City Nonfiction

Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds.

Beneath the cobblestone streets and Spanish moss of America’s oldest city lies a history written in blood. St. Augustine, Florida, is a city of sun-drenched beaches, charming colonial architecture, and a romantic, old-world allure that draws millions of tourists each year. But behind the beautiful facade is a dark and violent past that stretches back centuries—a legacy of mayhem that has never truly gone away. This gripping true crime anthology unearths the shocking stories of murder and mystery that haunt the Ancient City. From its brutal founding to the chilling crimes of the modern ...

When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borl ú of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he investigates, the evidence points to conspiracies far stranger and more deadly than anything he could have imagined. Borl must travel from the decaying Beszel to the only metropolis on Earth as strange as his own.

Las Vegas: the city of lights, luck — and lethal secrets. In True Crime: Las Vegas, explore twenty chilling cases that reveal the hidden darkness behind the neon glow. From high-stakes heists and infamous murders to shocking betrayals and disappearances that still baffle investigators, each story pulls you into a world where risk runs deeper than roulette tables. Logan Carter delivers gripping, no-frills storytelling that captures the true heart of each case — without embellishment, without sensationalism. Just the cold, unforgettable truth. Whether you're a seasoned true crime reader ...

The Music of Murder: A True Crime Tale from Jazz Age New Orleans – The Axeman Files By Eliza Hawthorne Step into the haunted heart of Jazz Age New Orleans—where the rhythms of jazz clashed with the silence of murder, and a city danced on the edge of dread. New Orleans, 1918–1919. The air was thick with music, heat, and fear. An unknown killer slipped through the shadows, striking down victims in their homes with an axe—then vanishing into the night. The press called him The Axeman. His crimes sparked panic, folklore, and one of the most bizarre letters in American true crime history...

In 1939, 50 million Americans went to the movies every week, Louis B. Mayer was the highest-paid man in the country, and Hollywood produced 530 feature films a year. One decade and five thousand movies later, the studios were faltering....

Jenkins was a robot. He was built to be the perfect worker, tireless and uncomplaining. But, quite unexpectedly, he also became a close companion to generation after generation of his owners as the human race matured, moved beyond the confines of its once tiny planet, and eventually changed beyond all recognition.

A scholarly, atmospheric tour of real urban legends and modern folklore, told with care, context, and curiosity so you finally understand why brightly lit cities still keep unquiet stories. Urban Legends Around the World is a nonfiction, city by city guide that explains where famous stories began, how newspapers, radio, television, forums, and tourism amplified them, and why they endure in places you can still visit today. Nathaniel Hargrove blends cultural history, folklore studies, psychology, and place based narrative so readers who enjoy intelligent ghost stories, haunted places, and ...

A classic portrait of immigrant life in the early decades of the twentieth century, A Walker in the City is a tour of tenements, subways, and synagogues—but also a universal story of the desires and fears we experience as we try to leave our small, familiar neighborhoods for something new.

IMPORTANT ! PLEASE NOTE - The KINDLE edition of this book is for your reference only and is NOT INTENDED TO BE INTERACTIVE. It is a preview - its main intent is to show the designs that are available in the physical copy of the book. You can get a PDF version of these Maps in a link at the end of the book so you can print them out. 25 Maps of unknown lost cities in black and white from view of dron in order to enhance your cartographic experience . These amazing 25 cities maps contains road and buildings at scale and you can discover surprising stories for each city describing how the city ...

Truths Behind History’s Greatest Myths — Volume 4 Cut through the hype and get to the hard evidence behind 11 of the world’s most talked-about mysteries. No crystal balls, no woo-woo—just facts, context, and a healthy dose of skepticism. Inside, you’ll: • Dive beneath the Mediterranean to the lost port of Thonis-Heraklion and see why it really sank. • March Iran’s little-known “Red Snake” wall and discover the engineering genius that built it. • Debunk the “curse” of the Hope Diamond, the empty decks of the Mary Celeste, and the panic on Dyatlov Pass. • Separate ...

When a young boy visits his friend, Mary, he finds out it’s honey harvest day! Even though Mary’s family lives in the big city of Chicago, they have honeybees in their backyard. Follow along to learn about beekeeping and lots of cool stuff about the honeybee!

Amid the constant rain of German bombs and the escalating violence of World War II, British parents by the thousands chose to send their children out of the country: the wealthy, independently; the poor, through a government relocation program called CORB. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set out in a convoy of 19 ships sailing for Canada. On board were 90 CORB children, chaperones, and crew, along with paying passengers. When the war ships escorting the Benares to safe waters peeled off, a German submarine attacked and torpedoed the Benares.

The remarkable lengths Ruderman and Laker go to for the story - chasing down witnesses on the city's grimmest streets, sifting through archive boxes and hours of surveillance tape for crucial clues, and coaxing reluctant victims to come forward - put their determination to balance motherhood with the career they love to the ultimate test.

On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in New York City burst into flames. The factory was crowded. The doors were locked to ensure workers stayed inside. One hundred forty-six people - mostly women - perished; it was one of the most lethal workplace fires in American history, until September 11, 2001. But the story of the fire is not the story of one accidental moment in time. It is a story of immigration and hard work to make it in a new country, as Italians and Jews and others traveled to America to find a better life.

Churches in or near cities have to work hard to minister effectively to a diverse group of people, welcoming those of different backgrounds, engaging both the poor and marginalized as well as the wealthy and influential. For the City relates the wisdom gleaned from years of serving their cities for the sake of God's kingdom. Carter and Patrick practically equip church leaders and Christians to look at their city as a mission field where individuals and churches can faithfully proclaim the gospel and live out the reality of a community changed and transformed by its message.

¿Por qué están todos tan felices? Esa pregunta se la hacen todos los turistas que llegan a la ciudad costera de Maluhia. Pero, lo que no saben es que la respuesta es muy simple y está enfrente de sus narices. La gente de Maluhia, conoce el secreto para ser feliz, tener mejor salud y vivir en paz. Miles de turistas visitan esta ciudad costera porque quieren saber cómo poder vivir de esa manera también.

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The Potomac Swamp Power, Deception, and the Unraveling of the American Republic In The Potomac Swamp, T.D. Barnes delivers a piercing, no-holds-barred exposé of the scandals, cover-ups, and institutional betrayals that have come to define America’s modern political decline. This is not a partisan screed—it is a forensic excavation of a deeply compromised republic, now entering its most perilous legal reckoning. As of 2025, three former U.S. presidents—Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden—along with their top officials, Hillary Clinton, former CIA Director John Brennan, and ...