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Vincent Price walks through a cowboy town movie set, then in an indoors, he shows off some of "his" collection of western movie props and costumes. He proceeds to screen film on a Moviola showing a collection of cowboy clips taken from the long running Columbia series "Screen Snapshots", as is most of Price's commentary.

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...

You've studied the Salem witch trials, the Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere's midnight ride. But do you know the whole story? It Happened in Massachusetts gives readers inside information on these events as well as recounting lesser-known happenings.

Not just the purview of Mark Twain and his characters, the Mighty Mississippi offers a fascinating look at America. Thirty stories from the history of the Mississippi River will captivate you as you travel from Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico.

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...

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.

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.

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...

A fascinating collection of thirty-five compelling stories about events that shaped Old Dominion, It Happened in Virginia describes everything from the invention of America's original instrument, the banjo, to how Stonewall Jackson acquired his nickname.

This book offers an inside look at over 30 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Gem State.