Sutton publishing aug 2022 (9 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explore the 150-year history of Ocean Grove through its preserved Victorian homes, reflecting a rich Christian heritage and seaside community.Explore the 150-year history of one of America's most unique seaside Camp Meeting communities through Ocean Grove's historic homes. VanderBerg will take you on a walking tour in Ocean Grove's Historic District to explore the preserved architectural treasures that remain within 'God's Square Mile at the Jersey Shore.' The home styles commonly found in Ocean Grove mix and borrow from the Victorian era of architecture with highlights of local artisan craftsmanship unique to this seaside community. Most homes have a story linked to a rich Christian heritage that dates back to 1869, when thousands came to Ocean Grove for spiritual refreshment and renewal. Visitors today can still find that same kind of community as they stroll among the narrow streets while neighbors visit on open porches and music can be heard in the distance coming from the Great Auditorium.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Amanda Bennett-Cole explores the forgotten history and abandoned sites of Western Indiana, from blighted neighborhoods to Cold War relics.Western Indiana is home to Purdue University, along with many factories that have managed to flourish while others left the state; however, that is not to say the area is free from blight. Entire neighborhoods that once housed professors and students are left to rot minutes away from campus, and hotels that once hosted important visitors have been closed overnight, leaving everything behind. Areas that were important for America during the Cold War and World War II have been forgotten, while the places that sheltered our most vulnerable have become ghosts on the side of the highways, overlooked and overgrown. Homes are left standing in the woods, a monument for better, happier times. Family photos look on from the wall, smiling from the past. Bomb shelters meant to protect from the threat of atomic annihilation have been completely forgotten about, their locations lost to history and forgotten in the corn fields, only known from old newspapers. Join Amanda Bennett-Cole on an exploration of these abandoned and forgotten locations in Western Indiana.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explore the iconic signs and storefronts of Los Angeles through photos, stories, and personal anecdotes.Somewhere between the allure of the Hollywood sign and Pacific Ocean, there it is. You may have seen it in your favorite movie, walked by it a thousand times, or maybe it's just a distant memory. It's the signs and storefronts that make LA, and the greater Los Angeles area, so iconic. Not only can you see the history of Los Angeles, you can see history. A history, in some cases, that is holding on for dear life. Each photo tells its own story of survival. Amidst these images are essays, anecdotes, and stories from artists, writers, actors, musicians, and business owners about their own personal LA. Take a journey to the towns, cities, and neighborhoods that define culture, one photo at a time. …

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Blends archival photos and narratives, tracing the history, scandal, and transformation of Manhattan's iconic street from 1824 to the present.To borrow from Daphne Du Maurier's Rebecca, 'Last night I dreamt I went back to 'Manderley' again.' Instead, we will time travel back to 1824 and a similar little unpaved road that crossed the Brevoort's farm--land holdings that stretched, since 1701, from the Bowery up past today's Washington Square to 14th Street. Brevoort generations developed the land to the northern outskirts of the village of Manhattan. Tales of Fifth Avenue Through Time connects that past with the present via yellowed archival photos--the closest we have to time travel. Historical; yes, hysterical; oh yes, scandalous; but of course--all while being documented via panorama, box and brownie, digital and selfie, cinema, silent and sound, capturing the environs of the wealthiest families on the planet that lived on the only avenue to lend its moniker to a candy bar. Tourist and locals will take a tour bus, and you will too, literarily and visually, past the surviving and ghosts of mansions; past the churches and museums; and past the most exclusive stores credit cards can handle, down the canyon of high-rises that is Fifth Avenue, Manhattan.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A deep dive into the history of Halloween, from its Celtic roots to modern-day Boston traditions.Noah Webster identifies Halloween as 'October 31: observed especially with dressing up in disguise, trick-or-treating, and displaying jack o'lanterns during the evening.' Concise and correct, but it is so much more than just an evening. It is really a state of mind and an excuse for merrymaking, revelry, and masquerade by both children as well as adults. Halloween, short for All Hallow' Eve, has its origins dating back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, the Celtic New Year's festival. All Hallows really means 'summer's end' and the festival celebrated the end of the harvest season and the coming of winter. Out of this tradition, the jack o'lantern is associated with the Irish folk tale of Stingy Jack, a clever drunk and con man who fooled the devil into banning him from hell, but because of his sinful life, could not enter heaven. After his death, he roamed the world carrying a small lantern made from a turnip with a red-hot ember from hell inside to light his way. A lot of people think of Halloween as a truly American holiday. In some ways it really is a very American holiday, because over the decades it has grown to enormous proportions. However, some people don't remember that its roots are Celtic-European. Americans began to dress in costumes and go from house to house asking for food or money, a practice that eventually became today's 'trick-or-treat' tradition. In Halloween Traditions in Boston, Anthony Sammarco discusses the history of the Salem Witchcraft Trials which caused such tremendous anxiety and fear and the deaths of many innocent people in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1692, to the decorating of Beacon Hill as a veritable neighborhood of whimsy, with macabre skulls, bones, and cobwebs, to pumpkins and lighted jack o'lanterns.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Schriever Space Force Base commands U.S. military satellites, providing critical space operations and global communications support.Starting out as the Consolidated Space Operations Center at Falcon Air Force Station, the Air Force corollary to NASA's Johnson Space Center, Schriever Space Force Base has become the most important military installation in the entire world, with its command and control of all major U.S. military satellite systems. Named after the 'Father of Air Force Space and Missiles,' General Bernard 'Bennie' Schriever, the installation provides 24-hours-a-day/365-days-a-year command and control to the nation's vital satellite assets. Space systems under control by Schriever personnel include the Global Positioning System (GPS) constellation, which provides free, world-wide access to positioning, navigation, and timing signals; Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), weather satellites poised to provide warfighters with accurate environmental data; Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellites, providing communications connectivity to U.S. and Allied forces around the world; and the Satellite Control Network (SCN), a network of world-wide locations providing connectivity to satellites in low, medium, and geosynchronous Earth orbit. Today, Schriever SFB personnel continue to exemplify the United States Space Force's motto of Semper Supra, 'Always Above.'.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Explore the quirky history, legends, and innovations that make Oregon truly unique.There are many unique things about Oregon. For example, the state has a 'silent rock'--legend says you must not speak or play music while driving past it. Oregon is known for its forests and ocean views, but there is actually a forest within the ocean. The town of Boring, Oregon, has sister cities of Dull, Scotland, and Bland, Australia. It has been proven that money does grow on trees in Oregon. There is a tuff ring from an ice age lake bed in the state. Also, Oregon has many credits to its name including Bing cherries, tater tots, marionberries, and the Phillips-head screwdriver. Join author Margaret LaPlante and discover the things that make Oregon unique.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A lively collection of historical columns exploring the colorful, quirky, and often dramatic past of shipyard town Vallejo and Solano County.The columns in this book focus on the colorful and fascinating history of Vallejo, a shipyard town just north of San Francisco. The writing began following the publishing of author Brendan Riley's book about Vallejo's infamous sailor district, Lower Georgia Street: California's Forgotten Barbary Coast. In the course of writing the book, he amassed a small mountain of notes, files, photos, and other materials that dealt with many other aspects of Solano County history. Writing a history column seemed like a good way to make use of that material. Vanishing Vallejo features a broad recounting of stories of people and events that circulated for years. Some of the stories are about matters of great significance while others fall under the heading of unusual and off-beat. Some columns might make you smile--others won't. It all comes under the heading of area history that ought to be remembered rather than forgotten. There is no need for a bookmark--just open this book randomly to find tales of tragedy, treachery, and crime, along with stories of heroism, bravery, and achievement. The author hopes that putting these columns into book form will help to preserve some of Vallejo's very colorful history and perhaps encourage future storytellers to do more research and unearth additional details that will advance and improve upon what's written in this book.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Details the rise of West Coast gambling ships, highlighting crime figures, rivalries, and their legacy.Three miles outside California's jurisdiction amid the second half of the roaring twenties, a handful of bootleggers, gamblers, Mafiosi, and political fixers sank their earnings into a boisterous new venture. From kidnapping to killing, bouts with lawmen and public officials, and feuds among competing factions, It's a Pleasure covers the events that defined the gambling ship era, the vessels where the magic happened, and the players who ushered in the offshore betting craze, some of whom are now considered founding fathers of modern-day Las Vegas. Los Angeles crime historian, Dr. J. Michael Niotta, reveals the rivalry between the powerful Spring Street gambling clique and the local mafia, highlighting the role of his great grandfather, L.A. godfather Jack Dragna, a co-owner in two of the earliest water gamblers on the West Coast. Moving toward the war years, Niotta delves into the glad-handing tactics and troubles of personable gambler Tony Cornero, and snapshots the industry's abrupt end. It's a Pleasure includes a foreword by Geoff Schumacher, VP of Exhibits and Programs, Las Vegas Mob Museum, and an introduction by Steve Lawson of the California Wreck Divers and Adventurers Club of Los Angeles.…