Put on your zoot suit and follow in the footsteps of America's most infamous gangsters as they turned Minnesota into the land of 10,000 crimes. Filled with deadly bank robberies, explosive shootouts, brutal murders, and daring kidnappings, this books lets you discover the grisly locations where the gangster history will never die. Go on the lam and discover where: John Dillinger had his bloody shootout with authorities. Baby Face Nelson robbed banks and mowed down innocent bystanders. The gangsters' favorite hangouts where they danced the night away. The Barker-Karpis gang ransacked towns, bribed police, and killed anyone in their way. Wealthy citizens were kidnapped, held prisoner, and finally released.

The Minnesota Road Guide to Gangster Hot Spots

History

Chad Lewis

Americas

On The Road Publications

Put on your zoot suit and follow in the footsteps of America s most infamous gangsters as they turned Wisconsin into their personal criminal vacationland. Filled with deadly bank robberies, explosive shootouts, brutal gangland retaliations, and daring escapes, this book lets you uncover the grisly locations where the gangster history will never die. Go on the lam and discover where: Baby Face Nelson, crashed his car, spent the night, and mowed down anyone who got in his way. Al Capone hid out from the law while smuggling in his illegal liquor. The gangsters favorite hangouts where they danced the night away. John Dillinger had his bloody shootout with the authorities. The deadly Barker-Karpis gang disposed of their enemies.

The Wisconsin Road Guide to Gangster Hot Spots

Travel

United States

Grab your camera and set off in search of Wisconsin's most elusive creatures. This guide features on-site investigations into the Bigfoot of the north woods and the vampire of Mineral Point to phantom chickens and werewolves that roam rural Wisconsin. Filled with witness drawings, eye-witness testimony, and mysterious photos this guide provides the reader with directions to these bizarre places where you might just come face to face with Wisconsin s most mysterious creatures.

The Wisconsin Road Guide to Mysterious Creatures

This book takes the audience on a bizarre journey to some of the most paranormal places in MN. From aliens attaching in Sauk Centre and the deadly serpent in Lake Pepin to Phantom Animals prowling the woods and Bigfoot lurking in your own backyard, no place in MN is without its own mysterious creature. Complete with photos, case history, eyewitness accounts, folklore, and directions, this unique presentation encourages you to visit these places for your own supernatural story.

The Minnesota Road Guide to Mysterious Creatures

Explore the Midwests most gruesome haunted locations that are cursed by murders, tragic accidents, suicides, untimely deaths, mob hits, and serial killers. *Warning- Not for the Faint of Heart Haunted places where you can discover the: Cemetery where Ed Gein dug up the bodies of deceased women, Spirit of Buddy Holly haunts the site where his airplane crashed, Bloody alley where gangster John Dillinger was mowed down by the FBI, Old farmstead where a deranged mother murdered her seven children, Restaurant where an ill-fated love affair continues-even from the grave, and many, many more.

The Most Gruesome Hauntings of the Midwest

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

For several nights in 1903, the small town of Van Meter, Iowa was terrorized by a giant bat-like creature that emerged from an old abandoned mine. The identity of this mysterious visitor was never discovered. Over 100 years later, three researchers set out to Van Meter to shine a light on this amazingly bizarre case. Filled with eye witness reports, historic photos, and current accounts of the paranormal, this in-depth book looks to discover what really happened in the town of Van Meter.

The Van Meter Visitor: A True and Mysterious Encounter with the Unknown

Noah Voss

Kevin Lee Nelson

Reference

Hundreds of sightings spanning two centuries from throughout Wisconsin's waters .......and they are still happening today including: The deadly monster of Lake Ripley Man eating monsters roaming the Mississippi River The Livestock snatching beast of Cedar Lake The $50,000 serpent of Lake Pepin

Lake Monsters of Wisconsin

The early Native Americans warned of a deadly beast inhabiting the waters of Lake Pepin along the Mississippi River. For the past 150 years, the legend of the beast dubbed Pepie has grown to epic proportions. With a $50,000 reward being offered for the capture of the creature, two researchers set out to solve the legend of the mysterious sea serpent.

Pepie: The Lake Monster of the Mississippi River

Welcome to the scary side of Wisconsin. Filled with cases of phantom elephants, Lake monsters, hitchhiking ghosts, and UFOs buzzing the sky, and wandering spirits, this book will add some strangeness to your Wisconsin Vacation land.

Paranormal Wisconsin Dells and Baraboo

For over 100 years a giant unknown hairy monster has been terrorizing the people of Southern Illinois. Thought to inhabit the river banks and wooded areas surrounding the Big Muddy River, this white furred beast is often said to be over 8 feet-tall and covered in mud. Join three researchers as they set off to investigate dozens of odd sightings and discover that sometimes fact is far stranger than fiction.

The Big Muddy Monster: Legends, Sightings and Other Strange Encounters

Loren Coleman (foreword)

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