Rolling Down Black Stockings

Rolling Down Black Stockings
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Publisher : Kent State University Press
Total Pages : 198
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ISBN-10 : 0873388283
ISBN-13 : 9780873388283
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Rolling Down Black Stockings by : Esther Royer Ayers

Download or read book Rolling Down Black Stockings written by Esther Royer Ayers and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rolling Down Black Stockings is a personal recollection of Esther Royer Ayers's youth spent in a highly restrictive and confined religious community. Her story is as much a search for identity and a longing for a mother's love as it is a tale about a totalitarian culture that led to her departure from the Old Order Mennonite religion. This poignant story is told in three books: book 1 describes her youth in a farm community on the outskirts of Columbiana, Ohio; book 2 follows the struggles of Ayers as she tries to fit in with another culture after leaving the church when her family moves to Akron, Ohio; and book 3 discusses the history and cultural dynamics of the religion. Ayers recounts how the Old Order Mennonite Church came into existence. Her personal account begins when she was eight years old, watching as her mother took care of her sick father. With intel-ligence and insight, Ayers describes how her family coped with the burden of not having enough income, which meant that the children were expected to work instead of getting an education. her Mennonite community, Ayers relates her difficulties trying to fit in at the public school and how she and her siblings were required to fall classes so that they would be expelled. It concludes with reflections on what all this meant to her. A rare and moving memoir, Rolling Down Black Stockings is also a valuable piece of social history that will appeal to historians as well as those interested in separatist communities and women's studies.

St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 598
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015081216734
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Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Book Synopsis St. Nicholas by : Mary Mapes Dodge

Download or read book St. Nicholas written by Mary Mapes Dodge and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 576
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101065274977
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Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

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Download or read book St. Nicholas written by and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cathedrals, Coffee and Tea Tour

Cathedrals, Coffee and Tea Tour
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Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9781783061518
ISBN-13 : 1783061510
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Cathedrals, Coffee and Tea Tour by : Simon Duffin

Download or read book Cathedrals, Coffee and Tea Tour written by Simon Duffin and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-10-31 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Cathedrals, Coffee & Tea Tour takes you on a whistle-stop tour of 110 of the UK’s cathedrals and suggests the best place to go for a tea, coffee and cake afterwards.Focusing on the stories our cathedrals tell rather than the architecture or the theology, Simon Duffin explores the Native American Chief buried in Southwark Cathedral graveyard; the Alice in Wonderland stories inspired by Lewis Carroll’s time as a choirboy; or the Portuguese Princess who landed in Portsmouth and demanded tea rather than beer before her wedding.In seeking out places for a refreshing cuppa after a tour of the cathedral, this guidebook lists top-quality, independent coffee shops and tea rooms within walking distance of the featured cathedrals. Some of these are contemporary, others artisan and some sell themselves on their historic location. For each venue suggested, there’s a description to tempt you in. Some are about the coffee beans they use, the type of tea they serve or it can focus on the owners or buildings, like the twin sisters in Blackburn who remember seeing The Beatles in 1963 or the 900-year-old house on Lincoln’s Steep Hill.This is the perfect guidebook to have with you on a day trip to one of the 89 UK towns and cities featured. You’ll get a sense of the cathedral’s place in history and the coffee shop or tea room’s place in the town centres of today.

Barnett Crossroads

Barnett Crossroads
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9781365199196
ISBN-13 : 1365199193
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Barnett Crossroads by : Sears L Barnett Jr.

Download or read book Barnett Crossroads written by Sears L Barnett Jr. and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-10-02 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I turn around quickly and ask like every little Black child asking 23 questions, ""Mama Mama---"" it's the early 1980's and i'm watching 'King Creole' my fave Elvis movie,""--Presley is cool---ain't he Mama?"" Jackie's face darkens, her bottom lip frowns down, and she tells me she hated Elvis. She says she never liked Elvis Aaron Presley because he said somethin' about all Negro people can do for him, is shine his blue suede shoes. ""He said that?"", I'm all shook up for a nanosecond. I thought he was cool. I slowly turn back around to enjoy the rest of the movie on the Zombie T.V. cathode ray tube; Questioning everything, still bobbin' my big head to the SOULFUL jazzy sounds, skeptical of the dude that styled his hair with ROSE OIL and vaseline. The ""Barnett Crossroads"", is the signpost reminder that visitors SEE right before they cross The 'Long Poetic Bridge', also known as ""The General Walter KING Wilson JR. Bridge.'

The Hosiery Retailer

The Hosiery Retailer
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Total Pages : 628
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433116656137
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Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

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Download or read book The Hosiery Retailer written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Catalog

Catalog
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Total Pages : 1134
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101066805043
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Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Catalog by : Sears, Roebuck and Company

Download or read book Catalog written by Sears, Roebuck and Company and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 1134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: