Download or read book The Santa Claus Rebellion written by Robert John Burke and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-11 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sigrid Olsen is an elf working for Santa Claus... but not that kind of elf. She's a fighting elf whose line goes back to the war between humans and magical beings when the world was young. So when an impostor Santa seems set on destroying Christmas (and maybe the world of mortals while he's at it) with the help of a banshee... well, Sigrid is the elf for the job.With the help of a shape-shifting hobgoblin, a frenetic pixie, an ancient dwarf, a leprechaun who's a temperamental writer, a sprite who composes musical masterpieces, a gnome chef, and a talking goat, Sigrid begins the rebellion to end all rebellions... to unseat a grifting Krampus posing as Kris Kringle and restore tidings of comfort and joy to a world running out of hope.With a combination of adventure, satire, and holiday fun, this third entry in the Shadows Walking universe introduces whole new realms of a magical fantasy world, but spins its own story of a group of underdogs battling evil and finding the holiday spirit along the way...
Download or read book The Rebellion in the North written by Robert O'Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2003-11 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE REBELLION IN THE NORTH is about the true Santa Claus, who is purple. Kris Kringle led the North Pole elves while his cousin ruled the South Pole. In the year 1492 two South Pole spies kidnapped the purple Claus as he was out making his annual delivery of toys. For the next 484 years, his cousin forced all the elves to endure the iron heel of terror. His rule, which included the use of different colors of elves to hate each other, caused the North Pole elves to rise up against the tyrant. This is the story of their rebellion and their mission to free the true Santa Claus and their elves.
Download or read book The Great Reindeer Rebellion written by Lisa Trumbauer and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This playful take on "The Night Before Christmas" provides kids with a one-of-a-kind, behind-the-scenes peek into Santa's workshop. It seems that all's not well at the North Pole: the reindeer have gone on strike and Santa's auditioning other animals to take their place. Full color.
Download or read book History of Worcester in the War of the Rebellion written by Abijah Perkins Marvin and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history was designed ... to embrace the life of Worcester at home an d in the field, during the entire period of the war.
Download or read book Santa Claus written by Gerry Bowler and published by McClelland & Stewart. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the world’s most influential fictional character. He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful. Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange — whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for — a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening. In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringer’s life — Santa’s involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola. Santa Claus: A Biography will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.
Download or read book Rebellion Reborn written by Brian S. Leon and published by Red Adept Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millennia ago, beings we call angels were tasked with watching over humankind in its infancy. Rather than protect humans, these Watchers decided to subjugate them instead, beginning a rebellion that would rock both Heaven and Earth. Defeated, the most powerful of the Watchers were imprisoned for eternity, while the weaker ones were condemned to live out their existence on Earth, relegated to the shadows that now occupy human myths and legends. Until one of the Watchers escapes. Immortal protector of humanity and one-time hero of the Trojan War, Diomedes—better known as Steve Dore these days—is horrified to discover that what human authorities think is a mentally unstable cannibalistic murderer is actually a gateway to something ancient and apocalyptic. Racing against a cosmic timetable, Diomedes is drawn into a dark and sinister underworld in a desperate attempt to stop another uprising. But stopping this enemy may cost him far more than his life. Some grudges never die.
Download or read book The Memory of the Civil War in American Culture written by Alice Fahs and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2005-10-12 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Civil War retains a powerful hold on the American imagination, with each generation since 1865 reassessing its meaning and importance in American life. This volume collects twelve essays by leading Civil War scholars who demonstrate how the meanings of the Civil War have changed over time. The essays move among a variety of cultural and political arenas--from public monuments to parades to political campaigns; from soldiers' memoirs to textbook publishing to children's literature--in order to reveal important changes in how the memory of the Civil War has been employed in American life. Setting the politics of Civil War memory within a wide social and cultural landscape, this volume recovers not only the meanings of the war in various eras, but also the specific processes by which those meanings have been created. By recounting the battles over the memory of the war during the last 140 years, the contributors offer important insights about our identities as individuals and as a nation. Contributors: David W. Blight, Yale University Thomas J. Brown, University of South Carolina Alice Fahs, University of California, Irvine Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia J. Matthew Gallman, University of Florida Patrick J. Kelly, University of Texas, San Antonio Stuart McConnell, Pitzer College James M. McPherson, Princeton University Joan Waugh, University of California, Los Angeles LeeAnn Whites, University of Missouri Jon Wiener, University of California, Irvine
Download or read book An Index to One act Plays written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plays written in English or translated into English; Published since 1900 Cover title: Index to one-act plays for stage, radio, and television.
Download or read book Nicholas written by Cody W. Urban and published by Booklocker.Com Incorporated. This book was released on 2011-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a betrayal and a stolen love, a Roman soldier takes a path of revenge by igniting hope in the people to revolt against a corrupt governor, fulfilling his destiny to become the saint now known as Santa Claus. Urban presents the epic adventure story of many Christmas tradition origins and the tale of a selfless hero who fought for children in the name of love.
Download or read book This Wicked Rebellion written by John Zimm and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over one hundred and fifty years after it began, the Civil War still fascinates us—the vast armies marching to war, iconic leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, the drama of a nation divided. But the Civil War was also about individuals, the hundreds of thousands of ordinary men and boys who fought and died on either side and the families and friends left at home. This Wicked Rebellion: Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home tells this other side of the story. Drawing from over 11,000 letters in the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Civil War collection, it gives a unique and intimate glimpse of the men and women who took part in the War for the Union. Follow Wisconsin soldiers as they sign up or get drafted, endure drill and picket duty, and get their first experiences of battle. Join them as they fight desperation and fear, encounter the brutality of slavery, and struggle with the reasons for war. From impressions of army life and the South to the hardships of disease and battle, these letters tell the story of the war through the eyes and pens of those who fought in it. This Wicked Rebellion brings to life the heroism and heartache, mayhem and misery of the Civil War, and the powerful role Wisconsin played in it.
Download or read book Morty s World written by Wayne Greenough and published by Devine Destinies. This book was released on 2012-07-15 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Morty is a World War II kid living at Nugent�s Corner. He loves candy, soda pop, and ice cream. He can be sad, happy, afraid, and brave. During summer vacation he picks strawberries, raspberries and beans to earn money. All year he collects old scrap metal, rubber inner tubes, and tinfoil from cigarette packages and chewing gum to help the war effort. He knows how to identify airplanes and stands duty in a watchtower. That�s Morty, a typical kid that things happen to, and decisions have to be made.
Download or read book The Revolt at Roskelly s written by William Caine and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Gun Running for Casement in the Easter Rebellion 1916 written by Karl Spindler and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Civil War America written by Maggi M. Morehouse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As war raged on the battlefields of the Civil War, men and women all over the nation continued their daily routines. They celebrated holidays, ran households, wrote letters, read newspapers, joined unions, attended plays, and graduated from high school and college. Civil War America reveals how Americans, both Northern and Southern, lived during the Civil War—the ways they worked, expressed themselves artistically, organized their family lives, treated illness, and worshipped. Written by specialists, the chapters in this book cover the war’s impact on the economy, the role of the federal government, labor, welfare and reform efforts, the Indian nations, universities, healthcare and medicine, news coverage, photography, and a host of other topics that flesh out the lives of ordinary Americans who just happened to be living through the biggest conflict in American history. Along with the original material presented in the book chapters, the website accompanying the book is a treasure trove of primary sources, both textual and visual, keyed for each chapter topic. Civil War America and its companion website uncover seismic shifts in the cultural and social landscape of the United States, providing the perfect addition to any course on the Civil War.
Download or read book Santa Claus Worldwide written by Tom A. Jerman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive history of the world's midwinter gift-givers, showcasing the extreme diversity in their depictions as well as the many traits and functions these characters share. It tracks the evolution of these figures from the tribal priests who presided over winter solstice celebrations thousands of years before the birth of Christ, to Christian notables like St. Martin and St. Nicholas, to a variety of secular figures who emerged throughout Europe following the Protestant Reformation. Finally, it explains how the popularity of a poem about a "miniature sleigh" and "eight tiny reindeer" helped consolidate the diverse European gift-givers into an enduring tradition in which American children awake early on Christmas morning to see what Santa brought. Although the names, appearance, attire and gift-giving practices of the world's winter solstice gift-givers differ greatly, they are all recognizable as Santa, the personification of the Christmas and Midwinter festivals. Despite efforts to eliminate him by groups as diverse as the Puritans of seventeenth century New England, the Communist Party of the twentieth century Soviet Union and the government of Nazi Germany, Santa has survived and prospered, becoming one of the best known and most beloved figures in the world.
Download or read book Revolt at the North Pole written by Cora Buhlert and published by Pegasus Pulp Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-21 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebellion is brewing at Santa's compound at the North Pole. The elves and the reindeer both are overworked, underpaid and angry, so they unite to take down Santa. However, there's still Santa's most fearsome enforcer, the horned, clawed and fanged holiday monster known only as Krampus… This is a short holiday horror story of 3900 words or approx. 14 print pages by Hugo finalist Cora Buhlert.
Download or read book A Joyous Revolt written by Linda Janet Holmes and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-05-12 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At long last—a book-length biography celebrates Toni Cade Bambara, a seminal literary, cultural, and political figure who was among the most widely read and frequently reviewed of the well-regarded black women writers to emerge in the 1970s. A Joyous Revolt: Toni Cade Bambara, Writer and Activist is the first-ever, full-length biography of a trailblazing artist who championed black women in her fiction as well as in her life. This incisive study provides a comprehensive treatment of Bambara's published and unpublished works, and it also documents her emerging vision of her role as an agent of change. The biography allows readers into the personal life of Bambara, offering personal insights into a woman with a strong public persona and friendships with other celebrated artists of her era. Perhaps most important for those seeking to understand and appreciate Bambara's legacy, it connects her oeuvre to the context of her experience and places all of her wide-ranging creative work in the context of her singular vision.
