Bowled Over Postcards

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Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 9780811838740
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bowled Over Postcards written by and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bowling Green in Vintage Postcards

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738514642
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Bowling Green in Vintage Postcards by : Jonathan Jeffrey

Download or read book Bowling Green in Vintage Postcards written by Jonathan Jeffrey and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bowling Green in Vintage Postcards is an engaging collection designed to entertain, educate, and enthrall history buffs, residents, and visitors alike with scenes of Bowling Green of yesteryear. When long hunters paused along the banks of the Barren River in the mid-1700s, little did they realize that this beautiful, varied landscape would one day boast a thriving city. Today, the city is hailed as the educational, retail, and commercial hub of South Central Kentucky. Preserved in this photo journal is the area's rich and vibrant past. Showcased are the things unique to this region-the horses, tobacco, strawberries, building stone, Corvettes, and Western Kentucky University. Highlighted are people, places, and events special to the river city-snapshots of Duncan Hines and local clairvoyant Edgar Cayce; rural towns and hamlets such as Smiths Grove, Woodburn, and Alvaton; and court day and the 1907 Prohibition parade.

A Postcard from the Volcano

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Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 168149017X
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis A Postcard from the Volcano by : Lucy Beckett

Download or read book A Postcard from the Volcano written by Lucy Beckett and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1914 and ending on the eve of World War II, this epic story follows the coming of age and early manhood of the Prussian aristocrat, Max von Hofmannswaldau. From the idyllic surroundings of his ancestral home to the streets of cosmopolitan Breslau menaced by the Nazi SS, Hofmannswaldau uncovers the truth about his own identity and confronts the modern ideologies that threaten the annihilation of millions of people. A Postcard from the Volcano opens with the outbreak of World War I and the Prussian pride and patriotism that blind the noble von Hofmannswaldau family to the destruction that lies ahead for their country. The well-researched narrative follows the young count as he leaves home to finish his education and ends up a stranger in the land of his birth. Both intelligent and sensitive, Beckettಙs prose explores the complex philosophical and political questions that led Europe into a second world war, while never losing sight of a man whose life is shaped by his times. A deeply moving historical novel that shows the horrific impact that two world wars had on whole countries, and how individuals struggled to deal with the incredible challenges presented by such devastation.

Eye on Europe

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Publisher : The Museum of Modern Art
ISBN 13 : 9780870703713
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Eye on Europe by : Deborah Wye

Download or read book Eye on Europe written by Deborah Wye and published by The Museum of Modern Art. This book was released on 2006 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intriguing and vibrant study of an innovative and lesser-known facet of contemporart art. Identifies significant strategies exploited by European artists to extend their aesthetic vision within the mediums of prints, books and multiples. Exploring commercial techniques, confrontational approaches and language and the expressionist impulse. Showcases the creativity being channelled into printed art by todays generation.

The L&N Railroad In Kentucky As Seen through Postcards

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 138772780X
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis The L&N Railroad In Kentucky As Seen through Postcards by : Charles H. Bogart

Download or read book The L&N Railroad In Kentucky As Seen through Postcards written by Charles H. Bogart and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) was incorporated in 1850 to build a rail line from Louisville, Kentucky, south to Nashville, Tennessee. The railroad was completed in 1861 just in time for the Civil War. L&N, unlike most southern lines, thanks to providing transportation for the Federal Army during the Civil War, survived the war with money available for expansion. Thus L&N acquired a number of southern railroads that would provide the L&N with track extending south from Louisville to Pensacola, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; and New Orleans, Louisiana. L&N's Kentucky track was served by fifteen yards: Madisonville, Owensboro (Doyle), Bowling Green, Skilman, Louisville (Strawberry), Latonia, DeCoursey, Paris, Lexington, Winchester (Patio), Corbin, Ravenna, Hazard (Crawford), Loyall, and Harlan. Within the following pages we will journey over the L&N in Kentucky via postcards, but our journey routes will not always follow direct L&N train routing.

Hollywood in Vintage Postcards

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Publisher : Gibbs Smith Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781586851453
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Book Synopsis Hollywood in Vintage Postcards by : Rod Kennedy

Download or read book Hollywood in Vintage Postcards written by Rod Kennedy and published by Gibbs Smith Publishers. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In those days the public wanted us to live like kings and queens. So we did . . . and why not? --Gloria Swanson

Bowling Across America

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312366191
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Bowling Across America by : Mike Walsh

Download or read book Bowling Across America written by Mike Walsh and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspired by his father’s unexpected passing, Mike Walsh, a 27 year-old Chicago advertising executive, quits his job to embark on a one-of-a-kind quest. The destination: bowling alleys in each of the 50 states. Though dubbed "career suicide" by colleagues, the endeavor soon touches a nerve among many people­—­from frustrated middle managers to radio talk show hosts to a woman who merely identifies herself as "Bowling Spice" in an innuendo-laden email. Conversations and adventures with the people he finds in bowling alleys at all hours of the day and night—retired Maine lobstermen, saucy European nannies, recovering addicts, former bowling champions, college students, World War II vets and lingerie saleswomen, to name a few—combine to form a picture of what America looks like while standing in a pair of rented shoes. Hilarious, insightful and at times moving, BOWLING ACROSS AMERICA is an epic journey that will enthrall readers everywhere.

Cocktails Across America: A Postcard View of Cocktail Culture in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s

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Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 1682681459
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Cocktails Across America: A Postcard View of Cocktail Culture in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s by : Diane Lapis

Download or read book Cocktails Across America: A Postcard View of Cocktail Culture in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s written by Diane Lapis and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 50 20th century cocktail recipes, illustrated with vintage postcards Cocktail culture boomed in the United States after Prohibition, starting with the jazz-filled cocktail lounges and elegant supper clubs in New York City and, as rail and automotive travel advanced, flowing all the way to the postwar-era resorts and cabaret night spots of California and beyond. Barkeepers and mixologists across the country were developing new-fangled concoctions like the Red Snapper, the Santa Fe Cooler, and Cooper’s Ranch Punch. A newly liberated America couldn’t get enough. The unique cocktail lounges, hotel bars, and other more exotic drinking venues (ice rinks, carousels, and tropical gardens, just to name a few) defined this era of drinking culture and were immortalized in the linen postcards used to advertise them. With over 50 vintage cocktail recipes (including several modern twists), fascinating historical vignettes, and more than 150 pieces of vintage ephemera, you will be transported to an era of unbridled indulgence and distinct glamour.

The Postcard Diaries

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Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1411694449
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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The Age of Irreverence

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520959590
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis The Age of Irreverence by : Christopher Rea

Download or read book The Age of Irreverence written by Christopher Rea and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Age of Irreverence tells the story of why China’s entry into the modern age was not just traumatic, but uproarious. As the Qing dynasty slumped toward extinction, prominent writers compiled jokes into collections they called "histories of laughter." In the first years of the Republic, novelists, essayists and illustrators alike used humorous allegories to make veiled critiques of the new government. But, again and again, political and cultural discussion erupted into invective, as critics gleefully jeered and derided rivals in public. Farceurs drew followings in the popular press, promoting a culture of practical joking and buffoonery. Eventually, these various expressions of hilarity proved so offensive to high-brow writers that they launched a concerted campaign to transform the tone of public discourse, hoping to displace the old forms of mirth with a new one they called youmo (humor). Christopher Rea argues that this period—from the 1890s to the 1930s—transformed how Chinese people thought and talked about what is funny. Focusing on five cultural expressions of laughter—jokes, play, mockery, farce, and humor—he reveals the textures of comedy that were a part of everyday life during modern China’s first "age of irreverence." This new history of laughter not only offers an unprecedented and up-close look at a neglected facet of Chinese cultural modernity, but also reveals its lasting legacy in the Chinese language of the comic today and its implications for our understanding of humor as a part of human culture.