Author: John E. Hallwa
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: images, america, sites, historic, county, mcdonough
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2003-01-20
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738520446
ISBN-13: 9780738520445

McDonough County Historic Sites depicts a remarkable agricultural region steeped in 19th-century tradition and community spirit. Originally set aside by Congress for veterans of the War of 1812 as part of the Illinois Military Tract, the land that is now McDonough County was settled by a diverse and ambitious population starting in the 1820s. From the trials of settlement to the coming of railroads and the establishment of small-town culture, McDonough County history reflects developments that have shaped America. The regions cemeteries, businesses, and homes that have enduredóor vanishedóof

Author: Arthur C. Verge
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, lifeguards, monica, santa
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2007-03-01
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738546984
ISBN-13: 9780738546988

From the early days of the 20th century, when lifeguard legend Cap Watkins rode a horse to make ocean rescues, to present-day crew members who are aided by Baywatch rescue boats, the history of the Santa Monica Lifeguards is one of the most colorful in ocean lifesaving. Under these guards’ careful gaze, Pres. John F. Kennedy swam along the Santa Monica shoreline, Charlie Chaplin collected seashells, and surfing icons Duke Khanamoku and Miki Dora took to the waves. From historic legends to millions of yearly beachgoers, Santa Monica’s lifeguards have provided decades of ocean-lifesa

Authors:Ronald T. Reuther, William T. Larki,
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: aviation, images, oakland
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-11-10
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738556009
ISBN-13: 9780738556000

From hot-air balloons to jets, no other place has had a more diverse and significant aviation history than the city of Oakland. Starting in the mid-1850s with balloons, the city has seen the development of many aircraft innovations, including gliders, the first powered dirigible in North America, some of the first powered airplanes, and even early flying boats. Oakland witnessed the advent of stunt flying, the first transpacific flights, and the Dole Race, as well as many early commercial aviation operations, and a host of other groundbreaking advancements.

Author: Shawna Kelly
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: california, america, images, hollywood, aviators
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-09-17
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738559024
ISBN-13: 9780738559025

Hollywood’s leading aviators were heroic knights of the sky on the screen as well as in real life. These leading aviators performed aerial stunt sequences and acted, plus some wrote and directed motion pictures. Directing giant Cecil B. DeMille was so enthralled with aviation that he owned three airfields. Charlie Chaplin’s family airfield also doubled as a motion-picture set. Thomas H. Ince, the famous producer who invented the studio system, owned Ince Airfield, which became the hub of Hollywood aviation. Eternal legends Rudolph Valentino, Oliver Hardy, Harry Houdini, and Mary Pi

Author: Anne Frances Pulling
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, sea, babylon
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2004-05-05
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738535443
ISBN-13: 9780738535449

Babylon by the Sea focuses on a seaside community that, once rich in salt marshes, attracted many of the area’s first settlers. Originally called Sumpawam, it was purchased from Native Americans in 1670. The township was formed from South Huntington and named Babylon in 1802 by Mrs. Conklin, a staunch advocate of the Bible. Babylon includes the villages of Lindenhurst and Amityville, and the hamlets of North and West Babylon, Copaigue, Deer Park, Farmingdale, and Wyandanch. This vibrant community evolved from a humble beginning of farming, fishing, and whaling into an attractive resort c

Authors:Anne Sallee, Oakland Park Historical Society,
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: america, images, park, oakland
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2009-06-17
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 0738567612
ISBN-13: 9780738567617

Oakland Park was named for the massive stand of trees that lined the Middle River. Our first permanent settlers were the Whidby family, who came from Georgia to South Florida in 1901, when the area was known as Colahatchee. By 1918, other farming families had moved into the area, and bean and pepper fields were abundant. In 1923, a Miami development company initiated the Oakland Park subdivision with one of the biggest barbecues ever held in Broward County, with an estimated attendance of 5,000 people from Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties. The city was incorporated first as Floranada in

Author: Sandra L. Giordano
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Keywords: jersey, new, clifton
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2008-02-06
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 0738555452
ISBN-13: 9780738555454

Since its beginnings as a rural town with a one-room schoolhouse, the community of Clifton, New Jersey, has evolved into a bustling and diverse city that continues to grow. Progress is coupled with an age-old spirit of nostalgia, giving it the motto of “a city that cares.”