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Penfield
$21.99Penfield began as a milling town in the early 1800s, evolved into a farming community by the 1850s, and grew into one of Rochester’s finest suburbs in the 1900s. Within…
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Perth Amboy
$21.99Perth Amboy, New Jersey-purchased from Native Americans by European settlers in 1651-began its life as a colonial seaport, becoming the tidewater terminus of the Lehigh Valley Railroad in 1876. In…
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Randolph County
$21.99Randolph County began as an agricultural community and gradually industrialized as farmers left the fields for the factories and women left their kitchens for the sewing plant. This book celebrates…
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Rappahannock County
$21.99Surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, rural landscapes, rivers and streams, lush valleys, and quaint villages, Rappahannock County has retained its natural beauty for more than 250 years. The abundance…
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Rochester
$21.99In 1869 The Minnesota Guide summed up Rochester, Minnesota as “a fine business point.” Today Rochester is not only a fine business point but also a world-class medical center, a…
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Rural Life in the Piedmont of South Carolina
$21.99Agriculture, the backbone of South Carolina’s economy since the time of the first settlers in the late 1600s, has truly shaped the identity of the Piedmont region, serving as a…
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Saltville
$21.99Saltville, Virginia, lies on the banks of the North Fork of the Holston River on the border between Smyth and Washington Counties. Its history began very long ago; in fact,…
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San Lorenzo
$21.99San Lorenzo has been a desirable place to live since 1847, when squatters built their cabins on the north side of San Lorenzo Creek, then part of two Mexican ranchos….
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Sandy Hook
$21.99Sandy Hook, a peninsula on the northern Atlantic coast, is a magnificent ocean beach and the most visited site in Monmouth County. For generations,residents and visitors have enjoyed the area’s…
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Scottsdale
$21.99Just a century ago, the now-tony tourist destination of Scottsdale was a tiny farming village in the pristine desert east of Phoenix. Named for its 1888 homesteaders—U.S. Army chaplain Winfield…
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Seattle’s Green Lake
$21.99Discovered in 1855, Green Lake has been an essential feature within Seattle’s distinctive juxtaposition of landscape architecture and urban expansion, providing recreation and community focus for the last 150 years….











