State Local category: 1635 books
Kentucky by Design
The Decorative Arts and American Culture
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
The Index of American Design was one of the most significant undertakings of the Federal Art Project -- the visual arts arm of the Works Progress Administration. Part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, this ambitious initiative set out to discover and document an authentic American style...
Ohio's Remarkable Women
Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Moving portraits of fourteen independent women who helped make Ohio what it is today. Ohio's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History profiles the lives of the state's most important historical figures--women from across Ohio, from many different backgrounds, and...
It Happened in North Carolina
Remarkable Events That Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2009
A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped the Tar Heel State, It Happened in North Carolina describes everything from one of the first incidences of American resistance against British rule to a courageous milestone in the civil rights movement.
by Matthew Stevenson
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2014
"Get up and see the world! This lying abed is the mother of seventy devils." -Rudyard Kipling, Kim
From his home just outside Geneva, Switzerland, American writer Matthew Stevenson (Letters of Transit, An April Across America) sets out in October 2006 on a private railroad car for...
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2015
Here is no remoteness of life and thought, no hermetically sealed seclusion, except possibly, that of the grave, into which the disturbing influences of this war do not penetrate. Of course, the general heart-quake of the country long ago knocked at my cottage-door, and compelled me, reluctantly,...
Oklahoma Justice
A Century of Gunfighters, Gangsters and Terrorists
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1995
This book is about Oklahoma City, its primary law enforcers and their agency. It is about the controls they have exerted, tried to exert or failed to exert over each other for the last century. It is also about the birth and growth of a town, a city and a state. It's also about Fairlawn and how it became a cemetery...and how it became full.
by Christopher F. Cypert, L. Jean Wallace
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
From reviews of earlier editions:“Young people get into legal trouble for two reasons: they do not know what the law is, and they do not stop to think about the consequences of their actions. This book would make a good text for a preparation for life class. . . . The book is written in plain language,...
Wyoming Warbird Survivors 2003
A Handbook on Where to Find Them
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2002
During the twentieth century, civil and military aviation has played a prominent role in the history and development of Wyoming. Commercial operators have exploited the advantages offered by aircraft to overcome its unique challenges of geography and climate. By virtue of Wyomings location in the...
Chicago on the Make
Power and Inequality in a Modern City
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
**"Effectively details the long history of racial conflict and abuse that has led to Chicago becoming one of America's most segregated cities. . . . A wealth of material."**—New York Times
Winner of the 2017 Jon Gjerde Prize, Midwestern History Association
Winner of the 2017 Award...
by Rick Steelhammer
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
It Happened in West Virginia takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Mountain State's storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names--and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings.
A Puget Sound Odyssey
Growing Up in Rural Washington During The Depression
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2016
"A Puget Sound Odyssey" is a witty, intimate personal memoir describing a boy's adventures growing up in a large family during the Depression years on a small farm in rural Washington state. The author's dry wit and friendly writing style bring many colorful episodes to life. The family...
From Can See to Can’t
Texas Cotton Farmers on the Southern Prairies
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Cotton farming was the only way of life that many Texans knew from the days of Austin's Colony up until World War II. For those who worked the land, it was a dawn-till-dark, "can see to can't," process that required not only a wide range of specialized skills but also a willingness to gamble on forces...
by Trudy Irene Scee
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2014
Many nefarious characters have passed through Maine on their way to infamy, including the pirates Dixie Bull and Blackbeard (Edward Teach), and gangster Al Brady, who was gunned down by G-men in the streets of Bangor. The rogues and scoundrels assembled in this book, however, are either Maine natives...
It Happened in Maine
Remarkable Events That Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
It Happened in Maine takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Pine Tree State's storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names--and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings.