Salem House Press

I'm back at investigating tunnels in Salem MA and the rest of the country. The new book Sub Rosa is the sequel to Salem Secret Underground: The History of the Tunnels in the City. This time instead of focusing on vignettes of houses connected to the tunnels and those who built them, Sub Rosa goes beyond Salem and shows how those people who owned these homes shaped American history from its foundation to the current day. Tales about how the Federal Reserve was created, the real murder behind…

Hello again. I know you probably think I have lived everywhere in America by now, but the truth is that there is still a good 14% I have not been in yet... Thanks to my contract working software engineer parents. In Lancaster, California in 2008, the Honda Motor Co. approached civic officials and asked them to turn one of their roads into a marketing campaign. They wanted to cut grooves into a road that would would play the William Tell Overture once driven over at 55 mph. They did and it…

My parents were once again traveling from one job location to another, across the country. If you know me by know; you know this is nothing new. My parents are software engineers and have been moving me back and forth the country since I was a toddler. Strange as it may be, the sound of tires rumbling in the wheel well below the backseat always lulls me to sleep. Anyway, once we were driving through Texas and my mother had my father slam on the brakes. They had just been paid from the last…

Tell us your story about this picture... Let us know below. Illustration from Gang Stories available on Amazon.com. The story in which your child gets to make up 4 stories about 4 stuffed animals adventures during the night.

Little Nobody Sometimes I think she is the little nobody. Several times I have looked up the illustrator of my favorite book as a child Moose, Goose, and Little Nobody. What kept me from finding anything at first I thought it was Moose, Goose, and the Little House... which they are looking for Little Nobody in his gable. I am glad to see she did several books. Thanks to the site listed below I can now go off and find the rest of her books. It has a complete list of her picture books and…

Hmmm.... Where does your imagination bring you? What is on the other side of the door? Would you walk in? How long has the door been there? These are all questions you can ask. What are the answers? Share your answers below. Does this illustration create a story in your mind? Share it below with us. Cheers, Chris Illustration from Mr. Pelinger's House & Intergalactic Roadshow available on Amazon.com.

Welcome back to my blog about balloons, rocket ships, airplanes, space travel, Star Wars, sci-fi, and everything about flying! This time we will look at some of my favorite space pilots. After you read the list, won't you add some of your favorites! 10. Maya from Space 1999. I think she was the first redhead I fell in love with. I would share my balloons with her any day. Maya was a metamorph who could shape shift into a mean ape like creature when she wanted. In that shape she might even…

Welcome back to my blog about balloons, rocket ships, airplanes, space travel, Star Wars, sci-fi, and everything about flying! This time I share my favorite act from many air shows I have seen! The Red Baron Vs. Snoopy! Some Videos: and then again... ~Max To find out more about me visit Salem House Press and buy my book on Amazon.com! Now available in paperback at your favorite book sellers. Ask for it by name! If they do not have it in stock, ask them to order it for you.

Once my parents moved me to Sunnydale California to work on a warehouse program for Toys R Us. Well of course I went to work with them several times. In fact I went there so much I was on first name basis with the ghost in the aisles. The story starts decades earlier when much of the area was farmlands, including the area where the store itself was built. On this location the Murphy's had an orchard. One of the farm hands, Johny Johnson, fell in love with the orchard's owner's daughter in…

This was our first trip north to the land of the friendly. The people were great there outside Alberta. My father once said that the role of the Canadians is to keep the us American's safe. He believes no one would nuke us because they would be afraid to hurt the Canadians. So on Wikipedia I was looking for the strange and wonderful in the area when I found this cool rock formation. The Badlands Guardian which is also known as Indian Head is considered to be a geomorphological feature which…

Yep, my parents moved me again.. This month we are on Lake Huron. On one of its island we found this peculiar road. It is the only state highway in the country that bans cars. M-185 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that circles Mackinac Island, a popular tourist destination on the Lake Huron side of the Straits of Mackinac, along the island's shoreline. The first city ordinances banning all motorized vehicles from the island were passed on July 6, 1898, with similar…

Yep, my parents moved me again.. This month we are on Lake Huron. On one of its island we found this peculiar road. It is the only state highway in the country that bans cars. M-185 is a state trunkline highway in the U.S. state of Michigan that circles Mackinac Island, a popular tourist destination on the Lake Huron side of the Straits of Mackinac, along the island's shoreline. The first city ordinances banning all motorized vehicles from the island were passed on July 6, 1898, with similar…

Welcome back to my blog about balloons, rocket ships, airplanes, space travel, Star Wars, sci-fi, and everything about flying! Sorry about the lapse in posting. I took some gruff from a bigger boy on the playground about my enjoyment of rockets and I decided I hated rockets. Then I learned to ignore him after I found out he loves bull frogs. They say he even has bull frogs on his underwear... That is fine and it is fine I like rockets. I don't think I ever hated them. So it has been awhile…

Welcome back to my blog about balloons, rocket ships, airplanes, space travel, Star Wars, sci-fi, and everything about flying! Today I got curious about who has the ability to go into space. I mean which countries? There has to be more now than Russia,China, and us... This is a list of government agencies engaged in space programs related to outer space and space exploration. As of 2015, 70 different government space agencies are in existence; 13 of those have launch capability. Six…

Welcome back to my blog about balloons, rocket ships, airplanes, space travel, Star Wars, sci-fi, and everything about flying! Today I will share with you this great site that lists all of Hot Air Balloon Festivals around the world. Check them out and list below your favorite 50 festivals below! Hot Air Balloon.com Event Site ~Max To find out more about me visit Salem House Press and buy my book on Amazon.com! Now available in paperback at your favorite book sellers. Ask for it by name! If…

Welcome back to my blog about balloons, rocket ships, airplanes, space travel, Star Wars, sci-fi, and everything about flying! Today I am going to share with you my favorite weird and wonderful experimental planes throughout history!!! 10. SNECMA Atar Volat French: Beginning in 1956, the French engine manufacturer SNECMA built a series of wingless test rigs called the Atar Volant, as precursors to a winged aircraft. Only the first of these was unpiloted and the second flew freely, both…