Photography
Discover the best photography books, including top titles and cool photography guides for photographers of all levels.
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Lost MilwaukeeFrom City Hall to the Pabst Theater, reminders of the past are part of the fabric of Milwaukee. Yet many historic treasures have been lost to time. An overgrown stretch of the Milwaukee River was once a famous beer garden. Blocks of homes and...
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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. That was no more evident than at the Battle of Gettysburg. Louisiana Irish Rebels charged with the cry "We are the Louisiana Tigers "...
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Reimagining Greenville: Building the Best Downtown in AmericaGreenville's downtown is widely recognized as one of the best in America, earning praise from sources including Oprah, Ben Stein, "Esquire" and "Southern Living." This proud achievement is a credit to the community that banded together to build something special from a decaying city...
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Pittsburgh's Greatest TeamsPittsburgh is synonymous with winning. From the Penguins and Steelers to the Pirates and Panthers, the Steel City knows championships. The Negro League's Crawford and Homestead Grays are too often overlooked in the city's sports history but were as talented as any team that...
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The Civil War Missouri Compendium: Almost UnabridgedDuring the Civil War, only Virginia and Tennessee saw more action than Missouri. Ulysses S. Grant first proved his ability there. Sterling Price, a former governor of Missouri, sided with the Confederacy, raised an army and led it in battle all over the state....
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Cincinnati Candy: A Sweet HistoryFor more than a century, Cincinnati's candy industry satisfied our national sweet tooth. Stick and drop candies appeared here long before their Civil War popularity. Opera creams, rich fondant-filled chocolate candy brought here by Robert Hiner Putman, provided decadence. Candy corn, which the Goelitz...
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Hidden History of Downtown St. LouisA reputation as the town of shoes, booze and blues persists in St. Louis. But a fascinating history waits just beneath the surface in the heart of the city, like the labyrinth of natural limestone caves where Anheuser-Busch got its start. One of the...
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Lost YoungstownThe massive steel mills of Youngstown once fueled the economic boom of the Mahoning Valley. Movie patrons took in the latest flick at the ornate Paramount Theater, and mob bosses dressed to the nines for supper at the Colonial House. In 1977, the Youngstown...
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StuartOn the southeast coast of Florida in the 1880s, a quaint little community was nestled along the tranquil waters of the St. Lucie River in a wilderness of tropical beauty, one of the region s last frontiers. As lucrative pineapple crops and the commercial...
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Bethesda and Chevy ChaseWhen Washington became the nation s capital in 1790, the surrounding area to the northwest the communities known today as Bethesda and Chevy Chase was devoted almost entirely to agriculture. Many farms were worked by slaves, and one of them, Josiah Henson, escaped to...
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Eddie Adams: Bigger Than the FrameBest-known for Saigon Execution, his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph that forever shaped how the world views the horrors of war, Eddie Adams was a renowned American photojournalist who won more than five hundred awards, including the George Polk Award for News Photography three times and...
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Mexico: Photographs by Mark Cohen"I made these pictures exactly as if I was taking pictures in Wilkes-Barre, my hometown. I was led only by what I could see on the street. Of course, the extreme newness of this giant country, Mexico, was shocking to me. There really is...
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Light and Air: The Photography of Bayard WoottenA trailblazer for women photographers in the South, North Carolina's Bayard Wootten (1875-1959) overcame economic hardship, gender discrimination, and the obscurity of a small-town upbringing to become the state's most significant early female photographer. This advocate of equality for women combined an artistic vision...
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Chronicles of the Outer Banks: Fish Tales and Salty GalesDid you know that escapees from an escargot farm keep the snail police on their toes?The Outer Banks has a long history of unconventional characters and curious occurrences. A larger-than-life likeness of Sir Walter Raleigh was once beheaded in Manteo, and the town gave...
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Milwaukee County's Oak Leaf Trail: A HistoryMilwaukee loves the Oak Leaf Trail, a 125-mile path connecting the major Milwaukee County parks. But many don't know the history behind the trail.Believing parks to be the lungs of the people, long-range thinkers like Charles Whitnall advocated for the verdant spaces the trail...
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Florida Made: The 25 Most Important Figures Who Shaped the StateOnce considered just an insect-ridden swampland, Florida is now a top destination for tourism, business, agriculture and innovation thanks to these 25 individuals.Florida is in many ways both the oldest and newest of the megastates. The ideas and actions of a colorful cast of...
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Western North Carolina Beer: A Mountain Brew HistoryOver the past two hundred years, Western North Carolina has evolved from a mountainous frontier known for illicit moonshine production into a renowned destination for craft beer. Follow its story from the wild days of saloons and the first breweries of the 1870s through...
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True Tales of Puget SoundFrom the shores of Gig Harbor to the slopes of Mount Rainier, the towns surrounding Puget Sound all have incredible stories to share. How did Old Fort Nisqually, now perched on a lofty bluff above Tacoma, move twenty-two miles from its original 1843 site...
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Wicked Women of DetroitAuthor Tobin T. Buhk recounts the thrilling tales of Detroit's most violent, clever and misunderstood female criminals.Queen of the Underworld Sophie Lyons faced off with detective Teresa Lewis in court three times, and twice in the street, rendering both women battered and bloodied. Nellie...
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South Carolina Country Roads: Of Train Depots, Filling Stations & Other Vanishing CharmsVenture off the beaten path down forgotten roads and discover where a hidden South Carolina exists.Time-travel and dead-end at a ferry that leads to wild islands. Cross a rusting steel truss bridge into a scene from the 1930s. Behold an old gristmill and imagine...
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