The book shelves of Louisville homes are stocked with an endless variety of accounts of the city's history.
From George Rogers Clark to Jeffrey Wigand, Louisville's vivid history and character has been documented in fantastic books.
If your home library is yearning for more Louisville necessities, you've come to the right place!
It's all here in fun, simple paperbacks, photo books, and deluxe, heavy volumes with intense historical accounts.
We've done the research for you and picked out the essentials.
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Historic Images of Louisville
2010 Calendar
James Anderson, Donna Neary
Selected archival images have been compiled for a 2010 Louisville calendar which makes a really cool gift for any Louisville history fan (or yourself). |
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The Encyclopedia of Louisville
John Kleber, editor
Hardcover, 1,024 pages
Indisputably the indispensable Louisville history book, this massive volume of 1,800 entries is the result of work by 500 writers over a four-year span. No other book on Louisville comes close.
Don't miss this article on Louisville.cc about how the Encyclopedia of Louisville was assembled! |
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Historic Photos of Louisville
James C. Anderson
Hardcover, 206 pages
A great hardcover gem with hundreds of large reproductions of classic images. Great as a stand-alone coffee table book or as a companion to Anderson's Images of America: Louisville paperback (below). |
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Images of America: Louisville
James C. Anderson & Donna M. Neary
Paperback, 128 pages
Each picture is worth a thousand words and this small book speaks volumes. Hundreds of historic images, candid snapshots, postcards, and portraits are compiled into what is easily one of the most fascinating books of Louisville history. |
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Louisville and the Civil War:
A History and Guide
Bryan S. Bush
Paperback, 128 pages
Civil War expert and Louisville native Bryan Bush recounts how the city became a crucial outpost for the Union (that included casinos and brothels along Jefferson and Fourth Streets) while its citizens were besieged by fear of guerilla warfare. |
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Ghosts of Old Louisville: True Stories of Hauntings in America's Largest Victorian Neighborhood
David Domine
Paperback, 192 pages
After moving into an 1895 mansion, skeptical author David Domine collected a wealth of ghostly tales from other residents in the historic Old Louisville neighborhood. |
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Binghams of Louisville: The Dark History Behind One of America's Great Fortunes
David Leon and Mary Voelz Chandler
Hardcover, 292 pages
Extensively detailed account of the Bingham family whose prominent media empire included television and radio stations and The Courier-Journal and Louisville Times newspapers. |
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Louisville Architectural Tours: 19th Century Gems
Lisa Westmoreland-Doherty
Paperback, 127 pages
A highly-rated architectural tour book of Louisville with color photos on almost every page. |
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A Kentucky Primer:
Postcards of Louisville
Mary L. Martin, Karen Choppa
Paperback, 127 pages
Over 200 vintage hand-tinted and black and white postcards from the 1900s to the 1940s take readers on a journey back in time. |
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Two Hundred Years at the Falls of the Ohio: a History of Louisville and Jefferson County
George Yater
Hardcover, 250 pages
When published in 1979, this was the first comprehensive history of its kind since 1896. A perfect companion to The Encyclopedia of Louisville.
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Louisville Trivia Challenge
David Inman
Paperback, 80 pages
Fun fill-in, matching and multiple-choice quizzes that dig into Louisville's history and its connections to television, literature, music, movies and sports.
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Louisville Then and Now
Greater Louisville Inc
Hardcover, 240 pages
Armed with stacks of vintage photos, the metro chamber of commerce sent photographers out into the city to recreate the same scenes today. The result is a fascinating study which aligns side-by-side historic and modern images. |
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The Louisville Guide - Architecture
Dennis Domer, Gregory Luhan, David Mohney
Paperback, 288 pages
Big things come in small packages. This pocket directory and walking guide to Louisville's irresistible buffet of unique architecture is one such big thing. Includes essays by Louisville scholars Grady Clay and Edie Bingham. |
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Louisville In World War II
Bruce Tyler
Paperback, 128 pages
More than 200 images are included in this account of Louisville's contribution to the war effort, not least of which included manufacturing ninety thousand military vehicles at the local Ford plant. |
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Tornado: A Look Back at
Louisville's Dark Day, April 3, 1974
William Butler, editor
Hardcover, 176 pages
A 30th anniversary look at the tornado through images of journalists, freelance photographers and ordinary people who grabbed their cameras, augmented with personal accounts. |
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Images of African-American
Life in Louisville
Bruce Tyler
Paperback, 128 pages
More than 200 remarkable, rarely-seen, historical images from African-American Louisville dated from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. |
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Louisville Remembered
Gary Falk
Paperback, 160 pages
More than one hundred stunning historic images are presented by Gary Falk of the Louisville Historical League, including top-secret World War II aircrafts, pipe organs, industry, movies and fireworks. |
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Insiders' Guide to Louisville
and Southern Indiana
Chip Nold, Bob Bahr
Paperback, 360 pages
A comprehensive, thick what-to-do guide for Louisville and Southern Indiana visitors and natives. |
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Louisville Landmarks
Joanne Weeter
Hardcover, 123 pages
Architectural treasures are cataloged by a longtime insider from the city's Historic Landmarks and Preservation Districts Commission |
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