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From the founding of America's dance culture to today's square dance activity, follow the footsteps back in time to visit with some amazing people and dance events that depict the historical evolution of the modern American square dance. Based on real people and events, the historic stories are very readable and enjoyable style, revealing the lifestyles of those who contributed to bringing the joy of America's cultural dance to others. You will witness how dance affected the rhythm and lifestyle across the United States and then to foreign countries. It explores pattern dances reflecting on how various dance styles influenced another and the progression of dance. You will experience the expansion across this country and how dance was influenced along the way. You are taken to the Appalachian Mountain area to witness the Kentucky running set and to New England's quadrilles and contra dances. Memories of past dance experience is visited as its history comes alive through the evolution of dance traditions and a visit with our dance pioneers that influenced and impacted our lives. The time line on the evolution of the American Square Dance begins in Europe to the founding of America, through the Colonial times, the contribution of the African American influence and the western expansion, the depression period, the effect of the World War 11 and the growth that took place with the return of the American soldiers. We visit with George Washington and the political influence that took place at colonial dances, Eleanor Roosevelt dancing during the depression, Jimmy Carter bringing the Modern Western Square dance to the White House. Discover how the square dance brought democracy to Japan. Henry Ford's efforts in the revival of dance to Lloyd Shaw's western style impact on square dancing with his high school students Cheyenne Mountain School dancing tours. The building of roads and transportation improvements and the growth of the recording industries along with a proliferation of publications brought about a major growth in people getting together to dance. Dance choreography changes brought about the modern western square dance. Dance events and conventions flourished. You will visit with modern western square dance pioneers Charlie Baldwin, Bob Osgood and Stan and Cathie Burdick. This countries famous animator, Chuck Jones, involvement in square dancing is revealed. This book features many charts and timeline treasures listing movies that featured square dance scenes, square dance halls that came into being across the country and the many different dance gatherings. You will meet some of the women involved in square dancing. You will also visit delightful stories of the Brundage square dance family and the Tirrell round dance family. See how clothing trends followed our dance activity. Today's Modern Western Square Dance will continue to evolve and change. You will learn what efforts took place to preserve the history of the square dance activity. You will see the background of how round dancing complimented square dancing. Every page brings with it the enthusiasm for dancing. You are taken on an adventure that will broaden your perspective on dance and will make you want to be a part of the future dancing experience. It will please the casual reader, dance leaders and the dancer along with historians with its insight and behind the scene stories. It is the most complete and informative book bringing together all in one place everything you will ever want to know about the pleasures and joy in the human relationship of dance. The historical documentation in this book brings the reader through the past years and creates the opportunity so that the future of social dance can continue to be a contributing factor.

From America's best-known knot authority, here is a complete and indispensable guide to more than 100 knots. Whether you want to tie lines together, lash oars in place, attach the foot of a sail to a boom, or extend a towing line, the knot you need, with variations for specific conditions, is here.

The uses, advantages, and disadvantages of every type of knot are clearly explained. The author explains how to tie each one, using concise, step-by-step instructions, all illustrated by simple, easy-to-understand line drawings. The book closes with a helpful glossary of terms.

Pictura showcases a stunning range of art to collect and admire and encourages beginning to advanced artists to put their own stamp of creativity on the artwork by coloring it in. Its unique accordion foldout format makes it an attractive decorative piece that can be displayed and shared with others. Some of the world's most famous and respected illustrators set the foundation of the artwork by creating beautiful, original, and imaginative scenes. It is up to the individual to color in these spectacular settings, enhancing the scenes and adding their own personal touch. Coloring Dragons features the unique art of John Howe, famous artist and creator of fantastical worlds and beasts and concept artist on the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films. Through John's work, artists are transported to a magical world of dragons. On the flip side of the panel, this world-famous master offers his expertise and advice about basic drawing skills and the tools and materials needed to draw dragons. With so many details packed into an 8-panel display, Coloring Dragons invites artists to discover hidden mythical creatures and legendary beasts as they color their way through this labyrinthine world of charm and fantasy.

You know how frustrating it is to work wood with tools that are dull. All that is over. Tool expert Leonard Lee has consolidated a lifetime of study of sharpening methods, techniques, and devices into the most practical reference on the subject. In The Complete Guide to Sharpening, you'll discover the most effective ways to sharpen your tools-from chisels to drill bits. You'll get better edges than on most razor blades, and you'll learn how to shape them to cut better and stay sharp longer. In fact, Lee's simple principles and some basic equipment wil allow you to sharpen any woodworking tool you are likely to encounter.

Presents recipes for holiday pies, scones, tarts, and candy, shows folk art and antique holiday decorations and ornaments, and describes how Christmas is celebrated at Williamsburg and other historic settings.

Practical, yet playful, these crochet bags, totes and pouches are great projects for applying your crocheting skills. This step-by-step informative booklet teaches you how to hook your way to eight gorgeous bags, totes, and pouches. Stitches range from simple (single crochet) to difficult (bullion and popcorn) with an abbreviation key at the front.

Scarves are the ultimate take-along project and are the perfect starter project for those new to the art of crocheting. Learn how to crochet outwear scarves in eight eye-catching styles with Crochet Outerwear Scarves. From stripes, to puffs, blocks, ridges, and pompoms, these scarves are easy to make and awesome to wear. Each booklet includes an abbreviations key in the front.

Hats are the ideal small knitting project and make a great gift for anyone in the family. Learn the basics and create six knitted hat styles that suit just about everyone! Easy-Knit Hats is a detailed knitting booklet that includes six hat knitting patterns: Easy Knit Hat, Hat Nation, Color Therapy Slip Stitch Hat, Flower Power Hat, Shout Out Loud Hat, and Color Block Hat. Designed with beginners in mind, these stylish, traditional projects have helpful introductions, sizing information, and step-by-step photos.

The intarsia knitting technique allows you create patterns with multiple colors that fit together easily with no extra, bulky yarn pieces. First Time Intarsia Knitting is an informative booklet and the go-to guide for knitting lovers who want to go the extra mile for professional and colorful projects. Learn the step-by-step basics to make your multi-colored knits a success, as well as four gorgeous projects to try.

Which do children love most - to scare others or be scared themselves? Either way, turn your home, indoors and out, into the Halloween neighbourhood fright-night centre. Fast and simple craft projects are easy to put up, take down, and store. Make them yourself or invite the kids to help. The windows of your front door become a goblin's glowing, glaring eyes, then add a malevolent toothy grin dripping with blood. A porch is the perfect place to hang a Grim Reaper with papier-mache skull and gold-foil scythe, where the breeze will blow him to and fro. You can even make jack-o'-lanterns out of painted stones. Indoors, party projects abound to create a truly haunted house!

When you want to send a greeting to someone special, don't settle for buying a mass-produced card, send an individual greeting instead. With a creative graphic artist and teacher as your guide, you'll easily and quickly turn ordinary materials into imaginative works of art. Card designs to cover all occasions including birthdays, anniversaries, wedding and births. Select from many different kinds of papers, which you simply cut, tear, or fold into a message from your heart. A variety of techniques let you create just the right tone, as you select from beading, collage, foiling, painting, paper pricking, photo images, silk painting, stamping, stencilling, embossing, lettering, and even more...

The two Antiques Road Show experts share their inside track on the popular show, American antiques, and their most interesting discoveries in the least expected places, in an account that also features photographs of priceless antiques.

To wander through the pages of Joey Green's Incredible Country Store is to experience the innocence and warmth of a bygone era. In this treasury of tips, recipes, and make-it-yourself concoctions, you will discover which country-store gadgets and gizmos have stood the test of time-and which are now collectors' items. You'll find recipes for homemade soaps, candles, perfumes, elixirs, and candies; directions on how to make those wonderful old wooden toys; and illustrations of those confounding brainteaser puzzles from the Ozarks.

Some other treats that await you include:
- Secret formulas for old-time, brand-name products you can make at home-for just pennies. Make your own Chanel No. 5, Chap Stick, Play-Dough, Tiger Balm, and more

- The history, lore, and strange facts behind famous country-store brands and the stores themselves

- Dozens of Joey Green's trademark wacky facts thrown in for good measure--Did you know that Melanie's pregnancy in Gone with the Wind, when calculated by the dates of the Civil War battles mentioned, lasted 21 months? That collectors value some old Cracker Jack prizes as high as $7,000? That originally the cream filling in Oreo cookies was made with pork lard?

Crammed with vintage advertisements and 357 photographs of curiosities from the past, Joey Green's Incredible Country Store has irresistible retro appeal-and makes a great gift!