Arcadia publishing sc feb 2010 (70 risultati)

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Historian Thomas Keels tells many ribald stories in his book, 'Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love,' including various methods of body snatching and murder.--Marty Moss-Coane, WHYY-FMPrim and proper Philadelphia.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - First home to Yokut Indians, then trappers, hunters, and fishermen, Lathrop was founded by Leland Stanford in 1869 as a railroad town and an answer to Stanford's frustration with his railroad attempts in Stockton. Lathrop's rich history includes t.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - An interesting pictorial history of Franklin Township and its beginnings.Franklin Township is a picturesque, rural oasis with rich soils and sparkling streams in the heart of Hunterdon County. Settled in the early 1700s by Quakers.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Shenandoah County was created in 1772 from Frederick County and, at that time, was named for the English governor Lord Dunmore. In 1778, the name was officially changed to Shenandoah, possibly after the river that runs through the valley between the Blue.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Known for its stunning surroundings, South Lake Tahoe has changed dramatically since its industrial-logging beginnings to today's tourist destination and mountain setting of natural splendor. Matching vintage images with their modern counterparts, Peter Goin of the University of Nevada, Reno, worked with a research team and the collections of the South and North Lake Tahoe Historical Societies, Nevada Historical Society, and the University of Nevada to compile these surprising juxtapositions as the dramatic landscape of this mountain community changes over time.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Latino community of Chicago is a rich ethnic tapestry, not a monolithic group. Latinos have had a presence in Chicago since the early 1900s and came seeking a better life for themselves and their children. As early as 1916, a sizable number of Mexican.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Sandy Springs has always been a community in transition. Bounded to the north by the Chattahoochee River, the area was contested by both the Cherokee Nation and the Creek Confederacy, who used the river as a territorial marker. To the south, the urban cen.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, California State University Dominguez Hills has been a dynamic urban university tasked with educating students who often become the first in their families to attend college. CSU Dominguez Hills is located in Cars.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Saddle up and learn about the animals living in the wilderness of the Western US in this children's singsong tale of adventure. An assortment of friendly desert animals greets a young cowgirl as she heads out West on her pony. Along the way, she says 'Howdy!' to a scampering jackrabbit, a howling coyote, and a charging buffalo as she trots farther down the trail. Readers are introduced to these regional critters of the West before arriving at the surprise--and endearing--ending. Renowned author Jan Peck and award-winning illustrator Herb Leonhard come together for this Western-inspired children's book. Written in rhythmic verse and filled with vibrant illustrations, this educational tale is sure to enlighten readers while capturing their imaginations. Praise for Way Out West on My Little Pony 'For each [animal], there's a happy singsong greeting that kids will love to chant. . . . Illustrator Leonhard shows us Western landscapes and animals, and a jaunty rider and pony with a pleasing blend of magic and realism.' --Foreword Reviews'The rich mixture of imagination, real animals, and exuberant rhyming make this a solid choice for story time or anytime.' --Jeanette Larson, children's literature consultant'Jan Peck brings the West to life for children with rhythmic and enchanting lyrics about horny toads, prairie dogs, armadillos, jackrabbits, roadrunners, longhorns, and buffalo.' --Glenn Dromgoole, author of Good Night Cowboy and Good Night Cowgirl 'The prose is charming and sparkling with animation. It will ignite children's imaginations.' --Debbie Raindl, children's services, John Ed Keeter Public Library, Saginaw, Texas.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Having first been called Centreville in the early 1800s, when the new county of Carroll was formed in 1833, it was decided to change the name to Carrollton. Just as the name has changed, so have many of the sites. With the help of vintage images from priv.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Egg Harbor City celebrates the historic beginnings of this city through rare and vintage photographs.Egg Harbor City was founded as a refuge from the sweeping nativism of the Know-Nothings, a group that tried to limit immigration a.

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - New Smyrna Beach is a lovely slip of island off Central Florida's east coast, an inlet below the bustle of Daytona and worlds away. Legend tells us Ponce de Leon landed here before sailing to St. Augustine to found North America's oldest city. Bor.

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'This mouthwatering collection is stuffed with satisfying Southern dishes that will keep any seafood lover coming back.' --Publishers Weekly (starred review) From the sky, Savannah and the surrounding Low Country resemble an intricate silvery spiderweb of creeks, rivers, marshes, and streams that feed into the Atlantic Ocean. Twice daily, seven-foot tides sweep the intracoastal waterways, nourishing abundant oyster beds. It is a rich marine environment that yields a variety of fresh seafood, and Savannahians have been delighting in their coastal cuisine since the area was first settled in 1733. In this delightful roundup of the city's classic seafood dishes, gathered from restaurants throughout Savannah, author Janice Shay has divided the featured recipes into the 'major food groups'--crab, oysters, fish, and shrimp, with a nod to a few popular 'carpetbagger' scallop recipes. From a hearty serving of Tubby's Boiled Shrimp to the complex flavors of Mrs. Wilkes' Seafood Casserole, Shay presents recipes the city's chefs have refined to perfection. They will delight any cook with their simplicity and freshness. Those unfamiliar with Savannah food will be surprised at the soups, stews, and chowders that define their culinary traditions as well as the constant competition among restaurants as to who serves the best crab cake. Dive in and enjoy food that the whole family will love! 'This book's a good catch, y'all. My fear is that, after this book hits the shelves, everyone will be buying so much seafood, there won't be enough left for me.' --Martha Giddens Nesbit, coauthor of Paula Deen Celebrates! 'A mouthwatering adventure into the best restaurants the city has to offer.' --Library Journal. …

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Teach your young readers about the alphabet and America's colonial history & early government in this charming picture book. From the Boston Tea Party in 1773 to the first reading of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776, this comprehensive alphabet book chronologically follows the citizens of the thirteen colonies and their fight for representation. Ruled from afar by King George III of England, the colonists rebelled against his tyranny to declare a new nation. Through historical descriptions, character profiles, and engaging artwork, young readers will learn how America achieved its freedom. As the Americans march toward liberty, author Catherine L. Osornio guides children through C is for Continental Congress, which was formed to defend the rights of the colonists, to R is for Revolution, which brought about a change in government. The ringing of bells and the blasting of cannons accompany the Declaration's completion as the citizens of America announce their right to 'Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.' Praise for The Declaration of Independence from A to ZACCELERATED READER PROGRAM SELECTION'Stunning. Educational. Inspiring. Every American--especially students, teachers, librarians, and parents--should have this book!' --Nancy I. Sanders, author of America's Black Founders'Accurate historical details in the paintings help illuminate the period.' --School Library Journal'The easiest way to teach American history since 1776.' --Midwest Book Review. Johnson, Layne (illustratore).…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Kentucky's motto may be united we stand, divided we fall, but during the civil war, brother fought brother to the bitter end.The Civil War sharply split the Bluegrass State. Kentuckians fought Kentuckians in some of the bloodiest battles of America's bloodiest war. The names and faces of the winning and losing generals of those battles are in most history books. But this book is not like most history books; it is about hidden history. Most of the stories are not found in other books. Some are proof that the Civil War was truly a brother's war in the home state of Lincoln and Davis. From the Graves County gun grab to pirates in Paducah to dueling gunboats on the Mississippi, this one-of-a-kind collection of little-known tales by Kentucky historian Berry Craig will captivate Civil War enthusiasts and casual readers alike.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Like many counties along the Mason-Dixon line, Oldham County was an area of divided loyalties: an important corridor for slave trafficking as well as part of the Underground Railroad for slaves who chose to run away. It was also a gateway for pioneers as they moved westward to a new frontier. Through the efforts of the Oldham County Historical Society, the stories and tales of this rich history have been preserved through court documents, old newspapers and other artifacts. Join local historian and columnist Dr. Nancy Stearns Theiss as she describes the muddy waters of the county's beginnings, through turbulent times and along the currents of progress.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In the twenty-four years that Abraham Lincoln lived in Springfield, the city saw its share of crime, corruption and scandal, much of it at the hands of Lincoln's law clients and acquaintances. Erika Holst sheds light on these shady characters, from the man being sued for divorce who claimed that he caught his venereal disease from an outhouse to Governor William Bissell, whose near duel with Jefferson Davis almost made him ineligible to hold office. Learn what prompted a congressional candidate- in an election clerked by Lincoln- to shout down his accuser as some 'spindle-shanked, toad-eating, man-granny, who feeds the depraved appetites of his patrons with gossip and slander.' Read the true stories that fed those depraved appetites, drawn from the newspapers Lincoln read and the docket where he practiced law. In these pages, discover the wicked side of Lincoln's Springfield.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A collection of hidden tales that explore George Washington's home base of Northern Virginia.Had General George Washington lived anywhere other than Mount Vernon, Virginia, Washington, D.C., might not exist. In this exciting collection of hidden tales from Northern Virginia, author Charles Mills highlights the important role that this region played in our nation's history from colonial to modern times. Read about the Rebel blockade of the Potomac River, the imprisonment of German POWs at super-secret Fort Hunt during World War II and the building of the Pentagon on the same site and in the same configuration as Civil War, era Fort Runyon. Meet Annandale's bunny man, who inspired one of the country's wildest and scariest urban legends; learn about the slaves in Alexandria's notorious slave pens; and witness suffragists being dragged from the White House lawn and imprisoned in the Occoquan workhouse. Mills masterfully relates these and other colorful tales of the people and events that left their imprints on Northern Virginia and the nation.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Enjoy this all-access pass to more than a century of sports in the Music City packed into one exciting volume Watch from the bleachers as Ty Cobb practices with the Vanderbilt football team and Babe Ruth blasts home runs out of the old Sulphur Dell Ball Park, or go all the way back to 1843 and witness what was then the richest horse race in the world at the Nashville Race Course. These are but a few of the stories compiled by local award-winning sportswriter Bill Traughber in this one-of-a-kind collection no sports fan should be without. Included are excerpts from local sportswriters like the legendary Grantland Rice and over forty historic photographs from the playing field. …

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Author Laura Bien offers up a diverse sampling of offbeat and lighthearted stories that will transplant readers to the bygone days of Ypsilanti, from the fight Ypsilanti waged against standardized time to the gloom apparent in an Ypsilantian's Depression-era grocery receipt, and from Jackson's glowing pork chop to the time Ypsilantians staunchly defended themselves against accusations of sloppy speech.? Enjoy these quirky tales and learn what life used to be like in this fascinating city.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In Fair Lawn, New Jersey, the layered heritage is clear from the mix of Native American, Dutch and English names adorning its street signs. Author Jane Lyle Diepeveen traces Fair Lawn's history from its origins as a settlement at Sloterdam, a site of the developing Dutch Colonial architecture, to the innovative neighborhoods of Radburn, a cutting-edge planned American garden city. Through interviews with longtime Fair Lawn residents, Diepeveen honors the days of dairy farms and swimming holes, as well as this vibrant community's progress today. From Warren Point to Columbia Heights, Fair Lawn reveals the hidden story of this jewel of New Jersey.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - As longtime residents and newcomers alike can agree, Jacksonville holds within its city limits wonderful places to grow, play and contemplate the beauty of north Florida.This entertaining collection of Dorothy Fletcher's By the Wayside columns will help you remember what it was like to see the world and Jacksonville with a sense of wonder and enthusiasm. From Marineland to the Soul Searchers to Peterson's 5 & 10, Remembering Jacksonville captures this coastal community's glory days, including fond recollections from local citizens who responded to the original columns.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - No suspect was ever indicted or tried for the murder of scalawag politician John W. Chicken Stephens in a North Carolina courthouse; and the Ku Klux Klan not only rid itself of a troublesome adversary, but also set up a showdown between the state's old guard and the radical regime of Governor William Woods Holden. Follow this little-known tale from the murder, through the Kirk-Holden War, through the courts and to the finale, when Holden became the United States' first governor impeached and removed from office. Newspaper reporter and historical columnist Jim Wise takes us beyond the final days of the Civil War in North Carolina, amidst the destruction and poverty and debt, to chronicle the men whose clashing agendas and personalities shaped a violent era and laid foundations for the Jim Crow century to come.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Bordered by the Watchung ridges, Mountainside's picturesque four square miles afford a parklike setting in the midst of exurban activity. Author Connie McNamara provides a comprehensive look at this tight-knit community that prides itself on its bucolic surroundings and its caring and cohesiveness. She recounts anecdotes, passed on by town elders, of Mountainside's prestigious historic architecture, the establishment of the nationally renowned Children's Specialized Hospital and the Badgley House, where Revolutionary residents concealed their valuables from the British. Longtime Mountainsiders candidly recall the 1987 tornado, the 1995 centennial celebration and the galvanizing day in 1985 when the historic Hetfield House was moved down Route 22. Produced in collaboration with the Mountainside Historic Preservation Committee, A History of Mountainside unveils the extraordinary character of this beloved New Jersey town.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Internationally publicized as the happiest place on earth decades before Disney arrived, the Sunshine State experienced a brief and wondrous economic boom in the mid-1920s. Entrepreneurs and real estate developers became overnight millionaires as they created luxury seaside resorts, golfing communities and country clubs. Greats, near greats, the famous, the infamous, movie stars, politicians, athletes, ne'er-do-wells, preachers, foreign royalty, con artists, educators, labor leaders, union members, every element of American and world society flocked to the Pleasure Paradise of the World.? Florida was a perpetual motion machine, destined to go on forever. But in 1926, small bank failures led to panic, the new federal income tax law led to bankruptcy and a series of hurricanes decimated the tourist trade. Florida's great boom had gone bust, not to recover until World War II. However, Floridians remained optimistic that the sun of prosperity would rise again.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In Ozarks Gunfights and Other Notorious Incidents, award-winning author Larry Wood shares true stories about the region's infamous history. The battle between the Blue and Gray had ended, but the Ozarks were still witnessing a war. Divided loyalties gave rise to rampant lawlessness and debauchery, plaguing this region with robberies, shootouts, and showdowns. In twenty-five compelling chapters, Larry Wood meticulously compiles his research from the shocking incidents that took place in the Ozarks during the late 1860s through the 1950s to include haunting portraits of the corrupt criminals, snapshots of Western towns where the events took place, and excerpts from previously published magazine articles. Wood recalls the notorious Springfield, Missouri, showdown between Davis Tutt and Wild Bill Hickok, which ushered in the era of the Wild West. He remembers the biggest railroad-settler dispute in Kansas history and the Roscoe shootout that resulted in the murder of John Younger--a member of Jesse James's gang--at the hands of Pinkerton detectives. This revealing volume also mentions the not-as-well-known, but equally as scandalous crimes, including the bank holdup by female bandit Cora Hubbard and the bloody Benders' massacre as well as such infamous outlaws as Bonnie and Clyde, Bill Cook, Henry Starr, and many more. 'A vivid portrayal of the time when western Missouri was part of the Wild West. Larry Wood has enhanced his careful historical research with graphic details and meaningful commentary. His account of these little-known bad men and women gives a true picture of the wild and brutal side of the era.' --Ellen Gray Massey, author of The Bittersweet Ozarks at a Glance.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In Fair Lawn, New Jersey, the layered heritage is clear from the mix of Native American, Dutch and English names adorning its street signs. Author Jane Lyle Diepeveen traces Fair Lawn's history from its origins as a settlement at Sloterdam, a site of the developing Dutch Colonial architecture, to the innovative neighborhoods of Radburn, a cutting-edge planned American garden city. Through interviews with longtime Fair Lawn residents, Diepeveen honors the days of dairy farms and swimming holes, as well as this vibrant community's progress today. From Warren Point to Columbia Heights, Fair Lawn reveals the hidden story of this jewel of New Jersey.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - 'United We Stand, Divided We Fall' is Kentucky's motto. Yet the Civil War sharply split the Bluegrass State. Kentuckians fought Kentuckians in some of the bloodiest battles of America's bloodiest war. The names and faces of the winning and losing generals of those battles are in most history books. But this book is not like most history books; it is about hidden history. Most of the stories are not found in other books. Some are proof that the Civil War was truly 'a brother's war' in the home state of Lincoln and Davis. From the Graves County gun grab to pirates in Paducah to dueling gunboats on the Mississippi, this one-of-a-kind collection of little-known tales by Kentucky historian Berry Craig will captivate Civil War enthusiasts and casual readers alike.…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Carrollton, in the rolling farmland of northwest Georgia, is a city with strong agricultural traditions and a streetscape surprisingly unchanged from the early 20th century.