Author: Fran Capo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762768975
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Part of our new and growing Myths and Mysteries series, Myths and Mysteries of New York explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in New York’s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New York history.
Myths and Mysteries of New York
New York Myths and Legends
Author: Fran Capo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493039857
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Are there alligators under New York City? Did the military take the lessons learned in the so-called “Philadelphia Experiment” of 1943 and apply the same technology at Montauk—to develop a weapon that would literally drive the enemy insane? Just who was the homeless man who walked a 365-mile route every thirty-four days, dressed in heavy leather? From the Lake Champlain monster to the friendly ghost hostess of Skene Manor, New York Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Empire State’s most fascinating stories.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493039857
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
Are there alligators under New York City? Did the military take the lessons learned in the so-called “Philadelphia Experiment” of 1943 and apply the same technology at Montauk—to develop a weapon that would literally drive the enemy insane? Just who was the homeless man who walked a 365-mile route every thirty-four days, dressed in heavy leather? From the Lake Champlain monster to the friendly ghost hostess of Skene Manor, New York Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Empire State’s most fascinating stories.
Myths and Mysteries of New Jersey
Author: Fran Capo
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762767464
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Part of our new and growing Mysteries and Legends series, Mysteries and Legends of New Jersey explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in New Jersey's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New Jersey history. Read about the mysterious Blue Hole. Question if the New Jersey Devil is real or not. Visit the Phareloch Castle, the friendliest haunted castle in New Jersey.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762767464
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Part of our new and growing Mysteries and Legends series, Mysteries and Legends of New Jersey explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in New Jersey's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New Jersey history. Read about the mysterious Blue Hole. Question if the New Jersey Devil is real or not. Visit the Phareloch Castle, the friendliest haunted castle in New Jersey.
Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries
Author: Kenneth L. Feder
Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Publisher: Mayfield Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Myths and Mysteries of Florida
Author: E. Lynne Wright
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762791047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Myths and Mysteries of Florida reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hovers over the Sunshine State. This book offers residents, travelers, history buffs, and ghost hunters a refreshingingly lively collection of stories about Florida's unsolved murders, legendary villains, lingering ghosts, terrifying myths, and haunted places.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762791047
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Myths and Mysteries of Florida reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hovers over the Sunshine State. This book offers residents, travelers, history buffs, and ghost hunters a refreshingingly lively collection of stories about Florida's unsolved murders, legendary villains, lingering ghosts, terrifying myths, and haunted places.
Myth and Mythmaking
Author: Julia Leslie
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136778810
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Essays focusing on some of the ways in which myths have been made, and made to function, in the rich cultural history of India from the dawn of history through to the present day.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136778810
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Essays focusing on some of the ways in which myths have been made, and made to function, in the rich cultural history of India from the dawn of history through to the present day.
Mind Over Matter
Author: Billy Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940157146
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
History of the record label Fortune Records, of Detroit Michigan, including extensive interviews and discography.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940157146
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
History of the record label Fortune Records, of Detroit Michigan, including extensive interviews and discography.
Myth and Mystery
Author: Jack Finegan
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Clever insights are a distinguishing mark of this excellent, concise overview of ancient religions that existed during the formative years of Judaism and Christianity.
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Clever insights are a distinguishing mark of this excellent, concise overview of ancient religions that existed during the formative years of Judaism and Christianity.
Cursed in New York
Author: Randi Minetor
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493013777
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A collection of riveting stories about preternatural revenge. Discover the riveting stories about Queen Esther and the Iroquois Slaughter, The Curse of Mamie O’Rourke, The Rangers, the Stanley Cup and the Curse of 1940, The Death of a President and the City that Fails to Thrive, and many more. Some stories will be regionally well known. Others are nearly forgotten. All are cursed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493013777
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A collection of riveting stories about preternatural revenge. Discover the riveting stories about Queen Esther and the Iroquois Slaughter, The Curse of Mamie O’Rourke, The Rangers, the Stanley Cup and the Curse of 1940, The Death of a President and the City that Fails to Thrive, and many more. Some stories will be regionally well known. Others are nearly forgotten. All are cursed.
Dictionary of Nature Myths
Author: Tamra Andrews
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195136772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195136772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Comprehensive and cross-referenced, this informative volume is a rich introduction to the world of nature as experienced by ancient peoples around the globe. 51 halftones.