Curious about how America's second-smallest state has shaped both our physical and digital landscape? Wondering how the infrastructure of the past influences today's technology-based culture? Want to celebrate progress while honoring yesteryear? Popular blogger and award-winning author Dave Tabler has documented his love of historical milestones to thousands of loyal followers. And now he's here to educate and bring more fascinating Delawarean tales to life.Delaware from Freewa...

Murder, scandal, betrayal, and deceit-Delaware has never been as quiet as its size suggests. Delaware Behaving Badly opens the case files of the First State and reveals stories of crime, corruption, and human folly that shaped communities and haunted memories. These are true accounts, pulled from newspapers, court documents, and eyewitness testimony, that show how ordinary people stumbled into extraordinary-and often disastrous-moments.Readers will encounter jealous lovers...

In the spring of 1864, three sergeants of the First Delaware Cavalry, Harrison Vandegrift, Spencer Hitch, and William Townsend Downes, opened pocket diaries and began recording the war as they lived it. Across the months that followed, through saddle-sore marches, picket duty in the rain, hard fighting in Virginia, and the long siege lines outside Petersburg, they wrote down what they saw. Their entries are blunt, weary, occasionally funny, and shot through with the small humanity of men t...

Delaware from Railways to Freeways covers eye-opening information about the region and its residents from 1800 to 1907. Laying out a captivating journey through pictures and offering up little-known anecdotes, entertainingly educational stories, and a comprehensive deep dive, Tabler gives insightful commentary on inventions, contributors to society, and transformative technology. History lovers of all ages will immensely enjoy this trove of 19th-century lore.

For more than 170 years, Delaware's lighthouse keepers guarded one of the most dangerous coastlines in America. Their lives unfolded far from the spotlight, yet their work shaped maritime safety, coastal communities, and generations of families who lived at the edge of the sea.Delaware Keepers: Life at the Edge of the Sea tells the largely untold story of these men and women-from the first keeper appointed in 1769 to the quiet end of human watchkeeping in the mid-twentieth...

Murder, scandal, betrayal, and deceit—Delaware has never been as quiet as its size suggests. Delaware Behaving Badly opens the case files of the First State and reveals stories of crime, corruption, and human folly that shaped communities and haunted memories. These are true accounts, pulled from newspapers, court documents, and eyewitness testimony, that show how ordinary people stumbled into extraordinary—and often disastrous—moments.Readers will encounter jealous lovers...

Delaware from Freeways to E-Ways is a balanced blend of meticulous research and colorful anecdotes. From the first skyscraper in the early 20th century to the present day's crucial digital medical technology, the evolution of this small-but-pivotal state has played a role in shaping modern society. Tabler's painstaking work ensures readers will enjoy immersing themselves in the powerful local and national narratives that shape our country's history.

Delaware at Christmas uncovers the rich and surprising ways Delawareans have celebrated the holiday season across four centuries. From colonial-era customs brought by Swedish, Dutch, and English settlers to modern multicultural observances, this book blends history, folklore, and festive tradition into a vivid portrait of Christmas in the First State.Readers will discover the origins of outdoor Christmas decorations, the rise of the state's holly wreath industry, and the stories be...