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In Gold, Guns, and Grizzlies, Jordan Blake Carter takes you through the hilarious, gritty, and often absurd history of the Treasure State. You’ll meet vigilantes who hanged more neighbors than outlaws, homesteaders who discovered optimism is not a substitute for rainfall, and tourists who thought bison were selfie-friendly.

From sacred basin to Olympic stage, Salt Lake City has always been a city of paradox—where faith meets frontier, and legacy meets innovation. In this cinematic nonfiction journey, Derek Monaghan traces the city’s evolution across ten vivid chapters, blending historical clarity with emotional depth. Explore the Indigenous roots of the Salt Lake Valley, the arrival of Mormon pioneers, and the tensions of polygamy, railroads, and rebellion. Witness the city’s transformation through mining booms, civil rights movements, and cultural renaissance.

While doing research for his ninth-grade civics class in 1976, Mike Marshall found an article in Time magazine about William Moore, a thirty-five-year-old postman from Binghamton, New York. In 1963, Moore arrived at the Chattanooga bus station from Washington, DC, where he strapped on his protest signs. He planned to walk to the governor's mansion in Jackson, Mississippi, and hand-deliver a letter to Governor Ross Barnett. On the third day of his walk as he pushed his cart through Keener, Alabama, he saw a car parked under a walnut tree, its headlights and motor off.

From fur traders to Ford, from Motown to modern tech, Detroit’s story is one of invention, upheaval, and relentless reinvention. In this cinematic nonfiction narrative, author Derek Monaghan traces the city’s dramatic arc across ten vivid chapters—exploring its Indigenous roots, industrial rise, cultural revolutions, civil rights struggles, and global legacy. Through immersive prose and emotional clarity, A Brief History of Detroit captures the soul of a city that built the future, burned through crisis, and continues to rebuild itself—block by block, beat by beat.

Iowa: a land of endless cornfields, friendly neighbors, and wholesome small-town charm. But scratch the surface, and you’ll find a state with a history as dark as its nights are quiet. Beneath the bucolic veneer lies a chilling tapestry of violence, secrets, and crimes that defy explanation. Take the Villisca ax murders of 1912—a nightmarish bloodbath that turned a sleepy town into a scene of unspeakable horror. Eight souls, slaughtered in their beds.

A meticulously researched work about one of the Philadelphia suburbs' most shocking twentieth-century crimes. A gunman broke into Jack and Peggy Abt's house moments after the last family member left for the day. He took a seat in the living room and waited for eleven hours. People expect things to go bump in the night, but, in 1976, most adults never fretted a stranger would invade the sanctity of their home in the middle of the day. Six people walked through the kitchen door one by one that afternoon, all expecting nothing more than a Friday night fish fry.

When investigative journalist David G. Stone began researching unexplained disappearances in Louisiana, he expected to find human predators. Instead, he uncovered evidence of something far more sinister—vampire bloodlines that have thrived in the bayou for over 300 years.

In the golden age of American cinema, when Hollywood stood as a symbol of glamour, freedom, and creativity, a shadow descended over its bright lights. In the tense years following World War II, fear replaced trust, and suspicion replaced truth. The Cold War had begun—and in its early years, paranoia found a stage in Hollywood itself. Behind the Curtain takes listeners deep into one of the darkest chapters of American cultural history—a time when actors, writers, directors, and musicians were silenced, exiled, or destroyed by accusations that required no proof.

Author Eleanor Wagner first took listeners on a tour through Sussex County, New Jersey. Now, she invites you to take a step into new territory: with its rolling hills and rich natural resources, Warren County’s history is vast. Hear actual paranormal accounts from residents and the Lady Ghostbusters team founded by the author. Learn about the famed ghost Tillie Smith at Centenary University and other notorious hauntings. Delve into the past of the Oxford Furnace, Shippen Manor, and other landmarks.

Discover Michigan like never before — where rich history meets unforgettable adventures. From the bustling streets of Detroit to the serene shores of Lake Superior, Exploring Michigan: A Journey Through History & Must See Destinations takes you on an inspiring journey through the Great Lakes State. Blending captivating storytelling with practical travel insight, this book offers listeners both a window into Michigan’s past and a guide to its most iconic destinations.

Following the end of the Civil War, Mississippians responded to broader movements in the country, to changes in the economy, and to congressional initiatives as they worked to recover from the devastation of war and pursue new expressions of freedom. Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1862-1877 is a compelling account of how Black Mississippians embraced this freedom and how white Mississippians could not.

In Pittsburgh, the elevation varies wildly, fluctuating 660 feet from highest to lowest points throughout the area and making it one of the hilliest cities in the United States. Throughout this unruly and physically challenging landscape, the city's first mass transportation system was built—a steadily expanding network of public stairways, locally referred to as city steps, these flights of stairs are a throwback to a very different time in history and a very different Pittsburgh.

What if the story of America could be found in a single, unique suburb? In A More Perfect Place, author and lifelong resident Tom Dobrez invites you to discover the extraordinary history of Flossmoor, Illinois—a town that embodies the nation’s complex and inspiring journey. As Flossmoor celebrates its 100th anniversary, Dobrez takes readers on an intimate and revealing tour of a place that is more than just a collection of houses and streets.

In the quiet valleys of southern Utah, in 1857, over 120 men, women, and children from Arkansas were brutally murdered by Mormon settlers and their allies. It was one of the darkest chapters in American frontier history—an event that has long remained shrouded in silence, misdirection, and denial. The Mountain Meadows Massacre is more than a historical crime; it is a story of how fear, fanaticism, and blind allegiance to religious authority can lead to devastating consequences. And for far too long, it has been treated as an inconvenient footnote by those who should have faced it head-on.

Sweet Home, Strange History: An Irreverent History of Alabama pulls no punches and spares no sacred cows. With sharp humor and plenty of grit, it dives into the contradictions that make Alabama unforgettable: pride and shame, resilience and stubbornness, politics that stumble, and football that redeems it all. From Creek mounds to cotton fields, from George Wallace’s finger wagging to Nick Saban’s trophies, this is Alabama in all its messy glory.

Too high, too proud, too wild, too sure it has life figured out. From gold-rush fever and silver-boom scandals to ski-town glamour and wildfire panic, High, Holy, and Half-Crazy: An Irreverent History of Colorado takes you on a fast, funny, and unfiltered tour through the Centennial State’s most spectacular contradictions.

Tales from the Adirondack Foothills, in a series of related stories, attempts to explain in a modest way how the foothills evolved form a wilderness inhabited only by wandering Indians to the present prosperous area of dairy farms, busy villages and excellent schools. Here are tales of Indians and pioneers, stories about the religious Welsh settlers, and anecdotes about prominent people who once lived in the foothills. Contributions of the inhabitants to wars and industry are touched upon, and several stories show how the people have found pleasure in entertainment.

Mississippi is a state of contradictions. It is the birthplace of the blues and Elvis, yet also the epicenter of America’s ugliest battles over race and equality. It ranks last in nearly everything good, but first in cultural influence. Mud, Magnolias, and Mayhem: An Irreverent History of Mississippi takes you on a wild ride through the Magnolia State’s tangled past, from Civil War chaos and Jim Crow laws to tamale festivals, Elvis impersonators, and casino barges.

Welcome to Wisconsin, where beer is practically a food group and winter is a personality test. Cheese, Chill, and Chaos is a hilarious deep dive into the people, politics, and peculiarities that shaped the state. With a mix of sharp storytelling and biting humor, Jordan Blake Carter explores everything from indigenous roots and immigrant grit to bratwurst traditions and football obsessions. Whether you are a lifelong Cheesehead or just passing through, this book will make you laugh, groan, and maybe even crave a plate of squeaky curds.

Arizona is not just saguaros, sunsets, and the Grand Canyon. It is Tombstone shootouts stretched into legend, UFOs drifting over Phoenix, retirees clogging the left lane in golf carts, and politicians who treat chaos as a hobby. It is Indigenous ingenuity outlasting modern sprawl, Hoover Dam holding back both water and hubris, and snowbirds insisting it’s a “dry heat” while their sneakers melt on the pavement. In Cactus, Chaos, and Contradictions, Jordan Blake Carter takes you on a sarcastic, sharp-tongued romp through the state’s weird past and wild present.