When Anna Konig first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the "Charming Nancy," their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these naive farmers -- dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands -- across the ocean. As delays, storms, illness, and diminishing provisions afflict crew and passengers alike, Bairn finds...

In 2014, an Aspen socialite was bludgeoned, wrapped in a sheet, and stuffed inside a locked closet. Fewer than twelve hours after her body was found, and without any evidence, police decided a married couple from Denver had killed Nancy Pfister. Within a few days, they charged Nancy Styler-a friend of Pfister's who'd had a falling out with her over a business deal-and Dr. Trey Styler, Nancy's disabled husband, who'd recently lost the family home,...

"In February 2014, Aspen socialite Nancy Pfister was murdered in her own home. Someone bludgeoned Pfister to death, wrapped her in a blanket, and stuffed inside her closet. The question was: Who? Then, in March 2014, a married couple from Denver were arrested and charged with first-degree murder: Nancy Styler, a new friend of Pfister's who'd had a falling out with her after a business deal gone sour; and Dr. Trey Styler, Nancy's husband, who'd recently...

An eclectic group of artists performed selections from the Bob Dylan songbook on October 16, 1992 at Madison Square Garden in New York City to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dylan's debut album.

Daniel and Nancy Warren, natives of Massachusetts and married in central New York, migrated to Illinois. Includes history of Chicago and DuPage County, 1832-1844, recounting the participation of their family members in various historical events, particularly in Warrenville and Naperville. Their daughter, Sarah, married Abel Carpenter in 1836. His brother, Philo had also come to Illinois and married Ann Thompson of Saratoga, New York. Harriet Warren...