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Remembering Greensboro / Jim Schlosser.
| Author/creator | Schlosser, Jim |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Charleston, SC : History Press, 2009. |
| Description | 157 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | American chronicles : a History Press series American chronicles (Series) ^A1121003 |
| Contents | Happenings -- A return to where history was made -- The bewildering case of Fritz Klenner and Susie Lynch -- The Hardy Boys take on opposing roles at tank farm strike -- Sleepy brakeman responsible for one of county's worst train wrecks -- Two survivors of the 1948 polio epidemic -- Two Jacksons, one White, one Black, once foes, stand together -- Places -- Guilford's last old-time roadhouse no longer an isolated place on highway -- Mining long gone but an old engine house has new purpose and serves as reminder of Guilford's gold-digging days -- What looks so ordinary now, Blacks and Whites at a dime store lunch counter, was considered unthinkable two decades ago -- House on GTCC campus still stands after 180 years -- Is it "Mon-ti-sel-lo" or "Mon-ti-chel-lo"? -- Oak Ridge Horse Show on an unusual holiday, Easter Monday, keeps Guilford County in touch with old South -- A Guilford County church, founded by a former slave, is linked to poet Longfellow -- The city's piping proudly about its ancient water pipes -- Humphrey's folly fooled everyone by lasting -- A structure architects won awards designing is gone in seconds, but symbol of Burlington Industries building lingers in dust -- Heroes, characters, a celebrity -- A Black hero among White soldiers at Guilford Courthouse -- The MASH man, Dr. John Lydy, served in two wars--and as the model for Trapper John -- A man for all history -- Guilford's first and only first lady -- Greensboro's first Eagle Scout now a centenarian -- A Vietnam tragedy -- Moses was married here -- Rich no more, but happier -- A poet's love letters to his wife -- Sweet memories of High Point's music man -- He lived life his way -- Architect of the White House learned his craft here -- Even in 1914, people deemed terminally ill got a second opinion -- Sports -- Betty Jameson's life landed in rough after a brilliant pro golf career that had its highest moment in Greensboro -- Pleasant Garden baseball team, three-peat state champs of long ago, finally get recognition -- Slammin' Sam returns to Starmount Forest, where he won first Greater Greensboro Open sixty years ago -- A return to tourney sparks memories -- Tom Alston made history as first Black St. Louis Cardinal and then fell from big leagues -- City had Green Bay Packers a week a year -- Concoctions -- Why apinol vanished from city's medicine chest -- Ah, the sweet smell of an El Moro -- A sauce that tastes good and in a bottle that will make you blush -- Construction unearths old Vicks medicine bottles at former factory site. |
| LCCN | 2009042618 |
| ISBN | 9781596298194 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1596298197 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | NC Stacks | F264.G7 S35 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |