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Author: Benjamin A. Watson
Publisher: Random House (NY)
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 264
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA treasury of anecdotes, tips, facts and figures, and reliable predictions on all types of weather from tornadoes to whirlpools, from floods to droughts, from divining rods to weather vanes presented through photographs, illustrations, folklore, and useful everyday facts.
Author: Ben Watson
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1995-02-15
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780679757887
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEver since the time of George Washington's presidency, Americans have relied on The Old Farmer's Almanac for their yearly fix of remarkably reliable weather predictions. Author Benjamin A. Watson scoured two centuries of the Almanac, collecting an entertaining and informative treasury of anecdotes, tips, records, and aphorisms about the sunshine, the wind, the rain -- and even the occasional tornado. Now in paperback, The Old Farmer's Almanac Book of Weather and Natural Disasters teems with rare historical photographs and etchings, enticing folklore, and unforgettable memorabilia! Did you know that: -- Every day between eight and nine million bolts of lightning strike the earth? -- It was a comet, not Mrs. O'Leary's cow, that started the Great Chicago Fire? -- The number of days the last snowfall remains on the ground indicates the number of snowstorms that will occur during the following winter? -- Like the full moon, the hot and dry Santa Ana winds have been known to incite lunacy in Californians? -- Deer come down from the hills, fish rise to the surface and "bite," dogs roll on the ground and act drowsy, and horses stretch out their necks and sniff the air -- all at the sign of coming rain? -- The most devastating series of earthquakes in U.S. history shook the Mississippi River valley, along the New Madrid Fault in the winter of 1811 - 12? More fun than Willard, more informative than the Weather Channel, The Old Farmer's Almanac Book of Weather and Natural Disasters is a delight to read and a must-have reference work for anyone -- which means everyone -- who worries about carrying an umbrella.
Author: Robert Bailey Thomas
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Published: 1995
Total Pages: 276
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 284
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Judson D. Hale
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 1994-08
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780899092966
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor more than two centuries, Americans have turned to this popular yearly periodical for well-seasoned advice, little-known facts, time-saving tips, fascinating lore, down-home recipes, rib-tickling humor, tide tables, and the remarkably accurate weather forecasts. Now available in two special regional editions in addition to the regular paperback and hardcover editions.
Author: David Longshore
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Published: 2010-05-12
Total Pages: 481
ISBN-13: 1438118791
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a detailed encyclopedia of named hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones, descriptions of storm activity, definitions of meteorological terms, and more.
Author: Christopher C Burt
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2007-06-26
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780393330151
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores some of the United States most severe or unusual weather systems, including electrified dust storms, pink snowstorms, luminous tornadoes, ball lightning, and falls of fish and toads.
Author: Ben Gelber
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780813530567
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA television meteorologist in Columbus, Ohio, Gelber offers a comprehensive source of historical weather events in Pennsylvania in hopes that it will provide a chronological database with sufficient information and sources for others to document past weather events in their own communities. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Author: Sarah Messer
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2005-06-28
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1440626472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn her critically acclaimed, ingenious memoir, Sarah Messer explores America’s fascination with history, family, and Great Houses. Her Massachusetts childhood home had sheltered the Hatch family for 325 years when her parents bought it in 1965. The will of the house’s original owner, Walter Hatch—which stipulated Red House was to be passed down, "never to be sold or mortgaged from my children and grandchildren forever"—still hung in the living room. In Red House, Messer explores the strange and enriching consequences of growing up with another family’s birthright. Answering the riddle of when shelter becomes first a home and then an identity, Messer has created a classic exploration of heritage, community, and the role architecture plays in our national identity.
Author: Linda Watts
Publisher: Infobase Holdings, Inc
Published: 2020-07-01
Total Pages: 462
ISBN-13: 1646930002
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFolklore has been described as the unwritten literature of a culture: its songs, stories, sayings, games, rituals, beliefs, and ways of life. Encyclopedia of American Folklore helps readers explore topics, terms, themes, figures, and issues related to this popular subject. This comprehensive reference guide addresses the needs of multiple audiences, including high school, college, and public libraries, archive and museum collections, storytellers, and independent researchers. Its content and organization correspond to the ways educators integrate folklore within literacy and wider learning objectives for language arts and cultural studies at the secondary level. This well-rounded resource connects United States folk forms with their cultural origin, historical context, and social function. Appendixes include a bibliography, a category index, and a discussion of starting points for researching American folklore. References and bibliographic material throughout the text highlight recently published and commonly available materials for further study. Coverage includes: Folk heroes and legendary figures, including Paul Bunyan and Yankee Doodle Fables, fairy tales, and myths often featured in American folklore, including "Little Red Riding Hood" and "The Princess and the Pea" American authors who have added to or modified folklore traditions, including Washington Irving Historical events that gave rise to folklore, including the civil rights movement and the Revolutionary War Terms in folklore studies, such as fieldwork and the folklife movement Holidays and observances, such as Christmas and Kwanzaa Topics related to folklore in everyday life, such as sports folklore and courtship/dating folklore Folklore related to cultural groups, such as Appalachian folklore and African-American folklore and more.
