GAMES THAT TIME FORGOT
166 pages
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Parlor games were a staple of indoor entertainment during the 19th and early 20th century. Millions partook in these games which slowly fell out of favor for more modern forms of entertainment by the early 1910s. Eventually these games fell into obscurity, becoming lost over time.
Games That Time Forgot shines a light on over 100 forgotten parlor games, which include detailed easy-to-follow instructions for those interested in reviving these games in their own households.
This book will aid in turning any home into a location of living history, where these games can once again be enjoyed, just as they were long ago.
HISTORY’S HAUNTED HEADLINES – VOL. 1
298 pages
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America’s 19th and early 20th century was witness to an explosion of reported ghost sightings. From hauntings and séances to poltergeist activity and ghostly pranks gone wrong, stories involving ghosts were often reported on in newspapers throughout the country. Most of those published accounts have been lost to time – until now.
History’s Haunted Headlines: Volume 1 presents over 230 accounts of spirit encounters originally published in American newspapers from 1850 through 1869. This unique compilation of published accounts provides an insight to a time in America when the public clamored for reports of ghosts and hauntings, and newspapers nationwide did not disappoint.
Share in the thrill so many experienced long ago while reading these claimed-to-be-true accounts of hauntings and ghost encounters, chronologically compiled in this first volume of History’s Haunted Headlines.
HISTORY’S HAUNTED HEADLINES – VOL. 2
363 pages
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America’s 19th and early 20th century was witness to an explosion of reported ghost sightings. From hauntings and séances to poltergeist activity and ghostly pranks gone wrong, stories involving ghosts were often reported on in newspapers throughout the country. Most of those published accounts have been lost to time, until now.
History’s Haunted Headlines: Volume 2 presents more accounts of spirit encounters originally published in American newspapers from 1870 through 1883. This unique compilation of published accounts provides an insight to a time in America when the public clamored for reports of ghosts and hauntings, and newspapers nationwide did not disappoint.
Share in the thrill so many experienced long ago while reading these claimed-to-be-true accounts of hauntings and ghost encounters, chronologically collected in this second volume of History’s Haunted Headlines.
HISTORY’S HAUNTED HEADLINES – VOL. 3
400 pages
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America’s 19th and early 20th century was witness to an explosion of reported ghost sightings. From hauntings and séances to poltergeist activity and ghostly pranks gone wrong, stories involving ghosts were often reported on in newspapers throughout the country. Most of those published accounts have been lost to time, until now.
History’s Haunted Headlines: Volume 3 presents more accounts of spirit encounters originally published in American newspapers from 1884 through 1889. This unique compilation of published accounts provides an insight to a time in America when the public clamored for reports of ghosts and hauntings, and newspapers nationwide did not disappoint.
Share in the thrill so many experienced long ago while reading these claimed-to-be-true accounts of hauntings and ghost encounters, chronologically collected in this third volume of History’s Haunted Headlines.
DEAR SANTA CLAUS
510 pages
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Dear Santa Claus takes a unique look into the minds of American children during the late 19th and early 20th century through letters to Santa. Millions of children wrote each December to newspapers nationwide of their greatest desires, to be read and fulfilled by Santa himself. But these letters contained much more than just toy requests – they contained the individual personality of each child. Take a journey through this collection of warm, heartfelt, comical, and above all, innocent letters to Santa as children prepared for his annual Christmas Eve visit. Including rare images, poems and toy ads not seen since they first appeared in their respective newspapers well over a century ago, Dear Santa Claus is sure to make for special holiday season reading.
“THE ROTTENEST THINGS ON EARTH”
446 pages
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Five poverty-stricken women from Iowa wished to visit the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. They first needed to earn enough money for train fare and hotel expenses. To earn the money, they quickly wrote a variety act to perform on stage at a local opera house in front of a paying audience. Deciding afterward to take to the stage as a career, they could not have imagined the national fame their decision would bring them over the next four decades – fame they would earn for the wrong reasons.
The Cherry sisters earned a reputation of being so bad they were good – so much so that they were propelled to national stardom, performing in some of the largest cities throughout the United States, in some of the best-known theaters, including appearing on Broadway. Fame didn’t come without its difficulties though, and the sisters found themselves the targets of verbal and physical attacks both on and off the stage, and the recipients of countless negative theatrical reviews, many going far beyond what was necessary to print – not to mention their performances were so bad they incited violent riots. All the while the sisters believed they were the best talent on the nation’s stage, a belief no one else shared. They were constantly at odds with the press and audiences, and took to defending themselves in newspapers as well as verbally and physically in public against those who showed disapproval of their acts. In addition, the sisters were no strangers to filing lawsuits and being sued themselves, both related and unrelated to their line of work.
Follow the Cherry sisters’ thrilling journey, from their humble beginnings to their rise to fame and beyond, and discover why they were referred to as “The Rottenest Things on Earth”.