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A Book Miscellany: Wallendas and other circus stars
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Thursday, July 4, 2013. Wallendas and other circus stars. Recently became the first person to high-wire walk across the Grand Canyon. Last year, he did it over Niagara Falls. What's next for this daredevil performance artist? We'll find out soon enough, but the book Circus! From Rome to Ringling. By Marian Murray (Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1956), can give you an idea of what Nik's ancestors and their fellow circus stars accomplished during their careers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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A Book Miscellany: November 2014
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Sunday, November 9, 2014. Genealogy research in South Carolina. For the South Carolina genealogist or family history researcher looking for ancestors in the Palmetto State, we have in stock a few dozen or more issues of. The Carolina Herald and Newsletter, Official Publication of the South Carolina Genealogical Society. To see what we have listed so far. And please inquire about any specific issue you are seeking. We may have a copy we haven't gotten around to listing yet. Links to this post.
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A Book Miscellany: Joan Lowery Nixon Association Copies
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013. Joan Lowery Nixon Association Copies. The Independent Online Booksellers Association. IOBA) defines an association copy as a book once belonging to the author, or signed or annotated by the author to someone closely associated with the author of the book or the book itself in some way. Also, a book inscribed by its author to a famous person, or owned by someone of interest. Whiting Books has for sale here a collection of children's books formerly in four-time Edgar Award.
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A Book Miscellany: October 2013
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Saturday, October 26, 2013. What do women write. One approach to answering that question would be to read a sampling of letters that women throughout history have written. Here are a couple of books to get started. Women's Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to Present. Edited by Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler (Dial Press, 2005). Beyond the scope of American history, letters from the following collection of women writers in America, Britain, France, and Spain offer a broader range of voices f...
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A Book Miscellany: An Interesting Bible Story
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Tuesday, November 5, 2013. An Interesting Bible Story. I'm crossposting this from another blog of mine, Archaeolibris. Where the post was titled, A Stitch in Time: Hannah Darling's Book. Looking through old Bibles can sometimes reveal interesting items that have been tucked away among the leaves for decades or centuries, or one might find traces of provenance through written lines of ownership, along with recorded family history. This First Brookfield Edition. Then there was the discovery of the original...
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A Book Miscellany: What do women write?
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Saturday, October 26, 2013. What do women write. One approach to answering that question would be to read a sampling of letters that women throughout history have written. Here are a couple of books to get started. Women's Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to Present. Edited by Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler (Dial Press, 2005). Beyond the scope of American history, letters from the following collection of women writers in America, Britain, France, and Spain offer a broader range of voices f...
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A Book Miscellany: November 2012
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Monday, November 26, 2012. Darrell Royal and the University of Texas Longhorns. Darrell Royal passed away recently at age 88. A college football legend and Texas iconic figure, Royal coached the University of Texas Longhorns to two national championships, Southwest Conference championships and numerous bowl appearances. To see our books about Coach Darrell Royal and the storied University of Texas football program. For more information on the book shown at the left, click on the link below.
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A Book Miscellany: June 2013
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Saturday, June 15, 2013. News of Spain: Newsletter Collection - Spanish Civil War. Joseph B. Code of Catholic University, in is 1938 pamphlet, The Spanish War and Lying Propaganda, had this to say about the Spanish Information Bureau and its newsletter:. View images of this historical newsletter collection HERE. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). The Blog for WhitingBooks.com. News of Spain: Newsletter Collection - Spanish Civ. My Other Bookish Blogs. View my complete profile.
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A Book Miscellany: November 2013
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Thursday, November 21, 2013. A book and letter for Jacqueline Kennedy. In May of 1961, British journalist and author, George Bilainkin, sent an inscribed copy of his 1947 book, Second Diary of a Diplomatic Correspondent. The new First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy. For the First Lady of the United States of America, from an old admirer and all-weather friend of the Kennedy clan. George Bilainkin May 1961. But it is intriguing to ponder that this book could have been in the possession of o...
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A Book Miscellany: A book and letter for Jacqueline Kennedy
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Thursday, November 21, 2013. A book and letter for Jacqueline Kennedy. In May of 1961, British journalist and author, George Bilainkin, sent an inscribed copy of his 1947 book, Second Diary of a Diplomatic Correspondent. The new First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy. For the First Lady of the United States of America, from an old admirer and all-weather friend of the Kennedy clan. George Bilainkin May 1961. But it is intriguing to ponder that this book could have been in the possession of o...
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