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Waterside Walks in the Peak District

Waterside Walks in the Peak District

Keith Stevens

Local history; Walking, hiking, trekking; Travel & holiday guides

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30 great family walks around the Derbyshire Peak District, centred on rivers, reservoirs and canals. A fascinating insight... [more]

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Coal in Our Veins: A Personal Journey

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

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In Coal in Our Veins, Erin Thomas employs historical research, autobiography, and journalism to intertwine the history of... [more]

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The Cowboy Legend: Owen Wister's Virginian & the Canadian American Ranching Frontier

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

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Before Owen Wister's publication of The Virginian in 1902, the image of the cowboy was essentially that of the dime novel.... [more]

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Calgary Stampede: A Collection of Vintage Postcards

Calgary Stampede: A Collection of Vintage Postcards

Ken Tingley

Pageants, parades, festivals; Local history; Places in old photographs

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By 1912 the large-scale cowboy ranches of the Old West had been disappearing for years and the Calgary Stampede - along with... [more]

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Vintage North End, Virginia Beach: An Illustrated History

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]

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English Episcopal Acta

English Episcopal Acta

Christopher Harper-Bill

British & Irish history; Medieval history; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian institutions & organisations; Local history

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Volumes 40 and 41 together contain 375 charters and letters from bishops of Norwich in the thirteenth century. There is a... [more]

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William Duke of Cambridge

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

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Sandringham Days: The Domestic Life of the Royal Family in Norfolk

Sandringham Days: The Domestic Life of the Royal Family in Norfolk

John Matson

Local history

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Explores the private lives of Britain's royal family. From family life at the estate to the first visit of Queen Victoria,... [more]

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Battleground Sussex: A Military History of Sussex from the Iron Age to the Present Day

Battleground Sussex: A Military History of Sussex from the Iron Age to the...

John Grehan, Martin Mace

Military history; Local history

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From its south-eastern tip Sussex is little more than sixty miles from continental Europe and the countys coastline, some... [more]

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A History of Yorkshire: County of the Broad Acres

A History of Yorkshire: County of the Broad Acres

David Hey

British & Irish history; Local history

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This book - enthusiastically reviewed when first published in 2005 - is the most readable and authoritative account ever... [more]

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Unearthing London: The Ancient World Beneath the Metropolis

Unearthing London: The Ancient World Beneath the Metropolis

Simon Webb

History; Local history

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Whether a lifelong Londoner or a curious visitor, Unearthing London will reveal things you never knew about the global city.... [more]

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Ghosts of Buffalo

Ghosts of Buffalo

Tim Shaw

Unexplained phenomena & the paranormal; Ghosts & poltergeists; Local history; Travel & holiday

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The Spirits do not rest easily in Buffalo, New York. Specters of those who perished in the War of 1812 still wander along... [more]

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London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide & Gazetteer

London Cemeteries: An Illustrated Guide & Gazetteer

Brian Parsons, Hugh Meller

Local history

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Listed alphabetically and with a map to help locate them, for each cemetery it includes the address, the date of foundation,... [more]

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Vancouver Kids

Vancouver Kids

Lesley McKnight

Local history

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Children and teenagers stroll between the skyscrapers in Vancouver, and experience the city in a different way than adults... [more]

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Arts and Crafts House Styles

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

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The Arts and Crafts movement began as an instinctive reaction against the new industrial age. Seeking a return to simple craftsmanship,... [more]

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London's Lost Rivers

London's Lost Rivers

Paul Talling

Limnology (freshwater); Local history

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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]

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English Episcopal Acta

English Episcopal Acta

Philippa Hoskin

British & Irish history; Medieval history; Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church; Christian institutions & organisations; Local history

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The bishops of London, close to the heart of government, were involved in both pastoral care and politics. Volume 38 introduces... [more]

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Death of an Empire: The Rise and Murderous Fall of Salem, America's Richest City

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

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Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that... [more]

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Historic Architecture in West Philadelphia, 1789-1930s

Historic Architecture in West Philadelphia, 1789-1930s

Joseph Minardi

Architectural structure & design; History of architecture; Local history; Travel & holiday

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West of the Schuylkill River, what was once Blockley and Kingsessing Townships is now West Philadelphia. Here is a comprehensive... [more]

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Bagels & Bacon: The Postwar East End

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]

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Summer of Shadows

Summer of Shadows

Jonathan Knight

Social & cultural history; Local history; Sports & outdoor recreation

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Summer of Shadows is an intertwining narrative that tells the story of the 1954 Cleveland Indians (which would etch itself... [more]

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50 People Who Stuffed Up South Africa

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]

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William Marshal and the Medieval Lordship of Leinster

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

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William Marshal (c.1146-1219), earl of Pembroke and lord of Leinster, has been described as the greatest knight that ever... [more]

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Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You

Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You

David E. Kyvig, Myron A. Marty

History of the Americas; Local history

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Acclaimed for nearly thirty years as the most comprehensive introduction to research in North American family and community... [more]

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Time Travel in North Vancouver: A Peek into the Past

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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