Bucks County has a long and storied history. If you’re curious about this region’s past, pick up a book on Bucks County history at the library. Read the history of your hometown or learn about the trades, transportation and traditions of a bygone era.
Check the Historic Bucks County shelf on cloudLibrary for even more books about Bucks County history.
Books on Bucks County Towns
Bristol by Harold and Carol Mitchener
Doylestown: The County Seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Ed Ludwig
Hatboro by The Millbrook Society
Historic Newtown by David C. Callahan
Horsham Township by Leon Clemmer
Lambertville and New Hope by James Mastrich
Levittown by Richard and Amy Duckett Wagner
Morrisville by James A. Murray
New Hope, Lahaska and Buckingham by Nichole Y. Stella
Plumstead Township by the Plumstead Township Historic Advisory Committee
Richland Township and Richlandtown Borough by Robert L. Leight
Warminster Township by Kathleen Zingaro Clark
Yardley by Vince Profy
Notable People and Events
Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights in America’s Legendary Suburb by David Kushner
Michener and Me: A Memoir by Herman Silverman
Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography by Peter J. Conn
Washington’s Crossing by David Hackett Fischer
Bucks County History
Bucks County by Kathleen Zingaro Clark
Bucks County Adventures by Carl LaVO
Bucks County: An Illustrated History by Terry A. McNealy
Bucks County Inns and Taverns by Kathleen Zingaro Clark
Bucks County Trolleys by Mike Szilagyi
Colonial Inns and Taverns of Bucks County by Marie Murphy Deuss
The Delaware Canal: A Picture Story by Robert J. McClellan
The Delaware Canal: From Stone Coal Highway to Historic Landmark by Marie Murphy Deuss
The Delaware Indians: A History by C. A. Weslager
Episodes in Bucks County History: A Bicentennial Tribute, 1776-1976 by George F. Lebegern
Hidden History of Bucks County by Jennifer Rogers
Lower Bucks County by Andrew Mark Herman
The Villages of Bucks County: A Guidebook by the Bucks County Planning Commission, 1987
