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Walter Curry, Anusha Ghosh, Beverly Aiken Muhammad
South Carolina's Matilda Evans

The Life of a TrailblazerMatilda Arabella Evans was born four years after the abolition of slavery and raised on a family farm in eastern Aiken County. She was the first African American woman in South Ca…

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Deborah Cuyle
Deadwood Murder & Mayhem

Malice, Menace and MendacityThe cast of characters coloring the Black Hills' raucous past has inspired memorable Hollywood productions. Al Swearengen, "Wild Bill" Hickok and Calamity Jane have b…

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Alexandra Navarre Davis,
Clyde the Giant Crawfish

Deep in the bayou where critters reside lived a lovable little crawfish they all knew as Clyde. The big crawfish said he would always be too small to play, but Clyde had an idea of how his giant cousin up…

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Barbara Sheklin Davis
Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park

Founded in 1914, Rosamond Gifford Zoo at Burnet Park is one of the leading zoos in North America. From humble beginnings as a small collection of animals, it transformed into a state-of-the-art home to mo…

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Adam Dennis
Gary and His Little Friend Jerry

In the swamp, Gary the gator befriends Jerry, a cellphone who has fallen off a swamp boat.Jerry offers Gary access to many wonders of the world, but Gary misses slowing down and enjoying his bayou life wi…

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Tamara Joy Diaz
Historic Tales of Victoria, Texas

Two Centuries of Victoria's HistoryWhile Stephen F. Austin often receives sole credit as the founding father of the Lone Star State, there was another successful empresario, Don Martin De Leon, who establ…

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Marion Ransell Dobbins
The Lost Black Communities of Merrifield, the Pines and Williamstown

After the Civil War, Black landownership in Fairfax County increased by leaps and bounds.By the 1870s, retired Union officers were purchasing land that they sold to African Americans like Joshua Ball, Jos…

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Johnette Downing,
Petit Pierre and His Wild Adventure

Petit Pierre has made a home for himself on the coast where Louisiana meets Mississippi, and now it is time for him to learn how to plunge-dive. Brown pelicans typically pick up this behavior by watching …

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Gerald van Dusen
Detroit's Lost Stove Industry

Casting a legacyLong before automobiles made Detroit the Motor City, the city boasted a flourishing and diverse industrial economy, albeit on a more modest scale. Among the myriad industries that defined …

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Daniel Faas
The Granger Railroads of Wisconsin

A contest between grassroots activism and corporate greedIn one of the great political and economic movements of the nineteenth century, a fraternal organization of Midwest farmers permanently changed the…

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Falk
Culinary History of the Finger Lakes

"This popular history, recipe and wine pairing book has been fully revised, enhanced and updated. Dive deeper into the traditional cooking and culture of the Haudenosaunee-the first people of the Fin…

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Denis Fleming
Thomas Jefferson and the Kentucky Constitution

A Major Influence in Kentucky LifeFounding Father Thomas Jefferson had a strong but little-known connection with the constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He had personal and politically motivated…

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Blake Fontenay
Saving Stuart, Florida

It was a common story in the 1980s: downtowns were dying.Stuart was right there with the ill-fated. Businesses had largely abandoned Stuart's historic buildings, leaving the streets deserted. The St. Luci…

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Zachary G Ford
Murder at the National Cathedral and Other Historic D.C. Crimes

Washington, D.C. saw its share of grim murders in the mid-twentieth century. From a love triangle gone wrong to an unknown killer on the loose, there was no shortage of sensationalized headlines keeping r…

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Damon L Fordham
Black Folk Tales and Chronicles of South Carolina

Throughout history, African Americans passed along folk tales to ease burdens and make sense of experiences. Tracing back to West Africa, this storytelling tradition provided laughter, instruction and res…

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Suzanne Warwick Freeman
Hidden History of Burnet County

A beloved watchmaker, a reluctant politician and a legendary Texas Ranger.The legacy of Burnet County rises from a solid prehistoric batholith of pink granite that built the state capitol, established an …

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Richard Gazarik
Gun Smuggling, Castro's Cuba and the Pittsburgh Mafia

"Western Pennsylvania's New Kensington was in the grips of Mafia control throughout the 1950s, with a bevy of bookie joints, gambling casinos and brothels. An outgrowth of the Pittsburgh mob, New Ken…

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Michael R Glore, Michael J Kitsock
The Great Memorial Day Fire of 1945 and Other Schuylkill County Disasters

Schuylkill County is no stranger to disaster.Schuylkill County is no stranger to disaster. Protected by volunteers since 1811, residents have faced block-burning conflagrations like the Great Memorial Day…

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Michael C Hardy
Aviation in North Carolina

History Beyond Kitty HawkMillions of North Carolina license plates affirm the state's claim of "First in Flight," honoring the December 1903 accomplishment of the Wright brothers on the Outer Ba…

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Tim Hollis
Vintage Louisiana Signs

Author Tim Hollis takes readers across Louisiana for a celebration of signs that have wormed their way into the collective memory.Many Louisianans have never stopped to realize how many of their fond memo…

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