Author: Georgiana Charlotte Clark
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Jolly games for happy homes
Author: Georgiana Charlotte Clark
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Celebrating The 12 Days of Christmas
Author: Chris Marchand
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532655339
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The song “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a mainstay of the holiday season, but the practice of celebrating Christmas as a twelve-day festival fell out of fashion long ago in most cultures. In Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas, author Chris Marchand explores the history behind the season and individual feast days from December 25 to January 6, and then offers suggestions for how you can celebrate it with your family, church, or community. Along with this, he provides answers to many of the nagging questions surrounding the holiday, such as the history behind the twelve-days song, why December 25 was chosen as the date, and what to do about its supposedly pagan origins. The challenge before us is to first help people see Christmas as a holiday that begins, rather than ends, on December 25, and then to together figure out how to reinvent Christmas in the present by learning how it was celebrated in the past.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532655339
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
The song “The 12 Days of Christmas” is a mainstay of the holiday season, but the practice of celebrating Christmas as a twelve-day festival fell out of fashion long ago in most cultures. In Celebrating the 12 Days of Christmas, author Chris Marchand explores the history behind the season and individual feast days from December 25 to January 6, and then offers suggestions for how you can celebrate it with your family, church, or community. Along with this, he provides answers to many of the nagging questions surrounding the holiday, such as the history behind the twelve-days song, why December 25 was chosen as the date, and what to do about its supposedly pagan origins. The challenge before us is to first help people see Christmas as a holiday that begins, rather than ends, on December 25, and then to together figure out how to reinvent Christmas in the present by learning how it was celebrated in the past.
Pastime Lost
Author: David Block
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496214161
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Long before baseball became America’s national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field and, instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by the palm of the hand. There is no doubt, however, that this simpler English version of baseball was the original form of the pastime and was the immediate forerunner of its better-known American offspring. Strictly a social game, English baseball was played for nearly two hundred years before fading away at the beginning of the twentieth century. Despite its longevity and its important role in baseball’s evolution, however, today it has been completely forgotten. In Pastime Lost David Block unearths baseball’s buried history and brings it back to life, illustrating how English baseball was embraced by all sectors of English society and exploring some of the personalities, such as Jane Austen and King George III, who played the game in their childhoods. While rigorously documenting his sources, Block also brings a light touch to his story, inviting us to follow him on some of the adventures that led to his most important discoveries. Purchase the audio edition.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496214161
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Long before baseball became America’s national pastime, English citizens of all ages, genders, and classes of society were playing a game called baseball. It had the same basic elements as modern American baseball, such as pitching and striking the ball, running bases, and fielding, but was played with a soft ball on a smaller playing field and, instead of a bat, the ball was typically struck by the palm of the hand. There is no doubt, however, that this simpler English version of baseball was the original form of the pastime and was the immediate forerunner of its better-known American offspring. Strictly a social game, English baseball was played for nearly two hundred years before fading away at the beginning of the twentieth century. Despite its longevity and its important role in baseball’s evolution, however, today it has been completely forgotten. In Pastime Lost David Block unearths baseball’s buried history and brings it back to life, illustrating how English baseball was embraced by all sectors of English society and exploring some of the personalities, such as Jane Austen and King George III, who played the game in their childhoods. While rigorously documenting his sources, Block also brings a light touch to his story, inviting us to follow him on some of the adventures that led to his most important discoveries. Purchase the audio edition.
Zigzag journeys in the western states of America
Author: Hezekiah Butterworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Salt Lake City (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Phynodderree, and Other Legends of the Isle of Man
Author: Edward Callow
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338541735X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338541735X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Publisher and Bookseller
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1464
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1464
Book Description
Vols. for 1871-76, 1913-14 include an extra number, The Christmas bookseller, separately paged and not included in the consecutive numbering of the regular series.
The adventures of six young men in the wilds of Maine and Canada; or, The Knock-about club
Author: Charles Asbury Stephens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Base-Ball: How to Become a Player
Author: John Montgomery Ward
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732643379
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Base-Ball: How to Become a Player by John Montgomery Ward
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732643379
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Base-Ball: How to Become a Player by John Montgomery Ward
Base-Ball
Author: John Montgomery Ward
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
By John Montgomery Ward is a narrative that delves into the world of baseball and leisure. Ward's storytelling captures the essence of America's favorite pastime, providing an enjoyable and informative read.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
By John Montgomery Ward is a narrative that delves into the world of baseball and leisure. Ward's storytelling captures the essence of America's favorite pastime, providing an enjoyable and informative read.
Base-Ball: How to Become a Player With the Origin, History and Explanation of the Game
Author: John Montgomery Ward
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 146554013X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 146554013X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description