Local history

Using iconic images and many not so well-known illustrations, Nostalgic Florida is apictorial history of all that has come to represent Florida in print media.

Woolwich is unique for its succession of iconic identities, which no longer exist, yet have not been lost to living memory - Woolwich Dockyard, founded by King Henry VIII in 1512 and closed in 1869, Woolwich Arsenal and its Laboratory Square, built in 1696 and roofed over in 1854 to provide the heart of the expanding munitions factory, which closed in 1967, and Woolwich Arsenal FC, formed by munitions workers in 1886 and moved from Manor Ground to Highbury in 1913.

Secret Newark goes behind the facades of the familiar to discover the lesser-known aspects of the town's fascinating past.

Starting with a brief history of western naval medical care from the ancient Greeks and proceeding to modern times, this book chronicles the evolution of the Navy's first west coast hospital, the Mare Island Naval Hospital, as it grew from a "e;palatial"e; but primitive facility in the 1860s to the Navy's premier amputee center for Marines and sailors returning from the brutal Pacific war.

The fierce battle over identity and patriotism within Cherokee culture that took place in the years surrounding the Trail of TearsThough the tragedy of the Trail of Tears is widely recognized today, the pervasive effects of the tribe's uprooting have never been examined in detail.

The history of Glasgow Airport goes back to 1932, when the present site at Abbotsinch was opened and then occupied by 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron in early 1933.

DRACULA is such an iconic figure that he has inspired hundreds of films and television programmes for over a century.

Bolton has long been an important town in Lancashire.

A personal account of life in the orbit of Mao and Zhao En-Lai and one woman's effort to tell what it was like to be at the center of the storm.

Join Malcolm Cadey on this heart-stopping ghost walk around the ancient city of Bath.

Create your own memorable western-style Christmas through A Cowboy Christmas, a holiday collection of decor, traditions, delicious food, and the unique lifestyle of cowboys.

Pinner is now part of Greater London, but for most of its history it was an agricultural backwater, though one which experienced great changes.

The coastal town of South Shields, which lies at the mouth of the River Tyne, has a rich and fascinating history.

MoreFrontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontier justice from the era of the Wild West.

The New Orleans Greys were a group of young men, out for the adventure and money to be gained from war.

Lying in the heart of England, Oxfordshire is justly famous for its historic university, but the county also boasts many beautiful natural features and a fascinating historic legacy.

North Carolina boasts a natural environment of exceptional richness and diversity.

The pioneer battling with a hostile environmentwhether it be arid land, drought, dust storms, dense forests, or harsh wintersis a staple of western American history.

On the morning of January 24, 1848, James W.

This book offers the first English translation of journals written by four leading figures in the Moravian Church who spent time in the British colony of Georgia between 1735 and 1737.

This book tells of the wartime experiences of Bertram, Stanley and Roy George, based on their hitherto largely unpublished writings.

A sweeping chronicle of Jewish life in the Tar Heel State from colonial times to the present, this beautifully illustrated volume incorporates oral histories, original historical documents, and profiles of fascinating individuals.

Heavenly Merchandize offers a critical reexamination of religion's role in the creation of a market economy in early America.

Southampton Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country.

Calling the Brands tells the story of the, range detectives, stock detectives, and inspectors, who usually worked completely alone, courageously capturing or killing livestock rustlers in order to assure the survivability of the ranchers.

In The Chicano Generation, veteran Chicano civil rights scholar Mario T.

Great Railway Journeys: London to Sheffield is a fascinating record of forty different sites that can be seen from the window of a train travelling from London to Sheffield.

Transcending familiar categories of "e;black"e; and "e;white,"e; this volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture complicates and enriches our understanding of "e;southernness"e; by identifying the array of cultures that combined to shape the South.

Plymouth has been a major port for centuries.

Flowing 220 miles from source to the sea, the Severn is Britain's longest river.

Loughton has a long history dating back to an Iron Age hill fort, Loughton Camp.

As William T.

From its imposing vantage point high on the ridge of a hill, the town of Llantrisant has seen many changes in its long history.

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In their own picturesque speech, an older generation of men and women in North Carolina paint a vivid image of home and family life in the southern Appalachian mountains around the turn of the century.

In this book author Robert Bard takes readers on a spine-tingling journey around Kent to some of its most haunted locations.

The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven for people, plants and wildlife in a remote corner of the fens.

In the world of literary journals and little magazines, the Carolina Quarterly is one of the oldest and most prestigious in the South.

Norwich remained the second largest city in England until the eighteenth century.

Stamford is one of England's finest stone towns, a happy mix of medieval and Georgian architecture that was untouched by the Industrial Revolution or later large-scale developments.

WATFORD has witnessed an unprecedented number of changes over the years.

Self-taught photographer Hugh Mangum was born in 1877 in Durham, North Carolina, as its burgeoning tobacco economy put the frontier-like boomtown on the map.

Ipswich is a brewery town.

Why is Cinco de Mayo-a holiday commemorating a Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862-so widely celebrated in California and across the United States, when it is scarcely observed in Mexico?

There are few more quintessentially English experiences than supping a pint of ale in a centuries-old public house, where the walls could tell you stories.

Since 1980, the number of people in U.

When the Romans invaded Scotland they constructed a fort in Cramond, a suburb of modern Edinburgh, near their frontier, the Antonine Wall.

The drinking establishments of Saxon Chester are a mystery to us.