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1) Connecticut
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All-new additions to the entertaining and bestselling line of regional history for all ages!
“It Happened in Connecticut”. Diana Ross McCain
More than twenty true stories from the Nutmeg State—including how it got its nickname, as well as the country's first witch trials, the Charter Oak incident, and the invention of modern football.
“It Happened in Philadelphia”. Scott Bruce
The rich history of the City of Brotherly Love comes alive...
5) Minnesota
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A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped the North Star State, “It Happened in Minnesota” describes everything from harrowing shootouts with Sioux Indians to the mass execution of thirty-eight men, a bank robbery by Jesse James to the opening of the Mall of America. In an easy-to-read style that is entertaining as well as informative, It Happened in Minnesota will interest people of all ages.
7) Philadelphia
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Snuggled in between the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers lies William Penn's "Holy Experiment." The birthing ground for religious freedom became the birthing ground of a new nation and so much more. This "Philadelphia Story" tells it all from the first paper mill to the Mummer's Parade to American Bandstand.
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From Jedediah Smith's final fight to an unlikely flash flood in the desert, “It Happened on the Santa Fe Trail” gives readers a unique look at intriguing people and episodes from one of America's most historically important trails, the artery that opened the Southwest to settlement. Find out how Colonel Kit Carson survived the Battle of Adobe Walls. Discover how a famous mountain man became an unlikely millionaire. And read all about how a railroad...
10) Chicago
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Thirty-six episodes from the Windy City's history, including legendary events such as the great fire and the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, as well as lesser-known tales.
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From Ponce de Leon's discovery of the "Land of Flowers" in 1513 to the suspense of the 2000 presidential election, It Happened in Florida takes readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of thirty of the most compelling episodes from the Sunshine State's vibrant past. This revised edition includes brand new glimpses into Florida history, a map, and a thorough index.
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A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped Sin City, It Happened in Las Vegas describes everything from a nineteenth-century land deal that almost created two competing cities to the torrential rainstorm that flooded downtown Vegas with three inches of water.
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A fascinating collection of thirty compelling stories about events that shaped the Tar Heel State, It Happened in North Carolina describes everything from one of the first incidences of American resistance against British rule to a courageous milestone in the civil rights movement.
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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...
16) Vermont
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From the French and Indian War to the exposure of Maple Corner, thirty-two events that shaped the Green Mountain State.
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From the day in 1893 that Gigi and Hobart Johnstone Whitley stood on a hill overlooking the area
they christened “Hollywood,” to modern-day tales of murder and mayhem, “It Happened in Hollywood” recounts in thirty short episodes the behind-the-scenes events that shaped Tinseltown.
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