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The Upswing - How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again (Paperback): Robert D. Putnam The Upswing - How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again (Paperback)
Robert D. Putnam; As told to Shaylyn Romney Garrett
R511 R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Wicked Vermont (Paperback): Thea Lewis Wicked Vermont (Paperback)
Thea Lewis
R548 R508 Discovery Miles 5 080 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Secret Genesis of Area 51 (Paperback): T.D. Barnes The Secret Genesis of Area 51 (Paperback)
T.D. Barnes
R575 R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Historic Crimes of Long Island - Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s (Paperback): Kerriann Flanagan Brosky Historic Crimes of Long Island - Misdeeds from the 1600s to the 1950s (Paperback)
Kerriann Flanagan Brosky; Foreword by Joan Harrison
R587 R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
New Jersey Originals - Technological Marvels, Odd Inventions, Trailblazing Characters & More (Paperback): Linda J Barth New Jersey Originals - Technological Marvels, Odd Inventions, Trailblazing Characters & More (Paperback)
Linda J Barth
R544 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R41 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Early Native Americans in West Virginia - The Fort Ancient Culture (Paperback): Darla Spencer Early Native Americans in West Virginia - The Fort Ancient Culture (Paperback)
Darla Spencer
R587 R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
New York's Original Penn Station - The Rise and Tragic Fall of an American Landmark (Paperback): Paulm Kaplan New York's Original Penn Station - The Rise and Tragic Fall of an American Landmark (Paperback)
Paulm Kaplan
R554 R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Haunted Franklin Castle (Paperback): William G. Krejci, John W. Myers Haunted Franklin Castle (Paperback)
William G. Krejci, John W. Myers
R557 R517 Discovery Miles 5 170 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Civil War at Perryville - Battling for the Bluegrass (Paperback): Christopher L Kolakowski The Civil War at Perryville - Battling for the Bluegrass (Paperback)
Christopher L Kolakowski
R544 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R41 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Desperate to seize control of Kentucky, the Confederate army launched an invasion into the commonwealth in the fall of 1862, viciously culminating at an otherwise quiet Bluegrass crossroads and forever altering the landscape of the war. The Battle of Perryville lasted just one day yet produced nearly eight thousand combined casualties and losses, and some say nary a victor. The Rebel army was forced to retreat, and the United States kept its imperative grasp on Kentucky throughout the war. Few know this hallowed ground like Christopher L. Kolakowski, former director of the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association, who draws on letters, reports, memoirs and other primary sources to offer the most accessible and engaging account of the Kentucky Campaign yet, featuring over sixty historic images and maps.

Ghosts of Galveston (Paperback): Kathleen Shanahan Maca Ghosts of Galveston (Paperback)
Kathleen Shanahan Maca
R539 R499 Discovery Miles 4 990 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Milwaukee Frozen Custard (Paperback): Kathleen McCann Tanzilo, Robert Tanzilo Milwaukee Frozen Custard (Paperback)
Kathleen McCann Tanzilo, Robert Tanzilo
R561 R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Witchcraft in Illinois - A Cultural History (Paperback): Michael A. Kleen Witchcraft in Illinois - A Cultural History (Paperback)
Michael A. Kleen
R619 R568 Discovery Miles 5 680 Save R51 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gangs of St. Louis - Men of Respect (Paperback): Daniel Waugh Gangs of St. Louis - Men of Respect (Paperback)
Daniel Waugh
R636 R579 Discovery Miles 5 790 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

St. Louis was a city under siege during Prohibition. Seven different criminal gangs violently vied for control of the town's illegal enterprises. Although their names (the Green Ones, the Pillow Gang, the Russo Gang, Egan's Rats, the Hogan Gang, the Cuckoo Gang and the Shelton Gang) are familiar to many, their exploits have remained largely undocumented until now. Learn how an awkward gunshot wound gave the Pillow Gang its name, and read why Willie Russo's bizarre midnight interview with a reporter from the St. Louis Star involved an automatic pistol and a floating hunk of cheese. From daring bank robberies to cold-blooded betrayals, The Gangs of St. Louis chronicles a fierce yet juicy slice of the Gateway City's history that rivaled anything seen in New York or Chicago.

Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania (Paperback): Thomas White Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania (Paperback)
Thomas White
R557 R513 Discovery Miles 5 130 Save R44 (8%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Oppaymolleah's curse. General Braddock's buried gold. The Original Man of Steel, Joe Magarac. Such legends have found a home among the rich folklore of Western Pennsylvania. Thomas White spins a beguiling yarn with tales that reach from the misty hollows of the Alleghenies to the lost islands of Pittsburgh. White invites readers to learn the truth behind the urban legend of the Green Man, speculate on the conspiracy surrounding the lost B-25 bomber of Monongahela and shiver over the ghostly lore of Western Pennsylvania.

Haunted Memphis (Paperback): Laura Cunningham Haunted Memphis (Paperback)
Laura Cunningham
R526 R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Save R41 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Much like its muddy riverbanks, the mid-South is flooded with tales of shadowy spirits lurking among us. Beyond the rhythm of the blues and tapping of blue suede shoes is a history steeped in horror. From the restless souls of Elmwood Cemetery to the voodoo vices of Beale Street, phantom hymns of the Orpheum Theatre and Civil War soldiers still looking for a fight, peer beyond the shadows of the city's most historic sites.

Author and lifelong resident Laura Cunningham expertly blends fright with history and presents the ghostly legends from Beale to Bartlett, Germantown to Collierville, in this one-of-a-kind volume no resident or visitor should be without.

Hudson River State Hospital (Paperback): Joseph Galante, Lynn Rightmyer, Hudson River State Hospital Nurses Alumni Association Hudson River State Hospital (Paperback)
Joseph Galante, Lynn Rightmyer, Hudson River State Hospital Nurses Alumni Association
R587 R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900 - In Atlanta or in Hell (Paperback): Jeffery C. Wells The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900 - In Atlanta or in Hell (Paperback)
Jeffery C. Wells
R471 R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Save R37 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

On June 23, 1900, the Southern Railroad Company's Engine #7 and its passengers were greeted by a tremendous storm en route to Atlanta, Georgia. Stalled for some time in nearby McDonough, travelers grew impatient as rain pelted the roof and wind buffeted the cars. When finally given the go-ahead, their resulting joy was short-lived: the locomotive soon reached Camp Creek--and disaster. After weeks of constant showers, the swollen creek had eroded the bridge supports. Under the train's weight, the bridge collapsed, and all but nine perished in either the fiery fall or watery depths. With the help of local newspapers and eyewitness accounts, Georgia historian and professor Jeffery C. Wells recounts this tragic tale.

The 1910 Wellington Disaster (Paperback): Deborah Cuyle, Rodney Fletcher The 1910 Wellington Disaster (Paperback)
Deborah Cuyle, Rodney Fletcher
R609 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Haunted Kingsport: - Ghosts of Tri-City Tennessee (Paperback): Pete Dykes Haunted Kingsport: - Ghosts of Tri-City Tennessee (Paperback)
Pete Dykes
R512 R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Save R42 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Tales of ghostly spirits envelop the northeast Tennessee landscape like a familiar mountain fog. Join Pete Dykes, editor of Kingsport's "Daily News," as he offers up a collection of spooky local stories and legends from centuries past, including such spine-chilling accounts as the foreboding ghost of Netherland Inn Road, spectral disturbances at the Rotherwood Mansion, devilish felines, ruthless poltergeists in Caney Creek Falls, the tortured cries from fallen Rebel soldiers still heard today- and could bigfoot really be buried in the woods of Big Stone Gap?

Maritime Annapolis - A History of Watermen, Sails & Midshipmen (Paperback): Rosemary F Williams Maritime Annapolis - A History of Watermen, Sails & Midshipmen (Paperback)
Rosemary F Williams
R524 R484 Discovery Miles 4 840 Save R40 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

With fortunes that have ebbed and flowed with the tides, Annapolis has graced the banks of the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay since the seventeenth century. Generations have worked the docks, sailed its waters and hunted for Chesapeake Gold--oysters--even as the city became home to a proud military tradition in the United States Naval Academy. Local author Rosemary F. Williams presents a vivid image of Annapolis with tales of violent skirmishes between the dashing Captain Waddell and crews of outlaw oyster poachers, the crabbing rage of the twentieth century, feisty shipwright Benjamin Sallier and the city's Golden Age of Sailing. Williams's fluid prose and stunning vintage images chronicle the maritime history of this capital city and reveal its residents' deep connection to the ever-shifting waters.

Ghosts of Atlanta - Phantoms of the Phoenix City (Paperback): Reese Christian Ghosts of Atlanta - Phantoms of the Phoenix City (Paperback)
Reese Christian
R526 R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Save R41 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Drawing on her work with the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute at Bauder College and Ghost Hounds Paranormal Research Society, elite psychic medium and cold case researcher Reese Christian writes of the tragic past and the haunted present of Greater Atlanta. From Peachtree Street in the heart of downtown to the plantations and battlefields surrounding the city, join her in discovering the twisted histories of some of Atlanta's most infamous landmarks and forgotten moments.

Sacramento Beer - A Craft History (Paperback): Justin Chechourka Sacramento Beer - A Craft History (Paperback)
Justin Chechourka; Foreword by Daniel Moffatt - Fountainhead Brewing Company
R561 R521 Discovery Miles 5 210 Save R40 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Haunted Virginia City (Paperback): Janice Oberding Haunted Virginia City (Paperback)
Janice Oberding
R544 R503 Discovery Miles 5 030 Save R41 (8%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nolensville (Paperback): Beth Lothers, Vicky Travis Nolensville (Paperback)
Beth Lothers, Vicky Travis
R609 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Around Gunnison and Crested Butte (Paperback): Duane Vandenbusche, Gunnison Pioneer Museum, Crested Butte Mountain Heritage... Around Gunnison and Crested Butte (Paperback)
Duane Vandenbusche, Gunnison Pioneer Museum, Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum
R609 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R57 (9%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The Western Slope towns of Gunnison and Crested Butte are defined by their placement in the Colorado Rockies. Both are located in alpine valleys surrounded by 14,000-foot-high peaks with sparkling mountain-fed streams, and both dominate the Gunnison country, a unique wilderness covering over 4,000 square miles. Beginning over 400 years ago, Native Americans, fur traders, explorers, miners, railroaders, and cattlemen all made a place for themselves in the area. Today Gunnison, Crested Butte, and the Gunnison country remain isolated and tranquil. Recreation, tourism, and cattle ranching now reign supreme as Gunnison and Crested Butte attempt to preserve their distinctly Western heritage.

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