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It Happened Books in Order

It Happened contains 55 books, published between 1992 and 2025. The first book is It Happened in Montana (1992) and the newest is It Happened in Florida Revised (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
55
Published
1992–2025
Pages on record
3,078 in 20 of 55 books
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It Happened is a local history series, one volume to a state or subject, each built from short true episodes. It Happened in Montana (1992) opened the run, followed by Colorado (1993), Oregon (1994), Washington (1995), Northern California (1999) and Georgia (2000). Later volumes leave state lines for topics: It Happened In Yellowstone (2001), It Happened in the Civil War (2002) and It Happened on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (2003). The series holds 55 books dated 1992 to 2025, at a median of 156 pages.

How many It Happened books are there?

It Happened has 55 books, released between 1992 and 2025.

It Happened Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 55 It Happened books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of It Happened in Montana by James A. Crutchfield, book 1 of the It Happened series (1992)
  2. Cover of It Happened in Colorado by James A. Crutchfield, book 2 of the It Happened series (1993)
  3. Cover of It Happened in Oregon by James A. Crutchfield, book 3 of the It Happened series (1994)
  4. Cover of It Happened in Northern California by Erin H. Turner, book 5 of the It Happened series (1999)
  5. Cover of It Happened in Georgia by James A. Crutchfield, book 6 of the It Happened series (2000)
  6. Cover of It Happened in the Civil War by Michael R. Bradley, book 8 of the It Happened series (2002)
  7. Cover of It Happened in South Carolina, book 10 of the It Happened series (2003)
  8. Cover of It Happened in Pennsylvania, book 11 of the It Happened series (2005)
  9. Cover of It Happened in Seattle: Remarkable Events That Shaped History, book 13 of the It Happened series (2007)
  10. Cover of It Happened on the Mississippi River by James A. Crutchfield, book 14 of the It Happened series (2008)
  11. Cover of It Happened in Rocky Mountain National Park by Phyllis J. Perry, book 15 of the It Happened series (2008)
  12. Cover of It Happened in Las Vegas by Paul W. Papa, book 21 of the It Happened series (2009)
  13. Cover of Outlaw Tales of Kansas by Sarah Smarsh, book 27 of the It Happened series (2010)
  14. Cover of It Happened in Michigan: Remarkable Events That Shaped History by Colleen Burcar, book 29 of the It Happened series
  15. Cover of It Happened in Louisiana: Remarkable Events That Shaped History by Bonnye Stuart, book 38 of the It Happened series
  16. Cover of It Happened in Texas by James A. Crutchfield, book 40 of the It Happened series (2015)
  1. 1
    It Happened in Montana1992 · 109 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1992109
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  2. 2
    It Happened in Colorado1993 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1993160
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  3. 3
    It Happened in Oregon1994 · confirmed 1/4
    1994–
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  4. 4
    It Happened in Washington1995 · 143 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1995143
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  5. 5
    It Happened in Northern California1999 · 126 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1999126
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  6. 6
    It Happened in Georgia2000 · 127 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2000127
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  7. 7
    It Happened In Yellowstone2001 · confirmed 1/4
    2001–
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  8. 8
    It Happened in the Civil War2002 · 136 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2002136
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  9. 9
    It Happened on the Lewis and Clark Expedition2003 · confirmed 1/4
    2003–
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  10. 10
    It Happened in South Carolina2003 · 182 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2003182
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  11. 11
    It Happened in Pennsylvania2005 · 162 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2005162
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  12. 12
    It Happened in Oklahoma2006 · confirmed 1/4
    2006–
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  13. 13
    It Happened in Seattle: Remarkable Events That Shaped History2007 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2007144
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  14. 14
    It Happened on the Mississippi River2008 · 153 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008153
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  15. 15
    It Happened in Rocky Mountain National Park2008 · 168 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008168
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  16. 16
    It Happened in Minnesota2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  17. 17
    It Happened in Philadelphia2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  18. 18
    It Happened on the Santa Fe Trail2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  19. 19
    It Happened in Massachusetts2008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  20. 20
    It Happened in the Old South2009 · 167 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009167
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  21. 21
    It Happened in Las Vegas2009 · 158 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2009158
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  22. 22
    It Happened in South Dakota: Remarkable Events That Shaped History2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  23. 23
    It Happened in Florida2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  24. 24
    It Happened in Virginia2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  25. 25
    It Happened in Seattle2009 · confirmed 1/4
    2009–
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  26. 26
    It Happened in Kansas2010 · 148 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010148
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  27. 27
    Outlaw Tales of Kansas2010 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010160
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  28. 28
    It Happened in Ohio: Remarkable Events that Shaped History2010 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010160
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  29. 29
    It Happened in Michigan: Remarkable Events That Shaped History2011 · 151 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011151
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  30. 30
    It Happened in Indiana2011 · confirmed 1/4
    2011–
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Where to start with It Happened

Start with It Happened in Montana (1992), the earliest published title.

What is the newest It Happened book?

It Happened in Florida Revised (2025) is the newest It Happened book released so far.

Is there a new It Happened book coming?

No next It Happened book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

It Happened at a glance

Still running
It Happened is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
It Happened books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
3,078 pages across the 20 of 55 books with a recorded length, a median of 156 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most It Happened books, 24 of 55, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 55 titles, 10 are credited to James A. Crutchfield, 3 to Erin H. Turner, 3 to Tammy Partsch and 2 to Erin Turner. A further 28 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the It Happened books are about

24 of the 55 It Happened books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 24 of 24. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • History 24 of 24 books
  • Anecdotes 23 of 24 books
  • Biography 13 of 24 books
  • Local History 4 of 24 books
  • Miscellanea 3 of 24 books
  • California, history 2 of 24 books
  • Colorado, history 2 of 24 books
  • Kansas, history 2 of 24 books