Felton & Fowler's Famous Americans You Never Knew Existed
Author : Bruce Felton
Publisher :
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 1981
Category : United States
ISBN :
Felton & Fowler's Famous Americans You Never Knew Existed
Author : Bruce Felton
Publisher : Scarborough House
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 27,30 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Book Description
Felton and Fowler's Famous Americans You Never Knew Existed
Author : Bruce Felton
Publisher : Stein & Day Pub
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 21,23 MB
Release : 1979-01-01
Category : United States
ISBN : 9780812861082
Book Description
Mary Phelps Jacob, inventor of the first modern brassiere, and Dr. Robert J. White, transplanter of heads, are among more than 300 overlooked Americans whose deeds, eccentricities, and oddities are recounted
Hornswogglers, Fourflushers & Snake-Oil Salesmen
Author : Matthew P. Mayo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 24,64 MB
Release : 2015-08-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1493018043
Book Description
Everyone loves a heel, especially one to whom nothing was sacred and who charmed his or her way into the hearts, minds, and wallets of bumpkins and belles alike. This collection offers twenty-four tales of petty bandits, sleazy bunko artists, and conniving conmen and –women who traveled West to seek their fortunes by preying on the men and women who went before them to settle and explore. These stories of who they were, what they did, and why they are remembered for their deeds include ample and engaging historic illustrations of the shady characters at work and at play.
In Full Bloom
Author : Sharon Creeden
Publisher : august house
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 33,36 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780874835762
Book Description
In Full Bloom is a celebration of mature women. Sharon Creeden draws on folktales to illuminate female heroism and life issues women face. Each folktale is paired with a vignette about a notable American woman.
Mothers and Daughters of Invention
Author : Autumn Stanley
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 792 pages
File Size : 25,54 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780813521978
Book Description
Stanley traces women's inventions in five vital areas of technology worldwide--agriculture, medicine, reproduction, machines, and computers.
The Book Of Lists
Author : David Wallechinsky
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 12,40 MB
Release : 2009-08-06
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1847676677
Book Description
The first and best compendium of facts weirder than fiction, of intriguing information and must-talk-about trivia has spawned many imitators – but none as addictive or successful. For nearly three decades the editors researched curious facts, unusual statistics and the incredible stories behind them. The most entertaining and informative of these have been brought together in this edition.
National Union Catalog
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 22,45 MB
Release :
Category : Union catalogs
ISBN :
Book Description
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Tolstoy Studies Journal
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 1993
Category :
ISBN :
Book Description
Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Arizona History
Author : Sam Lowe
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,60 MB
Release : 2024-03-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1493083317
Book Description
Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books.
