History press aug 2011 (38 risultati)

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The life story of a very British hero, who continued to play 'Nearer my God to Thee' as the 'Titanic' went down. The detailed research is supported by a wealth of illustrations, and is a revealing insight into the life of a victim of the tragedy - a Lancashire character who was greatly mou…

Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This superb collection of over tow hundred photographs traces the history of Bishop Aukland from its origins as North Aclet to modern times. Auckland Castle, the residence of the bishops of Durham for almost eight hundred years, is represented, as are the market-place and the restoration o…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Iowa City is rich in tradition, including a lively history of spooky tales and odd goings-on. Follow in the footsteps of the Wandering Cadaver and accompany the Whistling Janitor. Come up with an explanation for the leg bones encased in a tree. Meet ghosts Maude and George at their respective hom…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Walk through the Gateway to the Northwoods into a place teeming with apparitions, electrical disturbances, physical manifestations and veiled forces. Glide among the praying whispers in the basement of Rogers Theater or the unmanned piano music floating through the halls of the Hotel Wausau and g…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Civil War was trying, bloody and hard-fought combat for both sides. What was it, then, that sustained soldiers low on supplies and morale For the Army of Tennessee, it was religion. Onward Southern Soldiers: Religion and the Army of Tennessee in the Civil War explores the significant impact o…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Located just a stone's throw from Charleston, Summerville has always attracted scores of people looking for shelter from the sweltering heat and mosquito clouds of the peninsula. Some residents love the town so much that they never leave even after life. The exceptional service at Guerin's Pharma…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Manitou Springs has long been known as a spiritual hot spot. From the healing waters of the local springs to the town's patron spirit, the benevolent Emma Crawford, whose life and afterlife is celebrated annually at Halloween, Manitou Springs takes pride in its legends and legendary residents. Jo…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Rumor has it that water--still or flowing--is a medium for paranormal activity. Residents of Greenville, South Carolina, have gathered at Falls Park on the river for generations, so it is no coincidence that this upstate city is teeming with spirits whose stories have yet to be told. From the agg…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The story of Sanibel and Captiva Islands stretches back over three hundred years, to a time when natives roamed the islands and Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon first met and tried to subdue the Calusa Indians in San Carlos Bay in 1513. The next few centuries were flooded with pioneers, fishermen a…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - It is the home of one of the most famous railways in American history, the site of a historically vital trade route along the Tennessee River and the gateway to the Deep South. Chattanooga has a storied past, a past that still lives through the spirits that haunt the city. Whether it is the ghost…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Stroll into Mantorville, and you get the sense that it is a place where you could comfortably live forever. Ghosts seem to feel the same way, and this excursion into the stories of their activity keeps pace with the feverish bustle buried in the town s heritage. From ruined breweries to opera hou…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - As Atlanta finished rebuilding after the Civil War, a new horror arose from the ashes to roam the night streets. Beginning in 1911, a killer whose methods mimicked the famed Jack the Ripper murdered at least twenty black women, from prostitutes to working-class women and mothers. Each murder attr…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Mohawk River winds through upstate and central New York, and along its meandering path residents and visitors have encountered the supernatural. In Utica, ghosts grace the stage of the Stanley Theater. Spirits of Revolutionary War soldiers still march on the Oriskany Battlefield and linger in…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Auburn and Opelika region is home to one of the most historic universities in the South. It is a region with a history stretching back generations, and it is a history that is very much still alive. Chilling remnants of the past continue to haunt Auburn-Opelika and the communities of Lee Coun…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Just as the Blue Ridge Mountains dot the landscape of this famed North Carolina county, so do the spirits of the residents who have long since passed. At the Hickory Ridge Museum, one cabin fills with the scent of pipe tobacco just before its otherworldly resident appears, and the ghost of a hang…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Travel deeper into the Texas outback with writer-historian Mike Cox as he recounts the lesser-known stories from Alpine, Fort Davis and Marfa. Revisit the grandeur of Alpine's Holland Hotel, peer through the telescope at the McDonald Observatory and dip your toes in the water hole at Ernst Tinaja…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Feeding into the Mohawk River, the Oriskany and Big Creeks have sustained not only the people of Sangerfield, Franklin Springs, Clinton, Kirkland and surrounding towns but also a vibrant ecosystem. Native American Brothertown, Stockbridge and Oneida tribes were the first to thrive along the abund…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Tourists flock to the Ozarks region every year to dip their paddles in the pure waters of its wilderness or lose themselves in the happy bustle of its theme parks. But the serene hills and hollows often hide something darker. The Civil War and the Trail of Tears have marked the region, as did the…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - With its warm sunshine and warm people, Winter Park is truly a city for all seasons. Yet this Florida gem isn't just defined by its wonderful weather, it is also defined by its rich history. Joinhusband and wife team Gayle and Steve Rajtar as they remember the people, places and organizations tha…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Georgia is known as one of the most competitive proving grounds in America for high school football. The league that began as a few city teams in the late nineteenth century blossomed to the four hundred-plus schools that put teams on the field today. These teams have given college football and t…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - During the early twentieth century, Sicilian and Southern Italian immigrants poured into New York City. Looking to escape poverty and persecution at home, they soon discovered that certain criminal enterprises followed them to America. Before any codes of honor were established in the New World,…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The wide promenade of the boardwalk, the ring of the carnival games and a steaming bushel of crabs all make for an iconic Ocean City summer. Yet before this sandy stretch became Ocean City, it was the X on Blackbeard's map, the home for Assateague ponies and the genteel Ladies' Resort to the Ocea…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - As a war hero, philanthropist and entrepreneur, Lewis Ginter was many things to Richmond. Performing integral missions for 'Stonewall' Jackson and Robert E. Lee, Ginter was commended for gallantry on the battlefield and became affectionately known as the 'Fighting Commissary.' After the war, Gint…