{"product_id":"unremembered-tales-of-the-nearly-famous-the-not-quite-forgotten-paperback","title":"Unremembered: Tales of the Nearly Famous \u0026 the Not Quite Forgotten - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Zurski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeoria Magazines: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Over the last six years, [Zurski has] proven himself to be a remarkable historian, storyteller and writer.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarty Wombacher, Meanwhile, Back In Peoria...: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Ken has an impressive writing style that is equal parts factual reporting and conversational story-telling. When you mix those two styles and weave them into tales with eccentric and unique people involved in unusual slices of life, it feels like someone is telling them to you around a campfire, even though you're reading the words in a book. That's a real gift and Ken Zurski has it.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKen Zurski, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wreck of the Columbia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeoria Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating collection of once famous people and events that are now all but forgotten by time. Using a backdrop of schemes and discoveries, adventures and tragedies, Zurski weaves these figures and the events that shaped them into a narrative that reveals history's many coincidences, connections, and correlations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe tumble over Niagara Falls in a barrel, soar on the first transcontinental machine-powered flight, and founder aboard a burning steamboat. From an adventurous young woman circumnavigating the globe to a self-absorbed eccentric running for President of the United States, \u003ci\u003eUnremembered\u003c\/i\u003e brings back these lost stories and souls for a new generation to discover. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFEATURING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Alcock\u003cbr\u003eNellie Bly \u003cbr\u003eIsambard K. Brunel\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Cunard\u003cbr\u003eNathaniel Currier \u003cbr\u003eAnnie Edson Taylor\u003cbr\u003eRuth Elder\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Harnden\u003cbr\u003eFather Louis Hennepin\u003cbr\u003eDorothy Kilgallen\u003cbr\u003eSamuel Langley\u003cbr\u003eBobby Leach \u003cbr\u003eJohn Ledyard\u003cbr\u003eThomas Moran\u003cbr\u003eCatherine O'Leary\u003cbr\u003eWilliam B. Ogden\u003cbr\u003eFanny Palmer \u003cbr\u003eSam Patch\u003cbr\u003eRembrandt Peale\u003cbr\u003eCal Rodgers\u003cbr\u003eAmos Root \u003cbr\u003eJanet Scudder\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Francis Train\u003cbr\u003eCornelius Vanderbilt\u003cbr\u003eArthur Whitten Brown\u003cbr\u003eJohn Wise\u003cbr\u003eVictoria Woodhull\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam DePino, former radio anchor and corespondent for ABC News: \u003c\/b\u003e \"Zurski writes like a broadcaster by using words-in this case written words-to paint pictures in people's minds.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristoph Traugott, Peoria Historical Society: \u003c\/b\u003e \"I like the thematic hand-gliding style, cast of thousands, one conceptual framework imprint, thread in and out, appear, disappear, reappear, loop back, loop forward...disparate threads into a comprehensive whole, an awesome literary hook.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ken Zurski is a longtime broadcaster, author and speaker based out of Peoria, Illinois. A native of the Chicagoland area and a veteran of radio news, Ken released his first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Wreck of the Columbia, \u003c\/i\u003e in 2012. \u003ci\u003eUnremembered\u003c\/i\u003e is his third book. Ken resides in Morton, Illinois with his wife, Connie, and two children, Sam and Nora. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Visit his website at unrememberedhistory.com, follow him on Facebook at @kenzurskiauthor or @unrememberedhistory, and find him on Twitter at @kzurski.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796629717280,"sku":"9781937484620","price":25.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ed6023c616e7055eb52cee49d59083b4.webp?v=1780763779","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/unremembered-tales-of-the-nearly-famous-the-not-quite-forgotten-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}