History & Guide

The History & Guide history book series are both guides to history landmarks and collection pieces for vintage-image lovers. Visit the New York City steps where George Washington took the first Oath of Office. Uncover the true origins of Chicago’s Second City Theater, or relax in the peach orchards of South Carolina. Trace the history of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, from Detroit to Washington D.C. From Colorado’s award-winning breweries to the historic cemeteries of Portland, Oregon, discover America - and your next destination - with these unique guidebooks. [View all History & Guide books]
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A Guide to the Historic French Quarter
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$21.99
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A History Lover's Guide to Austin
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History Lover's Guide to Dallas, A
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A Guide to the Historic French Quarter

9781626192805

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Local author Andy Peter Antippas presents a walking history of the Vieux Carre, one alley, corner and street at a time.


Walking through the French Quarter can overwhelm the senses--and the imagination. The experience is much more meaningful with knowledge of the area's colorful history. For instance, the infamous 1890 separate but equal legal doctrine justifying racial segregation was upheld by the Louisiana Supreme Court at the Cabildo on Jackson Square. In the mid-twentieth century, a young Lee Harvey Oswald called Exchange Alley home. One of New Orleans' favorite drinks--the sazerac--would not exist if Antoine Peychaud had not served his legendary bitters with cognac from his famous apothecary at 437 Royal.

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A History Lover's Guide to Austin

9781467145473

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Leave the brochures behind and tour Austin neighborhoods with an ambassador of the city’s less familiar history, from the dirt on 6th Street to the music of hidden wildlife.

Witness the rise of a metropolis from the tiny frontier outpost of Waterloo into a world leader in culture and technology. Discover the lost treasure of Shoal Creek in Pease Park or just a sense of inner peace amid the koi ponds and waterfalls of the Zilker Botanical Gardens.  Like the bats of Congress Avenue, navigate Austin neighborhoods by sound, taking cues from the Stevie Ray Vaughn’s beloved guitar and Angelina Eberly’s city-saving cannon. Award-winning tour guide Jason Weems charts a course through Austin’s heritage, treading the back streets stalked by a serial killer and the stately halls of the Texas State History Museum.

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History Lover's Guide to Dallas, A

9781467142267

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Don’t let the drawl fool you—Dallas boasts a dynamic history full of explosive growth. The cityscape itself seems eager to measure up to the outsized personalities that forged the town’s identity. A sixty-seven-and-a-half-foot-tall giraffe statue greets visitors to the Dallas Zoo, while guests exiting the Joule Hotel encounter the gaze of a thirty-foot eyeball. A colossal Pegasus glows above it all from its perch on top of the Magnolia Petroleum building. Subtler storylines also thread their way through the forest of glass and steel, from the jazz of Deep Ellum alleyways to the peaceful paths of the Katy Trail. Author Georgette Driscoll looks beyond the inscriptions for the events that shaped Dallas into the city it is today.
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