James A Crutchfield

"Fascinating stories about thirty-three events that helped make New Mexico what it is today. Read about Pancho Villa, Charles Bent, Smokey the Bear, and many more, including little-known episodes that shaped New Mexico's colorful history"--

This book tells thirty stories of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky-from early European exploration to the end of the Civil War. Readers will be introduced to well-known characters, little-known heroes, and events that changed history-from "How 'Old Glory' Got Its Name" in Tennessee and "The Court-Martial of Daniel Boone" in Kentucky to "The Invention of the Cotton...

From a volcanic eruption that created the deepest lake in North America to a freighter wreck that took nine years to clean up, It Happened in Oregon looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of the Beaver State. Meet Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, the affluent leader of an eastern religious sect that attempted to take over a small town in Oregon to establish a spiritual corporate headquarters. Relive the Lewis and Clark Expedition's "Showerey...

Author James A. Crutchfield has mined thirty-seven of the most colorful episodes from Montana's provocative past-from the first glimpse of French explorers of the "Shining Mountains" in 1743 to the attempt to round up the wild horses of the Pryor Mountains. These episodes are a lively look at life in the Wild West.

In “It Happened in Washington” you'll sail the seas along Washington's rugged coast, explore the untamed wilderness of the U.S.-Canada border, and climb to the summit of Mount Rainier. This collection includes thirty-three extraordinary episodes from Evergreen State history.