Ghosts and hauntings are found almost everywhere that tragedy has leftits mark. Soldiers, so focused on doing their duty have been seen to still carry out their assigned tasks longer after the war and their own lives are ended. From John Brown, who walks the streets of Harpers Ferry, to the ghosts who continue to refight the Battle of Antietam, miliary ghosts open up anentirely new chapter of history.
Unique features of this pioneering book include the author s employment of previously untapped sources and the first thorough and systematic use of familiar ones, notably the government report El Paso Troubles in Texas, to create this ...
Beginning with drawings and woodcuts depicting the days before photography, this book follows the story of life at the Pass of the North, documenting change as El Paso took shape and grew from a dirt-street frontier town into a modern city ...
Junior and his family move from the barrio to a better part of El Paso in the 1950s, but they must live in the basement of their new house while they attempt to raise their standard of living.
Desert Immigrants: The Mexicans of El Paso, 1880-1920
This book is for you if you want to enjoy the best of El Paso, celebrate the romance and charm, find the real El Paso, experience the best of this blend of the United States, Mexico, and the Wild West, and gather some fun memories.
Remembering El Paso includes hundreds of images of this great American city, including government, businesses, schools, architecture, military history, and other subjects of historical interest, all showcased in vivid black-and-white.