Local history books from History Press USA, Inc.
From the moment that the surveyor set down his tools in 1846 to the instant that the Flying Farmers crossed the sky at the centennial celebration, the history of Centerville, Iowa, has gifted us with a unique insight into the mid-American experience. Though the population never exceeded 8,600, immigrants from more than forty different countries [...]
Drinking local harks back to the founding of Asheville in 1798. Whether it be moonshine or craft beer, the culture of local “hooch” is deeply ingrained in the mountain dwellers of Western North Carolina. Asheville’s wealth of beer-lovers earned the city the coveted Beer City, USA title year after year and prompted West Coast beer [...]
Happy Friday! We hope you’re pumped for today’s freebie, Charleston Beer: A High Gravity History of Lowcountry Brewing. Today’s giveaway comes from the hoppy stomping grounds of Timmons Pettigrew, and just in time for the first annual Charleston Beer Garden 2012. You can enter to win by commenting on this blog post by 12 a.m. [...]
Soon we’ll bid a fond farewell to one of our favorite booksellers: Hilary Emerson Lay. Hilary is leaving the Spirit of ’76 Bookstore in Marblehead, Massachusetts on February 29. We’ve been fortunate enough to work with Hilary for several years, and we’ve found her to be a tireless proponent of good books and a “Fearless [...]
What to say in the first official History Press blog post? That we bring a new way of thinking to local and regional history publishing? That we seek to preserve and enrich communities by empowering history enthusiasts to write local stories, for local audiences, as only a local can? Or maybe just that we are excited [...]
The History Press empowers history enthusiasts to write local stories for local audiences. History Press books are useful resources for research and preservation, but it is their value as touchstones for community identity [Read More …]
Guest post by author Cindy Grisham Long before he explored the wilds of the Congo in search of a lost missionary and uttered the now famous words, “Dr. Livingston, I presume?” Sir Henry Morton Stanley explored the wilds of Arkansas. He often spent evenings with local families who shared what little they had with him. [...]
Guest post by Sarah Falter, History Press Publicity & Marketing Wisps of smoke floated through the crisp November sky towards the palmetto trees that framed the battlefield, and then curled casually towards the bright Charleston sun. … [Read More...]
