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The Way We Lived Then
This title was first published in 2000: The Way We Lived Then is a detailed study of a nineteenth-century community. It is based on the life histories of all the inhabitants of the parish of Colyton in Devon, covering the period from 1851 to 1891. The book gives a brief history of Colyton, which was mentioned in the Domesday book, and which suffered raids by soldiers, house searches, looting and even executions during the Civil War and the Monmouth rebellion, events which strengthened the townspeople's leaning towards Protestantism. The central section of the book is concerned with the lifestyle of the whole population from childhood to old age. Working childhoods, educational provision, pre...
Elmdon
Elmdon is a social history of a village in north-west Essex between 1861 and 1964. Throughout this period the population of Elmdon, which lies only fifty miles from London, was comparatively small, and this has enabled Jean Robin to follow the lives of individuals and families in the village in a degree of detail which can illuminate many areas not always thoroughly explored. Using the records, electoral rolls and other written sources, as well as information obtained through anthropological techniques of interviewing, carried out between 1962 and 1972 by students from the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of' Cambridge, she examines patterns of land-ownership, employment, marriage, social mobility and migration, and analyses the effects of both local and national events on the lives of Elmdon's inhabitants over a hundred-year period.
Stone Garden Transfer Art
Turn rocks and stones into pieces of art with Stone Garden Transfer Art! This kit comes with everything you need to get started, including transfers, stones, and paint. Transform the humble rock into a beautiful and colorful work of art—a fun, whimsical way to decorate your home, office, or garden. Rock art is simple enough for people of all ages and skill levels to enjoy. Stone Garden Transfer Art is your guide to transferring and painting images onto stones of all shapes, sizes, textures, and colors. The 48-page guide book comes fully illustrated with step-by-step instructions for turning simple stones into sentimental pieces of art. This art kit includes eight rub-on transfers, four small river stones, two paint brushes, one foam brush, an acrylic set of paints in six vibrant colors, and clear coat to seal your finished work of art. Transfer patterns come in various shapes, including a butterfly, heart, a bird, and more. Stone Garden Transfer Art is a whole new way to rock on!
Tulipmania
In the 1630s the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as popular history would have it, folly. We all know the outline of the story—how otherwise sensible merchants, nobles, and artisans spent all they had (and much that they didn’t) on tulip bulbs. We have heard how these bulbs changed hands hundreds of times in a single day, and how some bulbs, sold and resold for thousands of guilders, never even existed. Tulipmania is seen as an example of the gullibility of crowds and the dangers of financial speculation. But it wasn’t like that. As Anne Goldgar reveals in Tulipmania, not one of these stories is true. Making use of extensive archiv...
How Sweet It Is
Sometimes the sweetest moments in life are made from the most familiar and ordinary ingredients. Robin Fox is living out her dreams working in a gourmet bakery in Paris. She thought she’d live there forever, but when her relationship with her boss sours, those dreams crumble. She finds herself back home in Deep Haven, Minnesota, caring for her grandparents’ rundown bakery while they’re away. But she vows that when they return in six weeks, she’ll trade this ordinary life for the one she left behind. Sammy Johnson has never gotten traction in any area of his life. This hasn’t improved in the almost two years since the accident which nearly killed him. Although his heart is still bea...
Lyrics and Ballads
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Family Forms in Historic Europe
The family forms of historic Europe have been fascinating in their variety. Their importance for the historical development of our continent would be difficult to exaggerate; for our relationship with the peoples of the other continents of the world as well. This book is an attempt to recover the different familial systems and compare them with one another. The studies range from Russia, Poland, Hungary and Austria to Scandinavia, Flanders and Britain. All the influences which have affected the character and composition of European households are taken into account. The analysis covers their function as productive work groups, in the procreation and bringing up of children, and in the support of the elderly, and their relationship with the wider society and its norms along with its political organization, central and local. Claims that inheritance customs and inheritance practice and the occupation of the household head exerted a powerful influence on the size and composition of households are subjected to rigorous and systematic investigation.
Who Really Killed Cock Robin? an Ecological Mystery
A compelling ecological mystery that provides a timely and important message, explaining why nature must be kept in balance and how the actions of people affect life everywhere.
