Hauntings of the Kentucky State Penitentiary

Reducere. One tried to swim his way out, masquerading in woman's finery that dragged him beneath the raging waters of the Mississippi River. Others tried to ...

Reducere. Thomas Jefferson developed the idea for the Virginia State Penitentiary and set the standard for the future of the American prison system. Designed...

Reducere. DescriptionEastern State Penitentiary: A History documents the stories of the men and the method that shaped one of Philadelphia s most recognizabl...

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Reducere. On Friday, July 27, 1973, two records were set that day.The temperature climbed to 96 degrees, the hottest day recorded that year, and a riot at th...

Reducere. During the first half of the twentieth century, the Peoria State Hospital was the premiere mental health facility of its day. Dr. George Zeller ins...

Reducere. When Jerry Clapp's father became warden of the Idaho State Penitentiary in 1945, the young boy quickly learned the rules and boundaries of roaming ...

Reducere. Gregory S. Taylor's Central Prison is the first scholarly study to explore the prison's entire history, from its origins in the 1870s to its status...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1900, the Mississippi legislature appropriated funds to purchase approximately 4, 000 acres of farmland in Sunflower County, the hear...

Reducere. DescriptionAs Tennessee grew into a modern state, it found itself increasingly beset by crime. In 1831, the legislature approved the construction o...

Reducere. Old Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, is the third-largest National Preservation District in the United States and the largest Victorian-era neig...

Reducere. In fascinating detail, Dying to Tell gives us an in-depth look at different kinds of criminal deaths: ...the absolutely senseless slaying of a youn...

Reducere. What do UFO's, Bigfoot, Pterosaurs, Leprechauns, Lizard Men, Water Monsters and Werewolves all have in common? They have all been encountered in th...

The penitentiary at Deer Lodge, established in 1870, was Montana Territory's first federal facility. In 1889 it became a state penal institution an...

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Reducere. Readers can take a trip back in time and discover the people and places of yesteryear and find out why Alton, Illinois, has been named one of the m...

Reducere. ALCATRAZ - the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al...

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Reducere. When Katherine Pettit and May Stone arrived in the rural Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky to engage in social settlement work in the late ...

Reducere. The story of Jimmy Winkfield, one of horse racing's all-time great jockeys and the last African American to win the Kentucky Derby, in 1902. Born i...

Reducere. Tombstone, Arizona, is known for its Wild West roots. Did the gun fights, showdowns, and foul play that happened there lead to today's haunted stor...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Georgelle HirlimanThe terror lasted for thirty-six hours. When it was over, thirty-three inmates were dead, all at the hand...

"You have taken our civil rights--we want our human rights." On April 14, 1971, a handful of prisoners attacked the guards at Kingston Penitentiary...

Reducere. Interest in bourbon, America's native spirit and a beverage almost exclusively distilled in Kentucky, has never been greater. Thanks in part to the...

Reducere. " Among the darkest corners of Kentucky's past are the grisly feuds that tore apart the hills of Eastern Kentucky from the late nineteenth century ...

Reducere. Known as the "Man in the Brown Suit" and the "Baron of the Bluegrass, " Adolph Rupp (1901--1977) is a towering figure in the history of college ath...

An evocative look of the economic, social, and cultural transformation of Kentucky.Publisher: The University Press of KentuckyAuthor(s): Richard Ta...

A comprehensive guide to the species of woody plants in a selection of US states.Publisher: The University Press of KentuckyAuthor(s): Mary E. Whar...

Reducere. GHOSTS OF THE PRAIRIE THE HAUNTED HISTORY OF CENTRAL ILLINOIS BY TROY TAYLOR There are secrets that hide among the fields, forests, and farms that ...

Reducere. Once thought to be only the tipple of southern gentlemen and the companion of confederate roughnecks, bourbon has gained a steady resurgence in pop...

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Reducere. The 3rd edition of the Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Kentucky updates the status and abundance of 390 species that have been suitably documen...

Reducere. Bourbon whiskey is perhaps Kentucky's most distinctive product. Despite bourbon's prominence in the social and economic life of the Bluegrass state...

Reducere. A Guide to the Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky contains 500 full-color plates accompanied by descriptive captions. Each flower has been photograp...

Spooky Stories Of The Creepiest Places On Earth: True Paranormal Hauntings, Unexplained Phenomena And True Ghost Stories Places are, in the stricte...

Reducere. Like wine lovers who dream of traveling to Bordeaux or beer enthusiasts with visions of the breweries of Belgium, bourbon lovers plan their pilgrim...