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  Tradd Street: Book 1

  The House on Tradd Street

  by Karen White

  A brilliant, chilling series debut, featuring a Charleston real estate agent who loves old houses—and the secret histories inside them. Practical Melanie Middleton hates to admit she can see ghosts. But she’s going to have to accept it. An old man she recently met has died, leaving her his historic Tradd Street home, complete with housekeeper, dog—and a family of ghosts anxious to tell her their secrets. ... (more)
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  Historic preservation : an introduction to its history, principles, and practice

  by Norman Tyler

  A primer that covers the gamut of preservation issues, from underlying philosophy to rehabilitation economics. Historic Preservation provides a thorough overview of the theory, technique, and procedure for preserving our architectural heritage. The perfect introduction for both architecture students and the interested layperson, it covers preservation philosophy, the history of the movement, the role of... (more)
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  Hemingway Point

  by Nora Carroll

  From an award-winning author, comes a compelling tale of love lost and found.A rambling Victorian lakefront cottage, a trunk full of letters, and the heart-rending a heart-rending secret that has torn three generations of women apart....In the tradition of writers like Anita Shreve, Luanne Rice and Elizabeth Berg comes a story of one-hundred years of lakefront summers, of romance, of mystery,... (more)
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  A Field Guide to American Houses

  by Virginia McAlester

  The guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historic and architectural contexts, the houses you see in your neighborhood or in your travels across America. 17th century to the present.
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  Lies Across America

  What Our Historic Sites Get Wrong

  by James W. Loewen

  In Lies Across America , James W. Loewen continues his mission, begun in the award-winning Lies My Teacher Told Me , of overturning the myths and misinformation that too often pass for American history. Lies Across America is a one-of-a-kind examination of sites all over the country where history is literally written on the landscape, including historical markers, monuments, historic houses, forts, and ships.... (more)
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  Present Pasts: Urban Palimpsests and the Politics of Memory (Cultural Memory in the Present)

  by Andreas Huyssen

  Memory of historical trauma has a unique power to generate works of art. This book analyzes the relation of public memory to history, forgetting, and selective memory in Berlin, Buenos Aires, and New York—three late-twentieth-century cities that have confronted major social or political traumas. Berlin experienced the fall of the Berlin Wall and the city’s reemergence as the German capital; Buenos Aires lived... (more)
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  Haunted Home Repair Mysteries: Book 3

  Murder on the House

  by Juliet Blackwell

  Bed and breakfast—with a side of ghosts. Since word has spread that contractor Mel Turner can communicate with the spirits of the dead, it’s been difficult to maintain a low profile. She embraces her reputation, however, for the chance to restore an historic house that calls to her. The new owners, who hope to run a haunted B&B, want Mel to encourage the ghosts that supposedly roam the halls to enhance its... (more)
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  A Visual Dictionary of Architecture

  by Frank Ching

  This book defines over 5,000 terms relating to architectural design, history, and technology. It is the only dictionary that provides concise, accurate definitions illustrated with finely detailed, hand-rendered drawings, each executed in Mr. Ching's signature style.
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  The Vintage House Book: Classic American Homes 1880-1980

  by Tad Burness

  Follow the progression of the American home with this latest creation from the Tad Burness studio. This one of a kind collection features historical, exciting, and beautiful home s from 1880 to 1980. Each yearly section presents various styles of houses, kitchens, baths, floor plans, light fixtures, and new developments. Many of the time periods include detailed advertisements with original prices, competing... (more)
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  Civil War Savannah Series by Barry Sheehy

  Savannah, Immortal City: An Epic lV Volume History: A City & People That Forged A Living Link Between America, Past and Present

  by Barry Sheehy

  A Decade of Dedicated Research unveils the True History of one of America s most Enigmatic Cities Savannah, Immortal City , takes you on a journey through time told by those who lived, breathed and fought America's bloodiest war. Out of this crucible, a new America was forged. Through the remarkable survival of thousands of documents, photographs, mementos, personal diaries and antebellum structures,... (more)
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  Gone: A Photographic Plea For Preservation

  by Nell Dickerson

  Photographer and architect Nell Dickerson began her exploration of antebellum homesteads with encouragement from her cousin-in-law renowned Civil War historian and novelist Shelby Foote. Her passion for forgotten and neglected buildings became a plea for preservation. Gone is a unique pairing of modern photographs and historical novella. Foote offers a heartbreaking look at one man s loss as Union troops burn his... (more)
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  Small Museum Toolkit

  Small Museum Toolkit Book Six: Stewardship: Collections and Historic Preservation

  Small museums need affordable ways to provide care for their collections and the tools to lobby for additional funds for their long-term health. In this book, we offer practical tips for collections care, including preservation strategies for historic properties, strategies for managing collections, developing policies, and planning for the future of your museum's holdings.
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  The Forgotten Star

  by Gene Pisasale

  "These are all star forts. We know the star was important as a symbol to the Masons... each one of these places had some significance to them" Jim said, "What do you mean?" "Clearly someone- either a Mason or a person who sympathized with their beliefs- was at each of those forts. It's got to be pointing us to..." Intrigued by something missing from a patriotic display at the Smithsonian, Jim and Natalie set... (more)
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  Venice Against the Sea: A City Besieged

  by John Keahey

  Venice is sinking - six feet over the past 1,000 years.The reasons for this are many.Although there is a natural geologic tendency for some sinking, humans have exacerbated the problem by exploiting on a massive scale underground water resources for industrial purposes.Coupled with these events - and perhaps most significant - are climatic changes all over the globe.The heating of the atmosphere after the last ice... (more)
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  Wood, Brick and Stone, the North American Settlement Landscape: Houses

  by Allen G. Noble

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  Preserving Western History

  Preserving Western History is the first college reader to address public history in the American West. Andrew Gulliford’s collection of essays explains the research and work that public historians do and the complicated issues of historic site preservation and interpretation. The contributors’ writings document the application of public history to specific Western themes, places, and personalities. Subjects... (more)
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  Seneca Ray Stoddard: Transforming the Adirondack Wilderness in Text and Image

  by Jeffery L. Horrell

  An exploration of the Adirondack photographic and literary work of Seneca Ray Stoddard. It examines how it influenced and was influenced by changing attitudes toward wilderness in the last half of the 19th century and how it reflected class and power in the emerging tourist industry.
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  Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America

  by William J. Murtagh

  The historic preservation movement has had a huge influence on America's built landscape for the past thirty years. Discover the cornerstone primer on the topic -- Keeping Time . This edition features a wealth of new material, including new chapters on preservation values in oral-based cultures, international preservation, and future developments in the field. In addition, you?ll find a clear, concise... (more)
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  A Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century

  by Robert E. Stipe

  In this "best practices" volume for students, professionals, and policy makers, 15 essays by leading scholars and professionals explore the history of the preservation movement in the US, the current range of philosophies and strategies employed by professionals in the field, and recommendations for appropriate preservation strategies, both public and private.
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  American Homes: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Domestic Architecture

  by Les Walker

  A landmark of architectural history, AMERICAN HOMES surveys over 100 American housing styles and illustrates them through nearly 1000 line drawings. Using his own unique combination of "exploded" diagrams and floor plans and easy-to-follow text, award-winning architect and author Lester Walker has created the definitive bible of home design, fully practical but wonderful, too, for armchair browsing and dreaming. ... (more)