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Chicago White Sox: 1959 and BeyondThe Chicago White Sox are a charter member of the American League. Through a little over a century of baseball, they have accumulated a history of triumphs, scandals, and heartbreaking setbacks. The photographs in this book come from the collections of Leo Labau, Mark...
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Forgotten ChicagoChicago has long been regarded as home to some of the world's most impressive architecture.Responding to the Great Fire of 1871, Chicagoans rebuilt the city, creating a radically new architectural style. Chicago continued to grow and evolve through the 20th century, but many of...
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Orcas IslandOrcas Island, the largest of the 172 islands in San Juan County, lies in the Salish Sea north of Puget Sound. Known as the Gem of the San Juans for her shimmering emerald hills bounded by 125 miles of rocky, tree-lined shore, Orcas was...
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ColumbiaColumbia started life in 1850 when Dr. Thaddeus Hildreth and his brother set up the camp known as Hildreth's Diggins in the lovely Sierra foothills. More than 150 tumultuous years later, Columbia is an amazing example of a true gold rush community frozen in...
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Manitou SpringsHidden between the Garden of the Gods and Pikes Peak lies the magical town of Manitou Springs. Drawn to the healing waters of its numerous mineral springs, the Ute, Cheyenne, and other native tribes once considered the area sacred. As more and more Europeans...
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San Francisco: A Natural HistoryThe real San Francisco lies below the streets, sidewalks, and buildings, hidden from view. This famous city is known for its beautiful setting of water, trees, hills, and beaches, but relatively few people know of its true natural state. Before itwas built up and...
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San Francisco's Noe ValleyNamed 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...
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Maritime SeattleSeattle grew from pioneer settlement to bustling metropolis, its waterfront evolving from a marsh to a thriving complex of industrial sites on both salt and fresh water. This pictorial history weaves the story of the evolution of the Seattle and King County waterfronts through...
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Las CrucesThe city of Las Cruces, situated under blue skies in the Chihuahuan desert, boasts a wealth of Native American and Wild West history. As New Mexico's second largest city, it is a modern metropolis that has held fast to its picturesque past. Spanish explorers...
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Eureka Springs, ArkansasNearly 200 vintage images capture the development of the tiny Eureka Springs, Arkansas and the story of a closely held secret that cured the ill.For hundreds of years, Osage and Cherokee Indians knew of the healing waters that sprang from the rocks in the...
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ColumbiaColumbia is a planned community that has influenced suburban development since its creation in the mid-1960s. This city of 100,000 grew out of rural farmland, patterned by the best thinkers of its time, including visionary developer James Rouse and a team of consultants such...
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Monroe and West Monroe, LouisianaThe city of Monroe, Louisiana originated in the late 1700s with The official beginning of the Ouachita Post. French settlers, including Don Juan Filhiol with his land grant of 1,680 acres from the King of Spain, came to this region and laid the foundations...
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GreenvilleFrom Tory plantation to a thriving and diverse city, discover Greenville's transformation through time and the prominent people who called the city home.In a state famous for secession and Old South ideals, Greenville stands as one of South Carolina's most precocious and complex communities....
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Bath and West BathOriginally founded as one town, Bath and West Bath have gone their separate ways since 1844. By that fateful year, the two areas had already developed different interests and identities. Whereas the western part of town remained agricultural, the eastern part--stretched along the Kennebec...
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Artesia 1875-1975This three-generation endeavor started in 1975 when Albert O. Little, known for his dedication to the community as Mr. Artesia, began working on two volumes of history: The Artesians: How It Began One Hundred Years Ago and The Artesians: Twenty Years of Incorporation. He...
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Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos 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...
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Baltimore's Halcyon DaysBaltimore's Halcyon Days chronicles Baltimore's social elite, their homes, and their lifestyle from the dawn of the Republic to the demise of the fingerbowl. Long and widely renowned as an enclave of good taste and culture, Baltimore has from its inception offered a good...
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Wings Over FloridaFlorida's contribution to aviation history cannot be underestimated. Wings over Florida chronicles the story of flying in the Sunshine State, from the early pioneers in gliders and balloons, to the recent developments in the space program. The story of Florida in flight is even...
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Looking East: Portraits by Steve McCurryA selection of the very best of Steve McCurry's beautiful and powerful portraits from South and Southeast Asia.Author: Steve McCurryPublisher: Phaidon PressPublished: 02/16/2018Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.60lbsSize: 14.90h x 10.90w x 0.70dISBN: 9780714876382About the AuthorSteve McCurry has been one of the most prominent voices...
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Five Great American Photographers Boxed Set: Matthew Brady, Wynn Bullock, Walker Evans, Eadweard Muybridge, Lewis BaltzAuthor: Mary Panzer, Chris Johnson, Barbara Bullock-WilsonPublisher: Phaidon PressPublished: 07/01/2006Pages: 640Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 2.56lbsSize: 6.16h x 6.48w x 2.38dISBN: 9780714847108This title is only available via back order
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