It Happened Right Here (eBook)

Author Chris Epting established a new genre in book publishing when a trio of titles in the early 2000sJames Dean Died Here: The Locations of Americas Pop Culture Landmarks,Elvis Presley Passed Here,andMarilyn Monroe Dyed Herewere released to critical acclaim and introduced readers to a groundbreaking travel concept: The pop culture road trip. Epting promptly followed these hugely popular and influential titles with two more legendary books:Led Zeppelin Crashed HereandRoadside Baseball.ABooksense 76pick at the time,James Dean Died Herewas covered by such major news outlets as NPRsAll Things Considered,USA Today,Los Angeles Times,andPublishers Weekly. Everyone from Ken Burns toThe Sporting Newsto theNew York Postexpressed their love forRoadside Baseball, whileLed Zeppelin Crashed Herewas recommended for all public libraries byLibrary Journaland outlets from theAssociated PresstoNewsdayencouraged any fan of rock and roll history to buy the book.Now, in honor of the 20th anniversary of James Dean Died Here, Epting has producedIt Happened Right Here: Americas Pop Culture Landmarks, which collects the best of the best from all of Eptings prior books, and then adds dozens and dozens of new sites, many of them based on the pop culture of the 21st century.It Happened Right Hereonce againtakes you on a journey across North America to the exact locations wherethe most significant events in American popular culture took place. Its a road map for pop culture sites, from Patty Hearsts bank to thegarage where Apple Computer was born. Fully updated, the book includes such new entries as: The locations featured in such television series asStranger Things,Breaking Bad, andCurb Your Enthusiasm Locations celebrating the legacy of legendary musician Prince The dorm room where Facebook was created The location of the opening freeway sequence fromLa La Land The locations featured in the cult filmNapoleon Dynamite The Jay-Z, Beyonce, Solange elevator incident The Jussie Smollett Subway sandwich shop location Steve Bartman's seat location at Wrigley Field and dozens and dozens of other new sites!Featuring hundreds of photographs, this fully illustrated, updated, and revised encyclopedic look at the locations of the most famous and infamous popculture events includes the fascinating history of over a thousand landmarksas well as their exact location. With up-to-date information for thesites included in Eptings five original titles, plus dozens and dozens of new additions,It Happened Right Hereis an amazing portrait of the bizarre, shocking, weird and wonderful moments that have come to define American popular culture.