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Explore the haunted history of Salem, Massachusetts.
When the Beatles launched into fame in 1963, they inspired a
generation to pick up an instrument and start a band. Rock and roll
took the world by storm, but one small town in particular seemed to
pump out prominent musicians and popular bands at factory pace.
Many American college towns have their own story to tell when it
comes to their rock and roll roots, but Gainesville's story is
unique: dozens of resident musicians launched into national
prominence, eight inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and
a steady stream of major acts rolling through on a regular basis.
Marty Jourard-himself a member of the chart-topping Motels-looks at
Gainesville through the mid-1960s and 1970s, delving into
individual stories of the musicians, businesses, and promoters that
helped foster innovative, professional music in a small north
Florida town. From Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to Stephen
Stills and the Eagles' Don Felder and Bernie Leadon, Gainesville
cultivated some of the most celebrated musicians and songwriters of
the time. Music Everywhere brings to light a key chapter in the
history of American rock and roll-a time when music was a way of
life and bands popped up by the dozen, some falling by the wayside,
but others indelibly changing the face of rock and roll. Here is
the story of the people, the town, and a culture that nurtured a
wellspring of talent.
Explore the history of brewing and beer culture in Louisville,
Kentucky.
Discover a wide range of fascinating and bizarre tales from
Wilmington and the surrounding region of North Carolina.
In 1859, the legendary Frank Jones Brewery was founded in
Portsmouth, paving the way for the booming craft beer scene of
today. The surge of budding breweries is bringing exciting styles
and flavors to thirsty local palates and neighborhood bars from the
White Mountains to the seacoast. Join beer scholars and adventurers
Brian Aldrich and Michael Meredith as they explore all of the
tastes New Hampshire beer has to offer. They've scoured the taps at
Martha's Exchange, peeked around the brew house at Smuttynose and
gotten personal with the brewers behind Flying Goose and Moat
Mountain. Discover, pint for pint, the craft and trade of the
state's unique breweries, from the up-and-comers like Earth Eagle
and Schilling to old stalwarts like Elm City and Portsmouth
Brewery.
Perhaps no other area of Utah reflects the state's expansive
diversity as clearly as the Wasatch Front. "Utah Reflections:
Stories from the Wasatch Front" captures the heritage and identity
of this self-defining part of the state. These personal stories are
grounded in the mountains, waters, deserts and cities of a
distinctive geography, from Cache Valley to Salt Lake City to
Provo. Contributors include Lance Larson, Katharine Coles, Phyllis
Barber, Sylvia Torti, Chadd VanZanten, Pam Houston and Terry
Tempest Williams, as well as other exciting established and new
voices. Each piece was thoughtfully selected as part of a sweeping
panorama of cultural history and the traditions of a people bound
to the region to show what makes the Wasatch Front unique,
prosperous and beloved.
Wyoming might be known as the least populous state, but this land
of mountains and prairies is home to enough history to provide an
entertaining footnote for each day of the year. On September 6,
1870, Wyoming was the first state to give women the right to vote,
and on March 1, 1872, Yellowstone became the world's first National
Park. JCPenney opened its doors in Kemmerer on April 14, 1902,
while May 1, 1883, marks Buffalo Bill Cody's very first Wild West
Show. Join Pat Holscher on a day-by-day look at some of the
Equality State's most fascinating factoids.
The Forgotten True Story of America's Daring First Exploration
of the Pacific
Just four years after the Revolutionary War and more than a
decade before Lewis and Clark's expedition, a remarkable--but now
forgotten--plan was hatched along the docks of Boston Harbor. Two
ships carrying the flag of the newly formed United States would be
dispatched in 1787 on a landmark adventure around South America's
Cape Horn and into the largely uncharted waters of the Pacific
Ocean, far past the western edge of the continent. The man chosen
to lead the expedition was Captain John Kendrick, a master
navigator who had made his name as a charismatic privateer during
the Revolution. On the harrowing seven-year voyage that followed,
Kendrick would establish the first American outpost in the remote
Pacific Northwest, sail into a deadly cauldron of intertribal war
in the Hawaiian Islands, wage a single-ship campaign to hold off
advances of the British and Spanish empires, and narrowly escape
capture by samurai in Japan before meeting his own violent and
tragic end thousands of miles from home. Brilliantly brought to
life by historian Scott Ridley, Morning of Fire is a startling
rediscovery of a thrilling lost chapter of American history.
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