Homespun Vol 6 April 1931 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Homespun, Vol. 6: April 1931 I'd make Jeb Riley a name that would never be forgotten. I'd have the universe at my feet in no time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Homespun, Vol. 6: January 1931 Negroes are perhaps the most superstitious people in our state. Many of their ideas hark back to their semi-barbaric days in Africa. One Object about which they are particularly cautious is the black cat. Several superstitions concerning it follow: A black cat must never be allowed to cross your path. Go around the cat, or go back home. If neither of these is possible, turn your hat around and go ahead. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Homespun, Vol. 5: April 1930 Shall but hold the thought of luscious fruit; Then would I rather sleep the dreamless sleep Than lose those things I wished the most to have. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Homespun, Vol. 4: April 1929 And the cataclysmic rumble of ten thousand motors, Steadfastly burning their song into the heart of time Song of destruction, song of rebirth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In 1906, Nello Vernon-Wood (1882-1978) reinvented himself as Tex Wood, Banff hunting guide and writer of "yarns of the wilderness by a competent outdoorsman." His homespun stories of a vanishing world, in such periodicals as The Sportsman, Hunting and Fishing, and the Canadian Alpine Journal, have much to tell us about the west as envisioned by those who wanted to leave the early 20th century behind - or at least read about others who had done so. In the writings of his persona "Tex," Vernon-Wood created an image of the frontier that blended the West of his guiding experiences with the West as a literary object. Editors Gow and Rak guide the reader with a framing introduction to the work, as well as to each article.

Excerpt from Homespun, Vol. 3: A Literary Magazine; April 1928 There at the age Of twenty-six he retired into a workshop built around an eighteen-foot marble block which another sculptor had. Half-spoiled forty years before. When he removed this cover ing twelve years later, the world gasped, for out of that cramped colossal mass he had created his youthful, courageous David One of the world's greatest statues of spirit - quailing, awe-inspiring force. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Homespun, Vol. 6: November 1930 T is often said that the population of North Carolina is almost I entirely of pure English stock. This statement, however, is incorrect. Four principal racial elements have been fused together to produce the modern North Carolinian. First, of course, is the anglo-saxon; second, the Celtic scotch-highlander; third, the scotch-irish; and fourth, the German. The commercial Englishmen were the first to settle in this State. Due to the fact that they outnumbered the other races, their influence has been more strongly felt than that of any other people. The English came down from Virginia with the peaceful purpose of buying land from the Indians. They settled in Albemarle, and from there their settlements spread out over the flat lowlands of eastern Carolina even to the Piedmont. Their history here is like themselves, somewhat unromantic, but displaying an almost in credible amount of common sense. These people with their law abiding, home-loving natures have given North Carolina some of its most enduring possessions: the English church, the English law, and the English language. The second great element, the scotch-highlanders, came seek ing peace from the greatly disturbed conditions in Scotland. They settled in the Cape Fear region and had their chief village in what is now Fayetteville. For many years they lived their Simple, religious lives in peace and content. Because of the Highlanders' honorable characters and deliberate convictions, both armies in the American Revolution were anxious to secure them as allies. The Scotch wished to remain neutral, but that proved impossible. Most of them remained faithful to the mother country. When peace was finally restored, this people quietly united in the great work of putting a new-born nation on its feet. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Homespun, Vol. 2: A Literary Magazine; June 1927 Very year, through Columbia University, there is a presenta tion of awards, the Pulitzer prizes, for the greatest accomplish ment in each of many fields of literature in the United States. These prizes were established in 1911 by the will of Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, the famous newspaper man, owner and-editor of the New York World. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Homespun, Vol. 2: A Literary Magazine; April 1927 Before 1700 short articles had been written for children's read ing. Yet all these stories were didactic; they taught obedience to parents or correct behavior at church. Little Goody two-shoes by Oliver Goldsmith is an example of this kind of writing. Later, Rousseau was among the first to awaken an interest in children's literature by teaching less formal methods of schooling. Charles Lamb came next; it seems that he was the first to get the idea that literature for children should be just as artistic and just as worthy of literary recognition as literature for adults. For children or men was a favorite phrase of his; it may be well applied to his and his sister's prose version of Shakespeare's plays. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickling are virtually unknown outside of Hollywood and little-remembered even there, but as General Manager and Head of Publicity for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, they lorded over all the stars in Hollywood's golden age from the 1920s through the 1940s--including legends like Garbo, Dietrich, Gable and Garland. When MGM stars found themselves in trouble, it was Eddie and Howard who took care of them--solved their problems, hid their crimes, and kept their secrets. They were "the Fixers." At a time when image meant everything and the stars were worth millions to the studios that owned them, Mannix and Strickling were the most important men at MGM. Through a complex web of contacts in every arena, from reporters and doctors to corrupt police and district attorneys, they covered up some of the most notorious crimes and scandals in Hollywood history, keeping stars out of jail and, more importantly, their names out of the papers. They handled problems as diverse as the murder of Paul Bern (husband of MGM's biggest star, Jean Harlow), the studio-directed drug addictions of Judy Garland, the murder of Ted Healy (creator of The Three Stooges) at the hands of Wallace Beery, and arranging for an unmarried Loretta Young to adopt her own child--a child fathered by a married Clark Gable. Through exhaustive research and interviews with contemporaries, this is the never-before-told story of Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickling. The dual biography describes how a mob-related New Jersey laborer and the quiet son of a grocer became the most powerful men at the biggest studio in the world.