After serving five terms as mayor, James Rolph went on to win California's 1930 gubernatorial election. Rolph, however, had underestimated the... Læs mere
Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois, chose to live where democracy would be free from the contradictions of slavery, and faced down a two-year effort to make Illinois a slave state.
From the grindhouse oddities to studio releases, this work details 46 horror films released during the genre's golden era.... Læs mere
Though Willie Mays' World Series basket catch and Duke Snider's 1954 wall-climbing grab immediately come to mind, there are many catches that have been called 'the greatest'. This work documents baseball's best catches by outfielders from 1897 to 1964.
Examines 45 films featuring 'grande dames' in horror films. This book includes a history of women in horror before the 1962... Læs mere
Describing and detailing the boring of major railroad tunnels throughout Canada, the US, and Mexico, this covers the period from the creation of Virginia’s Blue... Læs mere
This is the definitive collection of data about all aspects of this film. The ten sections focus on characters in the novel, the players and their own... Læs mere
Offers various ways to haunt a house for Halloween. This work features illustrated instructions for creating a barbecued skull, devil eyes, bonehead tableware, a magic... Læs mere
Discusses the theory that ""Gulliver's Travels"" was Swift's vehicle to condemn the African slave trade and promote the adoption of real rather... Læs mere
Contains the accounts of 14 nurses who served in the U.S. military nurse corps during the Persian Gulf and Iraq wars. They... Læs mere
Tells how Hammer Films commissioned composers at the cutting-edge of European musical modernism to write their movie scores, introducing the avant-garde into popular culture via the enormously successful venue of horror film.