The Writer Before MeThe Alaska Diaries of Edwin Vincent Warren and the Stories That Connected GenerationsWhat if a century-old journal could introduce you to someone you've known your entire life?
The Sicilian RopeMass Lynching and Anti-Italian Terror in the United StatesA Hidden History of Racial Hatred 1880-1945This book, The Sicilian Rope, explores the intricate history of Italian immigration to the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a particular emphasis on Southern Italians and Sicilians.
From Ponce de Leon's discovery of the Land of Flowers in 1513 to the suspense of the 2000 presidential election, It Happened in Florida takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of thirty of the most compelling episodes from the Sunshine State's vibrant past.
How a modern-day mine disaster has turned a Pennsylvania community into a ghost town*For much of its history, Centralia, Pennsylvania, had a population of around 2,000.
Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps of California from the collections of the Library of Congress, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on Golden State history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of state history for residents, former residents, and visitors.
Walk through Americas most sacred ground and come to know the people and events that have shaped history Known for its more than 300,000 graves and for iconic monuments including the John F.
From Ponce de Leons discovery of the Land of Flowers in 1513 to the suspense of the 2000 presidential election, It Happened in Florida takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of thirty of the most compelling episodes from the Sunshine States vibrant past.
From Ponce de Leon's discovery of the Land of Flowers in 1513 to the suspense of the 2000 presidential election, It Happened in Florida takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of thirty of the most compelling episodes from the Sunshine State's vibrant past.
The tales of early ESPN people who gambled their careers while critics carped that all-sports television will never work are full of guile, luck, fear, fun, and unbridled optimism.
The tales of early ESPN people who gambled their careers while critics carped that all-sports television will never work are full of guile, luck, fear, fun, and unbridled optimism.
Known as the Father of the Outdoor Movement, William HH Murrays writings have been appreciated by generations of readers looking to nature as an escape from our daily lives as well as a portal to our past, perhaps none more so than his classic Adventures in the Wilderness: Or, Camp-Life in the Adirondacks.
Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past!
The First Adirondackers challenges the widespread, long-standing belief that the Adirondack uplands of northern New York were uninhabited before the arrival of European colonizers.
Pull up a chair or gather 'round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past!
A collection of folktales highlighting famous and not-so-famous New England ghosts, mysterious happenings, powers of darkness, and wonders of the invisible world.
It Happened in Wisconsin takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Badger State's storied past.
Facing Unimaginable Events With CourageIts only human to be fascinated by disasters--and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
From making ammunition for the Revolutionary War out of a King George statue to Americas first cookbook, It Happened in Connecticut looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Nutmeg State.
From a cross-border Confederate attack to the underdressed men from Maple Corner, It Happened in Vermont looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Green Mountain State.
For over 20 years, Geoffrey Douglas has written feature-length pieces for Yankee magazine that chronicle extraordinary stories that have taken place in New England.
Although he styled himself 'His Highness', adopted the court ritual of his royal predecessors, and lived in the former royal palaces of Whitehall and Hampton Court, Oliver Cromwell was not a king - in spite of the best efforts of his supporters to crown him.
David Danelo spent three months traveling the 1,952 miles that separate the United States and Mexico--a journey that took him across four states and two countries through a world of rivers and canals, mountains and deserts, highways and dirt roads, fences and border towns.
New EnglandMyths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
From the organization of the first Arbor Day to the invention of Kool-Aid, It Happened in Nebraska features more than thirty-six history-changingevents from the Cornhusker State.
It Happened in Wisconsin takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Badger State's storied past.
From the never-ending controversy over the Boston Massacre to the world's first working (sort of) submarine, It Happened in the Revolutionary War looks at intriguing people and episodes that shaped the course of the war.
From a riverboat worker who dressed as a woman to the abolitionist who died for his beliefs, It Happened on the Underground Railroad offers a gripping look at heroic individuals who became a part of the famous ';road' to freedom.
It Happened in West Virginia takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Mountain State's storied past.
From prehistoric harvest rituals celebrated by early Native Americans to the terrible Flood of 1994, It Happened in Georgia looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Peach State.
It Happened in Mississippi takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Magnolia State's storied past.
New England and nearby areas in the United States and Canada have a long and storied history of earthquakes that goes back to the times of the earliest exploration and settlement of the region by Europeans.
A blend of oral history and memoir with a good dose of quirky humor, Tar Heel Traveler: New Journeys Across North Carolina is a celebratory look at the people and places of North Carolina.
Utah Curiosities brings to the reader with humor and affectionand a healthy dose of attitudethe oddest, quirkiest, and most outlandish places, personalities, events, and phenomena found within the states borders and in the chronicles of its history.
