Hidden History Of Jackson

Author : Linda Hass
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467145787

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Hidden History of Jackson County, Michigan by Linda Hass Pdf

The history of Jackson County brims with colorful characters and noteworthy episodes nearly lost to time. Jackson abolitionists used their barns, houses and hidden compartments to harbor freedom seekers traveling on the Underground Railroad. One even repelled an armed posse from Kentucky. A prominent druggist murdered his mother in 1889 and a jail guard in 1893. Evidence suggests he murdered his father too. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt traveled to Brown's Lake for relaxation in 1935, but a media mob had other plans. A popular Blackman Township roadhouse has a longstanding tradition of entertaining pioneers, stagecoach drivers and mobsters, but its secret guests are even stranger. Join local historian Linda Hass as she delves into these and other entertaining and often-overlooked stories.

Author : Josh Foreman,Ryan Starrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439663974

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Hidden History of Jackson by Josh Foreman,Ryan Starrett Pdf

The history of Jackson is filled with gripping tales of horrors and heroism. Join Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman as they reveal the hidden past of the City with Soul. A recording company founded in the mid-1960s with the expectation of competing with New Orleans and Memphis was a national success, outlasting its better-funded rivals. Known as the "Devil's Backbone," the Natchez Trace is the graveyard for countless travelers slain by the road's numerous serial killers, brigands and land pirates. Yet one mass grave stands above the others: the Boyd Mounds, which hold the remains of thirty-one Choctaws. Although legend has it that the father of Jackson, Louis LeFleur, was a Canadian trapper famous in high society for his dancing, the truth is even stranger.

Author : Michael C. Hardy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467153829

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Hidden History of the Toe River Valley by Michael C. Hardy Pdf

Author : Josh Foreman & Ryan Starrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467143219

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Hidden History of the Mississippi Sound by Josh Foreman & Ryan Starrett Pdf

Sail into the Mississippi Sound with Bienville, the Frenchman covered in serpentine tattoos. Meet the heroes of the Sound: fearless Father LeDuc, who faced down Yankee pillagers; the wild woman of Horn Island, who could shoot as well as any man; Joseph T. Jones, the baron who willed Gulfport into existence; and Ray Nosaka, who fed his body to the dogs of war, all in service of his country. Glimpse a school of the Sound's own patron fish, the striped mullet, Biloxi's bacon. But don't get too comfortable on the beach--a hurricane is always on the horizon. Inside are thirteen little-known tales from the Gulf Coast from Lake Borgne to Mobile. Join authors Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett on this journey into the hidden history of the Mississippi Sound.

Author : James B. Jones Jr.
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625853745

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Hidden History of Tennessee Politics by James B. Jones Jr. Pdf

The Volunteer State plays politics according to its own particular set of rules. Witness the rise and fall of the lost state of Franklin, Tennessee's first instance of secession. Pull back the curtain on the disputed election of 1894 and get the inside scoop on the acerbic editorial cartoons of James Pinckney Alley. Glad-hand influential figures like Andrew Jackson and Kate Bradford Stockton, the state's first female gubernatorial candidate. Pick through filibusters and fiercely partisan quarrels as James B. Jones navigates the twists and turns of Tennessee's political heritage.

Author : Josh Foreman,Ryan Starrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439668894

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Hidden History of New Orleans by Josh Foreman,Ryan Starrett Pdf

The history of New Orleans is one of contrasts--heroes and villains, catastrophe and celebration, sinners and saints. In this New Orleans, a serial-killing axeman threatens to murder anyone not playing jazz. A fearless band of missionary nuns pushes to civilize the frontier. During World War II, Nazi U-boats lurk off the coast, while Denton Crocker's battle with local mosquitoes contributes to victory in the Pacific. From the streetcar strikers who lined the thoroughfares with IEDs to the unsung heroine of the Battle of New Orleans, Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman offer a dose of history that would be hard to believe if it hadn't happened here.

Author : Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467148207

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Hidden History of Natchez by Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett Pdf

Since prehistory, the bluffs of Natchez have called to the bold, the cruel and the quietly determined. The diverse opportunists who heeded that call have left behind more than three hundred years of colorful and tragic stories. The Natchez Indians, who inhabited the bluffs at the time of European contact, made a calculated but ultimately catastrophic decision to massacre the French who had settled nearby. William Johnson, a Black man who occupied a tenuous position between two worlds, found wealth and status in antebellum Natchez. In the wake of Union occupation, thousands of the formerly enslaved became the city's protective garrison. Join authors Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman and rediscover the people who toiled and bled to make Natchez one of the most unique and interesting cities in America.

Author : Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467143813

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Hidden History of New Orleans by Josh Foreman and Ryan Starrett Pdf

The history of New Orleans is one of contrasts--heroes and villains, catastrophe and celebration, sinners and saints. In this New Orleans, a serial-killing axeman threatens to murder anyone not playing jazz. A fearless band of missionary nuns pushes to civilize the frontier. During World War II, Nazi U-boats lurk off the coast, while Denton Crocker's battle with local mosquitoes contributes to victory in the Pacific. From the streetcar strikers who lined the thoroughfares with IEDs to the unsung heroine of the Battle of New Orleans, Ryan Starrett and Josh Foreman offer a dose of history that would be hard to believe if it hadn't happened here. --Back cover.

Author : Linda Hass
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439671337

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Hidden History of Jackson County, Michigan by Linda Hass Pdf

The history of Jackson County brims with colorful characters and noteworthy episodes nearly lost to time. Jackson abolitionists used their barns, houses and hidden compartments to harbor freedom seekers traveling on the Underground Railroad. One even repelled an armed posse from Kentucky. A prominent druggist murdered his mother in 1889 and a jail guard in 1893. Evidence suggests he murdered his father too. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt traveled to Brown's Lake for relaxation in 1935, but a media mob had other plans. A popular Blackman Township roadhouse has a longstanding tradition of entertaining pioneers, stagecoach drivers and mobsters, but its secret guests are even stranger. Join local historian Linda Hass as she delves into these and other entertaining and often-overlooked stories.

Author : Kenneth C. Davis
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781627793124

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In the Shadow of Liberty by Kenneth C. Davis Pdf

Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—were slave owners? Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were “owned” by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington, to Alfred Jackson, faithful servant of Andrew Jackson, these dramatic narratives explore our country’s great tragedy—that a nation “conceived in liberty” was also born in shackles. These stories help us know the real people who were essential to the birth of this nation but traditionally have been left out of the history books. Their stories are true—and they should be heard. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

Author : Thomas Dresser
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439660287

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Hidden History of Martha's Vineyard by Thomas Dresser Pdf

Celebrated local historian Thomas Dresser unearths the little-known stories that laid the foundations for the community of Martha's Vineyard. Behind the mansions and presidential vacations of Martha's Vineyard hide the lost stories and forgotten events of small-town America. What was the island's role in the Underground Railroad? Why do chickens festoon Nancy Luce's grave? And how did the people of the Vineyard react in 1923 when the rum running ship John Dwight sank with the island's supply of liquor aboard? Delve deep below the surface of history to discover the origin and meaning of local place names and the significance of beloved landmarks.

Author : Amanda Jackson Green
Publisher : Lerner Publications ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781728429779

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Hidden Black History by Amanda Jackson Green Pdf

Many important moments in history have not been taught in schools or explored in the mainstream media. These events often include people of color and involve Black history. This “whitewashing” of history, intentional or not, puts all Americans at a disadvantage. Learn about Black history moments that shaped America, from the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia in 1619 to the Freedom Summer of 1964, and read about efforts to reshape how we teach Black history in schools in the 21st century.

Author : John Banks
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625853110

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Hidden History of Connecticut Union Soldiers by John Banks Pdf

Over fifty thousand Connecticut soldiers served in the Union army during the Civil War, yet their stories are nearly forgotten today. Among the regiments that served, at least forty sets of brothers perished from battlefield wounds or disease. Little known is the 16th Connecticut chaplain who, as prisoner of war, boldly disregarded a Rebel commander's order forbidding him to pray aloud for President Lincoln. Then there is the story of the 7th Connecticut private who murdered a fellow soldier in the heat of battle and believed the man's ghost returned to torment him. Seven soldiers from Connecticut tragically drowned two weeks after the war officially ended when their ship collided with another vessel on the Potomac. Join author John Banks as he shines a light on many of these forgotten Connecticut Yankees.

Author : Billy J. Singleton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467152174

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Hidden History of Chilton County, Alabama by Billy J. Singleton Pdf

Take a juicy foray into the all-but-forgotten history of Chilton County, Alabama.

Author : Glenn V. Laxton
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-27
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625843036

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Hidden History of Rhode Island by Glenn V. Laxton Pdf

Hidden History of Rhode Island delivers the best Ocean State stories you've never heard before. Surprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island's legacy, from the accounts of its three brave Titanic survivors to the whirlwind Revolutionary War romance between a Smithfield girl and a French viscount. Rhode Island historian Glenn Laxton uncovers the exceptional citizens whom history has forgotten, like Robert the Hermit, a man who endured three escapes from slavery before finding liberty and peace in Rumford; the illustrious Lippitt family, who spearheaded advancements in deaf education; and Christiana Bannister, a Narragansett tribe member, nineteenth-century entrepreneur and wife to the most successful African American artist of the time. With moments of tragedy, as in the Lexington steamboat disaster, as well as triumph, as in the case of small-town boy turned baseball hero Joe Connolly, Laxton reveals Rhode Island beneath the surface.