The historic Stone House on Pennsylvania's National Pike in Farmington is depicted. Over 70 photographs, interviews (one with former owner Fannie Ross) and stories of founder Congressman Andrew Stewart and the infamous George Titlow make this a collector's favorite.
Almost 200 vintage photographs and histories of the Smithfiled, Point Marion area in southwestern Pennsylvania. Includes the legend and photo of famous desperados, The Cooley Gang.
During the turn of the century, the railroad was an extremely important transportation and shipping resource to thousands of people and businesses in Pennsylvania. Along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad: From Cumberland to Uniontown dedicates its pages to this pivotal mass transportation provider. This book includes images from every B&O bridge and station from Cumberland, Maryland, to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1891. Many of the towns stretched along the miles of tracks, such as Somerfield and Ohiopyle, are depicted in these vintage photographs. Experience the coal and coke booms of the 1880s to 1920s through people from many different locations who had one thing in common: the railroad.
Vivian Prescott, silent film star, backs the Uniontown Speedway board track hosting Barney Oldfield, the Chevrolet and Duesenberg brothers and Tommy Milton for seven years of fame and fortune until one Speed King runs to Cuba with the money. This story is inspired by McGuinness' twenty two years of research for her books, "Yesteryear at the Uniontown Speedway" and "Speedway Kings of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 100 Years of Racing History." Her screenplay, "Speed Kings" is seeking a producer.
As the state of Pennsylvania enforced eminent domain on the residents and business owners of Ohiopyle to make way for state park, someone burnt the newly remodeled Ohiopyle Hotel to the ground. It was Friday the 13th, 1964. Did the locals get their revenge? McGuinness brings you Detective Aspirin fifty years later, as he looks into the cold case. Was someone trying to kill the new caretakers? Find out in this new short story, the prolific author's favorite genre. The Mystery of the Ohiopyle Hotel is inspired by true events.
Vivian Prescott, silent film star, backs the Uniontown Speedway board track hosting Barney Oldfield, the Chevrolet and Duesenberg brothers and Tommy Milton for seven years of fame and fortune until one Speed King runs to Cuba with the money. This story is inspired by McGuinness' twenty two years of research for her books, "Yesteryear at the Uniontown Speedway" and "Speedway Kings of Southwestern Pennsylvania, 100 Years of Racing History." Her screenplay, "Speed Kings" is seeking a producer.
The Vocal Athlete, Third Edition is written and designed to bridge the gap between the art of contemporary commercial music (CCM) singing and the science behind voice production in this ever-growing popular vocal style. Revised and expanded, this edition is a “must have” for vocal pedagogy courses and speech-language pathologists, singing voice specialists, and voice teachers. Heavily referenced, this text is ripe with current research on singing science as it relates to the CCM voice. Anyone who trains singers will gain insight into the current research and trends regarding commercial music artists. The text distinguishes itself from other academic pedagogy texts by incorporating comprehensive chapters on the physiology of belting, current peer reviewed literature in vocal training for CCM styles, and application in the voice studio. Included is the current information on our understanding of gender affirmation treatments and potential implications for singers. New to the Third Edition: * New comprehensive chapter titled Overview of Black American Music: History, Pedagogy & Practice by Trineice Robinson-Martin and Alison Crockett * Extended and revised sections in several chapters, including: The Singer’s Body Motor Learning Exercise Physiology Laryngeal Physiology Acoustics Phonotrauma Belting Research * Reference grid depicting where specific content areas for both the proposed NATS vocal pedagogy curriculum and the PAVA-RV can be found within the text * Updated references throughout the text
The most comprehensive, multi-disciplinary text in the field, Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery, 7th Edition, provides detailed, practical answers and easily accessible clinical content on the complex issues that arise for otolaryngologists at all levels, across all subspecialties. This award-winning text is a one-stop reference for all stages of your career—from residency and board certification through the challenges faced in daily clinical practice. Updated content, new otology editor Dr. Howard W. Francis, and new chapters and videos ensure that this 7th Edition remains the definitive reference in today's otolaryngology. - Brings you up to date with the latest minimally invasive procedures, recent changes in rhinology, and new techniques and technologies that are shaping patient outcomes. - Contains 12 new chapters, including Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Facial Pain, Geriatric Otology, Middle Ear Endoscopic Surgery, Pediatric Speech Disorders, Pediatric Cochlear Implantation, Tongue-Ties and Lip Ties, Laryngotracheal Clefts, and more. - Covers recent advances and new approaches such as the Draf III procedure for CRS affecting the frontal recess, endoscopic vidian and posterior nasal neurectomy for non-allergic rhinitis, and endoscopic approaches for sinonasal and orbital tumors, both extra- and intraconal. - Provides access to 70 key indicator (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Key Indicator Procedures), and surgical videos – an increase of 43% over the previous edition. - Offers outstanding visual support with 4,000 high-quality images and hundreds of quick-reference tables and boxes. - Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Uniontown Speedway boardtrack 1916 Decemebr 2 race program. 64 pages of race car driver photos and bios, race line up, AAA rules and regulations, track diagram, history, race day scheules and bios on the men responsible for the track's construction and management including Universal Films owner.
Braddock Legends & Lore is an entertaining history of the Braddock's Inn Restaurant in Farmington, PA, Legends of General Braddock, Tom Fossit and young George Washington, and updates on the newly renovated Braddocks Inn property. Many photographs then and now, old news clippings and stories make this a welcome addition to the authors extensive body of work.
During the turn of the century, the railroad was an extremely important transportation and shipping resource to thousands of people and businesses in Pennsylvania. Along the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad: From Cumberland to Uniontown dedicates its pages to this mass transportation provider. This book includes images from every B&O bridge and station from Cumberland, Maryland, to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1891. Many of the towns stretched along the miles of tracks, such as Somerfield and Ohiopyle, are depicted in these vintage photographs. Experience the coal and coke booms of the 1880s to 1920s through people from many different locations who had one thing in common: the railroad.
Join the Duesenberg brothers, Louis Chevrolet, Barney Oldfield, Ralph DePalma, Jimmy Murphy, Tommy Milton, Denny Hickey, George Titlow, Universal Films President and founder, Carl Laemmle, film stars and coal barons, at the grand Uniontown Speedway board track, their playground from 1916 - 1922. Speedway Kings of Southwestern Pennsylvania takes you on a journey from the beginning of the film and auto industries through 100 years of racing history. Interviews with L.J. Dennis, the Bendishaw brothers, Dick Rugh, and dozens more. Over 200 never before seen photographs from the Uniontown Speedway board track, Guseman's Uniontown Speedway, Morgantown Speedway, Jennerstown Speedway, Interstate 79, Motordrome 70, Heidelburg Speedway, Elkins Speedway, and the Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex. This is Author Marci Lynn McGuinness' second book on the Uniontown Speedway board track. Her title, "Yesteryear at the Uniontown Speedway, was published in 1996. She has also written a screenplay about the story behind the track's nationally famous rein. This collector's dream includes photos of Tommy Milton's car on fire, Carl Laemmle, Ralph Mulford, and Louis Chevrolet with the Universal Films Trophy, Barney Oldfiled's Golden Submarine, L.J. Dennis' Rainbow 7, Banty Workman's Beast...Enjoy!
Marci Lynn McGuinness takes you on a foodie ride you will never want to stop! The Ohiopyle, PA author published Nanny's Kitchen Cookbook in 1991 because her relatives wanted their grandmother's famous recipes for noodles, rolls, green beans and ham, cakes and Kahlua from the Ohiopyle House Hotel. In her 40th book, Ohiopyle Cookbook, Eat Like a Local, Marci's Health Notes turn Nanny's traditional recipes into more nutritious dishes, replacing ingredients like bleached flour and refined oils with healthy choices. Discover secret recipes from area businesses like Backyard Gardens Market, the Ohiopyle House Cafe, Stone House Restaurant, and the Hunt Chef! Recipes range from fresh veggie dishes to venison recipes from the experts. Nanny's Orange Cookies, Donna Rose's Nut Rolls, Tara's Thai Noodles, Brynn's Smoothies, Marci's Pea Soup, chocolate biscuits, lasagna, stir fry and Backyard gardens cauliflower, are joined by info on whole grains and a lengthy chapter on healthy desserts! McGuinness' "Nanny," Laura Marietta, fed travelers long before Ohiopyle became a state park. Her Sunday dinners at the Ohiopyle House Hotel are legend. During her retirement, she continued to take in boarders and fill them with homemade noodles, rolls, fresh garden veggies, wild game, cookies and strong coffee. Old newspaper articles, photographs, foodie quotes and more make this a fun, eclectic and healthy morsel of a cookbook for your collection.
Pam Bendishaw has fed the hungry folks of Uniontown, Pennsylvania for three decades. Strip-fried zucchini with ranch dressing, seafood Alfredo, blackened chicken salads, oh my! Author Marci Lynn McGuinness brings you a collection of the recipes that have had throngs of customers following Pam around Uniontown. The recipe for her Prime Rib is worth much more than the price of this book! McGuinness adds a little humor throughout the little book filled with BIG SECRETS!
Who is the Shadow Man at the Pittsburgh Aviary? Does a spirit walk the halls of St. Anthony's? Were killers watching Don Wagner of Peace of Mind Paranormal Society (P.O.M.P.S.) at the Moundsville Prison? Are the diners at Titlow Tavern & Grille being joined by beautiful lady spirits? Who is the ghost who trips girls on the stairs at the Stone House Inn? The Grim Reaper in a private home, a soldier in Snyder's Cemetery/Montour Trail, an old dead Quaker guarding a Perryopolis church, the Green Man Tunnel, a lost nun at West Overton Museum, the Demon House's demon...meet them all and more in Hauntings of Pittsburgh & the Laurel Highlands by Don Wagner, with Marci Lynn McGuinness. Thirty stories and ghostly images from southwestern Pennsylvania paranormal investigations will grab you. You may never be the same. Don Wagner began his paranormal quest nine years ago to prove to his sons that ghosts are not real. Instead, he found many spirits trapped in local haunts and continues to try to help them find their way home. Author Marci Lynn McGuinness joined P.O.M.P.S. on three investigations. Read about her experiences, including a Titlow Tavern & Grille ghost who told her that she is normal and the Grim Reaper attaching itself to her during the writing of this book. Find out how she won the battle for her soul.
In 1917, Carl Laemmle, owner of Universal Film Manufacturing Company, donated the $3,000.00, solid-silver Universal Film Trophy to the Uniontown Speedway Boardtrack winner, making the Grand Opening Race the greatest sporting event of the year. The world's best race car drivers competed on the 1 and 1/8 mile banked track, including the Chevrolet brothers, Barney Oldfield and Ralph DePalma. Henry Ford and the elite of the day filled the stands to 50,000 spectators, Film stars arrived on special trains and the Uniontown Speedway Association rolled money out of the office in wooden kegs. More at www.uniontownspeedway.com or www.ohiopyle.info
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