Along the Kirkwood Highway, Delaware, Images of America, Paperback The Kirkwood Highway is an almost six-mile portion of State Route 2 in New Castle County, Delaware. Built as a bypass of Marshallton after the opening of Delaware Park at Stanton in 1937, it was meant to provide Wilmington-area horse-racing fans a straighter and faster route to the track. It is named after a distinguished officer of the American Revolution, Robert Kirkwood Jr., who was born at his family's farm along Polly Drummond Hill Road in Newark in 1756. Since it opened to automobile traffic, the highway has undergone numerous renovations and the scenery along its route has changed dramatically. Today, it is the fifth-busiest roadway in the state and is lined by shopping centers, national retailers, fast-food and chain restaurants, gas stations, subdivisions, and historic sites. Through vintage photographs, Along the Kirkwood Highway takes a nostalgic look back at the travel corridor, its cross streets, and familiar sites along its path.
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You will receive all 2 books in the Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Series written by Jeff Kinney in Hardcover format. The Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Series includes: 1. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal 2. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure (Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid)
You will receive all 2 books in the Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Series written by Jeff Kinney in Hardcover format. The Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Series includes: 1. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal 2. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure (Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid)
You will receive all 2 books in the Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Series written by Jeff Kinney in Hardcover format. The Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid Series includes: 1. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid: Rowley Jefferson's Journal 2. Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure (Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid)
Forgotten Fires of Chicago, Illinois, Disaster, Paperback Chicago's war against cinder, flame and smoke did not end with the Great Fire of 1871. That conflagration was only one engagement in a ceaseless and often unrecognized conflict, fought in the most unlikely places. In 1909, fire ripped through the dynamite room of a staging facility one and a half miles off the Lake Michigan shoreline, transforming the pipe-laying operation into a raging inferno. During the World's Columbian Exposition, thousands of fairgoers watched in horror as twelve firefighters were trapped in a blazing ice warehouse. An operagoer left a smoking bomb under his seat at the Auditorium Theater in 1917, and the newly invented smoke ejector arrived too late to save firemen and laborers cut off in a sewer in 1931. Join John Hogan and Alex Burkholder for the history of these forgotten fires and the heroes who fight them.
The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Hardcover By Szostak, Phil - GOOD Product Id:1419717804 Condition:USED_GOOD Notes:Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.
The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Hardcover By Szostak, Phil - GOOD Product Id:1419717804 Condition:USED_GOOD Notes:Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.
Texas Singularities, Texas, Paperback Texas, that most singular of states, conceals an entire parade of peculiar events and exceptional people in the back pages of its history books. A Lone Star man once (and only once) tried to bulldog a steer from an airplane. One small Texas town was attacked by the Japanese, while another was "liberated" from America during the Cold War. Texan career choices include goat gland doctor, rubbing doctor, striking cowboy and singing cowboy, not to mention swatter, tangler and dunker. From gunslinger Sally Skull to would-be rainmaker R.G. Dyrenforth, Clay Coppedge collects the distinctive odds and ends of Texan lore.
Historic Barns of Ohio, Ohio, Paperback From the glacier-flattened northwest to the Appalachian hills and valleys to the east and south, barns dot the Ohio landscape. Built with wooden nails and mortise-and-tenon joints and assembled with beams hand-hewn from nearby trees, some of these magnificent structures have witnessed three centuries. Many display the unique carpentry of masterful barn builders, including "mystery'? wooden spikes and tongue-and-groove two-inch flooring. Sadly, a number of these barns, neglected for years, risk crumbling any day. Join artist and author Robert Kroeger on a trip to each of Ohio's eighty-eight counties to view some of the state's oldest and most historic barns before they're gone.
A Guide to Historic Marietta, Ohio, Ohio, History & Guide, Paperback Welcome to Marietta, the elegant Ohio River city where this state's history begins. This informative guide will help you make the most of your time.Explore ancient earthworks, stroll shady brick streets lined with glorious Victorian mansions, wander through museums and kick back in a wide variety of restaurants and taverns. Venture into nearby West Virginia and visit Fenton, America's oldest art glass company; Blennerhassett Island, where Aaron Burr hatched a plot against the U.S. government; and Henderson Hall, the majestic great house of a former slave plantation - all within fifteen miles of downtown Marietta. It includes an overview of the area's rich history, maps, dozens of vintage and modern photographs and descriptions of the best sites and attractions the region has to offer - including those that most visitors miss.
Nixa, Missouri, Images of America, Paperback This book looks at the people and history of Nixa and the surrounding rural Christian County communities of Sparta, Billings, Linden, Clever, Highlandville, and the rural area around Bull Creek. The area was originally known as "Faughts," for James Jasper Faught, who had operated a trading post at the old "Crossroads" site in 1879. It linked the burgeoning settlement of Nixa to other communities in the area. Nicholas Alexander Inman came from Tennessee in 1852 and opened a blacksmith shop with Joe Weaver. Inman's family farm consisted of 160 acres, which are part of the present day boundaries of Nixa. Nixa was officially incorporated as a village on June 10, 1902.
People's History of the Lake of the Ozarks, A, Missouri, Paperback For tourists, the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks must seem in complete harmony with the natural order of its surroundings. Even lifelong natives can struggle to imagine a time when the reservoir created by the Bagnell Dam didn't exist. But beneath the placid waters of the lake that draws bustling visitors to its shores lies the drama of a remote Ozark community suddenly thrust into an urban world. True locals Dan William Peek and Kent Van Landuyt piece together the fascinating story of how that community adapted to the lake that redefined their home.