California Tiki
9781467138222
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Legends and Lore of Sleepy Hollow and the Hudson Valley
9781596297982
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Local storyteller Jonathan Kruk shares the mysterious lore of the Hudson Valley, best known among them Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
The story of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman is one of America's best known fables, but what other stories does the Hudson Valley hold? Imps cause mischief on the Hudson River, a white lady haunts Raven Rock, Major Andre's ghost seeks redemption and real headless Hessians search for their severed skulls. These mysterious and spooky tales from the region's past that inspired Irving and continues to captivate the imagination to this day.
George Washington’s 1790 Grand Tour of Long Island
9781625859556
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Lost Milwaukee
9781467138635
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%From City Hall to the Pabst Theater, reminders of the past are part of the fabric of Milwaukee. Yet many historic treasures have been lost to time.
Blocks of homes and apartments replaced the Wonderland Amusement Park. A quiet bike path now stretches where some of fastest trains in the world previously thundered. Today's Estabrook Park was a vast mining operation, and Marquette University covers the old fairgrounds where Abraham Lincoln spoke. Author Carl Swanson recounts these stories and other tales of bygone days.
The Raven Illustrations of James Carling: Poe's Classic in Vivid View
9781626196728
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Hidden History of East Tennessee
9781596295100
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Critically acclaimed author Joe Guy serves up a stout batch of East Tennessee history in this latest collection of articles from his popular newspaper column.
From Chattanooga up to Knoxville, and every town and holler in between, Guy recounts the absorbing and oft-forgotten history of this great region with stories of revenuers, Overmountain Men, Confederate cavalry girls, and the lost tribe of the Hiwassee, just to name a few. Discover how easy it is to get lost in The Hidden History of East Tennessee.
Hidden History of Pittsburgh
9781467135894
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Veteran journalist Len Barcousky shines a light on the hidden corners of Pittsburgh's history.
When Mark Twain visited in 1884, he claimed to spy a little bit of hell in Pittsburgh's smoky appearance. Twain's observations are among the many riveting firsthand accounts and anecdotes to be found in the archives of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Great War hit home after the sinking of the Lusitania, which carried more than a dozen Pittsburgh residents. A few years later, cheering throngs of black and white residents lined downtown streets to welcome African American soldiers returning home from the conflict. The Ringling Brothers Circus held its last outdoor performance here in 1956 and left eight hundred show workers without jobs in the city.
Cahokia Mounds
9781596297340
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%About one thousand years ago, a phenomenon occurred in a fertile tract of Mississippi River flood plain known today as the "American Bottom." This phenomenon came to be called Cahokia Mounds, America's first city.
Interpreting the rich heritage of a site like Cahokia Mounds is a balancing act; the interpreter must speak as a scholar to the general public on behalf of an entirely different civilization. Since even those three groups are splintered into myriad dialects of perspective, sometimes it is hard to know what language to use. But William Iseminger's work at the site has given him nearly four decades of practice in Cahokia Conversation 101, and he tells the story of the place and its ancient culture (as well as its place in contemporary culture) with the clarity and confidence of a native speaker.
Florida Lore
9781467137829
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Storyteller Caren Neile, PhD, shares myths, legends and folktales that reflect the diversity of characters and cultures that make Florida such a fascinating place.
Florida boasts mysterious tales that stretch back more than twelve thousand years. Dive into the lives of the proud Wakulla Pocahontas and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge. Meet local lawbreakers like John Ashley, as well as transplants like Ma Barker and Al Capone. Stalk stumpy gators or Hogzilla as they prowl Florida's swamps and suburbs. Discover the quintessential Cracker cowboy and the Barefoot Mailman, plus the origin of names like Boca Raton and Orlando.
Sunken Plantations
9781596294691
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The remains of more than twenty historic plantations rest beneath the waters of Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, and Charleston historian Douglas Bostick raises them from the depths in this haunting visual journey.
South Carolinians have long desired a route for water navigation from Columbia to Charleston. An early Santee Canal effort ended in failure by 1850, but interest was reignited in the twentieth century. Roosevelt and his New Deal provided the necessary hydroelectric power and a boost to the state’s economy through the funding of a navigable route utilizing the Congaree, Santee and Cooper Rivers. This ambitious undertaking would become the largest land-clearing project in the history of the United States, requiring the purchase of more than 177,000 acres.
Hidden History of the Minnesota River Valley
9781596298811
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Excelsior Amusement Park
9781467137935
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili
9781609499921
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Cincinnati chili is its own special creation with a unique flavor and style. Uncover the essential parlors originating and serving this unique Cincinnati specialty in this thorough history of its roots and restaurants.
Cincinnati is certainly judged by its chili. Some claim it's not even chili, but those are just fighting words to natives who have developed the crave. Cincinnati is a long way from El Paso, and our chili is not Tex-Mex style. It is a unique blend typically served as a three-way: over spaghetti and covered in shredded cheddar cheese. From its 1922 roots with the Slavic-Macedonian immigrant brothers Kiradjieff in a burlesque theater, Cincinnati chili has become a million-dollar industry supporting 250 chili parlors. Many chili parlors have come and gone, but a few familiar names remain: Dixie, Camp Washington, Gold Star, Price Hill and Skyline. This is their amazing chili story.
Forgotten Tales of Pennsylvania
9781596298125
Regular price $14.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%What do you really know about the Keystone State?
William Penn, the Revolutionary figures of Philadelphia, and the strength of Pittsburgh's steel all loom large in Pennsylvania's history, but author Thomas White brings together a collection of tales that have been cast in the shadows of these giant icons. From the 1869 storm that pelted Chester County with snails to the bloody end of the Cooley gang, White selects events with an eye for the humorous and strange. Mostly true accounts of cannibalistic feats, goat-rescuing lawmen, heroic goldfish, the funeral of a gypsy queen, and a Pittsburgh canine whose obituary was featured in the New York Timesall leap from the lost pages of history.
Maryland Legends
9781626194137
Regular price $19.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The stories, folklore, and history surrounding Maryland's most haunted places. A must-read for fans of the supernatural and Maryland history.
The demon car of Seven Hills Road, the ominousHell Houseabove the Patapsco River, the mythical Snallygasterof western Maryland--these are the extraordinary tales and bizarre creatures that color Maryland's folklore.
The Blue Dog of Port Tobaccofaithfully guards his master's gold even in death, and in Cambridge, the headless ghost of Big Lizwatches over the treasure of Greenbriar Swamp. The woods of Prince George's County are home to stories of the menacing Goatman, while on stormy nights at the nearby University of Maryland, the strains of a ghostly piano float from Marie Mount Hall.
From the storied heroics of the First Maryland Regimentin the Revolutionary Warto the mystery of the Poe Toaster, folklorists Trevor J. Blank and David J. Puglia unravel the legends of Maryland.
Legends and Lost Treasure of Northern Ohio
9781626192409
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Unearth the history behind northern Ohio's best treasure tales, from sunken ships to misplaced spoils of war. Perfect for fans of historical mysteries and legends.
Encounter a cast of characters as rich as any secret hoard, such as the notorious gangster John Dillinger, who left a trail of robbed banks, dead bodies and buried loot across the northwest stretch of the state. Read about the disaster that befell the G.P. Griffith, the tragic massacre of a family for money and the Ohio counterfeiters who plagued the nation. But tread cautiously in your treasure hunt--Mad Anthony Wayne'sgold is said to be jealously guarded by a dark, ghostly figure.
Author Wendy Koile is a lifelong resident of Ohio. In 2012 she published her first book, Geneva on the Lake: A History of Ohio's First Summer Resort. When not writing or traveling, Koile teaches at Zane State College. Koile founded her own treasure hunting club, First Glass Gals.
Butterfield's Byway
9781626194878
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Canoe Indians of Down East Maine
9781609496654
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%In 1604, when Frenchmen landed on Saint Croix Island, they were far from the first people to walk along its shores.
For thousands of years, Etchemins--whose descendants were members of the Wabanaki Confederacy--had lived, loved and labored in Down East Maine. Bound together with neighboring people, all of whom relied heavily on canoes for transportation, trade and survival, each group still maintained its own unique cultures and customs. After the French arrived, they faced unspeakable hardships, from ""the Great Dying,"" when disease killed up to 90 percent of coastal populations, to centuries of discrimination. Yet they never abandoned Ketakamigwa, their homeland. In this book, anthropologist William Haviland relates the history of hardship and survival endured by the natives of the Down East coast and how they have maintained their way of life over the past four hundred years.
Bar Harbor in the Roaring Twenties
9781626192461
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Arizona Outlaws and Lawmen
9781626199323
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Unsolved Murders and Disappearances in Northeast Ohio
9781467117975
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Brief History of Mount Dora, Florida, A
9781467118422
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%U-Boats off the Outer Banks
9781467137676
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%From January to July 1942, more than seventy-five ships sank to North Carolina's "Graveyard of the Atlantic" off the coast of the Outer Banks. A Standard oil tanker sank just sixty miles from Cape Hatteras.
German U-boats sank ships in some of the most harrowing sea fighting close to America's shore. Germany's Operation Drumbeat, led by Admiral Karl Donitz, brought fear to the local communities. The U-85 was the first U-boat sunk by American surface forces, and local divers later discovered a rare Enigma machine aboard. Author Jim Bunch traces the destructive history of world war on the shores of the Outer Banks.
Minnesota Mysteries
9781626193628
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Massacre of the Conestogas
9781609490614
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A blow-by-blow account of the Conestoga Indians massacre, the aftermath and how the perpetrators got away with it.
On two chilly December days in 1763, bands of armed men raged through camps of peaceful Conestoga Indians and killed 20 women, children and men to effectively wipe out the tribe. These murderous rampages by Lancaster County's Paxton Boys were the culminating tragedies in a series of traded atrocities between European settlers and native tribes. Lancaster journalist Jack Brubaker allows the bloody trail left by the killers through the Pennsylvania countryside.
Hidden History of the Outer Banks
9781609499143
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The history of North Carolina's Outer Banks is as ancient and mesmerizing as its beaches. Much has been documented, but many stories were lost--until now.
Join local author and historian Sarah Downing as she reveals a past of the Outer Banks eroded by time and tides. Revel in the nostalgic days of the Carolina Beach Pavilion, stand in the shadows of windmills that once lined the coast and learn how native islanders honor those aviation giants, the Wright brothers. Downing's vignettes adventure through windswept dunes, dive deep in search of the lost ironclad the "Monitor" and lament the decline of the diamondback terrapin. Break out the beach chair and let your mind soak in the salty bygone days of these famed coastal extremities.
The Larchmont Disaster off Block Island: Rhode Island's Titanic
9781626197947
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%101 Glimpses of Bartow
9781596295339
Regular price $14.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Merritt Parkway
9781626196353
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Decorated with a breathtaking landscape and a treasured collection of diversely styled bridges, the Merritt Parkway runs thirty-seven and a half miles through Fairfield County.
From its complicated beginnings to the present, authors Laurie Heiss and Jill Smyth navigate the hard-fought yet picturesque path of this beloved road. Meet the bridge artist, the landscapers, the politicians and the activists whose involvement in the Merritt transformed Fairfield County from farms and country estates to one of the wealthiest counties in the nation. With the dedication of preservationists and conservationists, the Merritt Parkway today remains both functional and beautiful, holding a unique place in the heart of Connecticut's drivers.
The Cape Cod Canal: Breaking Through the Bared and Bended Arm
9781596293748
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The history of Cape Cod including the creation of the iconic New England landmark, The Cape Cod Canal.
The cradle of New England's shipping doubled as its casket, earning the sailing route around Cape Cod the nickname of graveyard of the Atlantic. J. North Conway plunges into the character of Cape Cod, from its discovery to its chowder, and of the man who managed to cut a path through it.
Boston Curiosities
9781596295803
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9781626197725
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9781467139533
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Lost Northern Kentucky
9781625859822
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Northern Kentucky serves as the gateway between the North and the South. Explore its many places long-forgotten with Lost Northern Kentucky.
Many of Kentucky's historic businesses, religious structures, homes and buildings were lost to time. Just after the Civil War, Daniel Henry Holmes purchased a large Victorian-Gothic house he named Holmesdale, better known as Holmes Castle. By the 1890s, the Latonia Racetrackhad two hundred stables to accommodate horses and space for one hundred bookmakers. The Motordromeat the Ludlow Lagoon Amusement Parkhad seating for eight thousand people.
Authors Robert Schrage and David Schroeder detail the fascinating history of Northern Kentucky's lost treasures.
The Hidden History of the Main Line:
9781609490645
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Beyond the grand facades and trappings of the Main Line cream-and-crystal crowd are hidden tales and scintillating stories.
Author Mark Dixon's collection of articles from Main Line Today explores the region's offbeat and oft-forgotten history. With a keen eye and a touch of humor, Dixon delves into the Welsh origins of nearly unpronounceable towns and the journey of the Sound of Music's Trapp family to Merion. From anecdotes of the socialite who divorced her husband when he had the gall to survive the sinking of the Titanic to the Wayne native who turned from the convent to a career as an internationally renowned opera star, Dixon brings to light the lost pages of Main Line history.