The decades after World War II were a golden age for roadside attractions in the Sunshine State. The advent of the family automobile put Florida’s exotic flora and fauna within...
A once-remote auxiliary air station that sprung from the mud flats of old Princess Anne County near the whistle stop of Oceana, from which it gets its name, Naval Air...
Every major government’s military makes plans for waging wars, hoping that they never have to be employed. In the early part of the last century the US government prepared a...
In his new book Anthony M. Sammarco outlines the Back Bay of Boston, a neighborhood of the city that is not just the quintessential Victorian neighborhood of the 19th century,...
Not since 1964 has a book been written on New Jersey art history. This ground-breaking volume features many of the entire state's painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers, illustrators, and cartoonists, and...
New Jersey marks its 350th birthday this year (2014) and what better way to celebrate than to delve into its rich colonial past in New Jersey's Colonial Architecture Told in...
New Jersey’s Trolley Heritage is a photographic essay of trolley cars that once served Atlantic City, Ocean City, and Wildwood, plus the modernized Newark City subway, along with the new...
The first street railway opened in New Orleans in 1835. Over the years various methods of powering the streetcars including horses, stream locomotives, overhead cable system, and fireless locomotives were...
Unimaginable changes have come to Newark over the last two hundred years. Buildings have been raised and razed sometimes three or four times. Businesses have opened, closed, burned down, and...
This history of Newport News is about a new city in a new century—the twentieth century—with attention to the importance to the first years after incorporation to the nascent years...
Night Salvage is a nocturnal love letter to three rarely seen collections of junk cars, lost in the deserts of Southern California. Follow the author as he haunts these vehicular...
The residents of a small town in Connecticut were surprised to learn a Pro-Nazi organization was building a Hitler-styled youth camp in their midst. The German-American Bund secretly purchased 178...
Although not yet fifty years old, Norfolk Southern boasts a rich heritage which includes many historic and famous names in railroading. The heritage of Norfolk Southern’s predecessor lines can still...
Photographs chosen for this volume are testament to the power of "a picture is worth a thousand words." Each photograph tells a story of Norfolk through time, starting with the...
Potter, teacher, and writer Jack Troy once said, "If North America has a ‘pottery state,' it must be North Carolina." North Carolina Potteries Through Time proves to readers that his...
A clever collaboration between potter, Herman C. Cole, and artist and entrepreneur, Anna M. Graham, led to the creation of Hillside Pottery in 1927. Located along the banks of the...
North Carolina’s eighteenth and nineteenth-century Moravian potters were remarkable artisans whose products included coarse earthenware, slip-trailed decorated ware, Leeds-type fine pottery, press-molded stove tiles, figural bottles, toys, and salt-glazed stoneware....
The city of North Ogden, Utah, that we know today has seen many changes through the years. Although the majestic Ben Lomond Peak still towers over the city, homes continue...
North to West: The Best of Modern Chicagoland Rail showcases North and West Chicago’s suburbs’ best locations, trains, and photographs from the modern 2010s-2020s era. These suburbs of the United...
This family saga of westward migration is told through the voices of people who lived 100 years ago by means of letters, diaries, oral history and photographs. It includes a...
Early in its 250 year history Northborough presented a varied environment. The town's rich soils supported family farms while its location on the Assabet River encouraged water powered manufacturing. Positioned...
With 145 color photographs and maps, Northbound Lights: Tracks Across Michigan and Wisconsin presents a visual history of contemporary changes to the railroad networks across these two states in the...
The heart and soul of America is a combination of farmers working fields to feed the nation and manufacturing titans constructing buildings, streets, and cars. Oak Creek, Wisconsin, has lived...
The Oaklawn School for Girls was born of the State of Rhode Island’s desire to separate female juvenile delinquents from adult offenders. Housing female inmates, who were sentenced to the...
The settlement and development of Oakley is the story of a thriving California pioneer town. Nestled in California’s San Joaquin Delta, the area quickly became San Francisco’s easternmost frontier for...
Stretching nearly 2,100 miles along the Atlantic Ocean, America’s eastern coastline is shared by only fourteen states—New Jersey among them. Of its 564 municipalities, only a select few touch the...
Stretching nearly 2,100 miles along the Atlantic Ocean, America’s eastern coastline is shared by only fourteen states—New Jersey among them. Of its 564 municipalities, only a select few touch the...
Ocean County, the second largest county in New Jersey, leads the state in terms of population growth over the past several decades. Long known for its beautiful barrier island beaches...
The City of Ogdenburg has a colorful past. Sitting on the banks of the St. Lawrence at the mouth of the Oswagatchie on the northern border of the state, the...
Eight presidents have roots in Ohio, where today these communities take pride in their heritage. William Henry Harrison, a Whig, served the shortest period of time as any president, but...
Taken from the Iroquois word, Oyo, meaning "The Great River," the Ohio River stretches through Indiana for over 300 miles. From Lawrenceburg in the north to Evansville in the south,...
Many are familiar of the tale The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, where the spirit of the Headless Horseman chases Ichabod Crane through the hollow after a party...
Murder and mystery, society, sex and suspense were combined in this case in such a manner as to intrigue and captivate the public fancy to a degree perhaps unparalleled in...
Oregon is known for its forests, lakes, and scenic beauty. But there is another side to Oregon. The pages of this book contain stories of Oregon’s notorious past, including: murder...
Bordered by the ocean on one side and the desert on the other, Oregon is known for its natural beauty. But between the ocean and the desert lie many true...
