The Marrow of Tradition
Автор: Charles W. Chesnutt
Год издания: 0000
On November 10, 1898, a mob of 400 rampages through the streets of Wilmington, North Carolina, killing as many as 60 citizens, burning down the newspaper office, overthrowing the newly elected leaders, and installing a new white supremacist government. The Wilmington Race Riots—also known as the Wilmington Insurrection and the Wilmington Massacre, is the only coup d’etat on American soil. The violence was prompted by the increasing political powers African Americans in the town were gaining during Reconstruction. <i>The Marrow of Tradition</i> is a fictionalized account of this important, under-studied event. Charles W. Chesnutt, an African American writer from North Carolina who lived in Cleveland as an adult and was the first black professional writer in the nation, narrates the story of “Wellington” North Carolina through William Miller, a black doctor, and his wife, Janet, who is both black and the unclaimed daughter of a prominent white businessman. Along with dozens of other characters, including a black domestic servant whose speech is rendered in vernacular dialect, they create a composite of Reconstruction and the violent racial politics created in backlash. The novel is also a masterful work of art that stands on its own: gripping, nuanced, and wholly original.
Great Britain. Customs and Traditions. Великобритания. Обычаи и традиции
Автор: И. А. Уолш
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Основное отличие книги в том, что быт, традиции и обычаи рядовых англичан показываются без какого-либо преломления, глазами самих англичан. Она знакомит не только е календарными и семейными праздниками, популярными способами проведения досуга, но и е различными торжествами, фестивалями, происходящими в разных частях Англии в течение года. Книга может быть использована в качестве пособия по страноведению для изучающих английский язык и культуру Великобритании.
Traditional Estonian Cooking
Автор: Margit Mikk-Sokk
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This book presents you traditional Estonian dishes, exotic to many readers. A lot of the dishes are easily prepared from foodstuff known to you and found in nearest supermarket. Surprise yourself, your family and friends, offering them new taste experiences. You will not forget this pleasant surprise and try again!