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The definitive collection of Tennessee's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things, for Tennessee residents and anyone else who enjoys local humor and trivia with a twist.Author: Kristin LunaPublisher: Globe Pequot PressPublished: 11/23/2010Pages: 232Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60dISBN:...

'Insiders' Guides' are packed with information about places to stay, where to eat, the best shopping districts, fun things to do with the kids, recreation, day trips, education and childcare, relocation tips, retirement information and local history.Author: Jackie Sheckler FinchPublisher: Insider's GuidePublished: 03/16/2010Pages: 240Binding...

Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things the Hawkeye State has to offer!Author: Eric Jones, Dan CoffeyPublisher: Globe Pequot PressPublished: 11/01/2009Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.06h x 6.52w x 0.60dISBN: 9780762754199About the AuthorDan Coffey is best known as...

This guide provides readers with easy-to-use, essential travel information. It details where to eat, sleep, visit and shop as well as providing local history and retirement information.Author: Anne AndersonPublisher: Insider's GuidePublished: 03/16/2010Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90dISBN: 9780762753475About the AuthorAnne...

BASIC ILLUSTRATED MAP AND COMPASSWilderness guide Cliff Jacobson created the map and compass curriculum for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and here he shows easy-to-follow steps on choosing a compass, reading contour lines and other map features, using them in concert with a...

BIRDING MAINEOver 80 Prime Birding Sites at 30 Locations (Falcon)Tom Seymour An all-new guide for novice and veteran birdersThis all-new guide for birdwatchers in Maine features several sites never revealed before, a complete local species guide, and details on how, when, and where to...

Road Biking Northern New England: A Guide to the Greatest Bike Rides in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine (Falcon)Sandy Duling This new release includes 40 of the best rides in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Carefully selected for a wide range of cycling opportunities,...

The life of Colonel Fawcett is now the subject of the major motion picture The Lost City of Z. The disappearance of Colonel Fawcett in the Matto Grosso remains one of the great unsolved mysteries. In 1925, Fawcett was convinced that he had discovered...

From screaming woods and hellhounds to phantom planes, poltergeists, and apparitions, this collection of hauntings--which includes stories from Pluckley, reputedly Britain's most ghost-infested village--unearths the ghostly secrets of Ashford, the heart of the Garden of England. Featuring an array of haunted priories, public houses,...

Kent has charmed visitors for centuries, and this collection of intricate illustrations is a celebration of the Garden of England's unique appeal. Featuring a range of picturesque vistas, from historic castles and medieval cities to sandy beaches and rugged coastline, each stunning scene is...

Every golfer alive knows that he or she has two ancestral homes: one's own, and Scotland. On her rolling shores the game of golf had its origins, and to walk the links of St. Andrews is to feel at one with the shepherd who...

Page by page, picture by picture, step back in time and discover the remarkable history of Ogunquit By-The-Sea.From its early history as a fishing village to its official recognition as a town in July 1980, Ogunquit has always been one of New England's most...

Located at the confluence of three creeks, amid the rich agricultural soil of Eastern Washington's Palouse region, Pullman seemed destined to flourish. From its founding in the 1880s, growth was spurred by the discovery of artesian wells, its selection as the location of the...

Baxter State Park is the guardian of this vast wilderness area for all to enjoy. Baxter State Park and Katahdin draws on rich collections of archival images dating back to the 19th century.The character of Baxter State Park and the great mountain at its...

During the Golden Age of Postcards, a craze that swept the nation in the early 1900s, postcard photographers captured images of everyday life in small towns all over the country. In this tradition, its creators unknowingly produced an invaluable archive of historical data that...

From beautiful beaches to major motion pictures, author Susan Taylor Block details the area's notable history in this photographic tale.Nestled between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean, Wilmington, North Carolina, is at the center of the historic Cape Fear region. Incorporated in...

From the city's founding until the late 1890s, four wards were created from crossing Trade and Tryon Streets which defined the residential fabric of Charlotte.The history of Charlotte is inseparable from the history of its neighborhoods. As the twentieth century approached, the Southern textile...

Located in the heart of Orange County, the City of Orange has a rich history in the citrus industry and beyond. Founded in 1871 as an agricultural community, the town flourished with the growth of orange and lemon trees in the early 1900s. Downtown...

Pine Creek Village depicts the engaging history of this community.Pioneer settlers began arriving in Pine Creek Valley after the Revolutionary War, drawn to the pristine wilderness filled with towering white pines and hemlocks. In the 1880s, descendants of those settlers began extensive lumbering operations...

Detroit's Corktown documents and celebrates the history of Detroit's oldest neighborhood, detailing its history of diversity.Detroit's Corktown celebrates the history of Detroit's oldest neighborhood. Many of their shotgun homes are still occupied, and many commercial buildings have served the community for decades. From Irish...