with its shallow waters, inlets, and mangrove islands provides the setting and backdrop for a variety of pirates, privateers, and independents. Piracy has a long and rich tradition in this area dating from before the formation of America through the infamous prohibition era. Telling the tales of Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, Civil War smugglers and prohibition rum runners, the authors provide a compelling narrative of the historically dangerous waters around Southwest Florida and beyond.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Florida What's So Great About This State? Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
Arcadia Publishing 9781589730137 Pub Date: 4/7/10 $9.99 USD/$9.99 CAD/€7.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational. DO YOU KNOW… WHAT huge herbivore swims in the rivers and shallow coastal areas of Florida? (Hint: Its close relative is an elephant!) HOW the land in the Florida Keys was formed? (Hint: Fish were previous landowners!) Find these answers and more in the Florida edition of What's So Great About This State?
32 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
It's Raining in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's raining in Florida. The sky is dark and grey. It's a perfect time for key lime pie! Florida youngsters can while away a rainy day with this entertaining board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627905 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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It's Sunny in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's sunny in Florida. Even the gators think so. It's as bright as a rocket! Young children in the Sunshine State will certainly recognize all the signs of a sunny day in Florida in this exciting board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627783 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Barnacle Brown The Story of the Turtle and the Hound Jordan Crisp
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627516 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Barnacle Brown is a seafaring hound, but even he is surprised by the dangerous storm that sinks his boat and leaves him stranded in the ocean, far from home. Thank goodness he wore his life jacket! But there is no way that even a hound as brave as Barnacle Brown can swim through the ocean's waves and back to shore all by himself. Just when the pup fears all is lost, a friendly loggerhead turtle arrives to bring him safely back to the beach. One good turn deserves another so he promises to help Loggerhead Lou, his new friend, protect her vulnerable hatchlings on their own journeys to the sea. This sweet tale of helping those in need contains a fact sheet about loggerhead turtles and includes ways young readers can play a part in protecting this endangered species.
24 Pages Carton Qty: 38 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002240 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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DAYTON THE HISTORY PRESS
Hidden History of Dayton, Ohio Tony Kroeger
Summary Beyond the Wright brothers and the cash register, Dayton's rich history contains numerous astounding and overlooked people, events and places. One of the city's founders was involved in a conspiracy ring led by none other than disgraced former vice president Aaron Burr. Seemingly innocuous warehouses in a west Dayton residential neighborhood served as laboratories for the triggering mechanism of the atomic bomb. An obscure door located on a hillside once led to National Cash Register's secret underground tunnel system, and a curious stone wall along the Mad River served as an aqueduct abutment for the Miami-Erie Canal. Author Tony Kroeger unveils the historical features that give Dayton its character. The History Press 9781467142502 Pub Date: 2/22/21 On Sale Date: 2/22/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost Dayton, Ohio Andrew Walsh
Summary Many of the places that helped make Dayton a center of innovation were lost to history, while others survived and adapted, representing the city's spirit of revitalization.
The History Press 9781625859099 Pub Date: 6/11/18 On Sale Date: 6/11/18 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Some of the city's distinctive and significant structures, such as Steele High School and the Callahan Building, were demolished, while others, including the Arcade and Centre City Building, saw hard times but now await redevelopment. Entire neighborhoods, such as the Haymarket, and commercial districts, such as West Fifth Street, vanished and show no traces of their past. Others, including the popular Oregon District, narrowly escaped the wrecking ball. From the Wright Brothers Factory to the park that hosted the first NFL game, Andrew Walsh explores the diverse selection of retail, industrial, entertainment and residential sites from Dayton's disappearing legacy.
192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Dayton Aviation The Wright Brothers to McCook Field Kenneth M. Keisel
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738593890 Pub Date: 9/3/12 On Sale Date: 9/3/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Hallowed skies blanket Dayton, Ohio, a city once known as the "Cradle of Aviation"--and with good reason. It was in Dayton that two brothers became the unlikely creators of the world's first airplane, but that is just the start of the story. Dayton Aviation: The Wright Brothers to McCook Field examines Dayton's civil and military aviation history from its start with the Wright Brothers to the founding of Wright and Patterson Fields in the 1930s, a period that saw the construction of the world's first airport, the Huffman Flying Prairie. Dayton was home to the first airplane factory and, later, the world's largest aircraft factory. The city introduced the world to crop dusting, landing lights, free-fall parachutes, pressurized cabins, night aerial photography, the first private-cabin plane, and the first strategic bomber. In downtown Dayton, office workers could look out windows and watch history unfold as pilots broke one world record after another in the skies over the city. Dayton was, and still is, the airplane capital of the world. These images, captured by the founding fathers o...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Dayton Ghosts & Legends Sara K. Kaushal
Summary Every city has its odd and scary side, and Dayton is no exception. The ghost of Paul Sorg still sits in his favorite seat in the Sorg Opera House more than a hundred years after his death. The so-called phantom terrorized truck drivers crossing the Englewood Dam before disappearing for good. The famed Butter Street Monster roams Germantown. Magee Park is home to numerous bigfoot and ghost sightings--and even a unicorn sighting. A building of many names, the tower on Patterson Boulevard in Kettering near Hills and Dales Park has been the source of many stories for generations, but only now is its true story finally told. The History Press 9781467154123 Pub Date: 8/14/23 On Sale Date: 8/14/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Dayton native, author, and host of the Dayton Unknown blog Sara Kaushal leads a chilling tour of Gem City's strange and unusual history.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Murder & Mayhem in Dayton and the Miami Valley Sara Kaushal
Summary Delve into the Dastardly Deeds of the Valley The Miami Valley of Ohio has a rich but gruesome and bloody history. In Dayton, Christine Kett murdered her daughter and confessed seventeen years later on her deathbed. William Fogwell of Beavercreek clung to life long enough to name his killer before he died. Joshua Monroe, a Yellow Springs man, killed his lover--also his sister in law--in a jealous rage. Reputed serial killer Oliver Crook Haugh was accused of murdering multiple women over several years, but he was ultimately convicted of killing "only'? his family. The History Press 9781467144131 Pub Date: 6/28/21 On Sale Date: 6/28/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Author and founder of the Dayton Unknown history blog Sara Kaushal uncovers the violent and horrific crimes of the past.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hockey in Dayton Chuck Gabringer
Summary Hockey in Dayton tells the story of teams, players, and events that were important parts of this sport through a collection of photographs.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467114325 Pub Date: 8/17/15 On Sale Date: 8/17/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the 1950s, crowds that equaled half the city of Troy's population filled the newly constructed 3,900-seat Hobart Arena to watch the area's first hockey team, the Troy Bruins, take the ice. In the 1960s and 1970s, fans packed one of hockey's great ""barns,"" Hara Arena, to watch the Dayton Gems become one of the more well-known and successful franchises in all of professional hockey. In the 1990s and 2000s, it was the Dayton Bombers that reignited the area's love for hockey. Hockey in Dayton tells the story of the teams, players, people, and events that have permanently frozen hockey's place in the history of Dayton area sports.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Dayton Flight Factory: The Wright Brothers & the Birth of Aviation Timothy R. Gaffney
Summary The Wright brothers are known around the world as the inventors of the airplane. But few people know Wilbur and Orville invented the airplane in Dayton, Ohio--their hometown--not in North Carolina, where they tested it. Efforts to preserve historic places in the Dayton region where the Wright brothers lived and worked are paying off. Today, you can stroll the Wright brothers' neighborhood, see the original 1905 Wright Flyer III and walk the prairie where they flew it. A project to restore the Wright brothers' factory--the first American factory built to produce airplanes--will complete the picture. In this book, author Timothy R. Gaffney uses historical research and today's aviation heritage sites to retell the story of the Wright brothers from a hometown perspective. The History Press 9781626193567 Pub Date: 6/24/14 On Sale Date: 6/24/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 Trudy E. Bell
Summary Beginning on Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913, torrential rains across the Midwest dropped a record three months of rainfall in four days.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738551791 Pub Date: 1/30/08 On Sale Date: 1/30/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Floodwaters funneled down Ohio's Miami Valley into the heart of the vibrant industrial city of Dayton. Levees burst, houses were swept away, and downtown was gutted by fires blazing from broken gas mains. At the end of Easter week, nearly 100 Daytonians had perished, and tens of thousands more were left homeless and destitute--a tragedy that made banner headlines in newspapers nationwide. Out of Dayton's ashes and mud rose fierce public resolve never again to suffer such destruction. The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 reproduces some 200 astounding photographs from the collections of the Dayton Metro Library and the Miami Conservancy District and the archives of the National Cash Register Company at Dayton History. They portray the terrifying flood, monumental destruction, heroic rescues, and compassionate leadership that occurred during the disaster and its immediate aftermath, as well as the pioneering flood-control engineering that has kept Dayton safe...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Dayton Curt Dalton
Summary The rise and near destruction of Dayton in the early 20th century is chronicled in this visual postcard history. The postcards showcase some of the city's unique commercial buildings, hotels, churches, and residences, many now long gone due to urban renewal and highway construction in the 1960s and 1970s. Landmarks featured include the National Soldiers' Home, built for veterans of the Civil War in 1868, and there is an entire chapter dedicated to the events of the 1913 flood that forever changed the face of the city. Over 200 postcard images were selected from the Dayton Metro Library and a number of privately held collections. Arcadia Publishing 9780738540795 Pub Date: 8/23/06 On Sale Date: 8/28/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Wright Field Kenneth M. Keisel
Summary Wright Field features scores of photographs that show the airfield from its founding in 1927 through World War II, the Cold War, and beyond.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467116299 Pub Date: 3/14/16 On Sale Date: 3/14/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From its founding in 1927 until the establishment of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in 1948, Wright Field played a vital role keeping the Army Air Force positioned as the world's leader in aircraft design and development. The Second World War catapulted it into the forefront of America's war effort, as virtually every new aircraft produced for the Army Air Force was developed and tested in Dayton. Wright Field's testing program also had the fascinating task of studying captured enemy aircraft, including some powered by jet engines, which engineers at the installation were also developing. Images of Aviation: Wright Field features scores of amazing photographs that tell the story of the airfield from its founding in 1927 through World War II, the Cold War, and beyond. Readers will also see the impact the base has played in the local community by providing thousands of jobs, as well as some of the greatest air shows ever held in the United States....
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A History of Peace in Dayton, Ohio Tammy Newsom
Summary While the Gem City is better known as the birthplace of aviation, Dayton has an impressive history of working toward peace. Generations of Daytonians worked passionately to create a nonviolent and welcoming community to inspire others. Abolitionists assisted escaped slaves from one Underground checkpoint to the next. Quakers peacefully abstained from war and chartered several colleges in the Dayton area. The Wright brothers invented the airplane to end all wars, and the landmark Dayton Peace Accords famously ended the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Author Tammy Newsom explores the inventiveness, compassion and courage of the men and women who have made Dayton a city of peace. The History Press 9781467117715 Pub Date: 10/19/15 On Sale Date: 10/19/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Original Ohio Dreamsville, The Magic City & Other Historic Ohio Communities David W. Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker
Summary “Every community begins with a dream—a dream of a better life.”
The History Press 9781467156233 Pub Date: 3/4/24 On Sale Date: 3/4/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Home to thousands of settlements extending as far back as 13,000 years ago, Ohio has seen most of its architectural history fall to the wrecking ball. But there is still history all around if we know where to look. Located south of Dayton, SunWatch is the best-known Fort Ancient Indian village in the United States. On the other side of the state, Marietta is the oldest permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory. About fifty miles southeast of Cincinnati, antebellum Ripley grew to prominence as a bastion of abolitionism. Dennison, also known as Dreamsville, was born virtually overnight thanks to the railroads. Authors David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker reveal twenty-one communities where the Ohio story can still be seen.
208 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036090 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Lost Ohio Treasure Mark Strecker
Summary The Buckeye State is rich in buried treasure stories, but what's true and what's not? Wild yarns and plausible legends cling to a number of historical events, including the French and Indian War, Confederate general John Morgan's raid into Ohio, Prohibition, John Dillinger's bank robbing career, and the California Gold Rush. The hope of finding these riches has inspired treasure hunters since Ohio became a state. But enthusiasm has its drawbacks, for many an Ohioan has been duped by con artists toting everything from divining rods and magic tomes to dubious devices like the "scientific gold compass." The History Press 9781467155908 Pub Date: 3/4/24 On Sale Date: 3/4/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Author Mark Strecker dives deep into historical record to test the credibility of these tales and others.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036090 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Ohio Buckeye Candy A Sweet History Renee Casteel Cook
Summary Explore the history of Ohio's one-bite wonder!
The History Press 9781467154390 Pub Date: 8/7/23 On Sale Date: 8/7/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate
From humble origins, the buckeye has become Ohio's namesake candy. Though a classic combination of chocolate and peanut butter, each producer's offering is as bespoke as the buckeye is beloved. Taste tradition in Amish country at Coblentz Chocolate Company or sample capital city Columbus' original stuffed offering from The Buckeye Lady. Visit legendary family businesses like fifth-generation Anthony Thomas, Wittich's, the nation's oldest candy shop and Winans, a carriage house chocolatier turned coffee roaster, serving up deliciousness at the seat of the state's Buckeye Candy Trail. Traverse towns to try long-standing favorites from Esther Price, Marie's Candies and Marsha's Homemade Buckeyes alongside artistic interpretations from newcomers The Buckeye Co, Tana's Tasty Treats and Lohcally Artisan Chocolates. Join Renee Casteel Cook, author of Ohio Ice Cream and coauthor of The Columbus Food Truck Cookbook, as she unfolds how this bite-sized confection has become Ohio's sweetest symbol.
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The Ghostly Tales of Ohio's Haunted Cemeteries Kate Byrne
Summary Ghost stories from Ohio’s haunted cemeteries have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Welcome to the spooky cemeteries of Ohio! Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197403 Pub Date: 8/7/23 On Sale Date: 8/7/23 $12.99 USD/$16.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Ohio’s haunted cemeteries forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on!
112 Pages Carton Qty: 68 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Made in Ohio A History of Buckeye Invention & Ingenuity Conrade C. Hinds
Summary
The History Press 9781467152945 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
American Know How in the Heart of It All Ohio was and remains tailor made for commerce, transportation, invention, and manufacturing. Located between Lake Erie and the Ohio River, it was perfect for canals, railways, and, ultimately, highways, which allowed coal, iron ore, and oil into industrial centers such as Cleveland, Dayton, Akron, Youngstown, and Cincinnati. These powerhouses fostered the ingenuity and practical inventiveness that made Ohio a mecca for manufacturing. Beyond heavy industry, the state also nurtured the growth of All-American goods and brands like Quaker Oats and Smucker's jellies and jams, Diamond matches and Sherwin Williams paints, the Etch-A-Sketch and Play-Doh, and many, many more. Author Conrade C. Hinds places a spotlight on dreamers and builders in the Buckeye State.
208 Pages Carton Qty: 28 History / United States HIS036090 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Ohio Ice Cream A Scoop of History Renee Casteel Cook
Summary Cups, Cones & Claims to Fame in the Buckeye State
The History Press 9781467150965 Pub Date: 5/16/22 On Sale Date: 5/16/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Drawing on a rich dairy heritage, Ohio has whipped up an ice cream industry worthy of tourism. The state has legitimate claims as the birthplace of the ice cream cone and the banana split, and the Klondike Bar and the Good Humor Man were created here. Ohio's storied legacy lives on today in the inventive new flavors at Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams and Mason's Creamery and frozen forms at Simply Rolled. From seasonal mom-and-pop stands The Dairy Hut and Whipty-Do to year-round go-to scoop shops like Graeter's, Johnson's and Tom's Ice Cream Bowl, satisfied customers share taste experiences each as distinctly delicious as the next.Author Renee Casteel Cook takes readers on a tour of tasty treats from the 3C's to the smaller cities, sampling stories from the late 1800s to the present day.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Ohio Heists Historic Bank Holdups, Train Robberies, Jewel Stings and More Jane Ann Turzillo
Summary
The History Press 9781467145565 Pub Date: 4/19/21 On Sale Date: 4/19/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Ohio history overflows with tales of enterprising thieves. Vault teller Ted Conrad walked out of Society National Bank carrying a paper sack containing a fifth of Canadian Club, a carton of Marlboros and $215,000 cash. He was never seen again. Known as one of the most successful jewel thieves in the world, Bill Mason stole comedian Phyllis Diller's precious gems not once, but twice. He also stole $100,000 from the Cleveland mob. Mild-mannered Kenyon College library employee David Breithaupt walked off with $50,000 worth of rare books and documents from the college. John Dillinger hit banks all over Ohio, and Alvin Karpis robbed a train in Garrettsville and a mail truck in Warren. Jane Ann Turzillo writes of these and other notable heists and perpetrators.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Supernatural Lore of Ohio Steven J. Rolfes
Summary Supernatural Lore of Ohio offers a blood-curdling exploration of the witches, werewolves, wraiths and other dastardly beings of the Buckeye State.
The History Press 9781467144148 Pub Date: 9/21/20 On Sale Date: 9/21/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
A rich vein of bizarre and uncanny tales snakes through Ohio's cornfields and cityscapes. In the earliest days of statehood, dark reports spoke of witches causing feathers to form a deadly ring in one's bed, magically strangling its sleeping victims. For years, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train rolled through Urbana, a small town in the center of the state, and caused clocks and watches to stop in its wake. A vampiric entity was said to haunt a strange cabin in the Black Swamp, and a werewolf reportedly roamed a Defiance train yard. Join Cincinnati historian Steven J. Rolfes on a tour of Ohio's strangest supernatural lore, from wailing banshees to the devil himself.
160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Ohio's Black Hand Syndicate The Birth of Organized Crime in America David Meyers, Elise Meyers Walker
Summary Organized crime was born in the back of a fruit store in Marion. Before America saw headlines about the Capone Mob, the Purple Gang and Murder Inc., the specter of the Black Hand terrorized nearly every major city.
The History Press 9781467139762 Pub Date: 4/9/18 On Sale Date: 4/9/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Fears that the Mafia had reached our shores and infiltrated every Italian immigrant community kept police alert and citizens on edge. It was only a matter of time before these professed Robin Hoods formed a band. And when they did, the eyes of the world turned to Ohio, particularly when the local Black Hand outfit known as the Society of the Banana went on trial. Authors David Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker unfold this first and nearly forgotten chapter on crime syndicate history.
208 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 35 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Ohio's Covered Bridges Elma Lee Moore
Summary More than 200 of Ohio's historic covered bridges, some of which have survived and many that have not, are once again captured in Dr. Elma Lee Moore's Ohio's Covered Bridges. Classic images of these treasured bridges that have spanned Ohio's rivers, creeks, streams, and gorges are presented in vintage postcards of the past. The GPS location is listed for each existing bridge.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738584300 Pub Date: 5/24/10 On Sale Date: 5/24/10 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 108 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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North Carolina State University Lynn Sims Salsi
Summary North Carolina State University provides a unique look into the history of this university from its beginnings in 1889 to present day using vintage images.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738518169 Pub Date: 9/21/05 On Sale Date: 9/21/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
North Carolina State University opened as a land grant institution in 1889. Born out of debate and indecision, it was established as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts--the college of the common man. There was indifference and resistance from the educated about the usefulness of a program for the sons of farmers and mechanics with a curriculum of ""useful and practical arts."" Within three decades, the school surpassed all expectations in its contributions to the state's economy. In 2000, NC State was the largest educational facility in North Carolina and had outgrown its early derogatory epithets. This work passes the formality and function of the brick and mortar of buildings and gets to the heart of the students, alumni, and educational community. It is truly a celebration of possibilities and dedication and a tribute to the history of North Carolina State University and the citizens of North Carolina.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Campus History 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Raleigh's Reynolds Coliseum Craig Chappelow
Summary Take the best seat in the house for this thrilling history that's so much more than the story of a building: discover the triumphs, the tears, and the tenacity of North Carolina sports and its legends.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738514413 Pub Date: 8/13/02 On Sale Date: 8/13/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
For more than half a century, William Neal Reynolds Coliseum was at the forefront of college basketball. When filled to capacity, 12,000 fans joined together to create the noise and heat that defined game night. Indeed, Reynolds Coliseum brought big-time basketball to the South. Most area residents know Reynolds as home to the popular Dixie Classic basketball tournament and the North Carolina State University's Wolfpack championship sports teams. Surprisingly, this building was not constructed specifically for basketball. Like the state of North Carolina, the coliseum's origins grew from agriculture, and it was significantly shaped by the impact of World War II. As home to the long-standing Friends of the College series, the coliseum helped extend cultural events to the general public by promoting ""seven shows for seven dollars."" It has hosted presidents and protesters, circuses and s...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Mountains-to-Sea Trail Across North Carolina Walking a Thousand Miles through Wildness, Culture and History Danny Bernstein
Summary The Mountains-to-Sea Trail shows off the most spectacular, historic and quirky elements of the North Carolina landscape.
The History Press 9781609497200 Pub Date: 2/19/13 On Sale Date: 2/19/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Stretching one thousand miles from Clingmans Dome in the Smokies to Jockey's Ridge State Park in the Outer Banks, the route takes in Fraser fir trees and pelicans, old grist and textile mills, working cotton and tobacco farms, Revolutionary War sites and two British cemeteries complete with Union Jacks. The trail is half on footpaths and half on back roads, offering experiences not only in nature but also in small towns, at historic monuments, in family cemeteries and in local shops. Author Danny Bernstein has taken it all in and shares her knowledge for those who might follow in her footsteps.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Natural History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Raleigh and the State of North Carolina: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary DO YOU KNOW…WHAT can you expect to see "dropped" in Raleigh every New Year's Eve? (Hint: It's quite a bit larger than life!)
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600962 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD/€9.49 EUR Trade Paperback
HOW the state saved money when building the Governor's Mansion back in the 1890s? (Hint: They had a very steady work force!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know™ -- an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet! Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
48 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 3 to 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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Raleigh A Brief History Joe Mobley
Summary Since its establishment in 1792 as the "permanent and unalterable seat of government of the state of North Carolina," Raleigh has seen many changes. Historian Joe Mobley offers a detailed and compelling portrait of North Carolina's capital as it has evolved from town to thriving metropolis, from the Civil War and Reconstruction through the Great Depression and Raleigh's coming of age in the decades following World War II. Learn about the many obstacles Raleigh has overcome on its way to becoming a major center of economic, social and political life in North Carolina. The History Press 9781596296381 Pub Date: 11/27/09 On Sale Date: 11/27/09 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
A History of North Carolina Wine From Scuppernong to Syrah Alexia Jones Helsley
Summary Take a journey through the long and exciting history of North Carolina grapes and vines. The state's native grapes grew with a wild abandon that uniformly impressed early explorers. Wine production, however, is another story--one with peaks and valleys and switchbacks. Alexia Jones Helsley recounts a tale of promise that was long unfulfilled, of disappointments and success and of competing visions and grapes. These pages speak to those intrigued by the romance of the native muscadines, appreciative of the complex varieties of North Carolina wine and fascinated by the enduring drama of human beings and their dreams. In the Old North State, the highly acclaimed vineyards of today have deep roots in the state's past. The History Press 9781596299528 Pub Date: 7/16/10 On Sale Date: 7/16/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Ghosts of the Triangle Historic Haunts of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill Richard Jackson
Summary The Research Triangle is a place of renowned progress and technology, but its three cities also boast a long and rich heritage, complete with many important historic sites where the past lingers a little too closely. From the otherworldly music at the Carolina Inn to the sound of laughter echoing in the old morgue at Watts Hospital to the image of men swinging from ropes in Hannah's Creek Swamp, the ghosts of the Triangle continue to make their presence known throughout the region. Join local brothers Richard and William Jackson as they trace the history behind these spine-tingling tales. The History Press 9781596298330 Pub Date: 8/31/09 On Sale Date: 8/31/09 $19.99 USD/$20.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Historic Raleigh Jennifer A. Kulikowski, Kenneth E. Peters
Summary As one of the few planned state capitals, Raleigh, North Carolina has experienced tremendous growth since its creation. Historic Raleigh traces the city's transformation.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738514406 Pub Date: 7/3/02 On Sale Date: 7/3/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
North Carolina's capital city is a picturesque oak-canopied community founded in 1792. It has expanded from a small but busy 18th-century town to the modern-day anchor for one of America's largest technological centers. Incorporating more than 200 vintage photographs, this volume features state government buildings such as the State Capitol and the Executive Mansion, six institutions of higher learning, the changing face of downtown and Fayetteville Street--which once was the heart of Raleigh's commercial district--the suburban explosion that began with Cameron Village, the evolution of Raleigh's multi-cultural neighborhoods, and celebrations hosted by the city. The images, coupled with informative text, also delve into the ways in which national events affected Raleigh on the local level.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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North Carolina Unforgettable Vintage Images of the Tar Heel State Best of Images of America
Arcadia Publishing 9780738597126 Pub Date: 9/18/00 On Sale Date: 9/18/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Raleigh North Carolina's Capital City on Postcards Norman D. Anderson, B.T. Fowler
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738568720 Pub Date: 9/1/96 On Sale Date: 9/6/96 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Raleigh: North Carolina's Capital City on Postcards contains more than two hundred postcard images, which together capture much of what life was like in the "City of Oaks" and its neighbors in Wake County during the first half of the twentieth century. The Raleigh area has experienced tremendous growth since World War II, and much of what is fondly remembered by old-timers has been lost to the demands of development and the rigors of time. Some of the well-known landmarks, businesses, and characters, however, were captured on film by enterprising postcard photographers who were unknowingly creating an invaluable archive of historical data which now gives us an insight into the way life was lived in North Carolina's capital during the "Golden Age of Postcards." This wonderful new book brings to life the history of this diverse and dynamic region through carefully selected postcards from that era, accompanied by informative and insightful captions as well as a helpful essay on the history and importance of postcards.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Durham, North Carolina Stephen E. Massengill
Summary Capturing much of what life was like in the rapidly growing city of Durham, North Carolina, during the first half of the 20th century. This rare collection of postcards represents many aspects of Durham, especially the bustling downtown district. In the early 1900s, Durham was a small but budding town with a population of less than 7,000. However, a tremendous number of people began to pour into the city, and by 1930 the population had increased to more than 50,000. Arcadia Publishing 9780738554457 Pub Date: 7/1/97 On Sale Date: 7/1/97 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
That explosion of growth was attributable in large measure to the rapid expansion of the tobacco and textile industries, as well as to the endowment of nearby Trinity College (1924) by tobacco magnate James B. Duke, which led to the institution's renaming as the now-renowned Duke University. In only a few years, the town's skyline began to be transformed with the construction of modern office buildings and grand mansions.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Mysterious Tales of the North Carolina Piedmont Sherman Carmichael, Joshua Adams
Summary The history of the Tar Heel State is filled with mysterious and creepy tales. Legends say that several places in North Carolina have been visited by the devil, from the Devil's Tramping Ground near Siler City to the footprint he left in the Devil's Rock in Warren County. Learn why the Banshee of the Tar River first appeared and why her bloodcurdling screams continue to be heard. The Catsburg Ghost Train still appears on moonless nights. Sightings of Normie, the monster of Lake Norman, have been reported since the lake was created in the early 1960s. Join master storyteller Sherman Carmichael as he explores the lore of North Carolina's Piedmont.
The History Press 9781467144063 Pub Date: 8/12/19 On Sale Date: 8/12/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Reference / Curiosities & Wonders REF007000 Series: Forgotten Tales 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Durham Tales The Morris Street Maple, the Plastic Cow, the Durham Day that Was & More Jim Wise
Summary Run into the history of the Bull City!
The History Press 9781596295889 Pub Date: 11/12/08 On Sale Date: 11/12/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
There is much history in the Bull City, and some of it can be found within these pages. How Bull Durham smoking tobacco put Durham, North Carolina, on the map. How a plastic cow and an oversized flag cut the city council down to size. How it felt to travel back in time at the Duke Homestead. How sportsman Al Mann and "Mom" Ruby Planck left indelible marks on their hometown. Journalist and local historian Jim Wise shows you that while Durham's stories are its own, readers may find the people, places and truths in them resonate with hometowns everywhere.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Duke Basketball A Pictorial History Lewis Bowling
Summary Join author Lewis Bowling as he recounts the history of the Duke University Men's Basketball program through the lens of over 200 vintage images.
The History Press 9781596294677 Pub Date: 8/29/08 On Sale Date: 8/29/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Duke University men's basketball program is certainly one such tradition, and Lewis Bowling has assembled more than two hundred brilliant photographs spanning the entire history of the program to show it. Enjoy a front-row view as this distinctive collection recounts Blue Devil glory, from the first teams of Trinity College through Eddie Cameron's masterful guidance and, of course, the unrivaled success under the watch of Coach K. Featuring forewords from the legendary Voice of the Blue Devils Bob Harris and former head coach Bucky Waters, Cameron Crazies far and wide will hail this celebration of Duke's greatest moments and some of basketball's most legendary coaches and players.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina Cathy Pickens
Summary Eastern North Carolina is a land of contrasts, and its crime stories bear this out. A lovelorn war hero or a stalker? Conniving wife or consummate homemaker? Murder or suicide? The answers can be as puzzling as the questions. Mystery author Cathy Pickens details an assortment of quirky cases, including a duo of poisoning cases more than one hundred years apart, a band of folk hero swamp outlaws, sex swingers and a couple of mummies. Each story has, in its way, helped define Eastern North Carolina and its history.
The History Press 9781467145114 Pub Date: 9/28/20 On Sale Date: 9/28/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
North Carolina String Music Masters Old-Time and Bluegrass Legends Elizabeth A. Carlson, Former NPR Journalist Paul Brown
Summary North Carolina musicians pioneered and mastered the genres of old-time and bluegrass music.
The History Press 9781609498535 Pub Date: 2/8/16 On Sale Date: 2/8/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The roots of American music are deeply grounded in North Carolina's music history. Doc Watson played mountain fiddle tunes on guitar. He emerged as the father of flatpicking and forever changed the role of the guitar in American music. Charlie Poole created techniques that eventually defined bluegrass, and folks around the state heard his banjo on some of the most important old-time recordings. Rising star Rhiannon Giddens keeps the music alive today through new interpretations of classic old-time and bluegrass songs. Elizabeth Carlson profiles these and other masters of string music in this fascinating record of North Carolina's musical past, present and future.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Hidden History of Chapel Hill Brian Burns
Summary
The History Press 9781467153553 Pub Date: 5/8/23 On Sale Date: 5/8/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Delve into the forgotten past of town and university. Well known as a university town, Chapel Hill's rich and fascinating history dates back to the eighteenth century. Learn all about the origins of the 1,200-acre Strowd plantation and its complete transformation into a modern neighborhood. Robert Strowd was vital to the town's prosperity, growth and image. Meet aristocratic slaveholder Hardy Morgan, who grew tobacco in today's Glen Lennox area and wealthy dry goods merchant Jesse Hargrave, whose plantation home stood in today's Greenwood. Learn about Adelaide Walters, who in 1957 became the town's first female alderman, and Harold Foster, the Black high schooler who spearheaded the 1960s fight against segregation. Witness the thirteen-year controversy over fluoridating water and dig into the details of a mysterious case of cyanide poisoning on the UNC campus. Author Brian Burns recounts lesser known tales of Chapel Hill.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Classic Restaurants of Chapel Hill and Orange County Chris Holaday, Patrick Cullom, Greg Overbeck
Summary Discover the delicious history of eateries in Chapel Hill, both a college town and a dining destination. Once upon a time the city, synonymous with the University of North Carolina, offered little more than simple cafes to diners. In recent years it has developed a diverse restaurant culture and today is home to some of the country's most creative chefs. From legendary student hangouts to one of the South's most famed barbecue joints to the birthplace of shrimp and grits, these stories are an integral part of the culture of this vibrant spot. The History Press 9781467143943 Pub Date: 11/2/20 On Sale Date: 11/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Local authors Chris Holaday and Patrick Cullom profile long-time establishments that helped shape the dining scene in Chapel Hill and the neighboring towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough.
160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 15 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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University of North Carolina Football Adam Powell
Summary In October 1888, the University of North Carolina participated in one of the first known college football games south of the Mason-Dixon Line. From that humble beginning, UNC football has developed into a nationally recognized program with a huge fan base. University of North Carolina Football chronicles the long and distinguished history of the Tar Heels, from the teams of the early 20th century, to the glory days of Charlie "Choo Choo" Justice in the late 1940s, to excellent modern defensive players such as Lawrence Taylor and Julius Peppers. Arcadia Publishing 9780738542881 Pub Date: 8/14/06 On Sale Date: 8/14/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Classic Restaurants of Durham Chris Holaday, Patrick Cullom, Don Ball
Summary The story of the restaurant industry in Durham is also the story of a once prosperous tobacco town that suffered through a long decline only to undergo a stunning rebirth. Legendary barbecue restaurants such as Little Acorn, Bullock's and Dillard's and small cafés like Lewis' served generations of tobacco industry workers. Establishments such as Annamaria's and the Ivy Room were aimed at the growing college student population. More recently, Nana's, Magnolia Grill and other award-winning eateries have led a restaurant renaissance. This book profiles fifty longtime restaurants that have helped shape the city's dining scene--from small takeout sandwich shops to the finest of fine dining. Local authors Chris Holaday and Patrick Cullom tell the story of Durham's unique food history. The History Press 9781467143950 Pub Date: 3/9/20 On Sale Date: 3/9/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 24 Cooking / Individual Chefs & Restaurants CKB115000 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Triangle True Crime Stories Cathy Pickens
Summary North Carolina's Triangle region is known for universities, research facilities and politics, but even in such a prosperous, diverse, modern environment, crime helps define the edges. These cases cover several decades of murder, fraud and betrayal. Read about the nation's largest prison escape and a couple of North Carolina's poisoners. From a civil rights-era clash of Old South and New and a suspected Cold War spy to new-tech sleuths and tales of diligent as well as discredited investigators, these stories will keep you entertained and aghast at the dark side of daily life. Crime writer Cathy Pickens explores a collection of headline-grabbing tales that shows the sinister side of the Triangle's cities. The History Press 9781467147453 Pub Date: 6/28/21 On Sale Date: 6/28/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, North Carolina! UNKNOWN BKM
Summary Welcome to North Carolina! Take a tour of North Carolina in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, North Carolina!, join the pair as they explore the Blue Ridge Parkway, hike the Appalachian Trail, and explore the Biltmore Estate. With something for the entire family to enjoy, you won't want to say goodbye! Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198868 Pub Date: 10/17/22 On Sale Date: 10/17/22 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Board Book 18 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3, Grades 0 to 1 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.07 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Excavating Fort Raleigh Archaeology at England's First Colony Dr. Ivor Noel Hume, Dr. Eric Klingelhofer, Nicholas Luccketti
Summary Dig into a first-hand account of excavations at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site.
The History Press 9781467156448 Pub Date: 3/11/24 On Sale Date: 3/11/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Landmarks
A small earthen fort on Roanoke Island, traditionally known as Old Fort Raleigh, was the site of the first English colony in the Americas. Previous archaeological discoveries at the site left many questions unanswered by the 1990s. Where was the main fort and town founded by Raleigh's lieutenant, Ralph Lane, the first governor? Was the small log structure outside the fort really a defensive outwork? And why did the colonists go to the effort of making bricks from the local clay? These are the questions that scholars hoped to answer in an extensive, professional dig funded by National Geographic from 1991 to 1993. This skilled team of excavators-with a little luck-revealed America's first scientific laboratory, where the Elizabethan scientist Thomas Harriot analyzed North American natural resources and Joachim Gans assayed ores for valuable metals. Famed archaeologist of Colonial America Ivor Noël Hume describes the labor-intensive process of discoveries at Fort Raleigh.
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Celebrating Southern Appalachian Food Recipes & Stories from Mountain Kitchens Jim Casada, Tipper Pressley
Summary High country cooking fit to grace any table. Southern Appalachia has a rich culinary tradition. Generations of passed down recipes offer glimpses into a culture that has long been defined, in considerable measure, by its food. Take a journey of pure delight through this highland homeland with stories of celebrations, Sunday dinners and ordinary suppers. The narrative material and scores of recipes offered here share a deep love of place and a devotion to this distinctive cuisine. The end result is a tempting invitation, in the vernacular of the region, to "pull up a chair and take nourishment." Authors Jim Casada and Tipper Pressley, both natives of the region, are seasoned veterans in sharing the culinary delights of the southern highlands. The History Press 9781467152778 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.08 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to North Carolina, A Michael C. Hardy
Summary Tour the Old North State's famous--and not-so-famous--historic sites. "First in Freedom," "First in Flight," and "First, Farthest and Last" are all honorifics that have been used to describe North Carolina's well-known history. Learn the truth behind each of these epithets and other tales from the sands of the Outer Banks to the bustling cities of the Piedmont and the western mountains. Tour the state's famous historic homes, gardens and cemeteries. Dive deep into its military conflicts, from the golden age of piracy to the Second World War. The History Press 9781467151641 Pub Date: 5/30/22 On Sale Date: 5/30/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
"Join North Carolina's veteran historian, Michael C. Hardy, for an exploration of the many sites, monuments, museums, and public spaces that tell story of North Carolina's history.
240 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History Lovers Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Southern Harvest Cookbook Recipes Celebrating Four Seasons Cathy Cleary, Katherine Brooks
Summary
The History Press 9781467139113 Pub Date: 1/8/18 On Sale Date: 1/8/18 $24.99 USD/$27.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The southern garden produces delights in all four seasons, from asparagus to tomatoes, apples to collard greens. Make use of the bounty of your garden or farmers' market with new twists on familiar favorites. Recipes for Apple Radish Salad and Bacon Apple Burgers break up a fall parade of crisps and crumbles. Instead of roasting, make Whiskey Braised Sweet Potatoes or Sweet Potato Peanut Stew and add greens to Shrimp and Grits. Recipes for preserving herbs, pickling peaches and berry jams mean that your harvest will never go to waste. Let experienced gardener and cook Cathy Cleary walk you through four seasons of fresh, flavorful cooking.
256 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9.3 in H | 7.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A Nutshell History of North Carolina Ben Fortson
Summary From its dubious beginnings as a pirate-filled colony to a popular tourist destination, North Carolina has an amazingly colorful history.
The History Press 9781467119283 Pub Date: 8/1/16 On Sale Date: 8/1/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Author and illustrator Ben Fortson presents that history in the form of off-the-wall anecdotes, poignant insights and sublimely silly illustrations. Take a hilarious look at Daniel Boone's larger-than-life Carolina personality. Peruse an uproarious account of the Andrew Jackson birthplace controversy or politically astute commentary on the power of tobacco in the state. Fortson takes readers on a side-splitting and educational ride through the annals of Tar Heel State history.
240 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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FORT MYERS ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Edison and Ford in Florida Mike Cosden
Summary Prolific inventor Thomas Edison and automobile pioneer Henry Ford shaped the modern world like few others in history.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467114646 Pub Date: 9/7/15 On Sale Date: 9/7/15 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The lives of these close friends intersected at their winter homes in southwest Florida. Edison first visited the tiny cattle-ranching community of Fort Myers in 1885, building a home and laboratory soon after. There, he wintered with his wife, Mina, and their children, Madeleine, Charles, and Theodore. Ford purchased the adjacent estate in 1916, wintering in the area with his wife, Clara, and son, Edsel. Here in southwest Florida, these famous neighbors relaxed and found time to explore new projects.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
Fort Myers Gerri Reaves
Summary Author Gerri Reaves compares Fort Myers, Florida from its beginnings to the urbanistic river community it is today. In these photographs, the neighborhood service station, the drugstore soda fountain, and steamboat mail-delivery live on. Nineteenth-century storefronts stand amid condo towers. Cattle stroll to market, and post-World War II newcomers transform the paradise of Gilded Age millionaires and tin-can tourists. Fort Myers continues to reinvent itself, maintaining the treasures of its richly storied past. Arcadia Publishing 9780738553542 Pub Date: 5/19/08 On Sale Date: 5/19/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Then and Now 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Remembering Fort Myers The City of Palms Prudy Taylor Board
Summary
The History Press 9781596291010 Pub Date: 5/18/06 On Sale Date: 5/18/06 $21.99 USD/$21.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Known for its palm-lined boulevards and famous residents, Fort Myers is arguably the quintessential Florida destination. And although many people know the city was a winter getaway for the likes of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, few know the story of "Wild Bill" Belvin who lived a year in the wilds of North Fort Myers, but was immediately arrested upon his return to civilization. Nor do they know that when Lee Memorial Hospital first opened in 1916, its surgical patients were as concerned about the agility of their stretcher-bearers as they were about their surgeons' skills. In Remembering Fort Myers: The City of Palms, author Prudy Taylor Board has compiled a collection of historical articles about the intriguing, but little known, people and events in the city's history. Board traces the development of the city's prestigious neighborhoods and parks, while introducing readers to some of the most captivating and eccentric characters.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Fort Myers in Vintage Postcards Gregg Turner
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738518077 Pub Date: 5/25/05 On Sale Date: 5/30/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Fort Myers lies on the beautiful, wide Caloosahatchee River. Tropical flowers and palm trees dot the landscape, which today boasts a revitalized downtown, historic neighborhoods, shopping, and a breathtaking waterfront. The fort itself, named for Lt. Col. Abraham Myers, was established to quell uprisings and help the Indian Removal campaigns. It was later used by Union forces in the Civil War, abandoned, and then reoccupied by courageous settlers who relied on the cattle business and farming to sustain families and the community. In the late 1800s, Fort Myers began to attract famous winter residents, such as "electrician" Thomas Edison, as well as wealthy sportsmen trying their luck at tarpon fishing. When the "iron horse" finally arrived in 1904, Fort Myers experienced an economic transformation, and her days as a frontier cow town were numbered.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Fort Myers Gregg Turner, Stan Mulford
Summary Fort Myers, Florida, is known throughout the world today for its tropical weather and local attractions but its origins date back to the 1800s wartimes.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738506678 Pub Date: 2/15/01 On Sale Date: 2/15/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
Located just 15 miles from the Gulf of Mexico on the wide and beautiful Caloosahatchee River, Fort Myers, the fabled "City of Palms," is dotted today by exotic flowers and shrubbery, which includes a revitalized downtown, inviting neighborhoods, endless shopping, and a breathtaking waterfront. Like many Florida communities, however, the birth of Fort Myers can be traced to the Seminole Indian wars of the 1800s. The fort itself -named for Lt. Col. Abraham Myers - was established in the frontier region to quell uprisings and help in the Indian Removal campaigns. It was later used by Union forces during the Civil War, was abandoned, and then reoccupied by courageous settlers who relied on the cattle business, and citrus and vegetable farming to sustain their families and their new town. As the years passed, Fort Myers grew and began to attract winter visitors, including such famous Americans as Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, both of whom ...
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Cape Coral Chris Wadsworth, Anne Cull, Cape Coral Historical Society
Summary Many are surprised to discover that picturesque Cape Coral's history dates back further than the boom of the 1960s.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738567716 Pub Date: 9/30/09 On Sale Date: 10/5/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Indeed, homesteader families were living a rough-and-tumble life in the Cape's wilderness for much of the 20th century. Still, there is no denying that the city took a turn with the arrival of Jack and Leonard Rosen in 1957. These visionaries brought their Gulf American Land Corporation to Southwest Florida and built a modern city from scratch. Model homes, roads galore, an airport, a police force, the Cape Coral Country Club, the Nautilus Motel, and the famous Rose Gardens-all rising out of the woods on the north shore of the Caloosahatchee River. Hundreds of miles of canals were dug so that nearly every home was on or near the water. Hollywood celebrities turned out to promote properties to Northerners looking for the good life in sunny Florida. It was one of the largest planned developments ever in the United States-and it was a rousing success.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Hidden History of Fort Myers Cynthia A. Williams, Denége Patterson
Summary Although best known as the winter home of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford, Fort Myers has one of the most engaging and extraordinary histories of any city in Florida.
The History Press 9781467137515 Pub Date: 10/9/17 On Sale Date: 10/9/17 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The spawn of a hurricane, Fort Myers began as a U.S. Army post during Florida's Seminole Wars. During the Civil War, it became a battleground between Confederates and Yankees for cattle and, after the war, a gun-slinging cowboy town. New York cartoonist Walt McDougall blew into the area on a fishing trip, and his glowing description lured down other wealthy Yankee sportsmen who helped turn this isolated frontier town into a modern tourist destination. Historian and author Cynthia Williams explores the hidden stories behind the growth of this beautiful city.
144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Fort Myers Beach Mary Kaye Stevens
Summary This pictorial history of Fort Myers Beach depicts the people, places, and events that have influenced the area's cultural and natural history.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738588117 Pub Date: 1/2/12 On Sale Date: 1/2/12 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The once sleepy barrier island labeled Estero Island on navigational charts was dubbed Fort Myers Beach in the early part of the 20th century by city folks who spent their weekends on its wide, sandy beaches. Centuries earlier, an abundance of fish and other seafood made the 6.5-mile-long island attractive to its earliest inhabitants, the Calusa, as well as explorers, fisherfolk, and a pirate or two. In the late 19th century, early homesteaders were lured by stories of free tillable soil in a balmy climate surrounded by warm waters and ankle-deep shells. When pink shrimp, labeled ""Pink Gold,"" were found in nearby waters, another influx of residents arrived. Today, the island is best known as an energetic resort community, but it retains the influence and charm of its remarkable past.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Protecting Sanibel and Captiva Islands The Conservation Story Betty Anholt, Charles LeBuff
Summary
The History Press 9781467140676 Pub Date: 12/10/18 On Sale Date: 12/10/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The vibrant Sanibel and Captiva islands are ecological marvels compared to Florida's many overbuilt barrier islands. Development began with the construction of the Sanibel Island Lighthouse in 1884, when only the lighthouse keeper and assistant and their families lived on the island. Noted conservationist Jay N. "Ding" Darling led the charge in preserving the islands' wildlife and natural beauty from the greed of real estate speculators and land developers in the 1930s. Former presidents like Harry Truman and cabinet-level executives worked alongside Sanibel and Captiva residents, setting up preserves and wildlife refuges to guard the integrity of the islands' unique natural blessings, abundant wildlife and aquatic stores. Charles LeBuff and Betty Anholt review the evolution of the islands' conservation ethic and how it perseveres even today.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Natural History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Sanibel and Captiva Islands Charles LeBuff
Summary Discover the history of these beautiful islands on the Gulf Coast and how they became the eminent destination for shell seekers worldwide.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738590875 Pub Date: 3/4/13 On Sale Date: 3/4/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sanibel Island was opened to homesteading in 1888, four years after the Sanibel Island Light Station was completed, and boats ranging from steamers to schooners were drawn to the islands. The islands' prairie-like savannahs, where the threat of freeze was rare, were perfect for farming. Inns and hotels appeared to service newcomers who came to stake a homesteading claim, fish for silver king tarpon, or explore the tropical frontier. Others came seeking seashells, as Sanibel and Captiva Islands were legendary among shell collectors everywhere.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge Charles LeBuff
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738587523 Pub Date: 9/26/11 On Sale Date: 9/26/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€22.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge was created as the Sanibel National Wildlife Refuge on December 1, 1945, during the administration of Pres. Harry S. Truman. The refuge was renamed in 1967 to honor J.N. "Ding" Darling, a syndicated editorial cartoonist. He wintered on Captiva Island and advocated the establishment of the refuge. Situated on a barrier island in Southwest Florida, the refuge is a jewel among the 553 units of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Sanibel, once cherished by the conquistadors, is renowned as one of the best places on the planet to collect seashells and watch birds. Now an island-city, incorporated in 1974, Sanibel is famous for its land development code, which helps make the city a special place. "Ding" Darling would not completely approve of what has happened to the island he once loved, but he would applaud the human effort that has saved the island's wetlands and nurtured his wildlife refuge.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Sanibel Island Yvonne Hill, Marguerite Jordan, Lee County Black History Society, Inc.
Summary Join Yvonne Hill and Marguerite Jordan in collaboration with the Lee County Black History Society, Inc. as they recount the history of this beautiful island.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738553603 Pub Date: 5/19/08 On Sale Date: 5/19/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sanibel, a barrier island on the southwest coast of Florida, was originally inhabited by the Calusa Indians around 1500. In 1513, explorer Ponce DeLeon landed ashore the exotic isle, with its brackish estuaries, plush mangrove jungles, and sandy beaches, opening the door for others who would eventually find their way to the island. Over time, Sanibel was visited by European explorers, slave traders, pirates, and Seminole Indians, all of whom added to its colorful and intriguing history. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the original settlers of modern-day Sanibel arrived on the island. These pioneers were a contrasting group of individuals, comprised of diverse ethic origins and cultures, yet all seemed to share a common goal of using hard work, resourcefulness, and determination to make the island their home. Their efforts and sacrifices greatly contributed to the growth and rich history of Sanibel as we know it today.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Local Baby Florida Heather Daugherty
Summary
Arcadia Children’s Books 9781467197540 Pub Date: 3/18/24 On Sale Date: 3/18/24 $11.99 USD/$16.99 CAD Board Book
Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Florida engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes their state so great. Collect seashells in St. Pete Beach and go fishing in Destin. Dive into St. Augustine's history and launch into the Kennedy Space Center's future! Kiteboard, pick oranges, and see the gators and manatees along the coast. Explore Florida with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Travel JNF058000 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Haunted Florida Lighthouses Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon
Summary Author H eather Leigh Carroll-Landon guides readers on a spine-tingling tour through Florida's haunted lighthouses.
The History Press 9781467153836 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Lighthouses dot the Florida coast, there to help seafarers navigate their way to shore. But when tragedy comes for Florida, it often blows in from the sea, giving the lighthouses and the cursed men and women inside a first look at horror. The lively spirits of teenage sisters inhabit the St. Augustine Lighthouse, where an accident claimed their lives, suspending them in their playful youth. A storm wiped out the Sand Key Lighthouse in 1846, claiming the lives of 16 whose spirits now chatter away--generally in contented tones but sometimes straying into anger. A Civil War casualty roams near the Amelia Island Lighthouses, holding to a promise to see his love one last time before departure.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 Travel / United States TRV025070 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Dark Florida Animal Attacks, Historic Murders, Deadly Disasters and Other Calamities Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary Author Alan Brown leads readers on a stomach-churning turn through Florida's dark side .
The History Press 9781467154574 Pub Date: 8/21/23 On Sale Date: 8/21/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Florida sunshine beckons, but in can be unrelenting, too. And in the shadows, tragedy strikes. Ted Bundy leads a cast of serial killers who wrought havoc on the state. Storms spin onto its shores with landscape altering fury. Sharks lurk in the sea, and snakes and alligators lie wait in the swamps. Gangsters like Al Capone hit Miami Beach for a respite, but gangsters like Al Capone take no breaks from their trade. A woman spontaneously bursts into flames in St. Petersburg. Anthrax claims a life in Palm Beach. The Bermuda Triangle disappears vessels off the coast. Indeed, Florida knows boundless leisure, but it's just as familiar with catastrophe .
144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036010 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Florida at Sea A Maritime History Joe Knetsch, Robert J. Redd
Summary
The History Press 9781467154109 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From small ports to large ports, from rivers to creeks, from lakes to lagoons, water routes have been essential to Florida's development as a commercial, recreational, agricultural, and cultural entity. With more than 30,000 lakes and ponds and some 1,700 rivers, creeks, and streams, Florida ranks second in the list of wettest states in the USA. Native Americans used the rivers, creeks, and lakes as routes to various locales within the peninsula while harvesting fish and other aquatic edibles to sustain their daily lives. Early European settlers followed suit and supplemented their diets with the bounty from the oceans and fresh water sources. Into statehood, settlers relied on the same sources for food while using fresh water to make the land productive for food and cash crops. By the early decades of the 20th Century, water became a marketable attraction to lure millions of tourists to Florida for recreation and sports. The trend continues today. Join a trio of authors on this look at the immense impact water and maritime activities have played in the development of Florida.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Lost Attractions of Florida James C. Clark
Summary
The History Press 9781467145954 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front, alligators in the back. Many of the attractions were free, designed to lure customers for the fruit stand or store. Others changed a small fee. Some became nationally known, such as Cypress Gardens, where Johnny Carson not only broadcast, but water-skied. The roadside attractions had their heyday from the 1920s to the coming of Disney in 1971. It was a much simpler time, and a large tree known as The Senator could become a top attraction, along with a St. Petersburg drug store. Revisit these lost attractions with author Jim Clark.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
History Lover's Guide to Florida, A James C. Clark
Summary Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.
The History Press 9781467143387 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.1 lb Wt
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Only in Florida Why did the Manatee Cross the Road and Other True Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary
The History Press 9781467143066 Pub Date: 3/2/20 On Sale Date: 3/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
More than 20 million people live in Florida, that unique land that juts off into the Atlantic. They are ranchers and golfers, sunbathers and retirees. And their lives often fall within the realm of the perfectly normal. But sometimes these Floridians, many of whom have flocked from elsewhere, find themselves in Sunshine State situations. Meet the acting student who had a close encounter with superstar Burt Reynolds, the New Yorker who put down roots here after attending a school of fish, the woman who barely found her house after a hurricane and a girl who survived--and thrived--after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre. Professional storyteller Caren Schnur Neile traverses the state to share thirty-three true-life tales from everyday Floridians in extraordinary situations.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Fishing Florida by Paddle An Angler's Guide John Kumiski
Summary From Pensacola to Jacksonville to the Everglades, fishing by paddle craft in the Sunshine State offers seemingly endless journeys.
The History Press 9781467140638 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Whether in the cypress dugouts of the Calusa, Dimock's wood-and-canvas tarpon fishing canoe or modern fiberglass and plastic, humans have been paddle fishing in Florida for thousands of years. Sprinkling colorful history throughout, author John Kumiski highlights the state's best paddle fishing destinations, both freshwater and saltwater, including the bass of Farm 13, the redfish and trout along the Big Bend Paddling Trail and the snook and tarpon of the Everglades. Learn the locales and what to do when you get there, including launch points, shuttles, rentals, tackle, techniques and more.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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Florida Oranges A Colorful History Erin Thursby
Summary The first orange groves, planted in St. Augustine in the 1500s by Ponce de León, were the precursor to what would become an integral part of Florida's identity.
The History Press 9781467141192 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Orange groves slowly spread across the state, inspiring horticultural and manufacturing ingenuity. Discover the story behind Deland's eccentric "citrus wizard'? Lue Gim Gong, the rise and fall of smuggler Jesse Fish and the silver-tongued politician William J. Howey, who made his fortune selling plots of groveland through the 1920s. Celebrate the heyday of orange tourism and the farmers who weathered freezes, floods and citrus greening. Join author Erin Thursby as she explores the history of the Sunshine State's most famous crop.
192 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Freaky Florida The Wonderhouse, the Devil’s Tree, the Shaman of Philippe Park, and More Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz
Summary Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path.
The History Press 9781467140355 Pub Date: 9/10/18 On Sale Date: 9/10/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Winkle was woken from one hundred years of sleep. The Green Swamp is home to murders, monsters and mysteries galore. A shining castle made of recycled material, built by an artist like no other, gleams within a Florida swamp. A spectral horse heralds tragedy and caused a notorious scandal in a central Florida city. Join Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz as they share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends and the hidden history behind them.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Florida Lore The Barefoot Mailman, Cowboy Bone Mizell, the Tallahassee Witch and Other Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary Storyteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
The History Press 9781467137829 Pub Date: 12/4/17 On Sale Date: 12/4/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Florida boasts mysterious tales that stretch back more than twelve thousand years. Dive into the lives of the proud Wakulla Pocahontas and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Meet local lawbreakers like John Ashley, as well as transplants like Ma Barker and Al Capone. Stalk stumpy gators or Hogzilla as they prowl Florida's swamps and suburbs. Discover the quintessential Cracker cowboy and the Barefoot Mailman, plus the origin of names like Boca Raton and Orlando.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Florida Sweets Key Lime Pie, Kumquat Cake & Citrus Candy Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Bite in to this refreshing history of sweet foods in the Sunshine State!
The History Press 9781467137652 Pub Date: 7/17/17 On Sale Date: 7/17/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Sweets and the Sunshine State are a match made in heaven. Centuries ago, native Floridians used honey to sweeten dishes, as well as prickly pears and other wild fruits and berries. Spanish explorers introduced citrus to the area, leading to a major industry. Florida pioneers planted sugar cane and sweet potatoes as basic crops. Cane grinding, taffy pulls and homemade ice cream socials were once beloved community events across the state. The state pie of Florida, the Key lime pie, has been an addition to family affairs and restaurant menus since its inception in the late 1800s. From strawberry festivals to Florida flan, author Joy Sheffield Harris uncovers the state's unique sweets with a taste of sunshine.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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On This Day in Florida History Nick Wynne
Summary Florida is steeped in a cultural blend of history unmatched by any other state. One day at a time, author and historian Nick Wynne offers a glimpse of this quirky and fascinating story, beginning with the 1539 arrival of Hernando de Soto. On February 22, 1959, the legendary five-hundred-mile race at Daytona first began. On March 22, 1982, the space shuttle "Columbia" launched from Cape Canaveral. Camp Blanding experienced a Nazi prisoner riot on December 22, 1943. Enjoy a notable nugget of history a day or a month at a time with this celebration of Sunshine State heritage. The History Press 9781626196469 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback 384 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 1.2 lb Wt
A Culinary History of Florida Prickly Pears, Datil Peppers & Key Limes Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Florida cuisine: twelve thousand years in the making, discover the the state's unusual and distinctive food influences and dishes.
The History Press 9781626196575 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the very first prickly pears harvested by Paleo-Indians more than twelve thousand years ago to the Seminole tribe's staple dish of sofkee, Florida's culinary history is as diverse as its geography. Influences as diverse as French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban, Greek, Mexican, Caribbean, and more season Florida's eclectic flavors. Learn how Florida orange juice changed the look of the American breakfast table and discover the state's festival-worthy swamp cabbage. Through syllabubs, perloos, frog legs and Tupelo honey, author Joy Sheffield Harris serves up a delectable helping of five hundred years of Florida cuisine--all with a side of key lime pie, of course.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
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Florida Pirates From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond James Kaserman, Sarah Kaserman
Summary Florida is largely influenced by the illicit and fascinating activites of pirates. Authors James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends, and myths of piracy in Florida.
The History Press 9781609494193 Pub Date: 11/16/11 On Sale Date: 11/16/11 $21.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The coast of southwest Florida, with its shallow waters, inlets, and mangrove islands provides the setting and backdrop for a variety of pirates, privateers, and independents. Piracy has a long and rich tradition in this area dating from before the formation of America through the infamous prohibition era. Telling the tales of Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, Civil War smugglers and prohibition rum runners, the authors provide a compelling narrative of the historically dangerous waters around Southwest Florida and beyond.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Florida What's So Great About This State? Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
Arcadia Publishing 9781589730137 Pub Date: 4/7/10 $9.99 USD/$9.99 CAD/€7.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational. DO YOU KNOW… WHAT huge herbivore swims in the rivers and shallow coastal areas of Florida? (Hint: Its close relative is an elephant!) HOW the land in the Florida Keys was formed? (Hint: Fish were previous landowners!) Find these answers and more in the Florida edition of What's So Great About This State?
32 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
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PELICAN PUBLISHING
It's Raining in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's raining in Florida. The sky is dark and grey. It's a perfect time for key lime pie! Florida youngsters can while away a rainy day with this entertaining board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627905 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
It's Sunny in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's sunny in Florida. Even the gators think so. It's as bright as a rocket! Young children in the Sunshine State will certainly recognize all the signs of a sunny day in Florida in this exciting board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627783 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Barnacle Brown The Story of the Turtle and the Hound Jordan Crisp
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627516 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Barnacle Brown is a seafaring hound, but even he is surprised by the dangerous storm that sinks his boat and leaves him stranded in the ocean, far from home. Thank goodness he wore his life jacket! But there is no way that even a hound as brave as Barnacle Brown can swim through the ocean's waves and back to shore all by himself. Just when the pup fears all is lost, a friendly loggerhead turtle arrives to bring him safely back to the beach. One good turn deserves another so he promises to help Loggerhead Lou, his new friend, protect her vulnerable hatchlings on their own journeys to the sea. This sweet tale of helping those in need contains a fact sheet about loggerhead turtles and includes ways young readers can play a part in protecting this endangered species.
24 Pages Carton Qty: 38 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002240 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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PENSACOLA THE HISTORY PRESS
Haunted Pensacola Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary A haunting collection of spooky tales from one of America's first cities, Pensacola. Pensacola may boast the world's whitest beaches, but the sands of time reveal a dark history in America's first settlement. It's no surprise that one of the nation's oldest cities is also among the most haunted, with culturally diverse spirits from the ages of the Spanish founders and British settlers through the turbulent era of the Civil War. Author and expert Alan Brown presents a survey of unexplained mysteries at Pensacola's eerie landmarks. The infamous haunted lighthouse, the ghosts of St. Michael's Cemetery and the tale of the headless woman of Ramona Street are just a few of the chilling stories recounted in Haunted Pensacola. The History Press 9781596293014 Pub Date: 10/1/10 On Sale Date: 10/1/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Pensacola Bay A Military History Dale Manuel
Summary Discover the impressive military history of Pensacola Bay, from the early 1500's to today.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738516035 Pub Date: 1/20/04 On Sale Date: 1/20/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
Shortly after Ponce de Leon discovered La Florida in 1513, early Spanish settlers found a large and sheltered bay on the Gulf of Mexico. The bay became known as Pensacola after the Penzacola Indians who lived along the shore. In 1698, the first permanent colony was established by pioneers who recognized the strategic importance of a fine harbor with protective barrier islands and a high bluff, or barranca, on the mainland across from a defensible mouth. For centuries the bay was fortified and refortified. Battles raged in four wars, and five nations raised their flags along the harbor. Pensacola Bay: A Military History traces the rich military history of the bay from Spanish times to the present-day Naval Air Station Pensacola, home of the Navy's Blue Angels. The book presents over 200 black-and-white images that highlight the acquisition of Florida by the United States in 1821, the construction of fortifications and naval installations, the Civil War, both World Wars, the Old Navy Yard, the Nav...
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Baseball in Pensacola: America's Pastime & the City of Five Flags Scott Brown
Summary The Western Gate to the Sunshine State boasts an epic history of hardball, dating back nearly to the beginning of the sport. Sunshine, loyal fans and pristine beaches have attracted baseball's best athletes to Pensacola--from stars like Babe Ruth and Ted Williams to the Blue Wahoos, modern-day affiliate for the Cincinnati Reds. The city is home to major-league teams during spring training, minor-league teams during the season and baseball fanatics year-round. Whether it's following big-league icons or cheering high school future stars, Pensacola's love affair with baseball runs deep. Team up with local author Scott Brown as he details the area's greatest moments in America's oldest pastime. The History Press 9781609497828 Pub Date: 3/5/13 On Sale Date: 3/5/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 256 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
Pensacola in Vintage Postcards Pensacola Historical Society
Summary Although Pensacola was permanently settled in 1698, not until the harvesting of yellow pine trees between 1870 and 1910 did the city begin to grow and prosper. During this golden era, a building boom transformed the city into a vibrant seaport and economic center. Pensacola's natural deep water harbor attracted merchant ships, and railroads increased access for goods and human transportation. Between 1825 and 1844, the Redoubt, the Navy Yard, and Forts Barrancas, Pickens, and McRee were constructed. Pensacola's many nicknames included "Cradle of Naval Aviation," "Annapolis of the Air," and "Mother-in-law of the U.S. Navy" since a large number of local women married navy men. Arcadia Publishing 9780738516769 Pub Date: 8/25/04 On Sale Date: 8/30/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Naval Air Station Pensacola Maureen Smith Keillor, AMEC (AW/SW) Richard P. Keillor, MTS
Summary The world's first naval aeronautical station, Naval Air Station Pensacola is a dynamic and active station today.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467111010 Pub Date: 1/13/14 On Sale Date: 1/13/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
A sign at the gate of Naval Air Station Pensacola (NASP) welcomes visitors to "The Cradle of Naval Aviation" and, indeed it is. It came into being when the USS Mississippi (BB-23) arrived in Pensacola on January 20, 1914, with seven aircraft, nine officers, and 23 men. Today, NASP hosts several schools and several branches of the US military. It is also the home of the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, as well as the renowned National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM), which displays more than 100 years of naval aviation, from a replica Curtiss hydroplane to the F-14 Tomcat.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Haunted Florida Lighthouses Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon
Summary Author H eather Leigh Carroll-Landon guides readers on a spine-tingling tour through Florida's haunted lighthouses.
The History Press 9781467153836 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Lighthouses dot the Florida coast, there to help seafarers navigate their way to shore. But when tragedy comes for Florida, it often blows in from the sea, giving the lighthouses and the cursed men and women inside a first look at horror. The lively spirits of teenage sisters inhabit the St. Augustine Lighthouse, where an accident claimed their lives, suspending them in their playful youth. A storm wiped out the Sand Key Lighthouse in 1846, claiming the lives of 16 whose spirits now chatter away--generally in contented tones but sometimes straying into anger. A Civil War casualty roams near the Amelia Island Lighthouses, holding to a promise to see his love one last time before departure.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 Travel / United States TRV025070 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Dark Florida Animal Attacks, Historic Murders, Deadly Disasters and Other Calamities Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary Author Alan Brown leads readers on a stomach-churning turn through Florida's dark side .
The History Press 9781467154574 Pub Date: 8/21/23 On Sale Date: 8/21/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Florida sunshine beckons, but in can be unrelenting, too. And in the shadows, tragedy strikes. Ted Bundy leads a cast of serial killers who wrought havoc on the state. Storms spin onto its shores with landscape altering fury. Sharks lurk in the sea, and snakes and alligators lie wait in the swamps. Gangsters like Al Capone hit Miami Beach for a respite, but gangsters like Al Capone take no breaks from their trade. A woman spontaneously bursts into flames in St. Petersburg. Anthrax claims a life in Palm Beach. The Bermuda Triangle disappears vessels off the coast. Indeed, Florida knows boundless leisure, but it's just as familiar with catastrophe .
144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036010 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Florida at Sea A Maritime History Joe Knetsch, Robert J. Redd
Summary
The History Press 9781467154109 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From small ports to large ports, from rivers to creeks, from lakes to lagoons, water routes have been essential to Florida's development as a commercial, recreational, agricultural, and cultural entity. With more than 30,000 lakes and ponds and some 1,700 rivers, creeks, and streams, Florida ranks second in the list of wettest states in the USA. Native Americans used the rivers, creeks, and lakes as routes to various locales within the peninsula while harvesting fish and other aquatic edibles to sustain their daily lives. Early European settlers followed suit and supplemented their diets with the bounty from the oceans and fresh water sources. Into statehood, settlers relied on the same sources for food while using fresh water to make the land productive for food and cash crops. By the early decades of the 20th Century, water became a marketable attraction to lure millions of tourists to Florida for recreation and sports. The trend continues today. Join a trio of authors on this look at the immense impact water and maritime activities have played in the development of Florida.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Lost Attractions of Florida James C. Clark
Summary
The History Press 9781467145954 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front, alligators in the back. Many of the attractions were free, designed to lure customers for the fruit stand or store. Others changed a small fee. Some became nationally known, such as Cypress Gardens, where Johnny Carson not only broadcast, but water-skied. The roadside attractions had their heyday from the 1920s to the coming of Disney in 1971. It was a much simpler time, and a large tree known as The Senator could become a top attraction, along with a St. Petersburg drug store. Revisit these lost attractions with author Jim Clark.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
History Lover's Guide to Florida, A James C. Clark
Summary Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.
The History Press 9781467143387 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.1 lb Wt
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Only in Florida Why did the Manatee Cross the Road and Other True Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary
The History Press 9781467143066 Pub Date: 3/2/20 On Sale Date: 3/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
More than 20 million people live in Florida, that unique land that juts off into the Atlantic. They are ranchers and golfers, sunbathers and retirees. And their lives often fall within the realm of the perfectly normal. But sometimes these Floridians, many of whom have flocked from elsewhere, find themselves in Sunshine State situations. Meet the acting student who had a close encounter with superstar Burt Reynolds, the New Yorker who put down roots here after attending a school of fish, the woman who barely found her house after a hurricane and a girl who survived--and thrived--after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre. Professional storyteller Caren Schnur Neile traverses the state to share thirty-three true-life tales from everyday Floridians in extraordinary situations.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Fishing Florida by Paddle An Angler's Guide John Kumiski
Summary From Pensacola to Jacksonville to the Everglades, fishing by paddle craft in the Sunshine State offers seemingly endless journeys.
The History Press 9781467140638 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Whether in the cypress dugouts of the Calusa, Dimock's wood-and-canvas tarpon fishing canoe or modern fiberglass and plastic, humans have been paddle fishing in Florida for thousands of years. Sprinkling colorful history throughout, author John Kumiski highlights the state's best paddle fishing destinations, both freshwater and saltwater, including the bass of Farm 13, the redfish and trout along the Big Bend Paddling Trail and the snook and tarpon of the Everglades. Learn the locales and what to do when you get there, including launch points, shuttles, rentals, tackle, techniques and more.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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Florida Oranges A Colorful History Erin Thursby
Summary The first orange groves, planted in St. Augustine in the 1500s by Ponce de León, were the precursor to what would become an integral part of Florida's identity.
The History Press 9781467141192 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Orange groves slowly spread across the state, inspiring horticultural and manufacturing ingenuity. Discover the story behind Deland's eccentric "citrus wizard'? Lue Gim Gong, the rise and fall of smuggler Jesse Fish and the silver-tongued politician William J. Howey, who made his fortune selling plots of groveland through the 1920s. Celebrate the heyday of orange tourism and the farmers who weathered freezes, floods and citrus greening. Join author Erin Thursby as she explores the history of the Sunshine State's most famous crop.
192 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Freaky Florida The Wonderhouse, the Devil’s Tree, the Shaman of Philippe Park, and More Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz
Summary Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path.
The History Press 9781467140355 Pub Date: 9/10/18 On Sale Date: 9/10/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Winkle was woken from one hundred years of sleep. The Green Swamp is home to murders, monsters and mysteries galore. A shining castle made of recycled material, built by an artist like no other, gleams within a Florida swamp. A spectral horse heralds tragedy and caused a notorious scandal in a central Florida city. Join Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz as they share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends and the hidden history behind them.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Florida Lore The Barefoot Mailman, Cowboy Bone Mizell, the Tallahassee Witch and Other Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary Storyteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
The History Press 9781467137829 Pub Date: 12/4/17 On Sale Date: 12/4/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Florida boasts mysterious tales that stretch back more than twelve thousand years. Dive into the lives of the proud Wakulla Pocahontas and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Meet local lawbreakers like John Ashley, as well as transplants like Ma Barker and Al Capone. Stalk stumpy gators or Hogzilla as they prowl Florida's swamps and suburbs. Discover the quintessential Cracker cowboy and the Barefoot Mailman, plus the origin of names like Boca Raton and Orlando.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Florida Sweets Key Lime Pie, Kumquat Cake & Citrus Candy Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Bite in to this refreshing history of sweet foods in the Sunshine State!
The History Press 9781467137652 Pub Date: 7/17/17 On Sale Date: 7/17/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Sweets and the Sunshine State are a match made in heaven. Centuries ago, native Floridians used honey to sweeten dishes, as well as prickly pears and other wild fruits and berries. Spanish explorers introduced citrus to the area, leading to a major industry. Florida pioneers planted sugar cane and sweet potatoes as basic crops. Cane grinding, taffy pulls and homemade ice cream socials were once beloved community events across the state. The state pie of Florida, the Key lime pie, has been an addition to family affairs and restaurant menus since its inception in the late 1800s. From strawberry festivals to Florida flan, author Joy Sheffield Harris uncovers the state's unique sweets with a taste of sunshine.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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On This Day in Florida History Nick Wynne
Summary Florida is steeped in a cultural blend of history unmatched by any other state. One day at a time, author and historian Nick Wynne offers a glimpse of this quirky and fascinating story, beginning with the 1539 arrival of Hernando de Soto. On February 22, 1959, the legendary five-hundred-mile race at Daytona first began. On March 22, 1982, the space shuttle "Columbia" launched from Cape Canaveral. Camp Blanding experienced a Nazi prisoner riot on December 22, 1943. Enjoy a notable nugget of history a day or a month at a time with this celebration of Sunshine State heritage. The History Press 9781626196469 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback 384 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 1.2 lb Wt
A Culinary History of Florida Prickly Pears, Datil Peppers & Key Limes Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Florida cuisine: twelve thousand years in the making, discover the the state's unusual and distinctive food influences and dishes.
The History Press 9781626196575 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the very first prickly pears harvested by Paleo-Indians more than twelve thousand years ago to the Seminole tribe's staple dish of sofkee, Florida's culinary history is as diverse as its geography. Influences as diverse as French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban, Greek, Mexican, Caribbean, and more season Florida's eclectic flavors. Learn how Florida orange juice changed the look of the American breakfast table and discover the state's festival-worthy swamp cabbage. Through syllabubs, perloos, frog legs and Tupelo honey, author Joy Sheffield Harris serves up a delectable helping of five hundred years of Florida cuisine--all with a side of key lime pie, of course.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
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Florida Pirates From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond James Kaserman, Sarah Kaserman
Summary Florida is largely influenced by the illicit and fascinating activites of pirates. Authors James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends, and myths of piracy in Florida.
The History Press 9781609494193 Pub Date: 11/16/11 On Sale Date: 11/16/11 $21.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The coast of southwest Florida, with its shallow waters, inlets, and mangrove islands provides the setting and backdrop for a variety of pirates, privateers, and independents. Piracy has a long and rich tradition in this area dating from before the formation of America through the infamous prohibition era. Telling the tales of Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, Civil War smugglers and prohibition rum runners, the authors provide a compelling narrative of the historically dangerous waters around Southwest Florida and beyond.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Florida What's So Great About This State? Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
Arcadia Publishing 9781589730137 Pub Date: 4/7/10 $9.99 USD/$9.99 CAD/€7.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational. DO YOU KNOW… WHAT huge herbivore swims in the rivers and shallow coastal areas of Florida? (Hint: Its close relative is an elephant!) HOW the land in the Florida Keys was formed? (Hint: Fish were previous landowners!) Find these answers and more in the Florida edition of What's So Great About This State?
32 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
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PELICAN PUBLISHING
It's Raining in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's raining in Florida. The sky is dark and grey. It's a perfect time for key lime pie! Florida youngsters can while away a rainy day with this entertaining board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627905 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
It's Sunny in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's sunny in Florida. Even the gators think so. It's as bright as a rocket! Young children in the Sunshine State will certainly recognize all the signs of a sunny day in Florida in this exciting board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627783 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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PELICAN PUBLISHING
Barnacle Brown The Story of the Turtle and the Hound Jordan Crisp
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627516 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Barnacle Brown is a seafaring hound, but even he is surprised by the dangerous storm that sinks his boat and leaves him stranded in the ocean, far from home. Thank goodness he wore his life jacket! But there is no way that even a hound as brave as Barnacle Brown can swim through the ocean's waves and back to shore all by himself. Just when the pup fears all is lost, a friendly loggerhead turtle arrives to bring him safely back to the beach. One good turn deserves another so he promises to help Loggerhead Lou, his new friend, protect her vulnerable hatchlings on their own journeys to the sea. This sweet tale of helping those in need contains a fact sheet about loggerhead turtles and includes ways young readers can play a part in protecting this endangered species.
24 Pages Carton Qty: 38 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002240 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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MESA ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Mesa Susan Ricci, Shannon Maki
Summary Brigham Young sent the first pioneers to Mesa in the late 1870s to help support the Mormon Church's expansion into Mexico. Some of the earliest businesses during those days included a blacksmith shop, theater, lumberyard, and mercantile. Much of the early architecture still exists among the downtown buildings, churches, and schools.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467160407 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Past and Present 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Buckhorn Mineral Baths & Wildlife Museum Jay Mark, Ronald L. Peters, Foreword by Ted Newton Sliger
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467126960 Pub Date: 11/20/17 On Sale Date: 11/20/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From fire to empire, the story of the Buckhorn baths is a rags-to-riches tale. After a disastrous 1935 Christmas Eve fire destroyed their small country gas station/taxidermy business, a new, unimagined door opened for Ted and Alice Sliger. In 1936, the Sligers began turning tragedy into triumph, transforming a dusty patch of scrubcovered desert eight miles east of Mesa into a legendary roadside oasis. Their chance discovery of mineral-laden hot springs led to the valley's first therapeutic spa. With the New York Giants' initial attraction to Buckhorn's mineral baths, a decades-long association with Major League Baseball helped pave the way to Cactus League baseball. By the time it closed in 1999, the Sligers had built the Buckhorn into an iconic, quintessential roadside business along the route of four federal highways. It was renowned for its celebrity guests, eclectic architecture, colorful neon, mineral spa, retreat for baseball players, wildlife museum, and wide-ranging collection of memorabilia.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Mesa Lisa A. Anderson, Alice C. Jung, Jared A. Smith, Thomas H. Wilson
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738548425 Pub Date: 1/16/08 On Sale Date: 1/16/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the prehistoric Native Americans to the first wave of pioneers in 1877 and all who came later, the desert lands east of Phoenix have been a rich and fertile home to a wide diversity of people. Surmounting the early challenges of settling the mesa top and moving water uphill gave rise to a resilient agricultural community famous for cotton, citrus, grapes, and other crops. The boom years that began in the 1950s ushered in a new wave of industry and change to the city of Mesa. Large corporations created jobs, new freeways formed a corridor into the heart of the community, educational and health care facilities improved and expanded, and the advent of air conditioning brought tourists from all over the world. Now boasting a population of over 450,000, Mesa has truly evolved from its pioneer beginnings to a modern city in the Valley of the Sun.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Arizona's Haunted Route 66 Debe Branning
Summary Arizona claims one of the longest segments of the famous Route 66. Along the nearly four hundred miles of road are stops filled with legends, history, superstitions and spirits of travelers who experienced untimely accidents and murders. Meet Leorena Shipley, an aspiring actress whose career was cut short by tragedy. Discover how the Apache Death Cave became the haunted site of a mass grave. Visit the Monte Vista Hotel, one of the most haunted hotels in Arizona. Learn how the Grand Canyon Caverns were discovered and became a favorite attraction. Travel to Oatman, a ghost town with a multitude of spirits. Join author and paranormal historian Debe Branning on a haunted road trip across Arizona and discover the spooky history of the Mother Road. The History Press 9781467146661 Pub Date: 9/13/21 On Sale Date: 9/13/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Arizona State University Stephanie R. DeLuse, PhD, Denise E. Bates, PhD
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738595450 Pub Date: 8/13/12 On Sale Date: 8/13/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Arizona State University was founded in 1885--27 years before statehood--as the Arizona Territorial Normal School. A modest school building was erected on donated pastureland outside Phoenix and was initially dedicated to training public school teachers. The school rapidly evolved through multiple name changes and grew to four campuses and from 33 to over 70,000 students. Currently, ASU is the largest public educational institution in the United States and is also an internationally recognized research university, offering hundreds of areas of study. This book offers a photographic narrative of the institution's dynamic transformation with glimpses of the committed faculty, staff, students, alumni, and citizens who helped make Arizona State University what it is today.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Campus History 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Eerie Arizona Patrick Whitehurst
Summary Mysterious lights, mystical vortexes and the Mogollon Monster. Go beyond the beautiful vistas and desert landscapes and discover a new, stranger side of Arizona. From the legendary cryptid that stalks the Grand Canyon to a purported alien abduction that inspired a feature film, strange happenings and weird occurrences have been recorded in every corner of the state. Join author Patrick Whitehurst as he explores tales of the odd and unexplained.
The History Press 9781467156141 Pub Date: 10/21/24 On Sale Date: 10/21/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Haunted Mining Towns of Arizona Parker Anderson, Darlene Wilson
Summary Spectral miners and lingering spirits Once Arizona's biggest economic base, mines and the towns that sprang up around them can be found scattered across the state. Stories of paranormal encounters in places like Jerome, Bisbee and Prescott persist, while ghost towns are rumored to host a multitude of lingering spirits. In Ajo, the dead are said to wander through the old Phelps Dodge Hospital, and legend has it that the shades of miners long gone still work the Vulture Mine, looking for the next big gold strike. Do the spirits of Geronimo and his warriors still roam the land they fought so hard to keep? Join historian Parker Anderson and paranormal expert Darlene Wilson as they uncover the fascinating history and haunts of Arizona's mining towns. The History Press 9781467151887 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Travel / Special Interest TRV026130 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Arizona Wine A History of Perseverance & Passion Christina Barrueta, Chef Mark Tarbell
Summary Arizona's flourishing wine industry may surprise those who think of the Grand Canyon State as a desert landscape dotted with cacti.
The History Press 9781467140843 Pub Date: 9/23/19 On Sale Date: 9/23/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the high-country vineyards of the Verde Valley to the rolling plateaus of Sonoita and Willcox, pioneering winemakers are producing nationally acclaimed, award-winning wines. While the 1970s are recognized as launching the modern-day industry, Arizona's viticulture dates back much further. The Spanish and Jesuit missionaries introduced European winemaking to the Southwest, and the 1800s saw the introduction of Arizona's first wineries. Join author Christina Barrueta on this fascinating journey and meet the pioneers and visionaries who are forging their own paths to build America's newest wine region.
176 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Arizona Chimichangas Rita Connelly
Summary Many claim to be the first to turn a plain burrito into a crispy chimichanga, but everyone agrees that it happened in Arizona. Fried to golden brown perfection at iconic restaurants like Casa Molina, El Charro and Macayo's, these crunchy wonders are favorites from Flagstaff to Bisbee, Safford to Yuma and all parts in between. Discover the disputed history of how chimichangas got their name and whether Chinese immigrants really invented them. Learn what goes into making a chimi, down to creating the perfect tortilla, as well as the variety of creative ingredients--from seafood to strawberries--that have been wrapped up in this delightful dish. Join author Rita Connelly as she presents recipes and behind-the-scenes stories from the Grand Canyon State's beloved chimichangas. The History Press 9781467140195 Pub Date: 2/4/19 On Sale Date: 2/4/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Navajo Weavers of the American Southwest Peter Hiller, Ramona Sakiestewa
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467129725 Pub Date: 10/8/18 On Sale Date: 10/8/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the mid-17th century to the present day, herding sheep, carding wool, spinning yarn, dyeing with native plants, and weaving on iconic upright looms have all been steps in the intricate process of Navajo blanket and rug making in the American Southwest. Beginning in the late 1800s, amateur and professional photographers documented the Diné (Navajo) weavers and their artwork, and the images they captured tell the stories of the artists, their homes, and the materials, techniques, and designs they used. Many postcards illustrate popular interest surrounding weaving as an indigenous art form, even as economic, social, and political realities influenced the craft. These historical pictures illuminate perceived traditional weaving practices. The authors' accompanying narratives deepen the perspective and relate imagery to modern life.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Hello, Arizona! Martha Day Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700620 Pub Date: 4/3/18 On Sale Date: 4/3/18 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Arizona! Parent and child eastern collared lizards tour Arizona in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Arizona! join the pair as they explore the Grand Canyon, Tucson, Phoenix, and Slide Rock State Park. Along the way, saddle up at a dude ranch, paint at the museum, visit an old pueblo home, and peek at the stars at the Lowell Observatory! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002220 Series: Hello 5.9 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Hello, Grand Canyon! Martha Day Zschock
Summary
Commonwealth Editions 9781938700644 Pub Date: 4/3/18 On Sale Date: 4/3/18 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Grand Canyon! Parent and child abert's squirrels tour Grand Canyon in best-selling authorillustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Grand Canyon! join the pair as they hike, hunt for fossils, and become junior rangers at the national park. Along the way, ride a mule to the bottom of the canyon, raft in the Colorado River, and learn about Native American history. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 5.8 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Dude Ranching in Arizona Russell True, Diana Madaras
Summary Dude ranches were Arizona's first destination vacation. The earliest were built on working cattle ranches, stage stops, mining claims, and homesteads. Early dudes were typically wealthy and stayed for a long time, some for so long that one ranch had a school for its guests' children. Dude ranches were built around unspoiled country and offered spectacular views, "healthy" weather, and the chance to experience the cowboy life. Hollywood filmmakers came and, with them, some of the biggest figures of their time. Among those who were guests at dude ranches were John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Dean Martin, Tom Hanks, Walt Disney, and US presidents. Arcadia Publishing 9781467116022 Pub Date: 10/10/16 On Sale Date: 10/10/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Navajo and Hopi Art in Arizona Continuing Traditions Rory O'Neill Schmitt PhD
Summary Arizona's Navajo and Hopi cultures span multiple generations, and their descendants continue to honor customs from thousands of years ago. Contemporary artists like Hopi katsina doll carver Manuel Chavarria and Navajo weaver Barbara Teller Ornelas use traditional crafts and techniques to preserve the stories of their ancestors. Meanwhile, emerging mixed-media artists like Melanie Yazzie expand the boundaries of tradition by combining Navajo influences with contemporary culture and styles. Local author Rory Schmitt presents the region's outstanding native artists and their work, studios and inspirations. The History Press 9781467117890 Pub Date: 2/1/16 On Sale Date: 2/1/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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THE HISTORY PRESS
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen Gunslingers, Bandits, Heroes and Peacekeepers Mike Guardabascio, Chris Trevino
Summary A refuge for outlaws at the close of the 1800s, the Arizona Territory was a wild, lawless land of greedy feuds, brutal killings and figures of enduring legend. These gunfighters included heroes as well as killers, and some were considered both. Bandit Pearl Hart committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the country, and James Addison Reavis pulled off the most extraordinary real estate scheme in the West. With fearless lawmen like C.P. Owens and George Ruffner at hand, swift justice was always nearby. In this collection, Arizona's official state historian and celebrated storyteller Marshall Trimble brings to life the rough-and-tumble characters from the Grand Canyon State's most terrific tales of outlawry and justice. The History Press 9781626199323 Pub Date: 4/13/15 On Sale Date: 4/13/15 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036130 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Location Filming in Arizona The Screen Legacy of the Grand Canyon State Lili DeBarbieri
Summary
The History Press 9781626190634 Pub Date: 3/11/14 On Sale Date: 3/11/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The scenic natural vistas of Arizona's deserts and mountains have made it a favorite backdrop of movies and television shows. Westerns such as silent-era pictures derived from Zane Grey fiction through the John Ford-John Wayne classics "Stagecoach "and "The Searchers "benefited from the beautiful and rugged landscapes. TV classics such as "Gunsmoke" and "Little House on the Prairie" helped define Arizona's allure for Hollywood. Oscar winners "Jerry Maguire" and "Little Miss Sunshine "took advantage of the infrastructure that accumulated to lure filmmakers to Tucson, Yuma, Phoenix, Prescott, Sedona and all corners of the Grand Canyon State". Join author Lili DeBarbieri as she looks at the movies and shows shot in the state, as well as other aspects of Arizona film culture.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Arizona's National Parks and Monuments Donna Hartz, George Hartz
Summary Arizona's 20 national parks and monuments celebrate the natural wonders and rich heritage of Arizona, preserved through the efforts of countless citizens and the American Antiquities Act of 1906. Aggressively implemented by eight US presidents, this legislation permits the president to unilaterally proclaim sites as national monuments without congressional action. The Antiquities Act was applied in Arizona 23 times, more so than any other state in the union. Using more than 200 historical photographs, many of which have never been published, this book contains the stories of the creation of each of Arizona's national parks and monuments, emphasizing the importance of the landscape and cultural heritage to Arizona's identity. Arcadia Publishing 9781467130424 Pub Date: 12/9/13 On Sale Date: 12/9/13 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Arizona Rangers M. David DeSoucy, Marshall Trimble
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738548319 Pub Date: 3/10/08 On Sale Date: 3/10/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Established in 1901, the Arizona Rangers have protected and served the citizenry for over 107 years. Though the initial organization was short lived, lasting only until 1909, the company--with an authorized strength of just 26 men--became the scourge of outlaws within the Arizona Territory and along the Mexican border where, like today, criminal activity was prevalent. In 1957, the Arizona Rangers were reestablished, and for the 50 years since, these modern rangers have continued the tradition of service that was established by their territorial predecessors. Today's Arizona Rangers are officially recognized by state legislation as a volunteer civilian law enforcement auxiliary. In keeping with their motto, "Few But Proud Then and Now," they assist numerous law enforcement agencies and help keep the peace within their communities and state.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Native Americans of Arizona Paul Nickens, Kathleen Nickens
Summary For more than a century, Arizona's 21 Native American tribes and nations have played an important role in the state's tourism industry. Postcard images of Southwestern tribes became the staple of an advertising campaign to promote the region to potential travelers beginning around 1900 and quickly became popular with visitors. Hundreds of images captured the beauty of the Native American peoples' homelands and villages, along with views of economic and domestic activities, craft arts, and religious aspects of the various communities. This book offers a wide-ranging overview of the vintage postcards that captured the visual essence of Native Americans in Arizona during the first half of the 20th century. Arcadia Publishing 9780738548845 Pub Date: 5/23/07 On Sale Date: 5/28/07 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/£24.99 GBP Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036010 Series: Postcard History 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The Grand Canyon: Native People and Early Visitors Kenneth Shields Jr., Stampoulos
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738500317 Pub Date: 11/9/00 On Sale Date: 11/9/00 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Unlike appreciating America's other natural wonders such as waterfalls, glaciers, mountains, or prairies, one must struggle to absorb, assimilate, and comprehend the Grand Canyon's tremendous scale. Captured here in over 250 vintage images is the human drama of survival and coexistence in the canyon, from the native tribes who struggled with life on the rim, to the pioneers who came to foster and manipulate the early tourist industry in America's oldest natural resource. Covering the tribes that called the canyon home and the seekers who flocked to the area to find their fortune in gold and tourism, author Kenneth Shields exposes the human layers so often overlooked. Seen here are the native tribes who survived the harshest conditions of the canyon, including the Hopi, Havasupai, Navajo, and Paiute. Readers will recognize the images of popular tourist spots like the El Tovar Hotel and the Navajo Bridge, as well as the early conservationist faces of Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Taft.
160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
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ORANGE COUNTY CA THE HISTORY PRESS
Orange County Pioneers: Oral Histories from the Works Progress Administration Charles Epting, G.E. Ashby
Summary Orange County's pioneer history is filled with harrowing tales every bit as entertaining as a western novel. These stories, culled from oral histories recorded by old-timers in the 1930s as part of the Works Progress Administration, offer a rarely seen look into Orange County's frontier days. From bear hunts and bullfights to social gatherings at the home of the most famous Shakespearean actress of the day, these tales are a window into the earliest days of every corner of the county. Join editor Charles Epting for these wonderfully evocative portraits of the past recounted in the words of the eyewitnesses. The History Press 9781626197589 Pub Date: 11/18/14 On Sale Date: 11/18/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Orange County Chronicles Phil Brigandi
Summary Orange County is one of the best-known, yet least understood, counties in California. The popular image of beautiful people in beach cities is certainly accurate. But the Orange County that is often overlooked includes workaday lives in Anaheim, the barrios of Santa Ana, townhouse living in Brea and the diverse communities of Little Saigon, Little Texas, Los Rios, La Habra and Silverado Canyon. Modern Orange County offers very little sense of history, and it sometimes seems as if the urbanization of the 1960s is all that defines the place. Orange County historian Phil Brigandi fills in the gaps with this collection of essays that explores the very creation of the county, as well as pressing issues of race, citrus, attractions and annexation. The History Press 9781626191334 Pub Date: 10/22/13 On Sale Date: 10/22/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Orange County Chris Epting
Summary Orange County was created in 1889. Soon, wilderness evolved into farmlands and communities supported by a year-round harvest of Valencia oranges, lemons, avocados, walnuts, and more. In the 1950s, aerospace and industry expanded here, and today the county boasts more than three million people. This collection features side-by-side historic comparisons of many local institutions, from orange groves to beaches to Disneyland.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738581156 Pub Date: 1/24/11 On Sale Date: 1/24/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Then and Now 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Orange County: A Natural History Doris I. Walker
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738569086 Pub Date: 10/14/09 On Sale Date: 10/19/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Relatively small in size among California's counties at 789 square miles, Orange County supports one of the nation's largest county populations: three million. Yet this county is surprisingly rich in its diversity of natural elements. Bounded all around by a spectacular seacoast and rambling hills, it contains a portion of Cleveland National Forest, including two mile-high mountain peaks. Orange County has numerous canyons, dramatic in looks and legend, as well as the Santa Ana River with its seasonal branching tributaries. Yet extensive acreage within this forward-looking county is being permanently preserved as wilderness parks, preserves, and conservancies as governmental and private agencies respond to the ecological challenges of the future.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036010 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Orange County Orange County Historical Society
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738530543 Pub Date: 11/23/05 On Sale Date: 11/28/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Paperback
The formerly wide-open space southeast of Los Angeles blossomed from cattle ranches into a center of citrus production by the early 20th century. Orange County separated from Los Angeles County in 1889; soon Anaheim and Santa Ana changed from farming communities to major cities while coastal communities grew beyond anyone's imagination. One of the most populous counties in the United States today, Orange County began in the mid-20th century to evolve from its bedroom-community status to become an urban-suburban region with its own identity. This collection of vintage postcards follows the county's diverse development, illustrating such spots as Disneyland and the area's world-renowned beaches, as well as remembering the pastoral origins, industries, unique buildings, and cityscapes that have added dimension to its history.
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Vanishing Orange County Chris Epting
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738559742 Pub Date: 11/10/08 On Sale Date: 11/10/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Orange County formally separated from Los Angeles County in 1889, and there's been no looking back. Wilderness gave way to rich farmlands, where oranges, lemons, avocados, and walnuts made agriculture the new county's most important industry; the region was actually named for the prevalence of its citrus groves. The 20th century brought with it plenty of entrepreneurs, including Walter Knott and later Walt Disney, along with the aerospace industry, oil drilling, beach culture, and more. But the more popular "the O.C." became, the more the past began to be lost to development and sprawl. This evocative compendium of photographs revisits many of the places locals held near and dear, including the Golden Bear nightclub, Japanese Village Deer Park, Lion Country Safari, plus popular stores, restaurants, and, of course, the ever-shrinking farmlands. Many of these images are courtesy of the Orange County Archives, and others came from the author's private collection.
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Rock 'n' Roll in Orange County: Music, Madness and Memories Chris Epting, Jim Kaa, Jordan West, Jim Washburn, Barry Rillera
Summary
The History Press 9781626196094 Pub Date: 11/18/14 On Sale Date: 11/18/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The great acts--from Hendrix to Joplin and from Kiss to Korn--played to the Orange County crowd at such classic venues as Huntington Beach's Golden Bear, the Anaheim Convention Center and Anaheim's Doll Hut. Rock 'n' roll's OC roots include Leo Fender's electric guitar factory in Fullerton and the birthplace for the garage-band standard Louie Louie" in Anaheim. As the music changed, iconic OC groups like Social Distortion and Avenged Sevenfold helped lead the way. Final curtains came down here, too: though killed in England, Eddie Cochran is buried in Cypress, and Bobby Hatfield, half of the Righteous Brothers, is interred at Corona del Mar. Join pop culture expert Chris Epting for the essential big hits plus idiosyncratic flip-side riffs of Orange County's mighty rock 'n' roll history."
144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The New Deal in Orange County, California Charles Epting
Summary Unpredictably harsh elements wreaked havoc in Orange County during the Great Depression. The 1933 Long Beach earthquake claimed 115 lives, shattering lands eastward across the Los Angeles County line into the Orange County cities. Then 60 people perished in the devastating 1938 Santa Ana River flood, which washed out roads and buildings and much of the county's namesake citrus industry. Orange County's 130,000 people received a greater density of federal public aid than LA County's 2.2 million and San Diego County's 210,000. Join Charles Epting on this tour of the buildings, bridges, harbors, trails, libraries, highways and other infrastructure gains--many still in use--that were revitalized by the Works Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps and other agencies of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. The History Press 9781626194885 Pub Date: 4/22/14 On Sale Date: 4/22/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Early Amusement Parks of Orange County Richard Harris
Summary The Orange County coast had its Joy Zone and its Fun Zone in the early decades of the 20th century. Knott's Berry Farm sprouted from a simple berry stand in Buena Park. The spot that would become Walt Disney's theme-park empire began as a citrus grove in Anaheim. Before long, Orange County was recognized as the nurturing ground for the growing amusement park industry. This book concerns the early history of such parks in the county east and south of Los Angeles, before high-tech digitization, when custom cars, enormous alligators, stunt planes, dolphin leaps, and movie stars' wax likenesses thrilled patrons. Some amusement parks have come and gone over a century of development, and some are still here, changing with the times to create new adventure and excitement for park goers. Arcadia Publishing 9780738559476 Pub Date: 7/21/08 On Sale Date: 7/21/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Santa Ana Mountains History, Habitat and Hikes: On the Slopes of Old Saddleback and Beyond Patrick Mitchell
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The History Press 9781609496173 Pub Date: 7/16/13 On Sale Date: 7/16/13 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The majestic Santa Ana Mountains cover one thousand square miles and much of the Cleveland National Forest in Orange, Riverside and San Diego Counties. Unlike other designated wild lands close to huge population centers, the rugged Santa Anas remain largely primordial. Dominated by Old Saddleback and its twin peaks of Modjeska and Santiago, this beautiful range, visible from much of the Los Angeles Basin, remains the last intact coastal ecosystem in Southern California. Home to Native Americans, Spanish missionaries, vaqueros, sheep barons, bandits and suburban developers, the Santa Anas were traversed by mountain man Jedediah Smith, explorer John C. Fremont, lawman Wyatt Earp and other historic figures. Join author Patrick Mitchell for this first comprehensive volume on the natural and cultural histories of the great Santa Anas.
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Dodgers in the Hall of Fame Raymond P. Sinibaldi, Kerry Keene, David Hickey
Summary Among the most successful franchises in the long and glorious history of baseball, the Dodgers have captured 25 pennants and have been crowned world champions seven times; only five teams in history have claimed more World Series titles. The Dodgers are baseball's most transformative franchise. In 1947, Jackie Robinson changed the face of baseball and America. They built Dodgertown in 1948; became the first major-league team to own a plane; and spurred the move west in 1958, where Sandy Koufax redefined pitching dominance. Herein lies the story of the men who have worn Dodger blue on their way to becoming baseball immortals, forever enshrined in Cooperstown's Baseball Hall of Fame. Arcadia Publishing 9781467109949 Pub Date: 5/8/23 On Sale Date: 5/8/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Baseball 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Death at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles Dale Richard Perelman
Summary Built during Los Angeles's rapid growth in the Roaring Twenties, the Beaux Arts-style Cecil Hotel was briefly a glimmering downtown landmark until it became one of the most infamous sites of violence and murder in the country. Nicknamed "The Suicide," the Cecil was the eerie location of more than a dozen people taking their own lives going back to the 1940s and '50s. Rumors still swirl that Elizabeth Short, the Black Dahlia, frequented the hotel in the days before her gruesome murder. Serial killer Richard "Night Stalker" Ramirez lived at the Cecil for long stays in the 1980s. Austrian serial killer Jack Unterweger murdered three sex workers while a guest at the Cecil in 1991. Author Dale Perelman charts the brutal and mysterious history of Los Angeles's most notorious hotel. The History Press 9781467150187 Pub Date: 5/16/22 On Sale Date: 5/16/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Iconic Hollywood Dishes, Drinks & Desserts Amy Bizzarri
Summary Recipes born in the city of stars
The History Press 9781467151337 Pub Date: 5/16/22 On Sale Date: 5/16/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Los Angeles is a city where film mingles with food. From healthful salads to sweet treats inspired by California's agricultural bounty, the innovative fare mirrors the rise from a sleepy, western outpost to celluloid dream, where food has always played an award-winning role. The minds behind these delicious treasures include a pauper who reinvented himself as a prince, a penniless single mom who perfected a treasured recipe to create an empire, and a guru who provided good vibes and scandal alongside cold-pressed juices. Bake up the Cocoanut Grove's Coconut Strawberry Cream Tarts and sip a Zombie from the first-ever Tiki bar to create a little Hollywood magic in your own kitchen. Amy Bizzarri rolls out the red carpet in celebration of Tinseltown's iconic cuisine.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 60 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Los Angeles Underworld Avi Bash, J. Michael Niotta PhD
Summary From the blackhanders and bootleggers of the early 20th century to political corruption and the rise and eventual toppling of a Mafia family, the history of organized crime in Los Angeles visually chronicled within this work possesses the same level of intrigue, glamour, and murder as the films that made the City of Angels iconic. Los Angeles Underworld showcases an extraordinary collection of rare and previously unpublished images pulled directly from family photo albums and top secret police files.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467106382 Pub Date: 3/29/21 On Sale Date: 3/29/21 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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California Dreamin' Along Route 66 Joe Sonderman
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467103169 Pub Date: 5/27/19 On Sale Date: 5/27/19 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The California Dream made Route 66 the most famous road in the world. Flappers dreamed of stardom under the bright lights of Hollywood. A wave of families fleeing the Dust Bowl transformed the state during the Great Depression. During World War II, another wave followed Route 66 seeking opportunity in the massive wartime industrial plants. Thousands of soldiers trained in the Mojave Desert and then returned amid the postwar prosperity to blossoming housing developments that replaced the vast orange groves. While Nat King Cole sang "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66," the newly prosperous middle class hit the road headed for the dream land constructed by Walt Disney. Inspired by the Beat poets, the hippies, and the adventures of Buz and Tod on the CBS television show Route 66, a new generation took to the open road. Those who savor the journey as much as the destination still seek it out on Route 66 today.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, Los Angeles! Martha Day Zschock
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Commonwealth Editions 9781938700606 Pub Date: 2/6/18 On Sale Date: 2/6/18 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Los Angeles! Parent and child golden retrievers tour Los Angeles, California in best-selling authorillustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Los Angeles! join the pair as they visit Universal Studios, make instruments at the children's museum, and see animals at the zoo! Along the way, ride a pony at Griffith Park, eat a taco on Olvera Street, and catch a concert at the Hollywood Bowl! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002070 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6.1 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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The Los Angeles Sugar Ring: Inside the World of Old Money, Bootleggers & Gambling Barons J. Michael Niotta PhD, Warren R. Hull
Summary
The History Press 9781625859976 Pub Date: 10/23/17 On Sale Date: 10/23/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Early movers and shakers of Los Angeles didn't always operate within the confines of the law, including opportunist and family man Big George Niotta, who supplied sugar to make illegal liquor. Niotta rose to prominence thanks to his magnetic charm and collaborations with infamous bootlegger Frank Borgia and influential gambling baron Jack Dragna. But the fall is hard for those soaring high. Bled dry by the IRS, Niotta fought to restore his wealth through ringer horses, a multimillion-dollar lottery and a notorious gambling parlor. Through the moves of a pawn dead set on wearing a crown, author J. Michael Niotta explores three decades of L.A. crime, including a rare insider's look at the history of the Eagle Brewing Company and other survivors of Prohibition.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036140 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Max Factor and Hollywood A Glamorous History Erika Thomas, Photos by Marc Wanamaker
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The History Press 9781467136105 Pub Date: 12/5/16 On Sale Date: 12/5/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
When Polish wigmaker and cosmetician Max Factor arrived in Los Angeles at the dawn of the motion picture industry, "make-up" had been associated only with stage performers and ladies of the oldest profession. Appalled by the garish paints worn by actors, Factor introduced the first "flexible" greasepaint for film in 1914. With a few careful brush strokes, a lot of innovation and the kind of luck that can happen only in Hollywood, Max Factor changed the meaning of glamour. His innovations can be experienced in every tube of lipstick, palette of eye shadow and bottle of nail lacquer used today. Join author Erika Thomas as she reveals the makeup guru's expert beauty tips and the story of how he created the most iconic golden-era looks that are as relevant today as they were nearly a century ago.
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Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles County Carina Monica Montoya Forsythe
Summary The variably named and numbered Pacific Coast Highway spans 1,700 miles from Canada to Mexico. Seventy-five of those create a dramatic drive through Los Angeles County, showcasing the iconic cities of Malibu, Santa Monica, South Bay, San Pedro and Long Beach. Past scenic seascapes and famous beaches, "PCH" has become over the decades a symbol for Southern California coastal life, encompassing pleasure piers and amusements parks, surfing, yachting and other water sports. No longer just a road, PCH is a ribbon of destinations and the byway through the California dream. Ride with author Carina Monica Montoya via vintage images from the California Department of Transportation and new photos by John Moss through this remarkable road's history and the picturesque coastal communities it serves. The History Press 9781626190207 Pub Date: 2/4/14 On Sale Date: 2/4/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Miracle Mile in Los Angeles: History and Architecture Ruth Wallach
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The History Press 9781609495930 Pub Date: 7/9/13 On Sale Date: 7/9/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The world-famous Miracle Mile in Los Angeles was shaped into a great commercial and cultural district by the city's tremendous urban expansion in the early twentieth century. Its origins along Wilshire Boulevard are directly related to the twin LA booms in auto travel and real estate ventures. Once the home of such famous stores as the May Company, Silverwood's, Coulter's and Desmond's, as well as Streamline Moderne and Art Deco architecture, Miracle Mile has boasted the La Brea Tar Pits and Farmer's Market, Gilmore Field and CBS Television City, as well as Pan Pacific Park and Museum Row. Join author Ruth Wallach, head of the University of Southern California's Architecture and Fine Arts Library, for this tour through the most emblematic neighborhood of twentieth-century Los Angeles development.
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Los Angeles Residential Architecture Modernism Meets Eclecticism Ruth Wallach
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The History Press 9781626198036 Pub Date: 8/31/15 On Sale Date: 8/31/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
During the first half of the twentieth century, Los Angeles grew into a sprawling metropolis. As suburbs developed, demonstration homes and housing exhibitions brought innovative architectural and interior design styles. Displays like the California Home and Garden Exhibition showcased the latest in timesaving appliances, modern furniture and cutting-edge building techniques meant to represent the future and ideals of Southern California living. Model and tract home exhibitions like those at Leimert Park inspired a new generation of homebuyers. Designed to house the masses, multi-family developments like the Zigzag Moderne-style Val d'Amour were benchmarks for their time. Join author Ruth Wallach on a tour of the varied Modernist styles that give Los Angeles its distinct residential landscape.
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Location Filming in Los Angeles Karie Bible, Marc Wanamaker, Harry Medved
Summary Los Angeles has reigned for more than a century as the world capital of the film industry, a unique and ever-changing city that has been molded and recast thousands of times through the artistic visions and cinematic dreams of Hollywood's elite. As early as 1907, filmmakers migrated west to avoid lengthy eastern winters. In Los Angeles, they discovered an ideal world of abundant and diverse locales blessed with a mild and sunny climate ideal for filming. Location Filming in Los Angeles provides a historic view of the diversity of locations that provided the backdrop for Hollywood's greatest films, from the silent era to the modern age. Arcadia Publishing 9780738581323 Pub Date: 11/29/10 On Sale Date: 11/29/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Vanishing Los Angeles County Cory Stargel, Sarah Stargel
Summary Home to more than 10 million people, modern Los Angeles County bears little resemblance to the largely agricultural landscape, dotted with small towns, of just over a century ago. Los Angeles County has surged forward on a path of phenomenal growth and constant transformation. Over this course, much of what was both famous and familiar to Angelenos 100 or even 50 years ago has been lost in the name of progress. This collection of more than 200 vintage postcards explores a sampling of these vanishing sites, including the once ubiquitous orange groves, views from the early days of the county's towns, yesteryear's famed attractions, landmarks, hotels, and restaurants, and scenes from the roadside era. Arcadia Publishing 9780738581002 Pub Date: 8/25/10 On Sale Date: 8/30/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Early Downtown Los Angeles Cory Stargel, Sarah Stargel
Summary Growing south from the plaza where the city of Los Angeles was founded as a tiny pueblo in 1781, the area now known as downtown L.A. was first developed in the late 1800s as a residential neighborhood, complete with churches and schools. As the population surged at the turn of the 20th century, the downtown area was transformed into a busy business and entertainment center of shops, banks, hotels, and theaters. The explosion of the postcard craze in the early 1900s coincided with this period of downtown's tremendous growth toward a formidable metropolis. This collection of vintage postcards offers a glimpse into the changing city through the 1940s. Arcadia Publishing 9780738570037 Pub Date: 8/19/09 On Sale Date: 8/24/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Los Angeles's Olvera Street William D. Estrada
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738531052 Pub Date: 3/29/06 On Sale Date: 4/3/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Olvera Street Mexican marketplace and its plaza form the home of Latino culture in the Los Angeles region. Still standing in this downtown location of many fiestas, including Cinco de Mayo, are the Avila Adobe, plaza church-- La Iglesia de Nuestra Se±ora La Reina de Los Angeles, Pico House, Sepulveda House, and L.A. Firehouse No. 1. El Pueblo de La Reina de Los Angeles was founded in 1781. The 1820sbuilt plaza was ruled for decades by the magnanimous Judge Agust n Olvera. Wine Street was renamed in his honor after his 1876 death and took on a back-alley toughness depicted in early Hollywood films. In the 1920s, Christine Sterling campaigned to save the Avila Adobe from demolition and transform Olvera Street into an internationally recognized tourist destination, which opened in 1930. Today the old plaza and Olvera Street shops, restaurants, museums, and vendors draw 1 million people annually under the auspices of El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument.
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Los Angeles, California Jeffrey Samudio, Portia Lee Ph.D.
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738508122 Pub Date: 4/12/01 On Sale Date: 4/12/01 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Los Angeles was founded in 1781 as one of the two original Spanish pueblos in California. At the time of statehood in 1851, Los Angeles began to reconsider its "cow town" condition, and gradually transformed an American city into the magnificent metropolis we know today. Drawn from the collections of the University of Southern California, the Los Angeles Public Library, and the Los Angeles City Archives, Jeffrey Samudio and Portia Lee record the history of a community that established itself culturally as it grew exponentially. By 1945, the small town that had begun with 28 square miles in the late 19th century had grown to 450 square miles through almost 100 annexations. Businessmen constructed a downtown streetscape whose architecture elicited envy in other cities, hotels catered to visitors with such enthusiasm that guests eventually returned with ambitious schemes of their own, and the construction of an elaborate freeway system suddenly made Los Angeles a drive-in city.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 84 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Los Angeles International Airport William A. Schoneberger, Ethel Pattison, Lee Nichols, Flight Path Learning Center of Southern California
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738555829 Pub Date: 2/9/09 On Sale Date: 2/9/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Growth on the flatlands along the western extents of Imperial Highway in the 1920s was once measured in beans, barley, and jackrabbits. After 2000, the site that became Los Angeles International Airport would be measured by the more than 60 million passengers and nearly two million tons of cargo passing through it each year. One of the world's busiest airports grew out of Mines Field and expanded quickly in the 1930s with the exploits of Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart, Howard Hughes and Will Rogers, Curtiss and Martin, and Boeing and Lockheed. After World War II, this large portion of coastal Los Angeles between El Segundo and Marina del Rey became the main airport for Greater Los Angeles. With the advent of the jet age in the town of the jet set, LAX became a nexus of international travel and a symbol of sophistication as the "Gateway to the World," a cutting-edge center for the overlapping spheres of aviation, business, politics, and entertainment.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
Los Angeles's La Brea Tar Pits and Hancock Park Cathy McNassor
Summary Ever since the first popular article on the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits was published in Sunset magazine in 1908, this amazing Ice Age fossil site has captivated the imaginations of countless people from all over the world. This "death trap of the ages" and its population of saber-toothed cats, dire wolves, and other extinct animals, now displayed in the stunning George C. Page Museum, continues to be one of the most popular tourist attractions in Los Angeles. George Allan Hancock donated the 26-acre site to the County of Los Angeles in 1924 to preserve this scientific treasure trove for research and the enjoyment of future generations. Arcadia Publishing 9780738576114 Pub Date: 11/28/11 On Sale Date: 11/28/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Los Angeles Street Food: A History from Tamaleros to Taco Trucks Farley Elliott
Summary
The History Press 9781626199910 Pub Date: 7/20/15 On Sale Date: 7/20/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Los Angeles is the uncontested street food champion of the United States, and it isn't even a fair fight. Millions of hungry locals and wide-eyed tourists take to the streets to eat tacos, down bacon-wrapped hot dogs and indulge in the latest offerings from a fleet of gourmet food trucks and vendors. Dating back to the late nineteenth century when tamale men first hawked their fare from pushcarts and wagons, street food is now a billion-dollar industry in L.A.--and it isn't going anywhere! So hit the streets and dig in with local food writer Farley Elliott, who tackles the sometimes dicey subject of street food and serves up all there is to know about the greasy, cheesy, spicy and everything in between.
176 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Ghosts and Legends of Hollywood Brian Clune
Summary Cursed awards, haunted estates, and deadly sets. Hollywood is supposed to be the place where dreams come true, but it's also where nightmares come to life. Spirits haunt the halls of renowned studios, legendary cafes, and lavish estates, while rumors of curses lurk in the shadows of the rich and famous. It's said that stars like James Dean, Carrie Fisher, and Prince once predicted their own deaths, while slain screenwriter Paul Bern tried in vain to warn Sharon Tate about her own fate. Ghosts reportedly linger in the corners of the El Coyote Café and the Falcon Lair boasts sightings of Rudolph Valentino long after his death. The History Press 9781467155182 Pub Date: 10/2/23 On Sale Date: 10/2/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Join author and paranormal historian Brian Clune for a star-studded tour of the dark side of Hollywood.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Paramount Studios 1940-2000 Marc Wanamaker, Michael Christaldi, E.J. Stephens, Robert Evans
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467134941 Pub Date: 3/14/16 On Sale Date: 3/14/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The fascinating tale of Hollywood powerhouse Paramount Pictures--beginning with its birth in the 1910s through the turbulent decade of the 1930s--was told in Early Paramount Studios by Marc Wanamaker, Michael Christaldi, and E.J. Stephens. Now the same authors are back to tell the next 60 years of the studio saga in Paramount Studios: 1940-2000, with a foreword by former Paramount head of production Robert Evans. This book picks up the story during the time of World War II--a successful era for the studio--which was followed by a decade of decline due to the upstart medium of television. By the 1960s, the studio teetered on the brink of bankruptcy before rebounding, thanks to several 1970s blockbusters, such as Love Story, The Godfather, and Chinatown. The tale continues through the final decades of the 20th century when Paramount showcased some of the greatest hits in its history.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Hollywood Scandal Almanac: Twelve Months of Sinister, Salacious, and Senseless History Jerry Roberts
Summary
The History Press 9781609497026 Pub Date: 11/20/12 On Sale Date: 11/20/12 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€12.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The real-life scandals of Hollywood's personalities rival any drama they bring to life on the silver screen. The Hollywood Scandal Almanac provides daily doses of high and low crimes, fraud and deceit, culled from Tinseltown's checkered past. The exploits of silent-era stars Charlie Chaplin and Fatty Arbuckle are recounted, along with the midcentury misdeeds of Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe and the modern excesses of Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan. This calendar of Hollywood transgressions has a sensational true tale for every day of the year. Join author Jerry Roberts on a tongue-in-cheek trip down a stormy memory lane filled with sneaky affairs, box-office bombs and careers cut short--sometimes by murder. It's a collection that proves the drama doesn't end when the credits roll.
384 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Hollywood 1940-2008 Marc Wanamaker
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738559230 Pub Date: 4/13/09 On Sale Date: 4/13/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since World War II, Hollywood has fought and won that same war many times, won the West even more often--plus got the girl--and laughed like crazy, too. The postwar era in the dream factory was a prosperous time of expansion and wealth through the 1970s, decline in the 1980s, and rebirth in the new century. Vintage photographs from the rare collections of Hollywood Heritage and Bison Archives depict the municipal, business, residential, and entertainment industry growth in Hollywood proper, from 1940 until the beginning of the 21st century. This companion volume to Arcadia Publishing's Early Hollywood completes the pictorial saga of the world's most renowned storytelling capital. These images depict the rise of the television industry, changes along Hollywood Boulevard, and movers and shakers whose visions and influence have made Hollywood the entertainment industry's Mecca.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
LOL Jokes: Los Angeles Craig Yoe
Summary Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Los Angeles combines the best of humor and history for young readers!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198141 Pub Date: 4/26/21 On Sale Date: 4/26/21 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the City of Angels, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing 'til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Los Angeles is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment.
What L.A plant fits in your hand?
96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: LOL Jokes
A palm tree!
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Fun Factoid: The iconic Los Angeles palm tree is actually a native of India or Southeast Africa.
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Homes of Hollywood Stars Barry Moreno
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467127301 Pub Date: 12/9/19 On Sale Date: 12/9/19 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Homes of Hollywood Stars highlights the souvenir postcards and folders that were sold to millions of tourists who visited Hollywood between 1920 and 1970--an era known as the "Golden Age of Hollywood." Some of the actors of those years permitted their elegant residences to be photographed for the pleasure of their fans who wanted to know something about the off-screen lives of their favorite players. Usually located in exclusive communities like Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Bel Air, Holmby Hills, Pacific Palisades, or Palm Springs, the houses were designed to show that the performer had achieved the sort of wealth and acclaim that only Tinseltown could grant. This book highlights screen favorites such as Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson, Norma Talmadge, Rudolph Valentino, Clara Bow, Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Norma Shearer, Bing Crosby, Ginger Rogers, Gary Cooper, and Marilyn Monroe.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Photography / Subjects & Themes PHO023080 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Beverly Hills 1930-2005 Marc Wanamaker
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738546599 Pub Date: 10/23/06 On Sale Date: 10/23/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Nowhere on Earth are sequels and the success that fosters them more apparent than in Hollywood's bejeweled bedroom, Beverly Hills. This continuation of the history begun in Arcadia Publishing's Images of America: Early Beverly Hills presents a compendium of vintage photographs depicting America's one community that's most synonymous with wealth. However, the Great Depression hit here, too, and the book depicts that as well as the subsequent recovery and boom years, homes of the stars, influence of the close proximity to Hollywood, and the chic shops and restaurants that keep the tourists coming. From the Brown Derby to the Beverly Theatre, from the Harold Lloyd Estate to Jack Warner's digs, from the Beverly Hills Hotel's changes to those that created a new Beverly Hills Civic Center, these are the Beverly Hills facts that have been the bases for all of those Hollywood fictions.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Legends of Hollywood Forever Cemetery E.J. Stephens, Kim Stephens
Summary Founded in 1899, scenic Hollywood Forever Cemetery--the only cemetery located within the city of Hollywood-serves as the "permanent home" for many of Hollywood's most famous (and infamous) characters. Hollywood Forever Cemetery boasts a fascinating history surpassed only by the compelling stories of its famous residents. Behind its iron gates are the graves of Cecil B. DeMille, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks, Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer, Tyrone Power, Nelson Eddy, Marion Davies, Fay Wray, Mel Blanc, Johnny Ramone, Don Adams, Bebe Daniels, Bugsy Siegel, and a host of others whose memorials tell the history of Tinseltown in stone. Arcadia Publishing 9781467125864 Pub Date: 7/17/17 On Sale Date: 7/17/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Early Warner Bros. Studios E.J. Stephens, Marc Wanamaker
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738580913 Pub Date: 7/26/10 On Sale Date: 7/26/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since 1928, Warner Bros. has produced thousands of beloved films and television shows at the studio's magical 110-acre film factory in Burbank. This collection of evocative images concentrates on the Warner Bros. legacy from the 1920s to the 1950s, when timeless classics such as Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon, and East of Eden came to life. It also looks at WB's earlier homes along Hollywood's "Poverty Row," the birthplace of Looney Tunes, and the site of WB's pioneering marriage between film and sound in the 1920s. Early Warner Bros. Studios also tells the tale of four brothers--Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner--scions of a Polish Jewish immigrant family who rose from the humblest of origins to become Hollywood moguls of enormous and lasting influence.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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LONG BEACH ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Early Long Beach Gerrie Schipske
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738575773 Pub Date: 10/31/11 On Sale Date: 10/31/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Few other cities can boast of the natural assets, the people, and the events that shaped the first 50 years of their history, as can the city of Long Beach, California. First inhabited by the Tongva people, the land was taken away by the Spanish, then granted to "friends of the King," who in turn sold parcels to real estate speculators working with the railroads. It was called many names before Belle Lowe suggested in 1884 that the townsite be known for its eight miles of long beaches. Its oceanfront provided a resort area, a landing strip for early aviators, a fishing industry, a port for shipbuilding and trade, and a location for the US Navy to anchor its "battle fleet" in 1919. However, discovery of oil in 1921 transformed the city, bringing incredible wealth and an explosive growth in population. By 1938, the city's population was 200,000 and would be a major factor in the Southern California war effort.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Early Aviation in Long Beach Gerrie Schipske
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738570839 Pub Date: 9/9/09 On Sale Date: 9/14/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
By 1920, when Amelia Earhart attended Earl S. Daugherty's air circus and then took her first airplane ride with Long Beach Poly High School graduate Frank Hawks, Long Beach was already a key part of the golden age of aviation. Balloonists had parachuted onto the city's beaches in 1905 near the Pine Avenue Pier, and stunt pilots such as Frank Stites took off and landed on its sands in 1908. The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce sponsored the altitude contest won by Arch Hoxsey in the second Los Angeles Air Meet in 1910. Cal Rodgers ended the first transcontinental flight in the water near Linden Avenue on December 10, 1911. A former Army Air Corps flight instructor, Earl Daugherty was known as the "greatest stunt pilot" and owned the area's first non-beach airfield. This volume offers glimpses of early aviation at one of its core development locales, including photographs never before published of Earhart's flight instructor, John G. Montijo.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Rosie the Riveter in Long Beach Gerrie Schipske
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738558141 Pub Date: 5/5/08 On Sale Date: 5/5/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
During World War II, an unprecedented number of women took jobs at aircraft plants, shipyards, munitions factories, and other concerns across the nation to produce material essential to winning the war. Affectionately and collectively called "Rosie the Riveter" after a popular 1943 song, thousands of these women came to the U.S. Army-financed Douglas Aircraft Plant in Long Beach, the largest wartime plane manufacturer, to help produce an astonishing number of the aircraft used in the war. They riveted, welded, assembled, and installed, doing man-sized jobs, making attack bombers, other war birds, and cargo transports. They trained at Long Beach City Schools and worked 8- and 10-hour shifts in a windowless, bomb-proof plant. Their children attended Long Beach Day Nursery, and their households ran on rations and victory gardens. When the men came home after the war ended, most of these resilient women lost their jobs.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Long Beach in Vintage Postcards Marlin Heckman
Summary Long Beach successfully incorporated as a city in 1888, and would eventually become California's fifth largest city. Author Marlin Heckman has compiled over 200 vintage postcards to chronicle the history of the "Queen of Beaches." Competition between the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads brought great numbers of visitors to Southern California at the turn of the century. Resort hotels, apartments, pavilions, and band shells quickly dotted the landscape to accommodate the massive influx of tourists. Seen here are the more famous Long Beach attractions, including Rainbow Pier, the Sun Pavilion, the Hotel del Mar, and the great "Walk of a Thousand Lights," or the Pike, as it was better known. Arcadia Publishing 9780738507880 Pub Date: 11/9/00 On Sale Date: 11/14/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Baseball in Long Beach Bob Keisser
Summary More than two hundred Major League Baseball players have hailed from Long Beach and its suburbs. This hotbed of horsehide heroics includes Hall of Famers Bob Lemon, Duke Snider and Tony Gwynn, as well as longtime stars Ron Fairly, Bob Bailey, Bobby Grich, Chase Utley and Jered Weaver. Negro League and Pacific Coast League clubs enjoyed Long Beach connections. Many players whose cleats tore up legendary Rec Park and Blair Field are enshrined in the city's baseball/softball hall of fame. The winning tradition continues as Long Beach State's "Dirtbags" sent more players to the bigs in 2010 and 2011 than any other college. Join baseball historian Bob Keisser as he recounts Long Beach's greatest baseball stars, teams and stories. The History Press 9781609499969 Pub Date: 8/6/13 On Sale Date: 8/6/13 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 224 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Ghosts of the Queen Mary Brian Clune, Bob Davis
Summary For thirty-one years, the RMS "Queen Mary" sailed the North Atlantic. It helped defeat Hitler and was the ship of choice for the world's rich and famous. Now in retirement in the Port of Long Beach, the "Stateliest Ship Afloat" plays host to tourists, travelers and more than six hundred spirits that roam her halls and passageways. These choice decks remain the floating home of a few regulars, including the oft-glimpsed White Lady, as well as Little Jackie, John Henry and, of course, Grumpy. Join paranormal investigators Brian Clune and Bob Davis as they take you to the hot spots of activity from port to starboard and relate tales from the dockside about the spirits that haunt the grandest liner ever built. The History Press 9781626193147 Pub Date: 9/16/14 On Sale Date: 9/16/14 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Location Filming in Long Beach Tim Grobaty
Summary Long Beach's proximity to Hollywood has made the waterfront city a picturesque and easily accessed locale for hundreds of films and television shows. Silent movies produced by Balboa Studios here starred Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton, and the city's resume includes the Oscar-winning best pictures The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) and American Beauty (1999). Cameras continue to roll in the port metropolis, which has been host for such TV favorites as CHiPs and The Mod Squad and now twenty-first-century series such as NCIS, Dexter and CSI: Miami. Longtime newspaperman Tim Grobaty has been watching, in person and in his living room, and tracks the history of the city on celluloid in the comprehensive Location Filming in Long Beach. The History Press 9781609497408 Pub Date: 11/20/12 On Sale Date: 11/20/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Long Beach Chronicles From Pioneers to the 1933 Earthquake Tim Grobaty
Summary Incorporated in 1888, Long Beach was the nation's fastest-growing city for much of the early twentieth century. Tim Grobaty, columnist for two decades for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, looks back at the major events and compelling personalities that shaped the city's formative years. Early settlers such as William Willmore, Charles Rivers Drake and the Bixby family are brought into sharp focus as Grobaty recounts the city's defining moments. From the naming of city streets to early local newspaper wars, and culminating with the devastating earthquake of 1933, Long Beach Chronicles presents a fascinating collection of tales from the city's provocative past. The History Press 9781609495480 Pub Date: 4/18/12 On Sale Date: 4/18/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
The Ghostly Tales of the Queen Mary Shelli Timmons
Summary Ghost stories from the Grey Ghost herself have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The RMS Queen Mary's famous haunted history comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Meet Little Jackie, the ship's most playful ghost, see Winston Churchill, who hangs out at the restaurant, and explore the spectral vortex in the first-class pool. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on. Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198011 Pub Date: 9/7/20 On Sale Date: 9/7/20 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 8 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.02 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
California Tiki A History of Polynesian Idols, Pineapple Cocktails and Coconut Palm Trees Jason Henderson, Adam Foshko, Otto von Stroheim, Tiki Oasis
Summary
The History Press 9781467138222 Pub Date: 7/30/18 On Sale Date: 7/30/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
After World War II, suburbs proliferated around California cities as returning soldiers traded in their uniforms for business suits. After-hours leisure activities took on an island-themed sensuality that bloomed from a new fascination with Polynesia and Hawaii. Movies and television shows filmed in Malibu and Burbank urged viewers to escape everyday life with the likes of Gidget and Hawaiian Eye. Restaurants like Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic's sprang up to answer the demand for wild cocktails and even wilder décor. The culture--a strange hodgepodge of idols, torches, lush greenery and colorful drinks--beckoned men and women to lose themselves in exotic music and surf tunes. Authors Jason Henderson and Adam Foshko explore the state's midcentury fascination with all things Tiki.
144 Pages Black & White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Lost California Mr. Erik Stephen Beck
Summary The postcards in this collection reflect a hidden past of California that exists now only on the page. From college gates at Stanford destroyed by the 1906 earthquake and hotels in Catalina, Santa Barbara, and Oakland ravaged by fire to giant redwoods on the coast felled by storms and much of downtown Los Angeles razed in the name of the progress, California's landscape has changed dramatically in the last 125 years. The buildings demolished in San Diego's Balboa Park after the 1915 exposition closed are shown here as is downtown San Francisco before the earthquake and fire of 1906, amusement parks that decorated waterfronts from Long Beach to Santa Monica, and city halls from Anaheim to San Jose. Arcadia Publishing 9781467160605 Pub Date: 10/9/23 On Sale Date: 10/9/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Architecture / Buildings ARC011000 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost California Treasure Craig Gaines
Summary Tales of California's buried treasures, lost mines and hidden loot. From the Pacific Ocean to the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, California is bursting with rumors of lost riches. Sunken cargo from the steamship Brother Jonathon is rumored to still be out there, awaiting discovery, as well as the location of the famous lost Breyfogle Mine. Outlaws like Three Finger Jack and Joaquin Murrieta were said to have stashed their loot while evading law enforcement and Sir Francis Drake's English pirates buried treasures all along the coast. Deep underground and underwater, a bounty waits for some lucky prospector. Join author W. Craig Gaines as he unearths stories of legendary and historic lost treasures yet to be found in the Golden State. The History Press 9781467153614 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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COMMONWEALTH EDITIONS
Hello, California! Martha Zschock
Summary Welcome to California! Parent and child Grizzly Bears explore California in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
Commonwealth Editions 9781641940436 Pub Date: 8/27/19 On Sale Date: 8/27/19 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 5.9 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Architects Who Built Southern California Antonio Gonzalez
Summary In the early 1900s, the population of Southern California exploded, and the cities grew at such a rapid pace that builders could hardly keep up. Among those who settled in the area were ten architects looking to make their marks on the world. Claud Beelman, a man who never received a college degree, would go on to design the Elks Lodge in Los Angeles. Albert C. Martin, architect of Grauman's Million Dollar Theater, founded a company that is still going strong more than one hundred years later, and Julia Morgan, the first woman architect licensed in California, was hired by William Randolph Hearst to design the Examiner Building. Join author Antonio Gonzalez as he tells the stories of the people behind some of Southern California's most iconic buildings. The History Press 9781467141833 Pub Date: 3/11/19 On Sale Date: 3/11/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 12 Architecture / Buildings ARC024010 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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On This Day in California History Jim Silverman
Summary California has a rich history of cultural innovation and colorful characters. On May 26, 1853, Lola Montez premiered her famous Spider Dance routine in San Francisco. On February 21, 1937, San Diego's Waldo Waterman created one of the first operational flying cars. Emeryville's Wham-O sold the first Frisbee, earlier called a Flyin' Cake Pan, on January 13, 1957. Entrepreneurs Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne established Apple Inc. on April 1, 1976. With a historical account for each day of the year, Jim Silverman highlights the unforgettable stories that have defined California.
The History Press 9781467137133 Pub Date: 8/14/17 On Sale Date: 8/14/17 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 15 History / United States HIS036140 Series: On This Day In 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
California’s Deadliest Earthquakes A History Abraham Hoffman
Summary Home to hundreds of faults, California leads the nation in frequency of earthquakes every year. Despite enduring their share of the natural disasters, residents still speculate over the inevitable big one. More than three thousand people lost their lives during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Long Beach's 1933 earthquake caused a loss of nearly $50 million in damages. And the Northridge earthquake injured thousands and left a $550 million economic hit. Historian Abraham Hoffman explores the personal accounts and aftermath of California's most destructive tremors. The History Press 9781467136020 Pub Date: 6/26/17 On Sale Date: 6/26/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Shipwrecks of the California Coast: Wood to Iron, Sail to Steam Michael D. White
Summary More than two thousand ships have been lost along California's 840 miles of coastline--Spanish galleons, passenger liners, freighters, schooners. Some tragedies are marking points in U.S. maritime history. The City of Rio de Janeiro," bound from Hong Kong to San Francisco in 1901, sliced the fog only to strike a rock and sink in twenty minutes, sending 128 passengers to watery graves. Seven U.S. Navy destroyers, bound on a fateful 1923 night from San Francisco to San Diego, crashed into the rocks at Honda Point on the treacherous Santa Barbara County coast, killing 23 sailors in one of the military's worst peacetime losses. Join author Michael D. White as he navigates the shoals of shipping mishaps with both salvage stories and elegies to the departed." The History Press 9781609499242 Pub Date: 5/6/14 On Sale Date: 5/6/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles County Carina Monica Montoya Forsythe
Summary The variably named and numbered Pacific Coast Highway spans 1,700 miles from Canada to Mexico. Seventy-five of those create a dramatic drive through Los Angeles County, showcasing the iconic cities of Malibu, Santa Monica, South Bay, San Pedro and Long Beach. Past scenic seascapes and famous beaches, "PCH" has become over the decades a symbol for Southern California coastal life, encompassing pleasure piers and amusements parks, surfing, yachting and other water sports. No longer just a road, PCH is a ribbon of destinations and the byway through the California dream. Ride with author Carina Monica Montoya via vintage images from the California Department of Transportation and new photos by John Moss through this remarkable road's history and the picturesque coastal communities it serves. The History Press 9781626190207 Pub Date: 2/4/14 On Sale Date: 2/4/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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DENVER ARCADIA PUBLISHING Product Image
Skiing in Colorado
Arcadia Publishing 9781467160551 Pub Date: 10/30/23 On Sale Date: 10/30/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Colorado Snowsports Museum and Hall of Fame, Dana Mathios
128 Pages Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Summary Skiing in Colorado evolved from a transportation necessity to a world-class recreational pursuit. The first documented use of skis in Colorado occurred in the winter of 1859. As the popularity of the activity grew, ski resorts opened throughout the state. After World War II, Colorado saw a boom in the industry along with advancements in equipment, lifts, and safety; the development of ski schools; and the opening of new ski areas. This volume includes photographs from the Colorado Snowsports Museum that illustrate and celebrate the history of skiing in Colorado.
Colorado Ice Hockey Roger Hadix
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467160223 Pub Date: 1/1/24 On Sale Date: 1/1/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Colorado has a long, rich ice hockey history. The earliest references date back to January 28, 1893, from an article in the Rocky Mountain Sun . There have been many colorful teams, like the Colorado Rocky team, the Denver Spurs, and the Colorado Flames. On February 22, 1980, ice hockey suddenly vaulted onto the forefront of the American sports scene, due in large part of what is simply known as "the Miracle on Ice." The US men's ice hockey team had pulled off an incredible upset over the Soviet Union men's ice hockey team and then went on to win the gold medal over Finland. It gave the country a reason to celebrate and made the sport of ice hockey red hot! That "miracle" started in 1979 at the Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs with the selection of players at the 1979 National Sports Festival. Leadville, Steamboat Springs, Aspen, Colorado College, Denver University, Salida, Pueblo, and Fort Collins have all contributed to the "fastest game on ice."
128 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Denver Airports From Stapleton to DIA Jeffrey C. Price, Jeffrey S. Forrest, Shahn G. Sederberg, Ginger Sunday Evans
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467102407 Pub Date: 10/22/18 On Sale Date: 10/22/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
On the cusp of the Great Depression, Denver mayor Benjamin Stapleton pushed for the development of the first city-operated airport. Denver Municipal Airport opened in 1929 with three hub airlines. While Stapleton would be honored to later have the airport named after him, by the mid-1980s, the name Stapleton had become synonymous with congestion, flight delays, and frequent closures when the snow moved in. To solve the problem, Denver mayor Federico Peña envisioned a massive new airport, but when Denver International Airport (DIA) opened in 1995, its three hub airlines had whittled away to just one, and critics warned of dire consequences. Yet the airport persevered, and today, with its iconic tent roof, six runways, and 53 square miles of land, it stands amongst the most beautiful and busiest airports in the world. This is the story of three airports and how they brought the city from cow town to boomtown.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Transportation / Aviation TRA002010 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Ghostly Tales of Denver Shelli Timmons
Summary Ghost stories from the Mile-High City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198226 Pub Date: 8/2/21 On Sale Date: 8/2/21 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The haunted history of Denver comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit the state capitol and you may see a haunted head floating through the halls. Stop in at the Peabody-Whitehead mansion for any number of ghostly interactions. Or stroll along Market Street to see if the spirit of a young woman is again stealing people's shoes. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 6 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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LGBTQ Denver Phil Nash, Dr. Tom Noel
Summary Denver is the Mile High City, the Queen City of the Plains, and the Gateway to the West. Today, the city attracts thousands of new residents each year, including the LGBTQ people from the rural West and digit nomads from around the nations seeking a welcoming community where they can thrive. In LGBTQ Denver Phil Nash showcases how the city evolved from its pre-1970s history of rebuking gay people to a magnet for LGBTQ residents and the capital of the first state to elect and reelect the nation's first openly gay governor. Arcadia Publishing 9781467161183 Pub Date: 4/22/24 On Sale Date: 4/22/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies SOC064000 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
LOL Jokes: Denver Craig Yoe
Summary Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Denver combines the best of humor and history for young readers!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198165 Pub Date: 4/26/21 On Sale Date: 4/26/21 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the Mile-High City, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing 'til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Denver is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment.
Denny: What has a head and a tail but no body?
96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: LOL Jokes
Penny: A nickel!
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Fun Factoid: The Denver Mint produces 8 billion coins a year, all of which have a D for Denver on them!
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Lost Denver Mark Barnhouse
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467132916 Pub Date: 8/10/15 On Sale Date: 8/10/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Newcomers to the "Mile-High City" of Denver, whether arriving during the 19th, 20th, or 21st centuries, have often remarked on how new the city seems, and how proud its citizens are of it. Heady boom times at various intervals have inspired successive waves of city builders eager to make their mark by building grand, new edifices. Often, these new wonders replaced older structures that earlier Denverites had once seen as great accomplishments. As Denver has grown to become the hub of a major American metropolis, remnants of its earlier heritage have vanished into history, leaving newcomers to ponder, "What makes Denver Denver?" and longtime residents to ask, "Where has my Denver gone?" Lost Denver celebrates what the city once built and has since lost, along with what has made it unique, exploring where and how Denverites once worked, shopped, and played.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
Early Denver James Bretz
Summary The city of Denver was born out of a small mining camp established in the late 1850s. The lure of gold brought countless men and their families to the foot of the great Rocky Mountains, where the Platte River and Cherry Creek flow together. Along with the miners came the merchants--wagon makers, horse traders, blacksmiths, and clothiers. By 1900, Denver was a thriving community and had greatly expanded with the establishment of hardware stores, saloons, liveries, theaters, restaurants, and residential neighborhoods. Postcards did not come into general use until well after Denver was settled. The images herein range from about 1900 to 1925. Arcadia Publishing 9780738588858 Pub Date: 2/20/12 On Sale Date: 2/20/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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A Haunted History of Denver's Croke-Patterson Mansion Ann Alexander Leggett, Jordan Alexander Leggett
Summary An ominous air hangs about Capitol Hill's historic Croke-Patterson Mansion. Rumors of spirits and strange events have cast a shadow across its elegant Gilded Age facade. The lonely halls are haunted with stories of a doctor's wife who committed suicide and the ghostly figure of a young woman who appears to visitors. Tenants of the building have also claimed to hear the cries of children, and dark specters in the basement prevent even the heartiest souls from staying for too long. Join authors Ann Alexander Leggett and Jordan Alexander Leggett as they try to unravel the mysteries that have plagued this Denver mansion for over a century.
The History Press 9781609493127 Pub Date: 1/9/11 On Sale Date: 1/9/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Denver's Historic Homes Amy B. Zimmer
Summary Images of America: Denver's Historic Homes provides a mere introduction into the myriad of architectural styles and the unique blending of cultures that have made the Rocky Mountain region so remarkable, from the city's inception as a mining claim to what it has become today. From itinerantly used sod and log homes to mansions that rivaled the grandest of their period, Denver's eclectic gathering of early residents produced a landscape of architectural monuments that attest to the people's needs, desires, values, and occasional eccentricities. Arcadia Publishing 9781467130585 Pub Date: 12/2/13 On Sale Date: 12/2/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Haunted Heart of Denver Kevin Pharris
Summary The Gates of Hell are rumored to lie below a hotel near Denver's capitol building, and there are tales of restless spirits of those buried in Cheesman Park. Above the subterranean darkness, the city streets are haunted by the murderous poltergeist of the Capitol Hill Thug. Even the stately mansions of Millionaires' Row hide their own secrets, a sad Victorian lady begs for help before vanishing in the Sheedy Mansion, and an eerie face appears on the facade of the Cresswell House. Join tour guide and reluctant ghost hunter Kevin Pharris as he takes a chilling journey through The Haunted Heart of Denver.
The History Press 9781609492939 Pub Date: 9/2/11 On Sale Date: 9/2/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Hammond's Candies History Handmade in Denver Mary "Corky" Treacy Thompson
Summary In 1920, Carl T. Hammond founded his company with a commitment to quality. He single-handedly developed recipes, sold candy and handled everything else required to run the small operation. Nearly a century after that humble beginning, Hammond's Candies still clings to that original vision, creating prized confections by hand. The Mitchell Sweet, first introduced in the 1930s, is still a top seller, and visitors touring the factory can view the original machinery being used in production. Author Corky Thompson traces the history and growth of this family-owned company from 1920 until its sale at the end of the twentieth century and follows its transition under new ownership to the present time. The History Press 9781626197169 Pub Date: 10/21/14 On Sale Date: 10/21/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
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Lost Restaurants of Denver Robert Autobee
Summary Sample the hearty helpings at the Hungry Dutchman and the dainty morsels at the Denver Dry Goods Tearoom to get a taste of a tradition rich with innovation, hard work, and crazy ideas. Waitresses, chefs, owners, and suppliers bring back the restaurants of yesteryear by sharing success stories and signature recipes. Just don't be surprised by sudden cravings for savory cannolis from Carbones, rich Mija Pie from Baur's, egg rolls at the Lotus Room, or chile rellenos at Casa Mayan.
The History Press 9781626197152 Pub Date: 1/12/15 On Sale Date: 1/12/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Colorado Frontiersmen Forts, Fights and Legacies Linda Wommack
Summary
The History Press 9781467153652 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Early Icons and Landmarks As western migration came to the Colorado frontier, forts were established to protect the settlers. These forts were intertwined with the lives of the frontiersmen. Scout Thomas Tate Tobin oversaw the workers who built the adobe fortress known as Fort Garland. Here, Tobin delivered the heads of the murderous Espinosas gang to Colonel Sam Tappan. Fort Sedgwick, originally known as Camp Rankin, was attacked by the Cheyenne Dog soldiers, including George Bent. Fort Lyon, an expanded fortress of William Bent's third fort, became the staging point for Colonel John M. Chivington's march to Sand Creek where peaceful Cheyenne were murdered. Later, Christopher "Kit" Carson died in the fort's chapel. Legendary Jim Beckwourth was associated with both Fort Vasquez and Fort Pueblo. Author Linda Wommack revisits the glory and the mistakes of the frontiersmen who defined Colorado and the forts that dotted the wild landscape.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036140 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Vanished Denver Landmarks Mark A. Barnhouse
Summary From its 1858 birth, the Mile High City has undergone continuous change, with each successive generation putting its stamp on Denver's architectural character. Along the way, landmarks initially considered first class were later deemed disposable by those who had different visions of what Denver should be. Beloved buildings like the Tabor Grand Opera House, the Windsor Hotel and the Republic Building vanished. Historian Mark A. Barnhouse revisits these lost treasures along with the lesser known and rarely explored, including an apartment building dubbed "Denver's Bohemia," the humble abode of one of the early twentieth century's most successful novelists and the opulent mansion of a man who gave Denver three consecutive baseball championships. The History Press 9781467148405 Pub Date: 10/11/21 On Sale Date: 10/11/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Architecture / Buildings ARC024010 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
History Lover's Guide to Denver, A Mark A. Barnhouse
Summary Historic Sites Not to Miss!
The History Press 9781467142120 Pub Date: 6/22/20 On Sale Date: 6/22/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Founded in an unlikely spot where dry prairies meet formidable mountains, Denver overcame its doubtful beginning to become the largest and most important city within a thousand miles. This tour of the Queen City of the Plains goes beyond travel guidebooks to explore its fascinating historical sites in detail. Tour the grand Victorian home where the unsinkable Molly Brown lived prior to her Titanic voyage. Visit the Brown Palace Hotel suite that President Dwight and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower used as the "Summer White House.'? Pay respects at the mountaintop grave of the greatest showman of the nineteenth century, Colonel William F. "Buffalo Bill'? Cody. From the jazzy Rossonian lounge where Ella scatted and Basie swung to gleaming twenty-first-century art museums, author Mark A. Barnhouse traces the Mile High City's story through its historical legacy.
272 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036140 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.08 lb Wt
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Colorado's Carlino Brothers A Bootlegging Empire Samuel Carlino
Summary From 1922 to 1931, Pete and Sam Carlino controlled the flow of Prohibition alcohol from southern Colorado to Denver before their empire suffered a gruesome, bloody demise. The brothers battled their own kin in the Danna family to secure southern Colorado's bootleg liquor territory. Dozens perished in their rise to power. Eventually, mafia boss Nicola Gentile intervened to settle a dispute involving the brothers' associates. Pete Carlino's grandson, author Sam Carlino, uncovers intimate photos and new revelations, including confirmation that Pete Carlino met with Salvatore Maranzano in New York and that the death of both men on September 10, 1931, may not have been a coincidence. The History Press 9781467143271 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 12 True Crime / Organized Crime TRU003000 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Denver Food A Culinary Evolution Simone FM Spinner
Summary
The History Press 9781467137355 Pub Date: 8/27/18 On Sale Date: 8/27/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Allured by the gold rush, waves of German, Japanese, Chinese and Italian immigrants brought their culinary proclivities to the American West. The early sophistication of saloons followed, and Denver's gastronomic landscape experienced a tremendous culinary evolution spanning sixteen decades. Dating back to the late 1800s, My Brother's Bar doesn't have a sign and doesn't need one, serving up history along with delicious hamburgers. Established in 1985, nonprofit Denver Urban Gardens operates more than 155 community gardens across the metropolitan region. Ahead of the curve, Chef Ryan Leinonen set the city on fire with the New Nordic trend more than a decade ago when he opened Trillium Restaurant. With these stories and more, author Simone FM Spinner follows the journey from dreams of gold to fine dining, and Denver has never been more delicious.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036140 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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Hello, Rockies! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700217 Pub Date: 4/24/14 On Sale Date: 4/24/14 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD/£9.95 GBP Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to the Rockies! Parent and child Black Bears tour the Rockies in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Rockies! join the pair as they visit four of America's most beautiful National Parks--Rocky Mountain, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Glacier. Along the way they meet park rangers, explore mountain trails, visit old mining towns, sleep under the stars, and even go white water rafting! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002030 Series: Hello 6 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
The University of Denver A History Steve Fisher
Summary Founded in 1864, the University of Denver is among the oldest institutions in Colorado. The school was founded by Dr. John Evans, who wanted to bring education to the citizens of the territory and did so by creating Colorado Seminary. While the school had close ties to the Methodist Church, students of all denominations were welcome. After relocating to the newly established University Park, the school was officially renamed the University of Denver, and it has become a highly ranked private university, attracting students from around the globe. University historian Steve Fisher traces the school's illustrious history from its founding through to today, celebrating the school's 150-year story. . The History Press 9781626193185 Pub Date: 5/20/14 On Sale Date: 5/20/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A Wild West History of Frontier Colorado: Pioneers, Gunslingers & Cattle Kings on the Eastern Plains Jolie Anderson Gallagher
Summary Jolie Anderson's collection of wild west tales focuses on the early frontier history of Colorado's plains and includes a look at some of the state's early pioneers like the "59ers" who promoted the state through travel guides and newspapers, exaggerating tales of gold discovery and even providing inaccurate maps to promote settlement in the plains; the perils of living and traveling the major gold routes the town of Julesburg relocated four times in a decade; feuds; Indian fights; outlaws, and even early rodeo history. These stories and events shaped the Colorado territory and are a rich glimpse into the early history of the state. The History Press 9781609491956 Pub Date: 11/2/11 On Sale Date: 11/2/11 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Dreaming of the Colorado Plateau Sarah Nettuno
Summary In this board book for young readers, we'll learn to count down from 10 to 1 while discovering the breathtaking parks and sites in the Colorado Plateau. Hike the trails in the Grand Canyon, count amazing geological formations in Bryce Canyon National Park, and see the wildlife that calls this amazing part of our country home--all before bedtime! From Arches to Zion, there's so much to see--won't you join me? Arcadia Children’s Books 9781467197526 Pub Date: 5/6/24 On Sale Date: 5/6/24 $9.99 USD/$14.99 CAD Board Book 16 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Dreaming Of 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Haunted Boise Mark Iverson, Jeff Wade
Summary What goes bump in Boise? Searching the darkness of the City of Trees reveals what lurks in the liminal spaces. Idaho's capital city is dotted with haunted residences, hotels and penitentiaries where many still reside in death. Two youngsters lives were cut short, but their spirits never left their childhood homes. Strange specters prowl the foothills, including hooded figures seeking sacrifices. Strange objects patrol the skies. Spooks haunt local prison cells and frighten at a historic fort. Authors Mark Iverson and Jeff Wade collect ghoulish tales that have become local folklore, while setting the record straight.
The History Press 9781467154314 Pub Date: 9/25/23 On Sale Date: 9/25/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Murder & Mayhem in Boise Mark Iverson, Jeff Wade
Summary Explore Boise's Bloody History!
The History Press 9781467151696 Pub Date: 9/5/22 On Sale Date: 9/5/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Shortly after the nearby discovery of gold in 1862, outlaws and ruffians from all over began to congregate in newly platted Boise City. Saloon owner-turned-sheriff David Updyke's criminal empire met a violent end. One of the city's only recorded pistol duels settled a dispute between a covetous husband and the lover of a young damsel--both happened to be lawyers. What could be called the area's first mass shooting occurred when an Alaskan gold miner sought revenge against the young woman who stood him up. A local postmaster found himself in a notorious case of a love triangle gone wrong, falling prey to foul play at the hands of his wife and her new beau. Authors Mark Iverson and Jeff Wade go beyond the traditional histories to gain an appreciation for the lives often willfully removed from history's pages and thus forgotten.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036140 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Wicked Boise Janelle M. Scheffelmaier
Summary Corruption, scandal, and injustice take center stage inWicked Boise< p="">
The History Press 9781467152228 Pub Date: 6/13/22 On Sale Date: 6/13/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Known today for its beauty, safety and livability, Idaho's capital city does harbor a few skeletons in its closet. Vigilantes lynched Ada County's first sheriff. A wealthy brothel owner was viciously murdered and found secretly living in squalor. The sensational Prohibition-era trial of a moonshine ring that included the sheriff, police chief and a prominent doctor extended a morality crusade by law enforcement. Mike Kirby was arrested and condemned to three years hard labor for sending a "most disgustingly worded letter'?, while others were sentenced for violating the state's infamous "crime against nature" law. Author Janelle M. Scheffelmaier explores motive, morality, and the uncomfortable gray space between right and wrong as she unearths some of Boise's darkest moments.
144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Boise Frank E. Aden
Summary Boise was founded on the Oregon Trail in 1863, shortly after the opening of Fort Boise, which was built to protect the gold that had recently been discovered in the Boise Basin around Idaho City. By the late 1800s, Boise had a very large downtown infrastructure, and it saw the addition of many multistoried buildings after 1900. In the late 1960s though the 1970s, Boise experienced a major urban renewal project with many of the historic buildings being torn down to make way for a new downtown mall. Since the 1970s, many new buildings have filled in the lots created by the urban renewal. This book will give readers an idea of what Boise once looked like. Arcadia Publishing 9781467132565 Pub Date: 2/9/15 On Sale Date: 2/9/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
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Boise Frank Thomason
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738559896 Pub Date: 4/13/09 On Sale Date: 4/13/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
On a high-desert plateau of the Snake River Plain in southwestern Idaho, Boise, the "City of Trees," began as an encampment on the Oregon Trail along the Boise River. Natives were soon after displaced, and by 1864, a town site was platted north of the river, abutting the garrison at Fort Boise. Early settlers found livelihoods as merchants, supplying miners in the Boise Basin, where gold was discovered in 1862. Boiseans experienced difficulty accepting a municipal government and had to wrest territorial status from Lewiston in northern Idaho. Through decades of irrigation and commerce, they grappled with isolation and a scarcity of goods and amenities, which produced a remarkably resilient and vibrant population. From the railroad in 1880s to statehood in 1890, the interurban, and the airplane, rocket, and computer chip-making eras, Boise continues to grow and thrive.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
Fly Fishing Idaho's Secret Waters Chris Hunt
Summary Idaho's clear flowing rivers are world famous for fly fishing, but finding that elusive perfect spot to land a trophy in the vast wilderness requires a lot of time and knowledge. Fortunately, writer, angler and conservationist Chris Hunt has traveled to some of the state's most idyllic areas to find the best fishing the Gem State has to offer. Adventurous anglers can follow his directions off the beaten path to enjoy excellent scenery and even better fishing. Brimming with expert tips and seasonal strategies for each location, this handy guide will find its place in a dry pocket for every successful excursion.
The History Press 9781626192164 Pub Date: 3/18/14 On Sale Date: 3/18/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Calamity Jane and Her Siblings The Saga of Lena and Elijah Canary Jan Cerney
Summary
The History Press 9781467119399 Pub Date: 6/20/16 On Sale Date: 6/20/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The mere mention of Calamity Jane conjures up images of buckskins, bull whips and dance halls, but there's more to the woman than the storied legend she became. Born Martha Canary, she was orphaned as a child and assumed the responsibility of caring for her siblings. Much too young and ambitious to rear a family, she found homes for all. After setting off on her own, Martha tried to reconnect with her fractured family in her typical haphazard fashion, all the while transforming into Calamity Jane. Soon, her own foibles and her siblings' choices rendered the attempt futile. From brother Elijah's horse thieving to sister Lena's denial of Martha's tales, author Jan Cerney uncovers the tumultuous Canary family often overlooked in the Calamity canon.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 58 History / United States HIS036140 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Idaho Aviation Crista Videriksen Worthy
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467107563 Pub Date: 11/8/21 On Sale Date: 11/8/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since the dawn of aviation, Idahoans have employed aircraft to carry people, groceries, mail, freight, and livestock over inhospitable terrain. Idaho's airstrips are the stuff of dreams, offering pilots, anglers, hikers, and river-rafters access to deep wilderness less than an hour from the city. Aerial firefighting was born--and is based--in Idaho. Flight instructors in Idaho prepared thousands of pilots to fight in World War II. As the birthplace of United Airlines, with its famed "friendly skies," Idaho is one of the country's most aviation-friendly states. Government officials, private landowners, and volunteers have worked together to create and then preserve an infrastructure of big-city, small-town, and backcountry airstrips that are the envy of pilots worldwide.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Forgotten Tales of Idaho Andy Weeks
Summary
The History Press 9781626197084 Pub Date: 3/30/15 On Sale Date: 3/30/15 $17.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Idaho was the forty-third state admitted to the Union, but it just might lead the nation in strange stories and offbeat legends. Author and Idaho resident Andy Weeks fills this collection of tales with stories ranging from compelling and heartfelt to outlandish and bizarre. Discover the boxcar that carried the alleged body of John Wilkes Booth through Idaho. Uncover the identity of Lady Bluebeard, the unassuming Twin Falls housewife who allegedly murdered four husbands. Find out how cars ended up at the bottom of Lake Coeur d'Alene. Learn the grisly story of Gobo Fango, a black Mormon sheepherder whose late 1800s bloody dispute with a cattleman on the open range proved fatal. These tales and many others bring to light Idaho's unruly past in fascinating detail.
208 Pages Carton Qty: 4 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Forgotten Tales 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Idaho State Parks Rick Just, Gov. Cecil D. Andrus
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467126168 Pub Date: 5/15/17 On Sale Date: 5/15/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Idaho's state parks have been called the "jewels" of the Gem State. The story of how those jewels came to be involves political intrigue, much resistance, some philanthropy, and a touch of irony. Sen. Weldon B. Heyburn famously said that state parks were "always a political embarrassment." Idaho's first state park was named after him. Today, Idaho's 30 state parks host five million people a year. Visitors come to boat, camp, bike, climb, hike, fish, and make memories in the great outdoors. This book tells the story of Idaho's diverse state parks--from Priest Lake in Idaho's panhandle to Bear Lake in the southeast corner of the state--through a wealth of historical photographs. A variety of parks are featured, including ones that were lost, found, or never came to fruition.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Idaho Ruffed Grouse Hunting The Heartbeat of the Woods Andrew Marshall Wayment
Summary Ruffed grouse hunting is to bird hunting what fly fishing is to fishing--the pinnacle of the sport. Grouse hunters are a diehard lot consumed by chasing evasive birds through impenetrable thickets. Back east, grouse hunting has a rich, long-standing literary history, with great authors such as Burton Spiller, William Harnden Foster, Grampa Grouse and many others. Tapping into and carrying on this literary tradition, hunter and author Andrew Wayment offers stories from years of grouse hunting throughout the Gem State. Grouse hunters everywhere will relate to and enjoy this intimate look into "ruffin' it in Idaho." The History Press 9781467138444 Pub Date: 8/13/18 On Sale Date: 8/13/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 11 History / United States HIS036140 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, Mountain! Martha Day Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700798 Pub Date: 8/27/19 On Sale Date: 8/27/19 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to the Mountain! Parent and child mountain lions explore together as they learn about mountains of all sizes, hike up a trails, admire a summit view, and ride a tram. Along the way they also discover a waterfall, look for animal tracks, ski in the snow, and camp under the stars! These tour guides will help children and their loved ones learn all about mountain wildlife and nature while remembering their own special visits to the mountains. Bestselling author Martha Day Zschock is an artist and former elementary teacher with a passion for helping children explore new places. The Hello! series illustrates how exploring real places yields new discoveries. Through these journeys, kids can explore and become experts on the world they see inside and outside the book, through the engaging, bright, and detailed illustrations. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Family JNF019060 Series: Hello 5.8 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Tampa Bay Landmarks and Destinations Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez
Summary This book takes a colorful look at the amusement parks, restaurants, parks, beaches, and other points of interest known and loved by Tampa Bay locals and tourists alike. From Busch Gardens to Sunken Gardens, Golden Gate Speedway to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, and Colonial Beach to Clearwater Beach, Images of Modern America: Tampa Bay Landmarks and Destinations honors the diverse, unforgettable attractions that helped entice millions to visit and live in this beautiful region of west central Florida.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467113663 Pub Date: 4/27/15 On Sale Date: 4/27/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Modern America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez, Foreword by Jim Dean
Summary How Busch Gardens Tampa Bay became a hit upon its late 1950s opening and grew into a zoological facility and theme park beloved by millions.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467124959 Pub Date: 3/13/17 On Sale Date: 3/13/17 $24.99 USD/$25.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
When Busch Gardens Tampa Bay opened in 1959, the Florida park became an immediate hit with locals and tourists alike. Over the decades, Busch Gardens has grown to become an internationally acclaimed and accredited zoological facility and world-renowned theme park. Serving as a sanctuary for thousands of exotic and endangered animals from around the globe and offering up unique thrilling rides and world-class entertainment, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay proudly welcomes millions of guests each year.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of Modern America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Haunted Tampa Spirits of the Bay Deborah Frethem
Summary Tampa may be known for sunshine and good times, but it has a scary side. When dusk settles down over the Hillsborough River, spirits begin to stir. Strange things happen in old hotels, theaters and public buildings, and an old cemetery becomes surprisingly lively. Some have seen an old crime boss walking the street. Some have encountered ancient spirits in a public parking garage. Still others have met a long-dead soul in a downtown shop. Join local author and historian Deborah Frethem as she navigates the twists and turns of the more macabre side of Tampa Bay. The History Press 9781626192133 Pub Date: 8/20/13 On Sale Date: 8/20/13 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€15.49 EUR Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Tampa, FL: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Do you know... WHY the Tampa area is especially attractive to so many birds? (Hint: Think "best nursery!) WHAT claim to fame makes Bayshore Boulevard so famous? (Hint: It goes beyond the beautiful views!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know--an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet!
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600658 Pub Date: 6/2/10 On Sale Date: 6/7/10 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attentiongrabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
48 Pages Color Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 3 to 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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Vintage Tampa Signs and Scenes John V. Cinchett
Summary During the 1950s, the Cinchett Neon Sign Company came to be Tampa's best-known sign maker. When the city planned to build a zoo, the mayor asked Cinchett to design the new sign. Fried chicken king Colonel Sanders had the sign company create all the neon work for his first two Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants in Central Florida, and soon after, other reputable businesses came calling.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738568362 Pub Date: 1/28/09 On Sale Date: 2/2/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036000 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Tampa Bay's Gulf Beaches The Fabulous 1950s and 1960s R. Wayne Ayers
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738516639 Pub Date: 6/29/04 On Sale Date: 6/29/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the years following World War II, Tampa Bay's barrier island beaches were transformed from a sparsely populated strip to a booming vacation destination. Following the war's end, fond memories of beachside training exercises amid sand and sea attracted thousands of former G.I.s and their families to the area for vacation. This sudden outbreak of tourism caught the attention of developers, who quickly converted the lonely stretches of beach into a vacationer's paradise, complete with snazzy motels offering the latest amenities. Once home to fishermen and well-to-do winter vacationers, the area's gulf beaches became a popular getaway for newly prosperous middle-class families, anxious to put war-weary years behind them.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Tampa Dr. Robert Norman
Summary Prior to its incorporation in 1855, Tampa Town--as it was then known--was a desolate place to live, and disease and isolation kept many from settling in the area.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738506814 Pub Date: 6/6/01 On Sale Date: 6/6/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
But as the century progressed, a new and exciting mode of transportation began to open up America's remaining frontiers, including the untamed Gulf Coast of Florida. When the railroad came to Tampa, thousands of adventure-seekers, tourists, and new residents came with it, all ready to soak up the balmy breezes and tropical pleasures of the city of Tampa.Tampa began to resemble a modern industrialized city by the turn of the century, due mainly to the grand vision and plans of one man. Henry B. Plant encouraged Tampa's growth by bringing the railroad to town and constructing the elaborate Tampa Bay Hotel, and he, along with other entrepreneurs, brought an economic boom to the region with new industries, such as cigars and citrus, and the promotion of tourism.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Tampa The Early Years Robert J. Kaiser
Summary This is the story of how the Tampa Bay area became the "Gem of Florida's Gulf Coast.'?
Arcadia Publishing 9780738502250 Pub Date: 10/14/99 On Sale Date: 10/14/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Thanks to the city's natural deep-water port and proximity to the Panama Canal, Tampa attracted residents from all over the world. In the 20th century, the founding blocks of the city we know today were set by visionary pioneers who came together with Henry B. Plant's railroad, the construction of the Tampa Bay Hotel, and Tampa's five "C's'?: climate, cattle, citrus, cigars, and cheap labor. During this same time in Tampa's history, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication. Postcard photographers traveled the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a photo. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, ignited the nation's passion for the Sunshine State and survive as reminders of an important era in American history.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Tampa Spring Training Tales Major League Memories Rick Vaughn
Summary < author="" rick="" vaughn="" uncovers="" the="" stories="" that="" keep="" tampa's="" passion="" for="" the="" national="" pastime="" burning="">
The History Press 9781467156363 Pub Date: 3/11/24 On Sale Date: 3/11/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since 1913, Tampa has provided the background for some of the Major League Baseball's most iconic spring moments led, of course, by the longest home run of Babe Ruth's career. Tampa was the scene of the Grapefruit League's first no-hitter and the only spring time All-star Game. It was the first gathering place of the Big Red Machine and the Core Four. Well over 125 Hall of Famers honed their craft among the city's three major league ballparks: Plant Field, Al Lopez Field and Steinbrenner Field. All of it resulted from a diverse city's love of the game that began with baseball-crazed cigar factory workers before the turn of the 20th century .
160 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
The Unlikely Parks of Tampa Bay A Scenic History Thomas Kenning
Summary Consider these improbable vistas found along the shores of Tampa Bay--an abandoned island fortress stands guard over a federally-designated bird sanctuary. The remains of a ruined cross-bay bridge are repurposed into one of the best fishing spots in the bay. A failed movie studio serves as the backlot to a thriving intertidal mangrove forest. An active power plant provides the region's most reliable refuge for vulnerable manatees.
America Through Time 9781634993548 Pub Date: 10/25/21 On Sale Date: 10/25/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From Philippe Park to Fort DeSoto, from Boyd Hill to Weedon Island, from the Skyway Fishing Pier to Big Bend Manatee Viewing Center, The Unlikely Parks of Tampa Bay: A Scenic History offers a rousing look at the roundabout backstories behind ten of the region's most beloved natural spaces. Featuring more than 130 stunning photos, it is also a reminder--in case you needed it--that wild Florida is very much alive in Tampa Bay.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Travel / Parks & Campgrounds TRV018000 Series: America Through Time 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Haunted Florida Lighthouses Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon
Summary Author H eather Leigh Carroll-Landon guides readers on a spine-tingling tour through Florida's haunted lighthouses.
The History Press 9781467153836 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Lighthouses dot the Florida coast, there to help seafarers navigate their way to shore. But when tragedy comes for Florida, it often blows in from the sea, giving the lighthouses and the cursed men and women inside a first look at horror. The lively spirits of teenage sisters inhabit the St. Augustine Lighthouse, where an accident claimed their lives, suspending them in their playful youth. A storm wiped out the Sand Key Lighthouse in 1846, claiming the lives of 16 whose spirits now chatter away--generally in contented tones but sometimes straying into anger. A Civil War casualty roams near the Amelia Island Lighthouses, holding to a promise to see his love one last time before departure.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 Travel / United States TRV025070 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Dark Florida Animal Attacks, Historic Murders, Deadly Disasters and Other Calamities Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary Author Alan Brown leads readers on a stomach-churning turn through Florida's dark side .
The History Press 9781467154574 Pub Date: 8/21/23 On Sale Date: 8/21/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Florida sunshine beckons, but in can be unrelenting, too. And in the shadows, tragedy strikes. Ted Bundy leads a cast of serial killers who wrought havoc on the state. Storms spin onto its shores with landscape altering fury. Sharks lurk in the sea, and snakes and alligators lie wait in the swamps. Gangsters like Al Capone hit Miami Beach for a respite, but gangsters like Al Capone take no breaks from their trade. A woman spontaneously bursts into flames in St. Petersburg. Anthrax claims a life in Palm Beach. The Bermuda Triangle disappears vessels off the coast. Indeed, Florida knows boundless leisure, but it's just as familiar with catastrophe .
144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036010 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Florida at Sea A Maritime History Joe Knetsch, Robert J. Redd
Summary
The History Press 9781467154109 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From small ports to large ports, from rivers to creeks, from lakes to lagoons, water routes have been essential to Florida's development as a commercial, recreational, agricultural, and cultural entity. With more than 30,000 lakes and ponds and some 1,700 rivers, creeks, and streams, Florida ranks second in the list of wettest states in the USA. Native Americans used the rivers, creeks, and lakes as routes to various locales within the peninsula while harvesting fish and other aquatic edibles to sustain their daily lives. Early European settlers followed suit and supplemented their diets with the bounty from the oceans and fresh water sources. Into statehood, settlers relied on the same sources for food while using fresh water to make the land productive for food and cash crops. By the early decades of the 20th Century, water became a marketable attraction to lure millions of tourists to Florida for recreation and sports. The trend continues today. Join a trio of authors on this look at the immense impact water and maritime activities have played in the development of Florida.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Lost Attractions of Florida James C. Clark
Summary
The History Press 9781467145954 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front, alligators in the back. Many of the attractions were free, designed to lure customers for the fruit stand or store. Others changed a small fee. Some became nationally known, such as Cypress Gardens, where Johnny Carson not only broadcast, but water-skied. The roadside attractions had their heyday from the 1920s to the coming of Disney in 1971. It was a much simpler time, and a large tree known as The Senator could become a top attraction, along with a St. Petersburg drug store. Revisit these lost attractions with author Jim Clark.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to Florida, A James C. Clark
Summary Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.
The History Press 9781467143387 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.1 lb Wt
Only in Florida Why did the Manatee Cross the Road and Other True Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary
The History Press 9781467143066 Pub Date: 3/2/20 On Sale Date: 3/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
More than 20 million people live in Florida, that unique land that juts off into the Atlantic. They are ranchers and golfers, sunbathers and retirees. And their lives often fall within the realm of the perfectly normal. But sometimes these Floridians, many of whom have flocked from elsewhere, find themselves in Sunshine State situations. Meet the acting student who had a close encounter with superstar Burt Reynolds, the New Yorker who put down roots here after attending a school of fish, the woman who barely found her house after a hurricane and a girl who survived--and thrived--after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre. Professional storyteller Caren Schnur Neile traverses the state to share thirty-three true-life tales from everyday Floridians in extraordinary situations.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Fishing Florida by Paddle An Angler's Guide John Kumiski
Summary From Pensacola to Jacksonville to the Everglades, fishing by paddle craft in the Sunshine State offers seemingly endless journeys.
The History Press 9781467140638 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Whether in the cypress dugouts of the Calusa, Dimock's wood-and-canvas tarpon fishing canoe or modern fiberglass and plastic, humans have been paddle fishing in Florida for thousands of years. Sprinkling colorful history throughout, author John Kumiski highlights the state's best paddle fishing destinations, both freshwater and saltwater, including the bass of Farm 13, the redfish and trout along the Big Bend Paddling Trail and the snook and tarpon of the Everglades. Learn the locales and what to do when you get there, including launch points, shuttles, rentals, tackle, techniques and more.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
Florida Oranges A Colorful History Erin Thursby
Summary The first orange groves, planted in St. Augustine in the 1500s by Ponce de León, were the precursor to what would become an integral part of Florida's identity.
The History Press 9781467141192 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Orange groves slowly spread across the state, inspiring horticultural and manufacturing ingenuity. Discover the story behind Deland's eccentric "citrus wizard'? Lue Gim Gong, the rise and fall of smuggler Jesse Fish and the silver-tongued politician William J. Howey, who made his fortune selling plots of groveland through the 1920s. Celebrate the heyday of orange tourism and the farmers who weathered freezes, floods and citrus greening. Join author Erin Thursby as she explores the history of the Sunshine State's most famous crop.
192 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Freaky Florida The Wonderhouse, the Devil’s Tree, the Shaman of Philippe Park, and More Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz
Summary Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path.
The History Press 9781467140355 Pub Date: 9/10/18 On Sale Date: 9/10/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Winkle was woken from one hundred years of sleep. The Green Swamp is home to murders, monsters and mysteries galore. A shining castle made of recycled material, built by an artist like no other, gleams within a Florida swamp. A spectral horse heralds tragedy and caused a notorious scandal in a central Florida city. Join Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz as they share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends and the hidden history behind them.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Florida Lore The Barefoot Mailman, Cowboy Bone Mizell, the Tallahassee Witch and Other Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary Storyteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
The History Press 9781467137829 Pub Date: 12/4/17 On Sale Date: 12/4/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Florida boasts mysterious tales that stretch back more than twelve thousand years. Dive into the lives of the proud Wakulla Pocahontas and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Meet local lawbreakers like John Ashley, as well as transplants like Ma Barker and Al Capone. Stalk stumpy gators or Hogzilla as they prowl Florida's swamps and suburbs. Discover the quintessential Cracker cowboy and the Barefoot Mailman, plus the origin of names like Boca Raton and Orlando.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Florida Sweets Key Lime Pie, Kumquat Cake & Citrus Candy Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Bite in to this refreshing history of sweet foods in the Sunshine State!
The History Press 9781467137652 Pub Date: 7/17/17 On Sale Date: 7/17/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Sweets and the Sunshine State are a match made in heaven. Centuries ago, native Floridians used honey to sweeten dishes, as well as prickly pears and other wild fruits and berries. Spanish explorers introduced citrus to the area, leading to a major industry. Florida pioneers planted sugar cane and sweet potatoes as basic crops. Cane grinding, taffy pulls and homemade ice cream socials were once beloved community events across the state. The state pie of Florida, the Key lime pie, has been an addition to family affairs and restaurant menus since its inception in the late 1800s. From strawberry festivals to Florida flan, author Joy Sheffield Harris uncovers the state's unique sweets with a taste of sunshine.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
On This Day in Florida History Nick Wynne
Summary Florida is steeped in a cultural blend of history unmatched by any other state. One day at a time, author and historian Nick Wynne offers a glimpse of this quirky and fascinating story, beginning with the 1539 arrival of Hernando de Soto. On February 22, 1959, the legendary five-hundred-mile race at Daytona first began. On March 22, 1982, the space shuttle "Columbia" launched from Cape Canaveral. Camp Blanding experienced a Nazi prisoner riot on December 22, 1943. Enjoy a notable nugget of history a day or a month at a time with this celebration of Sunshine State heritage. The History Press 9781626196469 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback 384 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 1.2 lb Wt
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A Culinary History of Florida Prickly Pears, Datil Peppers & Key Limes Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Florida cuisine: twelve thousand years in the making, discover the the state's unusual and distinctive food influences and dishes.
The History Press 9781626196575 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the very first prickly pears harvested by Paleo-Indians more than twelve thousand years ago to the Seminole tribe's staple dish of sofkee, Florida's culinary history is as diverse as its geography. Influences as diverse as French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban, Greek, Mexican, Caribbean, and more season Florida's eclectic flavors. Learn how Florida orange juice changed the look of the American breakfast table and discover the state's festival-worthy swamp cabbage. Through syllabubs, perloos, frog legs and Tupelo honey, author Joy Sheffield Harris serves up a delectable helping of five hundred years of Florida cuisine--all with a side of key lime pie, of course.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Florida Pirates From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond James Kaserman, Sarah Kaserman
Summary Florida is largely influenced by the illicit and fascinating activites of pirates. Authors James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends, and myths of piracy in Florida.
The History Press 9781609494193 Pub Date: 11/16/11 On Sale Date: 11/16/11 $21.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The coast of southwest Florida, with its shallow waters, inlets, and mangrove islands provides the setting and backdrop for a variety of pirates, privateers, and independents. Piracy has a long and rich tradition in this area dating from before the formation of America through the infamous prohibition era. Telling the tales of Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, Civil War smugglers and prohibition rum runners, the authors provide a compelling narrative of the historically dangerous waters around Southwest Florida and beyond.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Florida What's So Great About This State? Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
Arcadia Publishing 9781589730137 Pub Date: 4/7/10 $9.99 USD/$9.99 CAD/€7.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational. DO YOU KNOW… WHAT huge herbivore swims in the rivers and shallow coastal areas of Florida? (Hint: Its close relative is an elephant!) HOW the land in the Florida Keys was formed? (Hint: Fish were previous landowners!) Find these answers and more in the Florida edition of What's So Great About This State?
32 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
It's Raining in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's raining in Florida. The sky is dark and grey. It's a perfect time for key lime pie! Florida youngsters can while away a rainy day with this entertaining board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627905 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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It's Sunny in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's sunny in Florida. Even the gators think so. It's as bright as a rocket! Young children in the Sunshine State will certainly recognize all the signs of a sunny day in Florida in this exciting board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627783 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Barnacle Brown The Story of the Turtle and the Hound Jordan Crisp
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627516 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Barnacle Brown is a seafaring hound, but even he is surprised by the dangerous storm that sinks his boat and leaves him stranded in the ocean, far from home. Thank goodness he wore his life jacket! But there is no way that even a hound as brave as Barnacle Brown can swim through the ocean's waves and back to shore all by himself. Just when the pup fears all is lost, a friendly loggerhead turtle arrives to bring him safely back to the beach. One good turn deserves another so he promises to help Loggerhead Lou, his new friend, protect her vulnerable hatchlings on their own journeys to the sea. This sweet tale of helping those in need contains a fact sheet about loggerhead turtles and includes ways young readers can play a part in protecting this endangered species.
24 Pages Carton Qty: 38 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002240 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Hidden History of Sarasota Jeff LaHurd
Summary From a one-horse farming town to the thriving winter residence of the Ringling Brothers Circus and flocks of snowbirds.
The History Press 9781596296718 Pub Date: 4/21/09 On Sale Date: 4/21/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sarasota has more than its fair share of unusual stories and intriguing individuals. Learn about the illustrious John Ringling, from the details of his daily breakfast to the fifty-five year saga that determined his final resting place. Find out the real identity of A NO. 1, the King of Hobos, who spent a night in Sarasota's finest hotel. Witness the most memorable wedding in Sarasota- between two gorillas. Join longtime resident and historian Jeff LaHurd as he chronicles the fascinating, forgotten stories that made Sarasota the exceptional city it is today.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Sarasota A History Jeff LaHurd
Summary Discover the growth and transformation of Sarasota, Florida from deserted land of milk and honey to the thriving, charming community it is today.
The History Press 9781596291195 Pub Date: 10/18/06 On Sale Date: 10/18/06 $24.99 USD/$27.99 CAD Trade Paperback 224 Pages Carton Qty: 32 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Definitive History
Sarasota, Florida was not always the thriving urban community that residents know today. This popular tourist destination on the Gulf Coast began its course of modern development with the Homestead Act of 1862 and a promise to the inhabitants of Scotland that the land awaiting them in Florida was one of ""milk and honey where gold grew on trees."" Little did the first settlers know that within a hundred years the deserted land they then called home would transform itself not only into a bustling real estate and tourism hub, but also into a charming community with a personality all its own. From the 1920s to the 1960s, the Gulf Coast town was described as ""a community where no one was a stranger."" In the 1920s, however, a clairvoyant full-page ad in the Sarasota Herald predicted, ""Sarasota's Growth Cannot Be Stopped."" Indeed it couldn't. Sarasota soon became nationally known for its connection to the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey ...
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Sarasota 1940-2005 Amy A. Elder
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738518374 Pub Date: 9/29/05 On Sale Date: 9/29/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sarasota, a charming and unique city on the Gulf Coast, is still a small town in many ways. Today there are simply many more neighborhoods. This volume focuses on attractions, culture, and community from the 1940s to the present. Sarasota has many attractions besides beautiful beaches and boating waterways, including Mote Marine Laboratory, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, and the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, to name just a few. The Sarasota Opera House, the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, the West Coast Symphony, the Sarasota Ballet, and several small theaters contribute to this cultural mecca. During the time period covered here, hundreds of churches, schools, civic organizations, art colonies, and retirement homes have developed. Investors and entrepreneurs have greatly impacted the area, changing the architectural landscape, especially during the last 10 years, when development has had the most impact on the city skyline.
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Sarasota in Vintage Images Jeff LaHurd
Summary
The History Press 9781596290242 Pub Date: 11/30/04 On Sale Date: 11/30/04 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The gulf coast of Florida has long attracted people for its welcoming climate, abundant beauty and casual lifestyle. Although some of this beauty and lifestyle has been lost to the advances of progress, a never-ending stream of tourists and families continues to venture south every year for their own piece of the good life in the sun. Sarasota, Florida, is one city that has always possessed all of the elements--beaches, sport, sun and fun--that draw so many to the Sunshine State every year. As with other popular tourist destinations, there are the year-round inhabitants who, while always ready to share the beauty of their surroundings with visitors, remember their hometown with a much simpler and relaxed fondness. Sarasota in Vintage Images by longtime resident, historian and columnist Jeff LaHurd is a visual stroll through the Sarasota of yesteryear. With a feel for the nostalgic, Jeff offers readers a pictorial glimpse of Sarasota from the roaring 1920s through the transforming 1960s.
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Quintessential Sarasota Stories and Pictures from the 1920s to the 1950s Jeff LaHurd
Summary From local writer and historian Jeff LaHurd comes Quintessential Sarasota: Stories and Pictures from the 1920s and the 1950s celebrating the history, people and places of Sarasota, Florida. Written in a light and entertaining style and using extraordinary historical images, LaHurd conveys a nostalgia for Sarasota's heyday in the early 20th century.
The History Press 9781596290235 Pub Date: 1/11/04 On Sale Date: 1/11/04 $21.99 USD/$21.99 CAD Trade Paperback
This collection of columns takes a light and entertaining look back at colorful past. Using many unique and archival images, LaHurd reminisces on the events and attractions of Sarasota's past, including the Ringling Brothers' Circus Winter Quarters, the Prohibition Era, the local radio shows and the favorite restaurant hangout, the Smack.
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Sarasota Amy A. Elder
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738515465 Pub Date: 8/20/03 On Sale Date: 8/20/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Images of America: Sarasota celebrates the unique history of one of Florida's most beautiful communities. Once a modest town, known for its ranching, hunting, fishing, and farming, Sarasota has grown into a thriving city. It became a town in 1902 and separated from Manatee County to become Sarasota County in 1921. Surrounded by sparkling water, soft sand beaches, abundant protected wildlife, and spectacular sunsets, Sarasota was and still is a great place to live or visit. This volume contains more than 200 prized images of Sarasota from the mid-1800s to the 1930s. Highlighted are the people who helped to transform the area from a small fishing village into a booming tourist and cultural center. Some of the early pioneers included are fisherman and cattleman William Whitaker; farmers John and Eliza Webb; Scotsman, golfer, and developer J.H. Gillespie; builder Harry Higel; developer and experimental agriculturist Mrs. Potter Palmer; developer Owen Burns; Real Estate promoter J.H. Lord; and circus people and promoters John and Mable Ringling, who left a legacy to the state including th...
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Sarasota and Bradenton Bonnie Wilpon
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738500539 Pub Date: 4/20/99 On Sale Date: 4/25/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history. This fascinating new history of Sarasota and Bradenton, Florida, showcases more than two hundred of the best postcards available.
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Haunted Manatee County Liz Reed
Summary Manatee County's history is filled with tales of Native American battles, shipwrecks and the expeditions of Hernando de Soto. It's no surprise that spirits still linger on these sunny shores. Anna Maria Island's first permanent resident still returns to the island more than one hundred years later to flirt with the female tourists. A convict hanged in the county courthouse in 1907 is sometimes heard singing on the courthouse grounds. In the 1970s, the specter of a blond woman was seen hitchhiking along the old Skyway Bridge, only to vanish once she'd been picked up. Join author and paranormal investigator Liz Reed on a tour of Manatee County's most haunted locales. The History Press 9781467138000 Pub Date: 9/24/18 On Sale Date: 9/24/18 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Haunted Florida Lighthouses Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon
Summary Author H eather Leigh Carroll-Landon guides readers on a spine-tingling tour through Florida's haunted lighthouses.
The History Press 9781467153836 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Lighthouses dot the Florida coast, there to help seafarers navigate their way to shore. But when tragedy comes for Florida, it often blows in from the sea, giving the lighthouses and the cursed men and women inside a first look at horror. The lively spirits of teenage sisters inhabit the St. Augustine Lighthouse, where an accident claimed their lives, suspending them in their playful youth. A storm wiped out the Sand Key Lighthouse in 1846, claiming the lives of 16 whose spirits now chatter away--generally in contented tones but sometimes straying into anger. A Civil War casualty roams near the Amelia Island Lighthouses, holding to a promise to see his love one last time before departure.
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Dark Florida Animal Attacks, Historic Murders, Deadly Disasters and Other Calamities Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary Author Alan Brown leads readers on a stomach-churning turn through Florida's dark side .
The History Press 9781467154574 Pub Date: 8/21/23 On Sale Date: 8/21/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Florida sunshine beckons, but in can be unrelenting, too. And in the shadows, tragedy strikes. Ted Bundy leads a cast of serial killers who wrought havoc on the state. Storms spin onto its shores with landscape altering fury. Sharks lurk in the sea, and snakes and alligators lie wait in the swamps. Gangsters like Al Capone hit Miami Beach for a respite, but gangsters like Al Capone take no breaks from their trade. A woman spontaneously bursts into flames in St. Petersburg. Anthrax claims a life in Palm Beach. The Bermuda Triangle disappears vessels off the coast. Indeed, Florida knows boundless leisure, but it's just as familiar with catastrophe .
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Florida at Sea A Maritime History Joe Knetsch, Robert J. Redd
Summary
The History Press 9781467154109 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From small ports to large ports, from rivers to creeks, from lakes to lagoons, water routes have been essential to Florida's development as a commercial, recreational, agricultural, and cultural entity. With more than 30,000 lakes and ponds and some 1,700 rivers, creeks, and streams, Florida ranks second in the list of wettest states in the USA. Native Americans used the rivers, creeks, and lakes as routes to various locales within the peninsula while harvesting fish and other aquatic edibles to sustain their daily lives. Early European settlers followed suit and supplemented their diets with the bounty from the oceans and fresh water sources. Into statehood, settlers relied on the same sources for food while using fresh water to make the land productive for food and cash crops. By the early decades of the 20th Century, water became a marketable attraction to lure millions of tourists to Florida for recreation and sports. The trend continues today. Join a trio of authors on this look at the immense impact water and maritime activities have played in the development of Florida.
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Lost Attractions of Florida James C. Clark
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The History Press 9781467145954 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front, alligators in the back. Many of the attractions were free, designed to lure customers for the fruit stand or store. Others changed a small fee. Some became nationally known, such as Cypress Gardens, where Johnny Carson not only broadcast, but water-skied. The roadside attractions had their heyday from the 1920s to the coming of Disney in 1971. It was a much simpler time, and a large tree known as The Senator could become a top attraction, along with a St. Petersburg drug store. Revisit these lost attractions with author Jim Clark.
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History Lover's Guide to Florida, A James C. Clark
Summary Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.
The History Press 9781467143387 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.1 lb Wt
Only in Florida Why did the Manatee Cross the Road and Other True Tales Caren Schnur Neile
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The History Press 9781467143066 Pub Date: 3/2/20 On Sale Date: 3/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
More than 20 million people live in Florida, that unique land that juts off into the Atlantic. They are ranchers and golfers, sunbathers and retirees. And their lives often fall within the realm of the perfectly normal. But sometimes these Floridians, many of whom have flocked from elsewhere, find themselves in Sunshine State situations. Meet the acting student who had a close encounter with superstar Burt Reynolds, the New Yorker who put down roots here after attending a school of fish, the woman who barely found her house after a hurricane and a girl who survived--and thrived--after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre. Professional storyteller Caren Schnur Neile traverses the state to share thirty-three true-life tales from everyday Floridians in extraordinary situations.
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Fishing Florida by Paddle An Angler's Guide John Kumiski
Summary From Pensacola to Jacksonville to the Everglades, fishing by paddle craft in the Sunshine State offers seemingly endless journeys.
The History Press 9781467140638 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Whether in the cypress dugouts of the Calusa, Dimock's wood-and-canvas tarpon fishing canoe or modern fiberglass and plastic, humans have been paddle fishing in Florida for thousands of years. Sprinkling colorful history throughout, author John Kumiski highlights the state's best paddle fishing destinations, both freshwater and saltwater, including the bass of Farm 13, the redfish and trout along the Big Bend Paddling Trail and the snook and tarpon of the Everglades. Learn the locales and what to do when you get there, including launch points, shuttles, rentals, tackle, techniques and more.
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Florida Oranges A Colorful History Erin Thursby
Summary The first orange groves, planted in St. Augustine in the 1500s by Ponce de León, were the precursor to what would become an integral part of Florida's identity.
The History Press 9781467141192 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Orange groves slowly spread across the state, inspiring horticultural and manufacturing ingenuity. Discover the story behind Deland's eccentric "citrus wizard'? Lue Gim Gong, the rise and fall of smuggler Jesse Fish and the silver-tongued politician William J. Howey, who made his fortune selling plots of groveland through the 1920s. Celebrate the heyday of orange tourism and the farmers who weathered freezes, floods and citrus greening. Join author Erin Thursby as she explores the history of the Sunshine State's most famous crop.
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Freaky Florida The Wonderhouse, the Devil’s Tree, the Shaman of Philippe Park, and More Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz
Summary Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path.
The History Press 9781467140355 Pub Date: 9/10/18 On Sale Date: 9/10/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Winkle was woken from one hundred years of sleep. The Green Swamp is home to murders, monsters and mysteries galore. A shining castle made of recycled material, built by an artist like no other, gleams within a Florida swamp. A spectral horse heralds tragedy and caused a notorious scandal in a central Florida city. Join Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz as they share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends and the hidden history behind them.
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Florida Lore The Barefoot Mailman, Cowboy Bone Mizell, the Tallahassee Witch and Other Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary Storyteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
The History Press 9781467137829 Pub Date: 12/4/17 On Sale Date: 12/4/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Florida boasts mysterious tales that stretch back more than twelve thousand years. Dive into the lives of the proud Wakulla Pocahontas and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Meet local lawbreakers like John Ashley, as well as transplants like Ma Barker and Al Capone. Stalk stumpy gators or Hogzilla as they prowl Florida's swamps and suburbs. Discover the quintessential Cracker cowboy and the Barefoot Mailman, plus the origin of names like Boca Raton and Orlando.
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Florida Sweets Key Lime Pie, Kumquat Cake & Citrus Candy Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Bite in to this refreshing history of sweet foods in the Sunshine State!
The History Press 9781467137652 Pub Date: 7/17/17 On Sale Date: 7/17/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Sweets and the Sunshine State are a match made in heaven. Centuries ago, native Floridians used honey to sweeten dishes, as well as prickly pears and other wild fruits and berries. Spanish explorers introduced citrus to the area, leading to a major industry. Florida pioneers planted sugar cane and sweet potatoes as basic crops. Cane grinding, taffy pulls and homemade ice cream socials were once beloved community events across the state. The state pie of Florida, the Key lime pie, has been an addition to family affairs and restaurant menus since its inception in the late 1800s. From strawberry festivals to Florida flan, author Joy Sheffield Harris uncovers the state's unique sweets with a taste of sunshine.
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On This Day in Florida History Nick Wynne
Summary Florida is steeped in a cultural blend of history unmatched by any other state. One day at a time, author and historian Nick Wynne offers a glimpse of this quirky and fascinating story, beginning with the 1539 arrival of Hernando de Soto. On February 22, 1959, the legendary five-hundred-mile race at Daytona first began. On March 22, 1982, the space shuttle "Columbia" launched from Cape Canaveral. Camp Blanding experienced a Nazi prisoner riot on December 22, 1943. Enjoy a notable nugget of history a day or a month at a time with this celebration of Sunshine State heritage. The History Press 9781626196469 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback 384 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 1.2 lb Wt
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A Culinary History of Florida Prickly Pears, Datil Peppers & Key Limes Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Florida cuisine: twelve thousand years in the making, discover the the state's unusual and distinctive food influences and dishes.
The History Press 9781626196575 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the very first prickly pears harvested by Paleo-Indians more than twelve thousand years ago to the Seminole tribe's staple dish of sofkee, Florida's culinary history is as diverse as its geography. Influences as diverse as French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban, Greek, Mexican, Caribbean, and more season Florida's eclectic flavors. Learn how Florida orange juice changed the look of the American breakfast table and discover the state's festival-worthy swamp cabbage. Through syllabubs, perloos, frog legs and Tupelo honey, author Joy Sheffield Harris serves up a delectable helping of five hundred years of Florida cuisine--all with a side of key lime pie, of course.
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Florida Pirates From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond James Kaserman, Sarah Kaserman
Summary Florida is largely influenced by the illicit and fascinating activites of pirates. Authors James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends, and myths of piracy in Florida.
The History Press 9781609494193 Pub Date: 11/16/11 On Sale Date: 11/16/11 $21.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The coast of southwest Florida, with its shallow waters, inlets, and mangrove islands provides the setting and backdrop for a variety of pirates, privateers, and independents. Piracy has a long and rich tradition in this area dating from before the formation of America through the infamous prohibition era. Telling the tales of Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, Civil War smugglers and prohibition rum runners, the authors provide a compelling narrative of the historically dangerous waters around Southwest Florida and beyond.
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Florida What's So Great About This State? Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
Arcadia Publishing 9781589730137 Pub Date: 4/7/10 $9.99 USD/$9.99 CAD/€7.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational. DO YOU KNOW… WHAT huge herbivore swims in the rivers and shallow coastal areas of Florida? (Hint: Its close relative is an elephant!) HOW the land in the Florida Keys was formed? (Hint: Fish were previous landowners!) Find these answers and more in the Florida edition of What's So Great About This State?
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It's Raining in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's raining in Florida. The sky is dark and grey. It's a perfect time for key lime pie! Florida youngsters can while away a rainy day with this entertaining board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627905 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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It's Sunny in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's sunny in Florida. Even the gators think so. It's as bright as a rocket! Young children in the Sunshine State will certainly recognize all the signs of a sunny day in Florida in this exciting board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627783 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Barnacle Brown The Story of the Turtle and the Hound Jordan Crisp
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627516 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Barnacle Brown is a seafaring hound, but even he is surprised by the dangerous storm that sinks his boat and leaves him stranded in the ocean, far from home. Thank goodness he wore his life jacket! But there is no way that even a hound as brave as Barnacle Brown can swim through the ocean's waves and back to shore all by himself. Just when the pup fears all is lost, a friendly loggerhead turtle arrives to bring him safely back to the beach. One good turn deserves another so he promises to help Loggerhead Lou, his new friend, protect her vulnerable hatchlings on their own journeys to the sea. This sweet tale of helping those in need contains a fact sheet about loggerhead turtles and includes ways young readers can play a part in protecting this endangered species.
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The Ghostly Tales of the Treasure Coast Selena Selena Fragassi
Summary Ghost stories from Treasure Coast, Florida have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! The haunted history of Treasure Coast comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Visit the Driftwood Resort and catch a glimpse of past tenants who checked in, but never checked out. Or see a show at the Sunrise Theatre, but expect to be distracted by the specters who call this place home. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained all across America's Midwestern states; just be sure to keep the light on. Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198769 Pub Date: 8/1/22 On Sale Date: 8/1/22 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 700 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Murals of the Palm Beaches Sharon Koskoff
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467128131 Pub Date: 8/13/18 On Sale Date: 8/13/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Palm Beach County is known for its affluence and profusion of art and culture. Artists have produced fine art murals from the Depression era to the present. The Society of Four Arts, the Norton Museum of Art, the Flagler Museum, and the Boca Raton Museum of Art all display mural installations. Historic, decorative, and educational murals can be found on public school buildings, nonprofit institutions, commercial spaces, and large-scale landmarks, such as the South County Courthouse. Art can be temporary, as revealed on canvases at the Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square, or permanent, as the ceramic-tiled wall of the Boca Express Train Museum. Murals of the Palm Beaches exposes Art in the Alley, a hidden community project, and remembers masterpieces painted at the Palm Beach International Airport terminals, now demolished. Despite facing physical and political obstacles, the pioneers of public art in the Palm Beaches have paved the way for our graffiti-styled street artists of today.
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Sport Fishing in Palm Beach County Janet DeVries, Boynton Beach City Library
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738553863 Pub Date: 8/18/08 On Sale Date: 8/18/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Settled along 47 miles of beautiful Atlantic coastline, Palm Beach County has long been a mecca for sport fishing enthusiasts. Graced with a mild climate and bounded with waters nourished by the warm Gulf Stream current, Palm Beach's coastal waters host a rich reserve of marine life. Featured in this captivating retrospective is a history of the sport fishing industry and tales of legendary captains, devoted weekend anglers, and wealthy sportsmen. Bringing to life the sailfish tournaments, fish fries, beauty pageants, and parades of a bygone era, this work is a tribute to the hardworking men and women who built this seaside settlement into a haven for sport fishermen. Follow the evolution of fine fishing boats and learn about the advancements in marine conservation while enjoying the natural beauty of this tropical oasis. Showcased within the book are over 200 vintage images collected from the local library's historical archive, as well as rare photographs from over 30 local sources, including the West Palm Beach Fishing Club.
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Art Deco of the Palm Beaches Sharon Koskoff
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738544151 Pub Date: 5/23/07 On Sale Date: 5/23/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Art Deco design is a jazzy celebration of the Machine Age, mass production, geometry, and the straight line. In Palm Beach County, sleek themes are seen representing tropical, nautical, masculine, and stylized motifs that reflect speed and technology. Elements include eyebrows, flat roofs, porthole windows, rounded corners, columns, glass blocks, bandings, multiples of three, and Zig-Zag steps. Palm Beach County has dozens of Art Deco treasures built throughout the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, which are located in the downtowns of Delray Beach up through West Palm Beach. Art Deco architecture found in Palm Beach County is spread out rather than concentrated in one location. These buildings are significant to the history of South Florida because they represent some of the earliest structures ever built in the area. These remarkable gems are in danger of being demolished due to the ever-increasing amount of development throughout the county.
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West Palm Beach 1893 to 1950 Lynn Lasseter Drake, Richard A. Marconi, Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738542720 Pub Date: 10/23/06 On Sale Date: 10/23/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
West Palm Beach was established in 1894, two decades after pioneers first arrived in the wilderness at Lake Worth. In 1893, Henry M. Flagler, Standard Oil magnate and Florida railroad mogul, finalized plans to extend his Florida East Coast Railroad south in order to turn Palm Beach into a winter playground for the rich. He designed West Palm Beach as the mainland commercial and residential support for his new resort. From its humble beginnings, it has become Palm Beach County's largest city and the seat of government. The city has suffered fires, hurricanes, boom times, and hard times, always emerging triumphantly. This installment of West Palm Beach's fascinating story shares its unique settlement and growth through the end of World War II.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Growing Up in Northern Palm Beach County: Boomer Memories from Dairy Belle to Double Roads Ruth Hartman Berge, Prudy Taylor Board
Summary A childhood in Florida's charming Northern Palm Beach County creates genuine nostalgia for sun, sand and running barefoot under palm trees. Those memories include hurricanes and Hetzel Brothers Christmases, Sir Harry Oakes's haunted mansion and James Munroe Munyon's Fountain of Youth. The once quaint little coastal towns from Riviera Beach to Jupiter are now much larger, but the memories of s'mores and summer camps remain. Author Ruth Hartman Berge weaves memories of a boomer childhood in Northern Palm Beach County with the history of the people and the places so many loved in this glimpse into a Florida that no longer exists. The History Press 9781626195912 Pub Date: 7/1/14 On Sale Date: 7/1/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Palm Beach Richard A. Marconi
Summary Discover the history of Palm Beach in this book as we see the evolution of the area in stunning images. Once referred to as a ""veritable paradise"" by Florida developer Henry M. Flagler, Palm Beach has transformed from a small frontier community to a remarkably picturesque historic town. The seaside resort's charm is found in its diverse architecture, landmarks, mega-mansions, beaches, and land and streetscapes. Arcadia Publishing 9780738598604 Pub Date: 3/4/13 On Sale Date: 3/4/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Then and Now 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Pioneering Palm Beach The Deweys and the South Florida Frontier Ginger L. Pedersen, Janet M. DeVries, Harvey E. III Oyer
Summary
The History Press 9781609496579 Pub Date: 9/4/12 On Sale Date: 9/4/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Palm Beach's sunny and idyllic shores had humble beginnings as a wilderness of sawgrass and swamps only braved by the hardiest of souls. Two such adventurers were Fred and Byrd "Birdie" Spilman Dewey, who pioneered in central Florida before discovering the tropical beauty of Palm Beach in 1887. Though their story was all but lost, this dynamic couple was vital in transforming the region from a rough backcountry into a paradise poised for progress. Authors Ginger Pedersen and Janet DeVries trace the remarkable history of the Deweys in South Florida from their beginnings on the isolated frontier to entertaining the likes of the Flaglers, Vanderbilts, Phippses, Cluetts, Clarkes and other Palm Beach elite. Using Birdie's autobiographical writings from her best-selling books to fill in the gaps, Pedersen and DeVries narrate a chapter in Florida's history that has remained untold until now.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Wicked Palm Beach: Lifestyles of the Rich and Heinous Eliot Kleinberg
Summary
The History Press 9781596297944 Pub Date: 8/27/09 On Sale Date: 8/27/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
During the Prohibition era, the Royal Poinciana Hotel in Palm Beach featured a secret hallway that led to a clandestine speakeasy called Hypocrite's Row." About the same time, the infamous Ashley gang, a ragtag band of violent criminals, had South Florida gripped in fear. Indeed, few eras in few places were as exciting, outrageous and tragic as the period between World War I and the hammer fall of the Great Depression, when Florida partied, passed out and woke up with one heck of a hangover. From rumrunners to pirates, mobsters to moguls, Palm Beach County has hosted its fair share of questionable characters over the decades. Meet the faces and places that have shaped Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast with renowned local author Eliot Kleinberg, who draws on his "Post Time" column in the Palm Beach Post to offer this unique glimpse into the extraordinary history of Palm Beach."
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Palm Beach Past The Best of "Post Time" Eliot Kleinberg
Summary
The History Press 9781596291157 Pub Date: 5/1/06 On Sale Date: 5/1/06 $21.99 USD/$21.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Known for its year-round warmth, beautiful beaches and famous residents, Palm Beach County is one of the most well-known areas along Florida's Atlantic coast. And although many people know the county as a winter destination for the likes of starlets and snowbirds, few know that German U-boats sank sixteen ships off the coast in 1942. Nor do they know that eleven "barefoot mailmen" originally took on the mail service between Palm Beach and Miami. In Palm Beach Past: The Best of "Post Time," author and local journalist Eliot Kleinberg has compiled a collection of historical vignettes--which originally appeared in the Palm Beach Post--about the intriguing people and events in the county's history. Kleinberg reveals little-known facts about the development of the region's prestigious neighborhoods and parks, while introducing readers to some of the most captivating and eccentric characters. For readers who want to understand the Palm Beach County of today or those who enjoy local history and just want a "good read," Palm Beach Past is a must.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Palm Beach in Vintage Postcards Cynthia Thuma
Summary Once little more than a steamy, tropical jungle, Palm Beach was transformed in the early twentieth century by industrialist Henry Flagler and a handful of architects into a playground for the famous, wealthy, and powerful. There, in the garden of earthly delights, celebrities and capitalists enjoyed a variety of leisure and recreational activities--from parties and tennis to sunbathing and dining--and stayed in the most opulent accommodations ever conceived and constructed. Many who loved this lifestyle became part-time residents and built palatial homes for the winter months. To this day, Palm Beach remains one of America's toniest and most exclusive resorts. Arcadia Publishing 9780738506807 Pub Date: 5/9/01 On Sale Date: 5/14/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Palm Beach Richard A. Marconi, Debi Murray, Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Summary Palm Beach is known internationally as a winter resort where the wealthy enjoy life in a tropical paradise. More than 100 years ago, Palm Beach was far different from its well-kept beaches, estates, and fabulous Worth Avenue shopping mecca of the 21st century. When the first permanent settlers arrived, they found the area covered by thick jungle that had to be tamed before they could carve out a new life for themselves. The settlers ended up with a paradise, and when Henry Flagler decided to build a grand hotel in Palm Beach, he planted the first seed for the creation of a modern winter retreat for the rich. Arcadia Publishing 9780738567495 Pub Date: 1/12/09 On Sale Date: 1/12/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
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Solving the West Palm Beach Murder of Jeffrey Heagerty Graham Brunk
Summary A gay love triangle, drug deals, and a murder. Just another night in West Palm Beach in 1984?
The History Press 9781467142564 Pub Date: 6/24/19 On Sale Date: 6/24/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Jeffrey Heagerty was like most young gay nineteen-year-olds in South Florida in the 1980s, commonly finding himself and his friends at the popular Kevin's Cabaret in West Palm Beach on Saturday nights. On one of those Saturday nights in 1984, Jeff vanished from the club, leaving his friends behind even though he was their ride home. His body was found in a canal the next morning and his car was missing, only to be found a month later, abandoned on the other side of town. Rumors of a love triangle, drug dealings and sexual encounters snarled police efforts at solving the case. The investigation stagnated and the case grew cold until the solution came from two unexpected sources: overlooked details in police photographs of Jeff's car and a mysterious letter from an inmate in the Palm Beach County Jail.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Palm Beach Gardens Walt Wiley
Summary With images from public and private collections, join the Palm Gardens Historical Society as they paint a colorful picture of this impressive community.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738593807 Pub Date: 7/23/12 On Sale Date: 7/23/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Sculpted from the swamp, sawgrass, and sand of Florida scrubland, Palm Beach Gardens emerged as a pristine embodiment of the dream of eccentric--but brilliant--billionaire John D. MacArthur, who appealed to the Florida Legislature in 1959 for the creation of this new city. A larger-than-life character who relocated an 80-year-old, 76-ton banyan tree several miles down roads and across railroad tracks to mark the entrance to his city, MacArthur later fully financed the Palm Beach Gardens interchange on Florida's Turnpike to promote growth in the western part of the city. Palm Beach Gardens, with 30 percent of its 4,000 acres devoted to green space, was ecologically sound before the environmental movement began. With the RCA Corporation and nearby Pratt & Whitney providing employment in the early years, schools and churches nourishing families, and a strong strain of volunteerism among residents, by 1970 Palm Beach Gardens was the faste...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Boynton Beach M. Randall Gill, Boynton Beach City Library
Summary Boynton Beach, located on South Florida's Atlantic coast, is known as the "Gateway to the Gulf Stream." Ernest Hemingway once called these great ocean currents the last wild country left. Fishermen who study navigational charts understand that Boynton Beach is unique as the closest community to the Gulf Stream. Just minutes from the Boynton Inlet, water reaches a depth of 800 feet. Maj. Nathan Boynton came to the area in 1894, built a hotel, and envisioned a prosperous future for the idyllic village. Today Boynton Beach celebrates its diverse population, ideal location, and a rich and fascinating history that includes Henry Flagler's railroad, land booms, hurricanes, shipwrecks, and steadfast farmers. Arcadia Publishing 9780738518244 Pub Date: 8/24/05 On Sale Date: 8/24/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Boomtime Boca Boca Raton in the 1920s Susan Gillis
Summary From farming community to prominent neighborhood, this book gives a unique look at the past of Boca Raton, Florida using vintage images.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738544434 Pub Date: 7/25/07 On Sale Date: 7/25/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Boca Raton, Florida, was a tiny farming community on the southeastern coast of Florida when the state's 1920s real estate boom grew into a national phenomenon. Investors and new residents were drawn to the state from all over the country, a time Floridians referred to as ""the Boom."" In April 1925, well-known Palm Beach society architect Addison Mizner revealed his plans for an ambitious new development in Boca Raton. The plans included a gigantic oceanfront hotel, elegant mansions, golf and polo grounds, and palm-lined boulevards. The popularity of Mizner's projects stimulated many similar developments within the region, increasing the population of the town from 100 to several hundred residents. By the fall of 1926, however, the Florida land boom came to an end. Boca Raton returned, for the most part, to its small-town agricultural heritage by 1930. By the end of the 20th century, boomtime dreams were fully realized and Boca Raton became one of Fl...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Haunted Florida Lighthouses Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon
Summary Author H eather Leigh Carroll-Landon guides readers on a spine-tingling tour through Florida's haunted lighthouses.
The History Press 9781467153836 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Lighthouses dot the Florida coast, there to help seafarers navigate their way to shore. But when tragedy comes for Florida, it often blows in from the sea, giving the lighthouses and the cursed men and women inside a first look at horror. The lively spirits of teenage sisters inhabit the St. Augustine Lighthouse, where an accident claimed their lives, suspending them in their playful youth. A storm wiped out the Sand Key Lighthouse in 1846, claiming the lives of 16 whose spirits now chatter away--generally in contented tones but sometimes straying into anger. A Civil War casualty roams near the Amelia Island Lighthouses, holding to a promise to see his love one last time before departure.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 Travel / United States TRV025070 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Dark Florida Animal Attacks, Historic Murders, Deadly Disasters and Other Calamities Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary Author Alan Brown leads readers on a stomach-churning turn through Florida's dark side .
The History Press 9781467154574 Pub Date: 8/21/23 On Sale Date: 8/21/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Florida sunshine beckons, but in can be unrelenting, too. And in the shadows, tragedy strikes. Ted Bundy leads a cast of serial killers who wrought havoc on the state. Storms spin onto its shores with landscape altering fury. Sharks lurk in the sea, and snakes and alligators lie wait in the swamps. Gangsters like Al Capone hit Miami Beach for a respite, but gangsters like Al Capone take no breaks from their trade. A woman spontaneously bursts into flames in St. Petersburg. Anthrax claims a life in Palm Beach. The Bermuda Triangle disappears vessels off the coast. Indeed, Florida knows boundless leisure, but it's just as familiar with catastrophe .
144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036010 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Florida at Sea A Maritime History Joe Knetsch, Robert J. Redd
Summary
The History Press 9781467154109 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From small ports to large ports, from rivers to creeks, from lakes to lagoons, water routes have been essential to Florida's development as a commercial, recreational, agricultural, and cultural entity. With more than 30,000 lakes and ponds and some 1,700 rivers, creeks, and streams, Florida ranks second in the list of wettest states in the USA. Native Americans used the rivers, creeks, and lakes as routes to various locales within the peninsula while harvesting fish and other aquatic edibles to sustain their daily lives. Early European settlers followed suit and supplemented their diets with the bounty from the oceans and fresh water sources. Into statehood, settlers relied on the same sources for food while using fresh water to make the land productive for food and cash crops. By the early decades of the 20th Century, water became a marketable attraction to lure millions of tourists to Florida for recreation and sports. The trend continues today. Join a trio of authors on this look at the immense impact water and maritime activities have played in the development of Florida.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Lost Attractions of Florida James C. Clark
Summary
The History Press 9781467145954 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front, alligators in the back. Many of the attractions were free, designed to lure customers for the fruit stand or store. Others changed a small fee. Some became nationally known, such as Cypress Gardens, where Johnny Carson not only broadcast, but water-skied. The roadside attractions had their heyday from the 1920s to the coming of Disney in 1971. It was a much simpler time, and a large tree known as The Senator could become a top attraction, along with a St. Petersburg drug store. Revisit these lost attractions with author Jim Clark.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to Florida, A James C. Clark
Summary Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.
The History Press 9781467143387 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.1 lb Wt
Only in Florida Why did the Manatee Cross the Road and Other True Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary
The History Press 9781467143066 Pub Date: 3/2/20 On Sale Date: 3/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
More than 20 million people live in Florida, that unique land that juts off into the Atlantic. They are ranchers and golfers, sunbathers and retirees. And their lives often fall within the realm of the perfectly normal. But sometimes these Floridians, many of whom have flocked from elsewhere, find themselves in Sunshine State situations. Meet the acting student who had a close encounter with superstar Burt Reynolds, the New Yorker who put down roots here after attending a school of fish, the woman who barely found her house after a hurricane and a girl who survived--and thrived--after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre. Professional storyteller Caren Schnur Neile traverses the state to share thirty-three true-life tales from everyday Floridians in extraordinary situations.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Fishing Florida by Paddle An Angler's Guide John Kumiski
Summary From Pensacola to Jacksonville to the Everglades, fishing by paddle craft in the Sunshine State offers seemingly endless journeys.
The History Press 9781467140638 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Whether in the cypress dugouts of the Calusa, Dimock's wood-and-canvas tarpon fishing canoe or modern fiberglass and plastic, humans have been paddle fishing in Florida for thousands of years. Sprinkling colorful history throughout, author John Kumiski highlights the state's best paddle fishing destinations, both freshwater and saltwater, including the bass of Farm 13, the redfish and trout along the Big Bend Paddling Trail and the snook and tarpon of the Everglades. Learn the locales and what to do when you get there, including launch points, shuttles, rentals, tackle, techniques and more.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
Florida Oranges A Colorful History Erin Thursby
Summary The first orange groves, planted in St. Augustine in the 1500s by Ponce de León, were the precursor to what would become an integral part of Florida's identity.
The History Press 9781467141192 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Orange groves slowly spread across the state, inspiring horticultural and manufacturing ingenuity. Discover the story behind Deland's eccentric "citrus wizard'? Lue Gim Gong, the rise and fall of smuggler Jesse Fish and the silver-tongued politician William J. Howey, who made his fortune selling plots of groveland through the 1920s. Celebrate the heyday of orange tourism and the farmers who weathered freezes, floods and citrus greening. Join author Erin Thursby as she explores the history of the Sunshine State's most famous crop.
192 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Freaky Florida The Wonderhouse, the Devil’s Tree, the Shaman of Philippe Park, and More Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz
Summary Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path.
The History Press 9781467140355 Pub Date: 9/10/18 On Sale Date: 9/10/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Winkle was woken from one hundred years of sleep. The Green Swamp is home to murders, monsters and mysteries galore. A shining castle made of recycled material, built by an artist like no other, gleams within a Florida swamp. A spectral horse heralds tragedy and caused a notorious scandal in a central Florida city. Join Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz as they share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends and the hidden history behind them.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Florida Lore The Barefoot Mailman, Cowboy Bone Mizell, the Tallahassee Witch and Other Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary Storyteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
The History Press 9781467137829 Pub Date: 12/4/17 On Sale Date: 12/4/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Florida boasts mysterious tales that stretch back more than twelve thousand years. Dive into the lives of the proud Wakulla Pocahontas and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Meet local lawbreakers like John Ashley, as well as transplants like Ma Barker and Al Capone. Stalk stumpy gators or Hogzilla as they prowl Florida's swamps and suburbs. Discover the quintessential Cracker cowboy and the Barefoot Mailman, plus the origin of names like Boca Raton and Orlando.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Florida Sweets Key Lime Pie, Kumquat Cake & Citrus Candy Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Bite in to this refreshing history of sweet foods in the Sunshine State!
The History Press 9781467137652 Pub Date: 7/17/17 On Sale Date: 7/17/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Sweets and the Sunshine State are a match made in heaven. Centuries ago, native Floridians used honey to sweeten dishes, as well as prickly pears and other wild fruits and berries. Spanish explorers introduced citrus to the area, leading to a major industry. Florida pioneers planted sugar cane and sweet potatoes as basic crops. Cane grinding, taffy pulls and homemade ice cream socials were once beloved community events across the state. The state pie of Florida, the Key lime pie, has been an addition to family affairs and restaurant menus since its inception in the late 1800s. From strawberry festivals to Florida flan, author Joy Sheffield Harris uncovers the state's unique sweets with a taste of sunshine.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
On This Day in Florida History Nick Wynne
Summary Florida is steeped in a cultural blend of history unmatched by any other state. One day at a time, author and historian Nick Wynne offers a glimpse of this quirky and fascinating story, beginning with the 1539 arrival of Hernando de Soto. On February 22, 1959, the legendary five-hundred-mile race at Daytona first began. On March 22, 1982, the space shuttle "Columbia" launched from Cape Canaveral. Camp Blanding experienced a Nazi prisoner riot on December 22, 1943. Enjoy a notable nugget of history a day or a month at a time with this celebration of Sunshine State heritage. The History Press 9781626196469 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback 384 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 1.2 lb Wt
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A Culinary History of Florida Prickly Pears, Datil Peppers & Key Limes Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Florida cuisine: twelve thousand years in the making, discover the the state's unusual and distinctive food influences and dishes.
The History Press 9781626196575 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the very first prickly pears harvested by Paleo-Indians more than twelve thousand years ago to the Seminole tribe's staple dish of sofkee, Florida's culinary history is as diverse as its geography. Influences as diverse as French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban, Greek, Mexican, Caribbean, and more season Florida's eclectic flavors. Learn how Florida orange juice changed the look of the American breakfast table and discover the state's festival-worthy swamp cabbage. Through syllabubs, perloos, frog legs and Tupelo honey, author Joy Sheffield Harris serves up a delectable helping of five hundred years of Florida cuisine--all with a side of key lime pie, of course.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Florida Pirates From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond James Kaserman, Sarah Kaserman
Summary Florida is largely influenced by the illicit and fascinating activites of pirates. Authors James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends, and myths of piracy in Florida.
The History Press 9781609494193 Pub Date: 11/16/11 On Sale Date: 11/16/11 $21.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The coast of southwest Florida, with its shallow waters, inlets, and mangrove islands provides the setting and backdrop for a variety of pirates, privateers, and independents. Piracy has a long and rich tradition in this area dating from before the formation of America through the infamous prohibition era. Telling the tales of Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, Civil War smugglers and prohibition rum runners, the authors provide a compelling narrative of the historically dangerous waters around Southwest Florida and beyond.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Florida What's So Great About This State? Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
Arcadia Publishing 9781589730137 Pub Date: 4/7/10 $9.99 USD/$9.99 CAD/€7.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational. DO YOU KNOW… WHAT huge herbivore swims in the rivers and shallow coastal areas of Florida? (Hint: Its close relative is an elephant!) HOW the land in the Florida Keys was formed? (Hint: Fish were previous landowners!) Find these answers and more in the Florida edition of What's So Great About This State?
32 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
It's Raining in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's raining in Florida. The sky is dark and grey. It's a perfect time for key lime pie! Florida youngsters can while away a rainy day with this entertaining board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627905 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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It's Sunny in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's sunny in Florida. Even the gators think so. It's as bright as a rocket! Young children in the Sunshine State will certainly recognize all the signs of a sunny day in Florida in this exciting board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627783 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Barnacle Brown The Story of the Turtle and the Hound Jordan Crisp
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627516 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Barnacle Brown is a seafaring hound, but even he is surprised by the dangerous storm that sinks his boat and leaves him stranded in the ocean, far from home. Thank goodness he wore his life jacket! But there is no way that even a hound as brave as Barnacle Brown can swim through the ocean's waves and back to shore all by himself. Just when the pup fears all is lost, a friendly loggerhead turtle arrives to bring him safely back to the beach. One good turn deserves another so he promises to help Loggerhead Lou, his new friend, protect her vulnerable hatchlings on their own journeys to the sea. This sweet tale of helping those in need contains a fact sheet about loggerhead turtles and includes ways young readers can play a part in protecting this endangered species.
24 Pages Carton Qty: 38 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002240 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Remembering Orlando Tales from Elvis to Disney Joy Wallace Dickinson
Summary Orlando writer Joy Wallace Dickinson gives readers a peek at a variety of little-known city stories. From the visits of Elvis Presley and Jack Kerouac to the famous dedication of the Lake Eola fountain to the wild speculation of a "mystery" company's plans for the city, Dickinson offers a nostalgic look at the twentiethcentury history of "the City Beautiful."
The History Press 9781596291720 Pub Date: 10/18/06 On Sale Date: 10/18/06 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Orlando, Florida Geraldine Fortenberry Thompson
Summary Black America: Orlando illuminates the lives and accomplishments of African Americans in one of Central Florida's largest cities. Images from the late 1800s to the mid-1980s depict schools, churches, businesses, housing developments, prominent homes, celebrations, and significant personalities in Orlando's black community. This volume guides readers through more than 150 years of remarkable history.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738515366 Pub Date: 7/30/03 On Sale Date: 8/4/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages black and white Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Black America Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Historic Orlando Elizabeth Randall, Bob Randall
Summary Orlando's historic districts are separate throughout the city, yet its landmarks and its memories unite them. Images of Orlando from 1875 to 2022 paint a picture of a landscape dotted with cattle and orange trees exploding into a bustling city. While some authors claim that Orlando's history is lost, these images show how the city's Historic Preservation Board has safeguarded many cultural and architectural treasures.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467108768 Pub Date: 8/8/22 On Sale Date: 8/8/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Past and Present 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Dreaming of Orlando Counting Down Around the Town Gretchen Everin, Stephanie Snow
Summary In this board book for young readers, ages 2-4, we'll learn to count down from 10 to 1, while discovering rockets at the Kennedy Space Center, the rainbow Lake Eola Bandshell, WonderWorks amusement park, swimming manatees, and more! There's so much to see--won't you join me? Commonwealth Editions 9781641941334 Pub Date: 7/30/19 On Sale Date: 7/30/19 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Concepts JUV009030 Series: Dreaming Of 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Orlando, Florida A Brief History James C. Clark
Summary Orlando is known internationally as a tourist destination, attracting fifty million visitors each year to its numerous resorts and parks. In all that excitement, it's easy to overlook the city's interesting past. In the 1800s, the area was embroiled in the Seminole Wars, and Fort Gatlin was constructed to shield citizens from attacks. Soon, a city grew around the fort. During the cowboy era, thousands of cattle, ranchers and cowboys crossed the central Florida terrain moving livestock. Those pioneers soon moved to farming, and Orlando became the center of the Florida citrus industry. Join author and historian James C. Clark as he reveals the remarkable history of one of the world's most popular destinations. The History Press 9781626191945 Pub Date: 10/1/13 On Sale Date: 10/1/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Lost Orlando Stephanie Gaub Antequino
Summary Orlando amounted to little more than scattered log cabins in the pine forest when Orange County established it as the county seat in 1857.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738591735 Pub Date: 8/27/12 On Sale Date: 8/27/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
One of the earliest buildings was a log hotel, indicating Orlando's future as a tourist destination. After its incorporation in 1875, wood-frame structures replaced the log cabins, and prosperous citizens built large houses around the developing government and business center. By 1900, as Orlando recovered from the economic disaster of the Great Freeze of 1894 and 1895, brick construction replaced wood frame as once pretentious houses close to the central city were torn down to make way for modern business blocks. As residences moved to less congested neighborhoods, schools and churches followed. From its beginning, people arrived in Orlando to prosper and build. Those men and their buildings are gone, but the history of the city is richer because of their presence. Orlando's story can be traced through the continuing cycle of constructing, demolishing, and rebuilding anew.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Orlando, FL: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Do you know... HOW Orlando helps animals as it treats much of its waste water? (Hint: Think "Home Sweet Home!") WHAT destroyed most of the citrus crop around Orlando in the late 1800s? (Hint: It was a surprise from Mother Nature!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know--an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet!
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600641 Pub Date: 6/9/10 On Sale Date: 6/14/10 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attentiongrabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
48 Pages Color Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 3 to 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Orlando and Orange County Wynette Edwards
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738513881 Pub Date: 9/25/01 On Sale Date: 9/25/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
First discovered by the American tourist in the mid-1800s, Orlando and the surrounding towns soon began to feel the impact of the newcomers, their wealth, ideas, and lifestyles. Extending pleasant winter vacations to year-round residences, these new inhabitants were drawn by the warm climate and the attractions offered in the burgeoning Central Florida region. Along with the hardy pioneers who had carved their home out of the Florida wilderness, they began to build a thriving community in Orange County. In this pictorial retrospective, over 200 historic images trace the county's improving transportation; the creation of Clay Springs, Florida's first amusement park; the development of the early citrus industry; and the exciting boom years of advancement in aviation. Flashy and unusual advertisements plugged "fun in the sun" and lured visitors and developers to the region. Touting the beauty and charm of Central Florida, these vintage images captured street scenes, local architecture, and industry and preserved the unique history of the area for posterity. Compiled here, they tell the ...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Orlando in Vintage Postcards Lynn M. Homan, Thomas Reilly
Summary "Beautiful weather here. When are you coming?" Those words have been written millions of times on postcards mailed from Orlando. Known today as home to America's most famous theme parks, Orlando has always been a destination for visitors from all over the world. During its early period as "The Phenomenal City," through the years as "The City Beautiful," to the era of "The Action Center of Florida," Orlando has a story to tell.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738513812 Pub Date: 9/25/01 On Sale Date: 9/30/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Hidden History of Walt Disney World Foxx Nolte
Summary Author Foxx Nolte gives readers a glimpse behind the curtain of the most magical place on earth.
The History Press 9781467156189 Pub Date: 2/12/24 On Sale Date: 2/12/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Millions of people a year visit Walt Disney World, but few would consider it to be a place with any real history. But hidden just below the surface, past the blanket of pixie dust, is a story as vivid and bizarre as any. It is a history of corporate politics, urban planning, crazy ambitions, and failed schemes. The Hidden History of Walt Disney World takes you on a journey that stretches from "Old Florida" to the events that made Walt Disney World what it is today. There's birds made of citrus, horizontal elevators, a ghost town, and tennis ball factories. And that's just the start. Whether you've visited one or one hundred times, your vacation will never be the same again. Yep, the castle is fake. But the stories are not .
208 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036060 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Haunted Florida Lighthouses Heather Leigh Carroll-Landon
Summary Author H eather Leigh Carroll-Landon guides readers on a spine-tingling tour through Florida's haunted lighthouses.
The History Press 9781467153836 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Lighthouses dot the Florida coast, there to help seafarers navigate their way to shore. But when tragedy comes for Florida, it often blows in from the sea, giving the lighthouses and the cursed men and women inside a first look at horror. The lively spirits of teenage sisters inhabit the St. Augustine Lighthouse, where an accident claimed their lives, suspending them in their playful youth. A storm wiped out the Sand Key Lighthouse in 1846, claiming the lives of 16 whose spirits now chatter away--generally in contented tones but sometimes straying into anger. A Civil War casualty roams near the Amelia Island Lighthouses, holding to a promise to see his love one last time before departure.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 Travel / United States TRV025070 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Dark Florida Animal Attacks, Historic Murders, Deadly Disasters and Other Calamities Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary Author Alan Brown leads readers on a stomach-churning turn through Florida's dark side .
The History Press 9781467154574 Pub Date: 8/21/23 On Sale Date: 8/21/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Florida sunshine beckons, but in can be unrelenting, too. And in the shadows, tragedy strikes. Ted Bundy leads a cast of serial killers who wrought havoc on the state. Storms spin onto its shores with landscape altering fury. Sharks lurk in the sea, and snakes and alligators lie wait in the swamps. Gangsters like Al Capone hit Miami Beach for a respite, but gangsters like Al Capone take no breaks from their trade. A woman spontaneously bursts into flames in St. Petersburg. Anthrax claims a life in Palm Beach. The Bermuda Triangle disappears vessels off the coast. Indeed, Florida knows boundless leisure, but it's just as familiar with catastrophe .
144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036010 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Florida at Sea A Maritime History Joe Knetsch, Robert J. Redd
Summary
The History Press 9781467154109 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From small ports to large ports, from rivers to creeks, from lakes to lagoons, water routes have been essential to Florida's development as a commercial, recreational, agricultural, and cultural entity. With more than 30,000 lakes and ponds and some 1,700 rivers, creeks, and streams, Florida ranks second in the list of wettest states in the USA. Native Americans used the rivers, creeks, and lakes as routes to various locales within the peninsula while harvesting fish and other aquatic edibles to sustain their daily lives. Early European settlers followed suit and supplemented their diets with the bounty from the oceans and fresh water sources. Into statehood, settlers relied on the same sources for food while using fresh water to make the land productive for food and cash crops. By the early decades of the 20th Century, water became a marketable attraction to lure millions of tourists to Florida for recreation and sports. The trend continues today. Join a trio of authors on this look at the immense impact water and maritime activities have played in the development of Florida.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Lost Attractions of Florida James C. Clark
Summary
The History Press 9781467145954 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front, alligators in the back. Many of the attractions were free, designed to lure customers for the fruit stand or store. Others changed a small fee. Some became nationally known, such as Cypress Gardens, where Johnny Carson not only broadcast, but water-skied. The roadside attractions had their heyday from the 1920s to the coming of Disney in 1971. It was a much simpler time, and a large tree known as The Senator could become a top attraction, along with a St. Petersburg drug store. Revisit these lost attractions with author Jim Clark.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to Florida, A James C. Clark
Summary Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.
The History Press 9781467143387 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.1 lb Wt
Only in Florida Why did the Manatee Cross the Road and Other True Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary
The History Press 9781467143066 Pub Date: 3/2/20 On Sale Date: 3/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
More than 20 million people live in Florida, that unique land that juts off into the Atlantic. They are ranchers and golfers, sunbathers and retirees. And their lives often fall within the realm of the perfectly normal. But sometimes these Floridians, many of whom have flocked from elsewhere, find themselves in Sunshine State situations. Meet the acting student who had a close encounter with superstar Burt Reynolds, the New Yorker who put down roots here after attending a school of fish, the woman who barely found her house after a hurricane and a girl who survived--and thrived--after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre. Professional storyteller Caren Schnur Neile traverses the state to share thirty-three true-life tales from everyday Floridians in extraordinary situations.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Fishing Florida by Paddle An Angler's Guide John Kumiski
Summary From Pensacola to Jacksonville to the Everglades, fishing by paddle craft in the Sunshine State offers seemingly endless journeys.
The History Press 9781467140638 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Whether in the cypress dugouts of the Calusa, Dimock's wood-and-canvas tarpon fishing canoe or modern fiberglass and plastic, humans have been paddle fishing in Florida for thousands of years. Sprinkling colorful history throughout, author John Kumiski highlights the state's best paddle fishing destinations, both freshwater and saltwater, including the bass of Farm 13, the redfish and trout along the Big Bend Paddling Trail and the snook and tarpon of the Everglades. Learn the locales and what to do when you get there, including launch points, shuttles, rentals, tackle, techniques and more.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
Florida Oranges A Colorful History Erin Thursby
Summary The first orange groves, planted in St. Augustine in the 1500s by Ponce de León, were the precursor to what would become an integral part of Florida's identity.
The History Press 9781467141192 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Orange groves slowly spread across the state, inspiring horticultural and manufacturing ingenuity. Discover the story behind Deland's eccentric "citrus wizard'? Lue Gim Gong, the rise and fall of smuggler Jesse Fish and the silver-tongued politician William J. Howey, who made his fortune selling plots of groveland through the 1920s. Celebrate the heyday of orange tourism and the farmers who weathered freezes, floods and citrus greening. Join author Erin Thursby as she explores the history of the Sunshine State's most famous crop.
192 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Freaky Florida The Wonderhouse, the Devil’s Tree, the Shaman of Philippe Park, and More Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz
Summary Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path.
The History Press 9781467140355 Pub Date: 9/10/18 On Sale Date: 9/10/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Winkle was woken from one hundred years of sleep. The Green Swamp is home to murders, monsters and mysteries galore. A shining castle made of recycled material, built by an artist like no other, gleams within a Florida swamp. A spectral horse heralds tragedy and caused a notorious scandal in a central Florida city. Join Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz as they share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends and the hidden history behind them.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Florida Lore The Barefoot Mailman, Cowboy Bone Mizell, the Tallahassee Witch and Other Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary Storyteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
The History Press 9781467137829 Pub Date: 12/4/17 On Sale Date: 12/4/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Florida boasts mysterious tales that stretch back more than twelve thousand years. Dive into the lives of the proud Wakulla Pocahontas and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Meet local lawbreakers like John Ashley, as well as transplants like Ma Barker and Al Capone. Stalk stumpy gators or Hogzilla as they prowl Florida's swamps and suburbs. Discover the quintessential Cracker cowboy and the Barefoot Mailman, plus the origin of names like Boca Raton and Orlando.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Florida Sweets Key Lime Pie, Kumquat Cake & Citrus Candy Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Bite in to this refreshing history of sweet foods in the Sunshine State!
The History Press 9781467137652 Pub Date: 7/17/17 On Sale Date: 7/17/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Sweets and the Sunshine State are a match made in heaven. Centuries ago, native Floridians used honey to sweeten dishes, as well as prickly pears and other wild fruits and berries. Spanish explorers introduced citrus to the area, leading to a major industry. Florida pioneers planted sugar cane and sweet potatoes as basic crops. Cane grinding, taffy pulls and homemade ice cream socials were once beloved community events across the state. The state pie of Florida, the Key lime pie, has been an addition to family affairs and restaurant menus since its inception in the late 1800s. From strawberry festivals to Florida flan, author Joy Sheffield Harris uncovers the state's unique sweets with a taste of sunshine.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
On This Day in Florida History Nick Wynne
Summary Florida is steeped in a cultural blend of history unmatched by any other state. One day at a time, author and historian Nick Wynne offers a glimpse of this quirky and fascinating story, beginning with the 1539 arrival of Hernando de Soto. On February 22, 1959, the legendary five-hundred-mile race at Daytona first began. On March 22, 1982, the space shuttle "Columbia" launched from Cape Canaveral. Camp Blanding experienced a Nazi prisoner riot on December 22, 1943. Enjoy a notable nugget of history a day or a month at a time with this celebration of Sunshine State heritage. The History Press 9781626196469 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback 384 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 1.2 lb Wt
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A Culinary History of Florida Prickly Pears, Datil Peppers & Key Limes Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Florida cuisine: twelve thousand years in the making, discover the the state's unusual and distinctive food influences and dishes.
The History Press 9781626196575 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the very first prickly pears harvested by Paleo-Indians more than twelve thousand years ago to the Seminole tribe's staple dish of sofkee, Florida's culinary history is as diverse as its geography. Influences as diverse as French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban, Greek, Mexican, Caribbean, and more season Florida's eclectic flavors. Learn how Florida orange juice changed the look of the American breakfast table and discover the state's festival-worthy swamp cabbage. Through syllabubs, perloos, frog legs and Tupelo honey, author Joy Sheffield Harris serves up a delectable helping of five hundred years of Florida cuisine--all with a side of key lime pie, of course.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Florida Pirates From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond James Kaserman, Sarah Kaserman
Summary Florida is largely influenced by the illicit and fascinating activites of pirates. Authors James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends, and myths of piracy in Florida.
The History Press 9781609494193 Pub Date: 11/16/11 On Sale Date: 11/16/11 $21.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The coast of southwest Florida, with its shallow waters, inlets, and mangrove islands provides the setting and backdrop for a variety of pirates, privateers, and independents. Piracy has a long and rich tradition in this area dating from before the formation of America through the infamous prohibition era. Telling the tales of Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, Civil War smugglers and prohibition rum runners, the authors provide a compelling narrative of the historically dangerous waters around Southwest Florida and beyond.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Florida What's So Great About This State? Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
Arcadia Publishing 9781589730137 Pub Date: 4/7/10 $9.99 USD/$9.99 CAD/€7.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational. DO YOU KNOW… WHAT huge herbivore swims in the rivers and shallow coastal areas of Florida? (Hint: Its close relative is an elephant!) HOW the land in the Florida Keys was formed? (Hint: Fish were previous landowners!) Find these answers and more in the Florida edition of What's So Great About This State?
32 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
It's Raining in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's raining in Florida. The sky is dark and grey. It's a perfect time for key lime pie! Florida youngsters can while away a rainy day with this entertaining board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627905 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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It's Sunny in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's sunny in Florida. Even the gators think so. It's as bright as a rocket! Young children in the Sunshine State will certainly recognize all the signs of a sunny day in Florida in this exciting board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627783 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Barnacle Brown The Story of the Turtle and the Hound Jordan Crisp
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627516 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Barnacle Brown is a seafaring hound, but even he is surprised by the dangerous storm that sinks his boat and leaves him stranded in the ocean, far from home. Thank goodness he wore his life jacket! But there is no way that even a hound as brave as Barnacle Brown can swim through the ocean's waves and back to shore all by himself. Just when the pup fears all is lost, a friendly loggerhead turtle arrives to bring him safely back to the beach. One good turn deserves another so he promises to help Loggerhead Lou, his new friend, protect her vulnerable hatchlings on their own journeys to the sea. This sweet tale of helping those in need contains a fact sheet about loggerhead turtles and includes ways young readers can play a part in protecting this endangered species.
24 Pages Carton Qty: 38 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002240 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Eerie Arizona Patrick Whitehurst
Summary Mysterious lights, mystical vortexes and the Mogollon Monster. Go beyond the beautiful vistas and desert landscapes and discover a new, stranger side of Arizona. From the legendary cryptid that stalks the Grand Canyon to a purported alien abduction that inspired a feature film, strange happenings and weird occurrences have been recorded in every corner of the state. Join author Patrick Whitehurst as he explores tales of the odd and unexplained.
The History Press 9781467156141 Pub Date: 10/21/24 On Sale Date: 10/21/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
The Ghostly Tales of Phoenix Stacia Deutsch
Summary
Arcadia Children’s Books 9781467197601 Pub Date: 3/18/24 On Sale Date: 3/18/24 $12.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Ghost stories from America's Valley of the Sun have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Welcome to the spooky streets of Phoenix, Arizona! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know that the booming, modern metropolis of Phoenix is a city filled with ghosts? Like the spirits who haunt the Smurthwaite House, which sits on the grounds of Phoenix's oldest cemetery? Or the restless souls who linger within the walls of Phoenix's Mystery Castle, old train depots, and eerie historic mansions? Can you believe the mysterious Hohokam tribe, whose people once inhabited the Pueblo Grande Ruins and later vanished, may not have vanished after all? Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Phoenix forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on!
112 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Paranormal & Supernatural JNF008000 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Haunted Phoenix Debe Branning
Summary The booming, modern metropolis of Phoenix is a city filled with the ghosts of its past. Discover the legend of the mysterious Hohokam tribe, whose people once inhabited the Pueblo Grande Ruins and later vanished. Learn about the spirits of the Smurthwaite House, which sits on the grounds of Phoenix's oldest cemetery. Hear the tales of the Pioneer Living Museum, a collection of historic buildings relocated from every corner of Arizona--and the spirits of the former residents that came along too. Take a peek inside the Mystery Castle, old train depots and eerie historic mansions. Author and paranormal historian Debe Branning delves into the history and mysteries of these desert tales. The History Press 9781467140928 Pub Date: 9/23/19 On Sale Date: 9/23/19 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Navajo Weavers of the American Southwest Peter Hiller, Ramona Sakiestewa
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467129725 Pub Date: 10/8/18 On Sale Date: 10/8/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the mid-17th century to the present day, herding sheep, carding wool, spinning yarn, dyeing with native plants, and weaving on iconic upright looms have all been steps in the intricate process of Navajo blanket and rug making in the American Southwest. Beginning in the late 1800s, amateur and professional photographers documented the Diné (Navajo) weavers and their artwork, and the images they captured tell the stories of the artists, their homes, and the materials, techniques, and designs they used. Many postcards illustrate popular interest surrounding weaving as an indigenous art form, even as economic, social, and political realities influenced the craft. These historical pictures illuminate perceived traditional weaving practices. The authors' accompanying narratives deepen the perspective and relate imagery to modern life.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Hello, Arizona! Martha Day Zschock
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Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700620 Pub Date: 4/3/18 On Sale Date: 4/3/18 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Arizona! Parent and child eastern collared lizards tour Arizona in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Arizona! join the pair as they explore the Grand Canyon, Tucson, Phoenix, and Slide Rock State Park. Along the way, saddle up at a dude ranch, paint at the museum, visit an old pueblo home, and peek at the stars at the Lowell Observatory! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002220 Series: Hello 5.9 in H | 6 in W | 1 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
A Brief History of Phoenix Jon Talton
Summary
The History Press 9781467118446 Pub Date: 11/9/15 On Sale Date: 11/9/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Though the new metropolis is one of America's largest, many are unaware of Phoenix's rich and compelling history. Built on land once occupied by the most advanced pre-Columbian irrigation society, Phoenix overcame its hostile desert surroundings to become a thriving agricultural center. After World War II, its population exploded with the mid-century mass migration to the Sun Belt. In times of rapid expansion or decline, Phoenicians proved themselves to be adaptable and optimistic. Phoenix's past is an engaging and surprising story of audacity, vision, greed and a never-ending fight to secure its future. Chronicling the challenges of growth and change, fourth-generation Arizonan Jon Talton tells the story of the city that remains one of American civilization's great accomplishments.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Dude Ranching in Arizona Russell True, Diana Madaras
Summary Dude ranches were Arizona's first destination vacation. The earliest were built on working cattle ranches, stage stops, mining claims, and homesteads. Early dudes were typically wealthy and stayed for a long time, some for so long that one ranch had a school for its guests' children. Dude ranches were built around unspoiled country and offered spectacular views, "healthy" weather, and the chance to experience the cowboy life. Hollywood filmmakers came and, with them, some of the biggest figures of their time. Among those who were guests at dude ranches were John Wayne, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Dean Martin, Tom Hanks, Walt Disney, and US presidents. Arcadia Publishing 9781467116022 Pub Date: 10/10/16 On Sale Date: 10/10/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen Gunslingers, Bandits, Heroes and Peacekeepers Mike Guardabascio, Chris Trevino
Summary A refuge for outlaws at the close of the 1800s, the Arizona Territory was a wild, lawless land of greedy feuds, brutal killings and figures of enduring legend. These gunfighters included heroes as well as killers, and some were considered both. Bandit Pearl Hart committed one of the last recorded stagecoach robberies in the country, and James Addison Reavis pulled off the most extraordinary real estate scheme in the West. With fearless lawmen like C.P. Owens and George Ruffner at hand, swift justice was always nearby. In this collection, Arizona's official state historian and celebrated storyteller Marshall Trimble brings to life the rough-and-tumble characters from the Grand Canyon State's most terrific tales of outlawry and justice. The History Press 9781626199323 Pub Date: 4/13/15 On Sale Date: 4/13/15 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036130 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Location Filming in Arizona The Screen Legacy of the Grand Canyon State Lili DeBarbieri
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The History Press 9781626190634 Pub Date: 3/11/14 On Sale Date: 3/11/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The scenic natural vistas of Arizona's deserts and mountains have made it a favorite backdrop of movies and television shows. Westerns such as silent-era pictures derived from Zane Grey fiction through the John Ford-John Wayne classics "Stagecoach "and "The Searchers "benefited from the beautiful and rugged landscapes. TV classics such as "Gunsmoke" and "Little House on the Prairie" helped define Arizona's allure for Hollywood. Oscar winners "Jerry Maguire" and "Little Miss Sunshine "took advantage of the infrastructure that accumulated to lure filmmakers to Tucson, Yuma, Phoenix, Prescott, Sedona and all corners of the Grand Canyon State". Join author Lili DeBarbieri as she looks at the movies and shows shot in the state, as well as other aspects of Arizona film culture.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Downtown Phoenix J. Seth Anderson, Suad Mahmuljin, Jim McPherson
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738585239 Pub Date: 1/2/12 On Sale Date: 1/2/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
On a bed of a primordial ocean floor and in a valley surrounded by jagged mountains, a city was founded atop the ruins of a vanished civilization. In 1867, former Confederate soldier Jack Swilling saw the remains of an ancient canal system and the potential for the area to blossom into a thriving agricultural center. Pioneers moved into the settlement searching for new opportunities, and on October 20, 1870, residents living in adobe structures that lined dirt streets adopted the name Phoenix, expressing the optimism of the frontier. For decades, downtown Phoenix was a dense urban core, the hub of agricultural fields, mining settlements, and military posts. Unfortunately, suburban sprawl and other social factors of the post-World War II era led to the center's decline. With time, things changed, and now downtown Phoenix is uniquely positioned to rise again as a prominent 21st-century American city.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Route 66 in Arizona Joe Sonderman
Summary Route 66 in Arizona is a ribbon tying together spectacular natural attractions such as the Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest, the Painted Desert, and the Meteor Crater. There were plenty of man-made diversions along the way, too. Roadside businesses used Native American and Western imagery to lure travelers to fill up their gas tank, grab a meal, or spend the night. Roadside signs featured shapely cowgirls and big black jackrabbits, or warned of killer snakes and prehistoric monsters. Between wails of "Are we there yet?" children pleaded to stay at motels shaped like wigwams, explore the Apache Death Cave, or pick up a rubber tomahawk at a trading post. Arcadia Publishing 9780738579429 Pub Date: 10/11/10 On Sale Date: 10/11/10 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Vanishing Phoenix Robert A. Melikian
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738578811 Pub Date: 2/1/10 On Sale Date: 2/1/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Lord Darrell Duppa, along with his friend Jack Swilling, suggested the name "Phoenix" for the city he had cofounded because it described a city born from the ruins of a former civilization. Settled on the ancestral lands of the Hohokam Indians, Phoenix was thriving by the early 1920s when craftsmanship and attention to detail were the orders of the day. Buildings were designed to welcome residents and travelers alike. Today the Fox Theater, the Clark Churchill House, the Kon Tiki Hotel, and the Fleming Building exist only in photographs and in the memories of Phoenix residents. The National Register of Historic Places and the Phoenix Historic Property Register have heightened public awareness and appreciation for the community's historic landmarks, but much has been lost already. Remembering these buildings and landmarks is essential to understanding this remarkable city.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Early Phoenix Kathleen Garcia
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738548395 Pub Date: 5/26/08 On Sale Date: 5/26/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Like the mythical bird it is named after, Phoenix rose from the desert heat to become a prosperous and vital city. Settled on the lands of the ancient Hohokam Indians, Phoenix began as an agricultural community in the 1860s. It was appointed county seat of Maricopa County in 1871 and territorial capital in 1889. By 1900, town boosters were calling Phoenix an "Oasis in the Desert" and the "Denver of the Southwest." By 1920, Phoenix was on its way to being a metropolitan city with a population of 29,053 and sporting an eight-story "skyscraper." Many farsighted individuals documented this development through photographs, allowing today's residents to see the community's amazing growth from small town to big city.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Phoenix Area's Parks and Preserves Donna Hartz, George Hartz
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738548869 Pub Date: 9/26/07 On Sale Date: 9/26/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Metropolitan Phoenix is one of the country's fastest growing areas, contains the nation's fifth largest city, adds more than 100,000 residents each year, and rapidly consumes the surrounding desert. However, it is not losing all of its open space. One can stand anywhere in the Valley of the Sun and look toward the horizon--in just about any direction the glories of nearly 100 years of preservation efforts are visible. All told, over 300 square miles of the most beautiful desert and mountain scenery are preserved or targeted for preservation in the Phoenix area. This book celebrates the beauty of these special places, and the foresight, determination, and efforts required to preserve this critical link to the great outdoors. Using more than a century's worth of historical photographs, it tells the stories of the acquisition and development of seven of the Phoenix area's most important parks and preserves.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Native Americans of Arizona Paul Nickens, Kathleen Nickens
Summary For more than a century, Arizona's 21 Native American tribes and nations have played an important role in the state's tourism industry. Postcard images of Southwestern tribes became the staple of an advertising campaign to promote the region to potential travelers beginning around 1900 and quickly became popular with visitors. Hundreds of images captured the beauty of the Native American peoples' homelands and villages, along with views of economic and domestic activities, craft arts, and religious aspects of the various communities. This book offers a wide-ranging overview of the vintage postcards that captured the visual essence of Native Americans in Arizona during the first half of the 20th century. Arcadia Publishing 9780738548845 Pub Date: 5/23/07 On Sale Date: 5/28/07 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/£24.99 GBP Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036010 Series: Postcard History 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Midtown Phoenix Derek D. Horn
Summary At the turn of the 20th century, downtown Phoenix was the center of commerce and government of the young city. North of downtown, the homes of business and civic leaders, along with farms and ranches, lined Central Avenue, informally known as "Millionaires' Row." As the city grew, houses and agricultural operations eventually yielded to subdivisions, commercial buildings, and high-rises. While midtown Phoenix changed dramatically over the years, it has retained much of its historic character and is continuously evolving to meet the needs of the community. Arcadia Publishing 9781467115551 Pub Date: 5/30/16 On Sale Date: 5/30/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Arizona State University Stephanie R. DeLuse, PhD, Denise E. Bates, PhD
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738595450 Pub Date: 8/13/12 On Sale Date: 8/13/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Arizona State University was founded in 1885--27 years before statehood--as the Arizona Territorial Normal School. A modest school building was erected on donated pastureland outside Phoenix and was initially dedicated to training public school teachers. The school rapidly evolved through multiple name changes and grew to four campuses and from 33 to over 70,000 students. Currently, ASU is the largest public educational institution in the United States and is also an internationally recognized research university, offering hundreds of areas of study. This book offers a photographic narrative of the institution's dynamic transformation with glimpses of the committed faculty, staff, students, alumni, and citizens who helped make Arizona State University what it is today.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Campus History 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Navajo and Hopi Art in Arizona Continuing Traditions Rory O'Neill Schmitt PhD
Summary Arizona's Navajo and Hopi cultures span multiple generations, and their descendants continue to honor customs from thousands of years ago. Contemporary artists like Hopi katsina doll carver Manuel Chavarria and Navajo weaver Barbara Teller Ornelas use traditional crafts and techniques to preserve the stories of their ancestors. Meanwhile, emerging mixed-media artists like Melanie Yazzie expand the boundaries of tradition by combining Navajo influences with contemporary culture and styles. Local author Rory Schmitt presents the region's outstanding native artists and their work, studios and inspirations. The History Press 9781467117890 Pub Date: 2/1/16 On Sale Date: 2/1/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Arizona's Haunted Route 66 Debe Branning
Summary Arizona claims one of the longest segments of the famous Route 66. Along the nearly four hundred miles of road are stops filled with legends, history, superstitions and spirits of travelers who experienced untimely accidents and murders. Meet Leorena Shipley, an aspiring actress whose career was cut short by tragedy. Discover how the Apache Death Cave became the haunted site of a mass grave. Visit the Monte Vista Hotel, one of the most haunted hotels in Arizona. Learn how the Grand Canyon Caverns were discovered and became a favorite attraction. Travel to Oatman, a ghost town with a multitude of spirits. Join author and paranormal historian Debe Branning on a haunted road trip across Arizona and discover the spooky history of the Mother Road. The History Press 9781467146661 Pub Date: 9/13/21 On Sale Date: 9/13/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Arizona Wine A History of Perseverance & Passion Christina Barrueta, Chef Mark Tarbell
Summary Arizona's flourishing wine industry may surprise those who think of the Grand Canyon State as a desert landscape dotted with cacti.
The History Press 9781467140843 Pub Date: 9/23/19 On Sale Date: 9/23/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the high-country vineyards of the Verde Valley to the rolling plateaus of Sonoita and Willcox, pioneering winemakers are producing nationally acclaimed, award-winning wines. While the 1970s are recognized as launching the modern-day industry, Arizona's viticulture dates back much further. The Spanish and Jesuit missionaries introduced European winemaking to the Southwest, and the 1800s saw the introduction of Arizona's first wineries. Join author Christina Barrueta on this fascinating journey and meet the pioneers and visionaries who are forging their own paths to build America's newest wine region.
176 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Leo the Lazy Lizard Ed Shankman, Dave O'Neill
Summary From the dynamic duo behind The Lake I Love and I Met a Moose in Maine One Day comes a moving and unforgettable tail of mindfulness, friendship, and discovering the magic of letting yourself just be . . . Arcadia Children’s Books 9781467197496 Pub Date: 3/4/24 On Sale Date: 3/4/24 $17.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book 32 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 5 to 9 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002220 Series: Shankman & O'Neill
Leo the lizard spends his days relaxing in the desert sand, gazing at the sky, and basking in the sun. The other desert animals think Leo is lazy, but the roadrunner isn’t so sure . . . could it be that Leo has learned something the others have not? Perhaps there is more to this lazy-looking lizard than truly meets the eye? With its playfully melodic rhymes and stunning desert illustrations, Leo the Lazy Lizard invites readers of all ages to discover the beauty of quiet moments—to smell every scent, feel every breeze, and love how they feel ’cause they feel so at ease! A true celebration of mindfulness, connection, and learning to appreciate the things that make us all so wonderfully unique, Leo the Lazy Lizard will delight families for generations to come!
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Mexican American Baseball in El Paso Richard A. Santillan, Eric Enders, Donavan Lopez
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467126601 Pub Date: 7/24/17 On Sale Date: 7/24/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Mexican American Baseball in El Paso chronicles the vibrant and colorful history of baseball in the El Paso-Juárez border region. For more than a century, baseball along the border has served as a means of bringing together people of all backgrounds, races, and nationalities, from the fly-by-night teams of the Pancho Villa era to the fabled semiprofessional clubs of the Lower Valley League. For the area's Mexican and Mexican American citizens, storied teams like the Juárez Indios, Fabens Merchants, 1949 Bowie Bears, and El Paso Diablos served as both community rallying points and signposts of cultural identity. From the legendary semiprofessional players of decades past to the most recent major leaguers, this book presents the photographic history of baseball in America's largest border community.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of Baseball 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
El Paso's Manhattan Heights Craig M. Peters
Summary Manhattan Heights Historic District can trace its beginnings to June 9, 1899, when paperwork was filed by El Paso and New York investors to begin the process of opening the Federal Copper Company. By 1912, however, the smelter was closed and demolished. Shortly thereafter, four of the five parcels of land originally owned by the smelter were purchased to build what many considered to be El Paso's first suburban neighborhood. The first house was built in 1914, with many more to follow, representing Spanish, Georgian, and Moderne architectural styling of the times. With the construction of Manhattan Heights School and Veterans Memorial Park, the small district covering 1,910 acres attracted many of El Paso's prominent citizens. Arcadia Publishing 9780738584805 Pub Date: 9/19/11 On Sale Date: 9/19/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Lost Restaurants of El Paso El Paso County Historical Society, Robert Diaz
Summary El Paso was a crossroads long before it was a border town, and its restaurant history represents the same intersection of foodways and culinary traditions. When the Ladies' Auxiliary for the YMCA produced El Paso's first known community cookbook in 1898, a number of its recipes appeared in English for the first time. Many of the eateries that supported that variety are now gone, but places like Jaxson's, Griggs and the Central Café changed the city's tastebuds forever. Walk the colonnade of the Hollywood Café or plop down at Bill Parks Bar-B-Q in this collection of standbys served up by the El Paso County Historical Society.
The History Press 9781467144872 Pub Date: 3/8/21 On Sale Date: 3/8/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Cooking / Individual Chefs & Restaurants CKB115000 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
El Paso and the Mexican Revolution Patricia Haesly Worthington
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738584652 Pub Date: 11/8/10 On Sale Date: 11/8/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Mexican Revolution took place along the entire length of the border between the United States and Mexico. Most of the intense battles and revolutionary intrigue, however, were concentrated in the border region of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. For 20 years, the U.S. and Mexico border communities dealt with revolution, beginning before the 1909 Taft-Díaz visit and ending with the Escobar Revolution of 1929. In between were battles, assassinations, invasions, and attempts at diplomacy. El Paso was center stage for many of these events. Newspapers and media from all over the country flocked to the border and produced numerous stories, photographs, and colorful renditions of the Mexican Revolution. The facts and myths have been kept alive over the last 100 years, and the revolution remains an important topic of discussion today.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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West Texas Tales Mike Cox
Summary Historian Mike Cox has been writing about Texas history for four decades, sharing tales that have been overlooked or forgotten through the years. Travel to El Paso during the Big Blow" of 1895, brave the frontier with Elizabeth Russell Baker, and stare down the infamous killer known as Old Three Toe. From frontier stories and ghost towns to famous folks and accounts of everyday life, this collection of West Texas Tales has it all."
The History Press 9781609493295 Pub Date: 6/21/11 On Sale Date: 6/21/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.49 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
El Paso: 1850-1950 James R. Murphy
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738571201 Pub Date: 9/9/09 On Sale Date: 9/14/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Located at the far western tip of Texas, the city of El Paso is bordered on the north by New Mexico and on the south by the city of Juarez, Mexico. The area's recorded history dates back more than 400 years when Spanish missionaries gave the region its name: El Paso del Norté, or The Pass of the North. Between 1850 and 1950, El Paso's growth was influenced by a variety of people and events. The "four dead in five seconds" shootout in 1881 gave El Paso the short-lived nickname "Six-Shooter Capital" until the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, happened later that year. When the railroad arrived, El Paso was abruptly transformed from a sleepy, adobe village to a vital international crossroads. The Mexican Revolution influenced the city in the early part of the 20th century, and the 1920s saw Prohibition energize the local tourist trade with barrooms and gambling available just across the border. El Paso also became an inland Ellis Island, with thousands of immigrants entering the United States eager for a new start. This book examines the early years of El Paso's evoluti...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Street Railways of El Paso Ronald E. Dawson
Summary Spanish explorers traveling north from Mexico in 1581 crossed the Rio Grande at present-day El Paso and called the area El Paso Del Norte, or "the pass of the north." Two cities were linked together: Ciudad Juarez and El Paso. In 1881, the railroad brought even more people to El Paso. What had been a sleepy adobe town became a vibrant, bustling city. Public transportation was established with a mule-car system in 1882 and ran for 20 years. The first electric cars were introduced in 1902 and were also very successful, serving all parts of the city and establishing neighborhoods. At the zenith of the system, there were 63 miles of track, 17 routes, and over 100 streetcars. In those days, everyone used the electric cars. Arcadia Publishing 9780738571140 Pub Date: 9/9/09 On Sale Date: 9/14/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of Rail 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Expedition Texas Tales from the Road Bob Mauldin
Summary If the weathered landmarks and forgotten trails of the Lone Star State could talk, this is what they might say.
The History Press 9781467155267 Pub Date: 3/18/24 On Sale Date: 3/18/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The TV show Expedition Texas brings to life stories of abandoned buildings, ghost towns and other lost Texas history locations. Hit the road with Bob Mauldin and his crew and hear the stories behind the stories. Venture deep beneath the surface to explore a missile launch site. Climb crumbling stairs high above the ground to the top of amazing historical hotels. There's lost history all over Texas. And, on Expedition Texas, we're gonna find it.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036130 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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Tell-Tale Texas Investigations in Infamous History E.R. Bills
Summary Uncover the suppressed testimony of the Lone Star State's uncomfortable past.
The History Press 9781467154345 Pub Date: 8/7/23 On Sale Date: 8/7/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Tinseltown almost always gets Texas wrong. The "Searchers" never did that much searching, the "Giants" were hardly ever big in terms of character and The Last Picture Show was just the beginning of a disturbing reveal. As acclaimed writer Stephen Harrigan suggests, the Lone Star State was not exactly a Big, Wonderful Thing, and for too many Texans, nothing was ever "Awright, Awright, Awright." A Black civil rights champion was assassinated in 1976, and the incident was buried. A "Cowtown Catcher in the Rye" was published in 1940, and the country club set made it disappear. And the war machines of Hitler and Mussolini were perfected with Texas oil during the Spanish Civil War. Author E.R. Bills challenges his proud neighbors, earnestly asking them to take a hard look at their past and examine their own historical amnesia, cultural fragility and fierce denial.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036130 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Texas Rangers in the Mexican-American War William Nelson Fox
Summary
The History Press 9781467153867 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
For the Texas Rangers, the Mexican-American War was an opportunity for vengeance. When the United States declared war on Mexico in 1846, the Texas Rangers were eager to settle scores with their familiar foe and quickly became the eyes and ears of the US army. Commanded by established legends like Samuel H. Walker, Benjamin McCulloch, and John "Jack" Coffee Hays, Texas Rangers led the American charge at Monterrey and saved General Taylor's army at Buena Vista. However, their depredations on Mexican citizenry were often excessive, and their behavior, along with other volunteers, sparked Mexican resistance. However crucial they were to US victory, it is also indisputable that they earned a reputation for brutality even in a vicious war.. Author William Nelson Fox follows these larger than life figures into stories of heroism and villainy at the heart of the Mexican-American War.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036130 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Tamers of the Texas Frontier C. Herndon Williams
Summary
The History Press 9781467153508 Pub Date: 2/6/23 On Sale Date: 2/6/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the 1820s, Texas was a wilderness. Settlers thought it was uninhabited although rich with wild game. But many Native American tribes lived in Texas and were at war with the Spanish in Mexico. Mexico ignored Texas and did not try to inhabit this wilderness. Finally, in the late 1820s and early 1830s Stephen F. Austin was allowed to bring in three hundred Anglo settlers and Texas began to be civilized. But to start there was only one town, no roads, no bridges, no planted fields. Texas was starting from ground zero but started fast. They tamed the wilderness and fought the Indians. They got their independence from Mexico and became a Republic, soon a U S state. They established a stable government similar to the one in the US and developed the infrastructure for business and international commerce. In less than eighty years Texas had tamed the wild frontier and became a modern state in the United States. C. Herndon Williams has found forty-two stories that chart this progress.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036130 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Murder & Mayhem on the Texas Rails Jeff Campbell, Interurban Railway Museum
Summary Texas has a long, romantic history when it comes to railroads. But even though steam engines and streetcars offer nonstop service to Nostalgia City, there's a dark side to Texas rail. The Black Widow of Fort Worth engineered a fatal double-cross at a railroad crossing. The Mountaineer Madman brought death to the Texas Electric Railway, while the Trolley Bandit terrorized the citizens of El Paso. From a freak accident involving a banana peel to a tragic trip to see Santa Claus, Jeff Campbell and the staff of the Interurban Railway Museum cross the Lone Star State on trains derailed by murder and mayhem.
The History Press 9781467151450 Pub Date: 5/30/22 On Sale Date: 5/30/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 64 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
LOL Jokes Texas Texas Craig Yoe
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198424 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: Texas combines the best of humor and history for young readers! Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the Lone Star State, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing 'til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: Texas is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. What do you call a Texas cow without any legs? Ground beef! Fun Factoid: Texas big! The State Fair of Texas boast's North America's highest Ferris wheel. It's called The Texas Star!
96 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 12, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: LOL Jokes 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Texas True Crime Miscellany Clay Coppedge
Summary Outrageous acts of villainy have slowly drifted out of the national limelight and into the dustbin of Texas history. Consider the uproar over the 1879 shooting of actor Maurice Barrymore in Marshall and the 1949 murder of oil field legend Tex Thornton in Amarillo. The 1909 Coryell County Courthouse massacre committed by a sixteenyear-old girl remains just as shocking today. For the long-suffering associates of repeat offenders like Fort Worth's Flapper Bandit or Temple's International Man of Mystery, notoriety couldn't fade quickly enough. From the lawless days of the frontier to the rise of organized crime, Clay Coppedge sifts through eighteen obscure case files to chart the evolution of crime and punishment in the state. The History Press 9781467149013 Pub Date: 7/26/21 On Sale Date: 7/26/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Texas Singularities Prairie Dog Lawyers, Peg Leg Stage Robberies and Mysterious Malakoff Men Clay Coppedge, Sarah Haynes
Summary Texas, that most singular of states, conceals an entire parade of peculiar events and exceptional people in the back pages of its history books. A Lone Star man once (and only once) tried to bulldog a steer from an airplane. One small Texas town was attacked by the Japanese, while another was "liberated" from America during the Cold War. Texan career choices include goat gland doctor, rubbing doctor, striking cowboy and singing cowboy, not to mention swatter, tangler and dunker. From gunslinger Sally Skull to would-be rainmaker R.G. Dyrenforth, Clay Coppedge collects the distinctive odds and ends of Texan lore. The History Press 9781467140867 Pub Date: 2/25/19 On Sale Date: 2/25/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Counting Colors in Texas Susan Kralovansky, Robert Crane
Summary Learn colors and numbers with a Lone Star twist!
Pelican Publishing 9781455623839 Pub Date: 2/8/18 On Sale Date: 2/8/18 $9.95 USD/$12.95 CAD/€8.49 EUR 10 Pages Carton Qty: 108 History / United States HIS036130
From one black horse to ten purple pinwheels, this lively board book takes children on a colorful journey through Texas! Everything from four espátulas ("spoonbills") to five botas ("boots") to six garza ("egrets") come to life in vivid photographs of Lone Star backyards and open fields. This bilingual picture book will spark the imagination and creativity in every child--Texan or not! Children will enjoy the educational nature of this book, counting from place to place and picking up a few Spanish words along the way! An enjoyable and relatable counting adventure, the beautiful photographs make learning colors and numbers in two languages as easy as uno, dos, très!
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THE HISTORY PRESS
Texas Far and Wide The Tornado with Eyes, Gettysburg’s Last Casualty, the Celestial Skipping Stone and Other Tales E.R. Bills
Summary The sheer volume of remarkable Texan exploits creates a dizzying tally for the proudest of its citizens. So it happens that inexplicable marvels slip past an entire state of storytellers and world-famous legends live as anonymous neighbors. Ever hear the story about the escaped ape in the Big Thicket? Or the "Interplanetary Capital of the Universe" that sat on the Gulf Coast? Does the cowboy hat that warmed U.S.-China relations ring a bell? From the Staked Plain Quakers to the Kaiser Burnout, E.R. Bills delves into some of the most fascinating chapters of overlooked Texas lore. The History Press 9781625859181 Pub Date: 10/16/17 On Sale Date: 10/16/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, Texas! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700453 Pub Date: 10/3/17 On Sale Date: 10/3/17 $9.99 USD/€9.49 EUR Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Texas! Parent and child Armadillos tour the Lone Star State in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Texas! join the pair as they explore Big Bend National Park, spend the day at the State Fair of Texas, discover the Alamo and splash at the beach. Along the way they stop for some yummy barbecue, pretend to be astronauts at Space Center Houston, wave to prairie dogs, watch bats fly in Austin, and end their day floating on a river boat in San Antonio! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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THE HISTORY PRESS
Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley David Bowles, José Meléndez
Summary Tradition meets tragedy in the chilling local lore of the Rio Grande Valley. Hidden in the dense brush and around oxbow lakes wait sinister secrets, unnerving vestiges of the past and wraiths of those claimed by the winding river. The spirit of a murdered student in Brownsville paces the locker room where she met her end. Tortured souls of patients lost in the Harlingen Insane Asylum refuse to be forgotten. Guests at the LaBorde Hotel in Rio Grande City report visions of the Red Lady, who was spurned by the soldier she loved and driven to suicide. Author David Bowles explores these and more of the most harrowing ghost stories from Fort Brown to Fort Ringgold and all the haunted hotels, chapels and ruins in between. The History Press 9781467119924 Pub Date: 9/26/16 On Sale Date: 9/26/16 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Texas Jailhouse Music A Prison Band History Caroline Gnagy
Summary
The History Press 9781626198678 Pub Date: 5/2/16 On Sale Date: 5/2/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Inside the Texas State Prison is a surprising story of ingenuity, optimism and musical creativity. During the mid-twentieth century, inmates at the Huntsville unit and neighboring Goree State Farm for Women captured hearts all over Texas during weekly radio broadcasts and live stage performances. WBAP's Thirty Minutes Behind the Walls took listeners inside the penitentiary to hear not only the prisoners? songs but also the stories of those who sang them. Captivating and charismatic, banjo player Reable Childs received thousands of fan letters with the Goree All-Girl String Band during World War II. Hattie Ellis, a young black inmate with a voice that rivaled Billie Holiday's, was immortalized by notable folklorist John Avery Lomax. Cowboys, songsters and champion fiddlers all played a part in one of the most unique prison histories in the nation. Caroline Gnagy presents the decades-long story of the Texas convict bands, informed by prison records, radio show transcripts and the words and music of the inmates themselves.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 8.9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
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Gunfights & Sites in Texas Ranger History Mike Cox
Summary Since colonizer Stephen F. Austin proposed hiring ten rangers "for the common defense" in 1823, the Texas Rangers have protected the Lone Star State from its enemies with dedication and fortitude. All across Texas are places where Rangers made history. From the Alamo to nearly forgotten graves and battle sites, important landmarks in the story of these legendary lawmen lie in every corner of the state. Historian and author Mike Cox reveals history hiding in plain sight and true tall tales of the world-famous Texas Rangers.
The History Press 9781626199712 Pub Date: 9/7/15 On Sale Date: 9/7/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 304 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The Texas Rangers Chuck Parsons
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738579825 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Texas Rangers. The words evoke exciting images of daring, courage, high adventure. The Rangers began as a handful of men protecting their homes from savage raiding parties; now in their third century of existence, they are a highly sophisticated crime-fighting organization. Yet at times even today the Texas Ranger mounts his horse to track fugitives through dense chaparral, depending on his wits more than technology. The iconic image of the Texas Ranger is of a man who is tall, unflinching, and dedicated to doing a difficult job no matter what the odds. The Rangers of the 21st century are different sizes, colors, and genders, but remain as vital and real today as when they were created in the horseback days of 1823, when what is today Texas was part of Mexico, a wild and untamed land.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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DRY CLIMATE STUDIOS
T is for Texas Maria Kernahan, Michael Schafbuch
Summary Dry Climate Studios 9781942402336 Pub Date: 9/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/16 $9.95 USD/$12.95 CAD Discount Code: TRD Board Book
There's no place like the Lone Star State and T is for Texas celebrates everything that makes Texas stand apart from the rest. Colorful graphics and whimsical rhymes take readers through a tour of the great places and icons of Texas. From armadillos to the Texas Zoo, this alphabetical tour includes the best of Texas, including Friday night lights, Texas longhorns, ten-gallon hats, and the best BBQ on earth. Whether on a coffee table or on the nightstand, this large-format book is sure to make any resident or visitor smile.
56 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Ages 0 to 7 Juvenile Fiction / Travel JUV068000 Series: Alphabet Cities 5 in H | 7 in W
T is for Texas Maria Kernahan, Michael Schafbuch
Summary
Dry Climate Studios 9780990685876 Pub Date: 7/31/15 Ship Date: 7/31/15 $19.95 USD/$25.95 CAD Discount Code: TRD Hardcover Paper over boards
There's no place like the Lone Star State and T is for Texas celebrates everything that makes Texas stand apart from the rest. Colorful graphics and whimsical rhymes take readers through a tour of the great places and icons of Texas. From armadillos to the Texas Zoo, this alphabetical tour includes the best of Texas, including Friday night lights, Texas longhorns, ten-gallon hats, and the best BBQ on earth. Whether on a coffee table or on the nightstand, this large-format book is sure to make any resident or visitor smile.
56 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Ages 0 to 7 Juvenile Fiction / Travel JUV068000 Series: Alphabet Cities 10 in H | 10 in W
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PELICAN
Pecos Bill Invents the Ten-Gallon Hat Kevin Strauss, David Harrington
Summary A wacky spin on an Old West favorite. This tall tale about a famous American cowboy takes readers on a romp into the Wild West. When Pecos Bill cannot seem to find the best hat to fit his head, he searches for creative ways to keep his noggin covered. His often humorous ideas lead to the invention of the cowboy hat. A glossary includes cowboy terms.
Pelican 9781455615025 Pub Date: 2/22/12 On Sale Date: 2/22/12 $17.99 USD/$20.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Hardcover Paper over boards 32 Pages Carton Qty: 30 Ages 5 to 8 History / United States HIS036130 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.9 lb Wt
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FORT LAUDERDALE THE HISTORY PRESS
Legends and Lore of Fort Lauderdale's New River Donn R. Colee Jr.
Summary
The History Press 9781467148221 Pub Date: 2/1/21 On Sale Date: 2/1/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The New River winds its way through a mysterious and tumultuous history, from the whirlpools of a legendary birth to banks stained with the blood of a massacre. Long-lost tribes flourished on the bounty of fish from its crystal-clear water and game from its wooded shores, only to succumb to European weapons and disease. They were replaced by Seminoles and runaway slaves, with a few white pioneers seeking opportunity in the new southern frontier. After the Civil War, a trickle of immigrants became a flood of Confederate refugees and northern opportunists. South Florida's destiny was changed forever when inshore transportation evolved from foot and hoof to inland waterway and steel rails. Schemes to "drain the Everglades" turned swamp to subdivisions with the New River at its core. Trace the storied arc of Fort Lauderdale's ancient waterway with author Donn R. Colee Jr.
160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost Restaurants of Fort Lauderdale Todd L. Bothel, Dan Santoro
Summary So many iconic Fort Lauderdale restaurants have come and gone. From steakhouses to floating eateries and a doughnut shop that catered to a strictly adult audience, these dining destinations served up everything from gourmet seafood to post-beach chill food. Here, you can have another slice at Pizio's Drive-Inn, another heaping plate of pasta at Tina's Spaghetti House, a guilt-free brandy snapp at Fred Wenner's and a final long night at Porky's Hideaway. From the snow crab bisque at Mango's to the key lime baked Alaska from The Caves, authors Todd Bothel and Dan Santoro also serve up vintage recipes that allow readers to re-create classic dishes from these beloved Fort Lauderdale institutions. The History Press 9781467144605 Pub Date: 8/24/20 On Sale Date: 8/24/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Ghosts and Mysteries of Broward County Dorothy Salvo Davis, W.C. Madden
Summary Residents of and visitors to Broward County might not realize how many haunting tales are connected to the many popular beaches, roadways and destinations here. What really happened to six aircraft that went missing in what might be one corner of the Devil's Triangle? Does a shape-shifting panther man lurk in the wild places off the Dixie Highway? Just how many startling specters have appeared over the years at the county's restaurants, inns and buildings? Authors Dorothy Salvo Davis and W.C. Madden reveal these stories and more in Ghosts and Mysteries of Broward County.
The History Press 9781596298736 Pub Date: 8/27/10 On Sale Date: 8/27/10 $21.99 USD/$20.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Haunted Fort Lauderdale John Marc Carr
Summary
The History Press 9781596294219 Pub Date: 9/5/08 On Sale Date: 9/5/08 $19.99 USD/$20.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From fashionable Las Olas Boulevard to Fort Lauderdale's historic downtown, explore many of the city's most haunted sites, the people who lived and died there, and the ghosts that dwell within. Fort Lauderdale is famous for more than spring break, Snowbirds, and baseball. Known as the Venice of America, the city boasts a rich history, including a 1567 Jesuit mission and three forts that followed, battles waged between settlers and native tribes and the advance of the Florida East Coast Railway in 1896. Today the forts are gone, the battles have ended, and the railroad only provides freight service, but the ghosts remain. Author John Marc Carr, founder of Fort Lauderdale Ghost Tours, leads readers along the historical New River Intracoastal Waterway, visiting several of the city's most significant landmarks.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Fort Lauderdale Playground of the Stars Jack Drury, Forward by Ed McMahon
Summary Few Southern cities have stronger claims to fame than Fort Lauderdale. As one of the great vacation destinations in America, over the years it attracted such celebrities as Bob Hope, Jayne Mansfield, Johnny Carson, Cary Grant, and the worldchampion New York Yankees. This beach town's history is starstudded and rich with interesting stories and photographs from that period.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738553511 Pub Date: 4/7/08 On Sale Date: 4/7/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Fort Lauderdale in Vintage Postcards Susan Gillis
Summary Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a well-known tourist destination whose very name evokes the image of a postcard. What is today one of Florida's largest cities was not always prized for its beautiful beaches and tropical climate. In the early 20th century, it was hailed as the "Gateway to the Everglades" and a "vegetable shipping capital." By the 1920s, Fort Lauderdale found itself at the very center of the phenomenal Florida land boom. Development and tourism became driving forces for the new economy-and there has been no looking back.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738516042 Pub Date: 3/17/04 On Sale Date: 3/22/04 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Fort Lauderdale Susan Gillis
Summary Like many Sun Belt cities, Fort Lauderdale has experienced phenomenal growth over the past several decades.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738542027 Pub Date: 10/12/99 On Sale Date: 10/12/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Once a wilderness home for the Seminole Indians and a few hardy pioneers, the small community grew up around Frank Stranahan's successful trading post, a convenient stop for hunters, fishermen, and sightseers preparing to head into the Everglades. But much more was in store for this rugged outback camp. Surveying Fort Lauderdale's fascinating history chronologically, this pictorial retrospective begins with the 1890s, a time when this part of the country was still part of America's frontier, isolated and wild. With the coming of the railroad and the twentieth century, an agricultural economy developed, and, soon, the Florida land boom would bring thousands of new settlers to the area. Fort Lauderdale's glistening beaches and comfortable climate earned the city anearly reputation as a tourist town and, eventually, as a Spring Break mecca.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Dr. Frank J. Cavaioli
Summary Lauderdale-By-The-Sea depicts the engaging history of this oceanfront community.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738514949 Pub Date: 3/26/03 On Sale Date: 3/26/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Located on Florida's Gold Coast, Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is noted for its beach activities, living reef system, and family-oriented lifestyle. The quiet beauty of the sea and sand amid friendly low-rise lodgings and quaint stores and restaurants draws visitors to this thriving paradise year-round. Lauderdale-By-The-Sea developed slowly around the original platted land set down by William F. Morang in 1924 as he and others promoted a land boom. The completion of the Flagler Railroad by 1900 paved the way for regional growth. LauderdaleBy-The-Sea lacked a railroad terminal and remained undeveloped in the early years. Melvin I. Anglin pioneered in chartering the town in 1927 and became its first mayor. Two hurricanes and the 1929 stock market crash burst the real estate bubble, leading to the demise of the charter in 1933. In 1947, citizens drew up a new charter that was certified by the state legislature two years later. Construction of the Anglin Pier in 1941 and the Commercial Boulevard Bridge over the Int...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA CHILDREN’S BOOKS
Local Baby Florida Heather Daugherty
Summary
Arcadia Children’s Books 9781467197540 Pub Date: 3/18/24 On Sale Date: 3/18/24 $11.99 USD/$16.99 CAD Board Book
Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Florida engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes their state so great. Collect seashells in St. Pete Beach and go fishing in Destin. Dive into St. Augustine's history and launch into the Kennedy Space Center's future! Kiteboard, pick oranges, and see the gators and manatees along the coast. Explore Florida with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Travel JNF058000 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Dark Florida Animal Attacks, Historic Murders, Deadly Disasters and Other Calamities Dr. Alan N. Brown
Summary Author Alan Brown leads readers on a stomach-churning turn through Florida's dark side .
The History Press 9781467154574 Pub Date: 8/21/23 On Sale Date: 8/21/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Florida sunshine beckons, but in can be unrelenting, too. And in the shadows, tragedy strikes. Ted Bundy leads a cast of serial killers who wrought havoc on the state. Storms spin onto its shores with landscape altering fury. Sharks lurk in the sea, and snakes and alligators lie wait in the swamps. Gangsters like Al Capone hit Miami Beach for a respite, but gangsters like Al Capone take no breaks from their trade. A woman spontaneously bursts into flames in St. Petersburg. Anthrax claims a life in Palm Beach. The Bermuda Triangle disappears vessels off the coast. Indeed, Florida knows boundless leisure, but it's just as familiar with catastrophe .
144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036010 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Florida at Sea A Maritime History Joe Knetsch, Robert J. Redd
Summary
The History Press 9781467154109 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From small ports to large ports, from rivers to creeks, from lakes to lagoons, water routes have been essential to Florida's development as a commercial, recreational, agricultural, and cultural entity. With more than 30,000 lakes and ponds and some 1,700 rivers, creeks, and streams, Florida ranks second in the list of wettest states in the USA. Native Americans used the rivers, creeks, and lakes as routes to various locales within the peninsula while harvesting fish and other aquatic edibles to sustain their daily lives. Early European settlers followed suit and supplemented their diets with the bounty from the oceans and fresh water sources. Into statehood, settlers relied on the same sources for food while using fresh water to make the land productive for food and cash crops. By the early decades of the 20th Century, water became a marketable attraction to lure millions of tourists to Florida for recreation and sports. The trend continues today. Join a trio of authors on this look at the immense impact water and maritime activities have played in the development of Florida.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 30 History / United States HIS036120 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Lost Attractions of Florida James C. Clark
Summary
The History Press 9781467145954 Pub Date: 2/27/23 On Sale Date: 2/27/23 $23.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Everybody knows about Disney World, Universal, EPCOT, Sea World and a slew of other Florida attractions. But how about bygone Sunshine State attractions such as Texas Jim's Sarasota Reptile Farm and Zoo, the Skull Kingdom, the House of Mystery or Dixieland Amusement Park. Many were roadside stops started by families as an extension of a fruit stand or market. Oranges and sodas in the front, alligators in the back. Many of the attractions were free, designed to lure customers for the fruit stand or store. Others changed a small fee. Some became nationally known, such as Cypress Gardens, where Johnny Carson not only broadcast, but water-skied. The roadside attractions had their heyday from the 1920s to the coming of Disney in 1971. It was a much simpler time, and a large tree known as The Senator could become a top attraction, along with a St. Petersburg drug store. Revisit these lost attractions with author Jim Clark.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: No Series (Generic) 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to Florida, A James C. Clark
Summary Florida is a state of transplants. Even people who relocated here decades ago still claim their birthplace as their home. They might change their mind if they knew that the Sunshine State owns one of the richest histories in the nation. Decades before the Pilgrims, the Spanish celebrated Thanksgiving in Florida. Centuries before the first St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York, the holiday was celebrated in St. Augustine, where urban renewal was underway when Jamestown settlers arrived. Author James Clark offers a lifetime of places to explore and thousands of facts to fascinate, tracing the state's long history from Pensacola to the Florida Keys.
The History Press 9781467143387 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 272 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.8 in T | 0.1 lb Wt
Only in Florida Why did the Manatee Cross the Road and Other True Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary
The History Press 9781467143066 Pub Date: 3/2/20 On Sale Date: 3/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
More than 20 million people live in Florida, that unique land that juts off into the Atlantic. They are ranchers and golfers, sunbathers and retirees. And their lives often fall within the realm of the perfectly normal. But sometimes these Floridians, many of whom have flocked from elsewhere, find themselves in Sunshine State situations. Meet the acting student who had a close encounter with superstar Burt Reynolds, the New Yorker who put down roots here after attending a school of fish, the woman who barely found her house after a hurricane and a girl who survived--and thrived--after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre. Professional storyteller Caren Schnur Neile traverses the state to share thirty-three true-life tales from everyday Floridians in extraordinary situations.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Fishing Florida by Paddle An Angler's Guide John Kumiski
Summary From Pensacola to Jacksonville to the Everglades, fishing by paddle craft in the Sunshine State offers seemingly endless journeys.
The History Press 9781467140638 Pub Date: 10/28/19 On Sale Date: 10/28/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Whether in the cypress dugouts of the Calusa, Dimock's wood-and-canvas tarpon fishing canoe or modern fiberglass and plastic, humans have been paddle fishing in Florida for thousands of years. Sprinkling colorful history throughout, author John Kumiski highlights the state's best paddle fishing destinations, both freshwater and saltwater, including the bass of Farm 13, the redfish and trout along the Big Bend Paddling Trail and the snook and tarpon of the Everglades. Learn the locales and what to do when you get there, including launch points, shuttles, rentals, tackle, techniques and more.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
Florida Oranges A Colorful History Erin Thursby
Summary The first orange groves, planted in St. Augustine in the 1500s by Ponce de León, were the precursor to what would become an integral part of Florida's identity.
The History Press 9781467141192 Pub Date: 9/30/19 On Sale Date: 9/30/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Orange groves slowly spread across the state, inspiring horticultural and manufacturing ingenuity. Discover the story behind Deland's eccentric "citrus wizard'? Lue Gim Gong, the rise and fall of smuggler Jesse Fish and the silver-tongued politician William J. Howey, who made his fortune selling plots of groveland through the 1920s. Celebrate the heyday of orange tourism and the farmers who weathered freezes, floods and citrus greening. Join author Erin Thursby as she explores the history of the Sunshine State's most famous crop.
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Freaky Florida The Wonderhouse, the Devil’s Tree, the Shaman of Philippe Park, and More Mark Muncy, Kari Schultz
Summary Millions of people flock to Florida for its beaches and tourist attractions. Most never learn about the strange locations just off the beaten path.
The History Press 9781467140355 Pub Date: 9/10/18 On Sale Date: 9/10/18 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the beautiful Florida Caverns, a second Rip Van Winkle was woken from one hundred years of sleep. The Green Swamp is home to murders, monsters and mysteries galore. A shining castle made of recycled material, built by an artist like no other, gleams within a Florida swamp. A spectral horse heralds tragedy and caused a notorious scandal in a central Florida city. Join Mark Muncy and Kari Schultz as they share tales of Florida's myths, monsters, massacres and legends and the hidden history behind them.
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Florida Lore The Barefoot Mailman, Cowboy Bone Mizell, the Tallahassee Witch and Other Tales Caren Schnur Neile
Summary Storyteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
The History Press 9781467137829 Pub Date: 12/4/17 On Sale Date: 12/4/17 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Florida boasts mysterious tales that stretch back more than twelve thousand years. Dive into the lives of the proud Wakulla Pocahontas and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Meet local lawbreakers like John Ashley, as well as transplants like Ma Barker and Al Capone. Stalk stumpy gators or Hogzilla as they prowl Florida's swamps and suburbs. Discover the quintessential Cracker cowboy and the Barefoot Mailman, plus the origin of names like Boca Raton and Orlando.
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Florida Sweets Key Lime Pie, Kumquat Cake & Citrus Candy Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Bite in to this refreshing history of sweet foods in the Sunshine State!
The History Press 9781467137652 Pub Date: 7/17/17 On Sale Date: 7/17/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Sweets and the Sunshine State are a match made in heaven. Centuries ago, native Floridians used honey to sweeten dishes, as well as prickly pears and other wild fruits and berries. Spanish explorers introduced citrus to the area, leading to a major industry. Florida pioneers planted sugar cane and sweet potatoes as basic crops. Cane grinding, taffy pulls and homemade ice cream socials were once beloved community events across the state. The state pie of Florida, the Key lime pie, has been an addition to family affairs and restaurant menus since its inception in the late 1800s. From strawberry festivals to Florida flan, author Joy Sheffield Harris uncovers the state's unique sweets with a taste of sunshine.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
On This Day in Florida History Nick Wynne
Summary Florida is steeped in a cultural blend of history unmatched by any other state. One day at a time, author and historian Nick Wynne offers a glimpse of this quirky and fascinating story, beginning with the 1539 arrival of Hernando de Soto. On February 22, 1959, the legendary five-hundred-mile race at Daytona first began. On March 22, 1982, the space shuttle "Columbia" launched from Cape Canaveral. Camp Blanding experienced a Nazi prisoner riot on December 22, 1943. Enjoy a notable nugget of history a day or a month at a time with this celebration of Sunshine State heritage. The History Press 9781626196469 Pub Date: 11/11/14 On Sale Date: 11/11/14 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€16.99 EUR Trade Paperback 384 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.3 in T | 1.2 lb Wt
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A Culinary History of Florida Prickly Pears, Datil Peppers & Key Limes Joy Sheffield Harris
Summary Florida cuisine: twelve thousand years in the making, discover the the state's unusual and distinctive food influences and dishes.
The History Press 9781626196575 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
From the very first prickly pears harvested by Paleo-Indians more than twelve thousand years ago to the Seminole tribe's staple dish of sofkee, Florida's culinary history is as diverse as its geography. Influences as diverse as French, Creole, Spanish, Cuban, Greek, Mexican, Caribbean, and more season Florida's eclectic flavors. Learn how Florida orange juice changed the look of the American breakfast table and discover the state's festival-worthy swamp cabbage. Through syllabubs, perloos, frog legs and Tupelo honey, author Joy Sheffield Harris serves up a delectable helping of five hundred years of Florida cuisine--all with a side of key lime pie, of course.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Florida Pirates From the Southern Gulf Coast to the Keys and Beyond James Kaserman, Sarah Kaserman
Summary Florida is largely influenced by the illicit and fascinating activites of pirates. Authors James and Sarah Kaserman recount the stories, legends, and myths of piracy in Florida.
The History Press 9781609494193 Pub Date: 11/16/11 On Sale Date: 11/16/11 $21.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The coast of southwest Florida, with its shallow waters, inlets, and mangrove islands provides the setting and backdrop for a variety of pirates, privateers, and independents. Piracy has a long and rich tradition in this area dating from before the formation of America through the infamous prohibition era. Telling the tales of Anne Bonny, Calico Jack Rackham, Civil War smugglers and prohibition rum runners, the authors provide a compelling narrative of the historically dangerous waters around Southwest Florida and beyond.
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Florida What's So Great About This State? Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography.
Arcadia Publishing 9781589730137 Pub Date: 4/7/10 $9.99 USD/$9.99 CAD/€7.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational. DO YOU KNOW… WHAT huge herbivore swims in the rivers and shallow coastal areas of Florida? (Hint: Its close relative is an elephant!) HOW the land in the Florida Keys was formed? (Hint: Fish were previous landowners!) Find these answers and more in the Florida edition of What's So Great About This State?
32 Pages Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.3 lb Wt
It's Raining in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's raining in Florida. The sky is dark and grey. It's a perfect time for key lime pie! Florida youngsters can while away a rainy day with this entertaining board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627905 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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It's Sunny in Florida Erin Rovin, Kay Meadows
Summary It's sunny in Florida. Even the gators think so. It's as bright as a rocket! Young children in the Sunshine State will certainly recognize all the signs of a sunny day in Florida in this exciting board book. Pelican Publishing 9781455627783 Pub Date: 5/20/24 On Sale Date: 5/20/24 $10.95 USD/$15.95 CAD Board Book 10 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Ages 0 to 5 Juvenile Fiction / Places JUV030060 Series: Pelican 6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Barnacle Brown The Story of the Turtle and the Hound Jordan Crisp
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627516 Pub Date: 6/19/23 On Sale Date: 6/19/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Barnacle Brown is a seafaring hound, but even he is surprised by the dangerous storm that sinks his boat and leaves him stranded in the ocean, far from home. Thank goodness he wore his life jacket! But there is no way that even a hound as brave as Barnacle Brown can swim through the ocean's waves and back to shore all by himself. Just when the pup fears all is lost, a friendly loggerhead turtle arrives to bring him safely back to the beach. One good turn deserves another so he promises to help Loggerhead Lou, his new friend, protect her vulnerable hatchlings on their own journeys to the sea. This sweet tale of helping those in need contains a fact sheet about loggerhead turtles and includes ways young readers can play a part in protecting this endangered species.
24 Pages Carton Qty: 38 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002240 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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JFK NEW YORK AMERICA THROUGH TIME
The Beat of New York Visual History of Music in the City Richard Panchyk
Summary Listen, and you will hear it: the beat of New York City.
America Through Time 9781634994705 Pub Date: 7/31/23 On Sale Date: 7/31/23 $24.99 USD/$31.99 CAD Trade Paperback
It's everywhere you go! From the subways to the streets, from parks to bars, from churches to concert halls. Music in all its glorious forms, sometimes sublime and sometimes spectacular, is a vital part of city life and has been for centuries. Whether a pair of dueling drummers on 42nd Street or break-dancers in Washington Square Park, a mural in the Village or a memorial to John Lennon—New Yorkers celebrate their musical heritage every day in so many ways. So many of the country's best-known musicians have lived or played in New York over the years. Come along on this visual journey through time and catch a glimpse at some of the people and places who have contributed to the Beat of New York.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 48 History / United States HIS036080 Series: America Through Time 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
LOL Jokes: New York City Craig Yoe
Summary Bursting with laugh-out-loud jokes and fun facts, LOL Jokes: New York City combines the best of humor and history for young readers!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198134 Pub Date: 4/26/21 On Sale Date: 4/26/21 $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 60 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: LOL Jokes
Inspired by all the wonderful sights, sounds, and . . . smells of the Big Apple, this local joke book delivers kid-friendly punchlines that will have readers laughing 'til they cry! Alongside hilarious jokes and puns are fascinating facts, goofy tidbits of local history, and engaging graphics that will keep readers chuckling and sharing with friends. LOL Jokes: New York City is sure to deliver hours of knee-slapping entertainment. What's the best borough to go to the bathroom? Flushing!
Fun Factoid: TP or not TP?! Toilet paper was invented by Joseph Gayetty in New York City!
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Francis "Two Gun" Crowley’s Killings in New York City and Long Island Jerry Aylward
Summary On a May morning in 1931, Nassau County police officer Fred Hirsch was gunned down by the notorious New York City gangster Francis Crowley. Nicknamed "Two Gun" for tricking and murdering cops with a second loaded firearm, Crowley left a bloody trail from the Bronx to Long Island. He shot and wounded two men at a local dance hall and a New York City police detective and murdered one of Nassau County's finest. Eventually, he was tracked to a hideout in Manhattan, where a two-hour gun battle, including more than two hundred cops and ten thousand spectators, led to his capture. His murder spree involved thousands of law enforcement personnel, stole national media attention and cut across the New York metropolitan area. Author Jerry Aylward presents the murderous life of Francis "Two Gun" Crowley from the streets of New York to the electric chair in Sing Sing. The History Press 9781467144353 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Historic Buildings of New York City A Coloring Book of Architecture Scott Clowney
Summary Author and artist Scott Clowney highlights--through beautifully detailed line drawings--iconic buildings and buildings off the beaten path that give shape to historic New York City.
Commonwealth Editions 9781641940023 Pub Date: 10/8/19 On Sale Date: 3/5/24 $14.95 USD/$14.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Trade Paperback 66 Pages Carton Qty: 47 Architecture / Buildings ARC011000 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
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ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Hello, New York City! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700576 Pub Date: 2/6/18 On Sale Date: 2/6/18 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to New York City! Parent and Child pigeons tour the Big Apple in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, New York City! join the pair as they ride the subway, hail a cab to the five boroughs, visit the Met, and tour Central Park. Along the way they stop for a hotdog, watch a Broadway Show, learn about the United Nations, skate at Rockefeller Center, and end their day watching fireworks from the Staten Island Ferry as they wave to Lady Liberty! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002040 Series: Hello 5.8 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
New York City Coffee A Caffeinated History Erin Meister
Summary New York runs on coffee. Read of coffee's past in the city and how it wove its way into the everyday.
The History Press 9781467136006 Pub Date: 7/31/17 On Sale Date: 7/31/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
The coffee industry was made for New York: complex, diverse, fascinating and with plenty of attitude. Since arriving in the 1600s, coffee held patriotic significance during wartime, fueled industrial revolution and transformed the city's foodways. The New York Coffee Exchange opened tumultuously in the 1880s. Alice Foote MacDougall founded a 1920s coffeehouse empire. In the same decade, Brooklyn teenager William Black started Chock Full o'Nuts with $250 and a dream. Third wavers Ninth Street Espresso and Joe made the latest latte craze mainstream. Through stories, interviews and photographs, coffee professional and Tristate native Erin Meister shares Gotham's caffeinated past and explores the coffee-related reasons why the city never sleeps.
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A History Lover's Guide to New York City Alison Fortier
Summary New York is a city of superlatives. It has the largest population, greatest wealth, broadest diversity and most elegant museums in the nation. With that comes an amazing history.
The History Press 9781467119030 Pub Date: 2/29/16 On Sale Date: 2/29/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
This tour of the Big Apple goes beyond the traditional guidebook to offer visitors and residents alike a chance to walk back in time along the streets of Manhattan. George Washington took his first oath of office on the steps of Federal Hall. Visitors can still dine at the famed Fraunces Tavern and worship at historic St. Paul's Chapel. From the Brooklyn Bridge to stunning skyscrapers, the city celebrates its own history and that of the nation. Join author Alison Fortier as she traces the history and heritage of America's largest metropolis.
256 Pages Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036080 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Broadway Michelle Young
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467123051 Pub Date: 4/6/15 On Sale Date: 4/6/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From its origins as a Native American trail to its iconic status in global culture today, Broadway tells the story of New York as it grew from a Dutch colony into a world-class city. Broadway has been the site of many firsts and many superlatives: the first subway line in the city, the tallest buildings, and one of the longest streets in the world. Beginning along the winding streets of the original settlements amid the skyscrapers of the Financial District, Broadway heads north through the neighborhoods of SoHo and Greenwich Village. It then traverses some of the city's most famous plazas, including Flatiron, Herald Square, Times Square, and Columbus Circle, before entering Upper Manhattan and passing institutions like Lincoln Center, Columbia University, and City College. Today, Broadway continues to be at the forefront of New York City's urban developments.
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New York City Jazz Elizabeth Dodd Brinkofski, Foreword by Joe Cinderella
Summary New York City Jazz explores many of the haunts and hideaways that have played host to iconic jazz musicians and singers like Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, and Lester Young. Considered the jazz capital of the world, New York City is known for its flashy venues. The stages of the Latin Quarter, Apollo Theater, Minton's Playhouse, Onyx, Stork Club, Downbeat Club, Birdland, Roseland, and Copacabana came to life with the sounds of pianos, drums, horns, and gypsy guitars. This collection of images presents why Fifty-second Street was nicknamed "Swing Street" and how musicians made timeless names for themselves in the Empire City. Arcadia Publishing 9780738599144 Pub Date: 7/1/13 On Sale Date: 7/1/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
New York City Police Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly
Summary New York City, one of the world's premier urban centers, is also home to the world's most famous and storied municipal law enforcement service: the NYPD.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738576367 Pub Date: 8/27/12 On Sale Date: 8/27/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Policing in New York is as old as the city itself, although much has changed since the first Dutch rattle watch patrolled streets in the 1620s. Technological improvements, advancing professional standards, and historical moments like the 1898 consolidation of New York City and the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, have each profoundly changed the way New York City police officers do their jobs. Still, as New York City Police emphasizes, certain elements of ""the job"" remain true through the decades and centuries. Being a police officer in New York City has always involved a certain amount of danger, sacrifice, and public coordination.
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Manhattan Mafia Guide Hits, Homes & Headquarters Eric Ferrara, Arthur Nash
Summary During the early twentieth century, Sicilian and Southern Italian immigrants poured into New York City.
The History Press 9781609493066 Pub Date: 8/4/11 On Sale Date: 8/4/11 $19.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Looking to escape poverty and persecution at home, they soon discovered that certain criminal enterprises followed them to America. Before any codes of honor were established in the New World, violent bosses wreaked havoc on their communities in their quest to rule the underworld. It took several decades for the Mafia to mature into a contemporary organized crime syndicate. Some names and places from both eras are still infamous today, like Frank Costello and the Copacabana, while some have remained hidden in absolute secrecy until now. Walk in their footsteps as New York City author Eric Ferrara explores the myths and realities of one of America's most feared and fascinating subjects.
224 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
New York City Skyscrapers Richard Panchyk
Summary New York City Skyscrapers celebrates the numerous awe-inspiring buildings that have made New York the skyscraper capital of the world. This book traces the history of New York's tallest structures from the late 19th century, when church spires ruled the skyline, through the 20th century, when a succession of amazing buildings soared to new heights. From the Flatiron and Woolworth Buildings to the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings, the skyscrapers of New York have long captured the imagination of people around the world.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738572963 Pub Date: 6/7/10 On Sale Date: 6/7/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 9 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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John F. Kennedy International Airport Joshua Stoff
Summary John F. Kennedy International Airport opened in 1948, after the realization set in that the newly built LaGuardia Airport was unable to handle the volume of air traffic for New York City.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738564685 Pub Date: 7/13/09 On Sale Date: 7/13/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Pushed through by New York's Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, the airport was to be located 14 miles from Manhattan, in Jamaica Bay, Queens, on the site of the old Idlewild Golf Course. For its first years, Idlewild Airport, as it was originally known, consisted of a low-budget temporary terminal and a series of Quonset huts. A major new building program began in the mid-1950s, and the airport rapidly changed from a ramshackle series of buildings into a glamorous-looking city. Renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1963, it has now grown to cover 5,000 acres.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Arthur Rickerby's New York City Frank Ceresi, Carol McMains, John Rogers, Wando Rickerby
Summary Arthur Rickerby's illustrious career was spent capturing scores of the nation's significant historical events on film, from the Japanese signing of the Articles of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945, ending World War II, to famous sports images such as Don Larsen throwing the final pitch of baseball's only World Series perfect game for the New York Yankees in 1956. Today few people know of Arthur Rickerby, the New York born and bred photographer. Arthur Rickerby's New York City not only reintroduces the world-class photojournalist and pays tribute to his outstanding work, but it also features rare and previously unseen New York images that perfectly capture the enduring Rickerby touch. Arcadia Publishing 9780738549002 Pub Date: 11/1/06 On Sale Date: 11/1/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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New York City Vaudeville Anthony Slide
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738545622 Pub Date: 7/26/06 On Sale Date: 7/26/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
New York City Vaudeville provides a unique pictorial record of America's preeminent entertainment medium in the late 1800s through the early 1930s. New York's Palace Theatre served as the flagship for vaudeville, on which stage every vaudevillian aspired to perform. New York City Vaudeville features photographs of some of the greatest names from the Palace Theatre, including Jack Benny, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Anna Held, the Marx Brothers, and Eva Tanguay, as well as legendary African American performers such as Bill Robinson, Ethel Waters, and Bert Williams. Through the photographs and the capsule biographies, the reader is transported back to a time when vaudeville was the people's entertainment, with a new bill of fare each week and an ever-changing number of performers with ever-changing styles of presentation.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
New York City Subways Tom Range Sr.
Summary New York City Subways traces the history of mass transportation in Manhattan and New York City's outer boroughs. Public transportation has long been vital to the city, with horse-drawn surface lines established by 1831 and elevated railroad lines constructed during the 1870s and 1880s. The concept of subways, railroads operating underground, originated in London in 1863 and was applied to New York City by 1904. This collection of vintage postcards brings you through the tunnels of the subway, onto the platforms of the long-gone els, and examines New York's renowned terminals, especially Grand Central and Penn Station. Arcadia Publishing 9780738510866 Pub Date: 8/21/02 On Sale Date: 8/26/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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COMMONWEALTH EDITIONS
Journey Around New York from A to Z Martha Zschock, Heather Zschock
Summary
Commonwealth Editions 9781889833323 Pub Date: 5/1/02 On Sale Date: 5/1/02 $17.95 USD/$21.95 CAD Discount Code: AWBS002 Hardcover 32 Pages 110 Carton Qty: 20 Ages 6 to 9 Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts JNF013010 Series: Journey Around...
A fact-filled, alphabetical journey through the five boroughs of the city. A pigeon serves as a tour guide of sorts, appearing on every page in either the small inset illustration or in one of the smaller spot-art drawings located along the bottom of the pages. The format works well to introduce famous landmarks and neighborhoods with descriptive alliterative sentences, such as Dragons dance by dim sum diners as an introduction to Chinatown and Gorgeous gardens grace glass-houses for commentary on the New York Botanical Garden. Succinct paragraphs of historical information are located under each full-page, highly detailed colored-penciland-watercolor illustration. In a much smaller type size, a one-sentence, sometimes quirky, bit of information is imparted as well, as in Many skyscrapers don't have a 13th floor. No one wants to be on an unlucky floor! This up-to-date book includes a reference to and inset illustration of the former Twin Towers under the letter T: Tough times take teamwork. The book begins with a map and a listing of the 26 landmarks showcased. The endpapers offer a ...
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The Statue of Liberty Barry Moreno
Summary Feel the power of Lady Liberty!
Arcadia Publishing 9780738536897 Pub Date: 11/10/04 On Sale Date: 11/10/04 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Statue of Liberty is an awesome visual journey that begins with the fantastic proposal of a French professor to give the United States a monument to commemorate the Revolutionary War alliance between the 13 colonies and France. It documents the gift's taking symbolic form of the ancient goddess of liberty and its designation as the tallest metal statue in the world. Highlights include Liberty's construction history, her changing symbolism over the years, and her use in popular advertising and political activism. Her upraised arm has saluted scores of ships as they have passed by. See how her dignity has welcomed Americans returning home from foreign parts and has given hope to newcomers seeking a fresh beginning in the land of liberty.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Central Park Zoo Joan Sheier
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738511009 Pub Date: 8/21/02 On Sale Date: 8/21/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Countless New Yorkers, as well as visitors from all parts of the world, have experienced an oasis just a few feet off Fifth Avenue in the heart of Manhattan. Since the 1860s, Central Park has been the home of three different zoos: the menagerie, the zoo of 1934, and what is today known as the Central Park Zoo. The Central Park Zoo begins with the menagerie of the 1860s, an impromptu public zoo begun when citizens and circuses started donating animals to the city. It continues in 1934, when Robert Moses-perhaps the most influential man in the city's planning history-built a newer zoo, remembered to this day for its lions, tigers, elephants, and gorillas. It ends with the brand new zoo and exhibits built in 1988 under the supervision of the Wildlife Conservation Society. With stunning, rarely seen images, The Central Park Zoo not only is a treat for the eyes but also comes alive with the barking of sea lions, the soft fur of snow monkeys, the sweet smell of peanut butter, and the taste of "ice cakes"-treats for the zoo residents, of course.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036080 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Les Dames d'Escoffier New York Cookbook Stirring the Pot Silvia Baldini, Sharon Franke, Lidia Bastianich, Carla Hall
Summary Les Dames d' Escoffier New York, the most influential and accomplished women in the food world, present their favorite recipes for everything from simple weekday meals to spectacular party dishes.
The History Press 9781467155151 Pub Date: 9/18/23 On Sale Date: 9/18/23 $29.99 USD/$38.99 CAD Trade Paperback 256 Pages Carton Qty: 24 Cooking / Regional & Cultural CKB002020 Series: American Palate
Authors Silvia Baldini and Sharon Franke showcase seventy-six family recipes and pairings by Pascaline Lepeltier, MOF, and including a dedication by Lidia Bastianich to LDNY founder Carol Brock and a foreword by Carla Hall. From Lidia's "Cavatappi with Asparagus and Spinach Pesto" or Ellie Krieger's recipe "Family Favorite Minestrone," to a stunning "Radicchio Salad with Radish, Basil, and Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette" by two-Michelin star Chef Melissa Rodriguez, these recipes are for every occasion and for every level of skill. Discover the dishes and recipes that some of the most heralded women in the food business, in the greatest city in the world for food, cook when they are in their own home kitchens.
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DRY CLIMATE STUDIOS
N is for New York Maria Kernahan, Michael Schafbuch
Summary Dry Climate Studios 9781942402350 Pub Date: 12/26/17 Ship Date: 2/20/17 $9.95 USD/$12.95 CAD/£6.99 GBP/€7.99 EUR Discount Code: TRD Board Book
N Is for New York shows off the iconic places and things of New York: the subway, the skyscrapers; the bustling streets; and the people, places, and things that make NYC great. Whether on a coffee table or on the nightstand, this board book is sure to make any resident or visitor smile.
56 Pages Carton Qty: 24 Ages 0 to 7 Juvenile Fiction / Travel JUV068000 Series: Alphabet Cities 5 in H | 7 in W
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Louisville Gambling Barons Bryan S. Bush
Summary The Golden Age of Gambling in Louisville Louisville experienced a golden age of gambling between 1860 and 1885, thanks to the arrival of hundreds of thousands of Union soldiers by steamboat and foot. They played faro, keno, roulette and other games of chance, such as chuck-a-luck. Entire city blocks were devoted to betting. Horse racing and lotteries emerged. Gaming houses became grand palaces, with names such as the Crockford, the Crawford and the Turf Exchange, frequented by famous gamblers like Richard Watts, Colonel "Black" Chinn and actor Nat Goodwin. Author Bryan Bush offers up these stories and more about "The City of Gamblers."
The History Press 9781467153904 Pub Date: 4/3/23 On Sale Date: 4/3/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036120 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Super Cities! Louisville Louisville Lois Sepahban
Summary Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Louisville's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198950 Pub Date: 2/6/23 On Sale Date: 2/6/23 $14.99 USD/$19.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 43 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 1 to 5 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Louisville Diners Ashlee Clark Thompson
Summary Louisville boasts many award-winning fine dining restaurants, but long before Derby City mastered upscale cuisine, it perfected the diner. Explore Louisville's tasty offerings with local food writer Ashlee Clark Thompson as she surveys the city's impressive variety of greasy spoons from the Highlands to the West End and everywhere in between. Enjoy home cooking done right at Shirley Mae's Café and Bar, breakfast at Barbara Lee's Kitchen, lunch to go at Ollie's Trolley and so much more. Packed with insightful interviews and helpful tips that only a local can provide, Louisville Diners is a delectable look into the best the city has to offer.
The History Press 9781626198975 Pub Date: 3/16/15 On Sale Date: 3/16/15 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Louisville Jug Music From Earl McDonald to the National Jubilee Michael Jones
Summary Forged on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers during the nineteenth century, jug band music was the early soundtrack for a new nation. Louisville was at the heart of it all. German and Irish immigrants, former slaves en route to Chicago and homesteaders moving into the city created a fertile ground for this new sound. Artists like Earl McDonald and his Original Louisville Jug Band made the city legendary. Some stayed in this so-called money town, passing on licks and melodies that still influence bands like the Juggernaut Jug Band. Tune in to Louisville's jug band music history with local writer Michael Jones and discover a tradition that has left a long-lasting impression on America's musical culture. The History Press 9781626194960 Pub Date: 9/23/14 On Sale Date: 9/23/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Louisville's Historic Black Neighborhoods Dr. Beatrice S. Brown
Summary After the American Civil War, many African Americans found a new life in ""River Town,"" later to become a major city in Kentucky.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738591858 Pub Date: 10/15/12 On Sale Date: 10/15/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Louisville became a historic marker for freed men and women of color who bought acres of land or leased shotgun cottages and lots from whites to begin their new emancipated life. Smoketown is the only neighborhood in the city of Louisville with such continuous presence. By 1866, Smoketown was settled by these freemen, and by 1871 the first public building, the Eastern Colored School, was erected. By the 1950 census, 10,653 people lived in Smoketown, and other historic black neighborhoods--such as Petersburg/Newburg, Parkland, California, Russell, Berrytown, Griffytown, and Black Hill in Old Louisville--were thriving. As these new neighborhoods sprang up, another historic event was taking place: in 1875, the first Kentucky Derby convened, and 13 of the 15 jockeys were black. Such astounding history embraces this city, and Images of America: Louisville's Historic Black Neighborhoods relives its magnificent and rich narrative.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Louisville John E. Findling
Summary Founded in 1778 as a portage point on the lower Ohio River, Louisville was closely tied to river commerce for a century. In the 1880s, the Southern Exposition and the growth of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad did much to establish the city as an important commercial link between the North and South. By 1900, Louisville was the 18th largest city in America, with a population of just over 200,000. The city had a vibrant downtown with elegant office buildings and hotels and one of the finest park systems in the country, designed by the Olmsted brothers in the 1890s. In Louisville, more than 200 postcards present a visual record of the institutions, prosperity, and charm of the river city. Arcadia Publishing 9780738567884 Pub Date: 9/23/09 On Sale Date: 9/28/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Louisville Remembered Gary Falk
Summary Explore the people, places and events that shaped the city of Louisville over the centuries and molded it into a place truly worth remembering. Peer into Louisville's history and see a city brimming with homespun industry, thriving theatre and one-cent chocolate bars. From "top-secret" World War II aircrafts to pipe organs, from ice cream to "thunderous" fireworks, author Gary Falk of the Louisville Historical League provides a fascinating look at the city's past through a collection of articles and more than one hundred stunning historic images.
The History Press 9781596296282 Pub Date: 2/1/09 On Sale Date: 2/1/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Louisville James C. Anderson, Donna M. Neary
Summary Concentrating on the early twentieth century, Images of America: Louisville celebrates a dynamic community and the people, both famous and everyday, who have contributed to its lasting legacy.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738513942 Pub Date: 11/27/01 On Sale Date: 11/27/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
Since its founding at the Falls of the Ohio by George Rogers Clark in 1778, Louisville and its people have looked to the mighty Ohio River as the city's lifeblood. Louisville has counted on the river for transportation, commerce, leisure, culture, and natural beauty. Characterized by abundant opportunity-both professional and recreational-this renowned city has grown and prospered to become the business and industrial center of Kentucky. Is Louisville the southernmost midwestern town, or is it an upper south, southern city? This identity crisis has arisen from a historical diversity of people, industries, architecture, and commerce. Louisville has been home to large populations of German, Irish, French, and other immigrants. Large multi-national corporations, such as General Electric, Brown Forman, Philip Morris, and UPS have also called Louisville home over the years. The city counts among its f...
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Old Louisville David Domine
Summary Journey back in time for a visual history of the Derby City in the Victorian Age! On August 1, 1883, the eyes of the nation turned to Kentucky as thousands crowded the lanes of Louisville's Southern Extension. Tugging a silken cord, President Chester Arthur set the machinery in motion for an event that changed the town forever. Touted at home and abroad as the 100 Days that Louisville Opened Its Doors to the World, the occasion was the inauguration of the Southern Exposition, an early world's fair with a wide variety of mechanical, scientific, and cultural displays showcasing the latest advances in the cotton industry. Arcadia Publishing 9780738586038 Pub Date: 8/30/10 On Sale Date: 8/30/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the first 88 days, an astounding 770,048 visitors came. As a result, tremendous growth occurred, the city's first suburb eventually sprang up, and the site became populated with a new neighborhood containing architecturally opulent residences. Known as Old Louisville today, it counts as one of the country's largest historic preservation districts, with hundreds of magnificent structures providing a glimpse into a fascinating Victorian past.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Churchill Downs America's Most Historic Racetrack Kimberly Gatto
Summary In the bustling city streets of late 18th century Louisville began a tradition of thoroughbred racing that has transcended centuries.
The History Press 9781596298873 Pub Date: 3/19/10 On Sale Date: 3/19/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Follow author Kimberly Gatto as she chronicles the history of the world's most famous racing venue, which revolutionized the "Sport of Kings'? and created the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Oaks, and Clark Handicap races. Fans will enjoy the tales of various horses, from the early triumph of Ten Broeck over Mollie McCarthy to the Derby victory of the heroic thoroughbred Barbaro. Churchill Downs: America's Most Historic Racetrack recounts the various financial hardships, the introduction of parimutuel betting, the construction of the famed twin spire grandstand, and how the age of television transformed Churchill Downs into the majestic track we recognize today.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Local Baby Louisville Nancy Ellwood
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197014 Pub Date: 10/17/22 On Sale Date: 10/17/22 $11.99 USD/$14.99 CAD Board Book
Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Louisville engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes their city so great. Join in the excitement at Thunder over Louisville, check out the history of baseball Louisville Slugger Factory and Museum, stroll through Waterfront Park, and attend the Kentucky Derby. Explore your city with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3, Grades 0 to 1 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.07 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
History Lover's Guide to Louisville, A Bryan S. Bush
Summary Gateway to the South. Home of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs. Louisville has a rich history beginning with the city's discovery by General George Rogers Clark. The city played an important role in the Civil War, and during the Gilded Age, it became the Bourbon Capital of the World. During World War I, the city hosted 47,500 troops at Camp Zachary Taylor. During World War II, the United States Naval Ordnance Plant contributed to the war effort, which made rounds for big guns during the late war. Author Bryan S. Bush takes the reader on a journey to explore and discover the history of Louisville through the historic sites and locations from far past to the present day. The History Press 9781467148689 Pub Date: 4/5/21 On Sale Date: 4/5/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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Lost Restaurants of Louisville Stephen Hacker, Michelle Turner
Summary Louisville was home to fine cuisine long before the famous restaurant rows on Bardstown Road, Frankfort Avenue and East Market Street. Mazzoni's served the area's first rolled oyster. At the C-54 Grill, guests dined inside a remodeled aircraft, and Kaelin's prepared its classic cheeseburger. Hasenour's sauerbraten and Hoe Kow's war sui gai are two dishes that still make local mouths water when mentioned. Authors Stephen Hacker and Michelle Turner revisit the vivid personalities, celebrated spaces and unique recipes that made Louisville's historic eateries unforgettable. The History Press 9781467118125 Pub Date: 11/2/15 On Sale Date: 11/2/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Louisville Murder & Mayhem: Historic Crimes of Derby City Keven McQueen
Summary Life in Louisville in the years following the Civil War, and through the turn of the century, was as exciting as it was dangerous. The city continued to grow as important urban hub of culture and commerce, connecting the South with the Midwest and Northern states. As Keven McQueen proves in this collection of morbid tales of crime and depravity, life in Louisville certainly had a darker side. Journey back to a time when Louisville's streets were filled with rail cars, its alleys populated by thieves, and its brothels hummed with activity. Whether it's the tale of the marriage of a convicted murderer to a notorious prostitute, or the exploits the criminal duo dubbed Louisville's Bonnie and Clyde," this is a true crime collection that is truly hard to believe." The History Press 9781609495664 Pub Date: 3/4/12 On Sale Date: 3/4/12 $19.99 USD/$20.99 CAD/€15.99 EUR Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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The Great Louisville Tornado of 1890 Keven McQueen
Summary On March 27, 1890, a devastating storm moved over the Ohio River Valley, spawning dozens of deadly tornados. The most powerful of these twisters touched down in Louisville, carving a path of unprecedented destruction from Main Street to the end of town. In the aftermath, nearly eight hundred buildings in the city were destroyed, and over one hundred people perished. In all, the storm produced over twenty-five tornados that day, and it remains the twenty-fifth deadliest storm in U.S. history. Join local author Keven McQueen as he chronicles Louisville's most violent natural disaster, with tales of harrowing rescues and rebuilding.
The History Press 9781596298927 Pub Date: 3/10/10 On Sale Date: 3/10/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Classic Restaurants of Louisville Stephen Hacker
Summary The stories of Louisville's best-remembered restaurants are chock-full of legendary locations, huge personalities and well-loved recipes. Find out how a silly joke about "Hillbilly Tea" became an international sensation. Discover the origins of Casa Grisanti and why there would be no Queenie Bee without it. Enter the "World of Swirl" surrounding the rise and fall of Lynn's Paradise Café. Enjoy menus, memories and more of favorites found across the Derby City through the decades. Author Stephen Hacker serves up this history and more, complete with photography by Dan Dry and John Nation.
The History Press 9781467144964 Pub Date: 11/2/20 On Sale Date: 11/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Men Who Built Louisville The City of Progress in the Gilded Age Bryan S. Bush
Summary From 1870 to 1900, Louisville became a larger part of the American Industrial Revolution. The expansion of railroads was a key factor to becoming a center for industry, trade and commerce. Paul Jones Jr. helped the city become a world leader in bourbon production, and Louisville was the largest tobacco manufacturer due to successful brokers like Andrew Graham. John Leather's jean cloth facility was among the most productive in the world. The largest box factory also resided in the city, and Louisville became the banking capital of the South. Author Bryan S. Bush details those behind the massive industry in the City of Progress. The History Press 9781467141253 Pub Date: 2/25/19 On Sale Date: 2/25/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Creepy Kentucky Strange Stories from the Bluegrass State Mr. Keven McQueen
Summary The Eerie and Ominous in Kentucky Kentucky is no stranger to strange occurrences. From weird encounters with the Grim Reaper to local graveyard dogs, the Bluegrass State has its share of odd stories. Learn about local ghosts who've haunted areas for years. Encounter body snatchers and some very odd modes of death. Go on the hunt for Daniel Boone's bones and witness the marvelous twisting tombstone. Witness the people who uncannily predicted their own death. Author Keven McQueen details these creepy stories and more. The History Press 9781467154161 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 58 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Kentucky's Lost Bourbon Distilleries Berkeley Scott, Jeanine Scott
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467109901 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Kentucky bourbon is world-renowned, and the distilling of this corn-based liquor has deep roots in almost every corner of the state. Hundreds of distilleries dotted the landscape, beginning with the early settlements until 1920, when the vast majority were closed because of Prohibition. Many of the distilleries never reopened and became "lost," with only old photographs left to tell this story of dedicated craftsmanship. In some cases, distilleries reopened during a "bourbon boom" when Prohibition finally ended in 1933, only to falter a few decades later. Some of those distilleries were sold and portions of the properties, like warehouses, reused by the new owner. Despite everything, bourbon distilling remains a major industry in the state--and a worldfamous icon for Kentucky. Kentucky's Lost Bourbon Distilleries is dedicated to the many people who worked at distilleries that may be "lost" but are not forgotten.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Kentucky Legends and Lore Alan Brown
Summary Kentucky is known primarily for horse racing, bourbon and fried chicken, but the "Dark and Bloody Ground" has a mysterious side as well. Kentuckians talk about their own "Hillbilly Beast," believed to have frightened campers at Mammoth Cave National Park. The gnarled and twisted Witches' Tree is a favorite on Louisville ghost tours. Kentucky's UFO incidents--like Thomas Mantell's mysterious plane crash, the Hopkinsville alien attack and the Paintsville train-UFO crash--are as puzzling and frightening now as they were when they happened. Folklore writer Alan Brown chronicles these strange stories and others that are very much a part of the unique culture of Kentucky. The History Press 9781467149822 Pub Date: 10/25/21 On Sale Date: 10/25/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 True Crime / Heists & Robberies TRU008000 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Tales from the Kentucky Hemp Highway Dan Isenstein
Summary Among the many hidden gems in Bluegrass history is the state's long relationship with hemp, a history noted by a historical "Hemp Highway" designation. Archibald McNeil was the first to plant the crop in the state in 1775. In 1803, John Wesley Hunt opened the first hemp bagging factory in the United States and helped transform Lexington into the "Athens of the West." Another grower, Thomas Barbee, had a child with an enslaved person and freed his children on his deathbed. His grandson became a hemp grower as well. New organizations like Homestead Alternatives and Zelios Inc. have taken that history into the modern world. Author Dan Isenstein details the history of the crop and the historic trail dedicated to it. The History Press 9781467148832 Pub Date: 8/9/21 On Sale Date: 8/9/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Bluegrass Bourbon Barons Bryan S. Bush
Summary Kentucky is the home of bourbon, and there are a proud few who helped usher the industry into prominence. Learn about men like bourbon baron Isaac Bernheim, who founded the Bernheim Forest and Research Center, or John Douglas, who built a racetrack for the trotter racing industry and was known as the "Prince of Sports." George Garvin Brown and his business partner, George Forman, formed the Brown-Forman Company, which today is one of the largest American-owned companies in the spirits and wine business. With such enormous wealth came the temptation for fraud, which led to several bourbon leaders becoming involved in some of Kentucky's famous scandals. Author and Kentucky historian Bryan S. Bush details the intoxicating history of bourbon's biggest historical names. The History Press 9781467150132 Pub Date: 7/19/21 On Sale Date: 7/19/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Bizarre Bluegrass Strange but True Kentucky Tales Keven McQueen
Summary From ghost towns to circus performers to mass hysteria, the Bluegrass State is no stranger to the strange. Read stories of famed President Abraham Lincoln you've never heard before. Find possible solutions to the mystery of Pearl Bryan's missing head and decipher the outrageous hoaxes involving an unsolvable puzzle and monkeys trained to perform farm work. Learn about the time when the author wrote to Charles Manson as a joke and Manson wrote back--four times. Join author Keven McQueen as he recounts some of the weirder vignettes from Kentucky lore. The History Press 9781467146784 Pub Date: 8/17/20 On Sale Date: 8/17/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Kentucky Horse Tales Ercel Ellis Jr., Robert W. Copelan DVM, Michael Blowen and Old Friends
Summary Ercel Ellis Jr. was born into the Thoroughbred horse business and has worked in it for seventy-five years.
The History Press 9781467141475 Pub Date: 7/15/19 On Sale Date: 7/15/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
He has been an owner, breeder, trainer, writer and radio broadcaster. His radio show, Horse Tales, has run for twenty years. For all his work, he won the Charles W. Engelhard Award for contributions to the industry. During his life, Ercel has amassed a trove of stories on some of the biggest names in Thoroughbred racing, like Mata Hari, Spy Song and world-famous Man o' War. He also includes stories of lesser-known horses like Dark Mirage, El Chico, Blue Peter and By Jimminy. Join Ercel as he entertains with fascinating stories from more than seven decades with Thoroughbreds.
160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky Foster Ockerman Jr.
Summary Untold tidbits of equine history is revealed by historian and seventh generation Kentuckian Foster Ockerman Jr.
The History Press 9781467138949 Pub Date: 3/25/19 On Sale Date: 3/25/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Horse racing and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are synonymous. The equine industry in the state dates as far back as the eighteenth century, and some of that history remains untold. The Seventeenth Earl of Derby made the trip from England to Louisville for the famed Kentucky Derby. Many famous African American jockeys grew up in the area but fled to Europe during the Jim Crow era. Gambling on races is a popular pastime, but betting in the early days caused significant changes in the sport. Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky details the rich and the lesser-known history at the tracks in the Bluegrass State.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Sports & Recreation / Animal Sports SPO021000 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Celebrating Old Friends Stories from Kentucky's Thoroughbred Retirement Farm Rick Capone, Mary Simon, Michael Blowen
Summary Over the last decade Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, has put a new face on the concept of equine aftercare. When Michael Blowen first dreamed of creating Old Friends, he envisioned a place where Thoroughbred stallions could retire with dignity following their racing or breeding careers. He also wanted people to visit the iconic horses. The History Press 9781467137836 Pub Date: 10/9/17 On Sale Date: 10/9/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports
In 2003, Old Friendsopened on leased land with a miniature horse named Little Silver Charm, a gelding named Invigorate and a mare named Narrow Escape. Today, the two-hundred-plus-acre farm in Georgetown has more than 160 retired Thoroughbred stallions, geldings and mares, including two Kentucky Derbywinners. It even welcomed two satellite farms, one in New York and one at Kentucky Downsracetrack. In his follow-up to History of Old Friends, Rick Capone revisits the unforgettable history of this horse retirement home.
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Kentucky Bourbon Trail, The A Revised Edition Berkeley, Jeanine Scott
Summary The initial edition of Images of America: The Kentucky Bourbon Trail was published in 2009, and since then, the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® tourist attraction has grown to include 10 of the state's largest and most famous distilleries along with members of the new Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour®.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467126144 Pub Date: 5/22/17 On Sale Date: 5/22/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/£24.99 GBP/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
This revised edition contains nearly 100 new images of the bourbon industry, past and present, making it an essential companion for bourbon enthusiasts as they visit the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® distilleries. Along the KBT™, tour guides and exhibits offer visitors a variety of interesting facts and often a taste of this uniquely American spirit. This book offers a look back at some of the pioneers of whiskey distilling, the distilleries that have come and gone, and the history of those brands that carry on the craft today. The Kentucky Bourbon Trail® and Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour® are experiences that rank among Kentucky's most famous and fastest-growing tourism attractions, with over 3 million visits in the last five years
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History of Old Friends A Home for Retired Thoroughbreds Rick Capone
Summary Old Friends provides a dignified retirement to Thoroughbreds whose racing and breeding careers have come to an end. Hear their stories in this heartwarming book. Like many before him in the Bluegrass State, Michael Blowen, a former Boston Globeentertainment writer, fell in love with horses, specifically Thoroughbreds. The reality beyond the racetracks, he knew, was that each day a Thoroughbred was in the spotlight, for some of these distinguished athletes, their days were numbered. The History Press 9781626193314 Pub Date: 8/5/14 On Sale Date: 8/5/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback
For that reason, he dreamed of finding a way to give them a dignified retirement after they completed their rigorous racing careers. When he opened the Thoroughbred retirement farm Old Friendsin Kentucky in 2003, he never dreamed his idea would grow so big, so fast. Today, Old Friendsis home to more than 130 horses, many of them stallions, as well as geldings, mares and one loveable miniature horse named Little Silver Charm. Join journalist and horse lover Rick Capone for the story of Old Friendsand the horses that call the farm home.
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A Culinary History of Kentucky Burgoo, Beer Cheese and Goetta Fiona Young-Brown
Summary Pull up a chair to the kitchen table and enjoy a delicious adventure through Bluegrass food history. Kentucky's cuisine can be traced back to Cherokee, Irish, Scottish, English and German roots, among others. A typical Kentucky meal might have the standard meat and three, but there are many dishes that can't be found anywhere else. Poke sallet, despite its toxic roots and berries, is such a favorite in parts of eastern Kentucky that an annual festival celebrates it. Find recipes for dishes from burgoo to hog to moonshine and frogs. Join author Fiona Young-Brown as she details all the delectable delights sure to make the mouth water. The History Press 9781626192638 Pub Date: 4/1/14 On Sale Date: 4/1/14 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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PROVIDENCE ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Hello, Rhode Island! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781933212623 Pub Date: 9/6/11 On Sale Date: 9/6/11 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Rhode Island! Follow parent and child Rhode Island Red Chickens as they tour the Ocean State together. Join the pair as they visit the Roger Williams Park Zoo, the Green Animals Topiary Garden, and the Beavertail Lighthouse. Along the way they ride the Flying Horse Carousel in Watch Hill, play on Narragansett Beach, celebrate July 4th in Bristol, and see the amazing WaterFire in Providence! Our feathered tour guides will remind children and their loved ones of their own great visit to Rhode Island. Bestselling author Martha Day Zschock is an artist and former elementary teacher with a passion for helping children explore new places. The Hello! series illustrates how exploring real places yields new discoveries. Through these journeys, kids can explore and become experts on the world they see inside and outside the book, through the engaging, bright, and detailed illustrations. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002040 Series: Hello 6.1 in H | 5.9 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Local Baby Rhode Island Rhode Island Scott Leta
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197182 Pub Date: 4/17/23 On Sale Date: 4/17/23 $11.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Board Book
Bursting with delightful colors and bright illustrations, Local Baby: Rhode Island engages babies' attention and encourages families to explore what makes the Ocean State so great. See the Big Blue Bug, sail in Narragansett Bay, take a bike ride on Block Island, and watch the parade in Bristol. Explore your state with this joyfully grabbable and wonderfully local board book that is sure to bring generations together.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Local Baby 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Downtown Providence Louis Azar II
Summary Downtown Providence, Rhode Island, became an important business center in New England beginning in 1866 due to an increase in immigration, urbanization, municipal planning, public and private investments, and new technologies. The business buildings of the past, some of them gone, still coexist with the modern structures of today in the 21st century.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467107891 Pub Date: 1/24/22 On Sale Date: 1/24/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Louis Azar II chronicles the history of the commercial downtown with historic postcards and present-day photographs from his collection along with images from the Providence Public Library and research from the Rhode Island Historical Society.
96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Past and Present 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Untold Stories from World War II Rhode Island Varoujan Karentz
Summary Following the success of World War II Rhode Island, author Christian McBurney returns, with new coauthors Norman Desmarais and Varoujan Karentz, to present extraordinary personal stories of local contributions to the war effort.
The History Press 9781467141864 Pub Date: 10/21/19 On Sale Date: 10/21/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From John F. Kennedy's training as a PT boat commander at Melville to George H.W. Bush's training as a pilot at Charlestown, the smallest state played an oversized role preparing navy officers and sailors. Important innovations are credited here too. Radar used on night-flying aircraft was developed at Jamestown's Spraycliff Observatory and tested at Charlestown, and at Davisville, Seabees developed a pontoon aircraft landing field tested on Narragansett Bay. Scituate was home to the nation's most successful spy listening station. After these and more captivating stories are revealed, the final chapter details existing World War II sites across the state readers can visit.
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Lost Providence David Brussat
Summary ""Dave Brussat has made a significant contribution to the history of Providence. For those interested in that history, ""Lost Providence"" is a real find."" Providence Journal
The History Press 9781467137249 Pub Date: 8/28/17 On Sale Date: 8/28/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Providence has one of the nation's most intact historic downtowns and is one of America's most beautiful cities. The history of architectural change in the city is one of lost buildings, urban renewal plans and challenges to preservation. The Narragansett Hotel, a lost city icon, hosted many famous guests and was demolished in 1960. The American classical renaissance expressed itself in the Providence National Bank, tragically demolished in 2005. Urban renewal plans such as the Downtown Providence plan and the College Hill plan threatened the city in the mid-twentieth century. Providence eventually embraced its heritage through plans like the River Relocation Project that revitalized the city's waterfront and the Downcity Plan that revitalized its downtown. Author David Brussat chronicles the trials and triumphs of Providence's urban development.
224 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Spies in Revolutionary Rhode Island Christian M. McBurney
Summary Espionage played a vital role during the American Revolution in Rhode Island. The British and Americans each employed spies to discover the secrets, plans and positions of their enemy. Continental navy lieutenant John Trevett dressed as an ordinary sailor, grew out his beard and went from tavern to tavern in Newport gathering intelligence. Metcalf Bowler became a traitor on the order of Benedict Arnold, as he spied for the British while serving as a Patriot leader in Providence. Disguised as a peddler, Ann Bates spied for the British during the Rhode Island Campaign. When caught, one spy paid with his life, while others suffered in jail. Author Christian M. McBurney, for the first time, unravels the world of spies and covert operations in Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War. The History Press 9781626197244 Pub Date: 11/4/14 On Sale Date: 11/4/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Military 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
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Aboard the Fabre Line to Providence Immigration to Rhode Island William J. Jennings Jr., Patrick T. Conley
Summary
The History Press 9781626192294 Pub Date: 11/19/13 On Sale Date: 11/19/13 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
In an era when immigration was at its peak, the Fabre Line offered the only transatlantic route to southern New England. One of its most important ports was in Providence, Rhode Island. Nearly eighty-four thousand immigrants were admitted to the country between the years 1911 and 1934. Almost one in nine of these individuals elected to settle in Rhode Island after landing in Providence, amounting to around eleven thousand new residents. Most of these immigrants were from Portugal and Italy, and the Fabre Line kept up a brisk and successful business. However, both the line and the families hoping for a new life faced major obstacles in the form of World War I, the immigration restriction laws of the 1920s, and the Great Depression. Join authors Patrick T. Conley and William J. Jennings Jr. as they chronicle the history of the Fabre Line and its role in bringing new residents to the Ocean State.
224 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
A History of the Providence River: With the Moshassuck, Woonasquatucket & Seekonk Tributaries Robert A. Geake, Patrick T. Conley
Summary
The History Press 9781609499020 Pub Date: 2/19/13 On Sale Date: 2/19/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The Providence River begins its journey from the confluence of the Moshassuck and Woonasquatucket Rivers, in the capital city from which the river takes its name. A short distance downstream, the Seekonk River joins with the Providence as they flow on toward the mouth of Narragansett Bay. The history of the Ocean State was made on the banks of this historic river. It was here that Roger Williams established the first settlement dedicated to religious liberty, Rochambeau's army made its first encampment on the road to Yorktown and the Walsh-Kaiser Shipyard built World War II vessels for the Allied maritime effort. Along its waters glided boats and ships engaged in the slave trade, the raid on the Gaspee" and all manner of coastal commerce. Historian Robert A. Geake has paddled the river's length to uncover the mysteries coursing within."
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Historic Tales of Colonial Rhode Island Aquidneck Island and the Founding of the Ocean State Richard V. Simpson
Summary A fascinating history of the landmarks and architecture that serve as the remnants of Rhode Island's colonial past.
The History Press 9781609499112 Pub Date: 11/27/12 On Sale Date: 11/27/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Roger Williams purchased the fertile Aquidneck Island from the Narragansett tribe in 1637. The intrepid dissenters of Rhode Island Colony saw their community flourish with the founding of Portsmouth and Newport townships. It was here that Anne Hutchinson, along with William Coddington and other colonists who had been banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, found shelter from persecution. The Battle of Rhode Island was the only clash between American colonials and the British on Rhode Island soil during the Revolutionary War. From the mercantile success of the Atlantic triangle trade routes to the establishment of the United States Navy, noted historian Richard V. Simpson brings these and other stories from the Ocean State to life. Join Simpson as he explores the landmarks and architecture of the period to discover the remnants of Rhode Island's colonial past.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036100 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Rhode Island Legends Haunted Hallows & Monsters' Lairs Marybeth (M.E.) Reilly-McGreen
Summary Prepare yourself to journey through the local tales of fright throughout Rhode Island.
The History Press 9781609494773 Pub Date: 6/5/12 On Sale Date: 6/5/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Rhode Island's ghostly heritage is as deep and profound as the history of the state itself. From the ghastly moaning bones of Mount Tom to the stately haunt of Judge Potter in a local library, Rhode Island's apparitions have been causing fear for centuries. Follow M.E. Reilly-McGreen as she reveals the ghoulish stories of the state's most haunted places. The author delves deep to unearth tales of fright little known to most as well as those that have helped define the state's supernatural history. From ghosts to monsters, this book is your guide to all things spooky in Rhode Island. So prepare to journey through the Rhode Island you didn't know existed, or does it?
128 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036100 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Historic Taverns of Rhode Island Robert A. Geake
Summary This book chronicles a number of Rhode Island's historic taverns and the stories contained within their walls. Some of the taverns include: The Mowry Tavern, which was the site of political gatherings, protests and religious observances under Roger Williams; The Benedict Arnold Tavern built in 1693; The White Horse Tavern, which soon became the meeting place for Rhode Island legislators; and the Ruff Stone Tavern in North Providence was an establishment with a long history, having served as a pub, a stop on the Underground Railroad and a speakeasy during prohibition.
The History Press 9781609495831 Pub Date: 5/22/12 On Sale Date: 5/22/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
Burning the Gaspee: Revolution in Rhode Island Rory Raven
Summary This book chronicles the history of the HMS Gaspee, a sloop in the British Royal Navy that was sent to patrol the waters of Narragansett Bay in 1772.
The History Press 9781609494780 Pub Date: 5/15/12 On Sale Date: 5/15/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The Gaspee cracked down on smugglers and enforced British customs regulation, particularly the Stamp Act. The ship and her captain, William Duddington, were quickly hated by colonists for their campaign of brutality, harassment, and arbitrary enforcement. When the Gaspee ran around in shallow waters, while in pursuit of a colonist merchant ship, they took immediate action. The colonists, led by John Brown and other local notables, burned Gaspee and wounded her captain. This act of revolt preceded the Boston Tea Party by 18 months.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Military 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Revolutionaries, Rebels and Rogues of Rhode Island M.E. Reilly-McGreen
Summary Rhode Island may be the smallest state, but it has the tallest tales. It's home to many larger-than-life men with exciting stories of mutiny, revolt and daring. Horror writer H.P. Lovecraft tries to escape the grasp of the demonic Night-Gaunts" that haunt him. Captain William Kidd, convicted of piracy and murder, is hung and left to rot as a warning for others pursuing a similar career path. And Samuel Slater, Father of the Industrial Revolution, may be a revolutionary in our eyes, but he is considered a treasonous rogue by the English. Travel with M.E. Reilly-McGreen as she follows up her book Witches, Wenches and Wild Women of Rhode Island with tales of the best and worst men The Ocean State has to offer." The History Press 9781609491390 Pub Date: 6/7/11 On Sale Date: 6/7/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
Rhode Island Disasters: Tales of Tragedy by Air, Sea and Rail Jim Ignasher
Summary How could a perfectly sound U.S. military fighter plane simply vanish from formation on a training flight? Why did the crew of a speeding train choose death over salvation? What really happened one foggy night in 1929 when the Coast Guard fired on a rumrunner in Narragansett Bay? Do guardian angels really exist? Can an airplane be jinxed? In his latest book, Jim Ignasher chronicles twenty-three long-forgotten tales of disaster in the Ocean State. His research includes declassified government reports, which allow for some stories to be told in their entirety for the first time. Collectively, these tales present heroes and villains, adventure and the human condition, strange happenings and unsolved mysteries. The History Press 9781609491000 Pub Date: 12/10/10 On Sale Date: 12/10/10 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Witches, Wenches & Wild Women of Rhode Island M.E. Reilly-McGreen
Summary Experience the history of Rhode Island and learn about the Ocean State's most fascinating and wild women.
The History Press 9781596299375 Pub Date: 5/31/10 On Sale Date: 5/31/10 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Read of Mercy Brown, a nineteen-year-old consumption victim who was thought to be a vampire and whose body was exhumed and discovered with blood in the heart. There was Goody Seager, accused of infesting her neighbor's cheese with maggots by using witchcraft, and Tall ""Dutch"" Kattern of Block Island, an opium-eating fortune teller whose curse, legend says, set a ship aflame after its crew cast her ashore. Hear of the revolutionaries, like Julia Ward Howe, who invented Mother's Day and wrote the words to ""The Battle Hymn of the Republic,"" and religious reformer Anne Hutchinson, said to be the inspiration for Hawthorne's heroine in The Scarlet Letter, in these thrilling tales from author M.E. Reilly-McGreen.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Brown University Baseball: A Legacy of the Game Rick Harris
Summary This book will chronicle the history of baseball at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown has earned the distinction of being the most influential institution regarding baseball in Rhode Island. Fields, players, coaches are also included. Perhaps the most interesting parts of the book are the stories revolving around students and baseball games. Racial Integration on the ball field at Brown University is also explored, as well as women who played baseball at Pembroke College (Brown's sister college prior to integration of female and male students). The History Press 9781609495015 Pub Date: 3/11/12 On Sale Date: 3/11/12 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Hockey in Providence Jim Mancuso
Summary Providence has an old and rich hockey tradition. The Providence Reds were one of the first professional hockey teams in the United States. In their 51-year history (1926-1977), the Reds won seven playoff championships, including four Calder Cup titles. The Reds were the first minor-league hockey team to operate for 50 seasons. The Providence Bruins, established in the 1992-1993 season, carry on the city's great hockey legacy and gave Providence its fifth Calder Cup title. Several Hockey Hall of Famers have played for Providence-based teams, including Bobby Bauer, Hector "Toe" Blake, Johnny Bower, Frank Brimsek, Eddie Giacomin, Rod Langway, Milt Schmidt, and Lorne "Gump" Worsley. Arcadia Publishing 9780738545318 Pub Date: 9/27/06 On Sale Date: 9/27/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of Sports 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Providence Louis McGowan, Daniel Brown
Summary This volume offers a glimpse at what Providence citizens found important, funny, and poignant during the early 20th century, when postcards were a popular medium of communication. Within Providence, people frolic during Old Home Week and enjoy the entertainment of the WJAR Kiddie Revue. Important landmarks like the Brown & Sharpe and Gorham companies stand proudly when they were the largest toolmaker and silver maker, respectively, on the planet. Views of buildings long gone but fondly remembered, such as the Outlet Store and the E. F. Albee Theater, are also displayed. Through stunning postcards, readers will delight in seeing more than 200 fantastic views of this fascinating city. Arcadia Publishing 9780738544625 Pub Date: 5/10/06 On Sale Date: 5/15/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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The America's Cup Yachts: The Rhode Island Connection Richard V. Simpson
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738500904 Pub Date: 3/28/99 On Sale Date: 3/28/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The dominance of the New York Yacht Club, in possession of the America's Cup between 1851 and 1983, has given Newport, Rhode Island, the status of yachting capital of the world. Seven of the most respected America's Cup defenders were built in Bristol, Rhode Island. The state's contribution to racing yacht technology began in Bristol, when N.G. Herreshoff designed and built the Vigilant in 1893. The Goetz Custom Sailboat Company continues the Bristol tradition of building superior sailing vessels, many of which have been challengers for the coveted America's Cup, beginning with the America 3 in 1992. In his sixth volume for the Images of America series, author Richard V. Simpson explores the allure of the America's Cup yachts and racing through more than 200 images from his own diverse collection. The photographs focus on the beauty and dignity of the yachts, the genius of engineering minds, and the handiwork of skilled crafters. Within these pages, view a variety of rare images captured by turn-of-the-century biograph and stereoscopic cameras, and experience the majestic dance of th...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Downtown Providence in the Twentieth Century Joe Fuoco, A.J. Lothrop
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738590455 Pub Date: 9/18/98 On Sale Date: 9/18/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The twentieth century can truly be said to have been America's century. As the nation reached the position of world leader, her towns and cities changed at an unprecedented pace. With the approach to the millennium, the topic of change is on everyone's mind--how our communities and lifestyles have changed over the past century, and how we can endeavor to preserve the past while facing the future in which the world seems to change ever faster.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: American Century Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Rhode Island Clam Shacks David N. Stone
Summary See how Rhode Island's hard-shell clam industry came about and remains as popular as ever to this day.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467125000 Pub Date: 4/24/17 On Sale Date: 4/24/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Steamships once plied the waters of Narragansett Bay, carrying thousands of guests to feasts of clams prepared in every way imaginable at scenic spots like Rocky Point and Crescent Park. After hurricanes and pollution destroyed Rhode Island's soft-shell clam and oyster beds, the quahog became the state's favorite bivalve, and Rhode Islanders took to their automobiles and drove to the beach for clam cakes and chowder at the shacks and chowder houses that carried on the old traditions. Quahogging remains a major business in Rhode Island, where men and women continue to make a living from the sea. The long lines at take-out windows attest that the future of Rhode Island's clam shacks is secure as they successfully balance changing tastes with time-honored recipes.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Haunted Providence Strange Tales from the Smallest State Rory Raven
Summary Though Rhode Island is America's smallest state, they have more than their fair share of spooky stories. Author Rory Raven has collected stories and tales drawn from the history and folklore of one of the oldest cities in the nation. From restless spirits and mysterious deaths, to vampires and shadowy strangers, and even stories involving Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, Haunted Providenceexplores the unusual events and untold tales that have made this capital city unlike any other. The History Press 9781596293878 Pub Date: 3/14/08 On Sale Date: 3/14/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Haunted America 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Lost Restaurants of Providence David Norton Stone
Summary In the city that invented the diner, so many amazing restaurants remain only in memories. The Silver Top had fresh coffee every twenty minutes, and the Ever Ready was hot dog heaven. Miss Dutton's Green Room and the Shepard Tea Room beckoned shoppers in their Sunday finest. At Childs, the griddle chef made butter cakes in the window for night owls, and Harry Houdini supped at midnight with H.P. Lovecraft at the Waldorf Lunch. Themed lounges like the Beachcomber and the Bacchante Room chased away the Prohibition blues. Downcity Diner offered a famous meatloaf, and Ming Garden's Ming Wings were a staple for regulars. Author David Norton Stone details the restaurants that still hold a place in the hearts of locals. The History Press 9781625859303 Pub Date: 4/8/19 On Sale Date: 4/8/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 32 Cooking / Individual Chefs & Restaurants CKB115000 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Murder at Rocky Point Park: Tragedy in Rhode Island's Summer Paradise Kelly Sullivan Pezza
Summary Join author & reporter Kelly Sullivan Pezza as she investigates and recounts the murder of 5-year old Maggie Sheffield.
The History Press 9781626196254 Pub Date: 8/5/14 On Sale Date: 8/5/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
On a summer day in 1893, little Maggie Sheffield was murdered. Maggie's own father did the unthinkable against a backdrop of laughter and barrel organ music at Rocky Point Amusement Park. The tragedy aroused a strange reaction from the peaceable community of Warwick, Rhode Island. Many seemed to be more concerned for the murderer, Frank Sheffield, than for his young victim. Frank was rumored to be insane or addicted to drugs, and after a trial, he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. The murder did not tarnish Rocky Point's reputation as a premier destination, and the park operated until 1995. Investigating official records and newspaper archives, author Kelly Sullivan Pezza uncovers the facts and oddities behind a grim crime in Rhode Island's summer paradise.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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Ghosts of Houston's Market Square Park Sandra Lord, Debe Branning
Summary Visitors to Market Square Park can pause on their stroll through the downtown centerpiece for a palpable experience of its past. Houston's first four city halls laid their foundations here, and relics of the square's heritage remain embedded in the sidewalks of the park. Chalk up a chance sneeze on Milam Street to the final ghostly gasp of dust from Robert Boyce's sawpits. Step from Congress Street into La Carafe, Houston's oldest commercial building, for the kind of atmosphere that even deceased bartenders are reluctant to leave. From the phantom tailors above Treebeard's to the forgotten mysteries of the town's founding, Sandra Lord and Debe Branning resurrect the history humming through the four blocks surrounding Market Square Park. The History Press 9781467141307 Pub Date: 9/7/20 On Sale Date: 9/7/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 18 Body, Mind & Spirit / Supernatural (incl. Ghosts) OCC023000 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Vanished Houston Landmarks Mark Lardas
Summary Although it is sometimes called a town without a history, Houston actually possesses the kind of sprawling past that includes a frontier port, a moon landing and a supermarket that contributed to the fall of the Soviet Union. In fact, there is so much history that much has been forgotten. Visit the landmarks of that neglected heritage, from the Cotton Exchange to Astroworld. Dropping in on legendary spots like Shamrock and Gilley's Club, Mark Lardas tells the stories of a Houston that has largely disappeared from the public eye.
The History Press 9781467142816 Pub Date: 2/24/20 On Sale Date: 2/24/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Architecture / Buildings ARC024010 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Bayous of Houston James L. Sipes, Matthew K. Zeve
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738596129 Pub Date: 11/19/12 On Sale Date: 11/19/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
When the Allen brothers were looking to establish a new city in 1836, they selected a site at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, which was the head of navigational waters. They named the city after Gen. Sam Houston, and ever since then, Houston and its bayous have been indelibly linked. With Buffalo Bayou as the lifeblood of the city, Houston thrived as an inland port. Early development occurred along the bayou, and it was widened, deepened, and straightened to accommodate growing commerce in Texas. Buffalo Bayou linked the city of Houston to Galveston Bay, where ships were waiting to share Texas products with the rest of the world. Today, with Houston as the largest city in the state of Texas and the fourth largest in the United States, the Port of Houston is one of the busiest ports in the world.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Building Modern Houston Anna Mod
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738585246 Pub Date: 1/9/12 On Sale Date: 1/9/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Founded in 1836, Houston is now the country's fourth-largest city. In the early 20th century, Houston's economy shifted from agriculture to oil, fueling the city's explosive growth in the following decades. Houston grabbed the reins and saw a building boom in commercial, residential, and civic architecture redefine the city and skyline. Modernism was a new and fresh architectural expression and the perfect complement to the city's can-do entrepreneurial spirit. The 1960s brought ground-breaking ceremonies for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) headquarters, while residents and tourists alike lined up to tour the revolutionary new Astrodome. Building Modern Houston tells the story of Houston's architecture during its transformation from "Bayou City" to "Space City."
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Houston Daniel E. Monsanto
Summary Along the banks of Buffalo Bayou, Houston was founded by John and Augustus Allen on August 30, 1836. The city was named after Gen. Sam Houston, a prominent military hero of the Texas Revolution. After the Civil War ended, Houston flourished as agricultural, industrial, and commercial interests generated economic growth. In 1901, the discovery of oil at nearby Spindletop ushered in a new era, fueled by the addition of an inland port when the Houston Ship Channel was dredged in 1914. During the latter half of the 20th century, energy, space exploration, and the medical sciences placed this city on the world stage. Big dreams, big discoveries, hard work, and a little luck made Houston the thriving city it is today. Arcadia Publishing 9780738571225 Pub Date: 10/14/09 On Sale Date: 10/19/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
The Houstorian Dictionary: An Insider's Index to Houston James Glassman
Summary
The History Press 9781467118002 Pub Date: 7/6/15 On Sale Date: 7/6/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Houston is an innovative city informed by a diverse and eclectic past that is ever-present in its customs, expressions and dreams, even though most Houstonians don't realize it. Represented by landmarks, dishes and events, the culture of America's fourth-largest city is celebrated in the literature, movies, songs and memorable quotations credited to its vibrant citizenry. The Houstorian Dictionary is a guide for natives and newcomers alike. Each entry leads into the next to create a tapestry of the Bayou City's past and present. Discover that story and visit the places where it all happened. Meet the innovators, heroes, hucksters and misfit tinkerers who share the unique Houston DNA. The Houstorian, James Glassman, reveals valuable insights that make this a handy reference as well as an entertaining read.
192 Pages 100% Mono Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Houston's River Oaks Ann Dunphy Becker, George Murray
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738596693 Pub Date: 4/29/13 On Sale Date: 4/29/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the early 1920s, when T.W. House Jr., A.C. Guthrie, and Thomas Ball came to the conclusion that Houston needed a new country club, complete with an 18-hole golf course, they formed Country Club Estates. They chose to build on land called the House tract just west of downtown. Very quickly, 300 memberships were sold, with each including one share of stock in the company. Within a year, Will and Mike Hogg, along with Hugh Potter, recognized this as a perfect idea for the bustling city of Houston. They purchased 1,100 acres, eventually creating the River Oaks Corporation. Images of America: Houston's River Oaks takes the reader from 1923 to 1970 and tells the story of one of the most carefully planned subdivisions in America. Today, River Oaks is known as an enviable place to call home. The careful planning undertaken by these Houstonians 90 years ago produced results of unmatched beauty and a quality of life still enjoyed today.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Super Cities! Houston Houston Michael Burgan
Summary Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Houston's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198509 Pub Date: 11/1/21 On Sale Date: 11/1/21 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Did you know that NASA's Manned Space Center has a home in Houston? Or that camels and ostriches race at the Sam Houston Race Park? Have you ever been to the annual Livestock Show and Rodeo? From the Astrodome, to the Texas Medical Center, Super Cities!: Houston covers it all, and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make the Space City great. Dive into Galveston Bay, shop till you drop at the Galleria, and attend a Beyonce concert, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of Houston!
96 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 234 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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History Lover's Guide to Houston, A Tristan Smith
Summary Houston earned its international reputation as a hub for space flight and the oil industry. But visitors don't need to search out the secrets of the stars or the depths of the earth to experience the impressive legacy of the nation's fourth-largest city. Traverse the streets of downtown and find historic treasures from antebellum Texas. Venture to the outskirts to find the world's "Eighth Wonder,'? as well as the globe's tallest stone monument and one of its largest ports. Discover why the town's exceptional heritage of innovation, industry and architecture has sparked a movement to uncover and embrace its historic structures. Join Tristan Smith for an in-depth exploration of Houston's historic wards. The History Press 9781467144667 Pub Date: 3/16/20 On Sale Date: 3/16/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Lost Restaurants of Houston Paul Galvani
Summary With more than fourteen thousand eating establishments covering seventy different ethnic cuisines, Houston is a foodie town. But even in a place where eating out is a way of life and restaurants come and go, there were some iconic spots that earned a special place in the hearts and stomachs of locals. Maxim's taught overnight millionaires how to handle meals that came with three forks. The Trader Vic's at the Shamrock offered dedicated homebodies a chance for the exotic, and Sonny Look's Sirloin Inn maintained the reputation of a city of steakhouses. From Alfred's Delicatessen to Youngblood's Fried Chicken, Paul and Christiane Galvani celebrate the stories and recipes of Houston's fondly remembered tastemakers. The History Press 9781467138284 Pub Date: 4/23/18 On Sale Date: 4/23/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 208 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 16 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.5 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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The Cruiser Houston Mark Lardas
Summary The cruiser Houston was the first warship named for the Bayou City, and the ship proved a favorite of the city for which it was named. It was also a favorite of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who traveled on the Houston no fewer than four times. Houston was twice the flagship of the US Navy's Asiatic Fleet. In the opening days of World War II, it battled the Imperial Japanese Navy, culminating in its midnight loss at the Battle of Sunda Strait. The Cruiser Houston tells the story of this magnificent ship and the city of Houston's reaction to its namesake's loss. Arcadia Publishing 9781467127424 Pub Date: 11/6/17 On Sale Date: 11/6/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Murder and Mayhem in Houston: Historic Bayou City Crime Mike Vance, John Nova Lomax
Summary When the Allen brothers sold Houston's first lots, the city became a magnet for enterprising tycoons and opportunistic crooks alike. As the young city grew, a scourge of crime and vice accompanied the success of oil and real estate. The Bayou City's seedy side--flashing Bowie knives, privileged bad boys, hardened prostitutes and unchecked serial killers--established its hold. From a young Clyde Barrow to the Man Who Killed Halloween," Houston's past is filled with bloody tales, heartbreaking loss and despicable deeds. Authors Mike Vance and John Nova Lomax shine a light on these dark days." The History Press 9781626195219 Pub Date: 10/7/14 On Sale Date: 10/7/14 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
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Hip Hop in Houston: The Origin and the Legacy Maco L. Faniel, Steve Fournier, Julie Grob
Summary Rap-A-Lot Records, U.G.K. (Pimp C and Bun B), Paul Wall, Beyonce, Chamillionaire and Scarface are all names synonymous with contemporary hip-hop. And they have one thing in common: Houston. Long before the country came to know the chopped and screwed style of rap from the Bayou City in the late 1990s, hip-hop in Houston grew steadily and produced some of the most prolific independent artists in the industry. With early roots in jazz, blues, R&B and zydeco, Houston hip-hop evolved not only as a musical form but also as a cultural movement. Join Maco L. Faniel as he uncovers the early years of Houston hip-hop from the music to the culture it inspired. The History Press 9781609499785 Pub Date: 7/30/13 On Sale Date: 7/30/13 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Houston, TX: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary Do you know... WHAT put Houston--and the whole nation--on edge in April of 1970? (Hint: It was a very long distance problem!) WHO does some of the most important painting at the Houston Zoo? (Hint: They can't leave at night!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know - an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet!
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600665 Pub Date: 6/23/10 On Sale Date: 6/28/10 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attentiongrabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
48 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 3 to 6 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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The Houstorian Calendar Today in Houston History James Glassman
Summary September 4, 2000, was Houston's hottest day on record, as well as Beyoncé's nineteenth birthday. Sam Houston was elected president on September 5, 1836. The city was awarded a National League baseball franchise on October 17, 1960, and on November 1, 2017, the Astros won their first World Series. On December 13, 1882, the Capitol Hotel became Houston's first public building to get electricity. Tragedy struck on April 16, 1947, when a ship carrying ammonium nitrate fertilizer exploded alongside a Texas City dock. James Glassman captures every single day of the year in the prism of Houston history, from the Texas Revolution to the moon landing. The History Press 9781467139878 Pub Date: 2/25/19 On Sale Date: 2/25/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036130 Series: On This Day In 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hello, Texas! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700453 Pub Date: 10/3/17 On Sale Date: 10/3/17 $9.99 USD/€9.49 EUR Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Texas! Parent and child Armadillos tour the Lone Star State in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Texas! join the pair as they explore Big Bend National Park, spend the day at the State Fair of Texas, discover the Alamo and splash at the beach. Along the way they stop for some yummy barbecue, pretend to be astronauts at Space Center Houston, wave to prairie dogs, watch bats fly in Austin, and end their day floating on a river boat in San Antonio! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Counting Colors in Texas Susan Kralovansky, Robert Crane
Summary Learn colors and numbers with a Lone Star twist!
Pelican Publishing 9781455623839 Pub Date: 2/8/18 On Sale Date: 2/8/18 $9.95 USD/$12.95 CAD/€8.49 EUR 10 Pages Carton Qty: 108 History / United States HIS036130
From one black horse to ten purple pinwheels, this lively board book takes children on a colorful journey through Texas! Everything from four espátulas ("spoonbills") to five botas ("boots") to six garza ("egrets") come to life in vivid photographs of Lone Star backyards and open fields. This bilingual picture book will spark the imagination and creativity in every child--Texan or not! Children will enjoy the educational nature of this book, counting from place to place and picking up a few Spanish words along the way! An enjoyable and relatable counting adventure, the beautiful photographs make learning colors and numbers in two languages as easy as uno, dos, très!
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The Texas Rangers Chuck Parsons
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738579825 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Texas Rangers. The words evoke exciting images of daring, courage, high adventure. The Rangers began as a handful of men protecting their homes from savage raiding parties; now in their third century of existence, they are a highly sophisticated crime-fighting organization. Yet at times even today the Texas Ranger mounts his horse to track fugitives through dense chaparral, depending on his wits more than technology. The iconic image of the Texas Ranger is of a man who is tall, unflinching, and dedicated to doing a difficult job no matter what the odds. The Rangers of the 21st century are different sizes, colors, and genders, but remain as vital and real today as when they were created in the horseback days of 1823, when what is today Texas was part of Mexico, a wild and untamed land.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Mexican American Baseball in Houston and Southeast Texas Richard A. Santillán, Joseph Thompson, Mikaela Selley, William Lange, Gregory Garrett with Foreword by Raúl A. Ramos
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467126359 Pub Date: 7/3/17 On Sale Date: 7/3/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Mexican American Baseball in Houston and Southeast Texas pays tribute to the baseball and softball players and teams from Houston, Sugar Land, Texas City, Richmond, and other surrounding communities in the region. Since the early 1900s, this game has had an important role in the lives of area Mexican Americans. In the Houston barrios, when entrenched discriminatory practices obstructed city unity, the diamond brought people together. In the Sugar Land region, Mexican Americans, African Americans, and Anglos worked and played together, blurring racial lines. Baseball and softball built community pride and connected generations of Mexican American families. The wonderful stories and breathtaking images in this book help resurrect the rich and little-known history of Mexican American baseball and softball in this key part of Texas.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of Baseball 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Houston Aviation The 1940 Air Terminal Museum
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467133784 Pub Date: 8/10/15 On Sale Date: 8/10/15 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
As Houston steadily grew in the early 20th century, the commercial and civic elite focused on the community's industrial expansion and economic prosperity. Aviation played a significant role in that aspiration. With the earliest birdmen of the skies offering a suggestion of the economic potential of flight, Houston-area policymakers solicited and welcomed military aviation, first at Ellington Field and later on Galveston Island. As early as the 1920s, the burgeoning Houston energy industry realized the value and utility of aircraft as business tools. Aircraft were uniquely capable of quickly traversing the great distances that separated the oil fields from the centers of commerce and industry, and their use made Houston an epicenter for modern business aviation. Between World War I and World War II, the federal post office subsidized the development of commercial passenger service while the city fathers provided the necessary infrastructure through the funding and establishment of the Houston Municipal Airport. The triptych of business, commercial, and military aviation would come to...
128 Pages Carton Qty: 16 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T
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African Americans of Houston Ronald E. Goodwin
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738584874 Pub Date: 7/29/13 On Sale Date: 7/29/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Texas is a Southern state, and in many ways, Houston is a typical Southern city. While Houston did not experience the types or degrees of racial violence found in other Southern cities during the Jim Crow era, black Houstonians nonetheless found themselves often relegated to the margins of society. For decades there were two distinct Houstons: one white and the other black. However, Houston's black community created businesses that flourished and schools that educated children and developed a culture that celebrated the accomplishments of their parents while eagerly anticipating the accomplishments of future generations. Images of America: African Americans of Houston captures the many facets of black Houston. From churches to nightclubs; city parks to city hall; and political giants Barbara Jordan, Mickey Leland, and Sheila Jackson Lee to the driving beats of Archie Bell and the Drells, the Ghetto Boys, and Beyoncé, black Houston is alive with a determination that past injustices will never dampen the future opportunities for greatness.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Tulane University Ann Smith Case
Summary Join Tulane University Archivist Ann E. Smith Case as she recounts the history of this illustrious university using vintage images.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467116442 Pub Date: 8/1/16 On Sale Date: 8/1/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Tulane University was founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by seven young doctors who saw the need for trained physicians in the city of New Orleans. In 1847, it evolved into the public University of Louisiana, also offering law, liberal arts, and science coursework; it became a private institution in 1884 after Paul Tulane's donation. The addition of Newcomb College, the nation's first coordinate women's college, completed the university's basic structure in 1886. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck, forcing Tulane to close for a semester. It emerged from the floodwaters restructured and renewed into the progressive university focused on public service that it is today. The photographs in this book take readers through the collegiate experience of former Tulane and Newcomb students to illustrate the meaning of the Tulane motto, ""Non sibi sed suis""--""Not for one's self, but for one's own.""
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Campus History 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lake Pontchartrain Catherine Campanella
Summary In Images of America: Lake Pontchartrain, photographs document memories of a time that not even Hurricane Katrina could erase.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738543925 Pub Date: 4/18/07 On Sale Date: 4/18/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Native Americans used Okwata, meaning ""wide water,"" as a shortcut for inland trade between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River. When the Europeans arrived, the original inhabitants showed them the route--the settlement near the river became the city of New Orleans, other lakeshore communities grew, and Lake Pontchartrain continued to be a vital waterway well into the 20th century. Aside from its economic value, Lake Pontchartrain was a cultural mecca: Mark Twain wrote about it and jazz sprang from its shores; locals and visitors traveled out to the amusement parks and opera pavilions, simple fishing villages and swanky yacht clubs, forts and lighthouses; and majestic hotels and camps perched precariously over the water.
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Classic Restaurants of New Orleans Alexandra Kennon, Walter Isaacson
Summary Every New Orleanian knows Leah Chase's gumbo, but few realize that the Freedom Fighters gathered and strategized over bowls of that very dish.
The History Press 9781467142830 Pub Date: 11/4/19 On Sale Date: 11/4/19 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Or that Parkway's roast beef po-boy originated in a streetcar conductors' strike. In a town where Antoine's Oysters Rockefeller is still served up by the founder's great-great-grandson, discover the chefs and restaurateurs who kept their gas flames burning through the Great Depression and Hurricane Katrina. Author Alexandra Kennon weaves the classic offerings of Creole grande dames together with contemporary neighborhood staples for a guide through the Crescent City's culinary soul. From Brennan's Bananas Foster to Galatoire's Soufflé Potatoes, this collection also features a recipe from each restaurant, allowing readers to replicate iconic New Orleans cuisine at home.
256 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.08 lb Wt
New Orleans Coffee A Rich History Suzanne Stone, David Feldman
Summary New Orleans history is steeped in coffee. Café du Monde and Morning Call started serving café au lait more than a century ago.
The History Press 9781467141390 Pub Date: 7/22/19 On Sale Date: 7/22/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Outside the Cathedral of St. Louis in Jackson Square, early entrepreneurs like Old Rose provided eager churchgoers with the brew, and it was sold in the French Market beginning in the late 1700s. People gathered for business, socializing, politics and auctions at five hundred coffee exchanges and shops in the 1800s. Since 1978, myriad specialty coffee shops have opened to meet increasing demand for great coffee. Author Suzanne Stone presents the full story of this celebrated tradition, including how chicory became part of the city's special flavor.
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123s of New Orleans MARY NICHOL BRINKMAN
Summary From seven snoballs to eleven dogs in the krewe and beyond, this lively book counts from one to fifteen with fanciful depictions of Crescent City icons.
Pelican Publishing 9781455627288 Pub Date: 3/6/23 On Sale Date: 3/6/23 $19.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book 32 Pages Carton Qty: 30 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: No Series (Generic) 9.2 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Super Cities! New Orleans Jr. James Buckley
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198905 Pub Date: 10/17/22 On Sale Date: 10/17/22 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about New Orleans's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun! Did you know Mardi Gras is one of the most famous city-wide parties in the world? Or that the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans? Have you ever wanted to visit St. Louis Cathedral, the oldest Catholic cathedral in the United States? From the Audubon Zoo to the New Orleans Jazz Museum, Super Cities!: New Orleans covers it all and is sure to engage any reader with fun facts about the history, culture, and people who make this place great. Check out the Besthoff Sculpture Garden and attend a New Orleans Predators game, all right here. Take a peek inside to learn more about the impressive, unusual, super history of New Orleans!
96 Pages Carton Qty: 32 Ages 7 to 12, Grades 2 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / History JNF025180 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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ABCs of New Orleans Nichol Brinkman
Summary Learn your alphabet the New Orleans way! From Audubon Aquarium to Zatarain's, this book features whimsical illustrations of NOLA favorites for all the ABCs. This children's book also serves as a collectible art book for all New Orleans fans. Pelican Publishing 9781455626809 Pub Date: 5/9/22 On Sale Date: 5/9/22 $19.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Hardcover Paper over boards 32 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 40 Ages 5 to 8 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: ABC Series 8 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Haunted Louisiana Barbara Sillery
Summary GHOSTLY ESCAPADES AND UNEXPLAINED HAPPENINGS CONJURE THE SPECTRAL SOUTH IN HAUNTED LOUISIANA! "Prepare to be engaged and entertained to a degree to which you are certainly unaccustomed." --Phillip J. Jones, former secretary, Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism
Pelican Publishing 9781455626649 Pub Date: 3/7/22 On Sale Date: 3/7/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Spooky stories and behind-the-scene incidents from the award-winning PBS documentary The Haunting of Louisiana, written and produced by skilled raconteur Barbara Sillery, fill the pages of this tantalizing collection. Take a self-guided tour using her extensive list of sites and investigate the unexplained phenomena behind the facades of historic architecture, in the mists of the bayous, and beneath layers of history and intrigue in this glimpse into Louisiana's richly haunted past.
144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Hidden History of New Orleans Josh Foreman, Ryan Starrett, Katy Simpson Smith
Summary The history of New Orleans is one of contrasts--heroes and villains, catastrophe and celebration, sinners and saints. In this New Orleans, a serial-killing axeman threatens to murder anyone not playing jazz. A fearless band of missionary nuns pushes to civilize the frontier. During World War II, Nazi U-boats lurk off the coast, while Denton Crocker's battle with local mosquitoes contributes to victory in the Pacific. From the streetcar strikers who lined the thoroughfares with IEDs to the unsung heroine of the Battle of New Orleans, Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman offer a dose of history that would be hard to believe if it hadn't happened here.
The History Press 9781467143813 Pub Date: 2/3/20 On Sale Date: 2/3/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 8 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
Dreaming of New Orleans Counting Down Around the Town Gretchen Everin
Summary In this board book for our littlest readers, ages 0 to 3, we'll learn to count down from 10 to 1, while discovering fantastic floats in the Mardi Gras parade, music in the French Quarter, St. Louis Cathedral, streetcars on St. Charles, and more! There's so much to see--won't you join me? Commonwealth Editions 9781641941327 Pub Date: 7/23/19 On Sale Date: 7/23/19 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Concepts JUV009030 Series: Dreaming Of 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.02 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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New Orleans Rum A Decadent History Mikko Macchione, Chris Rose, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of "One Dead in the Attic"
Summary Mix yourself a Hurricane and see New Orleans through a glass of rum.
The History Press 9781467136846 Pub Date: 4/1/19 On Sale Date: 4/1/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Like a drunken Mardi Gras parade, the history of New Orleans lurches from electrifying highs to heart-rending lows. Through it all, good drink was a constant - especially rum. The victory at the Battle of New Orleans was sealed with a barrel of rum, and a half-hearted implementation of Prohibition a century later certainly didn't dampen the city's spirits. From priests making tafia to modern delights like Old New Orleans and Bayou, rum has always been an integral part of the funky, sultry, crazy story of the Crescent City. Longtime historian and writer Mikko Macchione presents a witty and informative history of the city and its love affair with the sweetest of liquors.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
New Orleans Voodoo A Cultural History Rory O'Neill Schmitt, Rosary Hartel O'Neill, Vodou Priestess Sallie Ann Glassman
Summary The Voodoo tradition continues in the Crescent City even today. Rory Schmitt and Rosary O'Neill study the altars, art, history and ceremonies that anchor Voodoo in New Orleans culture.
The History Press 9781467137997 Pub Date: 1/7/19 On Sale Date: 1/7/19 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
There is no more compelling nor more spiritual city than New Orleans. The city's Roman Catholic roots and its blended French, Spanish, Creole and American Indian populations heavily influenced the rites and rituals that West Africans brought to Louisiana as enslaved laborers. The resulting unique Voodoo tradition is now deeply rooted in the area. Enslaved practitioners in the nineteenth century held Voodoo dances in designated public areas like Congo Square but conducted their secret rituals away from the prying eyes of the city. By 1874, some twelve thousand New Orleanians attended Voodoo queen Marie Laveau's St. John's Eve rites on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. The Voodoo tradition continues in the Crescent City even today.
176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 5 Photography / Subjects & Themes PHO019000 Series: American Heritage 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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New Orleans Carnival Krewes The History, Spirit & Secrets of Mardi Gras Rosary O'Neill, Kim Marie Vaz
Summary Let the good times roll down in New Orleans! Read the secrets and origins of the beloved Mardi Gras.
The History Press 9781626191549 Pub Date: 2/11/14 On Sale Date: 2/11/14 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.49 EUR Trade Paperback
New Orleans practically owns Mardi Gras, and you would be hard-pressed to find someone who would deny it. The wild celebration brings thousands of tourists to Louisiana each year, but none of it would be possible without the carnival krewes. The backbone of this Big Easy tradition, different krewes put on extravagant paries and celebrations to commemorate the beginning of the Lenten season. Historic krewes such as Comus, Rex, and Zulu date back generations and have become part of New Orleans' greater history, but today, what was once an exclusive position has widened their reach and new krewes are inaugurated regularly to enrich the flavor of Louisiana's cultural melting pot. Through careful and detailed research of over three hundred sources, author and New Orleans native Rosary O'Neill explores this storied institution, its antebellum roots, and its effects in the twenty-first century.
240 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
A Guide to the Historic French Quarter Andy Peter Antippas
Summary Local author Andy Peter Antippas presents a walking history of the Vieux Carre, one alley, corner and street at a time.
The History Press 9781626192805 Pub Date: 10/29/13 On Sale Date: 10/29/13 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€13.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Walking through the French Quarter can overwhelm the senses--and the imagination. The experience is much more meaningful with knowledge of the area's colorful history. For instance, the infamous 1890 "separate but equal" legal doctrine justifying racial segregation was upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court at the Cabildo on Jackson Square. In the mid-twentieth century, a young Lee Harvey Oswald called Exchange Alley home. One of New Orleans' favorite drinks--the sazerac--would not exist if Antoine Peychaud had not served his legendary bitters with cognac from his famous apothecary at 437 Royal.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 48 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 8.5 in H | 5.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
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The Original Tuxedo Jazz Band: More than a Century of a New Orleans Icon Sally Newhart, Bruce Boyd, Dr. Raeburn
Summary
The History Press 9781626190078 Pub Date: 3/19/13 On Sale Date: 3/19/13 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
In 1910, the Tuxedo Jazz Band played its first show at the Tuxedo Dance Hall in Storyville under Oscar Celestin. The popular ensemble went on to play all over New Orleans, as well as across the South and the nation. In 1953, it became the first jazz band to play the White House. The band has punctuated jazz history and produced some of the most memorable musicians of the past century: Bob French, Albert French, William Ridgley, Octave Crosby, Louis Armstrong and more. Author Sally Newhart has written a definitive and captivating history of the band from inception to present, including oral histories, archival photos, discography and a previously unpublished complete list of members since 1910.
224 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Hello, New Orleans! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781933212630 Pub Date: 11/30/11 On Sale Date: 11/30/11 $9.99 USD/$11.95 CAD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book 16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Animals JUV002040 Series: Hello
Welcome to New Orleans! Follow parent and child pelicans as they take a tour of the Crescent City together. From the French Quarter to the Garden District, along the Mississippi and across Lake Ponchartrain, join the pelicans as they listen to music at Preservation Hall, celebrate Mardi Gras, and eat jambalaya and gumbo. Visit the Audubon Zoo and City Park, ride a St. Charles Avenue streetcar, and cheer the Saints. Along the way take a swamp tour, visit a plantation, and even ride on a steamboat! These feathered tour guides will remind children and their loved ones of their own great visit to New Orleans. Bestselling author Martha Day Zschock is an artist and former elementary teacher with a passion for helping children explore new places. The Hello! series illustrates how exploring real places yields new discoveries. Through these journeys, kids can explore and become experts on the world they see inside and outside the book, through the engaging, bright, and detailed illustrations. For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
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New Orleans City Park Catherine Campanella
Summary Join author Catherine Campanella as she recounts the history of one of the country's largest city parks located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738587585 Pub Date: 9/26/11 On Sale Date: 9/26/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
City Park's 1,300 acres cradle the largest collection of mature live oaks in the nation. Established in 1854, it is one of the country's largest urban parks (457 acres larger than New York's City's Central Park and two years older) and contains the highest earthen elevation in New Orleans. City Park has welcomed as many as 11 million visitors per year who walk among 50 species of trees, including bald cypress, southern magnolia, and pine, and the thousands of ancient southern live oaks. At one mile wide and three miles long, the park's 11 miles of lagoons (the largest in the shape of Lake Pontchartrain) are stocked with a variety of fish. Neoclassical, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, Mission, and modern architecture complete City Park. It is a precious and beloved jewel.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Mad Madame LaLaurie New Orleans' Most Famous Murderess Revealed Victoria Cosner Love, Lorelei Shannon
Summary Historians Victoria Cosner Love and author Lorelei Shannon uncover the truth behind one of New Orleans' most famous stories and one of America's most haunted houses.
The History Press 9781609491994 Pub Date: 2/18/11 On Sale Date: 2/18/11 $14.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback
On April 10, 1834 Firefighters smashed through a padlocked attic door in the burning home of Creole society couple Delphine and Louis Lalaurie. The horrible discovery of chained and mutilated slaves spawned a legend that has endured for over 150 years. But what really happened in the Lalaurie home? Who was "Mad Madame Lalaurie," and what motivated her to commit such ghastly atrocities, if in fact she really did?
144 Pages Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036120 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Haunted New Orleans History & Hauntings of the Crescent City Troy Taylor
Summary Explore the dark and mysterious past of New Orleans with this riveting collection of tales that devle into the most haunted city in America.
The History Press 9781596299443 Pub Date: 8/27/10 On Sale Date: 8/27/10 $19.99 USD/$17.99 CAD Trade Paperback
New Orleans--the Big Easy, the birthplace of jazz, home of Cafe du Monde and what some call the most haunted city in America. Beneath the indulgence and revelry of the Crescent City lies a long history of the dark and mysterious. From the famous "Queen of Voodoo," Marie Laveau, who is said to haunt the site of her grave, to the wicked LaLauries, whose true natures were hidden behind elegance and the trappings of high society, New Orleans is filled with spirits of all kinds. Some of the ghosts in these stories have sordid and scandalous histories, while others are friendly specters who simply can't leave their beloved city behind. Join supernatural historian Troy Taylor as he takes readers beyond the French Quarter and shows a side of New Orleans never seen.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
New Orleans Jazz Edward J. Branley
Summary Discover how Jazz shaped the history and enhanced the life of the citizens of New Orleans.
Arcadia Publishing 9781467111713 Pub Date: 4/7/14 On Sale Date: 4/7/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the days when Buddy Bolden would blow his cornet to attract an audience from one New Orleans park to another, to the brass bands in clubs and on the streets today, jazz in New Orleans has been about simple things: getting people to snap their fingers, tap their toes, get up and clap their hands, and most importantly dance! From the 1890s to World War I, from uptown to Faubourg Treme and out to the lakefront, New Orleans embraced this uniquely American form of music. Local musicians nurtured jazz, matured it, and passed it on to others. Some left the city to make their names elsewhere, while others stayed, playing the clubs, marching in the parades, and sending loved ones home with ""jazz funerals."" Older musicians mentored younger ones, preserving the traditions that give New Orleans such an exciting jazz scene today.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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New Orleans Eric J. Brock
Summary See how New Orleans became a place where several cultures met and blended to create a city and lifestyle unlike any in the United States.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738502236 Pub Date: 9/27/99 On Sale Date: 9/27/99 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
Few cities boast a heritage as rich and a local color as dynamic as that of New Orleans, which is known around the world for its unique architecture, exquisite cuisine, flamboyant celebrations, and exotic peoples. Founded in 1718 as a backwater outpost of France, New Orleans was the catalyst for the greatest land deal in the history of the world, the Louisiana Purchase. Discover in these pages what made one city so appealing that one-third of the continental United States was purchased in order to obtain it. Images of the old city streets and such well-known districts as the French Quarter reveal the charm and mystery of New Orleans, and are complimented by informative and historical captions. A virtual tour of the city, New Orleans provides readers with a glimpse into the past and preserves the images of landmarks that have vanished. A scrapbook of memories for longtime residents of the city, this unique pictorial history will also be embraced by t...
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New Orleans Scott Faragher
Summary From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history. This fascinating new history of New Orleans showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available. Arcadia Publishing 9780738502069 Pub Date: 9/15/99 On Sale Date: 9/20/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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The Ghostly Tales of New Orleans Laura Dragon
Summary Welcome to the spooky streets of New Orleans! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know that New Orleans cemeteries are built above ground? Or that thousands of visitors each year come to see what ghosts and spirits may appear in these beautiful Cities of the Dead? Can you believe that the ghost of Marie Laveau--the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans--was once seen dancing on a tomb, with a snake wrapped around her? Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see the Big Easy, and have you sleeping with the light on! Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198189 Pub Date: 5/24/21 On Sale Date: 5/24/21 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 56 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.009 lb Wt
Postmarked New Orleans Jason N. A. Smith
Summary Vintage postcards (1940s and earlier) appear above modern-day photographs of the same spot, with brief text providing historical information about each location. Street scenes, restaurants, parks, and cemeteries are all covered. Samples include the Peristyle in City Park, St. Roch's cemetery and shrine, Mme. Begué's restaurant, the Saenger Theatre, the St. Charles Hotel, and Chartres Street in the French Quarter. Pelican Publishing 9781455624966 Pub Date: 10/15/19 On Sale Date: 10/15/19 $24.95 USD/$27.95 CAD Trade Paperback 80 Pages Carton Qty: 0 Architecture / Buildings ARC024010 9 in H | 9 in W
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PELICAN PUBLISHING
Cajun Night Before Christmas 50th Anniversary Edition Trosclair, James Rice
Summary "Forget Dancer, Prancer, Comet, and Vixen. . . . Good Clement, wherever he is, will not be gnashing his teeth.'?--New York Times Book Review
Pelican Publishing 9781455627141 Pub Date: 10/24/22 On Sale Date: 10/24/22 $24.95 USD/$27.95 CAD Hardcover 56 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations JUV017010 Series: The Night Before Christmas Series
Take the classic story of jolly old St. Nicholas, place it in a Louisiana bayou setting, dress Santa Claus in muskrat "from his head to his foot,'? pile his skiff high with toys, and hitch it to eight friendly alligators. The result is this modern classic. Fifty years after its first appearance, Cajun Night Before Christmas® has sold more than one million copies and has served as the model for Pelican's ongoing, best-selling Night Before Christmas Series. The Cajun Night Before Christmas® has been a part of Louisiana's holiday traditions since it was first published in 1973. A delight to both young and old with its rustic full-color illustrations and lively story, it has become a timeless addition to holiday celebrations far beyond south Louisiana, reaching all corners of the country with its charming presentation of Christmas on the bayou and the break-out star of Gaston® the Green-Nosed Alligator. Conceived by J. B. Kling, Jr., Cajun Night Before...
11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans John Broven
Summary A chronicle of the rise and development of a unique musical form.
Inducted into the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame under its original title Walking to New Orleans, this fascinating history focuses on the music of major R&B artists and the crucial contributions of the New Orleans music industry. Newly revised for this edition, much of the material comes firsthand from those who helped create the genre, including Fats Domino, Ray Charles, and Wardell Quezergue. Pelican Publishing 9781455619511 Pub Date: 3/4/16 On Sale Date: 3/4/16 $24.95 USD/$27.95 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 360 Pages Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 1.2 lb Wt
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Rise and Shine, It's Mardi Gras Time! Alexandra Navarre Davis, Chiara Civati
Summary
Pelican Publishing 9781455627530 Pub Date: 10/23/23 On Sale Date: 10/23/23 $19.99 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book
Mardi Gras is the most magical time of year for Petite Float and her papa. This season, Petite is extra excited because, for the first time, she will be joining the other floats in the parade as they roll down the streets of town. Even her dreams haven't prepared her for the splendor that is Carnival: the happy crowds, the hand-painted throws, the dazzling flambeaux, and the sparkling floats. As day turns to night, Petite experiences all the best memories of a childhood Mardi Gras. She wonders at the beads flying through the sky, marvels at the bass drums of the marching bands, and delights in the twirling dancers and caped riders on horseback. As Petite Float makes her way down the parade route, the magic of Mardi Gras fills the air and stirs the imagination. Bright, cheerful art perfectly complements this sweet story and captures the innocent joy of a child's first Mardi Gras.
32 Pages Carton Qty: 30 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations JUV017080 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Cajun Night Before Christmas® (Abbreviated Board Book) Trosclair, James Rice
Summary This abbreviated board book edition is perfect introduction to the classic tale! Pelican Publishing 9781455628179 Pub Date: 9/24/24 On Sale Date: 9/24/24 $11.95 USD Board Book
Take the classic story of jolly old St. Nicholas, place it in a Louisiana bayou setting, dress Santa Claus in muskrat “from his head to his foot,” pile his skiff high with toys, and hitch it to eight friendly alligators. The result is this modern classic. Fifty years after its first appearance, Cajun Night Before Christmas® has sold more than one million copies and has served as the model for Pelican’s ongoing, best-selling Night Before Christmas Series.
12 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 4 to 8, Grades 1 to 2 Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations JUV017010
The Cajun Night Before Christmas® has been a part of Louisiana’s holiday traditions since it was first published in 1973. A delight to both young and old with its rustic full-color illustrations and lively story, it has become a timeless addition to holiday celebrations far beyond south Louisiana, reaching all corners of the country with its charming presentation of Christmas on the bayou and the break-out star of Gaston® the Green-Nosed Alligator.
6.3 in H | 8 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Conceived by J. B. Kling, Jr., Cajun Night Before Christmas® originally appeared as a Christmas message from B...
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Pearl A History of San Antonio's Iconic Beer Jeremy Banas, Kit Goldsbury, Bill Jones
Summary
The History Press 9781625858283 Pub Date: 1/15/18 On Sale Date: 1/15/18 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
"The finest flavored beer in the market. Be sure and try, and you will be convinced. Warranted to be the same at all times. Ask for it, drink no other." In 1887, these were bold words about the City Brewery's new beer with the pearly bubbles, considering how the recent flood of German immigrants to Central Texas brought along expert fermentation. As that business evolved into the San Antonio Brewing Association, XXX Pearl Beer became the mainstay of the largest brewery in the state. Its smokestack formed an intrinsic part of the San Antonio skyline. A regional powerhouse for more than a century, it was the only Texas brewery to survive Prohibition. It also endured the onslaught of a president's scandalous death and Lone Star's fierce rivalry. Grab a pint and join author Jeremy Banas for a tour of Texas's most iconic brewery.
176 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Wicked San Antonio Mike Cox
Summary Delve into San Antonio's wicked past, from the lawless lore of the Spanish settlement through the criminal misdeeds of the modern metropolis. Residents of the Alamo City tolerated scores of cockfighting pits, gambling joints, opium dens, around-the-clock saloons and other places of ill-repute. Some disturbers of San Antonio's peace, like Judge Roy Bean, left town to achieve greater notoriety elsewhere. Others, like the thief who stole the McFarlin diamond, seemed to vanish into thin air. But all of them left a page-turning story behind. Mike Cox catalogues San Antonio's most infamous incidents and miscreants. The History Press 9781467137072 Pub Date: 9/19/22 On Sale Date: 9/19/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Wicked 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.06 lb Wt
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The Old Spanish Trail Highway in Texas James Collett
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467106924 Pub Date: 8/16/21 On Sale Date: 8/16/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
At the dawn of automobile travel in the United States, visionary entrepreneurs proposed a Southern transcontinental route called the Old Spanish Trail (OST) that would stretch across eight states from Florida to California. The central third of the road spanned more than 900 miles and traversed Texas. The collaboration of communities, both large and small, that worked to bridge rivers and pave primitive roads made the OST a reality during the 1920s. As travelers ventured forth on the route, a diverse crop of businesses--filling stations, autocamps, tourist courts, motels, and myriad eating establishments--sprang up to meet the needs of tourists, wanderers, migrants, and truckers while also fueling economic growth. For over 50 years, the OST continuously underwent construction and redesign that transformed a small roadway into a multilane interstate highway carrying a constantly increasing flow of goods, services, and people. Although the OST identity is gradually growing fainter amidst the standardization of businesses and rerouting of numbered highways around (instead of along) city...
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
San Antonio's Historic Hotels David L. Peché, Henry Cisneros
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467102476 Pub Date: 10/21/19 On Sale Date: 10/21/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Recognized as the oldest continuously operating hotel west of the Mississippi, the Menger Hotel opened its doors in 1859. Business-minded men and women followed suit, establishing inns, lodges, motels, and hotels for tourists, businessmen, and passers-through that offered a wide range of amenities. The Crockett Hotel has overlooked the Alamo since 1909. The St. Anthony Hotel was the first luxury hotel in the state of Texas and often hosted celebrities, politicians, and other elite society. The Gunter Hotel was called the "first million-dollar hotel" in Texas by the Austin American Statesman and was deemed to have the "largest hotel lobby in the South" by the San Antonio Light and Gazette. The Fairmount Hotel drew acclaim after being moved five blocks in April 1985, when it was honored with an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "heaviest hotel ever moved." The evolution of San Antonio from military post and Texas's oldest municipality to the fastestgrowing large US city, told through the lens of the city's hotels, is filled with unique historical perspective.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Travel / Food, Lodging & Transportation TRV013000 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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The Quadrangle John M. Manguso
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467128667 Pub Date: 4/16/18 On Sale Date: 4/16/18 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Designed by Q.M. Gen. Montgomery Meigs and built in 1876 as a quartermaster supply depot, the Quadrangle evolved into a major regional headquarters. The Quadrangle has become synonymous with Fort Sam Houston. It has been immortalized in the art of Porfirio Salinas and the jewelry of James Avery. In Texas, the Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston stands second only to the Alamo in historical significance. Designated as a National Historic Landmark in 1974 for its military contribution to the defense of the United States through the Indian Wars, the war with Spain, and both world wars as well as Korea, Vietnam, and the global war on terrorism, the Quadrangle continues its role as an active participant in national defense as the headquarters responsible for the land defense of North America. For almost 150 years, military activities have been conducted in the Quadrangle, and many of America's greatest soldiers and airmen have served within its walls--Ranald Mackenzie, Tasker Bliss, Frederick Funston, John J. Pershing, Billy Mitchell, Walter Krueger, and Jonathan M. Wainwright.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Camp Bullis John M. Manguso
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467127493 Pub Date: 11/6/17 On Sale Date: 11/6/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
For more than a century, soldiers have marched, ridden, driven, and flown to Camp Bullis to practice tactics and marksmanship. Camp Bullis was established in 1906 because the modern artillery and small arms could not be fired safely within Fort Sam Houston. The camp expanded during both world wars to accommodate even more powerful artillery and the tens of thousands of troops being mobilized. Between these two wars, the movies Wings, The Big Parade, and The Rough Riders were filmed there. The Army's changing needs would transform the type of training conducted at Camp Bullis. Today, soldiers, airmen, sailors, and marines still go to Camp Bullis to practice not only tactics and marksmanship on state-of-the-art ranges and simulators but also lifesaving medical techniques, demonstrating once again that a good range is essential.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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San Antonio's Historic Architecture T. Irwin Sessions
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467134835 Pub Date: 1/11/16 On Sale Date: 1/11/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Spanish colonial missionary settlements established San Antonio as a junction between Mexico and the developing United States in the early 1700s. Because of its remote location amid both countries and its great distance from other cities, San Antonio became a crossroads for commerce, industry, and strategic military position on the wild frontier. Texas independence and the admission of Texas into the United States in the 19th century established a diverse cultural population and distinctive architecture that remains historically significant across the nation as it continues to gain attention on the world stage. The appreciation of historic architecture among its citizens has enabled San Antonio to retain a remarkably large catalog of important historic structures, which are often saved from destruction through relocation. Three centuries of steady growth, from 1700 to 2000, has resulted in an abundance of buildings that has generated a local legacy of multigenerational artisans and skilled craftsmen.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
San Antonio and the State of Texas: Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know Kate Boehm Jerome
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781439600894 Pub Date: 5/2/11 On Sale Date: 5/2/11 $11.99 USD/$11.99 CAD/€9.99 EUR Trade Paperback
DO YOU KNOW... WHAT Texas-sized symbols stand at the North Star Mall in San Antonio? (Hint: They're too big to two-step!) WHY worldwide attention was focused on San Antonio in 1968? (Hint: Six million visitors came to the celebration!) Find these answers and more in Cool Stuff Every Kid Should Know? --an interesting little book about a very special place on the planet! Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun, colorful, easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art, inviting conversational style content, and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents, grandparents, and savvy shoppers will appreciate the feel good factor of purchasing books that are both fun AND educational.
48 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 3 to 6 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Arcadia Kids 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.1 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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Fort Sam Houston John Manguso
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738596167 Pub Date: 12/3/12 On Sale Date: 12/3/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Fort Sam Houston has been San Antonio's Army post since 1845. Originally located in the city, elements of the post began moving to Government Hill in 1876. Fort Sam Houston became one of America's most important military installations, witnessing the end of the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the birth of military aviation, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. "Fort Sam" contributed more than one million soldiers and airmen to the defense of the United States, including many of its most distinguished leaders. Its contributions to the nation merited its designation as a National Historic Landmark in 1974. More than 800 historic buildings are within its boundaries--more than at Colonial Williamsburg and the largest collection on any installation within the Department of Defense. Images of America: Fort Sam Houston portrays the fort during its first hundred years on Government Hill.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
San Antonio in the Great War John M. Manguso
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467131759 Pub Date: 6/9/14 On Sale Date: 6/9/14 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
San Antonio, Texas, has been called "Military City USA" for many years. It earned this sobriquet not only by virtue of its major military installations but also because of its close and cordial relationship with the US Armed Forces. But in 1916, the year before America entered the Great War, all of that was still in the future. Fort Sam Houston was the largest US Army post in the country, but its attention was focused on the border with Mexico. This changed on April 6, 1917, as the United States needed to quickly raise an expeditionary army of three million men with its attendant air service and send it overseas. This volume portrays the growth of military facilities and infrastructure in San Antonio during World War I that started the Alamo City on the road to becoming "Military City USA."
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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THE HISTORY PRESS
Haunted History of Old San Antonio Lauren M. Swartz, James A. Swartz
Summary As the saying goes, "dead men tell no tales." Or do they? From its humble beginnings as a Spanish settlement in 1691 to the bloody battle at the Alamo, San Antonio's history is rich in haunting tales. Discover Old San Antonio's most haunted places and uncover the history that lies waiting for those who dare to enter their doorways. Take a peek inside the Menger Hotel, the "Most Haunted Hotel in Texas," and just a block away, peer into the Emily Morgan Hotel, one of the city's first hospitals and where many men and women lost their lives. Explore the San Fernando Cathedral, where people are buried within the walls and visitors claim to see faces mysteriously appear. Uncover the legends behind Bexar County Jail. Join authors James and Lauren Swartz and decide for yourself what truly lurks behind the Alamo City's fabled past. The History Press 9781609499792 Pub Date: 9/24/13 On Sale Date: 9/24/13 $19.99 USD/$17.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
Downtown San Antonio Joan Marston Korte, David L. Peché, Foreword by Mayor Julian Castro
Summary With its diverse cultural background and down-home atmosphere, San Antonio resounds with a vivacious spirit and rich history. Founded in 1691 by Spanish explorers and missionaries, the city later served a vital role in the Texas War for Independence when, in 1836, many brave, passionate men gave their lives at the Alamo. Downtown San Antonio is home to this sacred site and to the nearby River Walk as well as to other historic structures, plazas, parks, modern-day hotels, flourishing businesses, and a thriving nightlife. The rare photographs found between the covers of this book provide extraordinary glimpses back through time to the true building blocks of today's beautiful, historic downtown San Antonio. Arcadia Publishing 9780738584911 Pub Date: 1/7/13 On Sale Date: 1/7/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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San Antonio's Churches Milo Kearney, Francis Galan
Summary The towns that the Spaniards of colonial Mexico planted on their northern frontier were organized around the ideal of a close interaction between church, missionary outreach, and military. San Antonio was the most successful realization of this dream in Texas. The pattern of this tripartite approach has continued to shape the rich culture of the city down to the present. With this selection of photos, San Antonio's Churches takes a snapshot visit back through religious development throughout the three centuries of San Antonio's history.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738585369 Pub Date: 1/23/12 On Sale Date: 1/23/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Wings Over San Antonio Mel Brown
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738508146 Pub Date: 2/15/01 On Sale Date: 2/15/01 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In March 1910, Lt. Benjamin Foulois was ordered to Fort Sam Houston near San Antonio, Texas, with a used Wright Brothers aeroplane and a small contingent of enlisted men. His mission was to teach himself how to operate this primitive flying machine and begin demonstrating the practical uses it might have for the United States Army. This history is chronicled through in-depth captions and over 200 images as author Mel Brown tells the story of how San Antonio eventually became the cradle of military aviation. Mastery of the air would take time, equipment, and lives as the demanding flight path led from the early trials at Ft. Sam to the eventual establishment of four flying centers around the city. Working through trial and error, the aeronautic pioneers and first combat aviators convinced the military that the building of an American air arm was needed; thus the legend of the U.S. Air Force at San Antonio was born. Using many photographs never before published, the author tells the rich history of the air force bases in San Antonio, including Kelly, Brooks, and Randolph Fields. Also i...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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San Antonio in Vintage Postcards Mel Brown
Summary Postcards are an important element of understanding our history, for they provide future generations with a rare glimpse into the past. Since the late 1800s, photographers have traveled around the nation to places such as San Antonio to capture scenes of everyday life and preserve them in this unique form. San Antonio began as a small mission village, a wild west frontier town, and starting point for huge cattle drives northward, and quickly grew into a bustling economic and cultural center for South Texas, luring residents and tourists with its colonial missions, diverse people, prominent military bases, long-standing traditions, and festive celebrations. Arcadia Publishing 9780738508795 Pub Date: 4/3/00 On Sale Date: 4/8/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Around San Antonio Pauline T. Newton
Summary Around San Antonio provides readers with an incisive history, not only of the city itself--its missions, festive traditions, schools, military bases--but also of the surrounding Hill Country and ranches. Covering a time span from the early 1900s to the 1960s, this book provides a concise background of local folklore and traditions to visitors and other interested persons who wish to gain a deeper insight and appreciation of San Antonio and the surrounding area.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738503110 Pub Date: 12/13/99 On Sale Date: 12/13/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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San Antonio in the 1920s and 1930s Mary E. Livingston, Frances R. Pryor
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738501529 Pub Date: 12/13/99 On Sale Date: 12/18/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
While recounting the story of a childhood in San Antonio, Mary Linvingston also tells the story that exemplifies the opportunities and struggles faced by countless people growing up during this time of opportunity and change in America. The author's memories and reflections are illustrated by over 100 photographs, providing readers with an authentic view of life in San Antonio in the early twentieth century. From detailed accounts of canning fruits and vegetable during the Depression, watching movies at the Majestic Theater, and life on a "domestic zoo," to colorful antecdotes about makeing tamales, shopping for shoes using an X-ray machine, and visiting the San Antonio parks and missions, this entertaining and educational book will give older readers and younger readers a glimps of a way of life that is long gone, but not forgotten.
160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Voices of America 0.7 lb Wt
San Antonio's Historic Market Square Edna Campos Gravenhorst
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467126694 Pub Date: 10/30/17 On Sale Date: 10/30/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
San Antonio was founded in 1718. By 1730, the viceroy of New Spain had issued orders to map plazas, squares, and parks for the Canary Islanders who would be arriving in 1731. The plazas with their markets became the centers for business and entertainment. The first square was Plaza de Armas (Military Plaza); when the islanders arrived, they marked off the Plaza de las Islas (Main Plaza). Before the Civil War, Alamo Plaza was the center of commerce. As San Antonio grew, the markets needed to relocate. The construction of Municipal Market began in 1899. This market house, built in Paschal Square, was demolished in the 1930s, but the Municipal Market Annex, constructed in the 1920s, survived. The annex buildings would become El Mercado and Centro de Artes. In the 1970s, a permanent building for the farmers market was built in Hay Market Plaza. Today, these buildings, along with the historic buildings in the area, are known as Market Square.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036130 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA CHILDREN'S BOOKS
The Ghostly Tales of San Antonio Jay Whistler
Summary Ghost stories from this Texas town have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467198127 Pub Date: 8/2/21 On Sale Date: 8/2/21 $12.99 USD/$15.99 CAD Trade Paperback
San Antonio's, historic haunted history comes to life--even when the main players are dead. Meet the spirit of a long-dead monk who still paces the floors of the San Fernando Cathedral. Visit the site of the 1842 Battle of Salado Creek and see spectral soldiers roaming the battlefield. Stay a night in the hotel that was built on top of the Old Bexar County Jail and perhaps you'll meet one of the old inmates roaming the halls. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 14 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 7.6 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
The Alamo from A to Z William Chemerka, Wade Dillon
Summary The patriotic sacrifice of Texas remembered. This tribute to the famous 13 day siege gives the stories of real-life heroes including David Crockett, Sam Houston, and William King (who, at 15 years old, was the youngest defender to die during the conflict.) These accounts, lacking in sensationalism, reveal the true characters in one of the most important events in Texas history. This reference includes a timeline of events.
Pelican 9781455614615 Pub Date: 9/28/11 On Sale Date: 9/28/11 $16.99 USD/$19.99 CAD/€14.99 EUR Hardcover Paper over boards 32 Pages Carton Qty: 30 Ages 5 to 8, Grades K to 2 History / United States HIS036130 Series: ABC Series 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.9 lb Wt
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THE HISTORY PRESS
Expedition Texas Tales from the Road Bob Mauldin
Summary If the weathered landmarks and forgotten trails of the Lone Star State could talk, this is what they might say.
The History Press 9781467155267 Pub Date: 3/18/24 On Sale Date: 3/18/24 $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The TV show Expedition Texas brings to life stories of abandoned buildings, ghost towns and other lost Texas history locations. Hit the road with Bob Mauldin and his crew and hear the stories behind the stories. Venture deep beneath the surface to explore a missile launch site. Climb crumbling stairs high above the ground to the top of amazing historical hotels. There's lost history all over Texas. And, on Expedition Texas, we're gonna find it.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 1 History / United States HIS036130 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Tell-Tale Texas Investigations in Infamous History E.R. Bills
Summary Uncover the suppressed testimony of the Lone Star State's uncomfortable past.
The History Press 9781467154345 Pub Date: 8/7/23 On Sale Date: 8/7/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Tinseltown almost always gets Texas wrong. The "Searchers" never did that much searching, the "Giants" were hardly ever big in terms of character and The Last Picture Show was just the beginning of a disturbing reveal. As acclaimed writer Stephen Harrigan suggests, the Lone Star State was not exactly a Big, Wonderful Thing, and for too many Texans, nothing was ever "Awright, Awright, Awright." A Black civil rights champion was assassinated in 1976, and the incident was buried. A "Cowtown Catcher in the Rye" was published in 1940, and the country club set made it disappear. And the war machines of Hitler and Mussolini were perfected with Texas oil during the Spanish Civil War. Author E.R. Bills challenges his proud neighbors, earnestly asking them to take a hard look at their past and examine their own historical amnesia, cultural fragility and fierce denial.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036130 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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Texas Bluegrass Legacies Families and Mentors through the Generations Jeff Campbell, Braeden Paul
Summary
The History Press 9781467153676 Pub Date: 7/24/23 On Sale Date: 7/24/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Enjoy a breakdown of the Lone Star State's generational bluegrass harmonies. From the moment they picked up the radio signal of Bill Monroe's mandolin, Texans have been enamored with this uniquely American style of music. But the high lonesome sound couldn't have put down roots without a tradition of mentorship that runs through families and spans generations. Meet the Van Cliburn piano prodigy that became a multiinstrumentalist for Taylor Swift. Travel to the summer bluegrass camp where students develop into teachers. Sit in on a back porch jam session with the Rogers, the Brocks, the Vestals and the Whites. From the state's first Asian-American bluegrass family to its banjo-building Santa Claus, Jeff Campbell and Braeden Paul set the stage for the stewards of Texas bluegrass.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 50 History / United States HIS036130 Series: The History Press 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
Evolution of the Texas Plains True Tales from the Frontier to Modern Times Chuck Lanehart, Robert Fickman
Summary Accept an invitation to the boundary-pushing heritage of the Texas Plains, from the first American Thanksgiving feast in the 1500s to Amarillo's iconic seventy-two-ounce steak challenge five hundred years later. Even the limitless horizons of the Panhandle couldn't contain the notes of musical pioneers like Mac Davis, Bobby Keys and the Velvets. Take a dip in Lubbock's oldest swimming hole or share a sip with Pinkie Roden, the benevolent bootlegger of West Texas. Keep an eye out for longballs from Justiceburg's "Stormin' Norman" Cash and stray bats in Doodlebug Line's Clarity Tunnel. Join Chuck Lanehart as he tracks the long-standing traditions and unexpected twists of life on the Texas Plains. The History Press 9781467154017 Pub Date: 7/10/23 On Sale Date: 7/10/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Carton Qty: 44 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Texas BBQ Adventure Guide A Road Trip Through the History & How-to of Lone Star 'Que Jason Weems
Summary From the bayous of the east to the dusty deserts of the west, embark on a journey through the countless smokehouses, roadhouses and barbecue food trucks that line the back roads and main streets of Texas. Dive into a history that dates back to treasure-hungry conquistadors and swashbuckling buccaneers. Learn what divides the state into five main flavor regions and read your plate of BBQ like a roadmap through history. Author Jason Weems journeyed more than 3,500 miles around the highways and byways of Texas to bring you a guide that's dripping with pro tips and sizzling with backstory. The History Press 9781467150897 Pub Date: 10/31/22 On Sale Date: 10/31/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036130 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.6 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
Marvels of the Texas Plains Historic Chronicles from the Courthouse to the Caprock Chuck Lanehart, Monte Monroe
Summary Assemble a composite portrait of the Texas plains through these historic tales.
The History Press 9781467152808 Pub Date: 10/24/22 On Sale Date: 10/24/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Many thousands of years ago, Clovis Man hunted huge mammoths here. More recently, Waylon Jennings drew his musical inspiration here. In the intervening time, the Texas prairie has been the backdrop for the wildest of Wild West shootouts, landmark legal battles and epic achievements in sports, music and medicine. Familiar icons like Roy Orbison and Dan Blocker, as well as forgotten characters like Charlie "Squirrel-Eye" Emory and John "the Catfish Kid" Gough all helped shape the colorful history of the Texas Plains. Who shot the sheriff? Who was the earliest American? Who invented the slam dunk? Author Chuck Lanehart answers these questions and many more in a wide-ranging collection of stories.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036130 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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DRY CLIMATE STUDIOS
T is for Texas Maria Kernahan, Michael Schafbuch
Summary
Dry Climate Studios 9780990685876 Pub Date: 7/31/15 Ship Date: 7/31/15 $19.95 USD/$25.95 CAD Discount Code: TRD Hardcover Paper over boards
There's no place like the Lone Star State and T is for Texas celebrates everything that makes Texas stand apart from the rest. Colorful graphics and whimsical rhymes take readers through a tour of the great places and icons of Texas. From armadillos to the Texas Zoo, this alphabetical tour includes the best of Texas, including Friday night lights, Texas longhorns, ten-gallon hats, and the best BBQ on earth. Whether on a coffee table or on the nightstand, this large-format book is sure to make any resident or visitor smile.
56 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Ages 0 to 7 Juvenile Fiction / Travel JUV068000 Series: Alphabet Cities 10 in H | 10 in W
T is for Texas Maria Kernahan, Michael Schafbuch
Summary Dry Climate Studios 9781942402336 Pub Date: 9/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/16 $9.95 USD/$12.95 CAD Discount Code: TRD Board Book
There's no place like the Lone Star State and T is for Texas celebrates everything that makes Texas stand apart from the rest. Colorful graphics and whimsical rhymes take readers through a tour of the great places and icons of Texas. From armadillos to the Texas Zoo, this alphabetical tour includes the best of Texas, including Friday night lights, Texas longhorns, ten-gallon hats, and the best BBQ on earth. Whether on a coffee table or on the nightstand, this large-format book is sure to make any resident or visitor smile.
56 Pages Carton Qty: 20 Ages 0 to 7 Juvenile Fiction / Travel JUV068000 Series: Alphabet Cities 5 in H | 7 in W
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Hello, Texas! Martha Zschock
Summary
Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700453 Pub Date: 10/3/17 On Sale Date: 10/3/17 $9.99 USD/€9.49 EUR Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to Texas! Parent and child Armadillos tour the Lone Star State in best-selling author-illustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Texas! join the pair as they explore Big Bend National Park, spend the day at the State Fair of Texas, discover the Alamo and splash at the beach. Along the way they stop for some yummy barbecue, pretend to be astronauts at Space Center Houston, wave to prairie dogs, watch bats fly in Austin, and end their day floating on a river boat in San Antonio! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
16 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 0 to 3 Juvenile Nonfiction / Places JNF038100 Series: Hello 6 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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KNOXVILLE ARCADIA PUBLISHING
University of Tennessee Aaron D. Purcell
Summary The school that eventually became the University of Tennessee was founded as one of the first three colleges established west of the Appalachians.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738552989 Pub Date: 10/31/07 On Sale Date: 10/31/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In 1794, two years before Tennessee even became a state, the legislature of the Southwest Territory established Blount College with a charter, and the small school struggled with a tiny student body and even smaller staff before changing its name to East Tennessee College in 1807. As the college grew, the trustees of the school scouted potential sites in Knoxville, settling on the site affectionately called "The Hill'? in 1828, and changing its name once again in 1840 to East Tennessee University. During the Civil War, classes came to an abrupt halt as students and faculty were recruited to serve on battlefields, and troops used campus facilities as hospitals and barracks. With a final name change in 1879, the University of Tennessee has exploded in growth in the 20th century, with campuses and programs across the state. In addition to a rich sports tradition, the University of Tennessee is considered one of the best colleges in the Southea...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 18 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Campus History 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Knoxville Music Before Bluegrass Tim Sharp
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467104357 Pub Date: 1/13/20 On Sale Date: 1/13/20 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Since colonial times, generations of families from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England have settled in Knoxville and East Tennessee. Early on, they arrived with ballads, stories, instruments, and folk music from their former homes. "Songcatchers," including Francis James Child, Olive Dame Campbell, Maud Pauline Karpeles, Cecil J. Sharp, William Francis Allen, Lucy McKim Garrison, Charles Pickard Ware, and George Pullen Jackson, journeyed deep into the remotest areas of East Tennessee to capture their songs in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This music existed almost unchanged until the introduction of commercial recording and radio broadcasting in the 1920s. The historic recording sessions in Bristol, Tennessee, in the summer of 1927 sparked new genres of music, and through the contribution of musicians like Lester Flatt, Josh Graves, Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, the Carter Family, Bill Monroe, and many others, Knoxville and East Tennessee are acknowledged for the roles they played in the birth of country and bluegrass music.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Music MUS000000 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Knoxville's WNOX Ed Hooper
Summary WNOX was the eighth radio station to sign on the air in North America and the first in Tennessee. No station has left a bigger footprint on American popular music or the radio industry as WNOX. Its AM signal could be heard as far south as Daytona Beach and as far north as New York City in the day of uncluttered airwaves. It helped write the book on radio broadcasts and productions with programs like the Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round and the Tennessee Barn Dance. Its legendary programs helped pioneer an entire genre of American popular music and served as a launching pad for country music's greatest stars and some of the nation's best broadcasters. The call letters remain an iconic landmark of Knoxville and East Tennessee. Arcadia Publishing 9780738566535 Pub Date: 11/30/09 On Sale Date: 11/30/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Knoxville This Obscure Prismatic City John Neely
Summary Discover the vibrant history of Knoxville, Tennessee, in this series of articles from Jack Neely's acclaimed ""Secret History"" column in Knoxville's Metro Pulse.
The History Press 9781596296565 Pub Date: 11/13/09 On Sale Date: 11/13/09 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Neely delves into the shadows of centuries past and weaves a path of local history with unmistakable wit and precision. Learn about the people who made Knoxville the ""obscure prismatic city"" through their genius, bravery or even impiety--natives like Adolph Ochs, whose fear of the old Presbyterian cemetery kick-started his ascent to the editor's desk at the New York Times; Clarence Brown, the University of Tennessee graduate turned Hollywood icon; and Knoxville's own Mark Twain. Learn about race riots, labor riots and good old-fashioned drunken riots, and discover why Knoxville is Tennessee's forgotten music city.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Knoxville in the Vietnam Era Ed Hooper
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738553412 Pub Date: 5/12/08 On Sale Date: 5/12/08 $24.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Vietnam War era (1961-1975), one of our country's most turbulent periods, was also a time of change and social evolution. Seeded in the aftermath of World War II, the nation enjoyed a remarkable economic boom. Knoxville and East Tennessee stood witness to the transformation of American society and the problems that came with the new success. From the first recognized combat casualty of the Vietnam War to the evacuation of Saigon, Knoxvillians were there, and their stories of sacrifice and service earned little mention or were forgotten in historical texts. At home, urban decay gained a grip on Knoxville's once vibrant downtown, and protests were not an uncommon sight on the evening news, but there was progress too. This volume documents the start of a new beginning for Knoxville as the city tried to hold onto its traditional Appalachian values and move into a new era.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Tennessee Valley Authority in Vintage Postcards Mark Allen Stevenson
Summary Created by the federal government in 1933 to revitalize a region twice the size of New England, the Tennessee Valley Authority began as an experiment of unprecedented proportions. Seen here through picture postcards, the dramatic achievements of the TVA take on a personal aspect, as individuals visit the hydroelectric projects and enjoy the newly created recreational opportunities. Tangible benefits are also documented, such as improved navigation, new roads and bridges, and abundant and
Arcadia Publishing 9780738541525 Pub Date: 8/24/05 On Sale Date: 8/29/05 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
inexpensive electricity. Influenced by such visionaries as Gifford Pinchot, Theodore Roosevelt, and George Norris, the agency also dealt with regional issues, including river commerce, soil conservation, and flood control.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Knoxville Ed Hooper
Summary The amazing photographs of Knoxville, Tennessee in this book chart the growth of this major metropolitan area in the Southeast, from a small fort to big Southern city.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738515571 Pub Date: 8/27/03 On Sale Date: 8/27/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America
Though it began as a small fort on the Tennessee River, Knoxville would not know obscurity for long. Founded in 1791, Knoxville became the capital of the new state of Tennessee five years later and rapidly became a major metropolitan area for the southeastern United States. Exportations of raw and natural goods brought wealth and new residents, and soon its main thoroughfare became a window into the growth, development, decline, and rebirth of an all-American city. Then, as now, all roads downtown lead to Gay Street, and everything Knoxville came from it. Though Knoxville is a decidedly Southern city, it has also taken its place within the American melting pot. Swiss, English, Dutch, Irish, German, Greek, African, and Spanish families have all played major roles in the city's development. For many years, at one small popcorn stand on Gay Street stood Gary Crowder-the meticulous owner of the amazing collection of photogra...
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Knoxville, Tennessee Elena Irish Zimmerman
Summary From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history. This fascinating new history of Knoxville, Tennessee, showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available. Arcadia Publishing 9780738589879 Pub Date: 6/1/98 On Sale Date: 6/1/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
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Lost Restaurants of Knoxville Paula A. Johnson, Grady Regas
Summary Discover the fascinating stories of Knoxville's eateries as author and historian Paula Johnson dives back in time through the stories of the city's great restaurants.
The History Press 9781625859532 Pub Date: 11/6/17 On Sale Date: 11/6/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Over the past 225 years, Knoxville dining has come full circle - from early taverns and saloons to upscale continental cuisine and back to the roots of local eating experiences. Greek immigrants Frank and George Regas founded the legendary Regas Restaurant, which operated for 90 years, spreading culinary influence throughout the entire city. Early country music stars frequented Harold's Deli while visiting the city to perform on Tennessee's first live radio shows. Guests from around the world sat 266 feet in the air at the Sunsphere Restaurant, a fine dining establishment run by the Hardee's Corporation during Knoxville's World's Fair.
224 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Ijams Nature Center Paul James
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738585796 Pub Date: 5/17/10 On Sale Date: 5/17/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Ijams Nature Center, on the banks of the Tennessee River, evolved from humble beginnings during the early 20th century into a natural showplace known as the Island Home Bird Sanctuary. Developed by Harry Ijams, Knoxville's leading ornithologist, and Alice Yoe Ijams, "First Lady of Knoxville Garden Clubs," the Ijams property has been a gathering point for birders and nature-lovers for more than a century. Girl Scouting has been a fixture at Ijams since 1923, followed by Camp Mary Ijams, and Camp Margaret Townsend in the Smokies was created in part through Ijams and Townsend family ties. Harry Ijams also helped establish the first official campsite on Mount LeConte and used his artistry as a commercial illustrator to promote the Smoky Mountains as a national park. Over the years, Ijams Nature Center has grown in size and stature to become the region's leading wildlife sanctuary and environmental learning center incorporating Mead's Quarry, which in its heyday produced Tennessee marble used both in local buildings and national monuments.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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ARCADIA PUBLISHING
Downtown Knoxville Paul James, Jack Neely
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9781467107723 Pub Date: 1/24/22 On Sale Date: 1/24/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Founded on a bluff overlooking the Tennessee River in 1791, Knoxville was a frontier town as well as the birthplace and first capital of Tennessee. From the postcolonial years through the Civil War and on to Knoxville's emergence as an industrial, dynamic, and thoroughly American city, downtown was where everything happened--the setting of the city's most memorable stories and legends. Spanning First and Second Creeks and connecting the river to the railroad, downtown is where Knoxvillians have built their most defining churches, opera houses, movie theaters, and hotels. Here, traditions, holidays, and the endings of wars have been celebrated; suffrage leaders exhorted politicians to pass a national amendment; conservationists planned a national park; idealistic engineers and architects of a New Deal program reimagined a multistate valley; and musicians convened to record and broadcast new forms of folk music that would be called "country." Downtown is where bizarre gunfights drew national attention and a notorious outlaw escaped from jail and rode the sheriff's horse to freedom acro...
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Disappearing Appalachia in Tennessee A Picture of a Vanished Land and Its People Harry Moore, Fred Brown
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The History Press 9781467149433 Pub Date: 5/3/21 On Sale Date: 5/3/21 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Stepping through time to past and present communities, settled in deep hollows and surrounded by ridges and mountains in Tennessee's Appalachia, is to confront a different and disappearing realm. Travel along Hogskin and Richland Valleys. Visit Frenches Mill and Dulaney General Store while passing cantilever barns, one-room school buildings and steepled churches. Listen as octogenarians Robert, Charles, Glenn and others explain life without electricity. Former Cades Cove residents Lois and Inez tell stories of living in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park before it was a national park. Authors Fred Brown, retired journalist, and Harry Moore, retired geologist, explore Tennessee's Appalachian region, recalling its culture, land and people before it vanishes into the abyss of time.
240 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 3 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.7 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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Murder & Mayhem in East Tennessee Dewaine A. Speaks
Summary East Tennessee is gorgeous country, but the hills and hollers have a dark side. James Earl Ray, who had already assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., created mayhem at Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary when he led six other men in a short-lived escape. Several thousand Cherokee Indians from East Tennessee were forced on what would later be called the "Trail of Tears." In the "Hankins Murder" case and in the triple killings in Oliver Springs, chaos and confusion resulted from the wrongful arrest and public accusations of innocent people. Jake and C.H. Butcher brought about bedlam with their banking scandal that at the time was unsurpassed in scope in the nation's history. Author Dewaine A. Speaks details these stories and more. The History Press 9781467144704 Pub Date: 10/5/20 On Sale Date: 10/5/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Murder & Mayhem 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Legends & Lore of East Tennessee Shane S. Simmons
Summary Author Shane Simmons explores tales of bravery, lore and bizarre customs within the East Tennessee region.
The History Press 9781467136389 Pub Date: 8/8/16 On Sale Date: 8/8/16 $23.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The mountains of East Tennessee are chock full of unique folklore passed down through generations. Locals spin age-old yarns of legends like Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone and Dragging Canoe. Stories of snake-handling churches and the myths behind the death crown superstitions dot the landscape. The mysteries surrounding the Sensabaugh Tunnel still haunt residents.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 52 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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East Tennessee Beer A Fermented History Aaron Carson, Tony Casey
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The History Press 9781467118699 Pub Date: 5/16/16 On Sale Date: 5/16/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Brewing history in East Tennessee is a roller coaster ride. In 1879, Knoxville's twenty-five saloons allegedly poured an estimated five thousand drinks per day. The drinks slowed for nearly half a century during Prohibition. Afterward, the beer scene made a slow resurgence. With modern events like Tennessee Oktoberfest, Thirsty Orange Brew Extravaganza and Brewer's Jam, East Tennessee revels as the unequivocal leader of the state's craft beer industry. Growth continues with new breweries like Sleepy Owl Brewery, Alliance Brewing Company and Crafty Bastard Brewery. Beer writers Aaron Carson and Tony Casey divulge fermented accounts of this long tradition and renaissance.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 80 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Hidden History of Southeast Tennessee Joe Guy
Summary Author and East Tennessee historian Joe Guy unearths tales from the Volunteer State's most distinct region - the Southeast - in this new volume.
The History Press 9781596298552 Pub Date: 6/14/11 On Sale Date: 6/14/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
With lost lore of Cherokee natives, forgotten stories of Civil War strife, recollections of cherished regional traditions and much more, The Hidden History of Southeast Tennessee offers a captivating collection that possesses the air of mystery reflected in the hills and hollers from which these tales originate. Join Guy as he recounts the fascinating history of this one-of-a-kind corner of Appalachia and presents stories peppered with mountain flavor, all supported by scholarly research and historical inquiry.
112 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.4 lb Wt
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Knoxville Zoo Sonya A. Haskins, Jack Hanna
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738544052 Pub Date: 3/7/07 On Sale Date: 3/7/07 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Knoxville Zoo began as the Birthday Park Zoo in 1948. Due to a lack of expertise and funding, the Humane Society started proceedings to close the zoo in 1971 after the animals' welfare came under scrutiny. The zoo was saved by Guy Smith, a local television executive, who took on the job as the zoo's first director at a salary of $1 per year. Smith managed to convince the City of Knoxville and the local community to invest in this wonderful sanctuary. As the zoo's conditions improved and awareness was raised, a focus was placed on breeding threatened or endangered animals. These efforts were rewarded in 1978 with the birth of the first two African elephants to be born in the western hemisphere. This book celebrates the zoo's fascinating history with approximately 200 black-and-white images and detailed captions of its birth, rebirth, and journey toward becoming one of the nation's premier zoological institutions. This is a keepsake that zoo visitors and wildlife enthusiasts alike will enjoy.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
All Aboard, Tennessee! Rosalind Bunn, Harrison Keller Pyle
Summary A young boy rides the train through Tennessee's beautiful, historic, and interesting landscapes. From the Blue Ridge to the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, the Cumberland Plateau, the Highland Rim, and the Nashville Basin, the narrator experiences the marvels of his home state. He hikes, fishes, and even tours Graceland! This is Maggie Bunn's fifth project and she is looking forward to sharing and creating more stories. Rosalind Bunn is the author of nine children's books and is excited to share her newest story with everyone--especially her grandchildren. Pelican Publishing 9781455627301 Pub Date: 9/18/23 On Sale Date: 9/18/23 $19.95 USD/$25.99 CAD Hardcover Picture Book 32 Pages Carton Qty: 30 Ages 5 to 8, Grades 0 to 3 Juvenile Fiction / Transportation JUV041050 Series: Pelican 11 in H | 8.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.07 lb Wt
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True Tales of Tennessee Earthquake to Railroad Bill Carey
Summary The Beginnings of the Volunteer State Tennessee was a remote place in 1810. By 1850, some of the most influential people in America had come from Tennessee, such as Sequoyah, David Crockett, the filibuster William Walker and the slave trader Isaac Franklin. Learn about the state's first steamboats and its initial telegraph message. Read newly discovered accounts from the Trail of Tears. Hop along the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad and relive the glory and tragedy. Author and columnist Bill Carey details these stories and more on early history in The Volunteer State. The History Press 9781467153898 Pub Date: 4/17/23 On Sale Date: 4/17/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Vintage Tennessee Signs Tim Hollis
Summary Many people have never stopped to realize how many of their fond memories involve advertising signs. Although these neon spectaculars, billboards and even signs painted directly onto brick walls were created expressly to persuade customers or tourists to patronize businesses, many such signs remained in place for so long that they became landmarks in their own right. Signs like the Shoney's Big Boy towering over the area and the iconic Bilmar Motor Inn sign are now a part of history. Author Tim Hollis has scoured various archives to compile some of the best remembered, or most obscure, signs to dot the Tennessee landscape, whether for tourist attractions, restaurants, department stores, gas stations or many other roadside fixtures. The History Press 9781467151801 Pub Date: 6/13/22 On Sale Date: 6/13/22 $23.99 USD/$26.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Full Color Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Historic Disasters of East Tennessee Dewaine A. Speaks
Summary For more than 150 years, East Tennesseans have experienced disasters of historic proportions. The 1902 Fraterville Mine explosion took the lives of 216 men and boys. A 1904 head-on passenger train wreck in New Market claimed the lives of 64. In 1906, Jellico was practically destroyed by the explosion of a train car loaded with dynamite. Floodwaters near Rockwood in 1929 took the lives of 7 Boy Scouts and their Scoutmaster. An explosion in 1960 at Kingsport's Eastman plant killed 16 workers and injured 400. In 2016, a fire in the Great Smoky Mountains claimed the lives of 14 while destroying 2,460 buildings. Knoxville author Dewaine Speaks chronicles these and other historic tragedies in East Tennessee. The History Press 9781467141895 Pub Date: 8/5/19 On Sale Date: 8/5/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Disaster 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Hello, Smokies! Martha Zschock
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Arcadia Children's Books 9781938700507 Pub Date: 10/3/17 On Sale Date: 10/3/17 $9.99 USD Discount Code: DFLTS002 Board Book
Welcome to the Smokies! Parent and child Black Bears tour the Great Smoky Mountains in best-selling authorillustrator Martha Day Zschock's Hello! board book series for children. In Hello, Smokies! join the pair as they explore Great Smoky Mountains National Park, earn a junior ranger badge, hike along waterfalls, and take in the view from Clingmans Dome. Along the way they stop for a picnic, look for salamanders, tour Cades Cove, learn about mountain life long ago, and end their day surrounded by fireflies and shooting stars! For ages 2-5. Made in the USA.
Full Color Carton Qty: 60 Ages 2 to 5 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Hello 5.9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Tennessee State Parks Lori Jill Smith, Jane Banks Campbell
Summary The story of Tennessee's state parks began more than 80 years ago when New Deal agencies worked to rebuild portions of Tennessee's eroded landscape. Along with these conservation measures, the state's early parks were created through the development of recreational areas. The Tennessee Valley Authority built dams that contributed to recreational attractions, and the Division of State Parks was started in 1937. All of these efforts in addition to Tennessee's natural beauty have resulted in 56 state parks. Through their postcard collections, the authors invite readers to discover each park's special place in Tennessee's history and landscape. Arcadia Publishing 9781467124997 Pub Date: 2/20/17 On Sale Date: 2/20/17 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hidden History of Tennessee Politics James B. Jones Jr.
Summary The Volunteer State plays politics according to its own particular set of rules. Witness the rise and fall of the lost state of Franklin, Tennessee's first instance of secession. Pull back the curtain on the disputed election of 1894 and get the inside scoop on the acerbic editorial cartoons of James Pinckney Alley. Glad-hand influential figures like Andrew Jackson and Kate Bradford Stockton, the state's first female gubernatorial candidate. Pick through filibusters and fiercely partisan quarrels as James B. Jones navigates the twists and turns of Tennessee's political heritage. The History Press 9781626198432 Pub Date: 7/6/15 On Sale Date: 7/6/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 144 Pages 100% Mono Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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A History of East Tennessee Auto Racing The Thrill of the Mountains David McGee
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The History Press 9781626191372 Pub Date: 2/11/14 On Sale Date: 2/11/14 $23.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.49 EUR Trade Paperback
East Tennessee isn't typically mentioned among stock car racing's formative hotbeds. But the region from Bristol to Oneida and Chattanooga encapsulates a significant portion of the sport's history. From pioneers like Brownie King and Paul Lewis of Johnson City to former national champions Joe Lee Johnson of Chattanooga and L.D. Ottinger of Newport, East Tennessee has produced many of NASCAR's great drivers. The region is home to one of the world's largest sports stadiums in the Bristol Motor Speedway, but NASCAR also made regular visits to other area tracks. Whether the surface is red clay, asphalt or brushed concrete, East Tennessee still boasts some of the world's fastest, most competitive racing. Join author and racing insider David McGee as he presents a vast array of colorful characters whose passion fueled a sport that has gone from primitive to prime time.
224 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
Forgotten Tales of Tennessee Kelly Kazek, Kyle McQueen
Summary Tennessee has never been a stranger to strangeness.
The History Press 9781609491567 Pub Date: 1/3/11 On Sale Date: 1/3/11 $15.99 USD/$15.99 CAD/€11.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Stories of the weird, wild, and wonderful abound in the Volunteer state. Join author and seasoned journalist Kelly Kazek as she tracks down the extraordinary stories that other history books overlook. Each section covers a different outlandish theme of Tennessee history colorful characters, strange sites, intriguing incidents, tombstone tales, odd occurrences, and curious creatures. Readers will discover the brilliant phenomenon of synchronized firefly flashes in the Smoky Mountain town of Elmont, take on the world's largest Moon Pie in Chattanooga and learn Tennessee's history of damaging earthquakes. From the humorous to the haunting, the madcap to the macabre, Forgotten Tales of Tennessee offers a collection as remarkable as the state itself.
192 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Forgotten Tales 7 in H | 5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Detroit Metro Airport Daniel W. Mason
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738588513 Pub Date: 12/12/11 On Sale Date: 12/12/11 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Throughout the years, Detroit Metro Airport has grown and changed with the times. During the golden age of flight, the airport served the local community by providing transportation and employment. In World War II, Romulus Army Air Field served the military by transporting B-24 Liberator bombers to the East Coast. It was also a transfer base for P-39 Airacobras and P-63 Kingcobras to be flown to the Soviet Union via Great Falls, Montana, and Alaska. The war ended, and the airport became a civilian operation again, with the Air National Guard maintaining a presence. During the Cold War, the airport saw the presence of nuclear weapons, but by the end of 1971 the weapons and the Air National Guard were gone. Constant upgrades in technology for safety and security make the passenger experience as pleasant and exciting as possible.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of Aviation 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Michigan Haunts Public Places, Eerie Spaces Jon Milan
Summary Michigan has two beautiful peninsulas that are connected by stories, legends, and mysteries. What Purple Gang member still hangs out in Clare? What spirits lurk at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village?
Arcadia Publishing 9781467104241 Pub Date: 10/7/19 On Sale Date: 10/7/19 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
This book is the perfect glove compartment companion for exploring those paranormal parts of the Mitten State. From the notoriously haunted remote lighthouses like Seul Choix in the Upper Peninsula to Eloise, one of the most famous psychiatric asylums in America, to the legend of Lover's Leap on Mackinac Island, here is a guide to all that and more. Jon Milan and Gail Offen are writers and good listeners who love to retell the stories they hear traveling through Michigan. This is their fifth Arcadia book.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 78 History / United States HIS036090 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Detroit Paradies - August 2024
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The Ghostly Tales of Detroit Daralynn Walker
Summary Ghost stories from Motor City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Welcome to the spooky streets of Motown! Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.
Arcadia Children's Books 9781467197410 Pub Date: 8/7/23 On Sale Date: 8/7/23 $12.99 USD/$16.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Detroit forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on!
112 Pages Carton Qty: 68 Ages 8 to 12, Grades 3 to 7 Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography JNF007020 Series: Spooky America 6.3 in H | 5.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.02 lb Wt
Super Cities! Detroit Detroit Daralynn Walker
Summary Sometimes the coolest places are right outside your front door. Learning about Detroit's interesting and unique culture has never been so super fun!
Arcadia Children''s Books 9781467198974 Pub Date: 2/6/23 On Sale Date: 2/6/23 $14.99 USD/$19.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Carton Qty: 40 Ages 7 to 11, Grades 1 to 5 Juvenile Nonfiction / Travel JNF058000 Series: Super Cities 8 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.2 in T | 0.003 lb Wt
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Ford Dynasty A Photographic History Michael W. R. Davis, James K. Wagner
Summary Founded in 1903, Ford Motor Company has enormously impacted the history and development of America, and the world, in the 20th century.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738520391 Pub Date: 11/6/02 On Sale Date: 11/6/02 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
What began as a small operation in a converted Detroit wagon factory has become the second largest industrial manufacturing corporation in the world, with active operations on six continents. Unlike other automotive corporations, the Ford company has remained under the control and active management of its founding family for 100 years. Like the Kennedys, Vanderbilts, and Roosevelts, the Ford family has made an irreversible impact on American history and society. Through a collection of over 200 images, Ford Dynasty tells the story of one extraordinary American family, their company, and its accomplishments over the course of a century.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036100 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Motor City Rock and Roll The 1960s and 1970s Bob Harris, John Douglas Peters
Summary Detroit is famous for its cars and its music. From the 1950s through the 1970s, Motor City fans experienced a golden age of rock and roll.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738552361 Pub Date: 7/28/08 On Sale Date: 7/28/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America
Rock was the defiant voice of the boomer generation. The 1960s and the 1970s were turbulent decades. Blacks and women asserted themselves, breaking down the establishment. Rock music, and the spirit and events that defined it, advanced these interests. The war in Vietnam brought tension and national conflict. Drugs and a sexual revolution, made possible by the introduction of the birth control pill, added to the volatile mix. Woodstock, May Day protests, and the resignation of Pres. Richard Nixon were just a few of the upheavals that made these decades two of the most important in the nation's history. Motor City Rock and Roll: The 1960s and 1970s features 200 images, capturing local musicians who started in Detroit and then traveled the world, as well as world-famous acts who came to the city to perform. Intimate stories of musicians, bands, and other members of the rock community make this history a must for dedicated fans.
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Detroit's Historic Drinking Establishments Victoria Jennings Ross
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738561912 Pub Date: 10/20/08 On Sale Date: 10/20/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Taverns, saloons, and restaurants have always played an important role in the development of large American cities like Detroit. Historically Detroiters probably regarded their neighborhood watering hole as no more than a place to drink and discuss politics. In fact, these gathering places also served as the backdrop for important social, civic, and economic events that impacted the lives of residents and affected urban development. Detroit's Historic Drinking Establishments traces the evolution of these places from the city's roots as a fur-trapping settlement to Detroit's dominance as a manufacturing giant. Using historical images from a number of sources including the Detroit Public Library's Burton Historical and Virtual Motor City Collections and the Detroit Historical Museum, this book paints a vivid picture of early Detroit as a destination highly prized for its abundant natural resources and its incomparable hospitality.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Vernor's Ginger Ale Keith Wunderlich
Summary Vernor's Ginger Ale has sparkling fizz, a unique taste, and a history that goes back before Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Hires, or Moxie.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738551852 Pub Date: 4/14/08 On Sale Date: 4/14/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
At over 140 years old, Vernor's is America's oldest continuously produced soft drink. Upon returning from the Civil War in 1866, James Vernor opened a pharmacy in Detroit. He also opened a barrel of ginger ale extract he had created before the war. He discovered the four years of aging had mellowed the taste to perfection. A new "deliciously different" flavor had been created, and Vernor's Ginger Ale was born. From a small drugstore in Detroit to a product enjoyed across America and Canada, Vernor's is a success story. Vernor's is the story of a small back-room product turned into a highly successful brand. Vernor's Ginger Ale takes readers on a journey from pharmacy to factory, from entrepreneur to franchised corporation.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Better Made in Michigan: The Salty Story of Detroit’s Best Chip Karen Dybis
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The History Press 9781626199859 Pub Date: 8/17/15 On Sale Date: 8/17/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
For many, Detroit is the crunch capital of the world. More than forty local chip companies once fed the Motor City's never-ending appetite for salty snacks, including New Era, Everkrisp, Krun-Chee, Mello Crisp, Wolverine and Vita-Boy. Only Better Made remains. From the start, the brand was known for light, crisp chips that were near to perfection. Discover how Better Made came to be, how its chips are made and how competition has shaped the industry into what it is today. Bite into the flavorful history of Michigan's most iconic chip as author Karen Dybis explores how Detroit "chipreneurs" rose from garage-based businesses to become snack food royalty.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Detroit Style Pizza A Doughtown History Karen Dybis
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The History Press 9781467151948 Pub Date: 5/29/23 On Sale Date: 5/29/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
"I love Detroit Style Pizza, especially when you see the look on somebody's face the first time that they try it. As soon as they taste it, they're 'Oh, my God. Where has this been all my life?'" Mike Spurlock With its airy crust, cheesy corners and distinctive red sauce on top, Detroit Style pizza is enjoyed worldwide. How did this Motor City delicacy transform from a singular kitchen in Detroit to an international sensation?Travel with author Karen Dybis through this pizza's humble origins from Gus Guerra's first square pie at Buddy's to Shawn Randazzo's stunning win at the International Pizza Expo through today as new chefs put their own spin on this style. With in-depth research and storytelling, Dybis takes you into the kitchens that developed, fought over and sought to perfect this delectable dish that put Detroit up there with New York, Chicago and New Haven when it comes to pizza.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 46 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Detroit's Lost Amusement Parks Joseph McCauley
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467109802 Pub Date: 5/15/23 On Sale Date: 5/15/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Arthur Gaulker, a successful real estate scion, gathered investors to create Electric Amusement Park in 1906. Gaulker's park was located near the Belle Isle Bridge just a few miles from downtown Detroit. Morris Wolff opened his Wolff's Park in 1906 directly across the street from Electric Park. Both parks spent lavishly and went bankrupt within a few years; however, other parks replaced them. By 1927, city officials had grown tired of the noise and widespread gambling, so they closed down the parks. Eastwood Park, Jefferson Beach Amusement Park, Edgewater Park, Walled Lake Park, and Bob Lo Park filled the void for years. Big bands got the parks through the Depression, multiple wars, and an onslaught of televised entertainment. However, costly fires, local opposition, and corporate competition became too much for the local parks, most of which were family-owned. Bob Lo Park, which closed in 1993, was the last to go out of business.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Detroit Tigers Gone Wild Mischief, Crimes and Hard Time George Hunter
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The History Press 9781467143295 Pub Date: 3/2/20 On Sale Date: 3/2/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
The Detroit Tigers came out of the womb scratching and snarling. Early owner James D. Burns orchestrated the only known arrest of a journalist while covering a game. It's the only Major League franchise to sign a star player out of prison, which happened twice. Ex-Tigers have done time for crimes ranging from armed robbery to racketeering-and worse. One tried to burn and dismember a group of men after they kidnapped his mother. Another threatened to blow up a cruise ship unless he was paid a sizeable ransom. And Detroit legend Ty Cobb ran afoul of the law several times during his brilliant, tumultuous and often mischaracterized career. Join Detroit News writer George Hunter on a foray into the darkest, unruliest and sometimes funniest moments in Tigers history.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Sports & Recreation / Baseball SPO003030 Series: Sports 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Detroit's Birwood Wall Hatred and Healing in the West Eight Mile Community Gerald C. Van Dusen, Reverend Jim Holley PhD
Summary
The History Press 9781467142014 Pub Date: 6/3/19 On Sale Date: 6/3/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In 1941, a real estate developer in northwest Detroit faced a dilemma. He needed federal financing for white clients purchasing lots in a new subdivision abutting a community of mostly African Americans. When the banks deemed the development too risky because of potential racial tension, the developer proposed a novel solution. He built a six-foot-tall, one-foot-thick concrete barrier extending from Eight Mile Road south for three city blocks--the infamous Birwood Wall. It changed life in West Eight Mile forever. Gathering personal interviews, family histories, land records and other archival sources, author Gerald Van Dusen tells the story of this isolated black enclave that persevered through all manner of racial barriers and transformed a symbol of discrimination into an expression of hope and perseverance.
192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Social Science / Discrimination SOC031000 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
A History Lover's Guide to Detroit Karin Risko, Rodney L. Arroyo
Summary Detroit's auto heritage is known worldwide, but this fascinating city's history runs much deeper. Step inside the tiny recording studio where Berry Gordy, a young entrepreneur who faced tremendous prejudice, created a music empire that broke down racial barriers. Tour Art Deco masterpieces so spectacular they're called "cathedrals" to commerce and finance. Walk in the footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to Cobo Hall, where he first delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. Join Karin Risko for an intimate tour of the city that put the world on wheels and discover an amazing history of innovation, philanthropy, social justice and culture. The History Press 9781467135672 Pub Date: 11/12/18 On Sale Date: 11/12/18 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.49 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Lost Restaurants of Detroit Paul Vachon
Summary Through stories and recipes nearly lost to time, author Paul Vachon explores the history of the Motor City's fine dining, ethnic eateries and everything in between. Grab a cup of coffee - he's got stories to share.
The History Press 9781467135597 Pub Date: 11/7/16 On Sale Date: 11/7/16 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.99 EUR Trade Paperback
While some restaurants come and go with little fanfare, others are dearly missed and never forgotten. In 1962, patrons of the Caucus Club were among the first to hear the voice of an eighteen-year-old Barbra Streisand. Before Stouffer's launched a frozen food empire, it was better known for its restaurants with two popular locations in Detroit. The Machus Red Fox was the last place former Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa was seen alive.
176 Pages Carton Qty: 10 History / United States HIS036090 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Lost Car Companies of Detroit Alan Naldrett
Summary Among more than two hundred auto companies that tried their luck in the Motor City, just three remain: Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. But many of those lost to history have colorful stories worth telling.
The History Press 9781467118736 Pub Date: 1/25/16 On Sale Date: 1/25/16 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback
J.J. Cole forgot to put brakes in his new auto, so he had to drive it in circles until it ran out of gas. Brothers John and Horace Dodge often trashed saloons during wild evenings but used their wealth to pay for the damage the next day. David D. Buick went from being the founder of his own leading auto company to working the information desk at the Detroit Board of Trade. Author Alan Naldrett explores these and more tales of automakers who ultimately failed but shaped the industry and designs today.
144 Pages Carton Qty: 24 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Early Organized Crime in Detroit Vice, Corruption and the Rise of the Mafia James Buccellato
Summary Social scientist and crime writer James A. Buccellato explores Detroit's struggle with gang violence, public corruption and the politics of vice during the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century.
The History Press 9781467117548 Pub Date: 11/30/15 On Sale Date: 11/30/15 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€20.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Though detectives denied it, the Italian mafia was operating in Detroit as early as 1900, and the city was forever changed. Bootleggers controlled the Detroit River and created a national distribution network for illegal booze during Prohibition. Gangsters, cops and even celebrities fell victim to the violence. Some politicians and prominent businessmen like Henry Ford's right-hand man, Harry Bennett, collaborated closely with the mafia, while others, such as popular radio host Gerald Buckley, fought back and lost their lives.
160 Pages Carton Qty: 5 History / United States HIS036090 Series: True Crime 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
Capitol Park Historic Heart of Detroit Jack M. Dempsey
Summary Capitol Park is the only city park in America where a state's first governor is buried. It's the birthplace of democracy in Michigan. Underground Railroad site. Streetcar and transit hub. Urban canyon. A block north of Detroit's iconic Coney Island restaurants. A symbol of the city's late twentieth-century decay, now a key part of its revitalization in a new millennium. Jack Dempsey, award-winning author of "Michigan and the Civil War" and president of the Michigan Historical Commission, uncovers tales of a uniquely inspirational public space that epitomizes the ups and downs of Detroit's three centuries. The History Press 9781626193741 Pub Date: 3/25/14 On Sale Date: 3/25/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 15 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Landmarks 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Detroit's Historic Eastern Market Randall Fogelman
Summary This book documents the interesting history of Detroit's historic Eastern Market.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738584409 Pub Date: 10/14/13 On Sale Date: 10/14/13 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Established in 1891, Detroit's Eastern Market is the largest historic market district in the United States. This cultural and commercial landmark remains a bustling, vital place today on several levels: a wholesale market featuring the freshest local produce, a weekly Saturday shopping tradition for thousands of metro Detroiters, a special-event venue, and the original home for some of the city's oldest specialty food and dining businesses. Although much has changed through the years, Eastern Market is still a place for generations of metro Detroiters to gather to buy produce and plants, shop its unique stores, enjoy a great meal, and meet friends both old and new--all in a historic and authentic market setting.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 12 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Baseball in Detroit 1886-1968 David Lee Poremba
Summary Baseball in Detroit documents nearly a century of this sport, following the Detroit Tigers closely.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738589923 Pub Date: 11/10/98 On Sale Date: 11/10/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€21.49 EUR Trade Paperback
Covering over 80 years of America's favorite pastime, Baseball in Detroit 1886-1968 takes fans back to the glory days of Ty Cobb in the early 20th century and follows the progress of the Detroit Tigers. From the three-time pennant winners of this century's first decade to the last real championship team of 1968, Detroiters have flocked to see their team play, win or lose. The fact that they have played at the same intersection of town for over a century is a tribute to the pride and loyalty that each has shown for the other. It could be said that no other baseball franchise has such a close relationship with its constituency. This relationship is clearly shown in a fascinating photographic collection, and sports fans everywhere will appreciate this candid glimpse into our nation's favorite game. As we approach the next millennium, a new stadium is under construction for this historic team. It, too, will be the place of legends, where great players and fans will create another glorious 1...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.05 lb Wt
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On This Day in Detroit History Bill Loomis
Summary One day at a time, discover colorful Motor City moments in history spanning more than three centuries. On November 5, 1851, Voice of the Fugitive published a letter in support of escaped slaves. On July 3, 1904, Monk Parry became the first monkey to drive a car, and on January 16, 1919, the Statler Hotel menu offered whale meat for dinner. The legendary Steve Yzerman was named captain of the Red Wings on October 7, 1986. Local historian Bill Loomis covers the big events and remarkable stories of life and culture from Detroit's founding to its recent struggles and rebirth. The History Press 9781626198333 Pub Date: 1/11/16 On Sale Date: 1/11/16 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€22.49 EUR Trade Paperback 208 Pages Carton Qty: 34 History / United States HIS036090 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Forgotten Detroit Paul Vachon
Summary Forgotten Detroit delves into the wellspring of history to retell some of Detroit's lesser-known stories within the Motor City's rich heritage.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738560878 Pub Date: 6/29/09 On Sale Date: 6/29/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Detroiters know their history well. Founded in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, the city subsisted on a variety of industries: fur trading, stove building, and, of course, the automobile. Names such as Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh resonate in Detroiters' common memory while Detroit's meteoric rise during the 20th century established the city as an influential leader in commerce, culture, and religion. This growth spawned the development of numerous businesses, organizations, and institutions, many now forgotten after the passing of so many years. Individuals from the Michigan metropolis, such as Albert Kahn, Mary Chase Stratton, and Henry Ford II, all made their marks on the history books, even if the average Detroiter couldn't tell you who they were.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 136 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Detroit Ragtime and the Jazz Age Jon Milan
Summary Detroit has always been at the forefront of American popular music development, and the ragtime years and jazz age are no exception. The city's long history of diversity has served the region well, providing a fertile environment for creating and nurturing some of America's most distinctly indigenous music. With a focus on the people and places that made Detroit a major contributor to America's rich musical heritage, Detroit: Ragtime and the Jazz Age provides a unique photo journal of a period stretching from the Civil War to the diminishing years of the big bands in the early 1940s. Arcadia Publishing 9780738561134 Pub Date: 3/16/09 On Sale Date: 3/16/09 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.9 lb Wt
Motor City Mafia A Century of Organized Crime in Detroit Scott M. Burnstein
Summary Learn the story behind one of Detroit's most infamous mobs with rare photographs documenting their rise and fall.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738540849 Pub Date: 10/16/06 On Sale Date: 10/16/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 102 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America
Motor City Mafia: A Century of Organized Crime in Detroit chronicles the storied and hallowed gangland history of the notorious Detroit underworld. Scott M. Burnstein takes the reader inside the belly of the beast, tracking the bloodshed, exploits, and leadership of the southeast Michigan crime syndicate as never before seen in print. Through a stunning array of rare archival photographs and images, Motor City Mafia captures Detroit's most infamous past, from its inception in the early part of the 20th century, through the years when the iconic Purple Gang ruled the city's streets during Prohibition, through the 1930s and the formation of the local Italian mafia, and the Detroit crime family's glory days in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, all the way to the downfall of the area's mob reign in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Cruisin' the Original Woodward Avenue Anthony Ambrogio, Woodward Heritage Team
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738540450 Pub Date: 7/12/06 On Sale Date: 7/12/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
In the 1950s, cruising swept the nation. American street became impromptu racetracks as soon as the police turned their backs. Young people piled into friends' cars and cruised their main streets with a new sense of freedom. Pent-up desires after the hardships of World War II plus a booming economy fueled a car-buying frenzy. To lure buyers to their particular makes and models, automobile companies targeted the youth market by focusing on design and performance. No place was that more relevant than on metro Detroit's Woodward Avenue, the city's number-one cruising destination and home of the world's automobile industry. Barely 50 years earlier, Henry Ford rolled his first Model T off the assembly line at Piquette and Woodward, just south of where cruisers, dragsters, and automobile engineers ignited each other's excitement over cars. This unique relationship extended into the muscle car era of the 1960s, as Woodward Avenue continued to reflect the triumphs and downturns of the industry that made Detroit known throughout the world.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
The Birth of the Detroit Sound 1940-1964 Marilyn Bond, S.R. Boland
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738520339 Pub Date: 9/25/02 On Sale Date: 9/25/02 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the 1940s through the early 1960s, a new form of popular music was born in the United States-one that would take the world by storm. Detroit disc jockey Alan Freed, among the very first to play and promote new music, christened it "Rock 'n Roll" from an old blues lyric. Detroit, like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Memphis, contributed its own distinctive regional character to the music and became a hub of industry activity. An epicenter of American music by the mid-1950s, Detroit built its reputation upon a wealth of talented singers and musicians, the vast amount of clubs and theaters available to them, and a multitude of enthusiastic industry professionals who helped bring their unique sound to the world. Many record labels, including Fortune and Fox, also thrived in the metro Detroit area in the days before Berry Gordy's Motown Records gained international recognition. This book documents the extraordinary style of music that took shape in Detroit well before Motown was a gleam in Gordy's eye. The Birth of the Detroit Sound chronicles great talents like Joh...
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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General Motors A Photographic History Michael Davis
Summary The General Motors Corporation opened over a century ago with humble beginnings to grow into the company that became the global business powerhouse it is today.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738500195 Pub Date: 11/18/99 On Sale Date: 11/18/99 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America
Established in 1908 by William C. Durant, General Motors was the end-product of combining the Buick, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, and Oakland companies. From the 1920s onwards, GM grew from a company that accounted for about 10% of new auto sales in the U.S. to becoming the largest producer of cars and trucks in the world. By the 1960s, due to a series of federal safety regulations and competetive challenges, General Motors' business would never be the same. Though they've suffered their fair share of setbacks, GM is still one of the biggest motor companies in the world, even today. General Motors: A Photographic History explores the growth of the company in a series of 200+ black-and-white images, from the first assembly line to post-WWII recovery, and takes the reader on an intriguing visual tour of a tremendously important piece of the industrialization of the U.S.
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Detroit City of Industry David Lee Poremba
Summary
Arcadia Publishing 9780738520377 Pub Date: 11/16/02 On Sale Date: 11/16/02 $24.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Detroit is known worldwide as the automotive capital of the world. What is not widely known is that, prior to the birth of the automobile, a tremendous diversity of manufactured goods transformed Detroit from a frontier town into a great industrial city. Another vital installment in a series of books about the Dynamic City, Detroit: City of Industry illustrates a slice of the city's history that is largely unknown. Through a collection of remarkable images that are among the oldest in the city, Detroit is revealed as a thriving, bustling manufacturing town that served as the world's leader in a number of important industries. Bessemer steel, iron, steel rails, freight cars, stoves, lumber, drugs, and cigars are just a few of the products that helped the city build the capital that was later needed to prosper during the automobile era. This book examines Detroit's development from the 1860s through the 1890s, and its evolution into a leading industrial center of the Midwest.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 6 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Detroit A Postcard History Richard Bak
Summary View evocative and historical images in postcards from the early days of Detroit. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of neighborhood children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history. Arcadia Publishing 9780738545776 Pub Date: 10/7/98 On Sale Date: 10/7/98 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Haunted Detroit Nicole Beauchamp
Summary This chronicle of ghastly frights from the Motor City is not for the faint of heart. Founded on the legend of the Nain Rouge, Detroit has haunted hotspots aplenty, each with its own bloodcurdling tale. Music from pianos that play by themselves and crying apparitions echo throughout The Whitney mansion. Beginning at the time of its construction, the Leland Hotel has been the site of an unusually high number of murders, suicides, and freak accidents. It has even been described as Detroit's portal to Hell. Various shadowy figures have been spotted darting throughout the former Detroit Police 6th Precinct building, including a mysterious boy. The History Press 9781467150606 Pub Date: 8/8/22 On Sale Date: 8/8/22 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Join Michigan-based author and paranormal investigator Nicole Beauchamp as she leads you down some of Detroit's darkest corridors and into its tragic past.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 1000 History / United States HIS036090 Series: Haunted America 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.4 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Midwest Pie Recipes That Shaped a Region Meredith Pangrace
Summary A historical tour of midwestern pies that recalls when recipes were shared through faded note cards and junior league cookbooks. New England may say it’s the “Great American Pie Belt,” but pie has a rich and varied history in the American Midwest too. Stop by any church or community event in the heartland today and you’re likely to see as many types of pie on the dessert table as there are people who made them. Belt Publishing 9781953368522 Pub Date: 5/23/23 On Sale Date: 5/23/23 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 141 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Cooking / Courses & Dishes CKB063000 6.9 in H | 5.1 in W | 0.02 lb Wt
Midwest Pie highlights the treats, both sweet and savory, that have come to define this region. Here, you’ll learn about bean pie’s origins in the Nation of Islam, the popularity of “desperation pies” during the Depression, how Michigan miners ate lunch “pasties” in the mines, and much more. Full of accessible instructions and helpful sidebars, you’ll learn the stories behind a variety of pies, including: Hoosier Pie Schnitz Pie Sawdust Pie Ohio Buckeye Pie Runza Midwest Pie is the perfect collection for any home chef looking to learn more about the diversity and deliciousness of one of the region’s most enduring culinary contributions.
How to Speak Midwestern Edward McClelland
Summary “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevance” —The New York Times In this book on Midwestern accents, and sayings, Edward McClelland explains what Midwesterners say and how and why they say it. He examines the causes of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, explains the nasality of Minnesota speech, and details why Chicagoans talk more like people from Buffalo than their next-door neighbors in Wisconsin. He provides humorous definitions of jargon from the region, including: Belt Publishing 9780997774276 Pub Date: 12/1/16 On Sale Date: 12/1/16 Ship Date: 9/1/18 $18.95 USD/$24.99 CAD/£16.99 GBP/€19.99 EUR Discount Code: TP Trade Paperback 152 Pages Carton Qty: 1 Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics LAN009000
-squeaky cheese -city chicken -shampoo banana -the Pittsburgh toilet -FIB -bubbler -Chevy in the Hole -jagoff The book also includes detailed glossaries of slang from Buffalo, the Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, and Wisconsin slang and sayings. This delightful romp through the region is the perfect gift for Midwesterners, and the perfect book for anyone wanting to learn more about the region’s dialects. “A dictionary wrapped in some serious dialectology inside a gift book trailing a serious whiff of Relevan...
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A New History of Lexington, Kentucky Foster Ockerman Jr.
Summary Lexington is known as the "Horse Capital of the World," but the city's history runs much deeper. Learn about the mayor who refused the Ku Klux Klan permission to march and organize in the city. Meet one of the nation's foremost advocates for voting rights for women who was a native of the city. Visit the many small hamlets around Lexington that were settlements for the formerly enslaved. Lexington was the state's first capital and the nation's first community to establish an urban service boundary to regulate growth and preserve horse farms. Seventh-generation Kentuckian and Lexington native Foster Ockerman Jr. offers an updated history.
The History Press 9781467146852 Pub Date: 10/11/21 On Sale Date: 10/11/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Brief History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Tales from the Kentucky Hemp Highway Dan Isenstein
Summary Among the many hidden gems in Bluegrass history is the state's long relationship with hemp, a history noted by a historical "Hemp Highway" designation. Archibald McNeil was the first to plant the crop in the state in 1775. In 1803, John Wesley Hunt opened the first hemp bagging factory in the United States and helped transform Lexington into the "Athens of the West." Another grower, Thomas Barbee, had a child with an enslaved person and freed his children on his deathbed. His grandson became a hemp grower as well. New organizations like Homestead Alternatives and Zelios Inc. have taken that history into the modern world. Author Dan Isenstein details the history of the crop and the historic trail dedicated to it. The History Press 9781467148832 Pub Date: 8/9/21 On Sale Date: 8/9/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 176 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Bluegrass Bourbon Barons Bryan S. Bush
Summary Kentucky is the home of bourbon, and there are a proud few who helped usher the industry into prominence. Learn about men like bourbon baron Isaac Bernheim, who founded the Bernheim Forest and Research Center, or John Douglas, who built a racetrack for the trotter racing industry and was known as the "Prince of Sports." George Garvin Brown and his business partner, George Forman, formed the Brown-Forman Company, which today is one of the largest American-owned companies in the spirits and wine business. With such enormous wealth came the temptation for fraud, which led to several bourbon leaders becoming involved in some of Kentucky's famous scandals. Author and Kentucky historian Bryan S. Bush details the intoxicating history of bourbon's biggest historical names. The History Press 9781467150132 Pub Date: 7/19/21 On Sale Date: 7/19/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky Foster Ockerman Jr.
Summary Untold tidbits of equine history is revealed by historian and seventh generation Kentuckian Foster Ockerman Jr.
The History Press 9781467138949 Pub Date: 3/25/19 On Sale Date: 3/25/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Horse racing and the Commonwealth of Kentucky are synonymous. The equine industry in the state dates as far back as the eighteenth century, and some of that history remains untold. The Seventeenth Earl of Derby made the trip from England to Louisville for the famed Kentucky Derby. Many famous African American jockeys grew up in the area but fled to Europe during the Jim Crow era. Gambling on races is a popular pastime, but betting in the early days caused significant changes in the sport. Hidden History of Horse Racing in Kentucky details the rich and the lesser-known history at the tracks in the Bluegrass State.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 Sports & Recreation / Animal Sports SPO021000 Series: Hidden History 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Lost Bluegrass: History of a Vanishing Landscape Ronnie Dreistadt
Summary
The History Press 9781609492717 Pub Date: 4/20/11 On Sale Date: 4/20/11 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€17.99 EUR Trade Paperback
The Bluegrass region has come to define what makes Kentucky a place unlike any other. What began as the homeland of native tribes developed into ideal farmland for early settlers. Development continued as the region evolved into the premier breeding grounds for world-famous thoroughbreds, helping to bring the Bluegrass international recognition as the epicenter of American horseracing and equestrian culture. Yet development of the region has never stopped. The rolling hills, limestone fences and legendary horse farms that once defined the landscape continue to vanish as suburban sprawl stretches into the far reaches of the Bluegrass. Join author Ronnie Dreistadt as he tracks the history of the Bluegrass, what's been lost and the ongoing efforts to save what remains.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.5 lb Wt
True Bluegrass Stories: History from the Heart of Kentucky Tom Stephens
Summary
The History Press 9781596295452 Pub Date: 11/1/08 On Sale Date: 11/1/08 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Famed pioneer Daniel Boone, upon seeing the Bluegrass region for the first time in 1769, wrote, "From the top of an eminence, we saw with pleasure the beautiful level of Kentucke." Centuries later, his sentiments still ring true. In this fast-paced collection of articles from his widely successful "Looking Back" column in Kentucky Monthly magazine, author Tom Stephens delivers a captivating glimpse into Kentucky's renowned Bluegrass region. Hide away in the stockades and stations of the pioneers, discover Abraham Lincoln's Lexington retreat, face off in a duel as Henry Clay did, consume the potent origins of Kentucky bourbon and sober up with the Shakers. All of this and plenty more lie ahead when you explore True Bluegrass Stories: History from the Heart of Kentucky.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Chronicles 9.4 in H | 6.3 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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Lexington Fiona Young-Brown
Summary Lexington documents the history and evolutoin of this city nestled in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region. Situated in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region, Lexington is known as a cultural center throughout the state. The city, with its strong sense of history, education, and commerce, has undergone dramatic change, making way for development and progress with each new decade. Arcadia Publishing 9780738554471 Pub Date: 10/6/08 On Sale Date: 10/6/08 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 96 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Then and Now 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Women in Lexington Deirdre A. Scaggs
Summary Images of America: Women in Lexington is a celebration of Kentucky women at work, in the home, at play, in society, and as part of the larger fabric of women's equality. Women in Lexington were active during World War II: they fought for women's rights, experienced changes within the family, and took advantage of or created new opportunities in the workplace. The 200 vintage photographs featured in this volume were drawn from collections housed in the archive of the University of Kentucky. With nearly 2 million photographs, the collections offer unparalleled coverage of the cultural, social, agricultural, and industrial changes that have shaped Lexington and Central Kentucky. Arcadia Publishing 9780738542164 Pub Date: 2/22/06 On Sale Date: 2/22/06 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Lexington: Queen of the Bluegrass Randolph Hollingsworth
Summary In the heart of central Kentucky Bluegrass country, Lexington boasts a long, proud history reaching far back before this "Horse Capital of the World" reared its first thoroughbred. Early Lexingtonians built an intellectual and economic center from their frontier outpost and quickly claimed the first college, newspaper, and millionaire west of the Alleghenies--among many other firsts.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738524665 Pub Date: 11/24/04 On Sale Date: 11/29/04 $24.99 USD/$27.99 CAD Trade Paperback 192 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 36 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Making of America 0.9 lb Wt
Lafayette's Lexington Thomas M. House, Lisa R. Carter
Summary The thriving heart of Kentucky, Lexington grew to its present stature from humble roots as a quiet agricultural town. During the pivotal years from Prohibition and the Great Depression through World War II, Lexington experienced unprecedented growth, hard times, and recovery.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738515526 Pub Date: 9/16/03 On Sale Date: 9/16/03 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Kentucky's Famous Racehorses Patricia L. Thompson
Summary Central Kentucky is home to many magnificent horses and their farms. Although there are numerous places to witness these beautiful animals, including Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Pimlico, and Belmont, their history often gets overwhelmed by their statistics. Images of America: Kentucky's Famous Racehorses goes beyond the numbers and provides insight into the character of these beloved creatures by featuring stories straight from those closest to the horses--the grooms.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738566887 Pub Date: 4/26/10 On Sale Date: 4/26/10 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Lost Lexington, Kentucky Peter Brackney, Mayor Jim Gray
Summary Lexington has dozens of well-restored landmarks, but unfortunately so many more are lost forever. The famous Phoenix Hotel, a longtime stop for weary travelers and politicians alike, has risen from its own ashes numerous times over the past centuries. The works of renowned architect John McMurtry were once numerous around town, but some of the finest examples are gone. The Centrepointe block has been made and unmade so many times that its original tenants are unknown to natives now. Join local blogger, attorney and preservationist Peter Brackney as he explores the intriguing back stories of these hidden Bluegrass treasures. The History Press 9781626195998 Pub Date: 11/4/14 On Sale Date: 11/4/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 42 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Lost 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.8 lb Wt
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Lexington, Kentucky Changes in the Early Twentieth Century Wynelle Deese
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738552521 Pub Date: 4/1/96 On Sale Date: 4/6/96 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this "golden age" can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of friends and neighbors only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history. This fascinating new history of Lexington, Kentucky, showcases more than two hundred of the best vintage postcards available.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
A History Lover's Guide to Lexington and Central Kentucky Foster Ockerman Jr., Peter Brackney
Summary The Athens of the West. The Horse Capital of the World. The Home to the Greatest Tradition in College Basketball. Heart of the Bluegrass. Lexington has a lot of names and an even richer history. The region played an oversized role in America's educational, political, religious and cultural development. Visit a historic AME church in downtown Lexington that was a stop on the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves. Walk through fifteen local historic districts. Explore an equine cemetery. Join historians Foster Ockerman Jr. and Peter Brackney on a tour through historic sites and buildings in Lexington and central Kentucky.
The History Press 9781467142991 Pub Date: 9/28/20 On Sale Date: 9/28/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 160 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: History & Guide 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Keeneland Race Course Berkeley Scott, Jeanine Scott
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Arcadia Publishing 9780738588742 Pub Date: 3/12/12 On Sale Date: 3/12/12 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback
Since 1936, Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, has represented the gentility and excitement of Thoroughbred horse racing. To central Kentuckians, it is an enduring part of their culture and a fun place for all generations. For horsemen from all over the world, Keeneland is also an honest marketplace for the best Thoroughbred racing and breeding bloodstock to be found. Keeneland's world-class library is the repository of the largest collection of Thoroughbred racing information in the world; all the images in this book are from its vast collection. The book opens with photographs of the Kentucky Association racetrack that came before Keeneland and continues with images of the people who made Keeneland possible: jockeys, trainers, grooms, exercise riders, owners, track management, track workers, customers, and others. Photographs in the book also capture famous horses from the past, including Iron Leige, Round Table, Seabiscuit, Man o' War, Nashua, Whirlaway, Citation, and Bull Lea.
128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Celebrating Old Friends Stories from Kentucky's Thoroughbred Retirement Farm Rick Capone, Mary Simon, Michael Blowen
Summary Over the last decade Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, has put a new face on the concept of equine aftercare. When Michael Blowen first dreamed of creating Old Friends, he envisioned a place where Thoroughbred stallions could retire with dignity following their racing or breeding careers. He also wanted people to visit the iconic horses. The History Press 9781467137836 Pub Date: 10/9/17 On Sale Date: 10/9/17 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 176 Pages Color sigs / inserts Carton Qty: 38 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Sports
In 2003, Old Friendsopened on leased land with a miniature horse named Little Silver Charm, a gelding named Invigorate and a mare named Narrow Escape. Today, the two-hundred-plus-acre farm in Georgetown has more than 160 retired Thoroughbred stallions, geldings and mares, including two Kentucky Derbywinners. It even welcomed two satellite farms, one in New York and one at Kentucky Downsracetrack. In his follow-up to History of Old Friends, Rick Capone revisits the unforgettable history of this horse retirement home.
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History of Old Friends A Home for Retired Thoroughbreds Rick Capone
Summary Old Friends provides a dignified retirement to Thoroughbreds whose racing and breeding careers have come to an end. Hear their stories in this heartwarming book. Like many before him in the Bluegrass State, Michael Blowen, a former Boston Globeentertainment writer, fell in love with horses, specifically Thoroughbreds. The reality beyond the racetracks, he knew, was that each day a Thoroughbred was in the spotlight, for some of these distinguished athletes, their days were numbered. The History Press 9781626193314 Pub Date: 8/5/14 On Sale Date: 8/5/14 $21.99 USD/$22.99 CAD/€18.99 EUR Trade Paperback
For that reason, he dreamed of finding a way to give them a dignified retirement after they completed their rigorous racing careers. When he opened the Thoroughbred retirement farm Old Friendsin Kentucky in 2003, he never dreamed his idea would grow so big, so fast. Today, Old Friendsis home to more than 130 horses, many of them stallions, as well as geldings, mares and one loveable miniature horse named Little Silver Charm. Join journalist and horse lover Rick Capone for the story of Old Friendsand the horses that call the farm home.
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Kentucky Horse Tales Ercel Ellis Jr., Robert W. Copelan DVM, Michael Blowen and Old Friends
Summary Ercel Ellis Jr. was born into the Thoroughbred horse business and has worked in it for seventy-five years.
The History Press 9781467141475 Pub Date: 7/15/19 On Sale Date: 7/15/19 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback
He has been an owner, breeder, trainer, writer and radio broadcaster. His radio show, Horse Tales, has run for twenty years. For all his work, he won the Charles W. Engelhard Award for contributions to the industry. During his life, Ercel has amassed a trove of stories on some of the biggest names in Thoroughbred racing, like Mata Hari, Spy Song and world-famous Man o' War. He also includes stories of lesser-known horses like Dark Mirage, El Chico, Blue Peter and By Jimminy. Join Ercel as he entertains with fascinating stories from more than seven decades with Thoroughbreds.
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Kentucky's Bluegrass Wynelle Scott Deese
Summary Within these pages are vintage postcards, created between 1900 and 1950, that depict an area known across the country as Kentucky's Bluegrass. From its horse farms to its military forts and river commerce, this seventeen county region exemplifies the spirit and pride of Kentucky, and the images preserved on these postcards bring the history of this unique area to life.
Arcadia Publishing 9780738505657 Pub Date: 4/28/00 On Sale Date: 5/3/00 $24.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Black and White Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Postcard History Series 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.7 lb Wt
Creepy Kentucky Strange Stories from the Bluegrass State Mr. Keven McQueen
Summary The Eerie and Ominous in Kentucky Kentucky is no stranger to strange occurrences. From weird encounters with the Grim Reaper to local graveyard dogs, the Bluegrass State has its share of odd stories. Learn about local ghosts who've haunted areas for years. Encounter body snatchers and some very odd modes of death. Go on the hunt for Daniel Boone's bones and witness the marvelous twisting tombstone. Witness the people who uncannily predicted their own death. Author Keven McQueen details these creepy stories and more. The History Press 9781467154161 Pub Date: 9/11/23 On Sale Date: 9/11/23 $21.99 USD/$28.99 CAD Trade Paperback 112 Pages Carton Qty: 58 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.03 lb Wt
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Kentucky's Lost Bourbon Distilleries Berkeley Scott, Jeanine Scott
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Arcadia Publishing 9781467109901 Pub Date: 5/1/23 On Sale Date: 5/1/23 $23.99 USD/$30.99 CAD Trade Paperback
Kentucky bourbon is world-renowned, and the distilling of this corn-based liquor has deep roots in almost every corner of the state. Hundreds of distilleries dotted the landscape, beginning with the early settlements until 1920, when the vast majority were closed because of Prohibition. Many of the distilleries never reopened and became "lost," with only old photographs left to tell this story of dedicated craftsmanship. In some cases, distilleries reopened during a "bourbon boom" when Prohibition finally ended in 1933, only to falter a few decades later. Some of those distilleries were sold and portions of the properties, like warehouses, reused by the new owner. Despite everything, bourbon distilling remains a major industry in the state--and a worldfamous icon for Kentucky. Kentucky's Lost Bourbon Distilleries is dedicated to the many people who worked at distilleries that may be "lost" but are not forgotten.
128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: Images of America 9.3 in H | 6.5 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
Kentucky Legends and Lore Alan Brown
Summary Kentucky is known primarily for horse racing, bourbon and fried chicken, but the "Dark and Bloody Ground" has a mysterious side as well. Kentuckians talk about their own "Hillbilly Beast," believed to have frightened campers at Mammoth Cave National Park. The gnarled and twisted Witches' Tree is a favorite on Louisville ghost tours. Kentucky's UFO incidents--like Thomas Mantell's mysterious plane crash, the Hopkinsville alien attack and the Paintsville train-UFO crash--are as puzzling and frightening now as they were when they happened. Folklore writer Alan Brown chronicles these strange stories and others that are very much a part of the unique culture of Kentucky. The History Press 9781467149822 Pub Date: 10/25/21 On Sale Date: 10/25/21 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 True Crime / Heists & Robberies TRU008000 Series: American Legends 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
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Bizarre Bluegrass Strange but True Kentucky Tales Keven McQueen
Summary From ghost towns to circus performers to mass hysteria, the Bluegrass State is no stranger to the strange. Read stories of famed President Abraham Lincoln you've never heard before. Find possible solutions to the mystery of Pearl Bryan's missing head and decipher the outrageous hoaxes involving an unsolvable puzzle and monkeys trained to perform farm work. Learn about the time when the author wrote to Charles Manson as a joke and Manson wrote back--four times. Join author Keven McQueen as he recounts some of the weirder vignettes from Kentucky lore. The History Press 9781467146784 Pub Date: 8/17/20 On Sale Date: 8/17/20 $21.99 USD/$24.99 CAD Trade Paperback 128 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.04 lb Wt
A Culinary History of Kentucky Burgoo, Beer Cheese and Goetta Fiona Young-Brown
Summary Pull up a chair to the kitchen table and enjoy a delicious adventure through Bluegrass food history. Kentucky's cuisine can be traced back to Cherokee, Irish, Scottish, English and German roots, among others. A typical Kentucky meal might have the standard meat and three, but there are many dishes that can't be found anywhere else. Poke sallet, despite its toxic roots and berries, is such a favorite in parts of eastern Kentucky that an annual festival celebrates it. Find recipes for dishes from burgoo to hog to moonshine and frogs. Join author Fiona Young-Brown as she details all the delectable delights sure to make the mouth water. The History Press 9781626192638 Pub Date: 4/1/14 On Sale Date: 4/1/14 $23.99 USD/$29.99 CAD/€19.99 EUR Trade Paperback 160 Pages Carton Qty: 40 History / United States HIS036120 Series: American Palate 9 in H | 6 in W | 0.3 in T | 0.6 lb Wt
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