Unremembered

Tales of the Nearly Famous & the Not Quite Forgotten

Ken Zurski, author of The Wreck of the Columbia and Peoria Stories, provides a fascinating collection of once famous people and events that are now all but forgotten by time. Using a backdrop of schemes and discoveries, adventures and tragedies, Zurski weaves these figures and the events that shaped them into a narrative that reveals history’s many coincidences, connections, and correlations.

We tumble over Niagara Falls in a barrel, soar on the first transcontinental machine-powered flight, and founder aboard a burning steamboat. From an adventurous young woman circumnavigating the globe to a self-absorbed eccentric running for President of the United States, Unremembered brings back these lost stories and souls for a new generation to discover.

SRP: $18.95

Page Count: 252

Publication Date: 9 August 2018

ISBN-10: 1937484629

ISBN-13: 978-1937484620

About the Author

Ken Zurski is a longtime broadcaster, author and speaker based out of Peoria, Illinois. A native of the Chicagoland area and a veteran of radio news, Ken released his first book, The Wreck of the Columbia, in 2012. Peoria Stories is his second book, Unremembered is his third. Ken resides in Morton, Illinois with his wife, Connie, and two children, Sam and Nora.

Reviews

“A grand and glorious tapestry of events and personages whose impacts were definitely felt, but whose stories have for the most part been forgotten or overlooked. I was fascinated by the way [Zurski] weaves each person into the stories he tells…Zurski is a gifted storyteller who makes those forgotten people come to life…I loved learning about the unknown heroes, villains and trailblazers he highlights in this work.… Most highly recommended.” —Jack Magnus, Readers’ Favorite

“With this book you’re actually getting a series of history lessons, but in a way that’s completely fun and imaginative. You get to learn a great deal about different people who are practically new. Even if you’ve never heard of them, it’s going to be fun for you to find out more and really learn their stories and how they helped contribute to our world.… A well-written book full of well-researched information.… Even less confident history learners feel like they can’t stop reading.” —Samantha Dewitt (Rivera), Readers’ Favorite

“I found the biographies on the women to be more interesting because it provided a sharp awakening as to what women have gone through to even reach the stage today where at least, in theory, women have many of the same rights as men in the Western world. It is shocking to remember it was very different not so long ago and how easily things could change again. Ken Zurski writes in an engaging manner and I hope in the future he writes a book solely on some of the female personalities of bygone eras.” —Gisela Dixon, Readers’ Favorite

Watch the interview with Jessica Cook on Heart of Illinois ABC.

“Ken has an impressive writing style that is equal parts factual reporting and conversational story-telling. When you mix those two styles and weave them into tales with eccentric and unique people involved in unusual slices of life, it feels like someone is telling them to you around a campfire, even though you’re reading the words in a book. That’s a real gift and Ken Zurski has it.” —Marty Wombacher, Meanwhile, Back In Peoria…

Watch the interview on Good Day Central Illinois Book Talk.

“Over the last six years, [Zurski has] proven himself to be a remarkable historian, storyteller and writer.” —Read the interview at Peoria Magazines

“I like the thematic hand-gliding style, cast of thousands, one conceptual framework imprint, thread in and out, appear, disappear, reappear, loop back, loop forward…disparate threads into a comprehensive whole, an awesome literary hook.” —Christoph Traugott, Peoria Historical Society

“Zurski writes like a broadcaster by using words—in this case written words—to paint pictures in people’s minds.” —Sam DePino, former radio anchor and corespondent for ABC News

Unremembered

Tales of the Nearly Famous & the Not Quite Forgotten

About the Author

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