Lokale Geschichte

Merriam Press World War II HistoryDuring World War II the state of Montana gave over 1,000 men to the final sacrifice to defend the United States. Thousands of military personnel trained in the state, before moving onto combat, especially those of four B-17 bomb groups. The state was temporary home to alien detainees and German Prisoners of War. Now, over 75 years from these events, this book is dedicated to these Americans who helped win the two-ocean war the United States fought, 1941-1945. This is truly a look back in time to America's greatest generation. 304 photos, maps, illustrations.

Wien geht ins Landtmann und das seit 150 Jahren - von den morgendlichen Zeitungslesern und Liebhabern der Kipferlkultur bis hin zu den abendlichen Theaterbesuchern, die nach der Vorstellung auf ein Achterl und ein kleines Gulasch kommen.Das Buch lädt mit wunderbaren Beiträgen und reich bebildert ein, in die Atmosphäre und die Besonderheiten des Traditionskaffeehauses damals und heute einzutauchen. Es ergründet, warum langjährige Stammgäste das Landtmann zu ihrem zweiten Wohnzimmer machen, die leidenschaftliche Kellner-Tradition, die typisch Wienerischen Speisen und erzählt von all den Begegnungen, die hier täglich eine Bühne finden.Sie beweisen jeden Tag aufs Neue das Erfolgsrezept des Landtmanns: Verweilen kann so lebendig sein!

Zwischen Kiez und Ku'damm zeigt dieser Bildband Wiederaufbau und Alltagsleben in West-Berlin vor und nach dem Mauerbau.

What began as a genealogy search grew into an in-depth examination of a fascinating period in Evansville's history when Indiana instituted prohibition while Kentucky, just across the Ohio River, did not. Evansville was a brewery town with a strong German culture at the time, and it struggled to stay away from liquor. It earned a reputation of being wide open when its Chief of Police, Edgar Schmitt, was prosecuted in the 1920 Evansville whiskey ring conspiracy. The author is the great-grandson of Evansville Police Captain Andy Friedle, the officer in charge of the infamous police "booze boat" which was used for bootlegging. This authentic account covers the forgotten details of the story and reveals things that were never brought to light. Readers can finally learn the truth about this historic event and find answers to key questions, such as who was involved. The author's remarkable insight into this period provides a unique window into the past, revealing a complex and intriguing narrative that will captivate readers from start to finish.

Ephraim Fox was born in Barboursville, Knox County, Kentucky, to Nicholas and Sara Fox. Ephraim's grandfather Benjamin had been adopted into the well-known Virginia Fox family who populated much of Kentucky and Tennessee. Whether it was the adoption of Benjamin or another reason that has been forgotten centuries ago, his eldest son Nicholas was not close to his immense extended family. When Ephraim was 21, he moved with his parents and all but one married sister, to Missouri. Nicholas died within a couple years. When Ephraim was 30 he brought his family across the Oregon Trail, in 1852. There, 2000 miles from the United States, Ephraim made a new beginning for his family in Oregon. No one knew the past; they only knew Ephraim, the man. Family secrets and turmoil was left behind and never spoken of again. It was Ephraim alone, who established a Virginia Fox family in Oregon.Just as the Fox family reached Oregon, bubbling hostility between Native tribes and American settlers were only beginning to worsen. In 1853-1854, the generational hatred fueling deadly back and forth confrontations led to several deadly battles between regular army and volunteer troops, and the Natives. In 1855 when hostilities were perceived to threaten the settlements in Oregon, Ephraim, his brother John, and two brother-in-law's named Bunch, enlisted in the provisional sponsored mounted volunteers. The group was involved in the First Meadows Battle.Ephraim raised two families in Oregon. He saw port towns develop, and some wash away in Willamette River flooding. He saw the heyday of steamers on the river, and he saw the iron horse retire them.Ephraim Fox took his place as a humble farmer at a table of Oregon pioneers who had distinguished themselves in their communities. He was proud of that identity. Even so, the world had become a different, unrecognizable place to him by the time he grew old, the population grew, industrialization loomed, and morality suffered. He came from a time dominated by the Great Awakening, when divorce was rare, and alcoholism even rarer. If Ephraim found himself in a cramped world, it was only because pioneers had reached the sun setting on the Pacific Ocean, and there was nowhere else to go. The effect of the era of industrialization on his sons would be stark.Then, at a time when he should have been sitting on his porch with grandkids on his lap with a faithful dog napping nearby Ephraim faced the ruination of all he had worked for. When two sons earned themselves jail time, and ended up spending it with their childhood chum, the first person in Oregon accused of patricide, all hell broke loose in newspapers all over the state. The public fiasco created a tide of embarrassment and needless humiliation that washed over the family.In his 70's, stooped over with rheumatism, plagued by strokes and half crippled, with his life's work and family reputation on the line, Ephraim Fox, stepped forward, to set things right.

The Remarkable Life of Albert Haskell, Jr.: The King of Crown City isthe first comprehensive portrait of the Cortland, New York schoolboy who forged a path of his own that garnered him a reputation in New York State and the Northeast of the nation as an accomplished lawyer, politician, banker, civic organizer, supporter of higher education, and promoter of industrial expansion.As a district attorney, Haskell crossed paths with the prohibition government agents, murderers, white slavers, members of the "Black Hand" gang, and the Ku Klux Klan. He successfully prosecuted those who were part of a tubercular cattle scandal. As a state assemblyman, he was an advocate for the state's dairy farmers during the violent milk strikes in the 1930s. Haskell co-founded a chapter of Rotary International in 1919 and played a pivotal role in the 1950s in making the place of his birth "the typewriter capital of the world." Based on a trove of scrapbooks assembled by Haskell through his lifetime and kept by his grandchildren, this biography reveals exactly why Haskell's life of integrity and public service merits the title of "King of 'Crown City.'"

The Mackay Mansion is a true Nevada icon, once being the Virginia City office of the Gould & Curry Mining Company from 1860 to 1903.

Megalithbauten, jahrtausendealte eindrucksvolle Steinanlagen, prägen ganze Landschaften und ziehen Besucher förmlich in ihren Bann. Doch warum wurde ausgerechnet an dieser oder jenen Stelle ein derart aufwendiges Bauwerk errichtet? Dieses Buch geht den geheimnisumrankten Megalithbauten Europas auf den Grund und zeigt neue Erkenntnisse über Bauformen, Nutzen und Standorte der Anlagen.

Hopes have been crushed. Fortunes gained. Lives celebrated while others were snuffed out too soon. In the shadows, where corners are cut, and ambition unchecked - that is where the notorious stories live. Step into the dark alleyways, back rooms and even board rooms with me, as I recount Pittsburgh's seedier past. Notorious Pittsburgh features more than 20 stories, including Pittsburgh's first bank robbery, a famous jailbreak, as well as several stories from our former red-light district and the prohibition era.

Like Plato's fictional island kingdom, most of Bayocean sank below the sea long ago. The rest lies buried beneath the shore pine, salal, and beach grass covering the four-mile-long spit that protects Tillamook Bay from the Pacific Ocean. This book chronicles the half-century this Oregon resort town existed, tells the stories of people who lived there, and explains its demise. Starting in 1907, urbanites in Oregon's Willamette Valley and across the Pacific Northwest were promised a grand resort where they could enjoy cool, ocean breezes during hot summers. Lots sold quickly at first, especially those along Bayocean's one-hundred-foot-high ridgeline where bay and ocean views were breathtaking. But Tillamook's remote location, an economic downturn, and insufficient financial reserves led to delays, litigation, and receivership. Though never grand, at one point or another Bayocean featured a massive natatorium, three hotels, forty-two rental cabins, a two-story mercantile, two restaurants, three dance halls, an amusement pavilion, and fifty-nine homes. Reed College students ran the resort one summer; a military academy for boys tried but failed another. A commune invigorated the town for a couple of years during the Great Depression, as did Coast Guard war dogs during World War II. These and other episodes in Bayocean's history make it more interesting than most, but the fact that nothing remains makes it matter. Erosion began pulling homes into the sea in the late 1920s and undercut the oceanside natatorium in 1932. As the spit's foredune continued to recede, more homes fell. In November 1952 a storm surge blew its narrow southern section into Tillamook Bay. Four years later, the Army Corps of Engineers built a breakwater to reconnect the island to Cape Meares, destroying what remained of the town in the process. It took geologists, geographers, and oceanographers two decades to figure out that the erosion had been caused by faulty jetty planning rather than natural forces. Their work prevented similar environmental disasters from occurring elsewhere. When Jerry Sutherland heard about Bayocean in 2014, he first read everything written about it. He then searched for additional information, traveling across the United States to look through personal and institutional archives. Along the way, he shared some of his discoveries with the public at www.bayocean.net and with the producers of television documentaries. But in his book, Sutherland shares it all.

In der Eifel kann man am besten einfach alles genießen, denn die Region ist eine wahre Schatzkammer des Genusses. Egal, ob man sich an der wunderbaren Natur bewusst erfreut, sich regionalen Gaumenfreuden hingibt oder dem Körper etwas Gutes tut - hier gibt es viel Angenehmes, das den Sinnen gefällt.Auf den Feldern der Region wachsen köstliche Kartoffeln, anderes Gemüse und Obst. Geschmacksintensive Tomaten gedeihen in der mineralhaltigen Erde ebenso wie aromatische Kern- und Steinobstsorten. Beeren und Wildfrüchte aus der Vulkaneifel werden zu hochprozentigen Genüssen destilliert. Auf den steinigen Lehm- und warmen Schieferböden des Ahrtals wachsen edle Weine im fast mediterranen Klima. Ziegen und Kühe grasen auf Eifeler Weiden und geben Milch, die mit ihrem speziellen Aroma in der Käse- und Joghurtherstellung eine ganz eigene Genussqualität garantiert. Bienen sammeln den Nektar von Wildblumen und Kräutern, den man dann als Honig genießen kann. Natürlich ist die Region auch reich an kulinarischen Genüssen: vom Reisfladen oder Sauerteigen aus der belgischen Eifel über den typischen Birrebunnes oder köstliche Printen aus Bad Münstereifel, von Öl aus heimischen Bucheckern bis hin zum Eefeler Stampes, Pilzen als Schätze des Waldes oder Bolognese Sauce aus Nüssen und Eicheln. In der Eifel kann man sich nicht nur an der Landschaft, sondern auch an vielen anderen Genüssen erfreuen. Und nicht zuletzt bietet das neue ENDLICH EIFEL Bugazin® puren Lesegenuss!Das ENDLICH EIFEL Bugazin® - eine gelungene Mischung aus Buch und Magazin - taucht ein in die außergewöhnliche Welt der Eifel und zeigt seinen Leserinnen und Lesern den ganz besonderen Charme dieser einzigartigen Naturlandschaft und vor allem der Menschen, die hier leben. Mit schönen Fotos und Texten, die die Freude am Lesen wecken, werden die ENDLICH EIFEL-Bände zu einem wunderbaren Handbuch über diese lebenswerte Region zwischen Belgien,

Auch im vierten Band der Eefeler Verzellcher widmet sich Heimatkundler Joachim Schröder den Gepflogen- und Eigenheiten der Eifel. Dieses Mal geht es um das Thema Essen, Trinken, Kochen, Backen und alles andere, was es in der historischen Eifelküche zu tun gibt und gab. Traditionelle Rezepte aus der Region, Erklärungen zum klassischen Kücheninventar und geschichtliche Anekdoten, wie immer gesäumt von Mundart, locker Sprüch' und Liedertexten. Was isst und trinkt die Eifel zum Friehsteck, wie macht man eigentlich Arschbäckelcheszopp und welche Bedeutung hat das Kochen und Backen für die Eifeler noch Anfang des letzten Jahrhunderts gehabt? Von seinen eigenen Kindheitserlebnissen inspiriert schildert Joachim Schröder allerhand Informatives, Unterhaltsames und zum Nachdenken Anregendes über die Kulinarik und Küchentradition in den ländlichen Heimatgegenden zwischen Aachen und Koblenz.

While the Western was dying a slow death across the cultural landscape, it was blazing back to life as a video game in the early twenty-first century. Rockstar Games' Red Dead franchise, beginning with Red Dead Revolver in 2004, has grown into one of the most critically acclaimed video game franchises of the twenty-first century. Red Dead Redemption: History, Myth, and Violence in the Video Game West offers a critical, interdisciplinary look at this cultural phenomenon at the intersection of game studies and American history.Drawing on game studies, western history, American studies, and cultural studies, the authors train a wide-ranging, deeply informed analytic perspective on the Red Dead franchise-from its earliest incarnation to the latest, Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018). Their intersecting chapters put the series in the context of American history, culture, and contemporary media, with inquiries into issues of authenticity, realism, the meaning of play and commercial promotion, and the relationship between the game and the wider cultural iterations of the classic Western. The contributors also delve into the role the series' development has played in recent debates around working conditions in the gaming industry and gaming culture.In its redeployment and reinvention of the Western's myth and memes, the Red Dead franchise speaks to broader aspects of American culture-the hold of the frontier myth and the "Wild West" over the popular imagination, the role of gun culture in society, depictions of gender and ethnicity in mass media, and the increasing allure of digital escapism-all of which come in for scrutiny here, making this volume a vital, sweeping, and deeply revealing cultural intervention.

This history of Frankfort, Maine and its surrounding areas is detailed and encompassing, beginning from the earliest colonial times and concluding in the early 20th century.Ada Littlefield's enquiry covers a great range of activity. Topics include the initial founding of Frankfort, the importance in which religious observance was held, the most successful and distinguished residents, and the various businesses and trades for which the area became known. We hear of the ice fishing that took place in the winter months, the homespun clothing that most residents always wore, and of the most interesting houses and their designs.Perhaps the most notable aspect of Frankfort history is its role in shipbuilding, with many vessels constructed and launched from its shipyards. Some were fitted for long voyages; their success in navigating the oceans established this local industry for the long term. Alongside such achievements, the author places emphasis on the ordinary folk of the town; quoting their turns of phrase, and detailing their customs and everyday lives.Being first published in 1907, this title carries the advantage of using several sources which have since been lost or obscured for research. More than twenty photographs accompany the text.

Joseph A. Conboie was a noted and well known Comstock Undertaker. Along with his undertaking commerce, Conboie was a philanthropist to his community, played a part in California and Nevada politics, was an inventor, and was also a historian and archivist for the state's northern region.

Enjoy A Historic Tour Of Nevada's oldest hotel. Join author and paranormal investigator Sandie La Nae as she takes you through the many years of this enduring and endearing 1861 historic Hostel. Discover its owners and those who leased the business. Be thrilled to the many paranormal experiences that Thin Veil Investigators, a ghost hunting team Sandie La Nae is a member of, encountered as well as other accounts from those who braved staying in this haunted building.

This chronicle of Fruitlands, an agrarian community established in Harvard, Massachusetts, details the philosophy, creation and failure of the settlement.Founded by Bronson Alcott in 1843, Fruitlands was intended to be a utopian commune sustained by its own agriculture. The philosophical concepts of Transcendentalism, and its assertions regarding human morality and the potential of self-reliance, formed a cerebral bedrock. Yet the practical considerations of living were less accounted for: many residents preferred to philosophize than work the fields and animal labor was forbidden; the result being a shortage of food available to feed residents over winter. The strict living standards also caused discontent, and the project failed when unhappy occupants departed the site in January 1844.In the modern day, the Fruitlands project is considered a historical curiosity in Massachusetts. A museum was established on the original location, which details both Fruitlands and other attempts at achieving utopia in North America. Bronson Alcott was deeply disappointed that his commune failed, but continued working as a local teacher for many years afterward. His daughter Louisa May - who resided in Fruitlands as a girl - wrote a journal of the events, and later a treatment entitled Transcendental Wild Oats, which form part of this collection compiled by Clara Sears.

Alle Jahre wieder - kommt die Weihnachtszeit und damit auch die Zeit der Weihnachtsmärkte. Einer der bekanntesten und größten Weihnachtsmärkte ist der »Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt«. Auch dieser war von einer pandemiebedingten Pause betroffen, konnte aber ab 2022 wieder seine Tore für Begeisterte aus Deutschland und aller Welt öffnen. In diesem kleinen Reiseführer wird die Geschichte und Entstehung des Nürnberger Weihnachtsmarktes beschrieben, der Verlauf über die Zeit und aktuelle Entwicklungen. Zudem werden einzelne Highlights eines Weihnachtsmarktes, wie Windpyramiden, Glühwein, Christbaumschmuck oder Maronen detailliert vorgestellt. Auch Rezepte für die ein- oder andere Köstlichkeit fehlen nicht. Die Informationen werden ergänzt und nähergebracht durch zahlreiche farbige Abbildungen.

A.C. Greene considered The Comanche Barrier to South Plains Settlement an instant choice to be included in his book, The Fifty Best Books on Texas. The book details both sides of the tragic Council House Fight of 1840, the Battle of Adobe Walls, and the reluctance of the Comanches to accept Texas overtures to peace. Originally published in 1933, this edition includes 11,000 words that were left out of the original version.The author tells the story of one of the most feared Indian tribes from both the perspective of the Native Americans and the Whites. This book shows the history was not one-sided, and both share responsibility for the hostility and deaths that resulted.Of particular interest is the chapter on the famous Adobe Walls battle. It tells the story from the Comanche side of the battle and explains the fascinating background, especially the role of Isatai, the young Comanche medicine man and prophet who, convincing the leaders of his magic and visions, created the one final effort on the part of several tribes to reclaim their buffalo hunting grounds.

A GREEN BAY HISTORICAL TRUE CRIME STORYAt the turn of the 20th century, cities around the world were rife with syphilis, yet no blood test could prove it. Two women in Green Bay, Wisconsin found their lives destroyed by that simple fact. Mary, an illiterate maid, and Mollie, a college-educated socialite, fell victim to the physical violence and mental abuse of celebrated surgeon Dr. John R. Minahan. To silence them, he claimed they had that shameful and dreaded disease. But as medical science advanced and suffragettes marched for their rights, Mary and Mollie found the courage to stand up for theirs. This is the only full account written about Dr. John R. Minahan, whose family dominated Green Bay's professional, business, and political arenas from 1892 to 1954. Dr. Minahan's wealth built a college stadium, science hall, and six-story office building-all named for him-while history lost, or perhaps erased, Mary's and Mollie's heroic stories. Until now.Disturbingly, these women's intimate narratives embody the same battles dominating headlines today: men's entitlement versus women's liberty, wealth versus poverty, and false information versus scientific fact. This is a story of power, abuse, and seeking justice. It is the story of Dr. Minahan versus the maid and the socialite.

Lights and Shadows of New York Life: or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

The life record of H. W. Graber, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

Bucks County-renowned for its beautiful scenery as well as its intriguing history - also has been home to an extraordinary number of artists, musicians and authors. Carl LaVO, award-winning journalist and author, takes the reader on a journey through some of the most interesting, scenic and historic spots in the county.From the famous, such as William Penn, to the interesting, obscure and just plain odd, you'll learn about "Crazy Tom" and his castle, the Bucks County connection to the moon landing, and a mysterious haunted mountain.Bucks County Adventures and its beautiful photography is the book for you as a guide to the county, its historic sites and famous people.

The Northfield Tragedy; or, the Robber's Raid ; A Thrilling Narrative; A history of the remarkable attempt to rob the bank at Northfield, Minnesota; the Cold-Blooded Murder of the Brave Cashier and an Inoffensive Citizen. The Slaying of Two of the Brigands. The Wonderful Robber Hunt and Capture Graphically Described. Biographies of the Victims, the Captors & the Notorious Younger and James Gang of Desperadoes, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

The Mayflower Society House; Being the story of the Edward Winslow House, the Mayflower Society, the Pilgrims, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

Maximilian, Prince of Wied's, Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, part 3 and appendix, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.

The Life of Hon. William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill, the Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide: An Autobiography, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped, revised, and reformatted. The text is readable and clear because these books are not created from scanned copies.