Reducere. A poster child for our nation's urban experimentation a century ago, Gary was forged with hype and hope, dreams and sweat, political agendas and to...
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Reducere. DescriptionFor more than a century, Terre Haute earned its reputation as a sin city. One of the most notorious red-light districts in the Midwest, ...
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Reducere. Boston is one of America's most historic cities, but it has quite a bit of unseen past. Riotous mobs celebrated their hatred of the pope in an annu...
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Reducere. David Grene, one of the best known translators of the Greek classics, splendidly captures the peculiar quality of Herodotus, the father of history....
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Reducere. The Newburgh, St. Clair and Collinwood neighborhoods formed the core of Greater Cleveland's enormous Slovenian population, still the largest in Ame...
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Reducere. The enterprising spirit that led to Sonoma County's storied agricultural heritage defined its earliest denizens. Sail the seas with Captain Bodega ...
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Reducere. The salty waves and sandy beaches of Cape Cod disguise its fascinating and nearly forgotten history. From Provincetown to Falmouth, the Cape's fift...
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Reducere. Far more than blues and barbecue, Memphis culture has evolved one day at a time. Author G. Wayne Dowdy pins an exact date to a host of important, q...
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Reducere. North Carolina holds a special place in the history of moonshine. For more than three centuries, the illicit home-brew was a way of life. NASCAR em...
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Reducere. In 1513, Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon first set foot on Florida's east coast. The land he discovered was a geographic anomaly so distinctive that...
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Reducere. DescriptionEach year, thousands of visitors from around the country visit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's re-created eighteenth-century capi...
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Reducere. Teasing out the history of a place celebrated for timelessness where countless paddle strokes have disappeared into clear waters requires a sure an...
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Reducere. DescriptionThe Florida Keys have witnessed all kinds of historical events, from the dramatic and the outrageous to the tragic and the comic. In the...
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Reducere. South Dakota is quietly nestled in the grasslands and Black Hills, but its history is far less hidden. One day at a time, author Brad Tennant prese...
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Reducere. Bayou St. john played a significant role in the neighborhood of the same name, fueling debate over the waterway's use, control and ownership for ce...
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Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: David C. KrakauerEditor: John Lewis GaddisEditor: Kenneth PomeranzWhat is history anyway? Most people would say it's what h...
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Reducere. DescriptionWhat of those ghostly catacombs that lie dormant below city streets? Those subway tunnels, never finished, never filled with the screech...
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Reducere. DescriptionAuthor and East Tennessee historian Joe Guy returns with another volume of hidden history, this time unearthing tales from the Volunteer...
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Reducere. For more than half a century, Minnesotans have been treated to the memorable players and teams of the Minnesota Twins. From the Ruthian blasts of H...
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Reducere. New England is rich in history and mystery. Numerous sleepy little towns and farming communities distinguish the region's scenic tranquility. But n...
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Reducere. The intense heat of the steel mills and the clatter of coal-filledlocomotives once filled the streets of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Hardworking immigr...
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Reducere. Traces of Litchfield County's past are hidden in plain sight. Vestiges of long-abandoned railroad tracks crisscross the county while a decaying and...
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Reducere. From its dubious beginnings as a pirate-filled colony to a popular tourist destination, North Carolina has an amazingly colorful history. Author an...
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Reducere. DescriptionOffshore fishermen and skillful shipbuilders transformed the quiet shores of the Pemaquid Peninsula beginning in 1815. The maritime econ...
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Reducere. DescriptionMount Dora is known for its southern charm and New England look, yet its history is just as engaging. The "Festival City" began with the...
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Reducere. Critically acclaimed author Joe Guy serves up a stout batch of East Tennessee history in this latest collection of articles from his popular newspa...
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Reducere. DescriptionPonte Vedra is well known for its beaches and world renowned for its PGA dream course, Sawgrass, but what did it look like before touris...
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Reducere. Founded in 1768 at the crossing of two Indian trails, Charlotte has a rich heritage to match its age. In this extensively researched volume, accomp...
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Reducere. DescriptionFor more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history. Familiar subjects of lighthouses...
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Reducere. DescriptionEmerging from the Catskills, the Delaware River winds along the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the Atlantic, offering hun...
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Reducere. The resourcefulness of Granite Staters in their efforts to innovate and improvise is the reason for this incredible and intriguing cast of true sto...
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Reducere. Northeastern Minnesota Book AwardTeasing out the history of a place celebrated for timelessness where countless paddle strokes have disappeared int...
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Reducere. DescriptionNew York's Finger Lakes region is filled with compelling characters, tragic disasters and fascinating mysteries. Famed daredevil Sam Pat...
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Reducere. Before the start of the Civil War, Georgia had ten railroads, five of which figured significantly in General William T. Sherman s Atlanta Campaign ...
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Reducere. DescriptionPamlico Sound is one of the most storied bodies of water among North Carolina's Outer Banks. Early colonists to Roanoke Island used it f...
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Reducere. From ancient bayous to beloved old businesses, Metairie has changed dramatically over generations. And many of those landmarks are lost to time. Th...
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Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Eric FonerEditor: Lisa McGirrEditor: A new generation of scholars addresses the current themes and questions in interpretin...
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Reducere. St. Louis has been a shining beacon on the shores of the Mississippi River for more than 250 years, and many iconic landmarks have come and gone. T...
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Reducere. Cincinnati earned its nickname of ``Queen City of the West`` with a wealth of fine theaters and hotels, a burgeoning brewery district and the birth...
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Reducere. DescriptionUncovering ghost stories in Salt Lake City leads to a spooky mixture of legend, lore and local history. A young female apparition likes ...
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Reducere. Beneath Milwaukee's calm fa ade, its ghastly past awaits. In life, Charles Pfister played the dutiful hotel host, and he tends this office still in...
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Reducere. Founded in 1859 and situated at the base of the Rocky Mountains, Boulder's small size harbors a big-city feel, and its rich past hides plenty of ha...
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Reducere. DescriptionThe creation of Sarasota County in 1921 inspired intrigue and drama, pitting local economic rivals against one another. The civic leader...
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Reducere. DescriptionThe second largest city in the state, Gulfport is the business center of south Mississippi. Many of the city's cherished landmarks and b...
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Reducere. DescriptionOn June 1, 1881, Denver's Union Station opened as the largest structure west of the Mississippi. The station welcomed people from all wa...
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Reducere. DescriptionRoute 66 is no longer the main thoroughfare between Chicago and St. Louis, but if local lore is to be believed, ghostly traffic along th...
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Reducere. DescriptionFrozen custard is more than a dessert in Milwaukee. It's a culture, a lifestyle and a passion. From the stand that inspired television's...
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Reducere. DescriptionFor centuries, California's environment has nurtured remarkable people. Ohlone Lope Inigo found a way to protect his family in troubled ...
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Reducere. Come nose around in the creepier corners of the Grand Rapids of yesteryear. Discover why Hell's Bridge persists as such an oft-told urban legend an...
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Reducere. Connecticut's history is full of engaging and fascinating stories, rocks that are national monuments, the "people's sculptor, " football players on...
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Reducere. Marauders like Jesse James and the Younger gang earned Missouri the title of "Outlaw State, " but the male desperadoes had nothing on their female ...
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Reducere. Look back at some of the beloved places and landmarks in Toledo's past, from stores and stadiums to neighborhoods and nightclubs. Recall the birth ...
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Reducere. Home to one of the busiest ports in the country, San Pedro plays host to visitors from all walks of life and death. Locals swap supernatural storie...
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Reducere. DescriptionNewport, Rhode Island, is renowned for its stunning cliff-side vistas and the luxurious summer homes of the Gilded Age elite. Yet the op...
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Reducere. DescriptionAlabama has had an enviable success rate when it comes to tourist attractions, with some that date back to the 1930s still drawing crowd...
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Reducere. DescriptionEerie haunts and stories of apparitions stretch along the California coast from Monterey Bay to the Channel Islands. James Dean's presen...
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