Home - History - United States - State & Local

order by :

Page 1 of 69,

Click on a book title for more details

Book cover for Mike S. Adams: Grove City

Grove City

Mike S. Adams
Paperback - $32.95

In 1798, Valentine Cunningham dammed Wolf Creek in a wild Pennsylvania landscape for the purpose of starting a mill. By 1876, when Isaac Ketler came to start the nationally recognized Grove City College, it was a thriving village known as Pine Grove. ...

Book cover for Frederick T. Adcock: Piseco Lake and Arietta

Piseco Lake and Arietta

Frederick T. Adcock
Paperback - $32.95



Book cover for Silvio H. Alava: Spanish Harlem's Musical Legacy

Spanish Harlem's Musical Legacy : 1930-1980

Silvio H. Alava
Paperback - $32.95

Spanish Harlems musical development thrived between the 1930s and 1980s in New York City. This area was called El Barrio by its inhabitants and Spanish Harlem by all others. It was a neighborhood where musicians from the Caribbean or their descendant ...

Book cover for Cassandra L. Newby Alexander: Portsmouth

Portsmouth : Virginia

Cassandra L. Newby Alexander
Paperback - $32.95

Primary Coverage Area: Portsmouth Area, Norfolk, Chesapeake

Book cover for Allegheny City Society: Allegheny City 1840-1907

Allegheny City 1840-1907

Allegheny City Society
Paperback - $32.95

Allegheny Town was established in 1784 by order of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. By 1840, the tiny wilderness community had grown in size and population to be incorporated as Allegheny City. Throughout the 19th century, Allegheny Cit ...

Book cover for Paolo Andreani: Along the Hudson and Mohawk

Along the Hudson and Mohawk : The 1790 Journey of Count Paolo Andreani

Paolo Andreani
Hardcover - $70.95

Published for the first time and translated into English, the 1790 diary of Count Paolo Andreani is of major importance to those interested in life after the American Revolution, political affairs in the New Republic, and Native Americans.

Book cover for William M. Armstrong: Baltimore in World War II

Baltimore in World War II

William M. Armstrong
Paperback - $32.95

The World War II years were a time of growth and productivity for the Baltimore area, and the city contributed significantly to the Allied war effort. Baltimore launched the first of the famed Liberty ships, the SS Patrick Henry, which was constructe ...

Book cover for Herbert Asbury: The Gangs of New York

The Gangs of New York : An Informal History of the Underworld

Herbert Asbury
Paperback - $26.95

Asbury presents an illumination of the gangs of old New York that ultimately gave rise to the modern Mafia and its depiction in films like "The Godfather". Published to coincide with the release of Martin Scorcese's film, "Gangs of New York", starrin ...

Book cover for Shirley Ayres: Asbury Park

Asbury Park

Shirley Ayres
Paperback - $32.95

Using postcards from the late 1800s on, Asbury Park recounts the history of one of New Jersey's most popular summer resorts. Here are more than two hundred spectacular views of Asbury Park as a thriving city for both businesses and vacationers. Shown ...

Book cover for Shirley Ayres: Bradley Beach

Bradley Beach

Shirley Ayres
Paperback - $33.95



Search within these results