Christensen Brothers
Christensen Brothers

Author: Debra Hickenlooper Sowell

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-08

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 1134422547

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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Patterson's American Education
Patterson's American Education

Author: Homer L. Patterson

Publisher:

Published: 1927

Total Pages: 1032

ISBN-13:

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The most current information on United States secondary schools-- both public and private-- in a quick, easy-to-use format.

The Half Brother
The Half Brother

Author: Lars Saabye Christensen

Publisher: Skyhorse

Published: 2012-01-23

Total Pages: 614

ISBN-13: 1611459826

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At the end of World War II, twenty-year-old Vera is brutally raped by an unknown assailant. From that rape is born a boy named Fred, a misfit who later becomes a talented boxer. Vera’s young son, Barnum, forms a special but bizarre relationship with his half brother, fraught with rivalry and dependence as well as love. “I should have been your father,” Fred tells Barnum, “instead of the fool who says he is.” It is Barnum, who is now a screenwriter with a fondness for lies and alcohol, who narrates his family’s saga. As he shares his family’s history, he chronicles generations of independent women and absent and flawed men whom he calls the Night Men. Among them is his father, Arnold, who bequeaths to Barnum his circus name, his excessively small stature, and a con man’s belief in the power of illusion. Filled with a galaxy of finely etched characters, this prize-winning novel is a tour de force and a literary masterpiece richly deserving of the accolades it has received.

Anderson Island
Anderson Island

Author: Elizabeth Galentine

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738548548

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Named for Alexander Caulfield Anderson, the chief trader for the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Nisqually, Anderson Island has an early history of brick making, logging, farming, and fishing. Johnson's Landing, on the north end of the island, was the site where mosquito fleet steamships could refuel and purchase lumber for delivery as far south as San Francisco. The first permanent settlers on the island arrived from Denmark in the early 1870s, with others of Scandinavian descent coming shortly thereafter. The southernmost island in Washington State's Puget Sound, accessible only by boat or ferry from Steilacoom, Anderson Island boasts two freshwater lakes, two marinas, and a golf course. Bucolic Anderson Island received national press coverage in 2005 when the flower fairy anonymously left floral bouquets on doorsteps, a practice that continues to this day.

The Nutcracker Comes to America
The Nutcracker Comes to America

Author: Chris Barton

Publisher: Millbrook Press

Published: 2015-09-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1467788481

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Every December, The Nutcracker comes to life in theaters all across the United States. But how did this 19th-century Russian ballet become such a big part of the holidays in 21st-century America? Meet Willam, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three small-town Utah boys who caught the ballet bug in the early 1900s. They performed on vaudeville and took part in the New York City dance scene. Russian immigrants shared the story of The Nutcracker with them, and during World War II, they staged their own Christmastime production in San Francisco. It was America's first full-length version and the beginning of a delightful holiday tradition.