Lost Hoboken
9781467159463
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Hoboken holds a unique place in American history that no city its size can match.
Originally an outpost of the Dutch empire, it grew into a hub of the Industrial Revolution, becoming synonymous with steam-powered ships and trains, the zipper and even Tootsie Rolls. Over the years, the city was home to some of the nation’s wealthiest and most notable people, including John Jacob Astor and Frank Sinatra, as well as to waterfront shacks and tenements filled with destitute immigrants. When hard times hit, industry and innovation vanished, leaving Hoboken a dilapidated factory town. But it recovered to become a bohemian enclave and a leader in urban renewal.
Join author and journalist Joseph Lauro as he traces the city’s remarkable past.
Lost Green Bay
9781467158367
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Step back in time to one of Wisconsin’s oldest cities
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Green Bay has seen numerous landmarks and industries come and go over the centuries. Built during a tuberculosis epidemic, the Hickory Grove sanatorium nobly served its purpose, and then its ruins sat empty for years, tempting local youth to explore them. Henry’s Hamburgers, a chain that once rivaled McDonald’s, fed Green Bay’s east side for a decade before shuttering. The Port Plaza Mall and the Brown County Arena created memories for several generations before they were both torn from the landscape.
From beaver pelts to paper, from trading posts to the first businesses, journalist and author Kris Leonhardt chronicles the structures that once called the Greater Green Bay area home.