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Author : Janie Jones,Wyatt Jones
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762765737
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Natural State has to offer!
Author : John Kelso
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781493023707
Texas Curiosities brings to the reader with humor and affection—and a healthy dose of attitude—the oddest, quirkiest, and most outlandish places, personalities, events, and phenomena found within the state’s borders and in the chronicles of its history. From the world’s largest squirrel (property of Cedar Creek) to the world’s oldest washing machine (at the Washing Machine Museum in Mineral Wells), Texas Curiosities is a who's who of unusual and unsung heroes that will amuse Texas residents and visitors alike.
Author : Nancy Hendricks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781440876707
State Oddities takes a different kind of look at the American nation, spotlighting the fun foibles, peculiarities, and twists in each of the 50 states that are (mostly) united under the Stars and Stripes. State Oddities is a fascinating trip through the 50 states for students studying America, teachers planning classroom activities, and general readers who will enjoy an eye-opening journey through the nation's fun side. It offers a compelling look at the character of America through the individuality of 50 very distinct states that together form the USA. This book paints a picture of the broad sweep of the American story, offering a gateway to the country as it developed into one nation filled with individual states that can be remarkably different from each other, yet unified under such national symbols as the American flag and "The Star-Spangled Banner." The author of State Oddities has become known as a master of "painless history," telling America's story in a sparkling style along with the historian's eye for fascinating detail. On the book's cross-country journey, the reader will find that it differs from other works by taking a fresh look at stories we think we know.
Author : Janie Nesbitt Jones
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467148177
Faulkner County native Red Hall was a serial killer who confessed to murdering at least twenty-four people. Most of his victims were motorists who picked him up as he hitchhiked around the United States. In the closing months of World War II, he beat his wife to death and went on a killing spree across the state. His signature smile lured his victims to their doom, and even after his capture, he maintained a friendly manner, being described by one lawman as "a pleasant conversationalist." Author Janie Nesbitt Jones chronicles his life for the first time and explores reasons why he became Arkansas's Hitchhike Killer.
Author : Bonnye Stuart
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762791033
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Pelican State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Louisianan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Louisiana Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Louisiana native Bonnye Stuart takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sites in the Pelican State. Track down some serious fun, from watching lawnmower racing and petting live alligators to attending a prison rodeo and dancing at a powwow. Feast your way through festivals that celebrate the state’s cultural diversity and local crops, from fiery Cajun gumbo to sweet mayhaw jelly—and stop in at the local wineries and microbreweries to quench your thirst. Learn about the darker side of Louisiana as you tour haunted plantations, mysterious mansions, and spooky cemeteries.
Author : Swannee Bennett,William B. Worthen
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-11
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781682261316
Volume I. Quilts and textiles, Ceramics, Silver, Weaponry, Furniture, Vernacular architecture, Native American art -- volume II. Photography, Fine art.
Author : Joe David Rice
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1945624213
Like its companion book, this second volume of Arkansas Backstories will amaze even the most serious students of the state with surprising insights. How many people are aware that a world-class yodeler from Zinc ran against John F. Kennedy in 1960 for the top spot on the national Democratic ticket, or that an African-American born in Little Rock campaigned for the Presidency nearly 70 years before Congressman Shirley Chisholm made her historic run? Or that bands of blood-thirsty pirates once lurked in the bayous and backwaters of eastern Arkansas, preying on unsuspecting Mississippi River travelers? Likewise, how many readers will recognize the fact that an English botanist who spent months investigating Arkansas's flora in the early nineteenth century has been described as the worst explorer in history? That Fort Smith hosted the world's first international UFO conference? Or that the Nielsen rating system has a direct connection to the state as does Tony Bennett's signature song, "I Left My Heart in San Francisco"? Such tidbits are among the unexpected elements that make the Natural State so tantalizing. Written in an informal, conversational style and nicely illustrated, Arkansas Backstories Volume Two will be a wonderful addition to the libraries of Arkansans, expats, and anyone else interested in one of America's most fascinating states.
Author : Pam Grout
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762765799
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Sunflower State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Kansan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Kansas Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Pam Grout takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Sunflower State. Visit the Museum of the World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things—and get your own largest ball starter kit. Meet more chainsaw-wielding, glow-in-the-dark-scrap-metal-zoo-building, grapefruit-peel-sculpting, papier-mâché-mixing, porcelain-pig-painting grassroots artists than you can shake a stick at! Get a load of Big Brutus, a sixteen-story coal shovel that has become a popular tourist attraction; and discover the thrill of an indoor hurricane—it’ll blow you away.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Chemistry
ISBN : UOM:39015086624023
Author : Joe David Rice
Publisher : Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 1945624140
"Arkansas Backstories highlights the lesser-known aspects of America's twenty-fifth state. The short essays in this handsomely illustrated book will offer surprises for even the most dedicated and devoted students of the state."--Amazon.
Author : Josh Young
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762765782
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Show-Me State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Missourian, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Missouri Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Josh Young takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Show-Me State. Wander with tigers at the world’s only big cat bed-and-breakfast, browse through America’s only corncob pipe museum, and swim in the world’s largest underground lake. Meet some crazy catfish-catching noodlers; a wacky-artwork-welding artist; and a pint-size, punch-packing former wrestling champ. Discover the fun of swinging sausages while you dance, and duel with dinosaurs—you’ll roar with delight!
Author : Russ Ringsak,Denise Remick
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762795109
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the North Star State has to offer! Visit an art gallery of underground graffiti; an eight-story-tall Iron Man sculpture; and some beautifully designed, no-real-name-for-them architectural oddities. Meet an artistic, creature-creating welder; a fast-thinking curator of a fishing museum; and a cow-figurine-collecting newspaper editor. Discover the fun of constructing a bookcase-turned coffin for who-knows-when; traveling an uphill road that goes downhill; and drinking wiggly-army-worm wine—it’ll make your head spin. Whether you’re a born-and-raised Minnesotan or a recent transplant, authors Russ Ringsak and Denise Remick will have you laughing out loud as they introduce you to the neighbors you never knew you had and take you to places you never knew existed—right in your own backyard!
Author : Pam Grout
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762762002
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Centennial State has to offer!
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic journals
ISBN : UCD:31175007100004
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ONB:+Z290722906
