Globe Pequot Press: 691 books
Georgia Myths and Legends
The True Stories Behind History’s Mysteries
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Georgia Myths and Legends explores unusual phenomena, strange events, and mysteries in Georgia’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 Georgia history.
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Death in Salem
The Private Lives behind the 1692 Witch Hunt
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Salem witchcraft will always have a magnetic pull on the American psyche. During the 1692 witch trials, more than 150 people were arrested. An estimated 25 million Americans—including author Diane Foulds—are descended from the twenty individuals executed. What happened to our ancestors? Death...
by Tricia Martineau Wagner
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
Many of the events that took place along the Oregon Trail are well known--the perils the Applegate family faced as they rafted down the raging Columbia River, the plight of the Donner Party as they found themselves snowbound and starving at Truckee Lake. But do you know the whole story?
It...
Remarkable Women of New England
Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers: The War Years 1754 to 1787
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
In eighteenth-century America, information about a woman’s life and accomplishments was very difficult to discover, but some woman were avid letter writers or devoted journal keepers, and thankfully some of those letters and journals were saved. These woman include Mary Gray Bidwell, a quiet country...
by Ron Franscell, Karen Valentine
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
The Cri**me Buff's Guide to Outlaw Pennsylvania is the ultimate guidebook to the crime, injustice, and seedy history of the Keystone State. With photographs, maps, directions, and sites to visit, this collection of outlaw tales serves as both a travel guide and an entertaining and informational read....
Wicked Weird & Wily Yankees
A Celebration of New England's Eccentrics and Misfits
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Incredible Stories of the Prophets, Vagabonds, Fortune-Tellers, Hermits, Lords, and Poets Who Shaped New England
New England has been a lot of things—an economic hub, a cultural center, a sports mecca—but it is also home to many of the strangest individuals in America. Wicked Weird &...
by Vince Moravek
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
It Happened in Glacier National Park takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Park's storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names--and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings.
Spooky Texas
Tales Of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, And Other Local Lore
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2008
Suitably, hauntings and paranormal happenings in the Lone Star state are larger than life. Included in this must-read collection are tales of the ghost lights of Marfa, the werewolf of Elroy, and the Devil's brand in the eternal roundup of El Paso. Your hair will stand on end as you read about the mysteries and lore in Spooky Texas.
Captain John Gallop
Master Mariner and Indian Trader
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
Capt. John Gallop; Master Mariner and Indian Trader, and his son, John, Jr.—the colorful careers of pioneers in our coastal-West Indian trader by Williams Haynes.
Sponsored by the Gallup Family Association, Inc.
by Michael Bie
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2013
It Happened in Wisconsin takes readers on a rollicking, behind-the-scenes look at some of the characters and episodes from the Badger State's storied past. Including both famous tales, and famous names--and little-known heroes, heroines, and happenings.
It Happened in Kansas
Remarkable Events that Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2010
It Happened in Kansas features over 25 chapters in Kansas history. Lively and entertaining, this book brings the varied and fascinating history of the Sunflower State to life.
It Happened in Las Vegas
Remarkable Events that Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped Sin City, It Happened in Las Vegas describes everything from a nineteenth-century land deal that almost created two competing cities to the torrential rainstorm that flooded downtown Vegas with three inches of water.
Barbecue Lover's Memphis and Tennessee Styles
Restaurants, Markets, Recipes & Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
Barbecue Lover’s Guide to Memphis- and Tennessee-Style celebrates the best this southern region has to offer. Perfect for both the local BBQ enthusiast and the traveling visitor alike, each guide features: the history of these BBQ culinary styles; where to find--and most importantly consume--the...
Charleston Chef's Table
Extraordinary Recipes from the Heart of the Old South
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2009
Signature recipes from greater Charleston’s top restaurants
In recent years, Charleston, which hosts more than four million visitors annually, has matured into a world-class culinary destination. Now, The Charleston Chef’s Table allows locals and visitors alike to take a bit of the city’s...