The saga of Jim Smith
Author : Mary Angeline Smith
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Page : 258 pages
File Size : 20,30 MB
Release : 1958
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Author : Mary Angeline Smith
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Page : 258 pages
File Size : 20,30 MB
Release : 1958
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Page : 8 pages
File Size : 31,95 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Arizona
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Author : Jim Sleeper
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Page : 4 pages
File Size : 46,93 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Orange County (Calif.)
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,10 MB
Release : 2002
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Author : Jim Smith
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Page : pages
File Size : 31,42 MB
Release : 1900
Category : Magicians
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Author : Francis Edward Abernethy
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 32,70 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781574411683
The family saga is made up of an accumulation of separate family legends. These are the stories of the old folks and the old times that are told among the family when they gather for funerals or Thanksgiving dinner. These are the "remember-when" stories the family tells about the time when the grownups were children.
Author : F. C. T.
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Page : 21 pages
File Size : 12,4 MB
Release : 1948
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Author : Christopher R. Fee
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1842 pages
File Size : 42,85 MB
Release : 2016-08-29
Category : Social Science
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A fascinating survey of the entire history of tall tales, folklore, and mythology in the United States from earliest times to the present, including stories and myths from the modern era that have become an essential part of contemporary popular culture. Folklore has been a part of American culture for as long as humans have inhabited North America, and increasingly formed an intrinsic part of American culture as diverse peoples from Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania arrived. In modern times, folklore and tall tales experienced a rejuvenation with the emergence of urban legends and the growing popularity of science fiction and conspiracy theories, with mass media such as comic books, television, and films contributing to the retelling of old myths. This multi-volume encyclopedia will teach readers the central myths and legends that have formed American culture since its earliest years of settlement. Its entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the collective American imagination over the past 400 years through the stories that have shaped it. Organized alphabetically, the coverage includes Native American creation myths, "tall tales" like George Washington chopping down his father's cherry tree and the adventures of "King of the Wild Frontier" Davy Crockett, through to today's "urban myths." Each entry explains the myth or legend and its importance and provides detailed information about the people and events involved. Each entry also includes a short bibliography that will direct students or interested general readers toward other sources for further investigation. Special attention is paid to African American folklore, Asian American folklore, and the folklore of other traditions that are often overlooked or marginalized in other studies of the topic.
Author : Jim Smith
Publisher : Crown
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 46,9 MB
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0307419479
A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would have kept Japan in the war. How close did the Japanese come to not surrendering to Allied forces on August 15, 1945? The Last Mission explores this question through two previously neglected strands of late—World War II history, whose very interconnections could have caused a harrowing shift in the course of the postwar world. On the final night of the war, as Emperor Hirohito recorded a message of surrender for the Japanese people, a band of Japanese rebels, commanded by War Minister Anami's elite staff, burst into the palace. They had plotted a massive coup that aimed to destroy the recordings of the Imperial Rescript of surrender and issue false orders forged with the Emperor’s seal commanding the widely dispersed Japanese military to continue the war. If this rebellion had succeeded, the military would have proceeded with large-scale kamikaze attacks on Allied forces, costing huge casualties and just possibly provoking the Americans to drop a third atomic bomb on Japan over Tokyo–and continue to drop more bombs as Japanese resistance stiffened. Meanwhile, in the midst of an “end-of-war” celebration on Guam, Air Force radio operator Jim Smith and his fellow crewmen received urgent orders for a bombing mission over Japan’s sole remaining oil refinery north of Tokyo. As a stream of American B-29B bombers approached Tokyo, Japanese air defenses, fearing the approaching planes signaled the threat of a third atomic bomb, ordered a total blackout in Tokyo and the Imperial Palace, completely disrupting the rebels’ plans. Smith and his fellow crewmembers completed the mission, and a few hours later, the Emperor announced the surrender over Japan’s airwaves, dictating the end of the war. The Last Mission is an insightful piece of speculative investigation that combines narrative storytelling with historical contingency and explores how two seemingly unrelated events could have profoundly changed the course of modern history.
Author : Richard Smith
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 24,88 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1910871893
'A Saga of Smiths' covers a timescale of over one thousand years. It traces the varied fortunes of the Smiths of West Yorkshire and their connection with other families, including: - The Absaloms of Hampshire and London The Cardens of Brighton The Cloughs of Sutton and Crosshills The Fareys of Skipton The Fosters of Waterford, Ireland and Birmingham The Gillinsons of Leeds The Hastings of Holderness The Morton and Hillix Families of America The Myersons of London and Eastern Europe The Stamfords of East Yorkshire The Wilsons of Calderdale The factual information gathered should prove useful to Research Students and Family, Local and Social Historians alike.