books about: 1900s     books:       Songs of the 1900's: 1900-1909 (Songs of the 1900s) A. Asch Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation, 1994 57 favorites, including: Anchors Aweigh * Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home * By the Light of the Silvery Moon * Fascination * Give My Regards to Broadway * Glow Worm * Meet Me in St. Louis * The Merry Widow Waltz * Shine On Harvest Moon * Sweet Adeline * Take Me Out to the Ball Game * Yankee Doodle Boy * and more.             Mark of the Pasha, The: A Mamur Zapt Mystery1 review Michael Pearce Poisoned Pen Press, 2008 A tense mystery thriller This new Mamur Zapt mystery will appeal to old fans, newcomers and any mystery collection strong in international intrigue as it tells of the end of the Great War and a new British Commissioner in Egypt who is facing a state of emergency. Gareth, the head of the secret police, finds himself between to conflicting political parties as a result, with intrigue and dangers abounding in this tense ...             Wyoming Whorehouses,The Great (Old West Whorehouse History)3 reviews Tom Lawrence Bucking Horse Press, 2002 Funny and factual This book is not a dirty book. It is simply full of facts gathered by a lot of research. It's not a dirty book or anything like that. Basically if you like obscene trivia, this is the book for you! (Especially if you like cheesy jokes... Lol.)             1900s: Decades of the 20th Century / Dekaden Des 20. Jahrhunderts / Decennies Du XX Siecle (Getty Images) Nick Yapp Langenscheidt Publishing Group, 2008 Decades of the 20th Century. Photographs from the Getty collection. Fascinating photographs put images of the power of an event or the zaniness of new trends right before the viewers' eyes. The force of war and political conflict is just as important a theme as world-shaking innovations in science and technology. These are accompanied by portraits of great personalities in art, politics, and society.             The 1900s: (American Popular Culture Through History)1 review Bob Batchelor Greenwood Press, 2002 Written by Chris Burtch, Slippery Rock, PA High School Teacher -- Fantastic As a high school history teacher, I am constantly looking for sources that are interesting but are also 'good' history to use as resources for the lessons I prepare and as supplementary materials for my students. This book is without question the best thing I have ever come across in my 10-plus years as an American History teacher. Mr. Batchelor provides a well organized, succinct look at a ...             Understood Betsy Dorothy Canfield Fisher Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd., 1996 A warm and charming portrayal of life in the early 1900s. Sheltered 9 year old Elizabeth Ann has always heard her Aunt Frances talk about "those horrid Vermont cousins." Now she is terrified. Aunt Frances can no longer take care of her, and she has been sent to stay with her New England relatives. "Betsy" gradually comes to enjoy the challenge of living with her country cousins, and she has a difficult choice to make. A delightful book.             Bess: A Woman's Life in the Early 1900s Carol Crawford McManus Western Reflections Publishing Co., 2004 Bess is Carol McManus' second historical novel. As with Ida, Carol's award-winning and best-selling first novel, Bess is based on the author's close observations of pioneer women living and working in western Colorado during the first part of the twentieth century. Life in those days was filled with determined women who tried to make a better life for themselves and their families. As opposed to their Victorian counterparts, who were for the ...             Retro Knits: Cool Vintage Patterns for Men, Women, and Children from the 1900s through the 1970s7 reviews Voyageur Press, 2008 Another great book for your collection I'm a 45-year old mom who grew up in the preppy 80s -- so I still tend to gravitate towards "classic styles" and lines. I also believe they look best on the average figure. This book has gorgeous projects and very classic looks. It is a refreshing change to many of the amorphous shapes that seem to be popular today... Not everyone looks good in a round bolero style shrug that just makes it ...             Women's Fashions of the Early 1900s: An Unabridged Republication of "New York Fashions, 1909" (Women's ...3 reviews National Cloak & Suit Co. Dover Publications, 1992 Lots of pictures to ooh and aah over This is reprint of a 1909 catalog. Catalogs are a great reference for looking at clothes because they are always shown clearly, from head to toe, and in all the important details are pointed out for you. This book is an excellent resource for inspiration for suit jackets, skirts, lace blouses, inimate apparel, and heirloom clothing for children.             The Golden Age of Postcards: Early 1900s Identification & Values (Identification & Values (Collector Books))1 review Benjamin H. Penniston Collector Books, 2008 Color photos of cards are arranged by season and provide quick look-ups of prices and makers Collecting post cards has been a beloved hobby and pastime from the very beginning of the American postal system and their 19th century introduction to an eager public. THE GOLDEN AGE OF POSTCARD'S identification and values for postcards from the early 1900s will prove an invaluable pick for any interested in pricing or acquiring such postcards, and is a recommendation for any library strong in ...             A World Made of Fire6 reviews Overture Books, 2008 Childress is SO misunderstood by his critics I can't believe that the reviewer below so totally missed the point of "A World Made of Fire." It's rather silly to criticize an allegory for being allegorical .... and to complain of the use of "Creole" and "Cajun" dialects in a novel very clearly set in Alabama shows us where he or she is coming from. My advice to Childress fans: check out this remarkable first novel. It contains the ...             In The Backwoods of Nowhere Alma Cross Owen, her days recalled Lulu.com, 2008 Drawing its name from the distant past, In The Backwoods Of Nowhere: Alma Cross Owen, her days recalled, is a wonder- ful glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman. A biography by Nancy Blankenship Owen, the story chronicles the life of Alma Cross Owen from the time she was born in 1910 to her death in 2002 at age 92. Alma was born in lower Davidson County, North Carolina?as she says, "fifteen miles south of Lexington, off number 8 ...             A Cultural History of the United States Through the Decades - The 1900s (A Cultural History of the United ... Adam Woog Lucent Books, 1998 President Theodore Roosevelt carries "a big stick" throughout the decade, heavily influencing political, economic, and environmental policies. Numerous technological feats, including the new electric light, Victrola, and nickelodeon, and the work of Henry Ford and the Wright brothers mark this decade.             Historicizing Lifestyle: Mediating Taste, Consumption And Identity from the 1900s to 1970s Ashgate Publishing, 2006 Lifestyles have a history, and lifestyle media is fundamentally implicated in this history. This original volume examines issues of taste, media and lifestyle from the 1900s to 1970s, providing a wealth of empirical evidence and key debate from a variety of international perspectives. Including examples as diverse as "Good Housekeeping" and "Playboy", it explores the continuities and discontinuities between the past and present to provide a ...             The 1900s: From Teddy Roosevelt to Flying Machines (Feinstein, Stephen. Decades of the 20th Century.) Stephen Feinstein Enslow Publishers, 2001             In My Day: Journey for a day to Japan & America during the early 1900s June Atsuko Martel CreateSpace, 2008 Tag along with two children - one in Japan, the other in America during the early 1900s. Can they have anything in common living thousands of miles apart? "In My Day" brings to life the sights and feelings of contrasting cultures in a nostalgic era through colorful pencil drawings. The book is a wonderful tool to enhance multi-cultural awareness and adds a new dimension to family history research. Enjoy "In My Day" with loved ones and ...             The History of Aircraft Carriers: An authoritative guide to 100 years of aircraft carrier development, from ...1 review Bernard Ireland Southwater, 2008 Great Book ... This is a book about the British history of aircraft carriers, but none the less interesting to a true student of the subject .             Campus Fashions Paper Dolls: 1900s-1980s (Paper Dolls) Tom Tierney Dover Publications, 2001 8 male and 8 female figures model 9 decades of collegiate fashions, among them turn-of-the-century shirtwaists and floor-length skirts, "flapper" outfits and raccoon coats from the '20s, casual dresses, shirts and trousers from the '40s and denims, sportswear and running shoes from the '70s and '80s.             The Nurse's Calling: Practical Hints to Graduate Nurses in the Early 1900s1 review Diggory Press (www.diggorypress.com), 2008 A really quaint fun nurse book This is a really gorgeous book, I bought one for me, and then promptly bought another one to give to a nurse friend who has just qualified. The original antique pictures on the cover are really fun, and some of the advice given in the book is so very dated it is amusing without meaning to be. However, saying that, the parts about Nursing being a calling, that should not be undertaken lightly or ...              search for books 1900-1909, 1900s-1980s, aircraft, authoritative, backwoods, children, collector, consumption, cultural, decennies, development, fascinating, fashions, feinstein, graduate, historicizing, identification, identity, jahrhunderts, lifestyle, mediating, photographs, postcards, practical, republication, roosevelt, unabridged, understood, whorehouse, whorehouses books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Lethally Blonde (Silhouette Bombshell) we recommend A tense mystery thriller leave a comment home  impressum - about us