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Book Synopsis Curiosities of Elmira by : Kelli L. Huggins
Download or read book Curiosities of Elmira written by Kelli L. Huggins and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long known as the "Queen City" of New York's Southern Tier, Elmira has a colorful history to live up to that name. Strange events and offbeat characters populate the city's past. Eldridge Park once had a violent bear pit. The mysterious extinction of the Labrador Duck still baffles researchers today. Inventor Henry Clum, forgotten in time, was a pioneer of meteorology. From the bright lights of the city's lost vaudeville stages to the dark corners of the criminal underworld, Elmirans have found fame and infamy. Author Kelli Huggins takes readers on an immersive journey into the curious and unique past of Elmira.
Book Synopsis Michigan Curiosities by : Colleen Burcar
Download or read book Michigan Curiosities written by Colleen Burcar and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Wolverine State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Michiganite, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Michigan Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Colleen Burcar takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sites in theWolverine State. Experience some raucous festivals that celebrate everything from Elvis and Jimmy Buffett to bologna and chicken gizzards. Visit the home of the world’s largest burger, where you can still order a 100-pound Goliath burger, topped off with a one-and-a-half-gallon Colossal sundae—and don’t forget the 20-inch chocolate chip cookie. Discover where the law of gravity is broken, tour an actual glass house (the ultimate recycling project), and visit some amazing stone “hobbit” houses.
Book Synopsis Elmira Academy of Sciences by : Elmira Academy Of Sciences
Download or read book Elmira Academy of Sciences written by Elmira Academy Of Sciences and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful reprinted book of the Elmira Academy of Sciences in 1892 by New York History Review. This volume includes Birds of Chemung County, The Tioga River and Its Tributaries, and the Chemung County Flora.
Book Synopsis History of Elmira, Horseheads and the Chemung Valley, with Sketches of the Churches, Schools, Scieties ... by : Galatian, A.B. & Co
Download or read book History of Elmira, Horseheads and the Chemung Valley, with Sketches of the Churches, Schools, Scieties ... written by Galatian, A.B. & Co and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Penal Ordinances of Elmira, New York 1899 by : New York History Review
Download or read book Penal Ordinances of Elmira, New York 1899 written by New York History Review and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-01-28 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a world of laws. Most protect us from others and ourselves. Some laws make you scratch your head. This book is a reprint of the 1899 laws of Elmira, New York. Remember, don't throw banana peels on the ground!
Book Synopsis Curiosities of the Civil War by : Webb Garrison
Download or read book Curiosities of the Civil War written by Webb Garrison and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2011-02-27 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Civil War buffs, be warned: Webb Garrison’s Curiosities of the Civil War may catch you off guard. Packed with obscurities and bizarre anecdotes, it spills over with specifics you’ve likely never heard. Debated, reenacted, and analyzed, the Civil War has been the subject of countless books, films, and scholarly research—many of them quite repetitious. This nuanced perspective on the war provides a glimpse beyond the bloody battles, casualties, and political conflict. You'll discover: The first sitting president to be exposed to enemy fire What badgers, pigeons, and bear cubs had in common during the war Which of Stonewall Jackson’s limbs received its own proper burial The turtle-shaped ship designed to douse its opponents with boiling water Which Confederate general was responsible for introducing camels to the Southwest This cache of peculiar characters and stories will deepen your understanding of the war and the people who engaged in it.
Book Synopsis History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler Counties, New York by : Henry B. Peirce
Download or read book History of Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins and Schuyler Counties, New York written by Henry B. Peirce and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Complete Military History and Record of the 108th Regiment N.Y. Vols., from 1862 to 1894 by : George H. Washburn
Download or read book A Complete Military History and Record of the 108th Regiment N.Y. Vols., from 1862 to 1894 written by George H. Washburn and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Old Tioga Point and Early Athens, Pennsylvania by : Louise Welles Murray
Download or read book A History of Old Tioga Point and Early Athens, Pennsylvania written by Louise Welles Murray and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Athens and old Tioga Point lie in Athens Township in Bradford County. Tioga Point is the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chemung rivers. This history describes the valley above Tioga Point.
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Book Synopsis Recollecting History beyond Borders by : Lhoussain Simour
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Book Synopsis The Whispering Roots by : Cecil Day Lewis
Download or read book The Whispering Roots written by Cecil Day Lewis and published by Jonathan Cape. This book was released on 1970 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Hellmira written by Derek Maxfield and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth history of the inhumane Union Civil War prison camp that became known as “the Andersonville of the North.” Long called by some the “Andersonville of the North,” the prisoner of war camp in Elmira, New York, is remembered as the most notorious of all Union-run POW camps. It existed only from the summer of 1864 to July 1865, but in that time, and for long after, it became darkly emblematic of man’s inhumanity to man. Confederate prisoners called it “Hellmira.” Hastily constructed, poorly planned, and overcrowded, prisoner of war camps North and South were dumping grounds for the refuse of war. An unfortunate necessity, both sides regarded the camps as temporary inconveniences—and distractions from the important task of winning the war. There was no need, they believed, to construct expensive shelters or provide better rations. They needed only to sustain life long enough for the war to be won. Victory would deliver prisoners from their conditions. As a result, conditions in the prisoner of war camps amounted to a great humanitarian crisis, the extent of which could hardly be understood even after the blood stopped flowing on the battlefields. In the years after the war, as Reconstruction became increasingly bitter, the North pointed to Camp Sumter—better known as the Andersonville POW camp in Americus, Georgia—as evidence of the cruelty and barbarity of the Confederacy. The South, in turn, cited the camp in Elmira as a place where Union authorities withheld adequate food and shelter and purposefully caused thousands to suffer in the bitter cold. This finger-pointing by both sides would go on for over a century. And as it did, the legend of Hellmira grew. In this book, Derek Maxfield contextualizes the rise of prison camps during the Civil War, explores the failed exchange of prisoners, and tells the tale of the creation and evolution of the prison camp in Elmira. In the end, Maxfield suggests that it is time to move on from the blame game and see prisoner of war camps—North and South—as a great humanitarian failure. Praise for Hellmira “A unique and informative contribution to the growing library of Civil War histories...Important and unreservedly recommended.” —Midwest Book Review “A good book, and the author should be congratulated.” —Civil War News
