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The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts

By: Fred D. Cavinder

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The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts

By: Fred D. Cavinder

What the Guinness brothers have done for the records of the world, this book does for Indiana, whose resourceful inhabitants have blazed a bright trail of accomplishments in nearly every field. There is wonderful whimsy in this census of people who excel, excite, enthrall, and exceed the expectations of even the most eager Hoosierphile.

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Indiana University Press

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ISBN 10

0253283205

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9780253283207

Historic Indianapolis Crimes

Murder & Mystery in the Circle City

By: Fred D. Cavinder

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Murder & Mystery in the Circle City

By: Fred D. Cavinder

From the 1954 “Dresser Drawer Murder” to the mass killing of seven people in 2006, the author of Forgotten Hoosiers chronicles Indianapolis’s dark history. Hear tales from the Circle City’s murderous underbelly, from poor Silvia Likens, who was tortured for months by her foster mother and eventually discovered dead, to Carrie Selvage, whose skeleton was found in an attic twenty years after she disappeared from a hospital bed in 1900. Discover how housekeepers found Dorothy Poore stuffed in a dresser drawer on a July day in 1954 and the curious story of Marjorie Jackson, her body was discovered clothed in pajama bottoms and a flannel robe on her kitchen floor, and police found $5 million hidden around her house in garbage cans, drawers, closets, toolboxes and a vacuum cleaner bag. Join local historian Fred Cavinder as he recounts the gruesome tales of Indiana’s capital city, from mystery to murder. Includes photos!

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Arcadia Publishing

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1614232032

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9781614232032

More Amazing Tales from Indiana

By: Fred D. Cavinder

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More Amazing Tales from Indiana

By: Fred D. Cavinder

Stories from the state of Indiana that put a lively twist on Hoosier history . . . Entertaining and sometimes jaw-dropping, these true tales were recorded in reliable accounts or by reliable witnesses from early times to the present—and provide anecdotes from Indiana history that are funny, dramatic, quirky, and just plain amazing. Learn about: General Ambrose Burnside, who blundered his way through the Civil War, relocated to Rhode Island, and served three terms as governor and two terms as US Senator—but is most remembered for his unique facial hair—that is, Burnside’s “sideburns” The three movie actors from Indiana who played Tarzan on screen The Revolutionary War battle that took place in the famed Indiana sand dunes The nineteenth-century town that may or may not have existed, but whose name lives on and more

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Indiana University Press

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0253028337

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9780253028334

Forgotten Hoosiers

Profiles from Indiana's Hidden History

By: Fred D. Cavinder

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Forgotten Hoosiers

Profiles from Indiana's Hidden History

By: Fred D. Cavinder

Vowing to overcome the sin of seriousness, Indiana-born humorist Don Herold lived up to his promise. Gifted with a droll sense of humor and a vivid imagination, he was one of the most widely read, if least remembered, Hoosiers. In Forgotten Hoosiers, journalist Fred D. Cavinder presents a collection of biographical sketches charting the lives of noteworthy Hoosiers who have been overlooked, as well as acclaimed figures whose Hoosier origins have been obscured. From Harland David Sanders, the pioneering Kentucky colonel who developed the world-famous chicken franchise, to Samuel G. Woodfill, whom many have called the greatest hero of World War I, Hoosiers- both known and unknown- have continued to make their marks across the country and the world.

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1625843372

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Amazing Tales from Indiana

By: Fred D. Cavinder

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Amazing Tales from Indiana

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Submitted for your consideration: the blind man who designed and built an automobile, the "volunteertree growing out of a courthouse roof, and much, much more.

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Indiana University Press

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0253206588

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9780253206589

Historic Indianapolis Crimes

Murder & Mystery in the Circle City

By: Fred D. Cavinder

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More Amazing Tales from Indiana

By: Fred D. Cavinder

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The stories in this book will provide entertainment for everyone and evoke wonder in the most jaded observer of the human condition. Some of the exploits that Fred D. Cavinder describes are half-hidden footnotes to national and international happenings. Others seem so typical of Indiana that they will appeal to anyone who understands the Hoosier spirit. But all of them are true—recorded in reliable accounts or by reliable witnesses from early times to the present. In "Saving Face," Cavinder introduces us to General Ambrose Burnside of Liberty. Burnside blundered his way through the Civil War, relocated to Rhode Island, and served three terms as governor and two terms as U.S. Senator. But what we really remember Burnside for is his unique facial hair—his "sideburns." Did you know that Indiana produced three of the movie Tarzans? In "AHHaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee!" you can find out who they were. With its sometimes quirky stories about the Hoosier state, More Amazing Tales from Indiana will be a ready companion for the bedside table and will provide a wellspring of anecdotes for speechmakers and pundits.

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Indiana University Press

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0253216532

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Book's by Fred D. Cavinder

The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts

The Indiana Book of Records, Firsts, and Fascinating Facts

Historic Indianapolis Crimes

Historic Indianapolis Crimes

More Amazing Tales from Indiana

More Amazing Tales from Indiana

Forgotten Hoosiers

Forgotten Hoosiers

Amazing Tales from Indiana

Amazing Tales from Indiana

Historic Indianapolis Crimes

Historic Indianapolis Crimes

More Amazing Tales from Indiana

More Amazing Tales from Indiana

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