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Languages : en
Pages : 1584
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Chronicles of Old Boston
Author: Charles Bahne
Publisher: Museyon Inc
ISBN: 0984633405
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Discover one of America's most historic cities through 30 dramatic true stories spanning Boston's 400-year history, and then visit the places where history happened on walking tours of the city's historic neighborhoods. Boston expert Charles Bahne reveals some of the city's most shocking moments, from a murder mystery on the Harvard campus to the mistake that sent two million gallons of molasses pouring down Commerce Street. Other essays explore major historic events including the Boston Tea Party and the ride of Paul Revere to the establishment of the Red Sox and Fenway Park. The book also contains stories about John Hancock, Charles Bulfinch, Fredrick Law Olmsted, Alexander Graham Bell, Isabella Stewart Gardner, the Kennedys, and more.
Publisher: Museyon Inc
ISBN: 0984633405
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Discover one of America's most historic cities through 30 dramatic true stories spanning Boston's 400-year history, and then visit the places where history happened on walking tours of the city's historic neighborhoods. Boston expert Charles Bahne reveals some of the city's most shocking moments, from a murder mystery on the Harvard campus to the mistake that sent two million gallons of molasses pouring down Commerce Street. Other essays explore major historic events including the Boston Tea Party and the ride of Paul Revere to the establishment of the Red Sox and Fenway Park. The book also contains stories about John Hancock, Charles Bulfinch, Fredrick Law Olmsted, Alexander Graham Bell, Isabella Stewart Gardner, the Kennedys, and more.
Chronicles of Old Las Vegas
Author: James Roman
Publisher: Museyon
ISBN: 1938450027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Discover one of !--?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /--America's most fascinating cities through 30 dramatic true stories spanning Las Vegas's 150-year history. James Roman takes readers on a tour through the glamorous and sometimes sordid history of Las Vegas and explains how a railroad town transformed itself into "the Entertainment Capital of the World." Essays explore the major historic events from the founding of Sin City and the building of the Hoover Dam to the rise of the Rat Pack at the Sands and the establishment of the Mafia-controlled casinos. Also included are intriguing tales of Vegas celebrities from Frank Sinatra and Liberace to Siegfried and Roy, as well as numerous historical photos and full-color maps.
Publisher: Museyon
ISBN: 1938450027
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Discover one of !--?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /--America's most fascinating cities through 30 dramatic true stories spanning Las Vegas's 150-year history. James Roman takes readers on a tour through the glamorous and sometimes sordid history of Las Vegas and explains how a railroad town transformed itself into "the Entertainment Capital of the World." Essays explore the major historic events from the founding of Sin City and the building of the Hoover Dam to the rise of the Rat Pack at the Sands and the establishment of the Mafia-controlled casinos. Also included are intriguing tales of Vegas celebrities from Frank Sinatra and Liberace to Siegfried and Roy, as well as numerous historical photos and full-color maps.
Chronicles of Old Paris
Author: John Baxter
Publisher: Museyon Inc
ISBN: 0984633421
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Discover one of the world's most fascinating and beautiful cities through 30 dramatic true stories spanning the rich history of Paris. John Baxter takes readers through 2,000 years of French history with tales of the kings, queens, saints, and sinners who shaped the city. Essays explore the major historic events from the martyrdom of Saint Denis near today's Abbesses Métro station to the epic romances of Heloise and Abelard, Josephine and Napoleon, and George Sand and Frédéric Chopin. Learn about the labyrinth of catacombs snaking under all of Paris and the artists who called the seedy Montmartre home in the 19th century. Then see it all for yourself with guided walking tours of each of Paris's historic neighborhoods, illustrated with color photographs and period maps.
Publisher: Museyon Inc
ISBN: 0984633421
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Discover one of the world's most fascinating and beautiful cities through 30 dramatic true stories spanning the rich history of Paris. John Baxter takes readers through 2,000 years of French history with tales of the kings, queens, saints, and sinners who shaped the city. Essays explore the major historic events from the martyrdom of Saint Denis near today's Abbesses Métro station to the epic romances of Heloise and Abelard, Josephine and Napoleon, and George Sand and Frédéric Chopin. Learn about the labyrinth of catacombs snaking under all of Paris and the artists who called the seedy Montmartre home in the 19th century. Then see it all for yourself with guided walking tours of each of Paris's historic neighborhoods, illustrated with color photographs and period maps.
The Narrow Land
Author: Elizabeth Reynard
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Category : Cape Cod (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Six parts: one for the tales of the Norsemen, one for Indian legends and stories and four for the stories of Cape Cod's white settlers and their descendants, including sea yarns, ghost stories and witch tales.
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Category : Cape Cod (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Six parts: one for the tales of the Norsemen, one for Indian legends and stories and four for the stories of Cape Cod's white settlers and their descendants, including sea yarns, ghost stories and witch tales.
The Independent
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Languages : en
Pages : 1584
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Languages : en
Pages : 1584
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Readings for the Young
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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The United States Catalog
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2204
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2204
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years 1906-1910
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1310
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Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1310
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A Guide to Good Reading
Author: Robert Newton Linscott
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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The jealousies of a country town, The thirteen, and other stories
Author: Honoré de Balzac
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Languages : en
Pages : 966
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 966
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