To purchase any of these volumes please send an email to JJBALES@INBOX.COM providing your mailing address. I’ll send instructions to complete the transaction.
You can also purchase the books directly on eBay and soon on Amazon.
Lawrence County Memoirs – The Archives: Vol 1 (Aug 2024) Hardbound – 571 pages Price: $75.00
Summary: Lawrence County Memoirs – The Archives: Vol 1 is a collection of short stories related to the robust history of Lawrence County in western Pennsylvania. Written by Jeff Bales and released in August 2024, it’s a beast at 571 pages which includes a 10-page color section. The individual stories detail the history of Cascade Park, Johnson Bronze, Ben Franklin JHS, Battery B, Hitchhiker DeVon Smith, Hill View Manor, Wampum High School, JFK Visit, Mahoning Trust Robbery, Boxer Emmett Rocco, and much, much more. This volume contains thousands of photographs, newspaper articles, diagrams, and maps. There is so much to see within this massive volume, and you won’t be able to put it down! Shipping in the United States is free via Media Mail.
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Iron Irene (Coming early 2026!) Hardbound – approximately 567 pages Price: $55.00
Summary: Iron Irene is the sensational true story of lover-bandits Irene Crawford Shrader and Walter Glenn Dague, West Virginia natives who blazed a trail of strong-armed robberies, vehicle thefts, brazen kidnappings, and police shootouts from Pennsylvania to Arizona in 1929-1930. This hardbound book is the first in-depth publication of this remarkable story and will be about 567 pages. Shipping in the United States is free via Media Mail.
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The History of the New Castle Fire Department (Coming in mid-2026!) Softbound – approximately 220 pages Price: TBD
Summary: The History of the New Castle Fire Department is a 200+ page book detailing the long history of firefighting in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
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