Arcadia publishing sc jun 2013 (10 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Since William Penn presided over the state's only official witch trial in 1684, witchcraft and folk magic have been a part of the history of the Keystone State.English and German settlers brought their beliefs in magic with them from the Old World--sometimes with dangerous consequences. In 18…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - New Hampshire was one of the first colonies to declare its independence from British rule. The patriotism and courage demonstrated in that act were by no means unprecedented--just before they began the Revolution, state residents attacked British-occupied Fort William and Mary in December 177…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Bainbridge Island sits in the middle of Puget Sound in Washington State. Its unique history starts with the Native Americans and includes logging, farming, fishing, and shipbuilding from the late 1800s through the present. Early explorers included George Vancouver in 1792 and the Wilkes exped…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From saloons and tamale vendors to greasy spoons and neon-lit drive-ins, Sacramento natives Maryellen Burns and Keith Burns trace the trends of California's capital city through 150 years of dining out. Share in the delicious anecdotes and recipes gathered from restaurant owners, employees an…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Onthe banks of the Potomac River, Georgetown has had three centuries toaccumulate ghoulish tales and venerable apparitions to haunt its cobbledstreets and mansions. In this historic Washington, D.C., neighborhood, the eerie moans of three sistersherald every death on the river, and on R Street, Pre…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Battle of Fisher's Hill created a greater opportunity to destroy harvests from the 'Breadbasket of the Confederacy' than any other Union victory in the hotly contested Shenandoah Valley. Union major general Philip Sheridan's men forced Confederate lieutenant general Jubal A. Early's smaller forc…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Best known as an educator and early civil rights activist, Mary McLeod Bethune was the daughter of former slaves. After moving to Washington, D.C., in 1936, she organized and represented thousands of women with the National Council of Negro Women. She led the charge to change the segregationist poli…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Since the inaugural meeting was held in August 1863, Saratoga Springs has been the scene of memorable races, often featuring legends of the sport. Although some of the epic moments are still familiar today, such as Upset's defeat of Man o' War in the 1919 Sanford Memorial, many of the triumphs and d…