Grampa S Left Arm And Other Stories
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Grampa S Left Arm And Other Stories
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Author : Jim Tirjan
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2013-08-27
Grampa S Left Arm And Other Stories written by Jim Tirjan and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-27 with History categories.
A memoir and a history, Grampas Left Arm tells the story of Jakob Tirjan and Annie Kaufold, immigrants who settled in southeastern Pennsylvania in the early 1900s. Their village on the Austro-Hungarian eastern frontier faded into history when the province of Galicia came under Polish rule after WWI. The Authors curiosity about the origins of his name led him to explore Eastern Europes troubled twentieth century history and the societal transformations which shaped his political perspective of the United States. Ethnic clashes, the Red Scare, the KKK, fair wages and strikes, even the Business Plot were all heated topics around the dining table. These arguments planted the seeds of curiosity about the origin of his name. No one in his family knew for sure if Grampa Tirjan was really Austrian, as he claimed, or exactly where he had come from. But they all agreed that greedy captains of industry and politicians had their own interests at heart and working men and women had to look out for themselves. Jim Tirjans post-WW II all-American boyhood echoed many of the major events of the century: wars, the Depression, Communist spies, the isolation of rural life, lives painfully disrupted in modern industrial society and our fascination with and dependence on the automobile. Grampa Tirjan labored at Baldwin Locomotive Works while Grandma Annie ran a boarding house. Jims mother bought a new 1931 Plymouth for $530 with housekeeping wages. Jim picked string beans with prisoners and earned a masters degree. His story is told with humor and compassion and a great appreciation for the forces of history we ignore at our peril. Was Grampa Tirjan really an Austrian? Indeed and then some.
Grandpa Was A Cowboy And An Indian And Other Stories
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Author : Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 2003-04-01
Grandpa Was A Cowboy And An Indian And Other Stories written by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-04-01 with Fiction categories.
"'Grandpa,' I quietly asked, 'how come when you talk about the past, you say you were a cowboy and an Indian?' I sensed the regret in his short laugh when he answered, 'Cause I was both and both ways are gone forever.'? With greatøimagination and vigor, award-winning Lakota storyteller Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve treats readers to a collection of her best stories. She first spins tales of Lakota and Dakota generations today, of what the youngest can learn from their elders, if they choose to listen. The second group of stories, set in the turbulent and tragic years of the nineteenth century, teaches the need for understanding across cultures. The collection ends with spellbinding ancient Sioux tales about the birth of the universe, the deeds of legendary beings, and an unforgettable story about Old Woman, whose quill work maps out the end of the world.
My Grandfather S Knife
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Author : Dr Joseph Pearson
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2022-04-07
My Grandfather S Knife written by Dr Joseph Pearson and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-07 with History categories.
A knife adorned with a swastika and an eagle's head ... As a young boy, Joseph Pearson was terrified of the weapon hanging from a hook in his grandfather's basement, a trophy seized from the enemy in battle. When he later inherited the knife, he unlocked a story far more unsettling than he could ever have imagined. By then a writer and cultural historian living in Berlin, Joseph found himself drawn to other objects from the Nazi era: a pocket diary, a recipe book, a double bass and a cotton pouch. Although the past remains a painful subject in Germany, he embarked on a journey to illuminate their stories before they disappeared from living memory. A historical detective story and an enthralling account of one historian's search for answers, My Grandfather's Knife is at once a poignant meditation on memory and a unique addition to our understanding of Nazi Germany.
Story
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Author : Harold Scheub
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 1998-10-01
Story written by Harold Scheub and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-10-01 with Social Science categories.
What is the essence of story? How does the storyteller convey meaning? Leading scholar Harold Scheub tackles these questions and more, demonstrating that the power of story lies in emotion. While others have focused on the importance of structure in the art of story, Scheub emphasizes emotion. He shows how an expert storyteller uses structural elements—image, rhythm, and narrative—to shape a story's fundamental emotional content. The storyteller uses traditional images, repetition, and linear narrative to move the audience past the story’s surface of morals and ideas, and make connections to their past, present, and future. To guide the audience on this emotional journey is the storyteller’s art. The traditional stories from South African, Xhosa, and San cultures included in the book lend persuasive support to Scheub’s. These stories speak for themselves, demonstrating that a skilled performer can stir emotions despite the obstacles of space, time, and culture.
I Love Dollars And Other Stories Of China
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Author : Wen Zhu
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2007
I Love Dollars And Other Stories Of China written by Wen Zhu and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fiction categories.
In five richly imaginative novellas and a short story, Zhu Wen depicts the violence, chaos, and dark comedy of China in the post-Mao era. A frank reflection of the seamier side of his nation's increasingly capitalist society, Zhu Wen's fiction offers an audaciously plainspoken account of the often hedonistic individualism that is feverishly taking root. Set against the mundane landscapes of contemporary China-a worn Yangtze River vessel, cheap diners, a failing factory, a for-profit hospital operating by dated socialist norms-Zhu Wen's stories zoom in on the often tragicomic minutiae of everyday life in this fast-changing country. With subjects ranging from provincial mafiosi to nightmarish families and oppressed factory workers, his claustrophobic narratives depict a spiritually bankrupt society, periodically rocked by spasms of uncontrolled violence. For example, I Love Dollars, a story about casual sex in a provincial city whose caustic portrayal of numb disillusionment and cynicism, caused an immediate sensation in the Chinese literary establishment when it was first published. The novella's loose, colloquial voice and sharp focus on the indignity and iniquity of a society trapped between communism and capitalism showcase Zhu Wen's exceptional ability to make literary sense of the bizarre, ideologically confused amalgam that is contemporary China. Julia Lovell's fluent translation deftly reproduces Zhu Wen's wry sense of humor and powerful command of detail and atmosphere. The first book-length publication of Zhu Wen's fiction in English, I Love Dollars and Other Stories of China offers readers access to a trailblazing author and marks a major contribution to Chinese literature in English.
Fenceline And Other Stories
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Author : Jeremy Sayers
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2014-07-03
Fenceline And Other Stories written by Jeremy Sayers and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-03 with Fiction categories.
Though it may be difficult to believe, the eleven stories in this collection are based in truth. Author Jeremy Sayers hails from a family of adventurers and farmers. His father's family came to America in 1715 and settled in Virginia. His mother's family arrived much later, immigrants and migrants. All together, these people were coal miners, blacksmiths, and cowboys. Most of all, they were believers in whatever it was that let them survive one sunrise to another. And they were storytellers. Fencline and Other Stories brings some of those tales to life. Like the myths of ancient cultures, the Greeks, Hindus, Hebrews, and Native Americans, these stories tell about a particular time and place. But, they also contain something timeless. These stories give us reasons to laugh and to mourn. And the characters in these tales teach us something about coping with strife as we share little parts of their lives.
Daisy Tales And Other Stories Of My Grandfather S Younger Days In The South Georgia Piney Woods
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Author : Joseph P. Byrd, IV
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2021-12-27
Daisy Tales And Other Stories Of My Grandfather S Younger Days In The South Georgia Piney Woods written by Joseph P. Byrd, IV and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-27 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Daisy Tales and Other Stories of My Grandfather’s Younger Days in the South Georgia Piney Woods By: Joseph P. Byrd, IV Daisy Tales and Other Stories of My Grandfather’s Younger Days in the South Georgia Piney Woods is a book of stories, remembrances and maybe a few tall tales as recounted by the author’s maternal grandfather, William Leroy Edwards. Much of the material, obtained by his father, was transcribed by his mother in the summer of 1955 when his widowed grandfather visited their home. Upon reading his grandfather’s stories, the author was transported back in time to the Georgia frontier and impressed with his sense of humor. Initially, thinking it a project to share with family, the author concluded these stories would appeal to a larger readership who would be interested in memoirs/history/Southern humor in addition to family history.
Shakespeare S Christmas And Other Stories
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Author : Arthur Quiller-Couch
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2020-11-20
Shakespeare S Christmas And Other Stories written by Arthur Quiller-Couch and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-20 with Fiction categories.
Shakespeare's Christmas and Other Stories is a collection of historical adventure tales:_x000D_ Shakespeare's Christmas_x000D_ Ye Sexes, Give Ear!_x000D_ Captain Wyvern's Adventures_x000D_ Frenchman's Creek_x000D_ The Man Behind the Curtain_x000D_ Rain of Dollars_x000D_ The Lamp and the Guitar
Yarn Spinner 2 More Stories
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Author : K. L. Lamarsh
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2011-12-12
Yarn Spinner 2 More Stories written by K. L. Lamarsh and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-12 with Fiction categories.
Yarn Spinner 2: More Stories. The title says it all! More tales from the pen of K. L. LaMarsh, including the third installment of 'ToucheD'. The collection also includes a story written before 'ToucheD : A Story of Love and Revenge from Beyond the Grave'. 'With Love from Gerard. xxx.', tells the story of a very special boy and his family. Gerard and his twin sister, Kate, have a unique relationship; a relationship that Kate doesn't really appreciate until it is too late. The book concludes with a few real life situation tales, written to put a smile on your face. But beware, the very last tale in the book revisits the darker side. Enjoy!
The Right Arm And Other Stories
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Author : Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918
The Right Arm And Other Stories written by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with categories.