Traction City T Of Terror Wbd2011
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Traction City T Of Terror Wbd2011
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Author : Philip Reeve
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-03-07
Traction City T Of Terror Wbd2011 written by Philip Reeve and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-07 with categories.
In a dangerous future world where gigantic, traction-powered cities attack and devour each other, London hunts where no other predator dares. Hidden in its vast superstructure is a murderous creature that severs the right hands of its victims. A rebellious young aviatrix and a secretive scavenger boy are about to come face to face with a robotic Stalker that is terrifyingly out of control. This double book for older readers is published for World Book Day 2011, and is available free in exchange for a Ù1.00 WBD voucher, given to every UK school child.
Traction City
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Author : Philip Reeve
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Traction City written by Philip Reeve and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Children's stories, English categories.
Polka Happiness
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Author : Charles Keil
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-03-01
Polka Happiness written by Charles Keil and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-03-01 with Music categories.
Celebrating the lively dance music that draws together generations of Polish Americans, Polka Happiness captures the energy, excitement, and shared sense of belonging embodied in polka sociability. With rich descriptive material and 150 historical and contemporary illustrations, the book focuses on the musicians, the fans and the cultural institutions that keep the polka party going. From family gatherings and weddings to local fan clubs, night spots and churches to national and regional festivals, the polka scene is a year-round carnival, full of high jinks, hilarity, ethnic pride and tears-an intensely felt experience drawn from sources deep in Polish America.The testimony of musicians and fans, old timers and young enthusiasts, tells how polka culture has resisted the melting pot for more than a century. Interviews, memorabilia and photographs spotlight the stars of the polka world-Li'l Wally, Walt Solek, Eddie Blazonczyk, Frankie Yankovic, the Dyna-Tones-as well as the many regional favorites in Buffalo, Milwaukee and Chicago that have delighted millions of fans.Polka Happiness chronicles the immense popularity of the music in nineteenth century Europe and its enduring popularity in the United States. After tracing the history of polka's spread throughout the world, the authors focus on the emergence and intense rivalry of the Chicago and Eastern styles in the United States. The book also traces the role of the International Polka Association in establishing networks, promoting events and providing an environment in which Polish Americans can celebrate and nourish their cultural heritage.For twenty years, the authors have been part of the social world of polka music and dancing in the bars, church halls and ballrooms of Rust Belt America; their exuberant descriptions reflect the enthusiasm of wholehearted participants. Author note: Charles Keil is Professor of American Studies at State University of New York, Buffalo, and the author of Tiv Song and Urban Blues. >P>Angeliki V. Keil is a writer and researcher and the compiler of an autobiography of Markos Vamvakaris. >P>Dick Blau is Professor of Film at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
A Passion For Polka
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Author : Victor Greene
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-12-22
A Passion For Polka written by Victor Greene and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-22 with Music categories.
Not so long ago, songs by the Andrews Sisters and Lawrence Welk blasted from phonographs, lilted over the radio, and dazzled television viewers across the country. Lending star quality to the ethnic music of Poles, Italians, Slovaks, Jews, and Scandinavians, luminaries like Frankie Yankovic, the Polka King, and "Whoopee John" Wilfart became household names to millions of Americans. In this vivid and engaging book, Victor Greene uncovers a wonderful corner of American social history as he traces the popularization of old-time ethnic music from the turn of the century to the 1960s. Drawing on newspaper clippings, private collections, ethnic societies, photographs, recordings, and interviews with musicians and promoters, Greene chronicles the emergence of a new mass culture that drew heavily on the vivid color, music, and dance of ethnic communities. In this story of American ethnic music, with its countless entertainers performing never-forgotten tunes in hundreds of small cities around the country, Greene revises our notion of how many Americans experienced cultural life. In the polka belt, extending from Connecticut to Nebraska and from Texas up to Minnesota and the Dakotas, not only were polkas, laendlers, schottisches, and waltzes a musical passion, but they shone a scintillating new light on the American cultural landscape. Greene follows the fortunes of groups like the Gold Chain Bohemians, illuminating the development of an important segment of American popular music that fed the craze for international dance music. And even though old-time music declined in the 1960s, overtaken by rock and roll, a new Grammy for the polka was initiated in 1986. In its ebullience and vitality, the genre endures.
Hot Fiddle
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Author : Mary Ann Harbar Willis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-10-07
Hot Fiddle written by Mary Ann Harbar Willis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-07 with Music categories.