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Book Synopsis Giants of Nova Scotia by : Shirley Irene Vacon
Download or read book Giants of Nova Scotia written by Shirley Irene Vacon and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This double biography depicts the lives of the famed Nova Scotia giantess Anna Swan (1846-88) and the celebrated Cape Breton giant Angus McAskill (1825-63). These two splendid and singular celebrities toured the world entertaining royalty and impressing audiences from town halls to palaces. Angus and Anna's Scottish influences were deeply embedded from childhood and although it was unlikely the two ever met, the similarities in their lives were uncanny. During their adventures, both giants worked with and met many unusual characters. Both met Queen Victoria. Anna married an American giant and the two toured as "The Tallest Married Couple in the World." The book explores the causes of gigantism and how this rare condition shaped the lives and personalities of these two Nova Scotians. Anna and Angus were born to normal-sized, hard-working parents and grew up in rural surroundings but rose to great stardom on the world stage. Both were regarded for their kind hearts and compassion for others. They have left a meaningful message for readers that resonates more than a century after their deaths. Both are honoured at museums in Nova Scotia that house their artifacts. Thousands of people flock to these sites to learn about these great giants.
Book Synopsis Nova Scotia's by : Phyllis Ruth Blakeley
Download or read book Nova Scotia's written by Phyllis Ruth Blakeley and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nova Scotia's Two Remarkable Giants by : Phyllis Ruth Blakeley
Download or read book Nova Scotia's Two Remarkable Giants written by Phyllis Ruth Blakeley and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Giants Angus McAskill and Anna Swan by : J. Langille
Download or read book Giants Angus McAskill and Anna Swan written by J. Langille and published by Tantallon, N.S. : Four East Publications. This book was released on 1991-11-01 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nova Scotia written by David Orkin and published by Bradt Travel Guides. This book was released on 2013 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtually surrounded by the sea, the ocean's salty waters pulse through Nova Scotia's historic veins. Nova Scotia's rich folklore is steeped in sea-related superstitions together with fables, myths, Scottish legends and ghost stories. Here fishermen have cast their nets for centuries and the abundance of contemporary seafood restaurants and historic lighthouses breathe life into their traditions. It includes detailed sections on topics such as wildlife, history, culture, sights and cuisine. Resident in the province David Orkin's insider knowledge provides in-depth insight into the best B & Bs, wineries, beaches, remote villages and top spots to see moose and seals while cycling and walking. Interviews with locals bring the destination to life. For everyone from the first time visitor to the most seasoned traveller, this guide delves deeper than any other guide to reveal the best of this fascinating province both on and off the beaten track.
Download or read book The Wonders written by John Woolf and published by Michael O'Mara Books. This book was released on 2019-05-02 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of the Victorian freak show and circus, and the remarkable cast of characters who performed in them.
Download or read book Giants written by Charles DeLoach and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the role that giants have played in the history of humankind. ...style is breezy and accessible...a pleasant browse. --BOOKLIST ...will likely be of interest to the general reader as well as serve as a useful reference tool. Recommended for all collections. --PUBLIC LIBRARY QUARTERLY
Book Synopsis Nova Scotia's Two Remarkable Giants Two Remarkable Giants by : Phyllis R. Blakeley
Download or read book Nova Scotia's Two Remarkable Giants Two Remarkable Giants written by Phyllis R. Blakeley and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis True Tale of a Giantess, The by : Anne Renaud
Download or read book True Tale of a Giantess, The written by Anne Renaud and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Swan dreamed of a life as big as she was. –When I was small, I was already big news,” begins this picture book biography of Anna Swan. –Because when I was small, I was already TREMENDOUS.” Anna was thirteen pounds at her birth in Nova Scotia in 1846. She grew steadily until she was nearly eight feet tall, and never felt that she fit into her small country life. Then, at age seventeen, Anna moved to New York City to be part of P. T. Barnumês Gallery of Wonders ã and her life changed forever. Fame, world travel, true love! This real-life giantess lived a real-life storybook adventure!
Book Synopsis The Cape Breton Giant by : James Donald Gillis
Download or read book The Cape Breton Giant written by James Donald Gillis and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Giants and Pigmies (geological) by : David Honeyman
Download or read book Giants and Pigmies (geological) written by David Honeyman and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Giant's House by : Elizabeth McCracken
Download or read book The Giant's House written by Elizabeth McCracken and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Every so often a novel comes along which transcends whimsy with the beauty of its writing. Elizabeth McCracken's small masterpiece is one of these' Guardian A powerful and unique story about connection, showing that miracles can happen – even across a library circulation desk. The year is 1950, and in a small town on Cape Cod twenty-eight year old librarian Peggy Cort feels as if love and life have stood her up. That is, until the day James Carlson Sweatt – the 'over-tall' eleven year old boy who's the talk of the town – walks into her library and changes her life for ever. Two misfits whose lonely paths cross at the circulation desk, Peggy and James are odd candidates for friendship. In James, Peggy discovers the one person who's ever really understood her, and as he grows – six foot five at age twelve, then seven foot, then eight – so does their most singular romance. *Perfect for readers who loved Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine*
Book Synopsis A History of Giants by : Henry Lanier
Download or read book A History of Giants written by Henry Lanier and published by Endymion Press. This book was released on 2018-03-10 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man in his youth was so fond of giants that, not finding them large or plentiful enough, he created a bounteous supply. He gave them precedence of himself. In the frozen North they came even before the gods: in the East, after the celestials but before the creation of the world; in Greece they sprang into being just after the Olympians and fiercely disputed the sovereignty of Zeus.
Book Synopsis Ancient Giants of the Americas by : Xaviant Haze
Download or read book Ancient Giants of the Americas written by Xaviant Haze and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did a race of ancient giants once inhabit the Americas? Do ancient megalithic stoneworks, out-of-place artifacts, DNA mysteries, and strange bones provide proof of their existence? Ancient Giants of the Americas reveals an array of astounding truths, including: How giants were a dominant feature of Native American origin myths. Extraordinary first-person tales about meetings with giant Native Americans. How early pioneers discovered the remains of ancient giants and a previously unknown civilization—and how the Smithsonian successfully covered them up. Analyzing the historical and archaeological evidence, Xaviant Haze provides ample proof that our ancestors in the ancient Americas were much taller and a lot more mysterious than we imagine. Their exploits inspired the Native Americans to keep oral accounts of these mysterious giants, who left behind strange artifacts, massive cities of burial mounds, and the remains of a vast copper-mining network. Who were these ancient giants? Did some really have six toes? Were some related to the elongated-skull peoples of Peru? Your view of American history will never be the same after going down the giant rabbit hole that is Ancient Giants of the Americas.
Download or read book Backyard Giants written by Susan Warren and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-12 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, the race to grow the biggest pumpkin in the world draws a rowdy crowd of obsessive gardeners to county fairs and weigh-offs across the country. The competition is furious; there's sabotage and treachery and the heartbreak of root rot, and many a weigh-off ends in tears. This year, more than just the grand prize is at stake. The Holy Grail is within reach: the world's first fifteenhundred-pound pumpkin. And Ron and Dick Wallace think they have what it takes to get it. Backyard Giants follows a tumultuous season in the life of a close-knit tribe of competitors as they chase down the ultimate pumpkin prize. In the grueling and gut-wrenching quest for truly colossal fruit, vacations are postponed, marriages are strained, and savings accounts are emptied. Backyards are converted into leafy laboratories of biogenetics and toxic chemicals-to say nothing of pumpkin sex. Riding shotgun with Ron and his father Dick, Wall Street Journal editor Susan Warren brings to life a winning and unforgettable crew of pumpkin lunatics: the newbie who shocked everyone by growing the big one last year; the pro-bono slime scientist; the groundhog assassin; and the safety trainer who risked electrocuting himself to save his patch. Funny, sharp, and engaging, Backyard Giants is a romp through a charming corner of American life, as quirky and enchanting as the big pumpkins themselves.
Book Synopsis A Short History About Giants by : Richard Crowe
Download or read book A Short History About Giants written by Richard Crowe and published by LifeRich Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Short Story About Giants by Richard Crowe is a great recounting of a conversation between a grandfather and his grandson. This is a story not only about making a connection with your loved ones, but also showing them that history can be found in more than just history books. The grandfathers goal is to keep his grandson, Cody, interested in learning something new all the time...I remember learning just the basic story of David and Goliath. The way the grandfather related the story made such an impact on Cody, the grandson, that he will remember it for the rest of his life. It also sparked his interest in learning more about giants. His grandfather is savvy enough to use this chance to teach Cody parts of the Bible and an ongoing history that we rarely pay attention to. Codys interest was not the only one that was piqued during this brief history of giants. I found myself doing a lot of research after I finished reading it...This short story is only about 13 pages long, but it packs a powerful punch. There is even room to throw in a bit of a love story in the telling. This is not a book that will be easily forgotten, and I look forward to reading it to my grandchildren to see what kind of questions it may spark from them...I give this book 4 OUT OF 4 STARS. I wish we would all find a way to teach our children a little history every day...This grandfather found a way to inspire Cody to take an interest and ask more questions. If we make history interesting, we would want to learn more, and learn it better. Review by dhomespot August 26, 2017
Book Synopsis Secret Cities of Old South America by : Harold T. Wilkins
Download or read book Secret Cities of Old South America written by Harold T. Wilkins and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2008-11-01 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monstrous beasts, lost worlds, vanished civilizations, Amazon warriors, even Atlantis and Noahs ark figure in this wondrous and rare book. Hard to find in print before now, this obscure 1952 work is an artifact itself, of the postwar fascination with all things mysterious, from flying saucers to ancient astronauts to the third eye. In this wildly entertainingand more than a little bit preposterousdocument, Wilkins takes us from mountain jungles to unexplored swamps on a search for the hidden secrets of old South America. Seekers after the arcane and fans of the paranormal will delight in this odd and extraordinary volume. British journalist and historian HAROLD T. WILKINS (18911960) is also the author of Mysteries of Ancient South America (1945) and Mysteries of Time and Space (1958).
