The definitive collection of Georgia's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Georgia residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Americans are not shy about letting politicians know what's on their minds, and, in Harry Truman, they believed that they had a president they could level with.
Is it possible that the woman who raised Abraham Lincoln was actually his half-sister, and that the man he knew as his grandfather had conducted a scandalous affair with a servant girl?
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter is the absorbing, painstakingly researched story of Ida Lewis and the fearless rescues she made at Lime Rock Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island.
Popular public radio show host Michael Feldman and coauthor Diana Cook introduce Wisconsin's weirdest, wackiest, and most outrageous people, places, and things including a man who owes his life to a foam rubber cheesehead, a worm that plays basketball, and the best place to savor chicken in a hubcap.
The definitive collection of New York City's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, forNew York Cityresidents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter is the absorbing, painstakingly researched story of Ida Lewis and the fearless rescues she made at Lime Rock Lighthouse in Newport, Rhode Island.
The definitive collection of New York City's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, forNew York Cityresidents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Popular public radio show host Michael Feldman and coauthor Diana Cook introduce Wisconsin's weirdest, wackiest, and most outrageous people, places, and things including a man who owes his life to a foam rubber cheesehead, a worm that plays basketball, and the best place to savor chicken in a hubcap.
Philadelphia is known for many things: brotherly love, Revolutionary history, passionate sports fans, cheesesteaks, and Rocky are merely a few of them.
At the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims' arrival (1620-2020), it's time to look back, commemorate, and reflect on what New England has meant to its people, and to the world.
At the 400th anniversary of the pilgrims' arrival (1620-2020), it's time to look back, commemorate, and reflect on what New England has meant to its people, and to the world.
Philadelphia is known for many things: brotherly love, Revolutionary history, passionate sports fans, cheesesteaks, and Rocky are merely a few of them.
The fascinating story of sophistication in the United States, from the founding to the presentIs there such a thing as ';American sophistication'or is it a contradiction in terms?
In early America, the notion that settlers ought to receive undeveloped land for free was enormously popular among the rural poor and social reformers.
Whether you're a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, IllinoisCuriosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Prairie State.
Whether you're a born-and-raised Illinoisan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, IllinoisCuriosities will have you laughing out loud as Richard Moreno takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Prairie State.
Christmas in MexicoTraditions, Flavors, and Festivities from Every Corner of the CountryWhat makes Christmas in Mexico one of the most vibrant and meaningful holiday celebrations in the world?
The fascinating story of sophistication in the United States, from the founding to the presentIs there such a thing as ';American sophistication'or is it a contradiction in terms?
From President Cleveland's alleged love child to the UFO highway, Idaho Myths and Legends of makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Gem State's most fascinating and compelling stories.
From President Cleveland's alleged love child to the UFO highway, Idaho Myths and Legends of makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Gem State's most fascinating and compelling stories.
The untold story of how America's declaration of independence hinged on seven critical months in 1776 and the courageous votes that changed the world forever.
The untold story of how America's declaration of independence hinged on seven critical months in 1776 and the courageous votes that changed the world forever.
The Miami tribe, along with their associated tribes the Piankashaw, Wea and Kickapoo occupied the Wabash River Valley in northern, central and southwestern Indiana.
The Sovereign Struggle: Cuffy and the 1763 Berbice Rebellion In February 1763, an enslaved cooper named Cuffy did what no rebel leader in the Americas had yet achieved: he built a nation.
Fire in the Andes: The Great Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II, 1780–1783 In November 1780, a wealthy Andean nobleman ambushed a corrupt Spanish official on a mountain trail, and set in motion the largest anti-colonial uprising Latin America would see before its wars of independence.
Mystery of Flight 571 is a gripping true-story book about one of the most shocking aviation disasters in history and the unbelievable struggle for survival that followed.
Die Jahre 2013–2019 waren für die Ukraine beinahe ebenso bedeutsam wie die Erlangung der Unabhängigkeit 1991, denn eben diese drohte sie nach dem Sieg des "Majdan" wieder zu verlieren.
Die Jahre 2013–2019 waren für die Ukraine beinahe ebenso bedeutsam wie die Erlangung der Unabhängigkeit 1991, denn eben diese drohte sie nach dem Sieg des "Majdan" wieder zu verlieren.
