Pennsylvania Oddities

Author : Marlin Bressi
Publisher : Sunbury Press, Inc.
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-12-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781620060322

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Pennsylvania Oddities by Marlin Bressi Pdf

Researcher and author Marlin Bressi has compiled a panoply of unsolved mysteries and unusual happenings throughout the history of the Keystone State. From unsolved mysteries, headless corpses, missing persons, to ghosts and missing treasure, Bressi's compilation is sure to entertain: CONTENTS: PART I: UNSOLVED MYSTERIES 1. The Lamb's Gap Murder Mystery 2. Berks County's Missing Skeleton 3. Who Buried the Babies in the Church Cellar? 4. A Cat's Funeral and a Philadelphia Mystery 5. Allison Hill's House of Mystery 6. The Broad Mountain Mystery 7. The Kulpmont Mob Murders of 1939 8. The True Story of Shamokin's Famous Missing Head 9. The Mystery of the Murder Marsh PART II: STRANGE PLACES AND PEOPLE 10. The Cripple's Curse and the Kings of Pittsburgh 11. The Aeronaut's Fate: The Story of Wash Donaldson 12. Witchcraft in Stony Creek Valley 13. The Strange Connection Between Bucknell University and the RMS Titanic 14. The Tragic Fate of Homer Swaney 15. Simeon Pfoutz: Lord of the Manor 16. The Headless Horseman of Lawrence County 17. Mount Carmel's Mysterious Suicide Cell 18. A Tragedy in Ghost Hollow 19. The Loomis Street Affair: Haunting or Hoax? 20. The Ticking Tombstone 21. A Ghost in the Furnace PART III: CRIME AND PUNISHMENT 22. Dynamite and Diphtheria: The Strange Trial of Lloyd Wintersteen 23. The Hanging of Charles Chase 24. The Lutz Axe Murder 25. The Ghost of Adam Volkovitch 26. Mount Carmel's Night of Terror: The Strantz & Yorkavage Crime Spree of 1937 27. The Murder of Daisy Smith PART IV: ODDS AND ENDS (A collection of interesting newspaper clippings)

Author : Clark DeLeon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762795857

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Pennsylvania Curiosities by Clark DeLeon Pdf

The Liberty Bell, Gettysburg, and Independence Hall may stand out as prominent Pennsylvania features, but the Keystone State is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena. These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed in Pennsylvania Curiosities, a cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide.

Author : Clark DeLeon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762795840

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PENNSYLVANIA CURIOSITIES 4TH ED by Clark DeLeon Pdf

The Liberty Bell, Gettysburg, and Independence Hall may stand out as prominent Pennsylvania features, but the Keystone State is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena. These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed in Pennsylvania Curiosities, a cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide.

Author : Nancy Hendricks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216148821

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State Oddities by Nancy Hendricks Pdf

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 : Rick Yoder,David Harding
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781461747383

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Nebraska Curiosities by Rick Yoder,David Harding Pdf

Discover Nebraska's curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Avoca Quack-Off, learn about the inland Linoma Lighthouse, view a Roller Skating Museum, and pay a visit to the world's largest covered wagon. Only true Cornhuskers could capture the essence of these and other authentic Nebraska phenomena, and Rick Yoder and David Harding do their home state proud.

Author : Eric Jones,Dan Coffey
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780762761609

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Iowa Curiosities by Eric Jones,Dan Coffey Pdf

Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hawkeye State has to offer!

Author : Stephen Peters,Joyce Hart
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0761434038

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Pennsylvania by Stephen Peters,Joyce Hart Pdf

Celebrate the richness and diversity of the United States of America in this exciting series by exploring the unique character of each state.

Author : Thomas White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781625842640

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Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania by Thomas White Pdf

Oppaymolleah's curse. General Braddock's buried gold. The Original Man of Steel, Joe Magarac. Such legends have found a home among the rich folklore of Western Pennsylvania. Thomas White spins a beguiling yarn with tales that reach from the misty hollows of the Alleghenies to the lost islands of Pittsburgh. White invites readers to learn the truth behind the urban legend of the Green Man, speculate on the conspiracy surrounding the lost B-25 bomber of Monongahela and shiver over the ghostly lore of Western Pennsylvania.

Author : Clark DeLeon
Publisher : Curiosities
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0762772395

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Pennsylvania Curiosities by Clark DeLeon Pdf

"The Liberty Bell, Gettysburg, and Independence Hall may stand out as prominent Pennsylvania features, but the Keystone State is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena. These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed in Pennsylvania Curiosities, a cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide"--Amazon.com, viewed June 18, 2013.

Author : James E. Smith, Ph..D.
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780359722921

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Teaching from Bible Oddities by James E. Smith, Ph..D. Pdf

Eighty-two unusual features of the Bible are used to launch a discussion of important truths about the Word of God.

Author : John Kimball
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-10
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781466576360

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Physics Curiosities, Oddities, and Novelties by John Kimball Pdf

An Enlightening Way to Navigate through Mind-Boggling Physics Concepts Physics Curiosities, Oddities, and Novelties highlights unusual aspects of physics and gives a new twist to some fundamental concepts. The book covers both classical and modern physics in an engaging, straightforward style. The author presents perplexing questions that often lack satisfying answers. He also delves into the stories of famous and eccentric past scientists. Many examples reveal interesting ideas, including how: Newton had trouble determining the mass of the moon An electric motor is an electric generator run in reverse Time travel that violates causality is not possible Schrödinger’s cat may be both dead and alive, and there may be two of each one of us to observe the two possibilities Particle physics and the basic laws of thermodynamics can appear simple yet are very complicated Accessible to nonspecialists and beginning students, this book provides insight into physics using minimal mathematics and jargon. It summarizes many fascinating aspects of physics employing only essential formulas. Some familiar formulas are written in standard form while other equations are written in words for greater clarity.

Author : Thomas White,Edward White
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781614235422

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Forgotten Tales of Philadelphia by Thomas White,Edward White Pdf

A twelve-foot bull shark in the Delaware, the 1856 tornado that tore through Kensington and the four-elephant battle royal that rolled into Fair Hill Junction are among the bizarre tales that are too often overlooked in the history of Penn's Holy Experiment. Authors Thomas and Edward White have intrepidly stormed the stacks to unearth this offbeat collection of strange stories and weird lore with accounts of body snatchers, witch trials and a snake-wielding lunatic. From the outlawing of tambourine beating to the posse that caught a "ghost" and everything in between, the Brothers White take a wickedly gleeful romp through the freak happenings, dastardly deeds and unbelievable characters that lurk in the lost chronicles of the City of Brotherly Love.

Author : Lindsey A Sherrill
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781666906028

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Entertainment, Journalism, and Advocacy by Lindsey A Sherrill Pdf

This book explores the exponential growth of true crime podcasting and its effects on the growth of criminal justice reform advocacy in the United States. Sherrill argues that true crime podcasts exist as hybrid organizations with multiple goals, including entertainment, criminal justice reform advocacy, and journalistic inquiry.

Author : Patrick M. Reynolds
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1979-09-01
Category : Pennsylvania
ISBN : 0932514030

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Weird Things and Other Oddities about Pennsylvania by Patrick M. Reynolds Pdf

Author : Mark Nesbitt,Patty A. Wilson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781493040865

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Haunted Pennsylvania by Mark Nesbitt,Patty A. Wilson Pdf

A collection of frightening stories, including the Civil War ghosts of Gettysburg, spirits at John Brown's tannery, the fiddling ghost of Potter County, hauntings at the Eastern State Penitentiary, the mysterious indelible handprint, and many more.