Tales of Christmas from Near and Far
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- Synopsis
- [From the front dust jacket flap:] "If anyone doubts the universality of the Christmas festival, let him become acquainted with this book, fifth in a delightful series collecting songs, customs, and stories of Christmas from all over the world (see back of jacket). The present volume is especially noteworthy, for it provides considerably more material of American background than have any of the previous volumes. Almost half of the total thirty-three selections are representative of a wide variety of nationality groups and regions in the United States. From Boston to the far West, from Alaska to the Deep South, come such stories as "An Indian's Christmas Gift," "A Bohemian Christmas in Chicago," "An Amish Christmas," "For the Children from Possum Run," "A Swedish Christmas on the Delaware," and many more of equal charm. Other stories with European and Asiatic settings wear such intriguing titles as "The Holy Lake," "God's Christmas Gift to Rare Coral," "The Little Clock- maker," "Christmas in the Philippines," "Jenny Lind's Yuletide"--fourteen different countries represented in all. The author list is a distinguished one, including Ludwig Bemelmans, Marguerite de Angeli, Alice Geer Kelsey, Elizabeth Allstrom, Ruth Sawyer, Grace Noll Crowell, and of another generation- Edward Everett Hale." Another fascinating, entertaining, uplifting book by this author is in the Bookshare collection. Look for, Christmas Customs around the World, with more by this author/editor to come.
- Copyright:
- 1963
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 232 Pages
- Publisher:
- The Westminster Press
- Date of Addition:
- 12/24/10
- Copyrighted By:
- W. L. Jenkins
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Evan Reese
- Proofread By:
- Lissi
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.