Quaint idioms and expressions of the Pennsylvania-Germans; a collection of curious phrases and terms employed by groups of Americans numbering into the millions, that truly flavor their English
The R. Theodore Bixlers' Collection of Lancaster Authors.
Contents
Chapters: East of Mississippi --- Saint Louis to Albuquerque --- Albuquerque to Williams, Arizona --- Williams, Arizona to Los Angeles, California --- Santa Barbara --- San Francisco and the High Sierras --- The Great American Desert --- Yellowstone Park ---- Utah and Colorado --- Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois --- Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
Summary
In 1925 the author took a trip across the United States beginning in Columbia, PA, describing the flora along the way.
Introduction to the English reader, or, A selection of pieces, in prose and poetry : calculated to improve the younger classes of learners, in reading, and to imbue their minds with the love of virtue : with rules and observations for assisting children to read with propriety
"Paper read before the Hamilton Library and Historical Society on February 12, 1931."
Summary
"Landis explores important political moments, including Presidential and local elections between 1860 and 1865, as well as describes how Carlisle residents respond to various events during the war. These events include the initial rush to volunteer after Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Confederate occupation of Carlisle in 1863, and General Robert E. Lee surrender at Appomattox Court House in April 1865. In addition, Landis also includes several photographs of places in Carlisle during this period. This essay is from an address that Landis, a member of the Class of 1896, delivered on February 12, 1931 at the Hamilton Library in Carlisle." [from Dickinson.edu]
Contents: George Kline and the Gazette Two Orations of Dr. Nisbet Dr. Davidson's Writings Flour for France The Carlisle Library Company Archibald Loudon Loudon's Song Books The Theatre Loudon's Wonderful Magazine Loudon's Indian Wars The New England Primer H. H. Brackenridge Isabella Oliver's Poems Tizzard's Athenian Oracle Hayes's Rural Poems ... Oliver Pollock The Western Almanac Thomas Cooper John MacFarland Lewis the Robber Rev. George Duffield Bibliography of Carlisle Imprints, 1786-1835 List of Carlisle Newspapers to 1835
"This book is one of a series relating Western Pennsylvania history written under the direction of the Western Pennsylvania Historical Survey sponsored jointly by the Buhl Foundation, the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, and the University of Pittsburgh."
