Rochester Memories
9781467154352
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $12.50 Save 50%In addition to its well-known associations with doctors and diagnoses, the city of Rochester offers a string of curiosities to those willing to look closely.
How did a secret bomber mission to Moscow during World War II lead to thousands of fighter planes flying through Rochester and the subsequent construction of a giant IBM manufacturing plant here? What was Rochester's contribution to the 1980 Olympic Hockey "Miracle on Ice"? Who was dubbed the “Greatest Doctor in the World”, and why? Who were the regular folks without whom the great Mayo Clinic might never have become a medical mecca?
Rochester Stories: A Med City History Paul Scanlon answers these and other questions in this enlightening and sometimes humorous study of Rochester’s past.
Hidden History of Dayton, Ohio
9781467142502
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Eccentric Kansas
9781467144230
Regular price $23.99 Sale price $12.00 Save 50%Kansas has tales as extraordinary as its plains, although the stories behind the legends are sometimes lost to time.
Discover the history of the state’s world-class violinist, homemade airplane and alleged volcano. Iola’s Mad Bomber blew up the town’s saloons after a hangover. The bulletproof and most “extinctest” creature lurked in sinkholes outside Inman. Hunters in Stafford County learned to leave out enormous quantities of food for local hermit Pelican Pete. Join author Roger Ringer as he delves into these and other facts behind the myths of the Sunflower State.
