The Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough
Meet the Black Brooklynites who defined New York City's most populous borough through their search for social justice Before it was a borough, Brooklyn was our nation's third largest city. Its free Black community attracted people from all walks of life-businesswomen, church leaders, laborers, and writers-who sought to grow their city in a ......
Colvin, Blake, and the First True Survey of the Great Adirondack Wildern
New York State's Adirondack region is as ancient as is it immense - over six million acres of wild forests, lakes, rivers, and mountains. Mapping the Adirondacks celebrates the overwhelming nature of this landscape by following two early visitors who became totally obsessed by the region. This is the first book to focus solely on Verplanck Colvin ......
The Remarkable Story of Bernie Wong and Chicago's Chinese American Servi
Born in Hong Kong, Bernie Wong moved to the United States in the early 1960s to attend college. A decade later, she cofounded the Chinese American Service League (CASL) to help meet the needs of the city's isolated Chinese immigrants. Susan Blumberg-Kason draws on extensive interviews to profile the community and social justice organization. ......
Inside the Transformative Reign of Chicago's Richard M. Daley
"You have to have passion. You have to have honesty in office. You have to love the people." Those words summed up the outlook, if not always the actions, of Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley. Elected to govern a city roiled by racial and economic crises, Daley adroitly wielded the tools of power in the rough-and-tumble world of Chicago politics. ......
The Remarkable Story of Bernie Wong and Chicago's Chinese American Servi
Born in Hong Kong, Bernie Wong moved to the United States in the early 1960s to attend college. A decade later, she cofounded the Chinese American Service League (CASL) to help meet the needs of the city's isolated Chinese immigrants. Susan Blumberg-Kason draws on extensive interviews to profile the community and social justice organization. ......
The Connecticut Mob and the Rise of America's Model City
With Boston to the north and New York City to the south, Connecticut's history of organized crime is often overlooked. This is the untold story of New Haven's illegal past. One of America's most historic and enduring cities, New Haven is beset with a perpetual struggle with its identity, torn between worlds, where different, often contesting, or ......
This book series will feature the stories of pioneer cemeteries in the western states, written by local authors, revealing the tales behind the intriguing, lost, abandoned, forgotten, and earlies pioneer cemeteries. Each book will include photos, essays, and stories of locations and individuals whose deaths and history have been forgotten-or at ......
Perhaps no one living ideal embodies the spirit of the American West more than that of the horse. Wild horses, trained horses, and every-stage-in-between horses evoke pride and passion while presenting an American image of freedom, strength, and swiftness. This book celebrates the history and culture of the western horse, its ability to capture ......
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Folklore traditions of the Great Lakes are kept alive in these expert retellings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul G. Hoffman's evocative illustrations. You'll meet ghosts and witches, hear things that go bump in the night, and feel an icy wind on the back of your neck on a warm summer evening. The stories in this ......