1960, ISBN: 0911570144

Vermont Neighborsby Walter Hard Published by Vermont Books 1960, ISBN: 0911570144, Soft bound, NearMint condition (very small tear at top of back cover). This hard to find book of Wal… Mehr…

Vermont Neighborsby Walter Hard Published by Vermont Books 1960, ISBN: 0911570144, Soft bound, NearMint condition (very small tear at top of back cover). This hard to find book of Walter Hard’s poems is a must for those who love Vermont or New England, in general. Walter Hard Sr. (1882-1966): Carl Sandburg said of Walter Hard's poems: "I find his Yankees more fascinating than most of the Greeks in Greek mythology. He and I are of the same school in believing that an anecdote of sufficient pith and portent is in essence a true poem. I treasure and reread his volumes." Hard, born in Manchester, took over the family drug store upon the death of his father, a temporary move that lasted 31 years. He operated a bookstore, served five terms in the Legislature and wrote a weekly newspaper column for 40 years. It was in those columns that Hard told the tales that prompted Holiday Magazine to call him "a 120-pound, leather-bound compendium of Vermontiana, a genuine, ear-to-the-ground listener who has recorded the rural wit, homespun wisdom, and often enough the stoic melancholy of his people." Hard's poems depicted life in a small community not unlike his own Manchester. His writings detailed the stories of people who "were big enough not to amount to much" and captured the forces of change that were moving into the community his family had lived for five generations. The book is approximately 6 1/8 X 8 7/8 inches in size and contains 122 pages. For comparison, another copy of the book iscurrently offered on the Internet at Willow Creek Books for $28. For more info about thisother book, Visit:Book Web Site Buyer paysminimal shipping - US Post Office Media Mail unless specifiedotherwise. If you have any questions please send me an email. Good luck and thanksfor looking!, Vermont Books, 1960, Scribner, 2008. SOFTCOVER. Prerelease version. From Starred Review. Readers get two stories for the of one in this witty and informative memoir. Journalist Arellano (íAsk a Mexican!) chronicles the sweet-and-sour story of his family's assimilation into American culture, while also recounting a historical narrative at odds with the bucolic ideal of a place that's been mythologized for decades. We're so American, so Orange County, that we're even prone to romanticize a past that never existed. Arellano's structure keeps the narrative moving along at a snappy pace, alternating the threads of the story so odd chapters constitute the memoir, even chapters tell the history, and one complements the other. Readers get solid background on the beginning of master-planned communities during the 1920s, the little remembered Citrus War, Orange County's embarrassing 1994 bankruptcy and special mix of conservatism coupled with a dollop of big-time religion. A 2005 Harper's article named Orange County the country's second hotbed of evangelical Christianity after Colorado Springs, Arellano writes, and of the 100 megachurches in the U.S. with the largest congregations, four are in Orange County. Arellano explores a place he calls the Petri dish for America's continuing democratic experiment and delivers a prescient view of the new American landscape. (Sept.) ¬ Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product DescriptionThe story began in 1918, when Gustavo Arellano's great-grandfather and grandfather arrived in the United States, only to be met with flying potatoes. They ran, and hid, and then went to work in Orange County's citrus groves, where, eventually, thousands of fellow Mexican villagers joined them. Gustavo was born sixty years later, the son of a tomato canner who dropped out of school in the ninth grade and an illegal immigrant who snuck into this country in the trunk of a Chevy. Meanwhile, Orange County changed radically, from a bucolic paradise of orange groves to the land where good Republicans go to die, American Christianity blossoms, and way too many bad television shows are green-lit. Part personal narrative, part cultural history, Orange County is the outrageous and true story of the man behind the wildly popular and controversial column íAsk a Mexican! and the locale that spawned him. It is a tale of growing up in an immigrant enclave in a crime-ridden neighborhood, but also in a promised land, a place that has nourished America's soul and Gustavo's family, both in this country and back in Mexico, for a century. Nationally bestselling author, syndicated columnist, and the spiciest voice of the Mexican-American community, Gustavo Arellano delivers the hilarious and poignant follow-up to íAsk a Mexican!, his critically acclaimed debut. Orange County not only weaves Gustavo's family story with the history of Orange County and the modern Mexican-immigrant experience but also offers sharp, caliente insights into a wide range of political, cultural, and social issues.. Paperback. Fine., Scribner, 2008<

2003, ISBN: 9780911570144

Harvest House Publishers. Used - Good. Good condition. Highlighting inside., Harvest House Publishers, Harvest House Publishers. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition., Harvest House … Mehr…

Harvest House Publishers. Used - Good. Good condition. Highlighting inside., Harvest House Publishers, Harvest House Publishers. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition., Harvest House Publishers, Alaska Northwest Books, 1993-04-01. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. Very Good Minus Condition: Unmarked. Tight binding. Moderate visible cover wear, minor outer soil. Used paperback book copy of Alaska's History: The People, Land, and Events of the North Country by Harry Ritter. Alaska Pocket Guide. Portland OR: Alaska Northwest Books (Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company), 1993. Printed on acid-free recycled paper in the United States of America. Eighth printing, 2003. 143 pages. 4.5 x 8 inches, 21 cm. List price 12.95. From the book cover: Open Alaska's History and learn about the adventuresome people and exciting events that have shaped the Great Land. In a lively, digestible format, the sweep of Alaska's history is made vivid by historical photos and entertaining essays on topics such as Native lifestyles before contact with Europeans, Alexander Baranov and the Russian fur trade, John Muir's visit to Glacier Bay in 1879, The Klondike gold rush stampede, Pioneer climbs on Mount McKinley, The exploits on early Alaska bush pilots, Big game hunting in the North Country, Alaska's fishers where salmon is king, Today's Native traditions. A history book that is fun to read, Alaska's History sets forth the Last Frontier's glorious past and challenging present. Accurately described because we look! Out the door in 24! (except Sunday & Postal Holidays), Alaska Northwest Books, 1993-04-01, Vermont Neighborsby Walter Hard Published by Vermont Books 1960, ISBN: 0911570144, Soft bound, NearMint condition (very small tear at top of back cover). This hard to find book of Walter Hards poems is a must for those who love Vermont or New England, in general. Walter Hard Sr. (1882-1966): Carl Sandburg said of Walter Hard's poems: "I find his Yankees more fascinating than most of the Greeks in Greek mythology. He and I are of the same school in believing that an anecdote of sufficient pith and portent is in essence a true poem. I treasure and reread his volumes." Hard, born in Manchester, took over the family drug store upon the death of his father, a temporary move that lasted 31 years. He operated a bookstore, served five terms in the Legislature and wrote a weekly newspaper column for 40 years. It was in those columns that Hard told the tales that prompted Holiday Magazine to call him "a 120-pound, leather-bound compendium of Vermontiana, a genuine, ear-to-the-ground listener who has recorded the rural wit, homespun wisdom, and often enough the stoic melancholy of his people." Hard's poems depicted life in a small community not unlike his own Manchester. His writings detailed the stories of people who "were big enough not to amount to much" and captured the forces of change that were moving into the community his family had lived for five generations. The book is approximately 6 1/8 X 8 7/8 inches in size and contains 122 pages. For comparison, another copy of the book iscurrently offered on the Internet at Willow Creek Books for $28. For more info about thisother book, Visit:Book Web Site Buyer paysminimal shipping - US Post Office Media Mail unless specifiedotherwise. If you have any questions please send me an email. Good luck and thanksfor looking!, Vermont Books, 1960<

ISBN: 9780911570144

Vermont Neighborsby Walter Hard Published by Vermont Books 1960, ISBN: 0911570144, Soft bound, NearMint condition (very small tear at top of back cover). This hard to find book of Wal… Mehr…

Vermont Neighborsby Walter Hard Published by Vermont Books 1960, ISBN: 0911570144, Soft bound, NearMint condition (very small tear at top of back cover). This hard to find book of Walter Hards poems is a must for those who love Vermont or New England, in general. Walter Hard Sr. (1882-1966): Carl Sandburg said of Walter Hard's poems: "I find his Yankees more fascinating than most of the Greeks in Greek mythology. He and I are of the same school in believing that an anecdote of sufficient pith and portent is in essence a true poem. I treasure and reread his volumes." Hard, born in Manchester, took over the family drug store upon the death of his father, a temporary move that lasted 31 years. He operated a bookstore, served five terms in the Legislature and wrote a weekly newspaper column for 40 years. It was in those columns that Hard told the tales that prompted Holiday Magazine to call him "a 120-pound, leather-bound compendium of Vermontiana, a genuine, ear-to-the-ground listener who has recorded the rural wit, homespun wisdom, and often enough the stoic melancholy of his people." Hard's poems depicted life in a small community not unlike his own Manchester. His writings detailed the stories of people who "were big enough not to amount to much" and captured the forces of change that were moving into the community his family had lived for five generations. The book is approximately 6 1/8 X 8 7/8 inches in size and contains 122 pages. For comparison, another copy of the book iscurrently offered on the Internet at Willow Creek Books for $28. For more info about thisother book, Visit:Book Web Site Buyer paysminimal shipping - US Post Office Media Mail unless specifiedotherwise. If you have any questions please send me an email. Good luck and thanksfor looking!, Vermont Books, 1960<