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  • Hot Wells and Other Mysterious Louisiana Waters
    Larry Jorgensen
    Once hailed as Louisiana’s answer to Hot Springs, Arkansas, Hot Wells drew thousands seeking relief in its warm mineral waters. Governors, entertainers, politicians, and ordinary families flocked to the resort, convinced its remarkable springs offered healing and hope. Yet within a few decades, the bustling destination faded into silence, leaving behind abandoned buildings, for...
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    17,91 €

  • Solomon Northup -- Hope Out of Darkness
    Larry Jorgensen
    Solomon Northup’s story did not end with freedom. It continues in memory, movement, and meaning.Hope Out of Darkness chronicles the remarkable journey of a monumental bronze statue created to honor Solomon Northup--the free Black man kidnapped into slavery whose memoir, Twelve Years a Slave, awakened a nation. More than a sculpture, the statue became a living witness, traveling...
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  • Shipwrecked and Rescued
    Larry Jorgensen
    Winner of U.P. Notable Books Award (2022)More than 6,000 shipwrecks have been recorded on the Great Lakes, but only one offers a true-life adventure like the 1926 rescue of the City of Bangor off the Keweenaw Peninsula in upper Michigan. A fierce November storm tossed the ship with a crew of 23 and 240 new Chrysler automobiles onto a Lake Superior reef. For the first time, Ship...
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    20,83 €

  • Make It Go in the Snow
    Larry Jorgensen
    Winner of the U.P. Notable Books Award (2024)Through the years, the challenge of powered transportation in the snow has been met with ideas from explorers, creative inventors and small companies, all with new ideas - often unique and sometimes successful. The name 'snowmobile' was trademarked in 1917, but there were snow travel ideas before that date and certainly thousands mor...
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    19,38 €