Local Interest, Family History & Nostalgia

Before Seattle, before Portland, there was Astoria. The rest of the country is just beginning to discover Astoria, Oregon, that historic gem of a t...

A city guy who aspired to be a farmer, John Byron Plato took a three-month winter course in agriculture at Cornell before starting high school, whi...

Outback Nevada is a collection of articles John M. Glionna wrote as a journalist for the Los Angeles Times and as a freelance writer for the Las Ve...

A compact and comprehensive history of Portland from first European contact to the twenty-first century, Portland in Three Centuries introduces the...

This fully illustrated volume explores the exceptional architectural legacy of Waxahachie, Texas. Beginning with the landmark Ellis County Courthou...

Jonathan Green is best known for his vibrant depictions of Gullah culture and life. For decades, his vividly colored paintings and prints have capt...

Utilizing many sources new to publication, James L. Haley delivers a most readable and enjoyable narrative history of Texas, told through storiesth...

Ronnie Earle was a Texas legend. During his three decades as the district attorney responsible for Austin and surrounding Travis County, he prosecu...

The streets of Brighton and Hove have some incredible tales to tell. In eight unique walks you will visit the grave of the legendary Phoebe He...

Las Vegas has a long and rich history that extends far beyond the clichÉs of sin city, the Mafia, Elvis, or mindless urban sprawl. This book provid...

Mt John University Observatory is New Zealands only professional research observatory for optical astronomy. In 1965, Mt John University Observator...

The Midwest's place at the crossroads of the nation makes it a rich travel destination for anyone interested in the history and heritage of the Uni...

In the early twentieth century, Miami cultivated an image of itself as a destination for leisure and sunshine free from labor strife. Thomas A. Cas...

On July 24, 1964, chaos erupted in Rochester, New York. Strike the Hammer examines the unrestrebellion by the city's Black community, rampant polic...

Buffalo at the Crossroads is a diverse set of cutting-edge essays. Twelve authors highlight the outsized importance of Buffalo, New York, within th...

What does it mean to deeply love a home place that haunts us still? From Mark Twain to Grant Wood to Garrison Keillor, regionalists from the Gilded...

The former shipbuilding centres of Greenock and Gourock sit on the coastal strip, offering breathtaking views north to the Argyll Hills and Scottis...

Rickmansworth, Croxley Green and Chorleywood Through Time takes the reader on a nostalgic journey back to an age when the pace of life was much slo...

This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Kingston-upon-Thames over the years....

Over the past 400 years more than 800 pubs have opened in the city of Preston. While many have been lost due to time, money or misfortune, the stor...

With emerging archaeological evidence pointing to its origins being as far back as the lost centuries after the Roman era, Hitchin has a long and f...

Northallerton is the county town of North Yorkshire, and its location - situated in James Herriot Country and between the two national parks of the...

Buffalo at the Crossroads is a diverse set of cutting-edge essays. Twelve authors highlight the outsized importance of Buffalo, New York, within th...