Books from Arcadia Library Editions

  • Los Angeles International Airport
    Los Angeles International Airport
    By William A. Schoneberger, Ethel Pattison, Lee Nichols

    After 2000, the site that became Los Angeles International Airport would be measured by the more than 60 million passengers and nearly two million tons of cargo passing through it each year.

  • Pacifica
    Pacifica
    By Chris Hunter, Bill Drake, Pacifica Historical Society

    This book of photographs, culled from the collection of the Pacifica Historical Society, the files of the Pacifica Tribune, and contributions of local residents, offers a glimpse of the history of one of California's "best kept secrets."

  • North Attleborough
    North Attleborough
    By Bob Lanpher, Dorothea Donnelly, George Cunningham

    In North Attleborough, Bob Lanpher, Dorothea Donnelly, and George Cunningham have combined an exquisite collection of images with unique historical perspectives to tell the story of life in North Attleborough, Massachusetts.

  • Somerset
    Somerset
    By James Bradbury

    Somerset tells the story of a variety of residents and their contributions to the town's rich history.

  • Breakheart Reservation
    Breakheart Reservation
    By Alison C. Simcox, Douglas L. Heath

    Comprising over 600 acres of woodlands, wetlands, and hilly terrain, Breakheart Reservation has expansive views that reach south to Boston, north to New Hampshire, and east to the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Cordova
    Cordova
    By Cathy R. Sherman, Cathy R. Sherman with Photographs from T

    By 1915, Cordova became known as the "Razor Clam Capital of the World." High in the Wrangell Mountains lays the rich Kennecott copper lode; Cordova's deepwater port was selected as the most accessible terminus for copper ore shipment.

  • Seeing Eye
    Seeing Eye
    By Steve Swanbeck

    The story follows the first students as they navigate the busy streets of Nashville, Tennessee, in 1929, and Morris County, New Jersey, where the fledgling organization moved in 1931 and where it continues to operate today.

  • Chimney Rock & Rutherford County
    Chimney Rock & Rutherford County
    By Anita Price Davis, Barry E. Hambright

    Located just north of the Carolinas' border, Rutherford County is widely known for its natural wonders, including Chimney Rock and the Bottomless Pools.

  • Rutherford County in World War II
    Rutherford County in World War II
    By Anita Price Davis, James M. Walker

    This highly anticipated follow-up to Rutherford County in World War II continues to illustrate the tremendous contributions of a brave community to the World War II effort.

  • Forest City
    Forest City
    By James M. Walker, Dr Anita Price Davis

    Forest City has long been Rutherford County's center of commerce, but it also has other distinctions. Originally known as Burnt Chimney, the town was named Forest City in 1887.

  • Spartanburg County in World War II (Collectors Ed/ /Eng-Fr-Sp-Sub)
    Spartanburg County in World War II (Collectors Ed/ /Eng-Fr-Sp-Sub)
    By Anita Price Davis, James M. Walker

    Such sacrifices continued from December 7, 1941, through 1945. At home, window banners displayed blue stars for each person who served in the military. Many of the stories of these heroes from Spartanburg County have never before been told.

  • Rutherford County in WWII
    Rutherford County in WWII
    By Anita Price Davis, James M. Walker

    Rutherford County gave generously and selflessly to World War II. Local men and women participated in every significant engagement of the war, in every imaginable capacity, and in every branch of service-from the infantrymen, to the sailors ...

  • Woodley Park
    Woodley Park
    By Paul K. Williams, Gregory V. Alexander

    This volume contains more than 200 images of prominent homes built during the neighborhood's infancy, mills along Rock Creek, the beginnings of the National Zoo, and the construction of the prominent Woodley Park and Shoreham Hotels, ...

  • Bowling Green
    Bowling Green
    By Jonathan Jeffrey, Kentucky Library

    Nestled in a natural bowl created by surrounding foothills, Bowling Green has become the commercial, educational, medical, and retail hub of south-central Kentucky.

  • Harrison
    Harrison
    By Ray Floriani, Karen Floriani

    Harrison, initially part of Essex County and later of Bergen County, is today in Hudson County.

  • Hidalgo County, Texas
    Hidalgo County, Texas
    By Karen Gerhardt, Rod III Santa Ana

    Hidalgo County, located in the heart of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, is a contentious land of impossible contrasts: tropical sunsets and swaying palm trees, rare birds and javelina, cactus and mesquite, soft breezes and broiling sunshine ...

  • YAPHANK
    YAPHANK
    By Tricia Foley, Karen Mouzakes, Yaphank Historical Society

    Known for its sawmills and gristmills, Yaphank was established in 1726 on the banks of the Carmans River on Long Island. Called Millville until 1844, it was then named Yaphank, "bank of the river.

  • Gatlinburg
    Gatlinburg
    By Kenton Temple, Karen McDonald, Anna Porter Public Library

    Today, Gatlinburg supports approximately 11,000 people with an active chamber of commerce, a prize-winning community center, an outstanding public school system, a national art education center, and a nationally known public library.

  • San Francisco in World War II
    San Francisco in World War II
    By John Garvey

    Everything changed on the morning of December 7, 1941, and life in San Francisco was no exception.

  • Irish San Francisco
    Irish San Francisco
    By John Garvey, Karen Hanning

    The Irish have always been an important part of San Francisco.