Local history Books
Amberley Publishing Lost Kings Lynn
Book SynopsisFully illustrated description of Kingâs Lynn well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Secret Darlington
Book SynopsisSecret Darlington explores the lesser-known history of the town of Darlington through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Shropshire Airfields Through Time
Book SynopsisLooking at the fascinating history behind the airfields of Shropshire, which was particularly popular during the Second World War.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Secret Twickenham Whitton Teddington and the
Book SynopsisSecret Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons explores the lesser-known history of the South West London towns of Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and the Hamptons through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Paranormal Northumberland
Book SynopsisA spine-chilling collection of stories of hauntings, apparitions and paranormal activity from Northumberland.Trade Review'Providing an engaging and well-illustrated account of Northumberland phenomena. It offers readers a delightfully ghoulish insight into the region's haunted and hidden heritage, as Rob's words bring the past's ghostly inhabitants to life.' -- Higgypop'As it happens Northumberland is also noted for its natural beauty as well, so if you visit for the scenery or the haunted locations, this is the book for you.' -- Phenomena Magazine, August 2023
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Canterbury in 50 Buildings
Book SynopsisExplore the rich history of the city of Canterbury in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.
£14.39
Little, Brown Book Group Bizarre Scotland
Book SynopsisFrom the world''s oldest indoor loo to a theatre where spectators fill their pockets with poo, the definitive guide to the stranger side of Scotland shows there''s a lot more to the place than tartan, haggis and tossing the caber. Inside you''ll find: The world''s longest man-made echo A city where aliens are welcome What the Royals really think of it Britain''s weirdest wig The worst Scottish accents ever Our tallest hedge and oldest tree Loch monsters nastier than Nessie A road you can roll up Scots in Space Whether it''s Ruthven or Ruthven? Britain''s loneliest bus stop (and its loveliest) A school for spies The cost of burning witches An aeroplane made from seaweed . . . and why the Queen needs rubber glovesPraise for Bizarre London: ''In a market niche that''s now as crowded as the 18:22 to Reading, Bizarre London pummels its bantamweight rivals with knockout clouts of trivia t
£12.34
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tracing Your Manchester and Salford Ancestors
Book SynopsisGuide to the local and family history of Manchester and Salford
£13.49
McFarland & Co Inc Lost Cove North Carolina
Book Synopsis Located just seconds from the winding Tennessee border, the remote mountain settlement of Lost Cove, North Carolina was once described as where the moonshiner frolics unmolested. Today, Lost Cove is a ghost town accessible mainly to hikers hoping to catch a glimpse of the desolate settlement. In this first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove, the author paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement that survived for almost one hundred years. From its founding before the Civil War to the town''s ultimate decline, Lost Cove''s history is an in-depth account of family life and kinship in isolation. The author explores historically relevant interviews and genealogical findings from railroad documents, old newspaper articles, church records and deeds. Also included are oral histories that provide authentic, conversational accounts from families in the cove.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Boundaries, Routes, and Debates 5One. Lost Cove's Beginning Two. Lifeways of the Families 23Three. The Prosperous Years: Railroads and Timber Four. Moonshine in the Mountains 57Five. Mountain View Free Will Baptist Church and Lost Cove School 66Six. Families 99Seven. The End of a Community Appendix: Sketches of Lost Cove Interviewees Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
£30.39
New York University Press Avidly Reads Passages
Book SynopsisWhat is the value of Black life in America?In Avidly Reads Passages, Michelle D. Commander plies four freighted modes of travelthe slave ship, train, automobile, and busto map the mobility of her ancestors over the past five centuries. In the process, she refreshes the conventional American travel narrative by telling an urgent story about how history shapes what moves us, as well as what prevents so many Black Americans from moving or being moved. Anchored in her maternal kin's long history on and alongside plantations in rural South Carolina, Commander explores her family members' ability and inability to navigate safely through space, time, and emotion, detailing how Black lives were shaped by the actual vehicles that promised an escape from the confines of American racism, yet nearly always failed to deliver on those promises. Using personal and public archives, Avidly Reads Passages unfolds distinct histories of transatlantic slavery ships, the possibilities presented by rail lineTrade ReviewAvidly Reads Passages is an inventive exploration of the relationship between African American identity and mobility. * Lithub.com *Commander’s personal reflections, family history, and anecdotal history of Richland County provide rich material for thinking about Black bodies in motion and their relation to place, labor, capitalism, liberalism, and the state. * American Literary History *
£48.75
New York University Press Vexed with Devils
Book SynopsisStories of witchcraft and demonic possession from early modern England through the last official trials in colonial New EnglandThose possessed by the devil in early modern England usually exhibited a common set of symptoms: fits, vomiting, visions, contortions, speaking in tongues, and an antipathy to prayer. However, it was a matter of interpretation, and sometimes public opinion, if these symptoms were visited upon the victim, or if they came from within. Both early modern England and colonial New England had cases that blurred the line between witchcraft and demonic possession, most famously, the Salem witch trials. While historians acknowledge some similarities in witch trials between the two regions, such as the fact that an overwhelming majority of witches were women, the histories of these cases primarily focus on local contexts and specifics. In so doing, they overlook the ways in which manhood factored into possession and witchcraft cases. Vexed with DTrade ReviewGassers reading of these texts is close, careful, and extensiveGassers contribution to this scholarship is noteworthy. She provides a corrective to the direction that many previous studies took investigating mostly women, perhaps even women only- and failing to appreciate the attitudes about manhood that affected the outcomes of so many witchcraft cases. * Nova Religio *Vexed with Devils brings together a number of key attributes: an important topic approached through excellent research involving a broad range of early modern texts and secondary historical scholarship. Erika Gasser is to be congratulated on a broad and detailed survey of material, which is well-expressed and interesting to read. -- Marion Gibson,Professor of Renaissance and Magical Literatures, University of Exeter, Penryn CampusWriting a few years ago, Alison Rowlands urged scholars to do more research into the 'extent to which the prosecution of witches was imagined, carried out, and justified as an expression of godly, dutiful, patriarchal manhood.' Gasser's book is a necessary response: a convincing treatment. * Times Literary Supplement *While much attention has focused on the place of women in the witch trials, in Vexed with Devils, Erika Gasser...shifts focus to look at the lesser studied place of men in these incidents...[Her discussions]add additional depth to our comprehension of how issues of gender impacted not just the trials themselves, but also the broader societal discussion regarding the presence of witchcraft and possession in early modern society. * Reading Religion *Gasser argues that demonic and witchcraft possession cases throughout the Anglo-American world functioned as a form of social policing during the early modern period...Anyone seeking a fresh perspective on, and deeper understanding of, such possession accounts will not be disappointed. * Publishers Weekly *
£55.50
Rowman & Littlefield Santa Barbaras Royal Presidio
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£999.99
Bison Books Nourishing Growth and Suffocating Life
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£18.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Struggle and Suffrage in Peterborough: Women's
Book Synopsis'Votes for Women. Handle with Care' was the message left on a hoax bomb found under the Oundle railway bridge in 1913, just two years after the leading suffrage campaigner Mrs Pankhurst visited the city. Notable women of Peterborough include Florence Saunders, a selfless dedicated nurse who regularly visited the poorer areas of Peterborough and set up the District Nursing Health Service at the Soke. Another well known nurse, Edith Cavell, spent some time at the Laurel Court School, which was run by a leading female character. The Women's United Total Abstinence Council (WUTAC) set up a coffee wagon to encourage male workers to avoid drinking, thus helping families in the war against alcoholism. The WUTAC also set up a tea room at the railway station during the First World War to discourage sailors and soldiers from the public houses. This book explores the lives of women in Peterborough between 1850 and 1950 by looking at home life, the taking on of men's roles during the First World War, the land army, nursing, the accommodating of evacuees during the Second World war, the eccentric first Freewoman of the city and the first female mayor. Struggle and Suffrage in Peterborough uncovers the stories of the leading women in the city who helped change women's lives forever.
£11.69
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Forsyth County: Twentieth-Century Changes
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Glen Rose Texas
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Chicago's Monuments, Markers and Memorials
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Sacramento's Land Park
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Downtown Pasadena's Early Architecture
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Route 66 in California
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions San Francisco's Richmond District
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Downer's Grove Revisited
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Potsdam
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions African Americans of Jackson
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£17.24
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Mount Shasta
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Logging in the Central Sierra
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£17.24
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Elko County
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions San Francisco's Pacific Heights and Presidio
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Cleveland's Department Stores
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions U.S. Navy SEALs in San Diego
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Around Cambridge, White Creek, and Jackson
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Ziebach County: 1910-2010
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Big Bend National Park and Vicinity
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Baylor County
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Chimayo'
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions St. Mary Parish
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Salt Lake City's Historic Architecture
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£17.24
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Logging Railroads of Humboldt and Mendocino
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Stillwater
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£999.99
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Gary's Glen Park
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£999.99
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Omaha's Historic Houses of Worship
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Rock Island Arsenal
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions St. Francisville and West Feliciana Parish
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Ham Lake
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Lost Bay City
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Lawrence
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£18.74
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Breezy Point
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£22.49
Arcadia Publishing Library Editions Matunuck
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£18.74
