Local and family history, nostalgia

Chiswick grew from a village on a bend of the River Thames to a fashionable retreat from London in the eighteenth century, then a suburb of London in the nineteenth century.

Found in our archives, the Black's Sketchbooks are a series of booksproduced in the early 20th century by a group of well-known artists.

Christchurch developed in Saxon and Norman England as a trading port on the south coast of the country and its harbour, beaches and nature reserves attract many visitors today.

This book covers tragic happenings within the boundaries of the historic county of Cheshire from the eighteenth to the twentieth century.

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Finalist: Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book PrizeIn August 1889, the five states that were once part of the 1861 Dakota TerritoryNorth Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, and Idahodrafted their state constitutions in preparation for inclusion in the United States.

Stroud has been an important market town in the Cotswolds for centuries.

Schwanger werden ist ein natürlicher Prozess, der durch mentale und körperliche Vorbereitung positiv beeinflusst werden kann.

East Anglia has provided inspiration for writers for centuries.

Cornwall has a special literary heritage.

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.

People have lived, farmed and traded in the Hertfordshire town of Tring for thousands of years.

Bronze, International Latino Book Awards, Most Inspirational Nonfiction BookGold Medal, International Latino Book Awards, Mimi Lozano Best Family History BookGold Medal, International Latino Book Awards, Dolores Huerta Best Cultural & Community Themed BookA Kansas Notable BookLas Madres is an incredible story of generational resilience and transformation with family and community at its heart.

Bronze, International Latino Book Awards, Most Inspirational Nonfiction BookGold Medal, International Latino Book Awards, Mimi Lozano Best Family History BookGold Medal, International Latino Book Awards, Dolores Huerta Best Cultural & Community Themed BookA Kansas Notable BookLas Madres is an incredible story of generational resilience and transformation with family and community at its heart.

Coventry has been a major centre of trade and industry since the Middle Ages.

Der Alltag; sich wiederholende Abläufe, Begebenheiten in der Familie, auf der Arbeit, in der Schule, beim Einkauf, Begegunugen, rein zufällig.

Bolton has long been an important town in Lancashire.

The 1960s, 1970s and 1980s were decades of significant change.

Uncovering the history and examining the legacy of lynching in the state of Virginia Although not as associated with lynching as other southern states, Virginia has a tragically extensive history with these horrific crimes.

Uncovering the history and examining the legacy of lynching in the state of Virginia Although not as associated with lynching as other southern states, Virginia has a tragically extensive history with these horrific crimes.

Evesham was an important town in the Middle Ages, its abbey being one of the largest in Europe.

A Kansas Notable BookArnold Bauer grew up on his familys 160-acre farm in Goshen Township in Clay County, Kansas, amidst a land of prairie grass and rich creek-bottom soil.

A fishing port for centuries, a holiday resort since the 1760s and a vital part of the energy industry since the 1960s, Great Yarmouth has a long and fascinating history.

Hertfordshire, one of the Home Counties close to the capital, features some spectacular countryside including the chalk escarpment fringes of the Chilterns, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and many beautiful valleys including the Lee and the Colne.

In 2015 it was announced that Nottingham would be designated a UNESCO City of Literature.

For more than 500 years Edinburgh's civic authorities have awarded the Freedom of the City to prominent and influential individuals with a connection to Edinburgh or to those who have deserved recognition from the city, granting them an honorary Burgess ticket and admitting them as a Burgess and Guild Brother of the City.

The 125-year history of Appalachian State University rests on the ambitious yet selfless dream of empowering impoverished mountain families through education.

Sometimes, secrets don't stay buried forever.

'The most inspiring and down to earth chef' Pinch of Nom'Everything he does with food just POPS' Nathan Anthony 'The ultimate all-killer, no-filler recipe book for every occasion.

The storybook history of the American West is a male-dominated narrative of drifters, dreamers, hucksters, and heroes-a tale that relegates women, assuming they appear at all, to the distant background.

Hampshire has a great variety of beautiful landscapes.

The Jemez Mountains are a quintessential New Mexico landscape.

Swanage's position on the Dorset coast has shaped its history since its earliest years.

Plymouth's history has been strongly defined by its position on a natural harbour on England's south coast.

Easy to make, delicious and good for you -Who says healthy has to be boring!

Aberystwyth is the unofficial capital of Mid Wales.

For centuries, Whitechapel has been at the centre of multicultural Britain.

In Retracing the Keowee Trail, the author tells the story of the Cherokee Path that connected the low country of colonial Carolina with the mountain homeland of the Cherokee Nation.

A collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia.

A collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia.

Drawing on the event of Queen Elizabeth II's death in 2022 as a central case study, this book explores the way we navigate the relationship between nostalgia and religion.

The Lancashire town of Burnley was once the cotton-weaving capital of the world.

Yorkshire is a county of enormous contrasts.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt des Schlosses Schwerin, einem der prachtvollsten Bauwerke Norddeutschlands.

Entdecken Sie die verborgene Welt des Widerstands: "Kunst & Literatur in der DDR – Widerstand zwischen den Zeilen"Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende und bewegende Geschichte der DDR, wie sie Ihnen noch nie erzählt wurde.

A Telegraph Best Book of 2025'Ingenious' - Telegraph'Candid and compelling' - Guardian'Wistful, sad and funny' - Spectator'Working-class life pinned to the page' - Herald'Already your future has been planned out.

Discover the fascinating world of Japan's folklore, where myths and legends come to life!

A fond recollection of the West's one-room school houses, this book celebrates an American institution with stories of heroism and perseverance.

Southampton has been a major port on England's south coast since the medieval era and sections of the ancient city walls remain today.

Often compared unfavorably with colonial New England, the early Chesapeake has been portrayed as irreligious, unstable, and violent.