History Press: 2525 books
Sins of the Father
Tracing the Decisions that Shaped the Irish Economy
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
The questions surrounding how the Irish economy was brought to the brink—who was to blame, and who should pay for these mistakes—have been rightly debated at length. But beyond this very legitimate exercise, there are deeper questions that need to be answered. These questions relate to why we...
by Hugh Oram
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
The Little Book of Dundrum is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange, and entertaining facts about one of Dublin's most important suburbs. Here you will find out about Dundrum's myth and legend, its proud sporting heritage, its castles and great houses, and its famous (and occasionally infamous)...
Galloping Sausage and Other Train Curiosities
150 Steam Railway Events & Stories
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2016
The formative years of Britain's railway network produced a host of ideas, activities and characters, quite a few of which now seem not only highly unusual, but sometimes little short of ridiculous. Weird schemes and designs, extravagant behavior, reckless competition and larger-than-life characters...
by Dee Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
The Little Book of the 1960s is a look back at the swinging decade from someone who was there, in mind, body, and spirit. But this is nostalgia with a difference. This is nostalgia based on quirky facts and fascinating data, with a discerning eye on the bizarre, the frivolous, and the funny. It is...
Baltimore's Bygone Department Stores
Many Happy Returns
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2012
Michael J. Lisicky is the author of several bestselling books, including Hutzler’s: Where Baltimore Shops. In demand as a department store historian, he has given lectures at institutions such as the New York Public Library, the Boston Public Library, the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Historical...
Mary McLeod Bethune in Florida
Bringing Social Justice to the Sunshine State
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2015
Mary McLeod Bethune was often called the “First Lady of Negro America,” but she made significant contributions to the political climate of Florida as well. From the founding of the Daytona Literary and Industrial School for Training Negro Girls in 1904, Bethune galvanized African American women for...
Great Camp Sagamore
The Vanderbilts' Adirondack Retreat
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Great Camp Sagamore was built by William West Durant and bought by Alfred Vanderbilt in 1901 to be his family’s Adirondack retreat. Vanderbilt and his wife, Margaret, welcomed family and friends, who enjoyed its sprawling grounds and buildings for decades. After Margaret’s death, though, the camp...
Thomas Cook
The Holiday Maker
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2005
Thomas Cook (1808-92), the father of tourism, is a forgotten hero of his age. When he was born, neither of the words 'tourism' or 'sightseeing' had been invented. Driven by his Baptist faith and the promotion of Temperance, Cook founded the travel industry - now one of the world's biggest sectors....
Titanic or Olympic
Which Ship Sank?
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2012
Debunking the theory that the sister ships swapped places, this book proves a switch was not possible Titanic's older sister, the nearly identical Olympic, was involved in a serious accident in September 1911, which may have made her a liability to her owners the White Star Line. Since 1912 rumors...
Kerry Girls
Emigration and the Earl Grey Scheme
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
The true story of the Kerry girls who were shipped to Australia from the four Kerry Workhouses of Dingle, Kenmare, Killarney, and Listowel between1849—1850, as part of the Earl Grey Scheme. From scenes of destitution and misery, the girls, some of whom spoke only Irish, set off to the other side...
Fair Mile Hospital
A Victorian Asylum
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Fair Mile was more than just a psychiatric hospital; it was an example of a nationwide network of "pauper lunatic asylums," born of responsible Victorian legislation and compassion for the disadvantaged. It was a secure home to many of its patients and staff, and the community within its...
From Ration Book to ebook
The Life and Times of the Post-War Baby Boomers
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Were you born in the 1940s and raised in the ’50s? Were you a teenager in the ’60s and did you leave home in the ’70s? How has life changed through the ’80s and ’90s? And how did we end up here, in the second decade of the 21st century, when it all just seems like yesterday? In this fascinating...
by Peter Higginbotham
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
This fascinating, fully-illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of workhouse life. Compiled by Peter Higginbotham, one of Britain's foremost experts on the subject, it covers everything from the 1725 publication An Account of Several Workhouses to the South African Zulu admitted...
by Anthony Burton
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
This is the story of how, from modest beginnings, Britain rose throughout the 19th century to become the greatest shipbuilding nation in the world. It begins with the age of sail, then moves on to the days of iron- hulled steamers. It shows how conflicts arose between the traditional shipwrights and...