New Mexico Myths and Legends: The True Stories Behind History S Mysteries

New Mexico Myths and Legends: The True Stories Behind History S Mysteries
Author: Barbara Marriott
Publisher: Two Dot Books
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2015-09-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781493015757

Part of our new and growing Myths, Mysteries and Legends series, Myths, Mysteries and Legends of New Mexico explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in the Land of Enchantment's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New Mexico history. Stories include the mysterious disappearance of lawyer and civic leader Albert J. Fountain a man known both for defending Billy the Kid and for taking on cattle rustlers and his little boy, Henry; the near discovery of when humans first came to America by George McJunkin, a black cowboy, born a slave; and the unsolved murders of an old mining town that lies at the depths of Bonito Lake."

New Mexico Myths and Legends

New Mexico Myths and Legends
Author: Barbara Marriott, Ph.D
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2015-09-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493015850

Part of our new and growing Myths, Mysteries and Legends series, Myths, Mysteries and Legends of New Mexico explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in the Land of Enchantment's history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in New Mexico history. Stories include the mysterious disappearance of lawyer and civic leader Albert J. Fountain—a man known both for defending Billy the Kid and for taking on cattle rustlers—and his little boy, Henry; the near discovery of when humans first came to America by George McJunkin, a black cowboy, born a slave; and the unsolved murders of an old mining town that lies at the depths of Bonito Lake.

State Oddities

State Oddities
Author: Nancy Hendricks
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2022-05-18
Genre: History
ISBN:

State 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.

Arizona Myths and Legends

Arizona Myths and Legends
Author: Sam Lowe
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493023055

Arizona Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Arizona’s history, like the story of Pearl Hart or the ghosts that live in the Hotel Vendome. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Arizona history.

Colorado Myths and Legends

Colorado Myths and Legends
Author: Jan Murphy
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2016-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493023195

From the Anasazi cliff dwellings to tales of Buffalo Bill's bravado, and from an unsolved bank robbery in Denver to the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey, Colorado Myths and Legends examines a fascinating array of puzzling events, unsolved mysteries, and tragic crimes in the often troubled (but always compelling!) history of the Centennial State. Read about the mysterious French miner-turned-hotelier, the incongruous Great Sand Dunes that stretch for miles at the base of towering snow-capped mountains, and the strange disappearance of an entire ancient civilization.

Mysteries and Miracles of New Mexico

Mysteries and Miracles of New Mexico
Author: Jack Kutz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 236
Release: 1988
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780936455020

"Discover the haunted mesas, the eerie, bloodthirsty canyons, and the scorching wastelands that are beyond the freeways, away from the cities in surreal New Mexico"--Cover

Kansas Myths and Legends

Kansas Myths and Legends
Author: Diana Lambdin Meyer
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2017-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493028413

Kansas Myths and Legends explores unusual events, unsolved crimes, and legends in Kansas’s history. Each episode included in the book is a story unto itself, and the tone and style of the book is lively and easy to read for a general audience interested in Texas history. The more than a dozen stories answer questions such as: Is it possible that a family of four living on the Kansas prairie got away with serial murder for more than three years and escaped to another part of the country to continue their killing spree? Are there still remnants of a late widow’s fortune buried throughout her property? Is the well-marked grave of Buffalo Bill Cody indeed his final resting place, or did some loyal friends surreptitiously remove him from Colorado and fulfill his last wish to be buried near his namesake town? From rumors of the Dalton gang’s buried treasures to the disappearance of an entire town, Kansas Myths and Legends makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state's most fascinating and compelling stories.

California Myths and Legends

California Myths and Legends
Author: Ray Jones
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2020-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493040308

Are the Santa Lucia Mountains really inhabited by shadowy Dark Watchers? Is the labyrinthine Winchester House still inhabited by the reclusive widow who masterminded its construction? And how did a sewing machine salesman make good on his promise to end a terrible drought in Southern California? From Mount Shasta’s legendary Lemurians to battles with alien spacecraft, California Myths and Legends of makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Golden State’s most fascinating and compelling stories.

Nevada Myths and Legends

Nevada Myths and Legends
Author: Richard Moreno
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2019-09-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493039830

From the mystery of a U.S. Senator's death (was he kept on ice until after the election?) to a haunting of the Governor's mansion, this selection of fourteen stories from Nevada's past explores some of the Silver State's most compelling mysteries and debunks some of its most famous myths.

Myths and Legends of Yellowstone

Myths and Legends of Yellowstone
Author: Ednor Therriault
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2018-12-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493032151

The world's first designated national park, Yellowstone is famous for its steaming geysers, bubbling mud pots, and wildlife-caused traffic jams. But few people may know about the many Native American tribes that visited the area long before John Colter "discovered" it, how one man nearly decimated the park's bison population, or the strange music that emanates from Yellowstone Lake. Each episode included in this book explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Yellowstone National Park’s history. From rumors of ghosts in the iconic Old Faithful Inn to Bigfoot sightings throughout the park, Myths and Legends of Yellowstone makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of this national treasure's most fascinating and compelling stories.