Hidden History of Roanoke

Star City Stories

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Nelson Harris

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Hardback

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How did a Roanoke neighbor's secret upend North Carolina politics and why did a weeding scandal in Big Lick make front-page headlines in New York? These questions and many more are answered in this exciting volume of hidden stories and forgotten tales from the Star City. Discover why a Roanoker was found frozen in the North Atlantic and what Mother's Day crime and trial shocked the city in 1949. Meet the Black Cardinals, a semipro African American baseball team that played in the 1930s and '40s, and find out how a fistfight at Shenandoah Life helped save the company. Author Nelson Harris delves into the annals of history to uncover these marvelous and mostly unknown stories of the Star City of the South.

Author Biography:

Nelson Harris is a minister and teacher in Roanoke, Virginia. He has been published in numerous journals and has authored several local history books. He was the Mayor of Roanoke from 2004 to 2008 and has served on many local boards, including Roanoke City Council.

Release date Australia

August 6th, 2013

Author

Nelson Harris

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

130

Dimensions

152x229x10

ISBN-13

9781540208323

Product ID

27188750

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