(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best regional us biographies

Other posters have touched on the heart of it, but here is a little elaboration if you want to know more:

The only recorded instance of pirates burying treasure anywhere is when Captain William Kidd buried a portion of his ship's cargo on Long Island before meeting with Richard Coote, Earl of Bellomont and Governor of New York. It bears mentioning that he didn't bury this treasure specifically to dig it up later, but because he was facing charges of murder and piracy and his goods were likely to be seized.

He buried the treasure to use as a bargaining chip with Bellomont, hoping it would give him leverage and help him avoid going to trial (Bellomont was one of his benefactors and had even financed a previous voyage). This tactic failed completely, and Kidd's treasure was simply dug up. There are rumors that portions of it remain buried, but this is almost certainly nonsense.

I'd also like to point out that Kidd, in terms of what we usually refer to as 'pirates', hardly qualifies at all. He was well known and respected among the colonial nobility, went to sea with the funds and blessings of many high-ranking people, and happened to end up on the wrong end of a political scandal and with his hand in the cookie jar, so to speak. His trial was rushed, and he may have even had a legitimate letter of marque, making him a privateer, not a pirate.

Robert Louis Stevenson used Kidd (or rather, the fictionalized Kidd-as-pirate that had persisted to the late 19th century) as a prototype for Long John Silver, and embellished the part about burying his treasure. Treasure Island is really the root of so many of the pirate icons we know and love (peg legs, parrots, buried treasure, etc.).

If you're interested in learning more, I recommend you take a look at Captain Kidd and the War Against the Pirates, The Pirate Hunter, and Under the Black Flag.

Edit: It's actually Gardiner's Island, as one of the above posters mentioned, which is near Long Island, but is separate.

Then I have an amazing book for you my friend.

http://www.amazon.com/You-Got-Nothing-Coming-Prison/dp/0767909186

This book was fantastic. It talks about the reason he's in jail and what he does to get along in prison whilst he's there.

It's old now, but this book is an awesome read, and follows a class of naval F/A-18 pilots through their training program (F/A-18 only, it doesn't get much into the earlier training planes/lessons).

Thanks for the tips!

I actually found one book about Jeralee Underwood: https://www.amazon.com/Eye-Beast-Story-Serial-Killer/dp/1886039321 - has some good reviews, too.

I'll check out Kirby Jonas.

I'm glad it could help. Check out this book too. It helped me. It could probably shine some light on your situation too.

I'd recommend anything by Paul Gruchow

• The Necessity of Empty Places
  
• Travels in Canoe Country
  
• Boundary Waters: The Grace of the Wild
  
• Journal of a Prairie Year
  
• Grass Roots: The Universe of Home
  

My professor actually just wrote a book on Somoan's in the NFL. It's a really great read in my opinion.

Check out this book. It is awesome.

Here are some possibilities:

The Silents

Growing up in the Great Depression

Christmas After All

Rose's Journal

"Daddy's Gone to War"

I would have done this but that is good

3000 degrees was pretty good, about the Worchester cold storage fire.

You all may enjoy the book Atchafalaya houseboat : my years in the Louisiana swamp by Gwen Roland.

This is a book authored by one of my fiancée's college friends:

http://www.amazon.com/Woman-Doing-Life-Notes-Prison/dp/0199734755/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1268973635&sr=1-1

If you're for real and can PM me your address & cell #, I'll buy you a copy have it sent.

Remember Good People Beget Good People?

Similarly, there were over 400 men lost on the USS Oklahoma, second only to the 1,100+ on the Arizona. Unlike WV, the Oklahoma was not counter-flooded in time and did capsize -- within about 12 minutes -- leaving only her bottom and part of the starboard side above water once her superstructure hit the bottom. This is visible in the photo referenced earlier. She was due to have an inspection, so the internal hatches to her protective torpedo blisters along her hull were opened, which caused very fast catastrophic flooding after being hit by five torpedoes. Some trapped crew escaped by swimming down and out of the ship. Others were trapped deep in the ship’s hull which, unlike those men trapped in the water pump room on West Virginia, placed them near the surface once she turned over. Rescuers immediately began trying to save the men inside Oklahoma by cutting into the shell plating and bottom. The rescuers tried oxyacetylene torches but ended up causing the deaths of trapped sailors when the cutting torches allowed the escape of the pressurized air pockets in which the men were awaiting rescue. The thick steel plate and armor could not be cut fast enough to prevent drowning. These torches cutting into the ship also consumed the oxygen in the internal compartments and caused the interior red lead-based paints and bulkhead insulation to catch on fire, causing poisonous gases to form. (The workers at Pearl did not have oxygen electrode cutting torches until well into the salvage operations.) Thirty-two men ultimately were rescued from the Oklahoma on Dec 8 and 9, largely cut out of the ship by workers using pneumatic air tools to cut the heavy steel. As the last men were removed from the ship, the water was lapping up to the top of the rescue holes, forcing the men to hold their breath as they waited to be rescued. A great book for this is Trapped at Pearl Harbor: Escape from Battleship Oklahoma by Stephen Bower Young. Mr Young was one of the 32 men rescued and his experience was nothing short of harrowing. The rest of the men on Oklahoma could not be reached and the banging from inside the ship stopped after Dec 10. The salvage of Oklahoma and recovery of the bodies of the lost crew is discussed in the Raymer book. (Many of the parbuckling and refloating techniques used for the Okie were used recently to salvage the cruise ship Costa Concordia at Giglio.) Many of these men were buried in common graves in Hawaii because their remains were in such poor condition. However, they were exhumed this year and new DNA ID techniques are proving successful in giving these men their names back so they can finally go home to their families. Several media stories have been published recently about this identification effort.

TL;DR - Thirty-two sailors were rescued from USS Oklahoma. Some trapped crewmen died when air escaped during the rescue. Others asphyxiated when torches consumed oxygen or started toxic smoke and fires. (Added as edit)

I'm a bit of a "how places got their names" type of guy, so From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History is one of my favorites. It's more of an encyclopedia of towns and communities and how they came about their names.

There's definitely a story. It can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/Long-Shot-Mike-Piazza/dp/1439150230

A Fathers Story by Lionel Dahmer

https://www.amazon.com/dp/068812156X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_TZ7XBbAE5X64W

By Jeffrey’s dad about what he thinks led to him being a murderer, and how he’s tried to come to terms with it. Not the worlds best written book but fascinating.

Interesting story but a terrrrrrribly boring book. You can see reviews here, if interested.

Printed every year in the Daily Tarheel since 1990: Why I Hate Duke.

My first crush ever was on Eric Montross (I was three), and when I met him a few years ago before a game, I thought my heart was going to explode.

I attended UNC. I've lived in Chapel Hill my entire life. My parents attended UNC and made out for the first time in the elevator of the foreign language building. My mother works there. My father lectures there. My grandmother worked there. My grandfather was a professor, chair of the history department, and chair of the faculty.

When anyone on Tobacco Road says that their "blood runs Carolina/Duke blue," everyone needs believe them. I firmly believe in the title of one of the books on the rivalry -- "To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever".

Read report from engine co 82 if you are interested. Written in the 60s/70s by a guy at the busiest fire station in the bronx/harlem new york. Fascinating read, right at the beginning of modern firefighting. https://www.amazon.com/Report-Engine-Co-Dennis-Smith/dp/0446675520

guy wrote a few books, but this was the first.

lovely. Engine 82 is out of West Farms in the South Bronx. here it is today

there is a book written by one of its fire fighters as well

also seen in this vintage BBC documentary The Bronx is Burning

Dahmer's father, Lionel Dahmer, wrote a book in 1994. I've never read it but it had good reviews on an episode of 'Oh No Ross and Carrie' I listened to earlier today.

When did Piazza admit using PEDs? He said he would discuss it in his book, and in the book, he says he didn't use them.

A Father's Story https://www.amazon.com/dp/068812156X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bGWcBbE623EJC or check your local library

Check out the book 3000 degrees for full story.

Okay, here you go. You didn't get it from me. ;)

A more scholarly source on the history of Captain Kidd is Robert C. Ritchie's Captain Kidd and the War against the Pirates. Zacks doesn't provide that sources for where he gets his conclusions that Kidd was innocent.
http://www.amazon.com/Captain-Kidd-War-against-Pirates/dp/0674095022

NC basketball is a particularly sore case.