Legends of the Sandbar
Legends of the Sandbar

Author: Christopher Bickford

Publisher:

Published: 2017-06-01

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780983786481

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A photographic and textual homage to the surfing community of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, written and photographed by Christopher Bickford. Mixes in-water photography with landscape and lifestyle photographs, and includes a variety of stories on the history, culture, and experience of the tight-knit community of waterlogged surf-heroes that make there homes on this thin strip of sand dangling on the edge of the continental shelf.

The Historical Legends of Natchez
The Historical Legends of Natchez

Author: Harold C. Burkett

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2022-05-04

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 163661308X

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The Historical Legends of Natchez By: Harold C. Burkett Explore the rich world of the Natchez tribes, their culture, their practices, and their history with colonials in this academic history of Natchez, Mississippi. Learn all about the many stories and legends, some fact and some fiction, of one of the most unique historical cities in the US. You'll hear all about the historically accurate accounts of famous legends and tales like the true origins of the Bowie knife and the first murder case in the US.

San Diego Legends
San Diego Legends

Author: Jack Scheffler Innis

Publisher: Sunbelt Publications, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 9780932653642

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San Diego journalist Jack Innis describes the many fascinating people and events that influenced the development of San Diego, plus the colorful characters and groups that made headlines in the past century. The book is silled with contemporary photos of historic landmarks and places, as well as vintage illustrations and photographs.

Legends, Lore and True Tales of Utah
Legends, Lore and True Tales of Utah

Author: Lynn Arave

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2022-07-25

Total Pages: 222

ISBN-13: 1439675503

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Legends, Lore and True Tales of Utah explores an eclectic past Ordinary history books often fail to address the obscure or the unexplained, leaving questions buried in annals of yesteryear. Where were Utah's mythical monsters, including Bigfoot, spotted? How did 'Schoolmarm's Bloomers' become a state symbol? What created the Lagoon Amusement Park's 'dark side'? Why did 'Frankenstein' prowl through the Cache town of Clarkston? Does Sardine Canyon hide the state's fishiest story? Exactly what was the 'Lakemobile' that rolled through the Great Salt Lake? When and why did BYU temporarily ban football? How is it that the first college basketball team to ever play in the state was all women, and they beat the men? Retired journalist Lynn Arave presents this unique collection, including over a hundred photographs, of the Beehive State's offbeat history.

Washington Myths and Legends
Washington Myths and Legends

Author: Lynn Bragg

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1493016040

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Tales of intrigue in this book include unusual unsolved crimes, legends of lost treasure, spine-tingling ghost stories, well-documented sea creature sightings, and more. Based on historic accounts from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, author Lynn Bragg recounts fifteen myths and mysteries from Washington's past, verifying some tales from multiple accounts and exposing some stories for what may have really occurred. Readers will be riveted by the detailed descriptions of Puget Sound's demon of the deep, Northwest gold fever may strike again after readers learn the details of Captain Ingalls's lost treasure, and believers will be surprised to learn that strange sightings over Mount Rainier predate the famous Roswell event. Enjoy these tales and more from Washington's suspicious past.

Legends From Palawan
Legends From Palawan

Author: Rupert Ouano

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2024-08-29

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13:

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The book is very entertaining and just like a song, its ready to be hummed anytime to drive away the doldrums of daily life, boredom and monotony.

Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend
Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend

Author: Ron J. Jackson

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2015-03-02

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 0806149604

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"Among the fifty or so Texan survivors of the siege of the Alamo was Joe, the personal slave of Lt. Col. William Barret Travis. First interrogated by Santa Anna, Joe was allowed to depart (along with Susana Dickinson) and eventually made his way to the seat of the revolutionary government at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Joe was then returned to the Travis estate in Columbia, Texas, near the coast. He escaped in 1837 and was never captured. Ron J. Jackson and Lee White have meticulously researched plantation ledgers, journals, memoirs, slave narratives, ship logs, newspapers, personal letters, and court documents to fill in the gaps of Joe's story. "Joe, the Slave Who Became an Alamo Legend" provides not only a recovered biography of an individual lost to history, but also offers a fresh vantage point from which to view the events of the Texas Revolution"--

Ghost Stories and Legends of Prince Edward Island
Ghost Stories and Legends of Prince Edward Island

Author: Julie V. Watson

Publisher: Dundurn

Published: 2018-10-20

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1459742478

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Swathed in mist, surrounded by the secretive sea, wind wailing like the lost souls of sailors around its shores, Prince Edward Island is the ideal setting for these strange and incredible tales.

North Carolina Ghosts and Legends
North Carolina Ghosts and Legends

Author: Nancy Roberts

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2019-10-11

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1643360469

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Nancy Roberts has often been described to as the "First Lady of American Folklore" and the title is well deserved. Throughout her decades-long career, Roberts documented supernatural experiences and interviewed hundreds of people about their recollections of encounters with the supernatural. This nationally renowned writer began her undertaking in this ghostly realm as a freelance writer for the Charlotte Observer. Encouraged by Carl Sandburg, who enjoyed her stories and articles, Roberts wrote her first book in 1958. Aptly called a "custodian of the twilight zone" by Southern Living magazine, Roberts based her suspenseful stories on interviews and her rich knowledge of American folklore. Her stories were always rooted in history, which earned her a certificate of commendation from the American Association of State and Local History for her books on the Carolinas and Appalachia.