Arcadia publishing sc aug 2023 (80 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ghost stories from the Berkshires have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/>Welcome to the spooky Berkshires!/em>Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Did you know that at the Mount, the former home of famous author Edith Wharton, a shadowy phantom haunts the halls Or that a ghost train still steams through the Hoosac Tunnel Can you believe there's a top-hatted ghost who wakes guests in the night at the historic Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see the Berkshires forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ghost stories from Motor City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/>Welcome to the spooky streets of Motown!/em>Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Detroit forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ghost stories from Northwest Florida have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/>Welcome to the spooky beaches and piers of Panama City!/em>Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Panama City forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ghost stories from America's First State have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/>Welcome to the spooky streets of Delaware!/em>Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Delaware forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ghost stories from Ohio's haunted cemeteries have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/>Welcome to the spooky cemeteries of Ohio!/em>Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Ohio's haunted cemeteries forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ghost stories from the Hoosier State have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/>Welcome to the spooky streets of Bloomington, Indiana!/em>Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Did you know that there are haunted paintings on the walls at Indiana University's Memorial Union Or that a ghostly woman in black follows people around downtown Can you believe that two children haunt one of the most beautiful houses in town Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Bloomington forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ghost stories from Deep South Texas have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/>Welcome to the spooky Texas Tropics!/em>Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see the Rio Grande Valley forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ghost stories from Michigan's Upper Peninsula have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!/>Welcome to the spooky streets and shores of Michigan's Upper Peninsula!/em>Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.Did you know many ghost ships, and their ghostly crews, sail along the Upper Peninsula's shores Or that a book-loving ghost haunts the library in Marquette Can you believe that the former lighthouse keeper at Seul Choix still comes to work.even from beyond the grave Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Michigan's Upper Peninsula forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on!/p.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Ghost stories from America's Silver Valley have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!Welcome to the spooky streets of Coeur d'Alene and the Silver Valley! Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know there is a ghost boy who welcomes guests at the Roosevelt Inn Or that a spooky statue at Farragut State Park seems to watch you as you walk by Can you believe that ghosts still take the stage at a theater in Wallace Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Coeur d'Alene and the Silver Valley forever, and have you sleeping with the lights on.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Virginia's long history and many beauties attract millions of visitors each year--and some never leave. With some of the oldest inns in the country, Virginia has a multitude of options for travelers to sleep among the spirits. The historic Cavalier Hotel is haunted by the ghost of Adolph Coors, the beer magnate. Market Square Tavern is one of the original buildings in Williamsburg, and has some of the oldest haunts--including, possibly, Thomas Jefferson. The spirit of Mary Hooker still watches over her beloved home at King George's Bell Grove Plantation. The family of the former owner of Natural Bridge Hotel are said to still walk the halls of historic building--after he killed them. /Plan a ghostly journey along Virginia's byways with author and paranormal expert Susan Schwartz.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Nestled in the town square of Concord, Massachusetts, the windows of the Colonial Inn have gazed upon more than three centuries of bloodstained history. Known for its role in the American Revolution, the Inn was originally built as three separate buildings with the oldest section of the property dating back to 1716. A stone's throw from Old North Bridge, the Inn is notoriously haunted by the ghosts from its Revolutionary War past. Guests report phantom footsteps, disembodied voices, and spirited soldiers lurking in the shadows of the labyrinthine hallways and empty rooms of this infamous inn. Local author Sam Baltrusis has worked the graveyard shift at Concord's Colonial Inn trying to unravel the chilling mysteries and lingering legends associated with one of the country's oldest and most haunted hotels.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - For 178 years, the United States Naval Academy has trained and educated young men and women to be commissioned officers in the US Navy and US Marine Corps. The Naval Academy is the second oldest of the five service academies in the United States. The nearly-340-acre campus is located on the grounds of the old Fort Severn in Annapolis, Maryland. The entire campus, known as the Yard, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Admission to the Naval Academy is highly competitive. Since the curriculum leans heavily on science, engineering, and mathematics, all graduates--no matter their major--earn a bachelor of science degree. After completing their coursework, midshipmen enter either the Navy or Marine Corps for a five-year commitment.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Baseball's Mr. Sunshine/A beloved son of Western Pennsylvania, Chuck Tanner spent a career in baseball both as a player and manager. He lead the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1977 to 1985 and helped capture the 1979 World Series. Tanner was key in developing the relief pitcher through his work with Goose Gossage and he played a role in the careers of numerous players such as Willie Stargell, Dave Parker and more. Through extensive research and interviews, author Dale Perelman presents the life and career of Chuck Tanner.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Monroe County is home to some of the creepiest, most haunted sites in Michigan.Soldiers killed in the Massacre at River Raisin in 1813 continue to march through those battlefields today. Just south of the battle-scarred fields, entrepreneur Jimmy Hayes haunts Angelo's Northwood Villa, a roadhouse with a questionable past. Down the road at Frog Leg Inn, once a bawdy house, the ghosts of the Licavoli gangsters still linger looking for a good time. Then, there's Lake Monroe, waiting for the next of its endless drowning victims.Join author Jeri Holland on a spine-tingling tour of the area's most paranormally active locales.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Strange and unusual things lurk behind the calm façade of Dearborn County .Several legends surround Hillforest Mansion, the home of one of Aurora's founding families. Many have seen the ghost of a farmer and his mule at Carnegie Hall in Moores Hill. The glowing grave at Riverview Cemetery may connect to the 1941 Agrue family massacre. St. Mary's Church rectory is said to be haunted by the former priest, and the spirits at Whisky's in Lawrenceburg are not just in the drinks. Several schools in the area echo with the sounds of former students and staff, and numerous local residences house the spirits of former owners who never left.Join Mary Ellen Quigley and Rebecca Wilhelm on a chilling tour from Lawrenceburg to Lawrenceville and beyond.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Across the state of Michigan, uneasy spirits stir in what should be their final resting places .At Reynolds Cemetery in Jackson, the ghost of Eunice White, traveling from nearby Woodlawn Cemetery, can be seen visiting her father's grave. A mysterious lady in white roams the center of Lovejoy Cemetery in Durand. An apparition of the pacing man appears at Mount Joy in St. Johns. And only the bravest dare visit the Upper Peninsula's Mission Hill Cemetery, where a Native American spirit might appear to point them in the right direction.Author and paranormal investigator Bradley P. Mikulka leads a tour of some of the Wolverine State's many haunted cemeteries.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Explore the spirits of Michigan's watering holes/From the picturesque shores of Manistique to the crystalline waters of Diamond Lake in Cassopolis, Michigan overflows with pubs and bars swirling with chilling legends. The decrepit ghost of Wattie Mullins welcomes visitors into Coonan's Irish Hub. The spirit of a black-eyed girl has been spotted playing on the steps of the C-Pub at Canterbury Village, and her appearance has left many feeling shaken and stirred. A mysterious soul inhabits a bizarre doll at The Agitated Grape and comes alive when you least expect it.Local author and paranormal investigator Nicole Beauchamp leads this eerie literary road trip perfect for anyone who likes to eat, drink and be scary.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - New York State was a center of industry during World War II. New York aviation companies designed many of the greatest combat aircraft of the era, and bustling armies of women and men helped quickly churn them out by the thousands. More than one fourth of all US warplanes came from New York drawing boards during the war. These planes saw combat service everywhere, holding the line in the deserts of North Africa and flying from aircraft carriers plying the vast Pacific Ocean. Others operated over the frozen tundra of Alaska and Siberia. New York aircraft flew tons of fuel, ammunition, and supplies over the treacherous Himalayan Mountains into China, relentlessly hounded enemy submarines and ships, and battered Axis strongholds all the way to victory.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Every city has its odd and scary side, and Dayton is no exception. / The ghost of Paul Sorg still sits in his favorite seat in the Sorg Opera House more than a hundred years after his death. The so-called phantom terrorized truck drivers crossing the Englewood Dam before disappearing for good. The famed Butter Street Monster roams Germantown. Magee Park is home to numerous bigfoot and ghost sightings--and even a unicorn sighting. A building of many names, the tower on Patterson Boulevard in Kettering near Hills and Dales Park has been the source of many stories for generations, but only now is its true story finally told./ Dayton native, author, and host of the Dayton Unknown blog Sara Kaushal leads a chilling tour of Gem City's strange and unusual history./.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - U.S. Route 44 stretches across New England from Massachusetts to Connecticut before completing its circuit in New York State, 237 miles later. Along the way, travelers may encounter the infamous Bridgewater Triangle, take a haunted tour of Plymouth, or see the ghosts of Chepachet.Follow in the footsteps of famous science fiction horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft from Providence to Glocester, Rhode Island. Follow the road through small towns and dark forests where sightings of UFOs and cryptids have surprised travelers for years.Join authors Tom D'Agostino and Arlene Nicholson as they explore the dark corners of New England's most haunted highway.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Butler County has a long and storied history with some spooky twists .When European settlers arrived, they found not only Native settlements but also earthworks that remain a mystery--as are the strange lights still seen near them. The disturbed spirit of a frontier soldier roams the basement of the Soldiers, Sailors, and Pioneers Monument, and Busenbark is haunted by the Hatchet Man, who committed his crimes 175 years ago. At Miami University, the ghost of Helen Peabody wanders the building that bears her name. Just outside of town, many drive to see the Oxford Ghost Light, and a weekend visit to the Screaming Bridge of Maud-Hughes Road is a high school rite of passage.Hamilton native and owner of an actual haunted house Daniel D. Schneider explores the terrifying train tracks, creepy canals, scary streets, and bewitched bridges of Butler County.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Explore accounts of Oklahoma's Freedmen as told by their descendants in these stories of resistance and resilience on the Western frontier. The Freedmen of Oklahoma were black people, both enslaved and free, who had been living among the Indian nations. After the official abolition of slavery in 1866, they forged an identity as their own people as they faced the challenges of the western frontier. By 1906, before Oklahoma statehood, over 20,000 people were classified as 'Freedmen' from Five Tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek and Seminole Nations. For decades, their descendants have been rediscovering their family history and restoring its place in the larger narrative. Angela Walton-Raji has compiled this collection of stories, told by descendants from all five tribes, to ensure that the Freedmen of Oklahoma claim their vibrant part of the state's heritage.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Warren township in the southern portion of Herkimer County has been the scene of more than one gruesome event.In January 1885, locals reeled in horror when disgruntled wife Roxalana Druse shot her husband and dismembered his corpse to incinerate it in a farm house stove. Her trial and hanging was followed up in May of 1901 with two murders in yet another farm house kitchen.John C. Wallis had allowed his ex-wife Arvilla to return home, one year after running off with hired farm hand Ben Hoyt. Wallis then rehired Hoyt and within months both Ben Hoyt and Arvilla Wallis were dead. Did Ben Hoyt murder Arvilla in cold blood or did John C. Wallis kill both of them Author James M. Greiner investigates a mysterious case of marriage, infidelity and multiple murders in turn of the century Herkimer County.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The History of an Historic CemeteryFounded in 1850 and dedicated in 1852, Knoxville's Old Gray Cemetery is one of the area's most iconic landmarks. It provides an important example of planning and design, and is named after poet Thomas Gray. Join author Judy Loest as she details the history of this renowned cemetery.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Flat Pack, catalogue and pre-manufactured homes have a secret history in the Bay Area. Many homes were pre-cut and delivered to the job site to be assembled in a matter of days. From small 2 bedroom beach bungalows to spacious 2000+ square foot shingle houses that line the streets of Alameda, many homes were ordered from a catalog and assembled on urban lots where people still live contented lives. There were also local architects and developers that created pre-fabricated homes locally to be delivered and built in developments. This book explores this history, through local leaders, archives, historians as well real estate brokers, investors, agents and homeowners. Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and the surrounding areas were architecturally developed and influenced by the modern concept of efficient assembly line building. The book also explores how that building was affected by redlining and race relations at that time.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The coldest cases from Middletown, USA/With dozens of unsolved murders spanning decades, Muncie and surrounding Delaware County might have more killings without justice than any American community like it. In 1962, Maggie Mae Fleming was shot to death as she sat in her living room. Paula Garrett was bludgeoned in her home in 1979, and her son, who survived the attack, wants justice. Garth Rector, killed in 2008, could have been murdered by any number of people he knew--or dated./ Journalists and award-winning true crime authors Douglas Walker and Keith Roysdon shine a spotlight on the victims, and on their loved ones and the investigators still hoping for resolution to long-cold murders./.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Explore the history of Ohio's one-bite wonder! From humble origins, the buckeye has become Ohio's namesake candy. Though a classic combination of chocolate and peanut butter, each producer's offering is as bespoke as the buckeye is beloved. Taste tradition in Amish country at Coblentz Chocolate Company or sample capital city Columbus' original stuffed offering from The Buckeye Lady. Visit legendary family businesses like fifth-generation Anthony Thomas, Wittich's, the nation's oldest candy shop and Winans, a carriage house chocolatier turned coffee roaster, serving up deliciousness at the seat of the state's Buckeye Candy Trail. Traverse towns to try long-standing favorites from Esther Price, Marie's Candies and Marsha's Homemade Buckeyes alongside artistic interpretations from newcomers The Buckeye Co, Tana's Tasty Treats and Lohcally Artisan Chocolates./ Join Renee Casteel Cook, author of Ohio Ice Cream/ and coauthor of The Columbus Food Truck Cookbook/, as she unfolds how this bite-sized confection has become Ohio's sweetest symbol.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Beginning in 1974 with 504 students, Atlanta Junior College (AJC) became the 31st institution of the University System of Georgia and the only public two-year college within Atlanta's city limits. The college has evolved during its 50-year history. AJC grew into Atlanta Metropolitan College in the 1987-1988 academic year. The school underwent another name change in 2012, becoming Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC), an institution that offers bachelor's degrees alongside associate degrees and certificate programs. The college reached its highest enrollment (to date) of 3,129 in 2013. With a championship-winning intercollegiate men's basketball team, AMSC became the first Georgia institution to rank among the nation's top five Division I junior colleges for academic performance. Although it has grown from one building to seven facilities on 65.4 acres, the institution remains committed to its mission of being a gateway to an affordable, accessible, and quality college education for students in the Atlanta area and beyond.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - San Francisco was incorporated in 1850, when there was just one communal outdoor space: Portsmouth Square. The square was the literal nucleus of planning for the city, as development maps were measured from its center point. Over time, the city developed into the current metropolis with a population of around 815,000. In a reflection of that growth, 230 parks are now governed and maintained by the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department. The variety of spaces administered by the department includes parks, playgrounds, miniparks, open spaces, and community gardens--within these, many different activities and programs are on offer. In 2017, San Francisco was cited as the nation's first city where every resident lives within a 10-minute walk to a park; this was calculated by the Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that facilitates the creation of parks and analyzes parks for the nation's 100 largest cities.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The Quad Cities have a rich history of brewing that started with the influx of German citizens in the 1800s. Breweries were established on both sides of the Mississippi River. Some of these historic breweries managed to reopen after Prohibition, but national competition ultimately closed the last of these stalwarts in 1956. In 1989, Iowa created a special class 'A' brewpub permit, and the first of many brewpubs in the area, Front Street Pub & Eatery, opened in 1992. Blue Cat Brew Pub, on the Illinois side of the river, opened shortly after. The brewing renaissance has helped to establish the Quad Cities as a craft beer destination. Join authors Michael McCarty and Kristin DeMarr as they celebrate the heady heritage of the region.…