Local History – alle Bücher, CDs und LPs, Seite 7

Theodore J Karamanski
Great Lake

Looking down from outer space a vast expanse of blue appears in the heart of North America. Of the magnificent chain of inland seas, only one of those bodies of water--Lake Michigan--is entirely within th…

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Mary I Unger
Reading the Renaissance

From 1932 to 1953, during the Black Chicago Renaissance, numerous literary events were held within and for the city's Black community. In book clubs, public forums, print reviews, little magazines, local …

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Lindsay Fullerton
Ephemeral City

"Less celebrated than the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, the 1933-1934 Century of Progress Exposition brought visitors face-to-face with gleaming American consumerism in the midst of the Great Depression…

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Evan Joseph, Amy Evans
Brooklyn Then and Now

Pairing archive and contemporary photographs of the same location side-by-side, Brooklyn Then and Now® provides a visual chronicle of the borough's past, full of rich history and culture.Home to more than…

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Milli Knudsen
Murder and Mayhem

"In Murder and Mayhem, veteran author and genealogist Milli Knudsen looks at true crime in New Hampshire. In the rapidly changing world of 1883-1915, criminals and good citizens learned to cope with …

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Don Lago
Canyon and Cosmos

This book "takes readers on a journey through the Grand Canyon's deep time, geological forces, and biological evolution, making them very real, personal, and meaningful. Ranging through world mytholo…

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Randolph T Hester
Shared Crop

Illustrated with extraordinary works by outsider artists, Shared Crop is a gripping collection of stories about Shorty Lawson and his family, who lived in rural North Carolina during the Jim Crow era. Tog…

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Craig S Harwood
Bridget's Gambit

In 1828 Bridget Miranda Evoy escaped famine-stricken Ireland with her children for a better life in America. But the relief she desperately sought was elusive. Within two years, she was a widow and was le…

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James H Broussard
Anatomy of an Upset

Whether discussing contemporary American political issues, Federalist opposition to Jeffersonian ideology, or the shape and texture of Texas politics, Jim Broussard evinced a keen understanding of what mo…

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Jonathan Bach
High Desert, Higher Costs

"Nestled against the Cascade Mountains, former lumber town Bend, Oregon, entices residents who long to live in a wonderland of sagebrush and forests. But like so many other communities across the Wes…

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David Faflik
Segregation Games

A cultural history of race, resistance, and representation in a city divided by politics and playWhen outfielder Bernie Carbo joined the Red Sox in 1974, he brought with him a toy gorilla named Mighty Joe…

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Race and Resistance in Boston

Race and Resistance in Boston reconstructs the history of Black sport in Boston, from amateur to professional, reimagining the crucial role it played in shaping the city's racial identity.

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Megan A Smetzer
Painful Beauty

Winner of the 2024 Charles C. Eldredge Prize by the Smithsonian American Art Museum Showcases the vibrant practices of Tlingit women's beadwork For over 150 years, Tlingit women artists have beaded colorf…

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David Faflik
Segregation Games

A cultural history of race, resistance, and representation in a city divided by politics and playWhen outfielder Bernie Carbo joined the Red Sox in 1974, he brought with him a toy gorilla named Mighty Joe…

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Fray Andrés de San Miguel,
An Early Florida Adventure Story

This book makes available a rare eyewitness account of Florida's Spanish colonial period: the 1595 narrative of a teenager who journeyed from Spain to Mexico, Havana, and Florida, presenting an inside vie…

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Kim M Gruenwald
Philadelphia Merchants on Western Waters

"This book examines how Philadelphia merchant networks used commerce and trade to integrate the Midwest into the United States, shaping the region's development before the 1803 Louisiana Purchase&quo…

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Maurice Jackson
Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience

"In the nation's capital, music and sports have always played a central role in the lives of African Americans and have often served as a barometer for social conflict and social progress. Sports clu…

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John R Haddad
Thrill Ride

More than an amusement park linked to a chocolate empire, Hershey Park in its early years was an extension of industrialist Milton Hershey's paternalistic capitalism. Hershey sought to avoid the labor str…

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Marie Carter
Mortimer and the Witches

UNTAPPED NEW YORK: THE BEST NYC BOOKS OF ALL TIMEThe neglected histories of 19th-century NYC's maligned working-class fortune tellers and the man who set out to discredit themUnder the pseudonym Q. K. Phi…

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Michele Wehrwein Albion
The Florida Life of Thomas Edison

This book explores Thomas Edison's activities and influence in Fort Myers, Florida, over 45 years, an important facet of Edison's life that is largely unknown.

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