Marlinespikes and Monkey's Fists
Marlinespikes and Monkey's Fists

Author: LuAnne Gaykowski Kozma

Publisher: Msu Museum

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13:

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Marlinespikes and Monkey's Fists: Traditional Arts and Knot-Tying Skills of Maritime Workers explores the knot-tying traditions and artistry of maritime workers in the Great Lakes region. It contains a glossary of knot-tying terms, biographical sketches of fifteen knot-tyers, an 18-page essay describing various knot-tying customs such as decorating the workplace and personalizing tools, and experiences of the knot-tyers themselves: their careers, how they learn and pass on knot-tying techniques, and how they view the purpose and importance of the tradition.

The Wine of Astonishment
The Wine of Astonishment

Author: Earl Lovelace

Publisher: Heinemann

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780435988807

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Charts the history of a Spiritual Baptist community from the passing of the Prohibition Ordinance in 1917 until the lifting of the ban in 1951.

A Curious Beginning
A Curious Beginning

Author: Deanna Raybourn

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0451476018

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Receiving a warning from a mysterious baron after suffering a home invasion, Veronica Speedwell accepts the baron's shelter and teams up with an ill-tempered naturalist when her host is subsequently murdered.