It Happened in Ohio

It Happened in Ohio

Author: Carol Cartaino

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2010-06-15

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1461747368

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Thirty episodes from the history of the Buckeye State, including memorable events such as the Kent State Riots, but also featuring lesser-known tales.


The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket

Author: Edgar Allan Poe

Publisher: Broadview Press

Published: 2010-07-16

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 1770481966

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Edgar Allan Poe’s only long fiction has provoked intense scholarly discussions about its meaning since its first publication. The novel relates the adventures of Pym after he stows away on a whaling ship, where he endures starvation, encounters with cannibals, a whirlpool, and finally a journey to an Antarctic sea. It draws on the conventions of travel writing and science fiction, and on Poe’s own experiences at sea, but is ultimately in a category of its own. Appendices include virtually all of the contemporary sources of exploration and south polar navigation that Poe consulted and adapted to the narrative, together with reviews and notices of Pym and a sampling of responses to the novel from a wide array of authors, from Herman Melville to Jules Verne. Seven illustrations are also included.


It Happened in Seattle

It Happened in Seattle

Author: Steve Pomper

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2009-12-08

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0762763140

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A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped the Emerald City, It Happened in Seattle describes everything from the battle of Seattle in 1856 to the Nisqually earthquake of 2001.