New Book Releases

We’re always on the hunt for the next great American history book. When we find it, you’ll see about it here, with our new book releases. We release new history books each month in a variety of subjects and series. Browse through all of our newest titles below, and discover your next favorite history book at Arcadia Publishing! [View all New Book Releases]
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Sepia cover of Baltimore's Streetcars and Buses featuring a streetcar and vintage buses on a city street.
Baltimore's Streetcars and Buses
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$24.99
Book cover for Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses showing sepia streetcars and a bus on a downtown Buffalo street.
Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses
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$24.99
Book cover featuring a sepia photograph of a Pennsylvania covered bridge and the title Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges
Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges
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$24.99
Book cover Images of America Henry Hudson Trail featuring a steam locomotive on a pier over water.
Henry Hudson Trail
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$24.99

Baltimore's Streetcars and Buses

9780738553696

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In the 1850s, Baltimore's 170,000 residents had few options when it came to getting around town. Before the decade's end, however, the omnibus--an urban version of the stagecoach--emerged as Baltimore's first mass-transit vehicle. Horsecars followed, then cable cars, and ultimately electrically powered streetcars. Recognizing the need for cohesion, the city's myriad transit providers merged into a single operator. United Railways and Electric Company, incorporated in 1899, faced the unenviable task of integrating routes being served by inadequate, incompatible, and often obsolete equipment. Over the next seven decades, privately run mass transit in Baltimore survived bankruptcy, a name change, two world wars, the proliferation of private automobiles, a takeover by out-of-town interests, and a plethora of new vehicles. Arguably a unified system of privately operated mass transit was no closer to being a reality in 1970, when it reached the end of the line and was taken over by the state.
Sepia cover of Baltimore's Streetcars and Buses featuring a streetcar and vintage buses on a city street.

Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses

9780738557502

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Buffalo has witnessed the evolution of mass transportation through the decades, from the International Railway Company's streetcars in 1902 to the formation of the Niagara Frontier Transit System (NFT) Metro in 1974. The Great Gorge Route, the world's most famous scenic electric railway, offered passengers unparalleled views of Niagara Falls. By 1950, the NFT became known as one of the most progressive and profitable bus transportation networks in America. In 1985, following mergers between transport companies, streetcars were reinstated, bringing public transportation full circle. After over a century of innovation, Buffalo's mass transportation has proven to be a lasting and venerated testament to the history of the region. Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses is a tribute to the people and equipment that serviced this great city for generations.
Book cover for Buffalo's Historic Streetcars and Buses showing sepia streetcars and a bus on a downtown Buffalo street.

Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges

9780738592497

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This book invites the reader to step back in time and imagine the days when ancestors traveled through wooden spans to reach their daily destinations.

Starting in the early 1800s, Pennsylvania's rich forests provided natural material for the construction of more than 1,500 covered bridges across the state. The first covered bridge was built in 1805. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges looks at the earliest covered bridges as well as those that have survived modern progress. Images also show rare railroad covered bridges that have been saved from destruction over the years.

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Book cover featuring a sepia photograph of a Pennsylvania covered bridge and the title Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges

Henry Hudson Trail

9780738501888

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Over 200 images are set in geographical sequence to guide the reader along the famed Henry Hudson trail.

The Central Railroad of New Jersey's Seashore Branch provided rail and boat services from New York City to points along the New Jersey Shore. It discontinued passenger service in 1966, with the last freight train operating in 1983. Official abandonment proceedings sparked the need to keep the right of way for future mass transit needs. This led to interim use. Today, the area is called the Henry Hudson Trail and is one of over 500 parks referred to nationally as a Rail-Trail. This free, ten-mile-long, hiking, biking, and walking trail is administered by the Monmouth County Parks System, and connects several towns of the Raritan Bay shore area. This rare look will enlighten trail users through images of views gone forever, while pointing out structures still in place. Over 200 images are set in geographical sequence to guide the reader along the trail.

Book cover Images of America Henry Hudson Trail featuring a steam locomotive on a pier over water.