A powerful, beautifully illustrated remembrance of the terrible morning of September 11, 2001 and the amazing courage, strength and patriotism that followed from the award-winning editors and photographers of Life Magazine. This is about firemen going in amidst the rubble, but it is also about a Frenchman in Paris holding up a sign that says "We are all Americans". This is about leaders taking ...

Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Written By: Life Magazine, editors of LIFE magazine

A traveler's guide to Washington state, focusing on historical sites. Sections on various regions describe local history, with entries on towns and sites offering information on festivals, museums, and historic districts. Contains b&w photos, and a chronology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Port

Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
Written By: Ruth Kirk, Carmela Alexander

With the same ability to make personalities and events come alive that characterizes his classic "Skid Road", Murray Morgan here tells the colorful story of southern Puget Sound, where major events of Washington's history took place, and of Tacoma, the area's principal city. Drawing upon the original journals and reports, Morgan tells his story largely in terms of individuals, interweaving ...

Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
Written By: Murray Morgan

Describing Washington Square, Henry James wrote that it was "as if the wine of life had been poured for you, in advance, into some pleasant old punch bowl." Created in 1826 through the visionary efforts of philanthropist and New York City mayor Philip Hone, the elegant and vibrant square anchors one of the world's most storied neighborhoods, Greenwich Village. Today, the quarter retains much ...

Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Written By: Luther S. Harris

"The Pioneer Spirit" covers the generations of a family and a period of time from the early 1800's to 2007. The story replicates the very heart of why the movement west was first dreams then reality of so many. It follows the generational links and lives to Minnie and Charley Williams beginning in 1908 and beyond. The trials of these families are real; the driving force behind their dreams was ...

Manufacturer: Bizy Enterprises, Inc.

The White River Valley is part of a fertile crescent between Seattle and Tacoma, Washington, the largest metropolitan region in the Pacific Northwest. As the cities grew, the Valley was their breadbasket. Japanese migrants called the area Shirakawa, an exact translation of the English "White River." They first arrived in the late 19th century and worked as itinerants, but some Japanese ...

Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
Written By: Stan Flewelling

In 1860, Somerset Place was one of the most successful plantations in North Carolina--and its owner one of the largest slaveholders in the state. More than 300 slaves worked the plantation's fields at the height of its prosperity; but nearly 125 years later, the only remembrance of their lives at Somerset, now a state historic site, was a lonely wooden sign marked "Site of Slave ...

Manufacturer: Doubleday
Written By: Dorothy Redford

This richly illustrated and engagingly written book tells the story of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from its origins in George Washington's decision to link the nation's new capital with the western frontier; through the beginning of construction in 1828 (fatefully, on the same day that the cornerstone of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was set); to the "completion" of the project. Planned to ...

Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Written By: Elizabeth Kytle

Haizlip's timely and provocative memoir tells the story of her seach for her mother's family, which passed for white, setting it against her father's successful black family. Tracking the origins of both families, she finally reunites two sisters--one "white," the other "black"--after 76 years.

Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Written By: Shirlee Haizlip

It is not generally recognized, but Washington, D.C. is home to the largest body of accessible research materials in the world, larger even than the vast body of materials at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. It is the central repository of the nation's primary source records and the very center of genealogical activity. The aim of this book is to identify those ...

Manufacturer: Genealogical Publishing Company
Written By: Christina K. Schaefer