Author: Duke Klassen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Klassen sketches rural life with humor and compassion.
The Dance Hall at Spring Hill
Author: Duke Klassen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Klassen sketches rural life with humor and compassion.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Klassen sketches rural life with humor and compassion.
The Postponed Wedding
Author: Betty Ann Toenies
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503574199
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Mom and Dad planned to be married on November 12, 1940. However, the famous Armistice Day Blizzard changed their plans. This story takes you back to the 1940s, relating to weather forecasting, radio, telephone, and electricity. The farm we grew up in was purchased by my grandpa during the 1930s. The history of the land and people who lived there prior to the purchase and the legalities he encountered to accomplish the purchase are described in the story.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1503574199
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Mom and Dad planned to be married on November 12, 1940. However, the famous Armistice Day Blizzard changed their plans. This story takes you back to the 1940s, relating to weather forecasting, radio, telephone, and electricity. The farm we grew up in was purchased by my grandpa during the 1930s. The history of the land and people who lived there prior to the purchase and the legalities he encountered to accomplish the purchase are described in the story.
Alabama; a Guide to the Deep South
Author: Best Books on
Publisher: Best Books on
ISBN: 1623760011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration in the State of Alabama. Sponsored by the Alabama State Planning Commission.
Publisher: Best Books on
ISBN: 1623760011
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 547
Book Description
Compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Works Projects Administration in the State of Alabama. Sponsored by the Alabama State Planning Commission.
Joe Louis
Author: Randy Roberts
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300168853
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
A “humbling, inspiring . . . deeply emotional” biography of the boxing legend who held the heavyweight world championship for more than eleven years (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Known as the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis defended his heavyweight title an astonishing twenty-five times. Through the 1930s, he got more column inches of newspaper coverage than President Roosevelt. At a time when the boxing ring was the only venue where black and white could meet on equal terms, Louis embodied Black America’s hope for dignity and equality. And in 1938, his politically charged defeat of German boxer Max Schmeling made Louis a national hero on the world stage. Through meticulous research and first-hand interviews, acclaimed biographer Randy Roberts presents a complete portrait of Louis and his outsized impact on sport and country. Digging beneath the simplistic narratives of heroism and victimization, Roberts reveals an athlete who carefully managed his public image, and whose relationships with both the black and white communities—including his relationships with mobsters—were deeply complex. “Roberts is a fine match with his subject. He supports with powerful evidence his contention that Louis’s impact was enormous and profound.” —The Boston Globe
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300168853
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
A “humbling, inspiring . . . deeply emotional” biography of the boxing legend who held the heavyweight world championship for more than eleven years (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Known as the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis defended his heavyweight title an astonishing twenty-five times. Through the 1930s, he got more column inches of newspaper coverage than President Roosevelt. At a time when the boxing ring was the only venue where black and white could meet on equal terms, Louis embodied Black America’s hope for dignity and equality. And in 1938, his politically charged defeat of German boxer Max Schmeling made Louis a national hero on the world stage. Through meticulous research and first-hand interviews, acclaimed biographer Randy Roberts presents a complete portrait of Louis and his outsized impact on sport and country. Digging beneath the simplistic narratives of heroism and victimization, Roberts reveals an athlete who carefully managed his public image, and whose relationships with both the black and white communities—including his relationships with mobsters—were deeply complex. “Roberts is a fine match with his subject. He supports with powerful evidence his contention that Louis’s impact was enormous and profound.” —The Boston Globe
The Club Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Automobiles
Languages : en
Pages : 460
Book Description
The Texanist
Author: David Courtney
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477312978
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 1477312978
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.
The WPA Guide to Alabama
Author: Federal Writers' Project
Publisher: Trinity University Press
ISBN: 159534201X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to Alabama takes the reader on a journey of through the heart of Dixie, from the Gulf coast to the rich Black Belt region and the scenic Cumberland Plateau. First published in 1941, the guide goes beyond the popular images of cotton fields and plantation houses of the old south and brings to light the “magic” of Birmingham’s burgeoning manufacturing industry, the vibrant university life in Tuscaloosa, and, in Mobile, the cultural diversity of Alabama’s port city. The guide includes striking photos of Southern poverty during the Depression.
Publisher: Trinity University Press
ISBN: 159534201X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors—many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures—were commissioned to write these important books. John Steinbeck, Saul Bellow, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison are among the more than 6,000 writers, editors, historians, and researchers who documented this celebration of local histories. Photographs, drawings, driving tours, detailed descriptions of towns, and rich cultural details exhibit each state’s unique flavor. The WPA Guide to Alabama takes the reader on a journey of through the heart of Dixie, from the Gulf coast to the rich Black Belt region and the scenic Cumberland Plateau. First published in 1941, the guide goes beyond the popular images of cotton fields and plantation houses of the old south and brings to light the “magic” of Birmingham’s burgeoning manufacturing industry, the vibrant university life in Tuscaloosa, and, in Mobile, the cultural diversity of Alabama’s port city. The guide includes striking photos of Southern poverty during the Depression.
Let's Dance
Author: Peter Young
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1896219020
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Let's Dance: A Celebration of Ontario's Dance Halls and Summer Dance Pavilions is a nostalgic musical journey, recapturing the unforgettable music of youth and lasting friendships, the days when the live mellow sounds of Big Bands wafted through the air -- Louis Armstrong, the Dorsey Brothers, Bert Niosi, Art Hallman, Johnny Downs, Mart Kenney, Bobby Kinsman, Ronnie Hawkins .... Throughout the 1920s to the '60s, numerous legendary entertainers drew thousands of people to such memorable venues as the Brant Inn in Burlington, Dunn's Pavilion in Bala, the Stork Club at Port Stanley, to the Club Commodore in Belleville and the Top Hat Pavilion in North Bay -- and the hundreds of other popular dance venues right across Ontario. From the days of jitney dancing through the introduction of jazz and the Big Bands era to the sounds of some of Ontario's best rock groups, people of all ages came to dance and some to find romance on soft summer nights.
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1896219020
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Let's Dance: A Celebration of Ontario's Dance Halls and Summer Dance Pavilions is a nostalgic musical journey, recapturing the unforgettable music of youth and lasting friendships, the days when the live mellow sounds of Big Bands wafted through the air -- Louis Armstrong, the Dorsey Brothers, Bert Niosi, Art Hallman, Johnny Downs, Mart Kenney, Bobby Kinsman, Ronnie Hawkins .... Throughout the 1920s to the '60s, numerous legendary entertainers drew thousands of people to such memorable venues as the Brant Inn in Burlington, Dunn's Pavilion in Bala, the Stork Club at Port Stanley, to the Club Commodore in Belleville and the Top Hat Pavilion in North Bay -- and the hundreds of other popular dance venues right across Ontario. From the days of jitney dancing through the introduction of jazz and the Big Bands era to the sounds of some of Ontario's best rock groups, people of all ages came to dance and some to find romance on soft summer nights.
Spring Creek Bride
Author: Janice Thompson
Publisher: Steeple Hill
ISBN: 1426831870
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Can't Ida Mueller walk to town without being harangued by rowdy railroad men? The formerly lovely town of Spring Creek, Texas, has been overtaken by saloons and disorderly conduct. So when a handsome stranger arrives with plans to open a gambling hall next to her family's mercantile store, Ida makes plans of her own: to foil his! Someone has to save Spring Creek. And since Ida's convinced marriage isn't in her future, the Lord's work will be! But after one look into Mick Bradley's eyes—and heart—the plucky beauty might start hearing wedding bells!
Publisher: Steeple Hill
ISBN: 1426831870
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Can't Ida Mueller walk to town without being harangued by rowdy railroad men? The formerly lovely town of Spring Creek, Texas, has been overtaken by saloons and disorderly conduct. So when a handsome stranger arrives with plans to open a gambling hall next to her family's mercantile store, Ida makes plans of her own: to foil his! Someone has to save Spring Creek. And since Ida's convinced marriage isn't in her future, the Lord's work will be! But after one look into Mick Bradley's eyes—and heart—the plucky beauty might start hearing wedding bells!
The Talking of Hands
Author: Robert E. Alexander
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
New Rivers celebrates thirty years of literary publishing.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
New Rivers celebrates thirty years of literary publishing.