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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
The last thirty years have seen a huge growth of interest in local and family history, both as subjects for the general enthusiast and as an area of academic study. With over 2,000 entries this Companion caters admirably for this growing popularity by providing detailed summaries of the latest knowledge in such fields as social, urban, agricultural, legal, family, and ecclesiastical history. Covering a broad canvas, from prehistory to the present...
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"For at least two centuries, the South's economy, politics, religion, race relations, fiction, music, foodways and more have figured prominently in nearly all facets of American life. In A New History of the American South , W. Fitzhugh Brundage joins a stellar group of accomplished historians in gracefully weaving a new narrative of Southern history from its ancient past to the present."--
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Series
Killing volume 13
Language
English
Description
"With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestsellers, Bill O'Reilly's Killing series is the most popular series of narrative histories in the world. Killing the Witches revisits one of the most frightening and inexplicable episodes in American history: the events of 1692 and 1693 in Salem Village, Massachusetts. What began as a mysterious affliction of...
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"THE BEGINNING WAS THE END is the definitive account of DEVO's vibrant early history, from the authors of the first-ever book about the band. THE BEGINNING WAS THE END features never-before-seen images of the band members and their visual history as it tells the unlikely story of a collection of creative misfits who formed a musical kinship, drawing material and inspiration from the industrial Midwestern environs of Northeast Ohio. With the May 4,...
Series
Nearby history volume 2
Publisher
American Association for State and Local History
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
This volume in the Nearby History series helps the reader document the history of a home. The reader will learn to examine written records, oral testimonies, visual sources, and the house's surroundings. The author covers American housing patterns, the individual characteristics of houses in different regions, construction techniques and materials, household technology, and family life styles. Houses and Homes is Volume 2 in The Nearby History Series....
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Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Willis A. Leiter opened his photography studio at 310 Broadway in Lorain in 1901. For the next 15 years, he provided the citizens and businesses of Lorain and surrounding areas with high-quality photographs and real-photo postcards. Much of his work still exists today and is highly prized by collectors and historians alike. Within these pages, one will see views of the Amherst Quarries, the magnificent buildings of Oberlin College, Avon's Beach Park,...
Author
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Welcome to a very different Lake Erie--where ghost ships sail silently, a Black Dog brings doom to sailors who see it, and sea monsters swirl in the murky depths above a UFO base. In Folklore of Lake Erie, Judith S. Neulander presents these captivating tales and many more from the smallest, yet arguably the most peculiar, of the Great Lakes in North America. Whether you are embarking on a discovery of the vampire crypt that lurks in the shadows while...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The legendary tales of Central Ohio reach far beyond the region. Bigfoot-like creatures have been sighted in the state since the 1800s. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was the headquarters for the military's investigations into UFO sightings in the mid-twentieth century. Some of Johnny Appleseed's earliest orchards were planted near present-day Steubenville, Mansfield and Lima, and a farm in Nova boasts the last tree planted by Appleseed. Join James...
Author
Publisher
Black Squirrel Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Many of Ohio's historically significant locations have developed a reputation for being haunted. Rather than rely on second - and third - person accounts, author and paranormal researcher James A. Willis sat down with the owners, employees, and patrons of Ohio locations that are said to be haunted. After conducting more than 200 hours of interviews, Willis was able to piece together unique histories for each location, including eyewitness accounts."--Provided...
Author
Publisher
Frommer Media
Pub. Date
[2023] +
Language
English
Description
Washington, D.C. can be an overwhelming destination for visitors. With so many museums, so many historic sights, so many working government buildings to see?not to mention its scintillating foodie and nightlife scenes?just coming up with a plan can be stressful.That's where Frommer's comes in. We've hired a local journalist to supply the advice and details you need to create the right vacation foryou.These include strategies for seeing the iconic...
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Language
English
Description
Brilliantly recreating the divided cultural landscape of America during the Vietnam War to provide a definitive history of the fatal Kent State University shooting in 1970, a noted historian focuses on the 13 victims, drawing on crucial new research and interviews, illuminating its causes and lasting consequences.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A storm of illiberalism, building in the United States for years, unleashed its destructive force in the Capitol insurrection of January 6, 2021. The attack on American democracy and images of mob violence led many to recoil, thinking “That’s not us.” But now we must think again, for Steven Hahn shows in his startling new history that illiberalism has deep roots in our past. To those who believe that the ideals announced in the Declaration...
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