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Waterside Walks in the Peak District
Keith Stevens
Local history; Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday guides
Paperback
30 great family walks around the Derbyshire Peak District, centred on rivers, reservoirs and canals. A fascinating insight... [more]
Coal in Our Veins: A Personal Journey
Erin Ann Thomas
Creative writing & creative writing guides; Teaching skills & techniques; Mining industry; Mining technology & engineering; Local history
Hardback
In Coal in Our Veins, Erin Thomas employs historical research, autobiography, and journalism to intertwine the history of... [more]
The Cowboy Legend: Owen Wister's Virginian & the Canadian American Ranching...
John Jennings
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; History of the Americas; Social & cultural history; Local history
Paperback
Before Owen Wister's publication of The Virginian in 1902, the image of the cowboy was essentially that of the dime novel.... [more]
Calgary Stampede: A Collection of Vintage Postcards
Ken Tingley
Pageants, parades, festivals; Local history; Places in old photographs
Hardback
By 1912 the large-scale cowboy ranches of the Old West had been disappearing for years and the Calgary Stampede - along with... [more]
Vintage North End, Virginia Beach: An Illustrated History
Ann Hanbury Callis, Danna Cullen
History of the Americas; Local history; Places in old photographs
Hardback
Virginia Beach comes alive in this illustrated history starting in the early 20th century. Revisit popular landmarks like... [more]
English Episcopal Acta
Christopher Harper-Bill
British & Irish history; Medieval history; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian institutions & organisations; Local history
Hardback
Volumes 40 and 41 together contain 375 charters and letters from bishops of Norwich in the thirteenth century. There is a... [more]
William Duke of Cambridge
Annie Bullen
Biography: royalty; British & Irish history; 21st century history: from c 2000 -; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Local history
Paperback
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Sandringham Days: The Domestic Life of the Royal Family in Norfolk
John Matson
Local history
Paperback
Explores the private lives of Britain's royal family. From family life at the estate to the first visit of Queen Victoria,... [more]
Battleground Sussex: A Military History of Sussex from the Iron Age to the...
John Grehan, Martin Mace
Military history; Local history
Hardback
From its south-eastern tip Sussex is little more than sixty miles from continental Europe and the countys coastline, some... [more]
A History of Yorkshire: County of the Broad Acres
David Hey
British & Irish history; Local history
Paperback
This book - enthusiastically reviewed when first published in 2005 - is the most readable and authoritative account ever... [more]
Unearthing London: The Ancient World Beneath the Metropolis
Simon Webb
History; Local history
Paperback
Whether a lifelong Londoner or a curious visitor, Unearthing London will reveal things you never knew about the global city.... [more]
Ghosts of Buffalo
Tim Shaw
Unexplained phenomena & the paranormal; Ghosts & poltergeists; Local history; Travel & holiday
Paperback
The Spirits do not rest easily in Buffalo, New York. Specters of those who perished in the War of 1812 still wander along... [more]
London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide & Gazetteer
Brian Parsons, Hugh Meller
Local history
Paperback
Listed alphabetically and with a map to help locate them, for each cemetery it includes the address, the date of foundation,... [more]
Vancouver Kids
Lesley McKnight
Local history
Paperback
Children and teenagers stroll between the skyscrapers in Vancouver, and experience the city in a different way than adults... [more]
Arts and Crafts House Styles
Trevor Yorke
Art & design styles: Arts & Crafts style; Houses, apartments, flats, units; History of architecture; British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Local history
Paperback
The Arts and Crafts movement began as an instinctive reaction against the new industrial age. Seeking a return to simple craftsmanship,... [more]
London's Lost Rivers
Paul Talling
Limnology (freshwater); Local history
Paperback
From the sources of the Fleet in Hampstead's ponds to the mouth of the Effra in Vauxhall, via the meander of the Westbourne... [more]
English Episcopal Acta
Philippa Hoskin
British & Irish history; Medieval history; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian institutions & organisations; Local history
Hardback
The bishops of London, close to the heart of government, were involved in both pastoral care and politics. Volume 38 introduces... [more]
Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest...
Robert Booth
True crime; History of the Americas; Social & cultural history; Local history
Hardback
Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that... [more]
Historic Architecture in West Philadelphia, 1789-1930s
Joseph Minardi
Architectural structure & design; History of architecture; Local history; Travel & holiday
Hardback
West of the Schuylkill River, what was once Blockley and Kingsessing Townships is now West Philadelphia. Here is a comprehensive... [more]
Bagels & Bacon: The Postwar East End
Jeff Rozelaar
Local history
Paperback
Offers a rites of passage story that may appeal to both young and old. This title attempts to shed a largely humorous, but... [more]
Summer of Shadows
Jonathan Knight
Social & cultural history; Local history; Sports & outdoor recreation
Paperback
Summer of Shadows is an intertwining narrative that tells the story of the 1954 Cleveland Indians (which would etch itself... [more]
50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa
Alex Parker
Local history
Paperback
A collection of the 50 greatest villains of South African history, from Jan van Riebeeck to Shaka to Cecil John Rhodes to... [more]
William Marshal and the Medieval Lordship of Leinster
Coilin O. Drisceoil, John Bradley
Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; European history; British & Irish history; Social & cultural history; Local history
Hardback
William Marshal (c.1146-1219), earl of Pembroke and lord of Leinster, has been described as the greatest knight that ever... [more]
Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You
David E. Kyvig, Myron A. Marty
History of the Americas; Local history
Hardback
Acclaimed for nearly thirty years as the most comprehensive introduction to research in North American family and community... [more]
Time Travel in North Vancouver: A Peek into the Past
Sharon J. Proctor
Local history
Paperback
Packed with old and new photographs, this book takes readers on a light-hearted tour of North Vancouver's past. It features... [more]
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