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Women in the Arts in the Belle Epoque
This collection of new essays explores the role played by women practitioners in the arts during the period often referred to as the Belle Epoque, a turn of the century period in which the modern media (audio and film recording, broadcasting, etc.) began to become a reality. Exploring the careers and creative lives of both the famous (Sarah Bernhardt) and the less so (Pauline Townsend) across a remarkable range of artistic activity from composition through oratory to fine art and film directing, these essays attempt to reveal, in some cases for the first time, women's true impact on the arts at the turn of the 19th century.
Some Descendants of Richard Austin of Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1638
Richard Austin, son of Richard Austin and Annis, was born in 1598 in Titchfield, Hampshire, England. He married Elizabeth Betsy (surname not listed) before 1632. He immigrated to Massachusetts before 1638. He died in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638. His descendants have lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other areas in the United States.
Fabulous Small Jews
Witty, “utterly compelling” short stories about Jewish men of a certain age, by the New York Times–bestselling author of Snobbery (San Francisco Chronicle Book Review). Set in Chicago and populated by characters ranging from lawyers and professors to scrap metal dealers, this collection of insightful and entertaining short fiction examines the crossroads and turning points of life, and the challenge of growing older and feeling suddenly adrift in a radically changed world. “Epstein’s narrators tend to be tough, hardworking, and solitary men who have survived poverty, the Holocaust, ruthless competition, and impossible domestic situations only to confront old age and a jittery new w...
