This easy-to-use guide, completely revised and updated in clear, concise prose, features more than hundreds of sites in 31 states--solemn battlefields, gracious mansions, state parks
History and folkloreabound in thesetwenty-five true stories about lost ships along North Carolina's storm-washed Outer Banks. Learn the haunting tales of wrecked vessels such as the steam
The glaciers that advanced and then receded through the Great Lakes region shaped Michigan’s terrain and soil in ways that challenge and sometimes confound modern-day gardeners. Michigan today
Discover Alabama's curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Coon Dog Cemetery, learn about the cattle-mut
There a few events in life more important than a wedding. It is a day when everything must go according to plan. In the United States alone, more than four million people tie the knot annually, with
From cow town to mob town to entertainment mecca, Las Vegas has a most unusual history filled with equally unusual events. This book captures twenty-five such episodes, some violent, some just quirky
From the Publisher: Twenty-one riveting stories and illustrations about ships that met their end in the treacherous waters of the Great Lakes, such as: British gunboat H.M.S. Speedy in 1804, American
Popular public radio show host Michael Feldman and coauthor Diana Cook introduce Wisconsin's weirdest, wackiest, and most outrageous people, places, and things including a man who owes his life to a f
Complemented by maps and a compilation of fascinating facts and trivia, an entertaining look at Massachusetts history offers little-known information about such events as the Salem witch trials, the B
How a modern-day mine disaster has turned a Pennsylvania community into a ghost town*For much of its history, Centralia, Pennsylvania, had a population of around 2,000. By 1981, this had
The Queen?s Gambit is one of the most popular and fundamental chess openings of all time and it has been the battleground for countless world-class encounters throughout the history of chess. Adheren
No opening in recent times has captured the imagination of the chess public more than the Sicilian Sveshnikov. Initially popularized in the 1970s, the Sveshnikov has exploded onto the chess scene at t
A handy pocket-sized guide to mountain biking around Lake Tahoe and Truckee. Detailed ride descriptions make it easy to find the trailheads and follow the routes, helping mountain bikers stay on track
This comprehensive and classic text, originally published in the early 1900’s, was written to assist farmers and mechanics instructors, and was the first book on the subject to deal exclusively with t
