“The Tell-Tale Heart,” one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous short stories, has inspired artists, filmmakers, and writers since its first publication in 1843. But it was two murders a...
For more than a century, Chicago has been a workshop to the world. The city nurtured thousands of companies that supplied a hungry market with industrial products. Successful firms that...
To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the incorporation of the Village of Lake Bluff, this book highlights the events and people who developed the growth and success of the community...
At the turn of the twentieth century, it was a belief that fresh air, rest and a nutritional diet was the best way to treat tuberculosis patients. Dr. J. W....
1963. It is a year stamped as one of the most turbulent during the Civil Rights movement. Centuries of racial oppression were confronted with peaceful protests challenging segregation laws. Responses...
"Visionary," "Man of God," "Cult Leader," "Fugitive," "Inmate," "Patriot." John R. Harrell of Louisville, IL, far better known as “Johnny Bob," was—rightfully or not—called all those things during his long,...
The Boeing family gave author David Williams unrestricted access to the Boeing Family archives This treasure trove of primary sources allowed Williams to create an extraordinary vivid and accurate portrait...
The nineteenth century in Indiana was a century of change as it was throughout the country. When Indiana became a state in 1816, it was heavily forested with about 60,000...
This is the untold story of Lewis Chalmers, a Scottish mining capitalist who spent two decades chasing silver sixty miles south of the original Comstock Lode. In lengthy letters to...
Pioneering Women of Glacier National Park examines the role of early pioneering women in the pre-park period up through the first three decades of Glacier Park (1910–1940). The concept of...
To Newark with Love is a celebration of New Jersey’s largest city, seen through the eyes of a proud third-generation Newarker. In a series of essays, Helen Lippman tells revealing...
Standing Tall recalls a period in the early 1960s that is part of the social justice continuum in the U.S. This is the story of how Willie Long led a...
Making sense of Monroe is problematic. Her so-called autobiography cannot be relied upon, not least because she was insecure, introspective and unable to even make sense of herself There has...
A vital contribution to the re-evaluation of the legacy of the American Civil War Comes at a time of widespread reassessment about the roles and status of people of African...
Philadelphia Quakers: A Brief History is a concise but insightful account of the Religious Society of Friends, beginning with their founding in mid-seventeenth-century England. Persecuted for his non-conformist beliefs, William...
Memphis is more than just the Home of the Blues. It’s one of the most important cities in American history. From the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, from...
