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Book Synopsis Nevada Curiosities by : Richard Moreno
Download or read book Nevada Curiosities written by Richard Moreno and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive collection of Nevada's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Nevada residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Book Synopsis Chicago Curiosities by : Scotti Cohn
Download or read book Chicago Curiosities written by Scotti Cohn and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Windy City has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Chicagoan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Chicago Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Scotti Cohn takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Windy City. Watch Daedalus and Icarus fly across the façade of the Savings of America Building—and wonder if the mural’s location might carry a message for the financial industry. . . . A baboon with wings? A predatory grasshopper? Figure out for yourself just what Picasso’s “gift to Chicago”—a sculpture unveiled in 1967—represents. Want to stand out? You can do so at the Ledge at Skydeck Chicago, an all-glass architectural wonder attached to the 103rd floor of the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). Meet the man who travels the world impersonating President Obama.
Book Synopsis Alaska Curiosities by : B. B. Mackenzie
Download or read book Alaska Curiosities written by B. B. Mackenzie and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re a born-and-raised Alaskan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Alaska Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as B. B. Mackenzie takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sides of the Last Frontier State. Catch a glimpse of the ghost ship Clara Nevada, lost in a storm in 1898 while carrying a cargo of gold from the Klondike. Watch a baseball game on the longest day of the year in Fairbanks. Witness the Running of the Reindeer down 4th Avenue in Anchorage—held annually in March.
Download or read book Southwest Curiosities written by Sam Lowe and published by Globe Pequot. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southwest Curiosities is part of a GPP homegrown series of state-specific books that describe, with humor and affection—and a healthy dose of attitude—the oddest, quirkiest, and most outlandish places, personalities, events, and phenomena found within the state’s borders and in the chronicles of its history. The series provides a fun and accessible read for travelers and non travelers alike—a great armchair book with quirky black and white photographs throughout and maps for each region.
Download or read book Arizona Curiosities written by Sam Lowe and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saguaro cacti, desert landscapes, and the Grand Canyon may stand out as prominent Arizona features, but this scorching state is also home to bizarre places, personalities, events, and phenomena. These unique and quirky aspects are humorously displayed in Arizona Curiosities, a cross between a wacky news gazette, an almanac, and a humorous travel guide.
Book Synopsis Wisconsin Curiosities by : Michael Feldman
Download or read book Wisconsin Curiosities written by Michael Feldman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-04-14 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 foam rubber cheesehead, a worm that plays basketball, and the best place to savor chicken in a hubcap.
Book Synopsis Georgia Curiosities by : William Schemmel
Download or read book Georgia Curiosities written by William Schemmel and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive collection of Georgia's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Georgia residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Book Synopsis Connecticut Curiosities by : Susan Campbell
Download or read book Connecticut Curiosities written by Susan Campbell and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecticut Curiosities, 3rd Edition is part of a GPP homegrown series of state-specific books that describe, with humor and affection—and a healthy dose of attitude—the oddest, quirkiest, and most outlandish places, personalities, events, and phenomena found within the state’s borders and in the chronicles of its history. A fun, accessible read for travelers and non travelers alike—a great armchair book with quirky b/w photographs throughout and maps for each region. They can be thought of as combination almanacs, off-the-wall travel guides, and wacky news gazettes, all with a decidedly humorous twist. The narrative is good-naturedly humorous. Connecticut Curiosities, 3rd Edition is filled with humorous state facts and amusing stories and sports a visually varied, browsable design (with sidebars, archival photos, etc.). Part zany Connecticut guidebook and part Who's Who of odd and unsung heroes, this compendium of the state's quirks and characters will amuse Connecticut residents and visitors alike.
Book Synopsis Washington Curiosities by : Harriet Baskas
Download or read book Washington Curiosities written by Harriet Baskas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive collection of Washington's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Washington residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.
Download or read book Southwest written by Helen Foster James and published by 21st Century Basic Skills Libr. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books in the Outdoor Explorers series introduce children to the specific regional plants, animals, landscape, and weather in the United States through a fun nature hike. This book studies the Southwest. Bright, colorful pictures will keep children engaged as they learn about the great outdoors in the United States. Glossary, index, and bibliography are included.
Book Synopsis Arkansas Curiosities by : Janie Jones
Download or read book Arkansas Curiosities written by Janie Jones and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Natural State has to offer!
Book Synopsis Vermont Curiosities by : Robert Wilson
Download or read book Vermont Curiosities written by Robert Wilson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun, accessible read for travelers and non travelers alike Vermont Curiosities is part zany Vermont guidebook and part Who's Who of unusual and unsung heroes, this compendium of the state's quirks and characters will amuse Vermont residents and visitors alike.
Book Synopsis New Mexico Curiosities by : Sam Lowe
Download or read book New Mexico Curiosities written by Sam Lowe and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-01-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re a born-and-raised New Mexican, a recent transplant, or just passing through, New Mexico Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as it introduces you to the most fascinating characters in the Spanish State, and takes you places you never could have imagined—some of them right around the corner!
Book Synopsis Digging in the Southwest by : Ann Axtell Morris
Download or read book Digging in the Southwest written by Ann Axtell Morris and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about Jock Campbell's role in the shaping of British Guiana (Guyana) towards the end of the empire. Campbell, the head of the Booker Company which owned most of the sugar plantations in colonial Guyana, was a reformer whose Fabian socialist beliefs drove him to secure major benefits for sugar workers, in the 1950s-60s. It explores the interplay between Campbell's programme of reforms and the doctrinaire Marxism of Guyana's charismatic politician Cheddi Jagan. "Sweetening bitter sugar" is part biography, part history and politics.
Download or read book Weekly Review written by Fabian Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis What's in the Southwest? by : Lynn Peppas
Download or read book What's in the Southwest? written by Lynn Peppas and published by All Around the U.S.. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the four states that make up the Southwest region of the United States. The Southwest has many people of Hispanic descent as well as Native-American people from nations such as the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Apache. Find out how the climate, population distribution, history, and culture of this region make it distinct.
Book Synopsis Indiana Curiosities by : Dick Wolfsie
Download or read book Indiana Curiosities written by Dick Wolfsie and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2009-11-10 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hoosier State has to offer!
