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Author | : Clay Coppedge |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 121 |
Release | : 2011-05-31 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1625841965 |
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From El Chupacabra to the Marx Brothers, Clay Coppedge has a talent for digging into Texas's most unusual history. Strange as they may seem, many of these Texas-sized legends are surprisingly true, like Pancho Villa's film contract and the notorious Crash at Crush, a staged train collision and failed publicity stunt that turned tragic outside of Katy. Whether fact or lore, each tale is irrefutably part of a unique and fascinating heritage that invigorates the spirit like a Texas frontier remedy.
Author | : William E. Moore |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2018-12-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1623497159 |
Download The Texas Calaboose and Other Forgotten Jails Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A calaboose is, quite simply, a tiny jail. Designed to house prisoners only for a short time, a calaboose could be anything from an iron cage to a poured concrete blockhouse. Easily constructed and more affordable for small communities than a full-sized building, calabooses once dotted the rural landscape. Though a relic of a bygone era in law enforcement and no longer in use, many calabooses remain in communities throughout Texas, often hidden in plain sight. In The Texas Calaboose and Other Forgotten Jails, William E. Moore has compiled the first guidebook to extant calabooses in Texas. He explores the history of the calaboose, including its construction, use, and eventual decline, but the heart of the book is in the alphabetically arranged photo tour of calabooses across the state. Each entry is accompanied by a vignette describing the unique features of the calaboose at hand, any infamous or otherwise memorable occupants, and the state of the calaboose at present. Most have been long abandoned, but because many remain on city or town property, some have been repurposed into storage buildings or even government offices. In certain ways, these small jails encapsulate the history of outlying communities during a time of transition from the “Wild West” to the twentieth century. Some of the structures have been preserved and cared-for, but despite the stories they can tell, many more are endangered or have already been lost. This definitive guide to tiny Texas jails serves as a record of a unique and disappearing feature of our heritage.
Author | : Paul Kirkman |
Publisher | : Forgotten Tales |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781609496159 |
Download Forgotten Tales of Kansas City Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Brief stories of Kansas City history, from the Beatles to Jesse James and Harry Houdini.
Author | : Stephanie Waters |
Publisher | : History Press Library Editions |
Total Pages | : 194 |
Release | : 2013-06-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781540207876 |
Download Forgotten Tales of Colorado Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Wild characters, diverse cultures, spooky myths and slippery sales schemes color Colorado's past. In a place where shameless showdowns and dusty shootouts over money, drink and women were once standard procedure, storytelling around campfires became an integral part of a rich heritage. From the jackalope and vampires to Indian curses and snake oil salesmen, the Centennial State has it all. Weirder still are the strange but true stories like that of the first body buried in La Junta's Fairview Cemetery, a man who landed there for refusing alcohol to a kid, and that of the hotel in Telluride that once offered a promotion that included funeral costs with your stay. While history may have neglected these silly, seedy and salacious stories, author Stephanie Waters has rediscovered Colorado's best forgotten tales.
Author | : Ellen Dornan |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 113 |
Release | : 2012-02-27 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1614238340 |
Download Forgotten Tales of New Mexico Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
New Mexico, a place defined by a history of grand conflicts, conquistadores, Pueblo warriors, and nuclear scientists, will celebrate its state centennial in 2012. What better time for a collection of forgotten tales that recounts the adventures and exploits of priests, soldiers, witches, and politicians, who carved out a living in the harsh frontier. Ellen will introduce the reader to a cross-dressing Buffalo Soldier, a French trailblazer who opened a road from Santa Fe to Texas, an American spy who became a Mexican general, a Mexican raised by the Navajo who helped round up the Din for removal, and a governor whose head was removed and used as a football. Spanning from the 17th century to World War II, these stories are drawn from Native oral histories as well as the state's written records, and provide a sampling of New Mexico's colorful past.
Author | : Paul Cline |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 3 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Treasure troves |
ISBN | : |
Download Texas Treasure Tales Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Jackson cole |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 185 |
Release | : 2012-06-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1440549532 |
Download Killer Country Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The horse’s hoofs rang loudly on the boards as the wagon rolled onto the bridge. Suddenly there was a loud crack, a shower of hot lead, then a grinding, splintering crash. In a matter of seconds the stream became a bloody turmoil of screaming horses and men! Again the vicious killers struck without warning and disappeared without a trace. They would stop at nothing to realize their mad dream of empire and untold wealth! To bring them to justice was Jim Hatfield’s mission. And as the Texas Ranger set forth to find their hidden haunt he became a marked target of death!
Author | : Wiley McLaughlin |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-02-26 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781732819696 |
Download Forgotten Legends Of the Texas Coast Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
: Creative nonfiction Children's Action and Adventure book. Family stories from 1854 thru 1865 from the Texas Coastal Bend. One-of-a-kind exciting journey of several fascinating tales. The first Love Story from St. Joe's Island. Here the new Danish folk tale of the "The Island Mustang". Trace the destiny of the best Texas coastal maritime navigators ever to be assembled. Find out why the inhabitants of Mustang Island were forced to leave their homes.
Author | : Kelly Kazek |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2010-09-29 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 1614236356 |
Download Forgotten Tales of Alabama Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Alabama tales that have existed only in rumor, legend and lore are uncovered in this volume of strange, funny, far-fetched, unique and gripping stories from Muscle Shoals to Mobile. From Muscle Shoals to Montgomery to Mobile, there's just no place quite like Alabama. Take a journey off the beaten path through the Cotton State with author Kelly Kazek as she uncovers the stories that make Alabama one of a kind. Kazek, a longtime Alabama resident, unearths tales that have existed only in rumor, anecdote, legend and lore. This collection is packed with little-known stories of strange sites, like the world's largest Nehi bottle; curious critters, like the first monkey in space; and colorful characters, such as the outlaw Tom Clark. Whether funny, far-fetched, gripping or grisly, Forgotten Tales of Alabama is filled with stories you won't soon forget.
Author | : Paul Kirkman |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 104 |
Release | : 2012-10-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1614237387 |
Download Forgotten Tales of Kansas City Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Meet the folks who slip out of history books like they're playing the Kansas City shuffle. In this fascinating collection of stories, Paul Kirkman has dug up all sorts of head-scratchers: how did Jesse James rob a bank with John F. Kennedy, and how could a Beatles concert in the 1960s fail to make money? Watch a cow explode in a kitchen, frogs rain down from the sky and dogs pay for a public library system. Learn how Harry Houdini was trapped in a phone booth, why Clark Gable haunted street corners in a clown outfit and what kept Kansas City in Missouri.