History
Discover the best books on history, including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Classic Restaurants of New OrleansEvery New Orleanian knows Leah Chase's gumbo, but few realize that the Freedom Fighters gathered and strategized over bowls of that very dish.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...
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Connecticut Softball Legend Joan JoyceJoan 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...
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Eerie Alabama: Chilling Tales from the Heart of DixieMysterious creatures, strange happenings and ghost stories. Alabama has them all and more - despite its glorious depictions.Alabama claims an abundance of fascinating mysteries and legends despite being known for its antebellum mansioAuthor: Alan BrownPublisher: History PressPublished: 08/26/2019Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.90h x...
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Hidden History of Northwestern PennsylvaniaFrom unsolved murders and ghastly disasters to medicinal water and sports legends, Northwestern Pennsylvania has a rich and diverse history.Titusville native John Heisman shaped football into the recognizable sport that it is today. Girard's Charlotte and Libbie Battles broke glass ceilings by becoming early...
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Arizona ChimichangasMany 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...
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Wisconsin Bird Hunting TalesJoin author Ken M. Blomberg as he recollects nearly half a century of the hunt in his backyard grouse paradise.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...
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Wicked DetroitThe Motor City boasts a long and sordid history of scoundrels, cheats and ne'er-do-wells. The wheeling and dealing prowess of founding father Antoine Cadillac is the stuff of legend. Fur trader and charlatan Joseph Campau grew so corrupt and rambunctious that he was eventually...
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Haunted Cripple Creek and Teller CountyHome to the last gold rush in America, Teller County attracted a slew of peculiar characters. And many never left. A Victor Hotel regular named Eddie met his untimely death when he tumbled down the elevator shaft. A female apparition clad in Victorian clothing...
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Mets in 10s: Best and Worst of an Amazin' HistoryRelive the most unforgettable moments - even those that diehards have longed to forget - of the New York Mets.Since their inception in 1962, the New York Mets have not traveled the straight and narrow path. These top 10 lists chart the many highs...
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Central Coast Aviators in World War IIDuring World War II, thousands of volunteer combat aviators trained at places like Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Hancock Field in Santa Maria. Some air cadets and WASPs--young women pilots--lost their lives in training accidents. The graduates would go on to fight...
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Train Crash at Crush, Texas: America's Deadliest Publicity StuntOn September 15, 1896, Crush boasted the highest population in Texas. Built near Waco, the town provided the staging ground for a publicity stunt ramming two trains together at top speed. Showrunner and Katy Railroad official William Crush thought he had planned for every...
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Abolitionists of South Central PennsylvaniaExperience the history of the antislavery movement in South Central Pennsylvania, a hotspot for both slave catchers and abolitionists alike.Author Cooper Wingert reveals the history of the antislavery movement in South Central Pennsylvania. Influenced by religion and empathy, local abolitionists risked their reputations, fortunes...
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Haunted FlorenceFlorence occupies a huge space in American history, and that past left a lot of lingering spirits. A Native American trickster meanders the local swamps. In Mars Bluff, a ghostly guide offers tours of a beloved plantation. A dedicated worker in the former Jamestown...
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The Irish at GettysburgAt the outbreak of the Civil War, Irish citizens on both sides of the Mason-Dixon answered the call to arms. This was most evident at the Battle of Gettysburg.Louisiana Irish Rebels charged with the cry We are the Louisiana Tigers! Irish soldiers of the...
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Woodland Mounds in West VirginiaThe first Europeans to arrive in the Ohio Valley were intrigued and puzzled by the many conical earthen mounds they encountered there. They created wild theories about who the mysterious mound builders might be.It was not until the 1880s that Smithsonian Institution investigations revealed...
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Sacramento Beer: A Craft HistoryHistorically speaking, Sacramento benefited from a gold rush, an agricultural boom and, more recently, a brewing renaissance. The region's craft beer scene exploded from six to more than sixty breweries in about a decade, and the roots of that culture stretch back more than...
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Hidden History of Fort MyersAlthough 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 spawn of a hurricane, Fort Myers began as a U.S. Army post during Florida's Seminole...
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A Compendium of Curious Colorado Place NamesThe origins of Colorado place names offer insightful glimpses into the state's formative years. Emanuel Saltiel named his new community along the Arkansas River Cotopaxi, after a volcano in Ecuador. Rifle Creek and the town of Rifle earned their names thanks to a rifle...
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Ghosts of Ogden, Brigham City and LoganFrom Ogden up to Logan, northern Utah claims more than its fair share of restless spirits. The Ben Lomond Hotel was rumored to be the site of a honeymooning bride who tragically drowned in her bathtub, only to have her distraught son consequently commit...
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New England Rocks: Historic Geological WondersNew England is a rocky, rugged region. Its towns are marked by stone walls and its cities anchored by native granite and marble buildings. Historically significant boulders, many with Native American as well as colonial and neo-pagan origins, attract tourists from around the world....
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