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Though there are more automobiles than harvesters on the roads these days, folks in Wythe County, Virginia, keep their memories and traditions preserved in these conversations with the local twentieth-century farmers who spent their entire lives working this land. Visit with James Kegley, a fourth-generation farmer discussing his family’s cattle and poultry drives to the…
Arthur Platt Howard’s preface says it all. “At some period during every man’s life he thinks he can make money by speculating on Wall Street. To such this book will prove valuable, not that it shows how to make money, but, rather, how to limit the losses.” Here are timeless words of wisdom for any…
Nestled between Pilot Mountain and the Blue RidgeMountains, Yadkin County, North Carolina, is a beautiful region inhabited by energetic, hardworkingAmericans, descendants of the pioneers who settled there over two hundred years ago. A rural setting that is close to major metropolitan areas, the county’s special appeal is its unique way of incorporating change while preserving…
Arising from sagebrush in 1884, Yakima, Washington, became an instant city within its first year of existence. With the initial placement of more than 100 moved structures and rapid construction of new ones, the city’s downtown vicinity expanded rapidly in its first few decades. Along with the city’s business growth, its population size also exploded….
The National Register of Historic Places lists the Yakima Valley Transportation Company (YVT) as the last intact early 20th century electric interurban railroad in America. From its beginning in 1907, the YVT was no quitter, surviving a takeover by the Union Pacific, large financial losses as the last trolley railroad in Washington state, attempts at…
Ever since the first Yale team took the field in 1872, the Bulldogs’ place in the history of college football has been well established. With 26 national championships, 13 Ivy League championships, 100 consensus all-Americans, dozens of College Football Hall of Famers, two Heisman Trophy winners, and over 800 victories, the Elis’ list of accomplishments…
Called the “Last Frontier,” the “Land of the Last Pioneers” and the “Place that Time Forgot,” Routt County was among the last places settled in the continental United States. Between 1820 and 1845, notable people such as Kit Carson, Jim Baker and Jim Bridger were all known to visit the Yampa Valley. But it wasn’t…
The biggest meteor shower of the century filled the sky in the winter of 1833, and Yancey County came into being that December. It is a place of fierce independence, astounding natural beauty, and civic pride. Nestled amidst the Black Mountains, the county boasts 19 peaks above 6,000 feet, including Mount Mitchell, the tallest peak…
The Willow Run Bomber Plant opened in 1941 and produced over 8,600 B-24 Liberator bombers, a key element of the Allied arsenal in World War II. In 1981, a group of aviation enthusiasts established the Yankee Air Museum about a mile away from the original bomber plant. The museum built a substantial collection of flyable…
This is the story of Sylvia, a little girl from Boston and her adventures in Charleston, South Carolina just before the start of the Civil War
FollowtheexperiencesofKathleen,aspirited11-year-oldinthedayssurroundingtheeventfulCivilWarBattleatGettysburg.
The Bronx’s Yankee Stadium was designed to be the grandest, most impressive and intimidating sports arena ever. Over the years, the stadium’s mystique and grandeur have been exponentially enhanced by championship boxing matches, professional and college football, Negro League games, papal visits, and the New York Yankees baseball club’s iconic reputation as the gold standard…
During the 1860s, the Missouri River served as a natural highway, through snags and rapids, from St. Louis to Fort Benton for steamboats bringing Yankees and Rebels and their families to the remote Montana territory. The migration transformed the Upper Missouri region from the isolation of the fur trade era to the raucous gold rush…
Between 1920 and 1964, the Bronx Bombers dominated the game of baseball. In this striking and nostalgic volume featuring many rarely seen photographs, we meet the heroes that were the New York Yankees. It was a time when baseball players enjoyed an elevated status as national icons, a time when men wearing baggy, flannel uniforms…
The New York Yankees are the most successful franchise in the history of sports. When they were founded as the New York Highlanders, no one could have imagined how high they would land, capturing 40 American League pennants and a staggering 27 World Series championships. Many of baseball’s all-time greats have shined in Yankee pinstripes…
This novel incorporates Sarah Morgans actual diary entries into a story of Civil War survival.
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