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Hidden History
Hidden History of Roanoke: Star City Stories
Author Nelson Harris delves into the annals of history to uncover these marvelous and mostly unknown stories of the Star City of the South.
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 semi-pro African American baseball team that played in the 1930s and '40s, and find out how a fistfight at Shenandoah Life helped save the company.
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 semi-pro African American baseball team that played in the 1930s and '40s, and find out how a fistfight at Shenandoah Life helped save the company.
129 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 4, 2013
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March 26, 2026
Interesting facts about Roanoke.
I really enjoyed reading this book about Roanoke. I have lived here most of my life and never knew some of these stories. Excellent and interesting history of a place I am very familiar with.
I really enjoyed reading this book about Roanoke. I have lived here most of my life and never knew some of these stories. Excellent and interesting history of a place I am very familiar with.
June 12, 2018
It's always interesting to read the history of your hometown.
October 14, 2023
Such a good book! Lots of history to learn about in Roanoke
November 23, 2013
Interesting stories but in my opinion a bit disjointed in the telling. I was expecting a better narrative.
Not bashing because I appreciate the concept and the idea but it was much like an anticipated movie that once you leave the theater you wonder what the hype was about.
Not bashing because I appreciate the concept and the idea but it was much like an anticipated movie that once you leave the theater you wonder what the hype was about.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews