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Author | : Josh Young |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 233 |
Release | : 2020-05-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1493040073 |
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Myths and Mysteries of Missouri dispels any notion that the Show Me State is a boring place harboring little unknown. Thirteen diverse chapters, each a story unto itself, probe dark secrets, unexplained phenomena, legendary individuals and actual events which leave people incredulous to this day. Much in this well-researched book has been largely forgotten, but the author's lively and amusing style will awaken curiosity in lifelong residents and armchair visitors alike
Author | : Josh Young |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 211 |
Release | : 2014-10-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1493015362 |
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Myths and Mysteries of Missouri reveals the dark and ominous cloud of mysteries and myths that hovers over the Show Me State. This book offers residents, travelers, history buffs, and ghost hunters a refreshingingly lively collection of stories about Missouri's unsolved murders, legendary villains, lingering ghosts, terrifying myths, and haunted places.
Author | : Norman McFadden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2021-03-02 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781733808644 |
Download Urban Legends of Lincoln County Missouri Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Celebrated Author and story teller Norman McFadden releases 28 new tales in "Urban Legends of Lincoln County Missouri." Do werewolves truly roam the Sugar Creek valley? Who summoned up the Hobgoblin in Old Monroe? Where did "Frenchman's Bluff" get it's name? Tales of mischief, murder and mystery are the make up of the area's antiquity. In "Urban Legends of Lincoln County Missouri", Author Norman McFadden reveals that tales can be treacherous, and history can be haunting.
Author | : Vance Randolph |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 374 |
Release | : 2013-06-18 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1473388244 |
Download Ozark Superstitions Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The people who live in the Ozark country of Missouri and Arkansas were, until very recently, the most deliberately unprogressive people in the United States. Descended from pioneers who came West from the Southern Appalachians at the beginning of the nineteenth century, they made little contact with the outer world for more than a hundred years. They seem like foreigners to the average urban American, but nearly all of them come of British stock, and many families have lived in America since colonial days. Their material heirlooms are few, but like all isolated illiterates they have clung to the old songs and obsolete sayings and outworn customs of their ancestors. Sophisticated visitors sometimes regard the “hillbilly” as a simple child of nature, whose inmost thoughts and motivations may be read at a glance. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The hillman is secretive and sensitive beyond anything that the average city dweller can imagine, but he isn’t simple. His mind moves in a tremendously involved system of signs and omens and esoteric auguries. He has little interest in the mental procedure that the moderns call science, and his ways of arranging data and evaluating evidence are very different from those currently favored in the world beyond the hilltops. The Ozark hillfolk have often been described as the most superstitious people in America. It is true that some of them have retained certain ancient notions which have been discarded and forgotten in more progressive sections of the United States. It has been said that the Ozarker got his folklore from the Negro, but the fact is that Negroes were never numerous in the hill country, and there are many adults in the Ozarks today who have never even seen a Negro. Another view is that the hillman’s superstitions are largely of Indian origin, and there may be a measure of truth in this; the pioneers did mingle freely with the Indians, and some of our best Ozark families still boast of their Cherokee blood. My own feeling is that most of the hillman’s folk beliefs came with his ancestors from England or Scotland. I believe that a comparison of my material with that recorded by British antiquarians will substantiate this opinion.
Author | : Menra Hopewell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 516 |
Release | : 1874 |
Genre | : Indians of North America |
ISBN | : |
Download Legends of the Missouri and Mississippi Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : T. D. Griffith |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2020-03-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 149304060X |
Download Black Hills Myths and Legends Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Did a doomed party of prospectors discover gold in South Dakota's Black Hills decades before Custer's Black Hills Expedition scouted out the area? Why would anyone want to murder one of Deadwood, South Dakota's most upstanding citizens? Where did Lame Johnny hide his stolen cache of over $7.5 million in gold? From the wily—and some say dangerous—jackalope to the world’s largest mammoth grave, Black Hills Myths and Legends of makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Mount Rushmore State’s most fascinating and compelling stories.
Author | : H. Dwight Weaver |
Publisher | : University of Missouri Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2008-02-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0826266452 |
Download Missouri Caves in History and Legend Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Missouri has been likened to a “cave factory” because its limestone bedrock can be slowly dissolved by groundwater to form caverns, and the state boasts more than six thousand caves in an unbelievable variety of sizes, lengths, and shapes. Dwight Weaver has been fascinated by Missouri’s caves since boyhood and now distills a lifetime of exploration and research in a book that will equally fascinate readers of all ages. Missouri Caves in History and Legend records a cultural heritage stretching from the end of the ice age to the twenty-first century. In a grand tour of the state’s darkest places, Weaver takes readers deep underground to shed light on the historical significance of caves, correct misinformation about them, and describe the ways in which people have used and abused these resources. Weaver tells how these underground places have enriched our knowledge of extinct animals and early Native Americans. He explores the early uses of caves: for the mining of saltpeter, onyx, and guano; as sources of water; for cold storage; and as livestock shelters. And he tells how caves were used for burial sites and moonshine stills, as hideouts for Civil War soldiers and outlaws—revealing how Jesse James became associated with Missouri caves—and even as venues for underground dance parties in the late nineteenth century. Bringing caves into the modern era, Weaver relates the history of Missouri’s “show caves” over a hundred years—from the opening of Mark Twain Cave in 1886 to that of Onyx Mountain Caverns in 1990—and tells of the men and women who played a major role in expanding the state’s tourism industry. He also tracks the hunt for the buried treasure and uranium ore that have captivated cave explorers, documents the emergence of organized caving, and explains how caves now play a role in wildlife management by providing a sanctuary for endangered bats and other creatures. Included in the book is an overview of cave resources in twelve regions, covering all the counties that currently have recorded caves, as well as a superb selection of photos from the author’s extensive collection, depicting the history and natural features of these underground wonders. Missouri Caves in History and Legend is a riveting account that marks an important contribution to the state’s heritage and brings this world of darkness into the light of day.
Author | : James Strait |
Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781402745553 |
Download Weird Missouri Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Each fun and intriguing volume in the award-winning series offers more than 250 illustrated pages of places where tourists usually don't venture: the oddball curiosities, ghostly sites, local legends, crazy characters, cursed roads, and peculiar roadside attractions.
Author | : Troy Taylor |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2019-07-17 |
Genre | : Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | : 1493043854 |
Download The Big Book of Missouri Ghost Stories Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Show Me State Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author Troy Taylor shines a light in the dark corners of Missouri and scares those spirits out of hiding in this thrilling collection. From a headless ghost who stalks the aptly named “Murder Rocks”, to a large hairy monster that roams the banks of the Missouri River, there’s no shortage of bone-chilling tales to keep you up at night. It’s even rumored that the devil himself came to St. Louis in 1949, but nobody knows for sure if he ever left. Around the campfire or tucked away on a dark and stormy night, this big book of ghost stories is a hauntingly good read.
Author | : Diana Lambdin Meyer |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2017-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1493028413 |
Download Kansas Myths and Legends Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
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.