From Ace to Zamboni
101 More Dust Bin Stories
Description:... From Ace to Zamboni is a collection of 101 historical short stories by Dr. Wayne Winterton, the award-winning author of Stories from History's Dust Bin, stories that feature little-known and unusual details of people and events.
The stories are short, ten to fifteen minutes each, and there is no "right way" to read the book. You can start at the beginning and read to the end or select the stories that interest you most.
The book opens with a story about Johnny Ace who could have been America's first Rock 'n' Roll star had he not died of an accidental or intentional gunshot to the head in 1954; and closes with a story about Frank Zamboni, the very persistent and creative man behind the machine that resurfaces the ice between hockey periods.
Between the Ace-to-Zamboni bookends, are ninety-nine fascinating stories. There's the story of General Joshua Chamberlain, whose singular act on April 12, 1865, made him the "knightliest soldier of the Civil War; and the story of Rosalie Duth� (1748-1830), who holds the dubious honor of being the world's first officially certifiable dumb blonde; and the story of Moulton Taylor who designed and built a flying car in 1950, a car/plane that got off the ground and flew into television and aviation history - and will forever be a prime example of American ingenuity.
The stories are often surprising, always informative, and perfect for curled-up nighttime reading, convalescing, or when traveling on vacation.
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