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  • African American Topeka

    de Sherrita Camp ...
    Series series Images of America
    African Americans arrived in Topeka right before and after the Civil War and again in large numbers during the Exodus Movement of 1879 and Great Migration of 1910. They came in protest of the treatment they received in the South. The history of dissent lived on in Topeka, as it became the home to court cases protesting discrimination of all kinds. African Americans came to the city determined that ... Leer más

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  • Red Skelton

    The Mask behind the Mask

    de Wes Gehring ...
    Series series Indiana biography series
    For more than twenty years, Hoosier comic Red Skelton entertained millions of viewers who gathered around their television sets to delight in the antics of such notable characters as Freddie the Freeloader, Clem Kaddiddlehopper, Cauliflower McPugg, and Sheriff Deadeye. Noted film historian Wes D. Gehring examines the man behind the characters—someone who never let the facts get in the way of a ... Leer más

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  • We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down

    Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter

    de Rachael Hanel ...
    Rachael Hanel’s name was inscribed on a gravestone when she was eleven years old. Yet this wasn’t at all unusual in her world: her father was a gravedigger in the small Minnesota town of Waseca, and death was her family’s business. Her parents were forty-two years old and in good health when they erected their gravestone—Rachael’s name was simply a branch on the sprawling family tree etched on the ... Leer más

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  • The Hard Way on Purpose

    Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt

    de David Giffels ...
    Award-winning author and journalist David Giffels explores the meaning of identity and place, hamburgers, hard work, and basketball in this collection of wry, irreverent essays reflecting on the many aspects of Midwestern culture and life from an insider’s perspective.In The Hard Way on Purpose, David Giffels takes us on an insider’s journey through the wreckage and resurgence of America’s Rust ... Leer más

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  • Haunted Deadwood

    A True Wild West Ghost Town

    Series series Haunted America
    Unearth a gold mine of spooky history and meet the spirits that haunt this South Dakota landmark—photos included.The Wild West may be tamed, but Deadwood's notorious past has not relinquished its hold on its corner of the Badlands or its place in popular imagination. And no wonder. If Wild Bill Hickok found its streets a little too rough, it should come as no surprise that the gamblers, ... Leer más

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  • The Chicago Great Western Railway

    Series series Images of Rail
    Track the history of the Chicago Great Western Railway through vintage images in this volume authored by David J. Fiore Sr. The Chicago Great Western Railway (CGW) was a Midwestern line that operated in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, and Nebraska. Although this territory was served by much larger systems, the CGW was able to retain its share of passenger and freight business for 83 ... Leer más

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  • African Americans of Wichita

    Series series Images of America
    The African American community of Wichita is as old as the city itself, dating back to early pioneers, cowboys, and business figures. Once relatively integrated, Wichita became more segregated as the 20th century unfolded. In response, African Americans developed a lively neighborhood downtown with its own businesses, churches, schools, and organizations. World War II brought new populations to ... Leer más

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  • The City of Detroit, 1701 -1922, Volume 3

    'The City of Detroit' is a milestone work on the history of the Michigan metropolis. Burton's work covers more than two hundred years of events and facts and had to be split into four volumes due to its size. There is hardly a more detailed book dealing with Detroit's past. This is volume three, covering the military history and the professions. ... Leer más

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  • Out of the Northwoods

    The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan, With More Than 100 Logging Camp Tales

    Every American has heard of the lumberjack hero Paul Bunyan and his big blue ox. For 100 years his exploits filled cartoons, magazines, short stories, and children's books, and his name advertised everything from pancake breakfasts to construction supplies. By 1950 Bunyan was a ubiquitous icon of America's strength and ingenuity. Until now, no one knew where he came from—and the extent to which ... Leer más

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  • Ghosts of Madison, Indiana

    Series series Haunted America
    Downtown Madison, the largest contiguous National Historic Landmark in the United States, provides the perfect haunts for poltergeists and playful spirits.Beautifully preserved mid-nineteenth-century buildings grace the streets of Madison, Indiana, providing a concrete connection to the past. But a more ethereal, ghostly link flits about these streets when night descends. Restive spirits linger ... Leer más

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  • Lebanon

    de Fred Compton ...
    Series series Images of America
    Founded in 1802, Lebanon, Ohio, was once dubbed by noted author and broadcaster Charles Kurault as the most historic spot in the state. Home to Ohio�s oldest business, the iconic Golden Lamb, and the oldest weekly newspaper west of the Allegheny Mountains, the Western Star, Lebanon has sat quietly by the side of the road for over two centuries and waited while the world came to it. Located midway ... Leer más

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  • Toledo's Historic Farmers' Market

    With savory fruits, crisp vegetables, fresh herbs and more, the Toledo Farmers� Market attests to the rich and bountiful goodness available in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan. Join historian Trini L. Wenninger as she guides you through the market�s history, from its humble origins in the 1830s through its survival during rough times in the Glass City. Select the ripest tomatoes from ... Leer más

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