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South River (Paperback)
Stephanie Bartz, Brian Armstrong, Nan Whitehead
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Discovery Miles 4 730
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Scotlandville (Paperback)
Rachel L Emanuel Phd, Ruby Jean Simms Phd, Charles Vincent Phd; Foreword by Mayor-President Melvin Holden
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R528
Discovery Miles 5 280
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Lawrence (Paperback)
Virgil W. Dean
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Discovery Miles 5 280
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Manhattan's past whispers for attention amongst the bustle of the
city's ever-changing landscape. At Fraunces Tavern, George
Washington's emotional farewell luncheon in 1783 echoes in the Long
Room. Gertrude Tredwell's ghost appears to visitors at the
Merchant's House Museum. Long since deceased, Olive Thomas shows
herself to the men of the New Amsterdam Theatre, and Dorothy Parker
still keeps her lunch appointment at the Algonquin Hotel. In other
places, it is not the paranormal but the abnormal violent acts by
gangsters, bombers, and murderers that linger in the city's memory.
Some think Jack the Ripper and the Boston Strangler hunted here.
The historic images and true stories in Ghosts and Murders of
Manhattan bring to life the people and events that shaped this city
and raised the consciousness of its residents.
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Sumner (Paperback)
Paul J. Rogerson, Carmen M. Palmer
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R641
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Discovery Miles 5 280
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Come on in to Sumner, Washington, the "Rhubarb Pie Capital of the
World." Settled in 1853 after a wagon train daringly crossed the
Cascade Mountains through Naches Pass, Sumner quickly grew to
become an established town. Find out how Sumner's name was
literally drawn out of a hat. Learn about George Ryan's unique
method for getting the railroad to stop here. Take a tour down Main
Street, and watch how it changed--or didn't--through the decades.
See Ryan House when it actually was a farmhouse and the Old Cannery
when it was canning fruit. Join in celebrations over the years,
from the Daffodil Parade to football championships. Meet
schoolchildren, including Clara McCarty Wilt, who became the first
graduate of the University of Washington. Follow the work at local
industries, from the lumberyards to the fields, where daffodils,
berries, and of course, rhubarb were grown.
Little Mexico was Dallas's earliest Mexican barrio. "Mexicanos" had
lived in Dallas since the mid-19th century. The social displacement
created by the Mexican Revolution of 1910, however, caused the
emergence of a distinct and vibrant neighborhood on the edge of the
city's downtown. This neighborhood consisted of modest homes, small
businesses, churches, and schools, and further immigration from
Mexico in the 1920s caused its population to boom. By the 1930s,
Little Mexico's population had grown to over 15,000 people. The
expanding city's construction projects, urban renewal plans, and
land speculation by developers gradually began to dismantle Little
Mexico. By the end of the 20th century, Little Mexico had all but
disappeared, giving way to upscale high-rise residences and hotels,
office towers of steel and glass, and the city's newest
entertainment district. This book looks at Little Mexico's growth,
zenith, demise, and its remarkable renaissance as a neighborhood.
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Barrington (Paperback)
Barrington Preservation Society
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Discovery Miles 5 280
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Manteo (Paperback)
R Wayne Gray, Nancy Beach Gray
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Discovery Miles 5 280
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Montauk (Paperback)
Robin Strong, The Montauk Library
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R632
R517
Discovery Miles 5 170
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Few American phenomena are more evocative of time, place, and
culture than the drive-in theater. From its origins in the Great
Depression, through its peak in the 1950s and 1960s and ultimately
its slow demise in the 1980s, the drive-in holds a unique place in
the country's collective past. Michigan's drive-ins were a
reflection of this time and place, ranging from tiny rural 200-car
"ozoners" to sprawling 2,500-car behemoths that were masterpieces
of showmanship, boasting not only movies and food, but playgrounds,
pony rides, merry-go-rounds, and even roving window washers.
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Stillwater (Paperback)
Stan Tucker; Foreword by Winfrey Houston
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Discovery Miles 5 280
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Davenport (Paperback)
Alverda Orlando, Sally Iverson, Ed Dickie
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Discovery Miles 5 280
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This collection of vintage postcards of Kauai spans 100 years,
beginning with Hawaii's annexation and Kauai's history as a tourist
destination. Postcards bring back the history of Kauai from the
earliest visitors, arriving first by sailing vessel and then
steamers to the infancy of air travel. The reader will be reminded
of the glory years of the Kauai Surf, the Coco Palms, and the
Hanalei Plantation, showing as many other favorite landmarks as
possible that have been lost to time and Mother Nature.
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