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The West Highland Railway 120 Years
2014 sees the 120th anniversary of the opening of the West Highland Railway between Craigendoran and Fort William, when the through journey from Glasgow took some five hours. With …
Chicago Before the Fire
An advantageous location and entrepreneurial passion helped fuel Chicago's transformation from a fur trading post to a thriving city. Louis P. Cain's economic history places …
A Century of Huddersfield
A Century of Huddersfield offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader glimpses and details of familiar places during a century …
Historic Tales of Old Dubuque
History That Shaped a NationThe history of Dubuque is as important to the nation as it is Iowa. Look into the life of railroad-attorney Abraham Lincoln as he pays a visit to a …
Iowa Baseball Confederacy
From the author of Shoeless Joe, the book that inspired the movie Field of Dreams.The Iowa Baseball Confederacy tells the story of Gideon Clark, a man on a quest. He is out to …
When Sue Found Sue
From a very young age, Sue Hendrickson was meant to find things: lost coins, perfume bottles, even hidden treasure. Her endless curiosity eventually led to her career in diving and …
Secret Llandudno
Secret Llandudno offers a unique insight into the ‘Queen of the Welsh Resorts’ through a series of little-known and forgotten stories, facts and anecdotes. Local author and …
Return to Muck
Return to Muck tells of Marg’s experiences as a solo, older woman traveller in some lesser-known Scottish islands in the Inner and Outer Hebrides. On a budget, she mostly stays in …
Won for the Ages
It has been called the last great American sports story, a quest that has spanned more than a century and captivated millions of fans. In 2016, the Chicago Cubs were at last …
Men at Work
This study redresses the North and South imbalance of much work on economic and social history by focusing on the lives and economic impact of the building trade in the major urban …
Global Migrants, Local Culture
Employing the first analysis of the entire population of any British town, this book examines how overseas migrants affected society and culture in South Shields near …
Political Work of Northern Women Writers and the Civil War, 1850-1872
This volume explores the lives and works of nine Northern women who wrote during the Civil War period, examining the ways in which, through their writing, they engaged in the …