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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 €

  • Mysterious Sedona

    par Tom Dongo ...
    It is well known among the curious that Sedona, Arizona, and its surrounding regions have seen some of the world's all-time, most-intense UFO, paranormal, and spiritual activity. The question is, why? ... En savoir plus

    8,80 €

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

    par David Baugher ...
    Did you know that a hidden room exists behind Abraham Lincolns head on Mt. Rushmore? that North Carolina was almost accidentally destroyed in a nuclear holocaust? that the Mason-Dixon Line had nothing to do with dividing north from south? that Major League Baseball once hosted a single game between three different teams? that there is a designated state highway in Michigan where cars are not ... En savoir plus

    8,83 €

  • Pirates, Raiders & Invaders of the Gulf Coast

    par Ryan Starrett ...
    Collection series The History Press
    Authors Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman chart a Gulf Coast odyssey with French adventurers, English colonists, Spanish Dons, American filibusters, Indian warriors, African Maroons, and pirate outlaws . For centuries, the shoreline between Galveston and Tallahassee was marked by the desperate deeds of men who fought for God, gold, and glory, as well as those who simply wanted to be left alone. ... En savoir plus

    8,51 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Lost Rochester, Minnesota

    par Amy Jo Hahn ...
    Rochester is synonymous with one of its most famous landmarks, the Mayo Clinic, but there's so much more to the Med City. It began as a frontier town, struggling to make its mark in a sparsely populated wilderness. By the late nineteenth century, Rochester had expanded into a vibrant city, rich with business, educational and cultural opportunities. Rediscover the Dubuque Trail and the beautiful ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail

    Chatham Sea Captains in the Age of Sail chronicles the lives and adventures of twenty-five men who traveled the seas from the eighteenth through the twentieth century. These were extraordinary men�masters of navigation who charted paths from the Cape to the Far East with their regal clipper ships; deep-sea fishermen whose fearless spirit drove them to the Grand Banks and Newfoundland in the quest ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Prisons of Cañon City

    Ca�on City sits in a geological bowl surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and the Sangre de Cristo mountain range. Historically, it has been known as the prison capital of the world, with eight� soon to be nine�state prisons in the area and four federal facilities located 11 miles away in Florence. The first prison in Ca�on City was built in 1868, before Colorado became a state, and was opened in ... En savoir plus

    15,13 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Connecticut's Girls of Summer

    The Brakettes and the Falcons

    Connecticut has a long history of producing outstanding sports teams and athletes. Two of the greatest teams to come out of the state are the legendary Brakettes and Falcons women's fast-pitch softball teams. In their seventy-six-year history, the Brakettes are considered the most successful and longest-running organized women's sports franchise of all time. With forty national championships, ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Curiosities of the California Desert

    Historic, Offbeat & Forgotten Attractions

    One might not expect to find much in the middle of California's hot, dry deserts. But to the curious explorer, they're scattered with strange and extraordinary sights. On old Route 66, the desert traveler can find quirky roadside art and mementos left by motorists. In the El Paso Mountains of the Mojave, the daring adventurer can crawl through a tunnel that was hand dug by an old prospector named ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame

    Vermont may be small in population, but it looms large with innovation. The state constitution was the first in America to ban slavery, provide for universal male suffrage and establish a system for publicly funded education. Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga for America's First Victory. An eleven-year-old Willie Johnston was America's youngest Medal of Honor winner, and Grace Coolidge became ... En savoir plus

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  • Christmas in Cincinnati

    The most wonderful time of the year has its own special meaning for those who grew up in the Queen City. The talking reindeer Pogie and Patter and the Elves at Shillito's were as integral to holiday merriment as caroling and eggnog. The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden really knows how to throw a Christmas party for people and animals, and WinterFest at Kings Island provides much-needed warmth in ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Lower Bucks County

    Collection series Postcard History Series
    Named by William Penn in 1681, Bucks County is one of the three original counties in Pennsylvania and enjoys a lengthy tradition as an important region of this state. Lower Bucks County is a fascinating pictorial history of the towns that comprise the northern suburban edge of Philadelphia. Surveying the era from 1905 to 1970, the book includes images from the towns of Langhorne, Hulmeville, ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Sewickley

    Collection series Postcard History Series
    With its prime location along the Ohio River downstream from Pittsburgh, Sewickley was destined to become a great American town. In 1753, a young George Washington traveled through the area on his way to inform the French that the British crown would not tolerate French trespass in the Ohio Valley. Meriwether Lewis mentioned the obstacle presented by its waterfront eddies in his 1803 journal. ... En savoir plus

    11,16 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • A History of the Osage People

    par Louis F. Burns ...
    Four centuries. One people. A legacy that shaped a nation.Osage traditional lands are located in mid-continental America encompassed by the present-day states of Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Major waterways through these lands and the defensible terrain of the Ozark range provided the tribe a distinct advantage in prehistoric and early historic times. A warlike people, the Osage long ... En savoir plus

    33,36 €

  • The Winning of the West

    From the Alleghenies to the Mississippi

    Defeated politically and running out of money after a ranch deal gone bad, Theodore Roosevelt began writing his epic history of the conquest of the American West in 1888. He wove a sweeping drama, well documented and filled to the brim with Americans fighting Indian confederacies in the north and south while dealing with the machinations of the British, French, and Spanish and their sympathizers. ... En savoir plus

    17,29 €

  • Cerrillos, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

    The Story of a Won't-Be Ghost Town

    The American Southwest has many ghost towns and most of them are gone forever. But Cerrillos, New Mexico--a short drive from Santa Fe--isn't one of them. Even though the excitement and "Wild West" crowds no longer make this little town the hub of activity it once was, there still exists the atmosphere of the 1800s and plenty of colorful people to make Cerrillos appealing to anyone interested in ... En savoir plus

    3,08 €

  • The Original Battle Creek Crime King

    Adam "Pump" Arnold's Vile Reign

    Adam "Pump" Arnold was both feared and regaled in Victorian- era Battle Creek. He was a bootlegger and a pimp, a robber and a con artist, an arsonist and a loan shark and even an assassin. Arnold faced off with the city over illegal liquor sales and flaunted his victory with a life-size statue of the mayor dressed as a hobo. Called the "greatest criminal in the history of Battle Creek," Arnold was ... En savoir plus

    12,25 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Hidden History of Henderson County, North Carolina

    par Terry Ruscin ...
    Collection series Hidden History
    Join author and historian Terry Ruscin as he reveals Henderson County's forgotten yet colorful history complete with its own cast of characters and historic landmarks. Who composed a blockbuster opera a few miles from downtown Hendersonville? Who were the record-setting McCrary twins, and why were they famous? These questions and many more are answered in this exciting volume of obscured history. ... En savoir plus

    11,16 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Lumber Boom of Coastal South Carolina

    Nineteenth-Century Shipbuilding & the Devastation of Lowcountry Virgin Forests

    The virgin forests of longleaf pine, bald cypress and oak that covered much of the South Carolina Lowcountry presented seemingly limitless opportunity for lumbermen. Henry Buck of Maine moved to the South Carolina coast and began shipping lumber back to the Northeast for shipbuilding. He and his family are responsible for building the "Henrietta," the largest wooden ship ever built in the Palmetto ... En savoir plus

    10,80 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • El Corpus de Sevilla

    El origen de la festividad del Corpus se encuentra en la respuesta que la iglesia dio a los herejes que ponían en duda la presencia de Cristo en los Santos Sacramentos. En la ciudad de Sevilla comienza a celebrarse desde el año 1400 aproximadamente, cuando la procesión tenía como elemento central y único al Cuerpo de Cristo, que era portado en un arca sobre andas. Desde entonces hasta el siglo XXI ... En savoir plus

    6,49 €

  • Wakefield

    par Betty J. Cotter ...
    Collection series Images of America
    The history of Wakefield developed from a rural mill town in the nineteenth century to South County's mercantile center in the twentieth. Using images from the Pettaquamscutt Historical Society, the Peace Dale Library, and a number of private sources, local author Betty J. Cotter chronicles Wakefield's growth from the days of the horse and buggy, dairy farms, and fields to those of shopping ... En savoir plus

    11,07 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • A History of Ashton Villa

    Collection Livre 5 - Fred Rider Cotten Popular History Series
    This volume tells the story of the stately Italianate Galveston mansion known as Ashton Villa. Built in 1859, Ashton Villa stood out in antebellum Galveston for its extensive use of new materials: brick and cast iron. It has weathered many a storm, including the Great Hurricane of 1900, when floodwaters invaded its first floor. Now as a historic house museum, Ashton Villa speaks eloquently about ... En savoir plus

    7,30 €

  • A History of New York in 101 Objects

    par Sam Roberts ...
    “Delightfully surprising….A portable virtual museum…an entertaining stroll through the history of one of the world’s great cities” (Kirkus Reviews), told through 101 distinctive objects that span the history of New York, almost all reproduced in luscious, full color.Inspired by A History of the World in 100 Objects, Sam Roberts of The New York Times chose fifty objects that embody the narrative of ... En savoir plus

    20,54 €

  • Unbroken and Unbowed

    A History of Black Protest in America

    In this compelling and informative volume, Jimmie R. Hawkins walks the reader through the many forms of Black protest in American history, from pre-colonial times through the George Floyd protests of 2020. Hawkins breaks American history into five sections, with subsections highlighting how Black identity helped to shape protest during that period. These protests include slave ship mutinies, the ... En savoir plus

    17,19 €