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Lampasas CountyNative American tales of the medicinal sulfur springs found in what is now Lampasas County drew settlers and, later, tourists who sought cures for various ailments throughout the 19th century. The region soon became known as the "Saratoga of the South," and when the...
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Polish PittsburghIn the late 19th and early 20th century, Pittsburgh, also known as "Steel City," was the largest steel-producing center in the United States. With its need for labor in the steel industry, Pittsburgh had an insatiable hunger for workers. Polish immigrants helped meet this...
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Celebrating Old Friends: Stories from Kentucky's Thoroughbred Retirement FarmWhen 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. In 2003, Old Friends opened on leased land with...
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Virginia State Penitentiary: A Notorious HistoryAuthor: Dale BrumfieldPublisher: History Press Library EditionsPublished: 10/30/2017Pages: 274Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.18lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63dISBN: 9781540226938This title is not returnable
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Cycling in ChicagoIn the late 19th and early 20th century, Chicago was the center of bicycle manufacturing in the United States. As an early industrial and transportation center, two-thirds of all bicycles manufactured in the United States were from Chicago--it was the Detroit of bike manufacturing....
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Wild Women of Michigan: A History of Spunk and TenacityCountless Michiganian women performed extraordinary acts that challenged and improved the world. Madame Marie-Therese Cadillac served as the medicine woman in the frontier that became Detroit. Annie Taylor survived rolling over Niagara Falls in a barrel. After suffragist Anna Howard Shaw fought to vote,...
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Cucamonga Valley Wine: The Lost Empire of American WinemakingAuthor: George Walker, John PeragrinePublisher: History Press Library EditionsPublished: 09/11/2017Pages: 130Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38dISBN: 9781540226518This title is not returnable
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Witchcraft in Illinois: A Cultural HistoryAuthor: Michael a. KleenPublisher: History Press Library EditionsPublished: 09/18/2017Pages: 194Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50dISBN: 9781540226495This title is not returnable
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Historic Crimes of Long Island: Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950sBeyond 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...
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Haunted Rockford, IllinoisJust beneath the glossy surface of Rockford's rich heritage lies a dark history of tragedy. The city's troubled and turbulent past left scars that still resonate today. Geraldine Bourbon's final struggle still echoes throughout the farmhouse where her estranged husband pursued her with a...
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Prohibition PittsburghPittsburgh is a hardworking city. And hard workers sometimes enjoy the occasional spirit. So, when Prohibition hit the Steel City, it created a level of violence and corruption residents had never witnessed. Illegal producers ran stills in kitchens, basements, bathroom tubs, warehouses and even...
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Bay Area Cocktails: A History of Culture, Community and CraftAn American invention, the cocktail fluctuated in popularity following Prohibition and had firmly taken root in the culinary landscape by the 1990s. The Bay Area played a significant role in reviving it--as much as New York and London. From the distillers who pioneered craft...
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Biscayne National ParkBiscayne National Park protects the larger portion of south Florida's Biscayne Bay, a uniquely tropical lagoon harboring crocodiles, manatees, dolphins, and Caribbean fish. Tropical trees cover its islands, while the world's fourth-longest coral reef sits offshore. Native Americans lived here thousands of years ago;...
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San Diego's KensingtonThe mid-city San Diego neighborhood of Kensington was conceived as a streetcar suburb. Composed of several subdivisions, the first was Kensington Park, mapped on April 8, 1910. The principals involved in developing Kensington were also involved in creating the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in Balboa...
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Missouri at WarThe Show-Me State possesses an enduring military heritage that unfolded several decades before it became a state in 1821 and stretches forth to the present day. Missouri has molded many notable military leaders, such as Gen. John J. Pershing, the commander of the American...
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Deadwood's Mount Moriah CemeteryNestled on a mountainous plateau overlooking Deadwood's downtown core district is one of the premier historic cemeteries in Black Hills: Mount Moriah Cemetery. Established in 1878, this cemetery contains some of North America's most recognized Western legends, including James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, Martha...
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University of Nebraska-LincolnAuthor: Kay Logan Green, ChancellorPublisher: Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsPublished: 08/28/2017Pages: 130Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38dISBN: 9781540225993This title is not returnable
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California and the Civil WarIn the long and bitter prelude to war, southern transplants dominated California government, keeping the state aligned with Dixie. However, a murderous duel in 1859 killed �Free Soil� U.S. Senator David C. Broderick, and public opinion began to change. As war broke out back...
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New Jersey Central's Blue CometThe New Jersey Central's Blue Comet passenger train service operated from 1929 to 1941, on a route from the New York metropolitan area to Atlantic City, in the midst of the Great Depression. Despite this backdrop and stiff competition from other railroads, it survived...
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Maurice River TownshipThe Maurice River Township area was first settled by the Lenni-Lenape along the Maurice River prior to the arrival of European explorers in the 1600s. The Maurice River became important for many industries, including oystering, commercial fishing, and crabbing. Dorchester and Leesburg, especially the...
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