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The Christmas Tree Book
An illustrated history of the decorated Christmas tree in America, with old newspaper accounts, contemporary engravings, personal stories, and pictures of the old ornaments themselves, collector's items all.
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Wild Games
"Humans understand at least some of what it means to be human, both literally and figuratively, in reference to wild animals. Our relationships with wildlife have traditionally been expressed in terms of hunting; more recently, these relationships have also been manifest as efforts to prevent hunting. Hunting and fishing traditions are, in fact, under fire by critics at the same time that they are receding of their own accord - perhaps becoming even more endangered than any of the pursued animals. These traditions form the major focus of Wild Games, a new collection of essays that looks at the folklore and culture of various hunting and fishing practices, documenting the central importance o...
“Strong Men of the Regiment Sobbed Like Children”
The fighting on the first day at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863, was unexpected, heavy, confusing, and in many ways, decisive. Much of it consisted of short and often separate simultaneous engagements or “firefights,” a term soldiers often use to describe close, vicious, and bloody combat. Several books have studied this important inaugural day of Gettysburg, but none have done so from the perspective of the rank and file of both armies. John Michael Priest’s “Strong Men of the Regiment Sobbed Like Children”: John Reynolds’ I Corps at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863 rectifies this oversight in splendid style. When dawn broke on July 1, no one on either side could have conceived what was a...
Merry Christmas! Celebrating AmericaÕs Greatest Holiday
It wouldn't be Christmas without the "things." How they came to mean so much, and to play such a prominent role in America's central holiday, is the tale told in this delightful and edifying book. In a style characteristically engaging and erudite, Karal Ann Marling, one of our most trenchant observers of American culture, describes the outsize spectacle that Christmas has become.
A. L. S. It Literally Saved My Life
Learn how a thirty-five-year-old fast rising, no nonsense Special Agent of our government turned a diagnosis of certain death into a life saving experience. A.L.S., It Literally Saved My Life author Dennis Eldridge delicately weaves his daily battle for life over death while exposing some of Satan's most prized secrets. Readers will both laugh and cry as they root for a man whose vocabulary doesn't contain the word quit. Readers will also greet with open arms and receptive hearts the bold manner in which author Dennis Eldridge systematically speaks truth into a world infiltrated by myths and dastardly lies from the 'evil one'. A.L.S., It Literally Saved My Life is a long overdue book that individuals should have at their fingertips.
Santa Claus Worldwide
This is a comprehensive history of the world's midwinter gift-givers, showcasing the extreme diversity in their depictions as well as the many traits and functions these characters share. It tracks the evolution of these figures from the tribal priests who presided over winter solstice celebrations thousands of years before the birth of Christ, to Christian notables like St. Martin and St. Nicholas, to a variety of secular figures who emerged throughout Europe following the Protestant Reformation. Finally, it explains how the popularity of a poem about a "miniature sleigh" and "eight tiny reindeer" helped consolidate the diverse European gift-givers into an enduring tradition in which Americ...
