Fascinating stories from the history of New England-tales of the feuds and disputes that shaped the region. Ted Reinstein, a native New Englander and local writer, offers us tales, some known, others not so much, from the history of New England in this fun, accessible book. Br...
It's no surprise that the historic Massachusetts seaport's history is checkered with violence and heinous crimes. Originally called Naumkeag, Salem means "peace." However, as its historical legacy dictates, the city was anything but peaceful during the late seventeenth century. Did the reputed Boston Strangler, Albert DeSalvo, strike in Salem? ......
A Celebration of New England's Eccentrics and Misfits
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 ......
Two soldiers, scouts, and showmen who left a lasting legacy, Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody. Author Bill Markley offers a thoughtful and entertaining examination of these legendary lives in this new joint biography of these two great plainsmen of the Old West.
From the time Europeans first came to the New World until the closing of the frontier, the benefits of abundant wild animalsfrom beavers and wolves to fish, deer, and bisonappeared as a recurring theme in colonizing discourses. Explorers, travelers, surveyors, naturalists, and other promoters routinely advertised the richness of the American ......
The Wild West: a term that conjures up pictures of wagon trains, unspoiled prairies, Indians, rough 'n' ready cowboys, roundups, and buffalo herds. Where did this collection of images come from? Paul Reddin exposes the mythology of the American frontier as a carefully crafted product of the Wild West show. Focusing on such pivotal figures as ......
Wild West Women features the true stories of the pioneering wives, mothers, daughters, teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists who shaped the frontier and helped change the face of American history. These fifty stories cover the Western experience from Kansas City to Sacramento and the Yukon to the Texas Gulf.
America Through the Words of Jesse James, George Armstrong Custer, and
By and about the greatest celebrities of frontier America, these are the stories of their adventures told in their own words through excerpts from autobiographies, articles they wrote, newspaper interviews, private journals, intimate letters, and court testimony. Read these personal accounts as told by Daniel Boone, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, ......
In October 1947, Maine experienced the worst fire disaster in its history. Wildfire Loose describes how the fires started and spread so quickly through rural villages, down Millionaire's Row in Bar Harbor, and across southern Maine beach resorts. Originally published in 1979, it remains the definitive account of "The Week Maine Burned."
