Washington gained statehood on November 11, 1889, making it one of the newer states and yet, the land that comprises the Evergreen State has been inhabited for centuries. Long before Europeans came to North America, indigenous people were living h...Loe edasi...
Washington gained statehood on November 11, 1889, making it one of the newer states and yet, the land that comprises the Evergreen State has been inhabited for centuries. Long before Europeans came to North America, indigenous people were living h...Loe edasi...
Time has all but forgotten the tragic tales of those who have passed through Nevada, but their spirits remain. As arguably the most haunted state in the nation, Nevada has more than its share of ghosts with intriguing stories and historical connecti...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Aug-2023, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: America Through Time, ISBN-13: 9781634994804)
Before Las Vegas became the entertainment capital of the world, there was Reno. Known as the Biggest Little City in the World, Reno was the legalized gambling, prostitution, and divorce center of the universe. Naturally, there was crime—in the cit...Loe edasi...
As the dense coastal fog rolls in to blanket the shoreline in gloomy silence, one thing becomes very clear. Oregon is a state in which ghosts roam. Not only here on the coast but in the lush green inland regions as well. Oregon is the ninth largest...Loe edasi...
This book explores the most famous ghost stories from Californias past (dating back to the 18th century) with spine-tingling details that will delight readers-- Few states can rival California in terms of natural beauty and exciti...Loe edasi...
Las Vegas has a historic and haunted side. This book highlights the most interesting sites and stories, from haunted casinos to Hoover Dam....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 25-Jan-2021, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: America Through Time, ISBN-13: 9781634992817)
Murder is shocking. The savagery of Elizabeth Shorts (also known as the Black Dahlia) slaying was beyond anything Los Angeles, indeed the U.S., had experienced. Short would not be the only young woman in Los Angeles during the 1940s to suffer at the...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Sep-2020, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: America Through Time, ISBN-13: 9781634992510)
Las Vegas is a city of glimmering lights, tanned celebrities, and mega-resorts. Every year, millions of tourists visit, seeking time in the sun, entertainment, and perhaps to return home with more money than they arrived with. Some will. Most wont....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Sep-2019, Kirjastus: History Pr, ISBN-13: 9781467144209)
Sumter Countys serene beauty is cloaked by mystery--a Seminole sages timeless spell, a lurking swamp monster, a familys spirited legacy and the ghostly cries of brokenhearted souls. Floridian bad boys, mobsters and bank robbers line the pages of S...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Sep-2019, Kirjastus: History Pr, ISBN-13: 9781467143875)
Alcatraz is one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Evil spirits, unknown beasts, vicious murderers and an untold number of ghosts all are said to reside on this tiny island in San Francisco Bay. Rufus McCain, who died a brutal death at the ha...Loe edasi...
The 287-mile stretch of highway that runs east to west across Nevadas desert is billed as the Loneliest Road in America. But those who explore it find there is plenty to discover along the way in the towns of Austin, Eureka, Ely, Fallon and Fernle...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 20-Feb-2017, Paperback, Kirjastus: History Press, ISBN-13: 9781467137683)
At seventeen, Floyd Burton Loveless became the youngest person ever executed by the state of Nevada. What led him to that end was just as tragic. Following a series of family catastrophes, Loveless was a petty thief by age twelve and a confessed rapi...Loe edasi...
