Facing Unimaginable Events With CourageIts only human to be fascinated by disasters--and uplifted by reports of survival in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
While history has immortalized George Washington, it has largely forgotten those who helped to propel him to greatnessthe thirty-two men who served as his aides-de-camp during the Revolutionary War.
A Modern-Day Profiles in Courage from New York Times Bestselling Author Tom BlairIn Letters to America, Tom Blair conjures up mini-memoirs of twelve fictional historical charactersspanning four centuries, from the first settlers in Jamestown to a 21st century billionaire.
Many of the events that took place along the Oregon Trail are well known--the perils the Applegate family faced as they rafted down the raging Columbia River, the plight of the Donner Party as they found themselves snowbound and starving at Truckee Lake.
The history of the ubiquitous pine tree is wrapped up with the history of early Americaand in the hands of a gifted storyteller becomes a compelling read, almost an adventure story.
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for thirty-four creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences from times past!
New Hampshire literally has something for everyone: urban types looking for bookstores, coffee shops, swank eateries, and nightclubs; outdoorsy folks searching for endless vistas atop the high peaks of the White Mountains; history buffs seeking clues to the state's rich past; or snow-loving families hoping to schuss the slopes all day long.
In a war of brother versus brother, theirs has become the most famous broken friendship: Union general Winfield Scott Hancock and Confederate general Lewis Armistead.
While history has immortalized George Washington, it has largely forgotten those who helped to propel him to greatnessthe thirty-two men who served as his aides-de-camp during the Revolutionary War.
New Hampshire literally has something for everyone: urban types looking for bookstores, coffee shops, swank eateries, and nightclubs; outdoorsy folks searching for endless vistas atop the high peaks of the White Mountains; history buffs seeking clues to the state's rich past; or snow-loving families hoping to schuss the slopes all day long.
California's Billion-Dollar SMART Train: America's Most Expensive Transit FailureThe Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) train stands as one of the most catastrophic government transportation investments in U.
A string of Confederate victories at Second Manassas, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville led to the June 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania by General Robert E.
Many of the events that took place along the Oregon Trail are well known--the perils the Applegate family faced as they rafted down the raging Columbia River, the plight of the Donner Party as they found themselves snowbound and starving at Truckee Lake.
The history of the ubiquitous pine tree is wrapped up with the history of early Americaand in the hands of a gifted storyteller becomes a compelling read, almost an adventure story.
It Happened in Missouri takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Show Me State's storied past.
In a war of brother versus brother, theirs has become the most famous broken friendship: Union general Winfield Scott Hancock and Confederate general Lewis Armistead.
It Happened in Missouri takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Show Me State's storied past.
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Michigan.
In this posthumous collection of thought-provoking essaysmany never published beforePulitzer Prizewinning historian and bestselling author David McCullough affirms the value of history, how we can be guided by its lessons, and the enduring legacy of American ideals.
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for twenty-five creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in Michigan.
In 1854, the United States acquired the roughly 30,000-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico from Mexico as part of the Gadsden Purchase.
In 1854, the United States acquired the roughly 30,000-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico from Mexico as part of the Gadsden Purchase.
Author and naturalist David Rockwell explains the evolution of the park's geology from the erosion of Australian mountains more than a billion years ago to the glaciers that gave Glacier National Park its distinctive landscape.
The Liberty Bell, Gettysburg,and Independence Hall may stand out as prominentPennsylvania features, but theKeystone State is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena.
Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps ofthe Commonwealth of Virginiafrom the collections of the Library of Congress, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on state history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of Virginia for residents, former residents, and visitors.
Author and naturalist David Rockwell explains the evolution of the park's geology from the erosion of Australian mountains more than a billion years ago to the glaciers that gave Glacier National Park its distinctive landscape.
The Liberty Bell, Gettysburg,and Independence Hall may stand out as prominentPennsylvania features, but theKeystone State is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena.
Combining 50 rare, beautiful, and diverse maps ofthe Commonwealth of Virginiafrom the collections of the Library of Congress, informative captions about the origins and contents of those maps, and essays on state history, this book is a collectible for cartography buffs and a celebration of Virginia for residents, former residents, and visitors.
Tales of the countrys original criminalsand how the courts punished them for their misdeedsScarlet Letters, wanton dalliances, Sabbathbreaking, and debt: Colonial laws were easily broken and the malefactors who broke them, swiftly punished.
From Jedediah Smith's final moments to persistent rumors of bigfoot, from the rise of an unlikely uranium magnate to the mysterious end of Butch Cassidy, this selection of twelve stories from Utah's past explores some of the Beehive State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.
Civil War history buffs will love this unique travel guide to the South's most famous and infamous battle sites, including historical background, directions to hard-to-find locations, and tips on where to stay, eat, and shop.
