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  • Secret Washington DC: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

    par JoAnn Hill ...
    Around the world, Washington, DC, is known for its powerful government, majestic monuments, and world-renowned museums. Secret Washington, DC: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure reminds us that the fabric of the city isn’t solely embedded in its callous political parties, exhausting lawmaking policies, and rampant tourism. Rather, it’s woven through its rich and complex history, ... En savoir plus

    11,48 €

  • The Haunted Tours of Fenton

    par Brenda Hasse ...
    In 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019, guided tours were given of prominent sites and haunted locations throughout the historic city of Fenton, Michigan. Guests were entertained by talented actors who shared tales of the characters they portrayed, the history of the city, and ghostly happenings. The Haunted Tours of Fenton is a summary of each tour, with photos, some of the performed scripts, and the ... En savoir plus

    4,11 €

  • When Old Trails Were New

    The Story of Taos, New Mexico, Facsimile of Original 1934 Edition

    par Blanche Grant ...
    This story of Taos, New Mexico covers some four centuries of history. It is the story of a village that never gave up despite periods of drought, violence from unfriendly Indians and other hazards of frontier life. At one time, Taos was even the site of a short-lived but bloody rebellion against the United States government. Grant tells this and other fascinating true stories of a settlement that ... En savoir plus

    6,27 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Anderson Co, KY

    (From the foreword) This Family History of Anderson County preserves the proud heritage of our county and communities as well as many of our churches, businesses, organizations and families. Our intent is to record a picture of the people, organizations and activities for future generations. ... En savoir plus

    12,76 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Fighting Words

    Independent Journalists in Texas

    par James McEnteer ...
    Fighting Words profiles five journalists who published the truth as they saw it, no matter how their reporting angered politicians, social and religious leaders, or other journalists.The five journalists are William Brann (1855–1898), Don Biggers (1868–1957), John Granbery (1874–1953), Archer Fullingim (1902–1984), and Stoney Burns [Brent Stein] (1942–2011). Though they lived in different eras, ... En savoir plus

    15,95 €

  • Michigan Myths and Legends

    The True Stories behind History's Mysteries

    par Sally Barber ...
    Collection series Myths and Mysteries Series
    From tales of pirate treasure to Jimmy Hoffa’s mysterious disappearance, Michigan Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state’s most fascinating and compelling stories.Most people have heard about the Bermuda Triangle, where ships and people disappear without a trace—but few have heard about the equally deadly Great Lakes Triangle, where one-third of all ... En savoir plus

    17,29 €

  • It Happened in Virginia

    Remarkable Events That Shaped History

    par Emilee Hines ...
    Collection series It Happened In Series
    A fascinating collection of thirty-five compelling stories about events that shaped Old Dominion, It Happened in Virginia describes everything from the invention of America's original instrument, the banjo, to how Stonewall Jackson acquired his nickname. ... En savoir plus

    14,05 €

  • The Texas Miracle

    The Tale of the River Card, Round Ii

    par John Marshall ...
    In The Texas Miracle, author John Marshall offers a detailed examination of the largest political fraud in Texas since the Sharpstown scandal in the early 1970s. An extension of his earlier book, Playing Possum, he expands on the information surrounding a massive land deal.Marshall offers a political look at what took place in Texas. In 2006, the Staubach Company advised the Brazos River Authority ... En savoir plus

    4,11 €

  • Lost Forts of Casper

    par Johanna Wickman ...
    Three army outposts built before and during the Civil War protected critical routes along the western trails at the North Platte River near what later became Casper. All had been abandoned by 1867, and their dramatic stories are mostly forgotten. The Post at Platte Bridge was a vital outpost on Albert Sidney Johnston's Utah War supply route. Camp Dodge and Platte Bridge Station, also called Fort ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Legendary Locals of Chicago Lawn and West Lawn

    From West Palm Beach's beginnings as service town to Palm Beach, Standard Oil tycoon Henry Morrison Flagler's resort village, the city has evolved into a trendy art, cultural, and shopping mecca. Palm Beach County's largest city serves as county seat and center of business, government, and commerce. Taming America's last frontier saw the industriousness of pioneers and settlers such as Marion ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Sacramento's Gold Rush Saloons

    El Dorado in a Shot Glass

    par Special the ...
    As early as 1839, Sacramento, California, was home to one of the most enduring symbols of the American West: the saloon. From the portability of the Stinking Tent to the Gold Rush favorite El Dorado Gambling Saloon to the venerable Sutter's Fort, Sacramento saloons offered not simply a nip of whiskey and a round of monte but also operated as polling place, museum, political hothouse, vigilante ... En savoir plus

    10,08 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Brewed at Altitude

    A Beer Lover's History of Colorado

    Collection series American Palate
    It started flowing during the gold rush, when saloons were much more than just a place to grab a drink. They were post offices, restaurants, hotels, social clubs, union halls, and more. But then, Colorado banned alcohol—four years before Prohibition hit the rest of the country—and a state born in a saloon ran dry for almost twenty years. Beer led the way back, and by the 1970s, brewing was big ... En savoir plus

    8,83 €

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  • Case Files of the Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society Volume 3

    Collection Livre 3 - Case Files of the Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society
    For nearly three decades, the Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society has investigated ghosts, demons, aliens, cryptids, and all manner of bizarre claims and happenings in Colorado and beyond. Combining historic and scientific research with a love of the weird and scary, they've researched and documented some of the best paranormal stories in the world. Now, Colorado's first and only forensic ... En savoir plus

    7,20 €

  • Newport Baseball History

    America's Pastime in the City by the Sea

    par Rick Harris ...
    The City by the Sea boasts an ambitious baseball history dating back to the early days of America's favorite pastime. In 1897, the Newport Colts became the first professional baseball team to ever tie in a playoff series. By the 1900s, baseball was being played daily on open fields and diamonds throughout Newport. The city has sported six major ball fields, including Cardines Field, host to the ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • It Happened in Glacier National Park

    par Vince Moravek ...
    Collection series It Happened In Series
    It Happened in Glacier National Park takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Park's storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names--and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings. ... En savoir plus

    16,21 €

  • Eastern Sevier County

    Collection series Images of America
    Eastern Sevier County rests in the toursity foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park but also boasts a colorful history of its own. Eastern Sevier County is home to the small communities of Foxfire Mountain, Pittman Center, Jones Cove, Richardson's Cove, Locust Ridge, and Pearl Valley. Foxfire Mountain is best known today for the adventure park and agri-tourist destination brought to ... En savoir plus

    11,16 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Fort Worth

    A Texas Original!

    Collection Livre 17 - Fred Rider Cotten Popular History Series
    Fort Worth has been called "the City Where the West Begins," "Cowtown," and the silent partner in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. None of these descriptions quite tells the story of this city and its people. Since its founding in the mid-nineteenth century as a military outpost, Fort Worth has gone through many phases—cattle, oil, aviation, and tourist. The little village on the Trinity has grown ... En savoir plus

    7,30 €

  • Leesburg

    par Mary Fishback ...
    Collection series Images of America
    Once serving as the capital of the United States for three days, the town of Leesburg, Virginia stands at the crossroads of American history. As a rural hinterland of the Washington, D.C. area and situated on the northern fringe of the old Confederacy, Leesburg has seen troops and generals, travelers and settlers, and politicians and presidents walk its streets, and opposing political views tear ... En savoir plus

    11,07 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Darling, Yours Always

    The WWII Letters of Peggy and George Steiner, Algeria 1943-1944

    Modifié par Art Mendoza-Ballesteros ...
    In this second, stand-alone volume, Peggy and George's letters transport readers to Algeria and Minnesota as the couple courageously continues their life apart. Unable for the first time in their separation to have the comfort of a phone call, Peggy and George rely on their memories and sharing of details from their separate wartime experiences in order to feel closer in spirit as they, like ... En savoir plus

    12,76 €

  • FROZEN IN TIME

    An Early Carte de Visite Album from New Bedford, Massachusetts

    In Frozen in Time, Susan Snow Lukesh takes a mid-nineteenth century photo album from New Bedford, Massachusetts, created against an almost unmentioned backdrop of the Civil War, and moves the people seemingly frozen in time backwards and forwards, offering details of daily living, marrying, working, and dying of both the individuals whose portraits are included as well as their kin and colleagues ... En savoir plus

    3,53 €

  • American Alchemy

    The California Gold Rush and Middle-Class Culture

    par Brian Roberts ...
    Collection series Cultural Studies of the United States
    California during the gold rush was a place of disputed claims, shoot-outs, gambling halls, and prostitution; a place populated by that rough and rebellious figure, the forty-niner; in short, a place that seems utterly unconnected to middle-class culture. In American Alchemy, however, Brian Roberts offers a surprising challenge to this assumption.Roberts points to a long-neglected truth of the ... En savoir plus

    25,02 €

  • L 'ESPION

    James Fenimore Cooper, né en 1789 à Burlington dans le New Jersey, et mort en 1851 à Cooperstow dans l'État de New York, est un écrivain américain.Son premier roman Precaution passe inaperçu, mais très rapidement, son deuxième roman The Spy (L'Espion), rencontre un grand succès.L’Espion est un des tout premiers romans – et le premier vrai succès – de James Fenimore Cooper. L’auteur du Dernier des ... En savoir plus

    2,00 €

  • Back in the Day at a Place Called Galloway

    par Jim Evans ...
    This book provides information about the history and geography of the tiny village of Galloway in northwestern Pennsylvania. It includes the author’s perceptions of social and cultural aspects of life there, especially during the 1937-1965 period. Although now a village of fewer than 500 residents, it has an interesting history as one of the centers of the “oil excitement” of the late 1800 and ... En savoir plus

    3,53 €

  • Four Trails to Valor

    From Ancient Footprints to Modern Battlefields, A Journey of Four Peoples

    par Dorothy Cave ...
    Here are four men, representing the dominant cultures of the American Southwest, who set their feet upon trails which follow the physical and metaphysical journeys of their forefathers--the Pueblos' Cornmeal Path, the Navajo Beautyway, the Spanish Way of the Cross, and the Yankee Trail of Destiny. All lead to the great fact of the past century, World War II, in which each man blazes his own trail ... En savoir plus

    4,11 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus