Globe Pequot Press: 691 books
Chicago Curiosities
Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Your round-trip ticket to the wildest, wackiest, most outrageous people, places, and things
the Windy City has to offer!
Whether you’re a born-and-raised Chicagoan, a recent transplant, or just passing through, Chicago Curiosities will have you laughing out loud as Scotti Cohn takes you on...
Remembering Katharine Hepburn
Stories of Wit and Wisdom About America's Leading Lady
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2016
A sweet, inspiring, and captivating look at a woman who was an inspiration for many and whose legacy and stories should be shared with a new generation of fans. Journalist and news anchor, Ann Nyberg, delves into the long, extraordinary life of Katharine Hepburn through the personal stories of those...
Minnesota Off the Beaten Path®
Discover Your Fun
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Minnesota Off the Beaten Path show you the North Star State you never knew existed. Ski, hike, or just relax at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; visit a three-billion-year-old...
Arlington National Cemetery
A Guided Tour through History
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Walk through America's most sacred ground and
come to know the people and events that have shaped history
Known for its more than 300,000 graves and for iconic monuments including the John F. Kennedy gravesite and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington National Cemetery is one of America's...
More than Petticoats
Remarkable New Hampshire Women
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2009
More than Petticoats: Remarkable New Hampshire Women celebrates the women who shaped the Granite State. Short, illuminating biographies and archvial photographs and paintings tell the stories of women from across the state who served as teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists.
by L. B. Taylor Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2019
Hauntings lurk and spirits linger in the Old Dominion State
Reader, beware! Turn these pages and enter the world of the paranormal, where ghosts and ghouls alike creep just out of sight. Author L. B. Tayloy shines a light in the dark corners of Virginia and scares those spirits out of hiding...
World War I New York
A Guide to the City's Enduring Ties to The Great War
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
In 1917 one million soldiers, sailors, and Marines departed for France to fight in World War I from New York. The city was an important hub during the war as the recruiting and patriotic efforts continued. Following the Armistice in 1918, more memorials were erected to veterans than for any other...
Haunted Colleges and Universities
Creepy Campuses, Scary Scholars, and Deadly Dorms
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
Among our country's treasures are its colleges and universities, meccas of culture and higher learning--and paranormal activity. Haunted Colleges and Universities, a collection of stories of ghosts, mysteries, and paranormal happenings at colleges and universities, will leave readers delightfully frightened.
Georgia's Remarkable Women
Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Georgia's Remarkable Women: Daughters, Wives, Sisters, and Mothers Who Shaped History recognizes the women who helped to shape the Peach State. Female teachers, writers, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the state are illuminated through short biographies and archival photographs and paintings.
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by Sam Lowe
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2012
Each volume in this series features approximately fifteen short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given state. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books.
48 Hours Boston
Timed Tours For Short Stays
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2009
No time to research the many wonders of Boston? This pocketsize guide directs you to the main attractions of this remarkable and historic city, including many that are overlooked even by the seasoned Bostonian. With this resource in hand, you'll leave feeling you've truly sensed the pulse of Boston.
Spooky Wisconsin
Tales of Hauntings, Strange Happenings, and Other Local Lore
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2008
Paul Bunyon and Babe, Native American Indians, ghosts, river mysteries, and more populate the pages of Spooky Wisconsin. You'll meet the shrouded horseman of Milwaukee, the troll of Mount Horeb, the dark horse of the Dells, and more as you join folklorist S. E. Schlosser to discover the spooky stories...
by Seth Brown
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2012
From the story of Rhode Island's first colonist (who contrary to your elementary-school history book wasn't Roger Williams) to the revolutionary precursors to the Boston Tea Party to the wedding of Jack and Jackie Kennedy, It Happened in Rhode Island captures some the great events in American History and the history of the small, but fascinating, Ocean State.
Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path®
A Guide to Unique Places
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2012
Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path features the things travelers and locals want to see and experience––if only they knew about them. From the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales, Wisconsin Off the Beaten Path takes the reader down the...