America's Oddest Landmarks
America's Oddest Landmarks

Author: Sarah Machajewski

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482440253

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The American landscape is dotted with sites important to our nation’s history. This book is not about those landmarks, but those that are truly odd and unusual. Most readers know about Stonehenge in Europe, but what about Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska? Amazing photographs put readers up close and personal with incredibly odd feats of engineering, such as the world’s largest beagle and the world’s largest ball of twine. Engaging material straight from the wackiest interstate billboards fill the pages of this wild and wonderful book.

America's Oddest Laws
America's Oddest Laws

Author: Michael Canfield

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482440296

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The law of the land is not always uniform, and this wacky book is proof. Intrigued readers dive into the law books of America’s cities and towns, passing by all the boring stuff and getting down to the just plain weird. Forget jaywalking and other everyday crimes—in West Virginia it’s illegal to use a ferret for hunting! Incredibly engaging text and wild photographs help make sure readers won’t play bingo for too long in North Carolina and stay on the right side of the law when collecting seaweed in New Hampshire.

America's Oddest Hobbies
America's Oddest Hobbies

Author: Michael Canfield

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482440172

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Leisure time is for people do anything they want, but sometimes their interests are really freaky. While some people like to read books and others play board games with their families, many hobbies are a bit stranger. This wild book looks at the collections Americans treasure and the games they love—even if the collection is of their own fingernails and the game is bug fighting! Engaging subject matter and incredible photos show Americans relaxing in the oddest ways imaginable, delighting even the most reluctant of readers.

America's Oddest Legends
America's Oddest Legends

Author: Caitie McAneney

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482440318

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

America isn’t old when compared to other countries, but it has its fair share of odd myths and legends. From the myths of Pecos Bill to the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, our history has quirks and stories spanning all 50 states in the union. Readers explore the dark depths of storytelling in this exciting book filled with high-interest tales of American legends. Full-color photographs and freaky graphics help tell the tales that terrified—or just plain weirded out—American children for generations in certain cities or states.

America's Oddest Holidays
America's Oddest Holidays

Author: Erika Edwards

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482440229

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Every day is a holiday if someone wants it to be. No, really. America’s calendar is always adding new holidays, and some of them are truly odd. People from all over the world have moved to America, bringing unique traditions with them along the way. Other traditions are just silly and fun, such as September 19th's “Talk Like a Pirate Day.” With its high-interest subject matter and amazing photographs, this book will show readers the many holidays they’ve been missing, and maybe some they’d rather not celebrate at all.

America's Oddest Foods
America's Oddest Foods

Author: Joe Yerdon

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2015-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 148244013X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From sea to shining sea, America loves to eat. This book takes readers on a journey through America’s sometimes-wacky digestive system via its weirdest diners, restaurants, and kitchens. Readers will love diving in to the culinary interests of America’s people, from strange meats like squirrel and possum to wild fruit and vegetable mixes like Jell-O salad. High-interest subject matter and amazingly odd photographs give readers a look at all the weird things people deep-fry at county fairs and the crazy concoctions different parts of the nation call “home cooking.”

Lost Monmouth County
Lost Monmouth County

Author: Randall Gabrielan

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021-11-08

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 146714875X

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

"Halcyon Days from the Jersey Shore to Freehold. With desirable beach communities and nearby commuter-friendly towns, Monmouth County continues to attract new residents, while nostalgic memories of bygone landmarks, forgotten businesses and more remain in the hearts of many.... New Jersey historian Randall Gabrielan takes readers on a journey of lost Monmouth County."--Back cover.

Roadside America
Roadside America

Author: Jack Barth

Publisher: Fireside Books

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A trivia-filled odyssey across America that tells the reader, for example, where to see the world's largest twine ball and how to locate the Lawrence Welk museum.

Institutional racism and the search for African American masculinity and identity in selected works of Richard Wright
Institutional racism and the search for African American masculinity and identity in selected works of Richard Wright

Author: Khefa Nosakhere

Publisher: kalimba Publishing

Published: 2020-04-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Nonfiction 20th century African American literature Literary Criticism African American gender studies Title: Institutional Racism and the Search for African American Masculinity and Identity in Selected Works of Richard Wright Author Khefa Nosakhere Publisher: kalimba Publishing The author examines how institutional racism defines the lives of Bigger Thomas (Native Son) Richard Wright (Black Boy) Fred Thomas ( The Man Who Lived Underground) Wealth Gap Prison Industrial Complex Pipeline to Prison Generational Black Poverty Pub, 2020ISBN1087870704, 9781087870700 Length238 pages Subjects: Biography & Autobiography › Cultural, Ethnic & Regional › African American & Black

Weird U.S.
Weird U.S.

Author: Matthew Lake

Publisher: Sterling

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781402754623

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Introduces young readers to bizarre objects, oddities, and strange sites throughout the United States.