The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900: In Atlanta or In Hell - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900: In Atlanta or In Hell write by Jeffery C. Wells. This book was released on 2009-11-24. The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900: In Atlanta or In Hell available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On June 23, 1900, the Southern Railroad Company's Engine #7 and its passengers were greeted by a tremendous storm en route to Atlanta, Georgia. Stalled for some time in nearby McDonough, travelers grew impatient as rain pelted the roof and wind buffeted the cars. When finally given the go-ahead, their resulting joy was short-lived: the locomotive soon reached Camp Creek--and disaster. After weeks of constant showers, the swollen creek had eroded the bridge supports. Under the train's weight, the bridge collapsed, and all but nine perished in either the fiery fall or watery depths. With the help of local newspapers and eyewitness accounts, Georgia historian and professor Jeffery C. Wells recounts this tragic tale.
In Atlanta Or in Hell: The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900
In Atlanta Or in Hell: The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook In Atlanta Or in Hell: The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900 write by Jeffery C. Wells. This book was released on 2009-09. In Atlanta Or in Hell: The Camp Creek Train Crash of 1900 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On June 23, 1900, the Southern Railroad Company's Engine #7 and its passengers were greeted by a tremendous storm en route to Atlanta, Georgia. Stalled for some time in nearby McDonough, travelers grew impatient as rain pelted the roof and wind buffeted the cars. When finally given the go-ahead, their resulting joy was short-lived: the locomotive soon reached Camp Creek--and disaster. After weeks of constant showers, the swollen creek had eroded the bridge supports. Under the train's weight, the bridge collapsed, and all but nine perished in either the fiery fall or watery depths. With the help of local newspapers and eyewitness accounts, Georgia historian and professor Jeffery C. Wells recounts this tragic tale.
The Atlanta Ripper
The Atlanta Ripper - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Atlanta Ripper write by Jeffery Wells. This book was released on 2010-09-24. The Atlanta Ripper available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An examination of the unsolved mystery of the Jack the Ripper-style serial killer who terrified early 20th century Atlanta, Georgia. As Atlanta finished rebuilding after the Civil War, a new horror arose from the ashes to roam the night streets. Beginning in 1911, a killer whose methods mimicked the famed Jack the Ripper murdered at least twenty black women, from prostitutes to working-class women and mothers. Each murder attributed to the killer occurred on a Saturday night, and for one terrifying spring in 1911, a fresh body turned up every Sunday morning. Amid a stifling investigation, slayings continued until 1915. As many as six men were arrested for the crimes, but investigators never discovered the identity of the killer, or killers, despite having several suspects in custody. Join local historian Jeffery Wells as he reveals the case of the Atlanta Ripper, unsolved to this day.
True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina
True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina write by Cathy Pickens. This book was released on 2020. True Crime Stories of Eastern North Carolina available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Eastern North Carolina is a land of contrasts, and its crime stories bear this out. A lovelorn war hero or a stalker? Conniving wife or consummate homemaker? Murder or suicide? The answers can be as puzzling as the questions. Mystery author Cathy Pickens details an assortment of quirky cases, including a duo of poisoning cases more than one hundred years apart, a band of folk hero swamp outlaws, sex swingers and a couple of mummies. Each story has, in its way, helped define Eastern North Carolina and its history.
Hoosiers and the American Story
Hoosiers and the American Story - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Hoosiers and the American Story write by Madison, James H.. This book was released on 2014-10. Hoosiers and the American Story available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.
