The Book Company: New Products - Buildings

Philadelphia: (Historic Exteriors and Interiors)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 21:03:52 +0000

Philadelphia: Historic Exteriors and Interiors is a celebration of the city's architectural legacy. Vintage postcards document both the interiors and exteriors of some of Philadelphia's oldest and most well-known structures, including grandiose department stores, elegant restaurants, and the origi..

Price: $19.99

Built by Blacks (African American Architecture and Neighborhoods in Richmond)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 15:38:21 +0000

Richmond's vast and varied collection of architecture provides an archive of African American history. Author Selden Richardson explains how iconic symbols of old Richmond and the generations of black laborers who helped assemble it are embodied in both the preserved and the forgotten architecture..

Price: $24.99

New York City Skyscrapers

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:29:51 +0000

New York City Skyscrapers celebrates the numerous awe-inspiring buildings that have made New York the skyscraper capital of the world. This book traces the history of New York's tallest structures from the late 19th century, when church spires ruled the skyline, through the 20th century, when a su..

Price: $21.99

Hudson-Fulton Celebration of 1909

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:26:15 +0000

The Hudson-Fulton Celebration of 1909 honored the tercentennial of Henry Hudson’s great find for the Dutch and the centennial of Robert Fulton’s steamboat. These events anchored settlements along the Hudson River valley and helped to define this famous region. The celebration, which coincided with..

Price: $21.99

Philadelphia's 1926 Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:09:08 +0000

In 1926, the city of Philadelphia hosted the Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition to honor the 150th anniversary of American independence. The exposition featured four major exhibition palaces where innovations and advancements in science, technology, education, industry, and agriculture wer..

Price: $21.99

Atlantic Beach

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 13:05:04 +0000

Atlantic Beach, once a mecca for African American vacationers in Myrtle Beach and other East Coast communities during segregation, remains one of a few African American–owned and governed oceanfront resorts in North America. In 1934, George W. Tyson and his wife, Roxie Ballen Tyson, began purchasi..

Price: $21.99

New York State Lighthouses

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 08:38:15 +0000

New York State Lighthouses explores the great lighthouse heritage of New York State. Second only to Michigan in the number of lighthouses it contains, New York boasts a lighthouse legacy that stretches from the Great Lakes to the tip of Long Island. Many of these lighthouses, even some no longer i..

Price: $21.99

Williamsport's Millionaires' Row

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 07:50:29 +0000

Williamsport was once known as the lumber capital of the world, claiming to have more millionaires per capita living there than anywhere else in the world. Made fashionable by visionary Victorian-era entrepreneur Peter Herdic and his talented personal architect Eber Culver, Williamsport’s West Fou..

Price: $21.99

Mount Hope Cemetery of Bangor, Maine (The Complete History)

Sun, 31 Jul 2016 04:54:42 +0000

Mount Hope Cemetery was established in 1834 by the Bangor Horticultural Society to accommodate the growing needs of a booming lumber town. Shortly after it was created, its founders reincorporated as the Mount Hope Cemetery Corporation and proceeded to establish a nonsectarian, horticultural-based..

Price: $26.99

Hotel Design, Planning, and Development - 9780393733853

Sat, 30 Jul 2016 22:28:00 +0000

Hotel Design, Planning, and Development, Second Edition, is a thorough overview of the important and fast-growing hospitality industry. It is revised and expanded from the previous edition—the “bible” for designers, developers, planners, and students. This edition, updated to include significant h..

Price: $110.00