State Local category: 1635 books
Leavin' a Testimony
Portraits from Rural Texas
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2010
First settled by Stephen F. Austin's colonists in the early nineteenth century, Colorado County has deep roots in Texas history. Mainly rural and agrarian until late in the twentieth century, Colorado County was a cotton-growing region whose population was about evenly divided between blacks and whites....
by J. Tyrwhitt Brooks
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts
Voices from an Early American Convent
Marie Madeleine Hachard and the New Orleans Ursulines, 1727–1760
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
In 1727, twelve nuns left France to establish a community of Ursuline nuns in New Orleans, the capital of the French colony of Louisiana. Notable for founding a school that educated all free girls, regardless of social rank, the Ursulines also ran an orphanage, administered the colony's military hospital,...
Aptos Was Idyllic
A Kid's Eye View of Aptos, California in the 40'S and 50'S
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2012
Aptos in the fifties was idyllic in every respect. Dr. Ramon Cortines, Teacher, Aptos School, Nationally Known Educator I dont think Ive ever been to Aptos. Authors best friend in high school, a lifelong resident of Felton (12 miles from Aptos) Your dad is SO funny. Soccer mom to authors daughter,...
by Clay County Homecoming 86 Historical Book Committee
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1987
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1987
The history of the county and the families who lived in Clay County TN, 1870-1986
by Docia Schultz Williams
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2000
This is the definitive account of a beloved hotel that has played a memorable role in San Antonio's history. Generously illustrated, this is the fascinating story of the people who owned the Menger and the noteworthy folk they entertained.
by Turner Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1991
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 1991
(From the foreword) This Family History of Anderson County preserves the proud heritage of our county and communities as well as many of our churches, businesses, organizations and families. Our intent is to record a picture of the people, organizations and activities for future generations.
The History of the Willow United Methodist Church
150 Years in the Service of Christ, 1860 to 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2010
An early history of the foundation and growth of the Willow United Methodist church. Beginning just after the conclusion of the Black Hawk Indian War and continuing to the present day, this book follows the settlement of Willow in 1833 and the building of the church that served its people. With thumbnail...
Requiem for a Classic Second Edition
Thanksgiving Turkey Day Classic
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
In the era when segregation and Jim Crow laws ruled the land, The Turkey Day Classic was created. The event prospered from 1927 to 1966. Newspaper accounts describe the classic between Jack Yates and Phillis Wheatley High Schools as the largest annually attended schoolboy game in America. Fans came...
Oregon Surfing
North Coast
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Surfing culture began in Portland, Seaside, Cannon Beach, and Pacific City in the early 1960s. Influenced by surf music and a few California surfers, a handful of skin divers and adolescent boys yearned to engage in the sport. In the beginning, surfing was illegal along the beachfronts of Seaside...
by Dede Hoffmann
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
Horse Tales is an eclectic collection of stories based on our rich American history. You'll find tales of wild west characters, unique beginnings of tools and programs that shaped our world and the role of horses in it all. From Cowboy Kitchens to the Kentucky Derby, from horse thieves to madames...
Urban Archaeology Boston
Discovering the History Hidden in Plain Sight
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
Cities are constantly changing, constantly under construction, constantly moving forward. But if you know how and where to look, and if you look carefully, much of the past is waiting to be rediscovered beneath the façade of progress. Dan Tobyne leads readers on a contemporary archaeological tour...
They Called Me Chocolate Rocket
The Life and Times of John Paris Jr., Hockey's First Black Professional Coach
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2014
In the ultra-competitive junior hockey leagues in the early 1960s, a young man could tolerate nearly anything that helped him stand out from the hordes of other prospects, so John Paris, Jr. did just that. The African-Canadian from Nova Scotia dazzled and dominated on the ice -- often facing racism on...
Caring, Curing, Coping
Nurse, Physician, and Patient Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2015
A popular conception of medical care is that nurses care, physicians cure, and patients cope. The significant theme that runs throughout this volume is that the fundamental mission of medicine is caring, and curing may be only one component of that broad mission. Each of the chapters speaks to that theme, although each approaches it from a different perspective.