Author: Robert Jeschonek
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Just imagine living at the classic Glosser Bros. Department Store during the holiday season! For teenage Jessie, it’s a dream come true and a way to stay in Johnstown after her dad moves away to find work. Store friends like Hunt Room Mary and the Shaffer Twins help keep her sneaky stay secret—but Jessie’s after-hours hideaway turns dangerous on Thanksgiving Eve. Only she can save the store and make sure the magic of Glosser’s brightens the lives of needy families on Thanksgiving Day. If you love Glosser Bros., classic department stores, Thanksgiving, and feel-good storytelling, you will love this tale by the author of Long Live Glosser's, Christmas at Glosser's, Valentine's Day at Glosser's, Easter at Glosser's, Halloween at Glosser's, and A Glosser's Christmas Love Story. Reviews: “Robert Jeschonek has done it again. He's given lovers of old-time Johnstown another novella to take us back to the days when department stores like Glosser's and Penn Traffic were bursting with women in dresses and nylon stockings scouring the aisles looking for bargains while toting happy children munching on warm nuts.” – Arlene Johns, Johnstown Magazine
Thanksgiving at Glosser's
Author: Robert Jeschonek
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Just imagine living at the classic Glosser Bros. Department Store during the holiday season! For teenage Jessie, it’s a dream come true and a way to stay in Johnstown after her dad moves away to find work. Store friends like Hunt Room Mary and the Shaffer Twins help keep her sneaky stay secret—but Jessie’s after-hours hideaway turns dangerous on Thanksgiving Eve. Only she can save the store and make sure the magic of Glosser’s brightens the lives of needy families on Thanksgiving Day. If you love Glosser Bros., classic department stores, Thanksgiving, and feel-good storytelling, you will love this tale by the author of Long Live Glosser's, Christmas at Glosser's, Valentine's Day at Glosser's, Easter at Glosser's, Halloween at Glosser's, and A Glosser's Christmas Love Story. Reviews: “Robert Jeschonek has done it again. He's given lovers of old-time Johnstown another novella to take us back to the days when department stores like Glosser's and Penn Traffic were bursting with women in dresses and nylon stockings scouring the aisles looking for bargains while toting happy children munching on warm nuts.” – Arlene Johns, Johnstown Magazine
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
Just imagine living at the classic Glosser Bros. Department Store during the holiday season! For teenage Jessie, it’s a dream come true and a way to stay in Johnstown after her dad moves away to find work. Store friends like Hunt Room Mary and the Shaffer Twins help keep her sneaky stay secret—but Jessie’s after-hours hideaway turns dangerous on Thanksgiving Eve. Only she can save the store and make sure the magic of Glosser’s brightens the lives of needy families on Thanksgiving Day. If you love Glosser Bros., classic department stores, Thanksgiving, and feel-good storytelling, you will love this tale by the author of Long Live Glosser's, Christmas at Glosser's, Valentine's Day at Glosser's, Easter at Glosser's, Halloween at Glosser's, and A Glosser's Christmas Love Story. Reviews: “Robert Jeschonek has done it again. He's given lovers of old-time Johnstown another novella to take us back to the days when department stores like Glosser's and Penn Traffic were bursting with women in dresses and nylon stockings scouring the aisles looking for bargains while toting happy children munching on warm nuts.” – Arlene Johns, Johnstown Magazine
A Glosser's Christmas Love Story
Author: Robert Jeschonek
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 0998109754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
With her fiancé far away fighting a war in Korea, Sarah faces a blue Christmas in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1953. But going to work as an elf at Glosser’s Department Store turns her holiday upside-down. Santa Claus, played by fellow employee Frank, falls beard over sleighbells for her. When the magic of the season at Glosser’s lights a spark of romance between them, Sarah is torn between the man at war and the one in the St. Nick outfit. On the night before Christmas, she must make a fateful choice that changes everything...and leads her to a crossroads 63 years later at the famous musical Christmas tree in Johnstown’s Central Park. Don't miss this sweet holiday romance by the author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER'S and PENN TRAFFIC FOREVER.
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 0998109754
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
With her fiancé far away fighting a war in Korea, Sarah faces a blue Christmas in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1953. But going to work as an elf at Glosser’s Department Store turns her holiday upside-down. Santa Claus, played by fellow employee Frank, falls beard over sleighbells for her. When the magic of the season at Glosser’s lights a spark of romance between them, Sarah is torn between the man at war and the one in the St. Nick outfit. On the night before Christmas, she must make a fateful choice that changes everything...and leads her to a crossroads 63 years later at the famous musical Christmas tree in Johnstown’s Central Park. Don't miss this sweet holiday romance by the author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER'S and PENN TRAFFIC FOREVER.
Old-Fashioned Bargain Days at Glosser's
Author: Robert Jeschonek
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 1736168797
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Travel back to a time when true love meant everything and the customer was always right, in the heart of a bustling steel town where the possibilities of life were endless. The greatest sale of the year is back at Glosser Bros., but the rock-bottom prices and old-time costumes of Old-Fashioned Bargain Days aren't the only surprises in store. Debbie Kaminski, who works across town at the Penn Traffic Department Store, trades places with her lookalike pal, Beth, who works at Glosser's. It's all part of a plan to get close to a boy at Glosser's…but trouble breaks out when Beth reveals a secret plan of her own. Will a simple sidewalk sale lead to a brawl between classic retailers, or will a new day dawn thanks to the magic of Old-Fashioned Bargain Days? If you love Glosser Bros., classic department stores, Old-Fashioned Bargain Days, and feel-good storytelling, you will love this tale by the USA Today bestselling author of Long Live Glosser's, Christmas at Glosser's, Easter at Glosser's, Fourth of July at Glosser's, Halloween at Glosser's, Thanksgiving at Glosser's, Valentine's Day at Glosser's, and A Glosser's Christmas Love Story.
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 1736168797
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
Book Description
Travel back to a time when true love meant everything and the customer was always right, in the heart of a bustling steel town where the possibilities of life were endless. The greatest sale of the year is back at Glosser Bros., but the rock-bottom prices and old-time costumes of Old-Fashioned Bargain Days aren't the only surprises in store. Debbie Kaminski, who works across town at the Penn Traffic Department Store, trades places with her lookalike pal, Beth, who works at Glosser's. It's all part of a plan to get close to a boy at Glosser's…but trouble breaks out when Beth reveals a secret plan of her own. Will a simple sidewalk sale lead to a brawl between classic retailers, or will a new day dawn thanks to the magic of Old-Fashioned Bargain Days? If you love Glosser Bros., classic department stores, Old-Fashioned Bargain Days, and feel-good storytelling, you will love this tale by the USA Today bestselling author of Long Live Glosser's, Christmas at Glosser's, Easter at Glosser's, Fourth of July at Glosser's, Halloween at Glosser's, Thanksgiving at Glosser's, Valentine's Day at Glosser's, and A Glosser's Christmas Love Story.
Valentine's Day at Glosser's
Author: Robert Jeschonek
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 0998109797
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than a love poetry contest at the Glosser Bros. and Gee Bee department stores? The winner gets a shopping spree, but the best prize goes to the judges: falling in love. Sparks fly when Gee Bee girl meets Glosser Bros. boy, bringing together two great stores. But the boy from Glosser's has a secret that could tear them apart¿unless the magic of Valentine's Day can help them see what a wonderful bargain they have in each other.If you love Glosser Bros., Gee Bee, or romance, you will love this story by the author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER'S, CHRISTMAS AT GLOSSER'S, EASTER AT GLOSSER'S, HALLOWEEN AT GLOSSER'S, and A GLOSSER'S CHRISTMAS LOVE STORY.
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 0998109797
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than a love poetry contest at the Glosser Bros. and Gee Bee department stores? The winner gets a shopping spree, but the best prize goes to the judges: falling in love. Sparks fly when Gee Bee girl meets Glosser Bros. boy, bringing together two great stores. But the boy from Glosser's has a secret that could tear them apart¿unless the magic of Valentine's Day can help them see what a wonderful bargain they have in each other.If you love Glosser Bros., Gee Bee, or romance, you will love this story by the author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER'S, CHRISTMAS AT GLOSSER'S, EASTER AT GLOSSER'S, HALLOWEEN AT GLOSSER'S, and A GLOSSER'S CHRISTMAS LOVE STORY.
Fourth of July at Glosser's
Author: Robert Jeschonek
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Happy 200th Birthday, USA! The Spirit of 1976 is sweeping Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Glosser Bros. Department Store plans a giant fireworks show to mark the national Bicentennial. But teenage Amy Lindsey isn't in the mood to celebrate. Not since her parents split up and half the family left town. Amy's nightmare started during the recent filming of Slap Shot, and she blames a movie star for the breakup. But none of that matters when a terrible accident blows what's left of her life to smithereens. Can a Fourth of July miracle help her put the pieces back together? Could the magic of Glosser Bros. light the fuse that dispels the darkness overtaking her life? If you love Glosser Bros., classic department stores, the Fourth of July, and feel-good storytelling, you will love this tale by the USA Today bestselling author of Long Live Glosser's, Christmas at Glosser's, Easter at Glosser's, Halloween at Glosser's, Thanksgiving at Glosser's, Valentine's Day at Glosser's, and A Glosser's Christmas Love Story.
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Happy 200th Birthday, USA! The Spirit of 1976 is sweeping Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Glosser Bros. Department Store plans a giant fireworks show to mark the national Bicentennial. But teenage Amy Lindsey isn't in the mood to celebrate. Not since her parents split up and half the family left town. Amy's nightmare started during the recent filming of Slap Shot, and she blames a movie star for the breakup. But none of that matters when a terrible accident blows what's left of her life to smithereens. Can a Fourth of July miracle help her put the pieces back together? Could the magic of Glosser Bros. light the fuse that dispels the darkness overtaking her life? If you love Glosser Bros., classic department stores, the Fourth of July, and feel-good storytelling, you will love this tale by the USA Today bestselling author of Long Live Glosser's, Christmas at Glosser's, Easter at Glosser's, Halloween at Glosser's, Thanksgiving at Glosser's, Valentine's Day at Glosser's, and A Glosser's Christmas Love Story.
Halloween at Glosser's
Author: Robert Jeschonek
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 1370548141
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
It's Halloween 1970, and Erin Lewis can't draw anything scary enough to win the window painting contest at Glosser Bros. Department Store in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The 16-year-old has other things on her mind, like holding a séance at Glosser's to contact her brother, who died a year ago in Vietnam. Will he keep his promise and make contact from the other side? Or will Erin receive an equally shocking message from closer to home? Either way, it will be a Halloween she'll never forget. Neither will the crowd at the annual Glosser Bros. Halloween Parade when she turns one of the floats into her own personal horror show. Don't miss this trip back in time to the glory days of the Glosser Bros. Department Store by Robert Jeschonek, award-winning author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER’S, CHRISTMAS AT GLOSSER’S, EASTER AT GLOSSER'S, and PENN TRAFFIC FOREVER. It's a blast from Halloween past, complete with window painting, the Shaffer twins, and a parade down Main Street...a spooky, nostalgic story for the whole family.
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 1370548141
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
It's Halloween 1970, and Erin Lewis can't draw anything scary enough to win the window painting contest at Glosser Bros. Department Store in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The 16-year-old has other things on her mind, like holding a séance at Glosser's to contact her brother, who died a year ago in Vietnam. Will he keep his promise and make contact from the other side? Or will Erin receive an equally shocking message from closer to home? Either way, it will be a Halloween she'll never forget. Neither will the crowd at the annual Glosser Bros. Halloween Parade when she turns one of the floats into her own personal horror show. Don't miss this trip back in time to the glory days of the Glosser Bros. Department Store by Robert Jeschonek, award-winning author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER’S, CHRISTMAS AT GLOSSER’S, EASTER AT GLOSSER'S, and PENN TRAFFIC FOREVER. It's a blast from Halloween past, complete with window painting, the Shaffer twins, and a parade down Main Street...a spooky, nostalgic story for the whole family.
Easter at Glosser's
Author: Robert Jeschonek
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 1311386815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Step back in time to Easter, 1935 at Glosser Bros. Department Store in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The display windows bloom with brightly colored decorations, and the smell of roasting peanuts fills the air. Each child gets a free baby chick for the holiday, and a rabbit comes with the purchase of each boys’ suit. When eight-year-old Owen Talisman gets his free (yet priceless) Easter pets, life with his special new bunny takes a surprising twist that changes everything. Decades later, Owen faces another turning point, one that could take away his hopes and dreams forever. But his great-grandson, and the magic of Easter at Glosser’s, refuse to give up on him. Don't miss this new Easter classic by Robert Jeschonek, award-winning author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER’S and CHRISTMAS AT GLOSSER’S.
Publisher: Robert Jeschonek
ISBN: 1311386815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Step back in time to Easter, 1935 at Glosser Bros. Department Store in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The display windows bloom with brightly colored decorations, and the smell of roasting peanuts fills the air. Each child gets a free baby chick for the holiday, and a rabbit comes with the purchase of each boys’ suit. When eight-year-old Owen Talisman gets his free (yet priceless) Easter pets, life with his special new bunny takes a surprising twist that changes everything. Decades later, Owen faces another turning point, one that could take away his hopes and dreams forever. But his great-grandson, and the magic of Easter at Glosser’s, refuse to give up on him. Don't miss this new Easter classic by Robert Jeschonek, award-winning author of LONG LIVE GLOSSER’S and CHRISTMAS AT GLOSSER’S.
The Character of a Steel Mill City
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob
Author: Russell Shorto
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393245594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. Best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You’re a writer—what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting—but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author’s great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life—and wife—in a Pennsylvania mining town. It’s a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltime draws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family. But Smalltime is something more. The author enlists his ailing father—Tony, the mobster’s son—as his partner in the search for their troubled patriarch. As secrets are revealed and Tony’s health deteriorates, the book become an urgent and intimate exploration of three generations of the American immigrant experience. Moving, wryly funny, and richly detailed, Smalltime is an irresistible memoir by a masterful writer of historical narrative.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393245594
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America. Best-selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small-town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You’re a writer—what are you gonna do about the story? Smalltime is a mob story straight out of central casting—but with a difference, for the small-town mob, which stretched from Schenectady to Fresno, is a mostly unknown world. The location is the brawny postwar factory town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The setting is City Cigar, a storefront next to City Hall, behind which Russ and his brother-in-law, “Little Joe,” operate a gambling empire and effectively run the town. Smalltime is a riveting American immigrant story that travels back to Risorgimento Sicily, to the ancient, dusty, hill-town home of Antonino Sciotto, the author’s great-grandfather, who leaves his wife and children in grinding poverty for a new life—and wife—in a Pennsylvania mining town. It’s a tale of Italian Americans living in squalor and prejudice, and of the rise of Russ, who, like thousands of other young men, created a copy of the American establishment that excluded him. Smalltime draws an intimate portrait of a mobster and his wife, sudden riches, and the toll a lawless life takes on one family. But Smalltime is something more. The author enlists his ailing father—Tony, the mobster’s son—as his partner in the search for their troubled patriarch. As secrets are revealed and Tony’s health deteriorates, the book become an urgent and intimate exploration of three generations of the American immigrant experience. Moving, wryly funny, and richly detailed, Smalltime is an irresistible memoir by a masterful writer of historical narrative.
Children of the Mirna Valley
Author: Frank Bevc
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359618251
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
In the quiet farmland of southeastern Slovenia the people of the Mirna Valley endured rule by feudal lords and the Habsburg Empire for over a thousand years. In the early 1600�s, the Bevc Family worked the land in the small village of _entrupert. Three generations and over a hundred years later, their descendants moved to the Debenec hills overlooking the Mirna Valley. The family acquired more land and spread to the nearby towns of Mokronog and Mirna. Economic conditions prompted immigration by almost one-third of the Slovenian people. One Bevc generation, a family of eleven children, found different futures in America or Slovenia. Most traded the green hills and hard work of farming for the harsh life of mining coal in a smoky, industrial town. Each withstood hardships so that their children would have a better life. Many of those children fought in World War II. In Slovenia that meant occupation and Partisan resistance; in America, sons went off to war in Europe and the Pacific.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0359618251
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
In the quiet farmland of southeastern Slovenia the people of the Mirna Valley endured rule by feudal lords and the Habsburg Empire for over a thousand years. In the early 1600�s, the Bevc Family worked the land in the small village of _entrupert. Three generations and over a hundred years later, their descendants moved to the Debenec hills overlooking the Mirna Valley. The family acquired more land and spread to the nearby towns of Mokronog and Mirna. Economic conditions prompted immigration by almost one-third of the Slovenian people. One Bevc generation, a family of eleven children, found different futures in America or Slovenia. Most traded the green hills and hard work of farming for the harsh life of mining coal in a smoky, industrial town. Each withstood hardships so that their children would have a better life. Many of those children fought in World War II. In Slovenia that meant occupation and Partisan resistance; in America, sons went off to war in Europe and the Pacific.