North Platte, Nebraska, is as isolated as a small town can be, but a miracle happened there from Christmas Day 1941 to the end of World War II. Every day of the year, every day of the war, the Canteen -- staffed and funded entirely by local volunteers -- was open from 5 A.M. until the last troop train of the day pulled away after midnight. Astonishingly, this remote plains community of only twelve thousand people provided welcoming words, friendship, and baskets of food and treats to more than six million GIs by the time the war ended.
What an interesting book to read as Christmas approaches to learn about 400 years of celebrating Christmas in Texas.The author looks at how various ethnic groups celebrated Christmas in the Lone Star state with music, food--includes some recipes-- decorations, religious observances, etc. For example, in the 1800s German immigrant brought artificial trees made of dyed green feathers; the British brought kissing under the mistletoe; and the Norwegians brought the tradition of "Shooting in Christmas." 188 pages. REDUCED SHIPPING MEDIA MAIL View More...
How do you create Christmas spirit when the temperature refuses to dip below fifty degrees or when snow is a miracle that vanishes at sunrise? Held together by bonds of family, soil, and history, Mississippians share a peculiar yuletide experience in the Deep South. To capture the state's unique holiday glow, Christmas Stories from Mississippi packages writings by such greats as Eudora Welty, Willie Morris, Elizabeth Spencer, Clifton Taulbert, Barry Hannah, William Faulkner, and Ellen Gilchrist with the work of such rising stars as Edward Cohen, Carolyn Haines, and Caroline Langston. Illu... View More...
Known as the Cowboy Poet, Abilene resident Sam Davis, died Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2019. Somehow that makes his poetry book even more meaningful. The poem, written in "The Night Before Christmas" style, is about a cowboy heading home for Christmas. Illustrations (pencil sketches) by Debra H Warr. 42 pages View More...
