Author: Albert Murray
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307828646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The break-out novel by an unrecognized master--"a fictional tale spinner in the grand Southern tradition" (Washington Post Book World). Told from the point of view of a young Alabama college graduate in the 1920s, this brilliant novel recounts the exploits of a legendary jazz composer and his band on a tour that becomes a heroic journey "equivalent to the seven league strides of heroes in rocking chair story times."
The Seven League Boots
Author: Albert Murray
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307828646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The break-out novel by an unrecognized master--"a fictional tale spinner in the grand Southern tradition" (Washington Post Book World). Told from the point of view of a young Alabama college graduate in the 1920s, this brilliant novel recounts the exploits of a legendary jazz composer and his band on a tour that becomes a heroic journey "equivalent to the seven league strides of heroes in rocking chair story times."
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307828646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The break-out novel by an unrecognized master--"a fictional tale spinner in the grand Southern tradition" (Washington Post Book World). Told from the point of view of a young Alabama college graduate in the 1920s, this brilliant novel recounts the exploits of a legendary jazz composer and his band on a tour that becomes a heroic journey "equivalent to the seven league strides of heroes in rocking chair story times."
Seven League Boots
Author: Richard Halliburton
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
"Seven League Boots" by Richard Halliburton is an adventure memoir that chronicles the author's epic journeys to remote and exotic locations. In this book, Halliburton shares his daring exploits, from dining with Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia to attempting to sneak into the forbidden city of Mecca. He interviews the assassin of Czar Nicholas II in Russia and even embarks on an audacious elephant ride over the Alps, retracing Hannibal's path. Halliburton's writing is vibrant, combining recklessness and romance, as he pushes the boundaries of exploration.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
"Seven League Boots" by Richard Halliburton is an adventure memoir that chronicles the author's epic journeys to remote and exotic locations. In this book, Halliburton shares his daring exploits, from dining with Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia to attempting to sneak into the forbidden city of Mecca. He interviews the assassin of Czar Nicholas II in Russia and even embarks on an audacious elephant ride over the Alps, retracing Hannibal's path. Halliburton's writing is vibrant, combining recklessness and romance, as he pushes the boundaries of exploration.
What the Witch Left
Author: Ruth Chew
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0449815749
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
"Orginally published in the United States by Scholastic, Inc, New York, in 1973."--Title page verso.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0449815749
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
"Orginally published in the United States by Scholastic, Inc, New York, in 1973."--Title page verso.
Seven League Boots
Author: Wendy Myers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340043318
Category : Hitchhiking
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340043318
Category : Hitchhiking
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Walt Disney Fairy Tale Treasury
Author: Walt Disney Productions
Publisher: Viking Children's Books
ISBN: 9780831792923
Category : Picture books for children
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Publisher: Viking Children's Books
ISBN: 9780831792923
Category : Picture books for children
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
In their Shoes
Author:
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
ISBN: 1782691014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Red shoes, golden slippers, seven-league boots... Just step into the shoes of princes and princesses, ogres and orphans, cats and rabbits, and discover a fascinating fairy-tale world of footwear. Did you know that long ago Cinderella lived in China? That dogs in America wear boots? And that a small pair of shoes in France can fall in love? With original illustrations by Lucie Arnoux, this is a timeless and captivating collection of fairy tales and folktales, whose footprints have lasted through the generations, over the centuries, and all around the world.
Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
ISBN: 1782691014
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Red shoes, golden slippers, seven-league boots... Just step into the shoes of princes and princesses, ogres and orphans, cats and rabbits, and discover a fascinating fairy-tale world of footwear. Did you know that long ago Cinderella lived in China? That dogs in America wear boots? And that a small pair of shoes in France can fall in love? With original illustrations by Lucie Arnoux, this is a timeless and captivating collection of fairy tales and folktales, whose footprints have lasted through the generations, over the centuries, and all around the world.
The Blue Devils of Nada
Author: Albert Murray
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030782862X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Murray gives readers the redefined essence of his lifetime meditation on the blues as this musical style informs American life. Here are incisive essays on writing, music, and art that go beyond the social-science fiction of Negrohood to describe in no uncertain terms what it means to be American.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030782862X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Murray gives readers the redefined essence of his lifetime meditation on the blues as this musical style informs American life. Here are incisive essays on writing, music, and art that go beyond the social-science fiction of Negrohood to describe in no uncertain terms what it means to be American.
The Land of Ingary Trilogy (includes Howl’s Moving Castle)
Author: Diana Wynne Jones
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008114471
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Discover the the land of Ingary, where magic and adventure awaits... Howl’s Moving Castle is the first book in this spellbinding trilogy from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008114471
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 928
Book Description
Discover the the land of Ingary, where magic and adventure awaits... Howl’s Moving Castle is the first book in this spellbinding trilogy from ‘the Godmother of Fantasy’, Diana Wynne Jones.
Elias
Author: Orson Ferguson Whitney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latter Day Saint churches
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Latter Day Saint churches
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
The Seven-League Boots
Author: Fiona Zeka
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Tracing the story of a young boy who escapes normality every night, this is a book about the shared human experience and the beauty of diversity.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Tracing the story of a young boy who escapes normality every night, this is a book about the shared human experience and the beauty of diversity.