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On the morning of June 25th, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer made a fateful decision to attack a large Native American village camped on the banks of the Little Big Horn River. It was a decision that would cost him his life, the lives of 268 of his men, and the lives of over 60 Native Americans defending their right to live free. Myths, mysteries, and legends of this fight have grown for over 142 years, elevating a lonely patch of dirt and grass, dotted with white and brown tombstones, to mythological proportions. How did this apocalyptic clash of cultures happen? What is true, and what is conjecture? What really happened? Experience the entire battle as it was tol ...

The marvelous and amazing history of the vast European migration to North America is a story that needs to be told. It is a story of bravery, heroism, sacrifice, vision, and most importantly a story of God’s gracious providence. This story is filled with remarkable chapters of Pilgrims, Puritans, Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists, Quakers, Jews and Catholics alike. The story spans a wide swath of years from 1493 to about 1890. During these many years a great nation was born. Several wars were fought and won against England, the greatest empire in the world at that time. The brave men and women who came to America from Europe carved out of the rough and rugged wilderness a new nation ...

David Calvin Bledsoe was a poor man who in the best of times never owned land and could barely support a family. When his nation called for volunteers he risked his own death to preserve the union of the United States. He returned home without a scar. No musket ball or shell fragment ever found him on the battlefield, but in the course of his military service his health was shattered. He afterward lived a ruined physical life and a disastrous financial one. He and his wife were dependent upon the charity of family and friends for their day to day sustenance. The Union veteran pension system - the physicians, politicians, and bureaucrats - did not know how to deal with Bledsoe, and those ...

The book tells the interesting history of the men and women who took pictures of one of America's first tourist attractions, Mammoth Cave. Since 1865, pictures have been taken of this historic cave both inside and out showing the world why it was and still is one of the greatest wonders of the world. Early photographs of Mammoth Cave are shown throughout the book from each photographer. Includes a chapter (with photos) of early transportation to the cave and a chapter about the history (with photos) of group pictures taken at the different cave entrances.

Kentucky natives wrote this book about how five generations of their family have enjoyed Kentucky's State Parks. Practical tips are provided about how your family can enjoy the parks. In addition, the book included a concise history of the Park System's development from 1924 to 2022.

By Jack Speece With text & photo contributions from John Benton, Catherine Bishop, Ronnie Doyle, Angelo George, Larry McCarty, Jeffrey Miller, Bill Napper, Stan Sides, Gary Soule, Gordon Smith, Joel Sneed, Dean Snyder, Jack Speece, Bob Thompson, Norman Warnell, Cave Research Foundation, Kentucky Speleological Survey, Mammoth Cave National Park (NPS), National Cave Museum This book is an attempt to preserve the history of the lesser known show caves of Kentucky which are becoming overshadowed by the fame and size of Mammoth Cave. The book was made possible by the efforts of those who contributed to it. Speece Productions - Kentucky Show Cave Series 2024 Contents Ex-Show Cave ...

You've read "A Small Town Life"... Now hear the true story! Author Cedric Derecho takes you through a journey of Lakehurst history as he distinguishes the truth from the fiction in his book "A Small Town Life". With over 80 historical photos inside, see what it was really like to live in Lakehurst when "Wise Old Bill" did.

The names of over 240 horses of the Civil War and riders including interesting Cavalry and Civil War anecdotes. Over 140 photographs of horses.

The Clawson and Thompson families arrived in Elko County, Nevada in the late 1800s. Agnes Thompson Clawson bought an inexpensive camera and photographed her family and the scenes of life around the different locations in which she and her family lived. Agnes's younger brother-in-law, Ray Clawson, began taking photographs of his own about a decade later. The photographs in this book are mostly from Agnes Clawson's collection, but Ray's have been selectively added when the subject matter complements Agnes's images. The limited narrative in the form of image annotations is based on Agnes Clawson's grandson Arthur Clawson's research and documentation, as well as his own and his younger broth ...

Conceived in the best of times, executed in the worst of times, Chicago’s Century of Progress Exposition, 1933-1934, was highly criticized, but none-the-less a phenomenal success. First proposed in 1928 to celebrate Chicago’s centennial, the new exposition was meant to return Chicago to fair fame after a succession of dull Beaux Arts expositions in San Francisco, St. Louis, and Philadelphia. The 1933 Chicago exposition was to be financed by the continuation of the 20’s boom years of industry and stock market gains, but the national economic crash of 1929 stopped. That such an event could happen, the fact that even the idea could survive, let alone be planned, financed and built duri ...