Author: Fred D. Cavinder
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253206589
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Submitted for your consideration: the blind man who designed and built an automobile, the "volunteertree growing out of a courthouse roof, and much, much more.
Amazing Tales from Indiana
Author: Fred D. Cavinder
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253206589
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Submitted for your consideration: the blind man who designed and built an automobile, the "volunteertree growing out of a courthouse roof, and much, much more.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253206589
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Submitted for your consideration: the blind man who designed and built an automobile, the "volunteertree growing out of a courthouse roof, and much, much more.
More Amazing Tales from Indiana
Author: Fred D. Cavinder
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253216533
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The stories in this book will provide entertainment for everyone and evoke wonder in the most jaded observer of the human condition. Some of the exploits that Fred D. Cavinder describes are half-hidden footnotes to national and international happenings. Others seem so typical of Indiana that they will appeal to anyone who understands the Hoosier spirit. But all of them are true—recorded in reliable accounts or by reliable witnesses from early times to the present. In "Saving Face," Cavinder introduces us to General Ambrose Burnside of Liberty. Burnside blundered his way through the Civil War, relocated to Rhode Island, and served three terms as governor and two terms as U.S. Senator. But what we really remember Burnside for is his unique facial hair—his "sideburns." Did you know that Indiana produced three of the movie Tarzans? In "AHHaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee!" you can find out who they were. With its sometimes quirky stories about the Hoosier state, More Amazing Tales from Indiana will be a ready companion for the bedside table and will provide a wellspring of anecdotes for speechmakers and pundits.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253216533
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The stories in this book will provide entertainment for everyone and evoke wonder in the most jaded observer of the human condition. Some of the exploits that Fred D. Cavinder describes are half-hidden footnotes to national and international happenings. Others seem so typical of Indiana that they will appeal to anyone who understands the Hoosier spirit. But all of them are true—recorded in reliable accounts or by reliable witnesses from early times to the present. In "Saving Face," Cavinder introduces us to General Ambrose Burnside of Liberty. Burnside blundered his way through the Civil War, relocated to Rhode Island, and served three terms as governor and two terms as U.S. Senator. But what we really remember Burnside for is his unique facial hair—his "sideburns." Did you know that Indiana produced three of the movie Tarzans? In "AHHaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee!" you can find out who they were. With its sometimes quirky stories about the Hoosier state, More Amazing Tales from Indiana will be a ready companion for the bedside table and will provide a wellspring of anecdotes for speechmakers and pundits.
Weird Indiana
Author: Mark Marimen
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402754523
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Discover the places in Indiana where tourists usually don't venture-- it's chock-full of oddball curiosities, ghostly places, local legends, crazy characters, cursed roads, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 1402754523
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Discover the places in Indiana where tourists usually don't venture-- it's chock-full of oddball curiosities, ghostly places, local legends, crazy characters, cursed roads, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Spooky Indiana
Author: S. E. Schlosser
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 076278959X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Hoosier State. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 076278959X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences in the Hoosier State. Whether read around the campfire on a dark and stormy night or from the backseat of the family van on the way to grandma's, this is a collection to treasure.
Amazing Stories
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ISBN:
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Harlow and Indiana (and Reese)
Author: Brittni Vega
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN: 1101983671
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Full of adorable photos, Harlow & Indiana (and Reese) is the story of a family of dogs. When the Vegas adopted Indiana, she learned the ropes from her big sister Harlow. She had no idea how things worked in her new family, but like any good older sibling, Harlow explained how they celebrated holidays, took family vacations and remembered their sister Sage who had gone on to doggie heaven before Indiana was born. Now it's Indi's turn to be a big sister when the very tiny, very cute baby Reese arrives.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN: 1101983671
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Full of adorable photos, Harlow & Indiana (and Reese) is the story of a family of dogs. When the Vegas adopted Indiana, she learned the ropes from her big sister Harlow. She had no idea how things worked in her new family, but like any good older sibling, Harlow explained how they celebrated holidays, took family vacations and remembered their sister Sage who had gone on to doggie heaven before Indiana was born. Now it's Indi's turn to be a big sister when the very tiny, very cute baby Reese arrives.
Secret Indianapolis: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure
Author: Ashley Petry
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
ISBN: 1681062402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Where in Indianapolis can you find a disappearing painting, a towering “ice tree,” or a giant pink elephant holding a martini? What caused the Great Squirrel Invasion of 1822, and why did Hollywood celebrities once flock to an Indianapolis cottage called Tuckaway? Where can you find a hidden museum dedicated to antique fire extinguishers? And what, exactly, is a Recordface? You’ll find the answers to these questions, and many others, in this guide to Indy’s overlooked, offbeat, and unknown. Secret Indianapolis profiles the city’s best-kept restaurant secrets, strangest parks and museums, creepiest urban legends, and weirdest works of art. It also tells the stories of forgotten local heroes, and it reveals the secrets behind beloved Indy landmarks. You’ll discover the only place in the world where it’s still possible to order Choc-Ola, explore the most haunted house in Indiana, and hear about the very dirty prank Hoosiers once pulled on a former president. Written by lifelong Hoosier and local author Ashley Petry, Secret Indianapolis offers a new way to explore the Circle City—from the quirks of local history to bizarre activities you can try today.
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
ISBN: 1681062402
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
Where in Indianapolis can you find a disappearing painting, a towering “ice tree,” or a giant pink elephant holding a martini? What caused the Great Squirrel Invasion of 1822, and why did Hollywood celebrities once flock to an Indianapolis cottage called Tuckaway? Where can you find a hidden museum dedicated to antique fire extinguishers? And what, exactly, is a Recordface? You’ll find the answers to these questions, and many others, in this guide to Indy’s overlooked, offbeat, and unknown. Secret Indianapolis profiles the city’s best-kept restaurant secrets, strangest parks and museums, creepiest urban legends, and weirdest works of art. It also tells the stories of forgotten local heroes, and it reveals the secrets behind beloved Indy landmarks. You’ll discover the only place in the world where it’s still possible to order Choc-Ola, explore the most haunted house in Indiana, and hear about the very dirty prank Hoosiers once pulled on a former president. Written by lifelong Hoosier and local author Ashley Petry, Secret Indianapolis offers a new way to explore the Circle City—from the quirks of local history to bizarre activities you can try today.
The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts
Author: Fred D. Cavinder
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253283207
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
What the Guinness brothers have done for the records of the world, this book does for Indiana, whose resourceful inhabitants have blazed a bright trail of accomplishments in nearly every field. There is wonderful whimsy in this census of people who excel, excite, enthrall, and exceed the expectations of even the most eager Hoosierphile.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253283207
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
What the Guinness brothers have done for the records of the world, this book does for Indiana, whose resourceful inhabitants have blazed a bright trail of accomplishments in nearly every field. There is wonderful whimsy in this census of people who excel, excite, enthrall, and exceed the expectations of even the most eager Hoosierphile.
Tales from the Indiana Hoosiers Locker Room
Author: John Laskowski
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1613210167
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Covers over a century of Indiana University (IU) basketball. This title explains the excitement, the disappointment, the laughter, and the celebration that has turned IU basketball into a statewide religion. It reveals the history of the Indiana program through the memories of the school's hundreds of lettermen.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
ISBN: 1613210167
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Covers over a century of Indiana University (IU) basketball. This title explains the excitement, the disappointment, the laughter, and the celebration that has turned IU basketball into a statewide religion. It reveals the history of the Indiana program through the memories of the school's hundreds of lettermen.
Oddball Indiana
Author: Jerome Pohlen
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613738528
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Indiana often calls itself the Crossroads of the Nation. It's not also perhaps the very nexus of US weirdness. Armed with Oddball Indiana, you'll soon discover the strange underbelly of the Hoosier State, from brain sandwiches to square donuts. Indiana has monuments to Michael Jackson, the comic strip character Joe Palooka, and the World's Largest Egg. It's where Alka-Seltzer and Wonder Bread were invented, where A Christmas Story actually took place, and where the good but angry citizens of Plainfield conspired to dump President Martin Van Buren in a mud puddle. Along with humorous histories and offbeat observations, Oddball Indiana provides addresses, websites, hours, fees, and driving directions for each of its 350+ entries.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613738528
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
Indiana often calls itself the Crossroads of the Nation. It's not also perhaps the very nexus of US weirdness. Armed with Oddball Indiana, you'll soon discover the strange underbelly of the Hoosier State, from brain sandwiches to square donuts. Indiana has monuments to Michael Jackson, the comic strip character Joe Palooka, and the World's Largest Egg. It's where Alka-Seltzer and Wonder Bread were invented, where A Christmas Story actually took place, and where the good but angry citizens of Plainfield conspired to dump President Martin Van Buren in a mud puddle. Along with humorous histories and offbeat observations, Oddball Indiana provides addresses, websites, hours, fees, and driving directions for each of its 350+ entries.