Local history

The definitive guidebook to celebrated and obscure cemeteries in and around the nation's capitalPerfect for the "e;tombstone tourist,"e; this guidebook to eleven cemeteries in and around the District of Columbia offers informative walking tours of these places of repose and reflection, mapping each cemetery's distinct character derived from the landscape, the local community, and the historical era in which it was established, and showcasing exquisite artistic and architectural styles.

How urban waterfront development in the early republic displaced working-class communities, creating lasting patterns of inequality and resistanceIn the early years of American nationhood, civic leaders undertook the construction of thousands of acres of man-made land along urban coastlines-a process known colloquially as "e;wharfing out,"e; in which landfilled blocks increased a city's surface area by pushing outward into deep water.

Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines to assess the use and meaning of language in the South, a region rich in dialects and variants, this comprehensive edited collection reflects the cutting-edge research presented at the fourth decennial meeting of Language Variety in the South in 2014.

How urban waterfront development in the early republic displaced working-class communities, creating lasting patterns of inequality and resistanceIn the early years of American nationhood, civic leaders undertook the construction of thousands of acres of man-made land along urban coastlines-a process known colloquially as "e;wharfing out,"e; in which landfilled blocks increased a city's surface area by pushing outward into deep water.

The southern womens reform movement emerged late in the nineteenth century, several decades behind the formation of the northern feminist movement.

The southern womens reform movement emerged late in the nineteenth century, several decades behind the formation of the northern feminist movement.

Louis Austin (18981971) came of age at the nadir of the Jim Crow era and became a transformative leader of the long black freedom struggle in North Carolina.

Louis Austin (18981971) came of age at the nadir of the Jim Crow era and became a transformative leader of the long black freedom struggle in North Carolina.

When women were denied a major speaking role at the 1963 March on Washington, Dorothy Height, head of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), organized her own womens conference for the very next day.

Bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines to assess the use and meaning of language in the South, a region rich in dialects and variants, this comprehensive edited collection reflects the cutting-edge research presented at the fourth decennial meeting of Language Variety in the South in 2014.

Louis Austin (18981971) came of age at the nadir of the Jim Crow era and became a transformative leader of the long black freedom struggle in North Carolina.

When women were denied a major speaking role at the 1963 March on Washington, Dorothy Height, head of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), organized her own womens conference for the very next day.

Louis Austin (18981971) came of age at the nadir of the Jim Crow era and became a transformative leader of the long black freedom struggle in North Carolina.

In the decades before the U.

In the decades before the U.

Today, half of Texass expanding population, including the cities of Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston, depends on the Trinity River, a river that has shaped the states politics, economy, and environment for centuries.

Everyone knows stories about the American Mafia and its varied forms of crime, from racketeering to stock manipulation to murder.

The Boston Harbor Islands: Discovering the Citys Hidden Shores is an indispensable resource for those who want to uncover the best kept secret in the Northeast.

Everyone knows stories about the American Mafia and its varied forms of crime, from racketeering to stock manipulation to murder.

The Boston Harbor Islands: Discovering the Citys Hidden Shores is an indispensable resource for those who want to uncover the best kept secret in the Northeast.

Among Massachusettss many treasures is Boston, a city rich in culture and history.

Among Massachusettss many treasures is Boston, a city rich in culture and history.

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This unique collection of short biographies of the Lone Star State's most colorful characters includes headliners Father Miguel Muldoon, the Irish-Spanish Catholic priest and diplomat who helped convert Protestants in order to settle Austin, and six-foot-two prostitute and hotelkeeper Sarah Bowman, who fought as bravely as a man among the Rangers and was buried with full military honors.

In a story that spans from the founding of immigrant parishes in the early twentieth century to the rise of the Chicano civil rights movement in the early 1970s, Roberto R.

This unique collection of short biographies of the Lone Star State's most colorful characters includes headliners Father Miguel Muldoon, the Irish-Spanish Catholic priest and diplomat who helped convert Protestants in order to settle Austin, and six-foot-two prostitute and hotelkeeper Sarah Bowman, who fought as bravely as a man among the Rangers and was buried with full military honors.

New England is the oldest and most influential region of America.

New England is the oldest and most influential region of America.

Are the Santa Lucia Mountains really inhabited by shadowy Dark Watchers?

New Voyages to Carolina offers a bold new approach for understanding and telling North Carolinas history.

Historic South Carolina: A Tour of the States Top National Landmarks is a carefully curated travel guide, written by a local historian, featuring the most intriguing and significant of the states nationally recognized historic landmarks.

Are the Santa Lucia Mountains really inhabited by shadowy Dark Watchers?

This book tells thirty stories of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama,Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Kentuckyfrom early European exploration to the end of the Civil War.

BUFFALO, NEW YORK IS ENJOYING A RESURGENCE, AND HAS BECOME A RECOMMENDED TRAVEL DESTINATION.

In a story that spans from the founding of immigrant parishes in the early twentieth century to the rise of the Chicano civil rights movement in the early 1970s, Roberto R.

New Voyages to Carolina offers a bold new approach for understanding and telling North Carolinas history.

This book tells thirty stories of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama,Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Kentuckyfrom early European exploration to the end of the Civil War.

Historic South Carolina: A Tour of the States Top National Landmarks is a carefully curated travel guide, written by a local historian, featuring the most intriguing and significant of the states nationally recognized historic landmarks.

The Colorado River Basin's importance cannot be overstated.

This guide is a collection of thirty fascinating events that helped make Pennsylvania what it is today.

Female criminals are often portrayed as caricatures: Black Widows, Queenpins, Mob Molls, or Femme Fatales.

In Cursed in Virginia, Mark Nesbitt recounts tales of genuine maledictions intended to invoke evil and unease across the state the Old Dominion State.

The Colorado River Basin's importance cannot be overstated.

Step back in island time into a time-capsule of Martha's Vineyard historythe quirky, the gritty, the whimsical, and the hard-to-believe.

In Cursed in Virginia, Mark Nesbitt recounts tales of genuine maledictions intended to invoke evil and unease across the state the Old Dominion State.

North Carolina's coast is full of enchantment, from its magical waters to its stunning islands, imposing lighthouses, and captivating lore.

From Baroness Pontalba to Kate Chopin to Mahalia Jackson, More than Petticoats: Remarkable Louisiana Women celebrates the women who shaped the Pelican State.

Step back in island time into a time-capsule of Martha's Vineyard historythe quirky, the gritty, the whimsical, and the hard-to-believe.

From Baroness Pontalba to Kate Chopin to Mahalia Jackson, More than Petticoats: Remarkable Louisiana Women celebrates the women who shaped the Pelican State.

This is a biography of William Williams, a merchant, a delegate for Connecticut to the Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.