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  • East Chicago

    by Jane Ammeson ...
    Series series Images of America
    Once an almost impenetrable landscape of dunes, marshes, and woodlands hugging the southern shore of Lake Michigan, the land comprising what would become East Chicago was a developer's dream for the emerging steel industry. Considered one of the country's ultimate melting pots, four out of five of its citizens hailed from other countries, each bringing their valued cultures and traditions to this ... Read more

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  • Holiday World

    Series series Images of America
    Louis J. Koch had a dream�one of family, fun, and Christmastime year-round. And so he created Santa Claus Land, the nation�s first theme park, in Santa Claus, located in the gentle rolling hills of southern Indiana. Now, six decades later, Koch�s legacy lives on at Holiday World and Splashin� Safari. Still owned and operated by the Koch family, Holiday World and Splashin� Safari are consistently ... Read more

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  • 100 Things to Do in South Bend, Indiana Before You Die

    by Jane Ammeson ...
    From the Gothic architecture and Golden Dome of the University of Notre Dame to the pulsing live jazz performed at the Midway Tavern, South Bend is a vibrant city, reconnecting its working-class roots and embracing the 21st century at the same time. Centuries ago, Native Americans and French voyagers explored the region via the St. Joseph River. Today, dine in style at the Cascade prime steak and ... Read more

    $14.00 CAD

  • A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana

    The Tragic Betrayal of Nettie Diamond

    Gold digging, adultery, and a slaying on Valentine's Day, 1923, in this "juicy . . . page-turner" of a true crime story ( Chicago Tribune).It was a Roaring Twenties fatal attraction. Nettie Herskovitz was wealthy and widowed when she met Harry Diamond. The attentive, irresistibly sexy twenty-three-year-old suitor would become Nettie's fifth husband. He was also a bootlegger, pimp, and first-class ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hauntings of the Underground Railroad

    Ghosts of the Midwest

    Stories of the runaway slaves who left their spirits behind. "An easy read and an odd collection of tales of murders, mayhem, madness, and sadness." — FolkloreBefore the Civil War, a network of secret routes and safe houses crisscrossed the Midwest to help African Americans travel north to escape slavery. Although many slaves were able to escape to the safety of Canada, others met untimely deaths ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lincoln Road Trip

    The Back-Roads Guide to America's Favorite President

    "An engagingly written, personable, and intimate portrait of a president that walks in his footsteps and creates a cultural contextual lens through travel." — Library JournalAmerica's favorite president sure got around. Before Abraham Lincoln's sojourned to the Oval Office, he grew up in Kentucky and began his career as a lawyer in Illinois. In fact, Lincoln toured some amazing places throughout ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • America's Femme Fatale

    The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness

    How does a Norwegian farm girl become an infamous American serial killer, responsible for upward of 40 murders? Born in rural Norway in 1859, "Belle" Storset Sorenson Gunness was constantly dealt bad hands in life—so she decided to take life into her own hands.InAmerica's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness, Jane Simon Ammeson traces Gunness's path from a poor teenager rejected ... Read more

    $21.59 CAD

  • Madison

    Series series Images of America
    Madison, tucked among the rolling southeastern hills that meander toward the Ohio River, was settled when Indiana was still a territory and became a city in 1809. A major river port, Madison thrived during the steamboat era as well as when railroads came to dominate the landscape. The city�s glorious past is still on display. Many magnificent edifices dating back to eras from the beginning of the ... Read more

    $17.96 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    America's Femme Fatale

    The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness

    Narrated by Laural Merlington ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 58 min

    How does a Norwegian farm girl become an infamous American serial killer, responsible for upward of forty murders? "Belle" Storset Sorenson Gunness was constantly dealt bad hands in life—so she decided to take life into her own hands.In America's Femme Fatale: The Story of Serial Killer Belle Gunness, Jane Simon Ammeson traces Gunness's path from a poor teenager rejected by a wealthy lover; to a ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jasper and Huntingburg

    Series series Images of America
    Nestled in the rolling hills of Southern Indiana, Jasper and Huntingburg are quintessential American towns where hard work and dedication to cultural and ethnic preservation contribute to the beauty and prosperity of the area. The strong European roots of these Dubois County towns are evident in soaring churches and the nearby Monastery of the Immaculate Conception. German traditions passed down ... Read more

    $17.91 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Murders That Made Headlines

    Crimes of Indiana

    This fascinating chronicle of murder in the Hoosier State paints a chilling portrait of the American Midwest from mid-19th century to the Jazz Age.In Murders that Made Headlines, Jane Simon Ammeson uncovers a grizzly history of crime in Indiana, offering a stark contrast to the nostalgic image of a simpler time in America's heartland. While the Midwest saw many changes between the 1850s and the ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lincoln Road Trip

    The Back-Roads Guide to America's Favorite President

    America's favorite president sure got around. Before Abraham Lincoln's sojourned to the Oval Office, he grew up in Kentucky and began his career as a lawyer in Illinois. In fact, Lincoln toured some amazing places throughout the Midwest in his lifetime. In Lincoln Road Trip: The Back-Roads Guide to America's Favorite President**, Jane Simon Ammeson will help you step back into history by visiting ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD