Lokalhistorie

A comprehensive history of Philadelphia from the region's original Lenape inhabitants to the myriad of residents in the twenty-first centuryPhiladelphia is famous for its colonial and revolutionary buildings and artifacts, which draw tourists from far and wide to gain a better understanding of the nation's founding. Philadelphians, too, value these same buildings and artifacts for the stories they tell about their city. But Philadelphia existed long before the Liberty Bell was first rung, and its history extends well beyond the American Revolution.In Philadelphia: A Narrative History, Paul Kahan presents a comprehensive portrait of the city, from the region's original Lenape inhabitants to the myriad of residents in the twenty-first century.As any history of Philadelphia should, this book chronicles the people and places that make the city unique: from Independence Hall to Eastern State Penitentiary, Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross to Cecil B. Moore and Cherelle Parker. Kahan also shows us how Philadelphia has always been defined by ethnic, religious, and racial diversity-from the seventeenth century, when Dutch, Swedes, and Lenapes lived side by side along the Delaware; to the nineteenth century, when the city was home to a vibrant community of free Black and formerly enslaved people; to the twentieth century, when it attracted immigrants from around the world. This diversity, however, often resulted in conflict, especially over access to public spaces. Those two themes- diversity and conflict- have shaped Philadelphia's development and remain visible in the city's culture, society, and even its geography. Understanding Philadelphia's past, Kahan says, is key to envisioning future possibilities for the City of Brotherly Love.

"Telling a multispecies history of Central Park from the 1850s until the 1970s, Dawn Day Biehler illuminates the vibrant lives of humans and animals in the park, showcasing stories of decorative sheep, nesting swans, capering monkeys, and escaped bison as well as New Yorkers' attempts to reconfigure their relationships to the land and animals and claim spaces for recreation and leisure. Ultimately, Biehler shows how Central Park has always been a place where power and belonging have been contested by animals and humans alike"--

Explore the Hampshire town of Romsey in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

The Emergency in Colour brings wartime Ireland to life in dramatic color.Through extensive research, the photos presented here have been painstakingly hand-colorized by photographer John O'Byrne, showing what life on the island was like in extraordinary times.There are over 200 photographs from across the country, many of which have never been published before, all of them accompanied by fascinating and accessible captions from historian Michael B. Barry.

Explore the rich history of Chelsea in West London in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

Inde på øen – ude i naturen. Gennem et helt år har kunstneren Ben Woodhams gået 52 forskellige ture på Bornholm. En rejse ind i hjertelandet gennem skov, sprækkedale, byer og kulturlandskab, hvor skitser, noter og akvareller tilsammen dannede historien om 52 dage i skiftende lys og vejr. Resultatet er en stor indbunden coffee table bog, 300 x 250 mm, med 208 sider i højkvalitets papir. Bogen er rigt illustreret med flere end 200 billeder. Bogen er med både dansk og engelsk tekst.Winni Gråsbøll, direktør i Friluftsrådet og tidligere borgmester på Bornholm, skriver i sit forord:”(…) Ben Woodhams bevæger sig med uret rundt om øen i snirkler ind og ud og rundt. Han iagttager som en opdagelsesrejsende dagens og naturens gang og skildrer det hele; lyset, farverne, bevægelserne, sågar regnens dråber, der flyder ud mellem farverne på papiret.”En opdagelsesrejsende gennem tid og rum” beskriver han det selv. Og vi andre nyder godt af hans rejse, vi bringes helt tæt på naturen, på fuglene, på vejret, der som en med- og modspiller bringer liv ind i landskabet og i billederne. Vi ser det hele, for når man er ude i al slags vejr hele året rundt, er billederne ikke kun smukke skilderier, de er også mørke, dunkle, tågede og våde. Lige som livet og naturen. Man kan næsten mærke kulden, blæsten og regnen på billederne i januar, ligesom sommerens billeder er lette lyse og poetiske.(…)”Og Harriet Mead, president, Society of Wildlife Artists, skriver i sit forord:“I løbet af hver af de 52 projektdage bliver Bens opmærksomhed fanget, når han bevæger sig rundt på øen. Og det er fascinerende at se disse juveler af malerier dukke op, og gennem Bens øjne kunne glædes over den dramatiske udsigt og det nære dyreliv eller blive fascineret af lyset, der falder gennem bladene eller danner mønstre på granitten. Vi lærer om samfund og arealanvendelse: gamle sten, forladte gårde, vindmøller, militærhistorie og moderne landbrug. Hvert maleri er – ofte i sin delikate abstraktion – et vidnesbyrd om hans måde at se på, og hans fantastiske evne til at finde ind til essensen af emnet på en så tilsyneladende let og ubesværet måde…”Bogen er udgivet i samarbejde med NaturBornholm.

Uggerby Sogn – en lille forblæst plet på danmarkskortet i den nordvestlige del af Vendsyssel. I dag bemærker vi vel mest den smukke Uggerby Å, den naturskønne plantage og en lang hvid strand. Århundreders sandflugt er tæmmet, og velplejede marker ligger i dag side om side med tørre hede- og fugtige engarealer. Kun egnens hårdføre træer nægter at rette ind efter tidens idealer og krummer sig stivnakket i vestenvinden som en hyldest til tidligere slægters liv i fattigdom, sand, vind og havets brølen. ‘Med vinden som vidne’ går de stivnakkede træers ærinde – Hvem boede i Uggerby Sogn? Hvordan levede de? Hvordan var de som mennesker? Forfatteren Saliha Marie Fetteh undersøger og fortæller om sin egen slægt med hovedvægt på sine kvindelige aner. Og gør det nøgternt, humoristisk, sprogligt veloplagt og med en kærlighed, der smitter. Vi kommer til at holde af de seje nordvestjyder, der tumler med skibsforlis, børnedød, smugleri, ægteskaber, kærlighed og hårdt arbejde. Det er uendeligt lokalt og samtidig hamrende universelt. Det handler ikke kun om sand, blæst og fisk, men om kød og blod, menneskeskæbner, dem, der var her før os. Vi får fakta undervejs. Bliver klogere. Får forklaringer på alt fra gruekedel til en strandfogeds pligter. Måske bliver vi også mere ydmyge overfor det, vi er vokset ud af.

The Clearances are well known as one of the darkest periods of Highland history. Over a hundred-year period somewhere in the region of 150,000 people evicted from the land they had worked for generations; many were forced to start new lives overseas. The human cost was enormous, but there were huge consequences for the Highland economy too as the land was put to different uses.This book details the Clearances as they affected the island of Mull - the Hebridean hub for the emigrant ships which left for the New World. Peter Macnab discusses the influences which changed crofting in the 18th and 19th centuries, the triggers for migration, the crofter protests, the Napier Commission of 1883 and the introduction of various laws to provide security of tenure.Having been brought up in what likely was the last poorhouse in the Hebrides, where his father was governor, Peter Macnab was able to hear directly the stories and about the cruelties suffered. This makes his book a uniquely fascinating perspective on a complex and significant period of Scottish history.

This is Glasgow journalist Cliff Hanley's sparkling, unsentimental and uproariously funny account of growing up in the Gallowgate and then Shettleston in the 1920s and 1930s and his working life as a radio broadcaster and journalist in the 1940s and 1950s. One of the great Glasgow classics, first published in 1957, back in print after many years.

In Conservative Americanism, the author traces Conservative Americanist ideology between 1854 to 1861 and argues that Border Southerners who joined the American or Know Nothing Party were nativists who believed that foreigners and foreign ideas threatened the institution of slavery and the stability of the Union.

Why did Scots in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries know so little about their past and even less about those who controlled their history? Is the historical narrative the only legitimate medium through which the past can be made known? Are novelists and historians as far apart as convention has it? In an age when history grounds any claims to national status, these are important questions and they have implications for how Scottish history has evolved, and how Scottish identity has been understood up to the present day.Scottish history is not simply the distillation of Scotland's past: authors shape what we know and how we judge our forebears. This book investigates who decided which Scottish voices of the past would be heard in history's pages and which would ultimately be silenced. It sketches a picture of a narrow and privileged cultural elite that responded belatedly to a more democratic age and only slowly embraced women writers and the interests of 'average' Scots. Integrating historical fiction and popular histories in its appreciation of the Scottish historical imaginary, it most importantly tells the story of why, despite the interests of politicians and others, a truly British history has never emerged.

London: A City in Pictures is a visual memento and celebration of the city's unique character and rich mix of diverse cultures.

This is a brilliant, eclectic and colourful celebration of the history of Edinburgh through the eyes of those who witnessed it. Not simply a book about the great and good, the famous and infamous; there is testimony from ordinary folk who may not have made their mark on history but who have contributed to Edinburgh's ever-expanding tapestry.

When the last inhabitants of St Kilda were evacuated in 1930, the archipelago at 'the edge of the world' lost its permanent population after five millennia. This book tells the absorbing and eventful story of St Kilda from up to the evacuation and its aftermath, using previously untapped sources to provide fresh insights, and tell the true story.

A pictorial history of Glasgow Harbour - the greatest port in Scotland and one of the largest in Britain - from its beginnings to the present day.

An accessible history of Lincoln from prehistory to the present day highlighting the city's significant events and people

A fabulous collection of ghostly hauntings in the Black Country. These tales of haunted places, supernatural happenings and weird phenomena will delight the ghost hunters.

From giants and bogeymen to fairies and witches - a detailed exploration of the folklore of Sussex