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Forgotten Tales of Texas

Clay Coppedge
Forgotten Tales of Texas Book PDF

Author : Clay Coppedge
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-31
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625841964

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Forgotten Tales of Texas by Clay Coppedge Pdf

From El Chupacabra to the Marx Brothers, Clay Coppedge has a talent for digging into Texas's most unusual history. Strange as they may seem, many of these Texas-sized legends are surprisingly true, like Pancho Villa's film contract and the notorious Crash at Crush, a staged train collision and failed publicity stunt that turned tragic outside of Katy. Whether fact or lore, each tale is irrefutably part of a unique and fascinating heritage that invigorates the spirit like a Texas frontier remedy.

Forgotten Tales of New Mexico

Ellen Dornan
Forgotten Tales of New Mexico Book PDF

Author : Ellen Dornan
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-27
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781614238348

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Forgotten Tales of New Mexico by Ellen Dornan Pdf

New Mexico, a place defined by a history of grand conflicts, conquistadores, Pueblo warriors, and nuclear scientists, will celebrate its state centennial in 2012. What better time for a collection of forgotten tales that recounts the adventures and exploits of priests, soldiers, witches, and politicians, who carved out a living in the harsh frontier. Ellen will introduce the reader to a cross-dressing Buffalo Soldier, a French trailblazer who opened a road from Santa Fe to Texas, an American spy who became a Mexican general, a Mexican raised by the Navajo who helped round up the Din for removal, and a governor whose head was removed and used as a football. Spanning from the 17th century to World War II, these stories are drawn from Native oral histories as well as the state's written records, and provide a sampling of New Mexico's colorful past.

Forgotten Tales of Alabama

Kelly Kazek
Forgotten Tales of Alabama Book PDF

Author : Kelly Kazek
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-29
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781614236351

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Forgotten Tales of Alabama by Kelly Kazek Pdf

Alabama tales that have existed only in rumor, legend and lore are uncovered in this volume of strange, funny, far-fetched, unique and gripping stories from Muscle Shoals to Mobile. From Muscle Shoals to Montgomery to Mobile, there's just no place quite like Alabama. Take a journey off the beaten path through the Cotton State with author Kelly Kazek as she uncovers the stories that make Alabama one of a kind. Kazek, a longtime Alabama resident, unearths tales that have existed only in rumor, anecdote, legend and lore. This collection is packed with little-known stories of strange sites, like the world's largest Nehi bottle; curious critters, like the first monkey in space; and colorful characters, such as the outlaw Tom Clark. Whether funny, far-fetched, gripping or grisly, Forgotten Tales of Alabama is filled with stories you won't soon forget.

Forgotten Tales of Kansas City

Paul Kirkman
Forgotten Tales of Kansas City Book PDF

Author : Paul Kirkman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614237389

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Forgotten Tales of Kansas City by Paul Kirkman Pdf

Meet the folks who slip out of history books like they're playing the Kansas City shuffle. In this fascinating collection of stories, Paul Kirkman has dug up all sorts of head-scratchers: how did Jesse James rob a bank with John F. Kennedy, and how could a Beatles concert in the 1960s fail to make money? Watch a cow explode in a kitchen, frogs rain down from the sky and dogs pay for a public library system. Learn how Harry Houdini was trapped in a phone booth, why Clark Gable haunted street corners in a clown outfit and what kept Kansas City in Missouri.

Forgotten Tales of Down East Maine

Jim Harnedy
Forgotten Tales of Down East Maine Book PDF

Author : Jim Harnedy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467139861

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Forgotten Tales of Down East Maine by Jim Harnedy Pdf

Maine has a collection of unique characters and tales that has helped to shape its identity. Uncover the state�s hidden gems with stories like the Midas Scam in Lubec, which left investors with little but salt water to show for their investment. Meet the Artist Who Played Robin Hood, the Hermit of North Pond and the Mysterious Billy Smith. From the tragedy of the Wreck of the Circus Ship to the uplifting story of the Schoolgirl Ambassador, Maine author and veteran storyteller Jim Harnedy brings out the offbeat characters and events that have made the Pine Tree State so unique.

Forgotten Tales of Michigan's Lower Peninsula

Alan Naldrett
Forgotten Tales of Michigan s Lower Peninsula Book PDF

Author : Alan Naldrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625851918

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Forgotten Tales of Michigan's Lower Peninsula by Alan Naldrett Pdf

Some of Michigan's most noteworthy yarns and compelling characters were lost down the corridors of history--until now. Discover the Nain Rouge, that "Demon from the Strait," spotted everywhere from the Battle of Bloody Run in 1763 to the Detroit Riot in 1967. Meet folks like Major Stickney, who named his sons One and Two and his youngest daughter Indiana. Inspect the Toledo War's ill-equipped militia and sort through an armament that included a barrel of whiskey and broom handles from the local hardware store. Spend time with "Mad Anthony" Wayne and pay a visit to Cadillac, the wickedest town in the Midwest. Author Alan Naldrett covers these stories and more in this collection of forgotten tales.

Forgotten Tales of Arkansas

Edward L. Underwood,Karen J. Underwood
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Author : Edward L. Underwood,Karen J. Underwood
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614237280

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Forgotten Tales of Arkansas by Edward L. Underwood,Karen J. Underwood Pdf

Take a journey through Arkansas' forgotten past and find the colorful characters, unusual stories and strange occurrences left out of conventional history books. Authors Edward and Karen Underwood weave fact and fun in this offbeat, gripping and little-known history of the Natural State. Discover the Tantrabobus monster rumored to lurk in the hills of the Ozarks, meet the imposters who faked the state's first history museum and learn the story behind Arkansas' lost amusement park, Dogpatch, USA. Truth really is stranger than fiction in Arkansas, and this one-of-a-kind state has the stories to prove it

Forgotten Tales of Missouri

Mary Collins Barile
Forgotten Tales of Missouri Book PDF

Author : Mary Collins Barile
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614238232

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Forgotten Tales of Missouri by Mary Collins Barile Pdf

Truth, after all, still remains stranger and more engaging than most legends. And Missouri, of course, leads every other place in truth. Hop aboard Long's dragon boat or take advantage of 1846 wind wagon technology to plunge into the forgotten tales of this fascinating place. Hobnob cautiously with Stagger Lee, Mike Fink and Calamity Jane and view the chamber pot war from a safe distance. Trade witticisms with Alphonse Wetmore and Mark Twain, the frontier folk who keep us civilized today. If you keep company with storyteller Mary Collins Barile, you'll even catch a glimpse of the Mississippi River running backward from an earthquake that was all Missouri's fault.

Forgotten Tales of Colorado

Stephanie Waters
Forgotten Tales of Colorado Book PDF

Author : Stephanie Waters
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-11
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781614239864

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Forgotten Tales of Colorado by Stephanie Waters Pdf

Wild characters, diverse cultures, spooky myths and slippery sales schemes color Colorado's past. In a place where shameless showdowns and dusty shootouts over money, drink and women were once standard procedure, storytelling around campfires became an integral part of a rich heritage. From the jackalope and vampires to Indian curses and snake oil salesmen, the Centennial State has it all. Weirder still are the strange but true stories like that of the first body buried in La Junta's Fairview Cemetery, a man who landed there for refusing alcohol to a kid, and that of the hotel in Telluride that once offered a promotion that included funeral costs with your stay. While history may have neglected these silly, seedy and salacious stories, author Stephanie Waters has rediscovered Colorado's best forgotten tales.

Forgotten Tales of Tennessee

Kelly Kazek
Forgotten Tales of Tennessee Book PDF

Author : Kelly Kazek
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625841483

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Forgotten Tales of Tennessee by Kelly Kazek Pdf

Tennessee has never been a stranger to strangeness. Stories of the weird, wild, and wonderful abound in the Volunteer state. Join author and seasoned journalist Kelly Kazek as she tracks down the extraordinary stories that other history books overlook. Each section covers a different outlandish theme of Tennessee history colorful characters, strange sites, intriguing incidents, tombstone tales, odd occurrences, and curious creatures. Readers will discover the brilliant phenomenon of synchronized firefly flashes in the Smoky Mountain town of Elmont, take on the world's largest Moon Pie in Chattanooga and learn Tennessee's history of damaging earthquakes. From the humorous to the haunting, the madcap to the macabre, Forgotten Tales of Tennessee offers a collection as remarkable as the state itself.

Forgotten Tales of Indiana

Keven McQueen
Forgotten Tales of Indiana Book PDF

Author : Keven McQueen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625843258

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Forgotten Tales of Indiana by Keven McQueen Pdf

Author Keven McQueen recalls a time when skunk farms, which allegedly produced a cure for rheumatism, were speckled throughout the countryside and a miserable woman tied her husband to a fence post, coated him with salt and intended to let the cows "lick him to death." Meet the King of the Ghouls, an accomplished grave robber and notorious murderer, and a man so convinced he was an ox that he often joined neighborhood cattle for a bite of grass, and discover ghosts, monsters, giant skeletons and more in this collection of outlandish tales from the Hoosier State.

Forgotten Tales of Florida

Bob Patterson
Forgotten Tales of Florida Book PDF

Author : Bob Patterson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625842657

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Forgotten Tales of Florida by Bob Patterson Pdf

With such a rich and significant history, its only natural that some of the best stories from the Sunshine State have been forgotten over time. Thankfully, master storyteller and St. Augustine resident Bob Patterson offers this collection of the strangest, most fascinating stories and legends in Floridas history from coast to coast, swamp to swamp. Enjoy the saga of William Ellis, a North Florida nature whisperer who escaped from his nursing home with the help of his varmint friends; step into the murk and mystery of the vanishing tribes of the Everglades; and could there really be gator-hungry sharks lurking in the St. Johns River? These stories and so many more await when you explore the Forgotten Tales of Florida.

Forgotten Tales of Illinois

Bryan Alaspa
Forgotten Tales of Illinois Book PDF

Author : Bryan Alaspa
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625842954

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Forgotten Tales of Illinois by Bryan Alaspa Pdf

Dig up the men who tried to dig up Lincoln. Mull over the Mad Gasser of Mattoon and the 1977 thunderbird infestation, from a safe distance. Watch in horror as one of the greatest maritime disasters in U.S. history occurs twenty feet from the banks of the Chicago River or follow the course of the blimp crash that convinced a downtown bank employee that it was raining hell. Try not to blink as towns washed away by floods and shrines covered over by condominiums are dragged back from the margins of history into the center of the page, where they belong. After all, reasons author Bryan Alaspa, if the pope was eager to stop by the House of Crosses during his visit to Chicago, surely it is worth a look. Just beware: a quick glance into this book and you might not look up until you've read the whole gripping and grin-inspiring collection.

Forgotten Tales of New York

Melanie Zimmer
Forgotten Tales of New York Book PDF

Author : Melanie Zimmer
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614235415

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Forgotten Tales of New York by Melanie Zimmer Pdf

Learn the Empire State’s little known history—from bone-stealing dogs to the world’s largest puzzle—by the author of Curiosities of the Finger Lakes. Few New Yorkers remember the night when firemen, in tuxedos and top hats, were dragged from a ball to extinguish a Waterloo blaze, or the typographical error that reported Theodore Roosevelt taking a “bath” instead of his presidential “oath.” Still fewer remember Cephas Bennett, a missionary from Utica and printer of the first Burmese Bible, or H. L. Mencken’s humorous article on the history of the bathtub, still quoted today as factual although entirely invented. Seasoned storyteller Melanie Zimmer seamlessly weaves together these hard-to-believe, yet entirely true, tales. From the monster of Seneca Lake to the man who inspired the American icon Uncle Sam, discover the lost secrets of the Empire State. Includes photos!

Forgotten Tales of Long Island

Richard Panchyk
Forgotten Tales of Long Island Book PDF

Author : Richard Panchyk
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625843616

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Forgotten Tales of Long Island by Richard Panchyk Pdf

In this enthralling new book, Richard Panchyk has compiled a collection of true stories from Long Island’s history sure to befuddle, baffle and bemuse even lifelong residents. Who knew that Plum Island was bought with a barrel of biscuits and a few fishhooks? Or that an Oyster Bay woman accused of being a witch was instead found guilty of being a Quaker? Little-known tales of snake-eyed horses, naked ghosts, swamp serpents and cats riding horses offer a fresh look at Long Island’s past. Culled from numerous period sources, including newspapers, books and historical records, these little stories are notable both as entertaining anecdotes and as forgotten history.