General & Local History Books

This history and guide by Harold Cones traces the remarkable effort to realize Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington's dream by creating the 550-acre Mariners' Museum Park.
Paperback, 120 pages. Author: Harold N. Cones. All book sales are final.

Hardcover, 160 Pages. Author: Vincent Scott.  All book sales are final.

Author: Nancy E. Sheppard

Longtime Fort Monroe resident and Hampton historian John Quarstein has woven together tales and images, recipes and artifacts to tell the wonderful story of the Old Point Comfort Resort.

On March 9, 1862, the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia met in the Battle of Hampton Roads- the first time ironclad vessels would engage each other in combat.

For the 150th anniversary, Harold Holzer (The Civil War in 150 Objects) presents an unprecedented firsthand chronicle of one of the most pivotal moments in American history.

Paperback, 371 Pages. Author: Erik Fosnes Hansen. All Book Sales Are Final.

This book of beautiful images and descriptions brings to life the models of August Crabtree.

Battle of the Ironclads, by John V. Quarstein, brings to life the dramatic events which occurred in Hampton Roads on March 8 and 9, 1862.

Noted historian John V. Quarstein recounts the compelling story of this ironclad underdog, providing detailed appendices, including crew member biographies, and a complete chronology of the ship and crew.

This book documents the dramatic history of Civil War ironclads and reveals how warships like the Monitor and Virginia revolutionized naval warfare.

Hardcover, 126 Pages. Author: William A. Fox. All Book Sales Are Final.