history, local

A photographic anthology of the landscape and scenic views found in New York state including Niagara Falls, Hudson Valley, the Adirondack tree line, Mount Marcy, and the inland seas of Lakes Erie and Ontario.

Saidiya Hartman traces the history of the Atlantic slave trade, recounting her journey along a slave route in Ghana and what she learned about the plight of slaves and her own heritage.

Provides historical information about U.S. states and territories, covering names and nicknames, mottos, flags, capitols, flowers, trees, songs, legal holidays, license plates, postage stamps, fairs and festivals, universities, governors, sports teams, and other symbols.

More than ninety articles describe monuments and memorials that commemorate people and events from our nation's history as well as battlefields, forts, factories, homes, churches, cemeteries, and laboratories.

A state-by-state guide to over 380 birthplaces of famous people and things in America, including Butch Cassidy, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the civil rights movement, and each of the forty-four U.S. presidents.

Color illustrations show readers the inside and outside of several places in Texas, including museums, stores, the Lyndon. B. Johnson Space Center, and many others; also includes a fact section on Texas.

A collection of vintage photographs that help trace the history of Wheatland, New York, from the town's origins in 1786 through the mid-twentieth century.