Globe Pequot: 748 books
by Nita B. Phillips
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2009
For anyone who has ever dreamed of starting a home-based interior design business but has been hesitant to put a business plan into action, this book contains all the necessary tools and success strategies needed to launch, run, and grow a thriving business. An experienced designer shares her experiences...
by L. B. Taylor Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2019
Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Old Dominion State
Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author L. B. Tayloy shines a light in the dark corners of Virginia and scares those spirits out of hiding...
World War I New York
A Guide to the City's Enduring Ties to The Great War
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
In 1917 one million soldiers, sailors, and Marines departed for France to fight in World War I from New York. The city was an important hub during the war as the recruiting and patriotic efforts continued. Following the Armistice in 1918, more memorials were erected to veterans than for any other...
Haunted Colleges and Universities
Creepy Campuses, Scary Scholars, and Deadly Dorms
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Among our country's treasures are its colleges and universities, meccas of culture and higher learning--and paranormal activity. Haunted Colleges and Universities, a collection of stories of ghosts, mysteries, and paranormal happenings at colleges and universities, will leave readers delightfully frightened.
Georgia's Remarkable Women
Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Georgia's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History recognizes the women who helped to shape the Peach State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings.
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by Sam Lowe
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books.
48 Hours Boston
Timed Tours For Short Stays
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2009
No time to research the many wonders of Boston? This pocketsize guide directs you to the main attractions of this remarkable and historic city, including many that are overlooked even by the seasoned Bostonian. With this resource in hand, you'll leave feeling you've truly sensed the pulse of Boston.
Spooky Wisconsin
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2008
Paul Bunyon and Babe, Native American Indians, ghosts, river mysteries, and more populate the pages of Spooky Wisconsin. You'll meet the shrouded horseman of Milwaukee, the troll of Mount Horeb, the dark horse of the Dells, and more as you join folklorist S. E. Schlosser to discover the spooky stories...
by Seth Brown
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
From the story of Rhode Island's first colonist (who contrary to your elementary-school history book wasn't Roger Williams) to the revolutionary precursors to the Boston Tea Party to the wedding of Jack and Jackie Kennedy, It Happened in Rhode Island captures some the great events in American History and the history of the small, but fascinating, Ocean State.
Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path®
A Guide to Unique Places
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the...
Connecticut Made
Homegrown Products by Local Craftsman, Artisans, and Purveyors
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2016
A unique guidebook and local resource full of hundreds of things to find and buy, crafts to discover, factories to explore, and history to uncover––all made in Connecticut. Hundreds of the state’s top cottage industries––all places that you can shop and/or tour––are showcased. Organized...
Cheap Bastard's™ Guide to Miami
Secrets of Living the Good Life--For Less!
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010
Miami is full of free and ridiculously cheap stuff—one just needs to know where to look. Leave it to “The Cheap Bastard” to uncover all the ins and outs and exclusive bargains to be had, and to set forth the real deal with wit and humor.
Discovering Vintage San Francisco
A Guide to the City’s Timeless Eateries, Bars, Shops & More
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
The Discovering Vintage series takes you back in time to all of the timeless classic spots each city has to offer. The books spotlight the charming stories that tell you what each place is like now and how it got that way from classic restaurants to shops to other establishments that still thrive...
American Lighthouses
A Comprehensive Guide to Exploring Our National Coastal Treasures
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
A celebration of the great American lighthouses, their keepers, their histories, and their ongoing stories
For more than two centuries, lighthouses have helped sailors find their way through treacherous waters, guiding them home or taking them safely through passages on their way to adventure....