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Montevallo
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Clark Hultquist, Carey Heatherly
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Montevallo: a mountain in a valley. This bucolic, natural phrase
aptly describes the beauty of this central Alabama town. Early
settlers were drawn to the area by its abundant agricultural and
mineral resources, and in 1826, the tiny village of Montevallo was
born. The nature of the town changed significantly in 1896 with the
founding of the Alabama Girls' Industrial School, now the
University of Montevallo. The Olmsted Brothers firm of Brookline,
Massachusetts, laid out the central campus, and its master plan
still inspires current development. Since 1896, the focus of the
town has shifted from agriculture and mining to education. The
university's mission is to be Alabama's "Public Liberal Arts
College." Prominent figures include writer and veteran E. B.
Sledge, actresses Polly Holiday and Rebecca Luker, and Major League
Baseball player Rusty Greer.
Join local scholar Cyndy Bittinger on a journey through the
forgotten tales of the roles that Native Americans, African
Americans and women-often overlooked-played in Vermont's master
narrative and history. Bittinger not only shows where these
marginalized groups are missing from history, but also emphasizes
the ways that they contributed and their unique experiences.
While today's Telluride might bring to mind a hot tourist spot and
upscale ski resort, the earliest days of the town and surrounding
San Miguel County were marked by an abundance of gamblers, con men
and murderers. From Bob Meldrum, a deputized killer who prowled the
streets during times of labor unrest, to the author's own ancestor,
Charlie Turner, a brash young man killed in a shooting in Ophir,
Carol Turner's Notorious Telluride offers a glimpse at some of the
sordid, shocking and sad pioneer tales of the area.
In Historic Columbus Crimes, the father-daughter team of David
Meyers and Elise Meyers Walker looks back at sixteen tales of
murder, mystery and mayhem culled from city history. Take the rock
star slain by a troubled fan or the drag queen slashed to death by
a would-be ninja. Then there's the writer who died acting out the
plot of his next book, the minister's wife incinerated in the
parsonage furnace and a couple of serial killers who outdid the Son
of Sam. Not to mention a gunfight at Broad and High, grave-robbing
medical students, the bloodiest day in FBI history and other
fascinating stories of crime and tragedy. They're all here, and
they're all true
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.
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.
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.
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