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  • Sale! A Haunted History of Columbus, Ohio

    A Haunted History of Columbus, Ohio

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    From the playful spirits of the Kelton House Museum and Garden to the wavy-armed apparition that prowls the fourth floor of Ohio State’s main library, Columbus is teeming with ghosts. Meet the deceased yet meddlesome stage manager at the Ohio Theatre and the tuxedo-clad ghost awaiting his ride on Franklin Avenue. Learn the horrifying secrets…

  • Sale! A Haunted History of Denver’s Croke-Patterson Mansion

    A Haunted History of Denver’s Croke-Patterson Mansion

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    An ominous air hangs about Capitol Hill’s historic Croke-Patterson Mansion. Rumors of spirits and strange events have cast a shadow across its elegant Gilded Age facade. The lonely halls are haunted with stories of a doctor’s wife who committed suicide and the ghostly figure of a young woman who appears to visitors. Tenants of the…

  • Sale! A Haunted History of Grand Rapids

    A Haunted History of Grand Rapids

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    Grand Rapids history is crowded with departed souls who refuse to rest in peace. The twisted spirit of Lolita, a mother who committed unspeakable acts upon her children, stalks the block where she grew up. In life, Frank Hibben Stouts obsession with his sister led to a tragic end for both. In death, his blood-dripping…

  • Sale! A Haunted History of Pasco County

    A Haunted History of Pasco County

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    In a land occupied for thousands of years, mystery and unrest linger. Anguished soldierly figures dot the landscape of Pasco County, from the doomed march of Major Dade and his haunted hill to the ghost of Captain Jeffries standing watch over his homestead in Zephyrhills. A pair of spirits drifts about near a Dade City…

  • Sale! A Historical Journey Across Raritan Bay

    A Historical Journey Across Raritan Bay

    Original price was: $23.99.Current price is: $19.19.

    The historic Raritan Bay stretches from Staten Island to Sandy Hook, including the beach communities of Monmouth County. With its proximity to New York City and Jersey shore attractions, the bay region has been the setting for compelling moments throughout American history. The native Lenapes harvested oysters and fished the waters along the bayshore generations…

  • Sale! A History & Guide to the Monuments of Chickamauga National Military Park

    A History & Guide to the Monuments of Chickamauga National Military Park

    Original price was: $19.99.Current price is: $15.99.

    The Battle of Chickamauga was the most significant Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War and the second-deadliest battle of the war behind only Gettysburg. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park was established in 1890, the first of America’s national military parks. Immediately after the battle, both Union and Confederate soldiers sought…

  • Sale! A History & Guide to the Monuments of Shiloh National Park

    A History & Guide to the Monuments of Shiloh National Park

    Original price was: $19.99.Current price is: $15.99.

    The events of the Battle of Shiloh are characterized by acts of bravery, sacrifice, and uncommon valor. After the Civil War, northerners and southerners alike were compelled by another sense of duty at Shiloh the duty of remembrance. Established just over three decades after the battle ended, Shiloh National Park gave veteran groups from states…

  • Sale! A History Lover’s Guide to Austin

    A History Lover’s Guide to Austin

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    Leave the brochures behind and tour Austin neighborhoods with an ambassador of the citys less familiar history, from the dirt on 6th Street to the music of hidden wildlife. Witness the rise of a metropolis from the tiny frontier outpost of Waterloo into a world leader in culture and technology. Discover the lost treasure of…

  • Sale! A History Lover’s Guide to Bar Harbor

    A History Lover’s Guide to Bar Harbor

    Original price was: $24.99.Current price is: $19.99.

    Bar Harbor has evolved from humble beginnings to become one of Maine’s most popular destinations. This tour goes beyond the typical travel guide to explore its fascinating historical sites in detail. A trail of existing buildings and monuments provides a backdrop for an unconventional history of places, people and events, with many previously unpublished photographs…

  • Sale! A History Lover’s Guide to Cheyenne

    A History Lover’s Guide to Cheyenne

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    Celebrating at their encampment near Crow Creek on July 4, 1867, railroad surveyors named the settlement after the local Cheyenne tribe. By the time the Union Pacific Railroad arrived in November, the town had grown from a tent city to a “Hell on Wheels” town of ten thousand souls. Cattle barons brought herds to graze…

  • Sale! A History Lover’s Guide to Detroit

    A History Lover’s Guide to Detroit

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    Detroit’s auto heritage is known worldwide, but this fascinating city’s history runs much deeper. Step inside the tiny recording studio where Berry Gordy, a young entrepreneur who faced tremendous prejudice, created a music empire that broke down racial barriers. Tour Art Deco masterpieces so spectacular they’re called “cathedrals” to commerce and finance. Walk in the…

  • Sale! A History Lover’s Guide to Kansas City

    A History Lover’s Guide to Kansas City

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    Kansas City is often seen as a “cow town” with great barbecue and steaks. But it is also a city with more boulevards than Paris and more working fountains than Rome. There are burial mounds that date back more than two thousand years. The National World War I Museum and Memorial, opened in 1926, stands…

  • Sale! A History Lover’s Guide to Lawrence, Kansas

    A History Lover’s Guide to Lawrence, Kansas

    Original price was: $24.99.Current price is: $19.99.

    Explore and Learn LFK Lawrence was founded in 1854 by the New England Emigrant Aid Company, and it has a bevy of historical locations for visitors. Downtowns infamous Mass Street was nearly destroyed twice by warmongering guerrillas like William Quantrill. It was central to the era of John Brown and Bleeding Kansas and the site…

  • Sale! A History Lover’s Guide to Lexington and Central Kentucky

    A History Lover’s Guide to Lexington and Central Kentucky

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    The Athens of the West. The Horse Capital of the World. The Home to the Greatest Tradition in College Basketball. Heart of the Bluegrass. Lexington has a lot of names and an even richer history. The region played an oversized role in America’s educational, political, religious and cultural development. Visit a historic AME church in…

  • Sale! A History Lover’s Guide to Memphis & Shelby County

    A History Lover’s Guide to Memphis & Shelby County

    Original price was: $21.99.Current price is: $17.59.

    This tour of Memphis goes well beyond the traditional guidebook to offer a historical journey through the Home of the Blues. Explore the city’s African American heritage from Church Park to beautiful Mason Temple, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his final, prophetic speech. Visit Court Square, where a young Thomas Edison delighted children…

  • Sale! A History Lover’s Guide to Minneapolis

    A History Lover’s Guide to Minneapolis

    Original price was: $23.99.Current price is: $19.19.

    Minneapolis began at the Falls of St. Anthony, the sole waterfall on the Mississippi River. The cataract, the great hydrological engine, propelled the city’s economic growth and physical expansion, and two distinct municipal identities emerged. A city of seasons, Minneapolis celebrates winter flurries and chills with ice skating and hot chocolate at the annual Holidazzle…