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Author: Allison Blake
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009-05-19
Total Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 1493003879
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis laugh-out-loud guide will introduce readers to the offbeat people, places, and events of the Old Line State.
Author: Allison Blake
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009-05-19
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1493003860
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis laugh-out-loud guide will introduce readers to the offbeat people, places, and events of the Old Line State.
Author: Rick Yoder
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2010-01-19
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1461747384
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover Nebraska’s curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Avoca Quack-Off, learn about the inland Linoma Lighthouse, view a Roller Skating Museum, and pay a visit to the world’s largest covered wagon. Only true Cornhuskers could capture the essence of these and other authentic Nebraska phenomena, and Rick Yoder and David Harding do their home state proud.
Author: Eric Jones
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009-11-10
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0762761601
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYour round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hawkeye State has to offer!
Author: Matthew Lake
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1402739060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGET WEIRD! “Best Travel Series of The Year 2006”—Booklist What’s weird around here? Mark Moran and Mark Sceurman asked themselves this question for years. And it’s precisely this offbeat sense of curiosity that led the duo to create Weird N.J. and the successful series that followed. The NOT shockingly result? EveryWeirdbook has become a best seller in its region! ((Series Sales Points)) This best-selling series has sold more than one million copies…and counting Thirty volumes of the Weird series have been published to great success since Weird New Jersey's 2003 debut
Author: Sharon Cavileer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2013-01-15
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0762795204
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis definitive collection of the Old Dominion's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. Virginia Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette.
Author: Nancy Hendricks
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2022-05-18
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKState Oddities takes a different kind of look at the American nation, spotlighting the fun foibles, peculiarities, and twists in each of the 50 states that are (mostly) united under the Stars and Stripes. State Oddities is a fascinating trip through the 50 states for students studying America, teachers planning classroom activities, and general readers who will enjoy an eye-opening journey through the nation's fun side. It offers a compelling look at the character of America through the individuality of 50 very distinct states that together form the USA. This book paints a picture of the broad sweep of the American story, offering a gateway to the country as it developed into one nation filled with individual states that can be remarkably different from each other, yet unified under such national symbols as the American flag and "The Star-Spangled Banner." The author of State Oddities has become known as a master of "painless history," telling America's story in a sparkling style along with the historian's eye for fascinating detail. On the book's cross-country journey, the reader will find that it differs from other works by taking a fresh look at stories we think we know.
Author: Bonnye Stuart
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2012-11-20
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0762791039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYour round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Pelican State has to offer! Whether you’re a born-and-raised Louisianan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Louisiana Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Louisiana native Bonnye Stuart takes you on a rollicking tour of the strangest sites in the Pelican State. Track down some serious fun, from watching lawnmower racing and petting live alligators to attending a prison rodeo and dancing at a powwow. Feast your way through festivals that celebrate the state’s cultural diversity and local crops, from fiery Cajun gumbo to sweet mayhaw jelly—and stop in at the local wineries and microbreweries to quench your thirst. Learn about the darker side of Louisiana as you tour haunted plantations, mysterious mansions, and spooky cemeteries.
Author: Andy Duncan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2009-06-02
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1461747287
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover Alabama's curious underside with this oddly entertaining little guide! Travelers with a taste for the bizarre, tacky, and hilarious can visit the Coon Dog Cemetery, learn about the cattle-mutilation mystery, view the world's largest boll weevil, and sip Kudzu Tea. Only a true Southerner could capture the essence of these and other authentic Alabama phenomena, and Andy Duncan does his home state proud.
Author: Rick Steelhammer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2010-01-19
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 1461747236
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLaugh your way through the pages of West VirginiaCuriosities, your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Mountain State has to offer!
