Legends of Hall

Legends of Hall

Author: Kristine Setting Clark

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738561691

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Legends of the Hall: 1950s captures a period of time when playing professional football was for tough, honest men who played solely for the love of the game. The 1950s was an era of crew cuts and nicknames like Crazylegs, Hopalong, and Night Train. The decade began with Sammy Baugh throwing his last passes and ended with the death of Bert Bell. This era also produced some of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play the game. They were known as the glamour boys of the league--Otto Graham, Bob Waterfield, Bobby Layne, Y. A. Tittle, and Bart Starr, to name a few. The incomparable, individual brilliance and unique team chemistry that marked this era have transcended this specific time and place to make Legends of the Hall: 1950s an unforgettable part of the magic and myth of professional football.


100 Baseball Legends Who Shaped Sports History

100 Baseball Legends Who Shaped Sports History

Author: Russell Roberts

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2003-08-01

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1728268540

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Learn all about the amazing lives and careers of 100 of the greatest baseball players of all time with this fact-filled biography collection for kids. Educational and engaging, 100 Baseball Legends Who Shaped Sports History features: Simple, easy-to-read, and freshly updated text Illustrated portraits of each player Fascinating facts and stats A timeline, trivia questions, project ideas and more! From Cy Young to Lou Gherig, Jackie Robinison to Hank Aaron, George Brett to Derek Jeter and many more, readers will be introduced to the lives and feats of the greatest athletes ever to play baseball. Organized chronologically, 100 Baseball Legends Who Shaped Sports History offers a look at the amazing talent and skill of these players and how their accomplishments and careers have influenced the sport from its very beginnings all the way through the present day.


Finding the Lost Battalion: Beyond the Rumors, Myths and Legends of America's Famous WW1 Epic

Finding the Lost Battalion: Beyond the Rumors, Myths and Legends of America's Famous WW1 Epic

Author: Robert Laplander

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 726

ISBN-13: 1411676564

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In 'Finding the Lost Battalion' author Robert J. Laplander meticulously chronicles what would become one of the most famous events of American participation in World War One, discovering the truths behind the legend. Drawing on hundreds of sources - many never before seen - and spanning eight years of research, including four trips to the sight of the action in France, Mr. Laplander leads the reader through the events in the Charlevaux Ravine during early October 1918, and the circumstances leading up to it, virtually hour by hour. In this way the book does not merely tell the story itself, but explains why it all came about in the first place. The end result is the single most factual acounting of the Lost Battalion and their leader, Charles W. Whittlesey, to date, told in an entertaining, fast moving style. Never dry or boring, as some military tomes can be, this one is sure to quickly become a favorite on your shelf and the benchmark against which all further work on the Lost Battalion will be measured.


Legends of Pro Wrestling

Legends of Pro Wrestling

Author: Tim Hornbaker

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2012-07

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 1613210752

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Details the lives and careers of the best professional wrestling figures of the last one hundred fifty years, including Bruno Sammartino, The Undertaker, and John Cena.


The Tombstone Tourist

The Tombstone Tourist

Author: Scott Stanton

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2003-09

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0743463307

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Offers a guide to the shrines, graves, and memorabilia of jazz, blues, country, rhythm and blues, and rock musicians.


Resting Places

Resting Places

Author: Scott Wilson

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-08-19

Total Pages: 887

ISBN-13: 1476625999

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In its third edition, this massive reference work lists the final resting places of more than 14,000 people from a wide range of fields, including politics, the military, the arts, crime, sports and popular culture. Many entries are new to this edition. Each listing provides birth and death dates, a brief summary of the subject's claim to fame and their burial site location or as much as is known. Grave location within a cemetery is provided in many cases, as well as places of cremation and sites where ashes were scattered. Source information is provided.