Curiosities Of Elmira
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Curiosities Of Elmira
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Author : Kelli L. Huggins
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017-03-13
Curiosities Of Elmira written by Kelli L. Huggins and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-13 with History categories.
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.
A Short History Of Elmir
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Author : Eva Taylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-09-01
A Short History Of Elmir written by Eva Taylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with categories.
Michigan Curiosities
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Author : Colleen Burcar
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2012-10-02
Michigan Curiosities written by Colleen Burcar and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-02 with Travel categories.
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.
101 Things You Didn T Know About Elmira New York
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Author : Horace Martin Woodhouse
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2010-07-07
101 Things You Didn T Know About Elmira New York written by Horace Martin Woodhouse and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-07 with History categories.
After you've browsed through this entertaining and captivating compendium, you will better understand why Elmira, New York, has a greater "quirk" quotient than most places. To prove his point, author Horace Martin Woodhouse has dug up bits of esoterica - odd, amusing, and little-known strands that make up the city's variegated fabric. Can you name Elmira's astronaut, Playboy Magazine centerfold, North Pole explorer, NASCAR champion, TV judge, or the local boxer who fought Joe Louis? What is the Lincoln assassination's connection to Elmira? Who turned a local newspaper into a national media empire? Why is Elmira College obsessed with the color purple? Where was Mark Twain's favorite local saloon? How did Elmira come to be called the "Queen City"? What in the world was the King of France doing here? Readers will learn the answers to these intriguing questions and much, much more. Fascinating tangents and tidbits in purposely random sequence (with generous cross-references) create a ready-to-explore trail of knowledge about Elmira and its environs. It's brimming with amazing true stories, corrected myths, and peculiar particulars about the people and events that have shaped local culture. This winningly irreverent little book is guaranteed to reveal things you never knew about this upstate New York city.
History Of Elmira 1784 1923
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Author : Frank D. Bristow
language : en
Publisher:
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History Of Elmira 1784 1923 written by Frank D. Bristow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
A Remarkable Curiosity
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Author : Amos Jay Cummings
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2011-05-18
A Remarkable Curiosity written by Amos Jay Cummings and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-18 with History categories.
In 1873, Amos Jay Cummings, a decorated Civil War veteran and journalist for the New York Sun newspaper, set out on a westward journey aboard the newly completed transcontinental railroad. For some time, miners, settlers, and entrepreneurs had already been heading west to make their fortunes, and Cummings made the trip in part to see what all the fuss was about. During his six-month expedition from Kansas to California, Cummings sent extraordinary and engaging accounts of the American West back to his readers in New York. Collected in this volume for the first time are Cummings's portraits of a land and its assortment of characters unlike anything back East. Characters like Pedro Armijo, the New Mexican sheep tycoon who took Denver by storm, and more prominently the Mormon prophet Brigham Young and one of his wives, Ann Eliza Young, who was filing for divorce at the time of Cummings's arrival. Although today he is virtually unknown, during his lifetime Cummings was one of the most famous newspapermen in the United States, in part because of stories like these. Complete with a biographical sketch and historical introduction, A Remarkable Curiosity is an enjoyable read for anybody interested in the American West in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
Morbid Curiosity
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Author : Alan W. Petrucelli
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2009-09-29
Morbid Curiosity written by Alan W. Petrucelli and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-29 with Social Science categories.
"It's shocking and sinful, and I couldn't put it down!" -Joan Rivers The strange, startling, and utterly fascinating stories behind the world's most notorious celebrity deaths. Was Jayne Mansfield really decapitated? Which manly appendage of Napoleon's was cut off during his autopsy? (And where did it go?) What went to the grave (literally) with River Phoenix, Frank Sinatra, and Princess Diana? Death is fascinating. Just think about the last time you slowed down as you passed the scene of a car accident. When a public figure bites the dust, the curiosity only increases. From Attila the Hun to Marie Antoinette, from Heath Ledger to Anna Nicole Smith, the deaths of the rich and famous spark endless speculation and tabloid fodder. Their lives-and deaths-are grave matters.
The Agassiz Journal For Curiosity Collectors
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
The Agassiz Journal For Curiosity Collectors written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Collectors and collecting categories.
Undaunted Curiosity
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Author : Douglas W. Ayres
language : en
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Release Date : 2012-03-12
Undaunted Curiosity written by Douglas W. Ayres and has been published by Trafford Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-12 with Travel categories.
Enjoy a leisurely cruise in a 54 yacht on the rivers, lakes, waterways and canals of the United States and Canada, from New York City up the Hudson, thru the Erie Canal to Lake Ontario, then zigzag down the St. Lawrence River thru the Thousand Islands to Montreal. The cruise then moves across Ontario and Quebec to Hull and Ottawa on the Ottawa River into the historic 1820s Rideau Canal and its 45 colorful Lock Parks. This spectacular scenery of central Ontario leads back to Lake Ontario, at Kingston, then via the 55 locks of the Trent-Severn Waterway thru Canadas cottage-country lakes to gorgeous Georgian Bay. Here the journey turns south to Detroit, via Lakes Huron and St. Clair, then around Michigans thumb, to Sault St. Marie and Lake Superior. Moving across the Great Lakes to Chicago leads to the Illinois River into the Mississippi. The entire length of that mighty River then is cruised and described. Other tributary rivers explored town-by-city-by-town are the St. Croix, Ohio, Muskingum, Kentucky, Green, Kanawha, Allegheny, Monongahela, and Arkansas, most to their head of navigation. The White, Black, Atchafalaya, the West Gulf Intracoastal Waterway from Morgan City to Mobile, and the Tenn-Tom Waterway from Mobile Bay north to Columbus, Mississippi then follows, in detail. 190 marine charts and illustrations and 23 pages of color photos provide details of the magnificence encompassed in this book. The scenic wonders and delights of 16,000 miles of Americas Waterways are explored and exposed, showing off America the Beautiful.
Scribner S Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
Scribner S Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with categories.