Wicked Weird Wily Yankees

Author : Stephen Gencarella
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493032679

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Wicked Weird & Wily Yankees by Stephen Gencarella Pdf

Incredible Stories of the Prophets, Vagabonds, Fortune-Tellers, Hermits, Lords, and Poets Who Shaped New England New England has been a lot of things—an economic hub, a cultural center, a sports mecca—but it is also home to many of the strangest individuals in America. Wicked Weird & Wily Yankees explores and celebrates the eccentric personalities who have left their mark in a way no other book has before. Some folks are known, others not so much, but the motley cast of characters that emerges from these pages represents a fascinating cross-section of New England’s most peculiar denizens. Look inside to find: Tales of the Leather Man and the Old Darned Man, who both spent years crisscrossing the highways and byways of the northeast, their origins and motivation to remain forever unknown. The magnificent homes of William Gillette and Madame Sherri, famed socialites who constructed enormous castles in the New England countryside. William Sheldon’s apocalyptic prophecies and wild claims including that the American Revolution had hastened the end of the world and that he could—through his mastery of the “od-force”—prevent cholera across the eastern United States. The mysterious fortune-teller Moll Pitcher whose predictions, some say, were sought by European royalty and whose fame made her the subject of poems, plays, and novels long after her death. Stretching back to the colonial era and covering the development and evolution of New England society through the beginning of the twenty-first century, this book captures the rebel spirit, prickly demeanors, and wily attitudes that have made the region the hotbed for oddity it is today. *All Royalties Donated to the Education and Youth Programs at the Connecticut River Museum*

Author : Jack Dempsey
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820365626

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When Slavery and Rebellion Are Destroyed by Jack Dempsey Pdf

The voices of rural midwestern women are missing from the relatively new field of Civil War–era women’s history. This growing literature has focused on women of the Confederacy, and the voice of northern women traditionally only subsumes those in urban settings or of the middleclass who participated in aid societies. Rural northern women, especially from the Midwest, are largely absent from scholarly publications. When Slavery and Rebellion Are Destroyedmakes a groundbreaking contribution to the comprehension of gender issues by making an extensive collection of intimate letters between Ellen Preston Woodworth and her husband, Samuel, accessible to the scholarly field and all readers interested in the Civil War, homefront challenges, military family struggles, and gender roles. The journal collection of this correspondence invites comparison between Ellen’s encounters with Indigenous peoples in her rural, recently settled community and Samuel’s experiences with AfricanAmericans in the Deep South—unique in such a collection of letters. Wife and husband also delve into spiritual matters as they confront their lengthy separation. Scholars will find value in Samuel’s service in a “construction battalion” that is frequently in harm’s way. The national struggle over slavery and freedom becomes personal for this couple and is revealed powerfully to the reader.

Author : Stephen Gencarella
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493060436

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Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Massachusetts by Stephen Gencarella Pdf

Massachusetts—a New England state with a proud history and a vibrant culture. But there is more to this place than white church steeples and town greens. In the forests, meadows, and beaches surrounding quaint, colonial towns lurk screeching ghosts, cursed treasures, sea serpents and other strange creatures, and even the Devil himself, all awaiting the next hiker to stumble down the trail… For years, tales of these mysterious beings and places existed only in whispers and campfire tales, but now for the first time these legends have been collected and retold in one volume: Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Massachusetts. Alongside each of these captivating tales is the necessary route and trailhead information brave readers will need to go beyond their town lines and test their nerve. With dozens of stories and hikes throughout, readers will discover and explore the legends and forgotten histories from the Berkshires to the Bay.

Author : Stephen Gencarella
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781493039159

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Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Connecticut by Stephen Gencarella Pdf

Connecticut—a New England state with a proud history and vibrant culture. But there is more to this place than white church steeples and town greens. In the forests and meadows surrounding these quaint, colonial towns lurk spine-chilling ghosts protecting Captain Kidd’s treasure, the abode of the Devil himself, and shadowy creatures such as the Glawackus, all awaiting the next hiker to stumble down the trail. For years, the stories of these mysterious beings and places existed only in whispers and campfire tales, but now for the first time these legends have been collected and retold in one volume: Spooky Trails and Tall Tales Connecticut. Alongside each of these captivating tales is the necessary route and trailhead information brave readers will need to go beyond their town lines and test their nerve. Proud to support Friends of Connecticut State Parks with a portion of the royalties.

Author : Karen Petit
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781973603856

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Banking on Dreams by Karen Petit Pdf

Go into the vault and get the big bills, John commanded. Lisa hesitated. Her eyes moved anxiously to the open vault door; its heavy hinges cast shadows that blended into the darkness of the interior. She said in a soft voice, I dont like the vault. It gives me nightmares. John laughed cruelly. Do you really expect me to believe youre a bank teller whos scared of bank vaults? Lisa nodded her head. John waved his gun at her. This is a robbery, and this gun is not a dream. Lisa Reilly, teller at First National Consumer Bank in Rhode Island, ballroom dancer, and hopeful romantic, is a dreamer. She experiences lucid dreams now and again, and she hopes to harness them, making the plots of her dreams bend to her will. She also has terrible nightmares of being stuck inside the vault at the bank and sometimes dreams of having a boyfriend too. Lisa never really thought shed be a victim in an actual armed robbery, but when she suddenly finds herself moving toward the vault, trying to survive a real-life bank robbery, her worst nightmares are realized. Will Lisa ever be able to have a lucid dream where she is in control? Will she be able to overcome her bank vault nightmares? Will she survive the real-life robbery? Find out as you travel through Lisas dreams and reality, crossing the bridge between the two worlds in Dr. Karen Petits exciting and romantic novel, Banking on Dreams.

Author : Jane Heller
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781605293653

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Confessions of a She-Fan by Jane Heller Pdf

Two months into the 2007 baseball season, novelist Jane Heller, an obsessed Yankee fan heartsick over their poor play, announced her intention to divorce the team, on grounds of mental cruelty, in the pages of the New York Times. Her words inflamed the passions of sports lovers across the country, and her piece quickly became the newspaper's most e-mailed and talked-about article in the week it ran. The intense reaction of fans forced Heller to look inward, and to re-examine her feelings about winning and losing. Was she a "bandwagon" fan, as some branded her? A traitor? Confessions of a She-Fan is a witty, observant, and decidedly female look at the nature of the bond between fan and team. Jane Heller goes in search of answers. With her husband as her traveling partner, she literally follows the Bronx Bombers through the rest of their challenging 2007 season, hoping to score interviews with the players, watch every game in every city, and inject some excitement into her marriage. Through interactions with other fans, as well as members of the media covering the Yankees, plus game-by-game analyses, Heller learns personal life lessons about competition, loyalty, and acceptance—and about why baseball, like any truly romantic relationship, requires commitment, patience, and a deep, abiding love.

Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1118 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Copyright
ISBN : STANFORD:36105119498520

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Catalog of Copyright Entries by Library of Congress. Copyright Office Pdf

Author : Angela D. Martin
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 71 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781546292562

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Beyond the Glory by Angela D. Martin Pdf

Beyond the Glory is a compelling sequel to the book To Thine be The Glory. It reveals in more detail social issues previously touched upon in the book and discuses valuable lessons to be learnt. The book frequently references scripture passages in order to illuminate, validate and provide essential tools to aid in life. It discusses hard facts regarding developing a relationship with God, attitudes towards money, divorce and breakdowns within the family units. This book is a must read for married couples, singles, families, Christians and people seeking to know their lifes purpose. You will not be able to put this book down, but constantly be using it as a reference manual.

Author : Harry Levy
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0375501282

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Chain of Custody by Harry Levy Pdf

A lawyer about to win millions of dollars in a case against the New York police is framed for the murder of his wife. Police arrest Michael Malone after DNA testing shows his blood at the murder scene.

Author : Stephen King
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781501141171

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Different Seasons by Stephen King Pdf

Includes the stories “The Body” and “Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption”—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine A “hypnotic” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellas—including the inspirations behind the films Stand By Me and The Shawshank Redemption—from Stephen King, bound together by the changing of seasons, each taking on the theme of a journey with strikingly different tones and characters. This gripping collection begins with “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” in which an unjustly imprisoned convict seeks a strange and startling revenge—the basis for the Best Picture Academy Award-nominee The Shawshank Redemption. Next is “Apt Pupil,” the inspiration for the film of the same name about top high school student Todd Bowden and his obsession with the dark and deadly past of an older man in town. In “The Body,” four rambunctious young boys plunge through the façade of a small town and come face-to-face with life, death, and intimations of their own mortality. This novella became the movie Stand By Me. Finally, a disgraced woman is determined to triumph over death in “The Breathing Method.” “The wondrous readability of his work, as well as the instant sense of communication with his characters, are what make Stephen King the consummate storyteller that he is,” hailed the Houston Chronicle about Different Seasons.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2144 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : American literature
ISBN : HARVARD:32044052986478

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Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer by Anonim Pdf

Author : Marci McDonald
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780307356475

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The Armageddon Factor by Marci McDonald Pdf

In her new book, award-winning journalist Marci McDonald draws back the curtain on the mysterious world of the right-wing Christian nationalist movement in Canada and its many ties to the Conservative government of Stephen Harper. To most Canadians, the politics of the United States — where fundamentalist Christians wield tremendous power and culture wars split the country — seem too foreign to ever happen here. But The Armageddon Factor shows that the Canadian Christian right — infuriated by the legalization of same-sex marriage and the increasing secularization of society — has been steadily and stealthily building organizations, alliances and contacts that have put them close to the levers of power and put the government of Canada in their debt. Determined to outlaw homosexuality and abortion, and to restore Canada to what they see as its divinely determined destiny to be a nation ruled by Christian laws and precepts, this group of true believers has moved the country far closer to the American mix of politics and religion than most Canadians would ever believe. McDonald’s book explores how a web of evangelical far-right Christians have built think-tanks and foundations that play a prominent role in determining policy for the Conservative government of Canada. She shows how Biblical belief has allowed Christians to put dozens of MPs in office and to build a power base across the country, across cultures and even across religions. “What drives that growing Christian nationalist movement is its adherents’ conviction that the end times foretold in the book of Revelation are at hand,” writes McDonald. “Braced for an impending apocalypse, they feel impelled to ensure that Canada assumes a unique, scripturally ordained role in the final days before the Second Coming — and little else.” The Armageddon Factor shows how the religious right’s influence on the Harper government has led to hugely important but little-known changes in everything from foreign policy and the makeup of the courts to funding for scientific research and social welfare programs like daycare. And the book also shows that the religious influence is here to stay, regardless of which party ends up in government. For those who thought the religious right in Canada was confined to rural areas and the west, this book is an eye-opener, outlining to what extent the corridors of power in Ottawa are now populated by true believers. For anyone who assumed that the American religious right stopped at the border, The Armageddon Factor explains how US money and evangelists have infiltrated Canadian politics. This book should be essential reading for Canadians of every religious belief or political stripe. Indeed, The Armageddon Factor should persuade every Canadian that, with the growth of such a movement, the future direction of the country is at stake.

Author : Craig Smith
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781338547368

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The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith Pdf

Kids will love this cumulative and hysterical read-aloud! The original viral sensation! "I was walking down the road and I saw... a donkey, Hee Haw! And he only had three legs! He was a wonky donkey." Children will be in fits of laughter with this perfect read-aloud tale of an endearing donkey. By the book's final page, readers end up with a spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey!

Author : Ann S. Stephens
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4064066157456

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Fashion and Famine by Ann S. Stephens Pdf

"Fashion and Famine" is the first novel by the American writer Ann S. Stephens, the popular author of dime novels. The story is set in New York in the mid-1800s and comprises a wide range of themes: from the relations between children and parents to social injustice. The story contains a lot of drama, family secrets, interesting turns, and unexpected discoveries. A fascinating read for anyone loving novels by Jane Austen and Mary-Louise Alcott.

Author : Ann Sophia Stephens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600055199

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Fashion and Famine; Or, Contrasts in Society by Ann Sophia Stephens Pdf