America's Yesterdays: Images of Our Lost Past Discovered in the Photographic Archives of the Library of Congress

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A snapshot of the oldest continuous civilization in Europe.......2006-07-28

The Basque people are certainly an interesting race; it is believed that theirs is one of the oldest languages in Europe. Where they came from and how they ended up in northern Spain has been a point of contention between anthropologists for some time. They suffered terribly during the Spanish Civil War in the 1930's; the famous painting by Picasso represents some of the suffering in the Basque city of Guernica. The people of that city had the dubious distinction of being the first in history to have been the victims of the deliberate terror bombing of civilians. The Euskadi Ta Askatasuna or ETA has been engaged in a decade's long struggle to create an independent homeland for the Basque people out of the Basque areas in Spain and France.
This book is a collection of photos taken in the Basque regions in Spain and France. It is a rugged, yet beautiful land; most of the buildings are very old. While there are some modern devices displayed in the pictures, the majority could have been taken decades ago and some perhaps over a century ago. People are meeting over drinks, coffee and traditional food. Some of the beautiful pictures of the villages in the valleys could have been taken at the turn of the century.
When people appear in the photo, one thing is clear. The Basques are a very proud people, they have lived on and worked their land for centuries and will continue to do so. Rugged mountains and terrain breeds rugged, hardy people and that certainly describes the Basques. No small set of photographs with associated explanations in a book can truly describe any culture, especially one this old. However, it can both literally and figuratively give you a snapshot and that is done very well in this book.

"The time between dogs and wolves".......2001-05-12

"A Time We Knew: Images of Yesterday in the Basque Homeland" is the product of a fascinating collaboration between photographer William Albert Allard and the dean of Basque-American literature, Robert Laxalt.

In the fall of 1967, Allard spent two months in the Basque country of northeastern Spain and southwestern France, capturing with his camera the everyday life of the people who lived there. Although Allard spoke no Basque and was linked to the Basque country only through his Basque wife, his stunning photos evoke the tremendous power of the Basque landscape and people: the haunting flanks of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques at evening; the gloomy mountains of the northern coast of Spain just at the approach of a storm; a rough-hewn woman with a scythe at Behorleguy, on the frontier between youth and age, in whose face is reflected the painful past of the ancient Basque people. From a technical point-of-view, these incredible photographs are so good that they could truly be "images of yesterday": the color is brilliant. Alas, though, "yesterday" in the Basque country is no more. The years since 1967 have seen the heavy industrialization of both the French and Spanish sectors of the Basque homeland and the gradual passing of the ancient ways Allard captures here.

Laxalt's contribution to this book is his prose vignettes, some of the best of his characteristically exquisite prose-poetry. A second-generation Basque-American whose father grew up in the French Basque country, Laxalt knows the region as well as probably anyone in the United States. While one cannot miss the heavy dose of romanticism in his prose ("Girls slender as reeds walking hand in hand down the lane, singing an ode to spring in soprano voices pure and light as air") and even pastoralism (exacerbated by the fact that the Basques are some of the world's greatest shepherds), it is obvious that Laxalt is a remarkable writer.

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Erie County, Pennsylvania, is an interesting mixture of peaceful rural landscapes and vigorous industrial scenes. From Albion, Girard, and Fairview in the west, through Waterford and Edinboro, to Corry, Wattsburg, North East, Harborcreek, and Lawrence Park in the east, this volume touches upon many of the small towns, villages, and rural areas that make up this diverse county. The book's images, many never before published, have been selected by local historians and taken from local historical societies' archives to represent the social and cultural aspects of each community. From these pictures, mainly taken in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, the distinct identity of each area comes alive with views of farmlands, businesses, schools, and recreation, yet despite this

individuality, these unique communities do share much in common in tradition and personality.

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Images of Yesterday
Crown
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0517528576
Release Date: 1988-12-12

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Images of Yesterday
Denvil Mullins
Manufacturer: Overmountain Press
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Images of yesterday
Art Gore
Manufacturer: American West Pub. Co
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ASIN: 0910118671

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This "pocket-book" sized book features long adventure stories starring the standard Disney characters, such as Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Uncle Scrooge.

Mickey Mouse Adventures Volume 2 (Mickey Mouse Adventures (Graphic Novels))

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Mickey Mouse In The River Of Time

Mickey Mouse Adventures Volume 2 (Mickey Mouse Adventures (Graphic Novels))

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ASIN: 0911903690

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Mickey Mouse In The River Of Time.......2006-03-18

Mickey Mouse got kicked by Peg-Leg pete in 1928.Then,in the future,Peg-Leg pete got kicked.

Mickey Mouse Adventures Volume 4 (Mickey Mouse Adventures (Graphic Novels))

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Mickey Mouse Adventures Volume 4 (Mickey Mouse Adventures (Graphic Novels))

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ASIN: 0911903917

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Mickey and Donald at their best!

Mickey Mouse Adventures Volume 10 (Mickey Mouse Adventures (Graphic Novels))
Pat McGreal , Carol McGreal , John Blair Moore , Bruno Sarda , Massimo Fecchi , and Giuseppe Dalla Santa
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ASIN: 1888472324

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Long adventure stories starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. Pat and Carol McGreal's "May the Farce Be With You!" skewers Star Wars with a space-age trek for Mickey and Donald. In "Healthy Choice," Donald battles with Uncle Scrooge to market a cure for colds. Then Mickey and Minnie take "One Dangerous Vacation" in a Far Eastern country.

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Mickey and Donald at their best!.......2007-05-12

This issue was soooooo good! I enjoyed seeing the "Star Wars" story. I found an error on the item description on this page. It says there is a story called "One dangerous Vacation!", but it is really called, "Double Danger"!! D'oh!

Mickey Mouse Adventures Volume 9 (Mickey Mouse Adventures (Graphic Novels))

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Mickey mouse

Mickey Mouse Adventures Volume 9 (Mickey Mouse Adventures (Graphic Novels))
Byron Erickson , Dave Rawson , Andreas Pihl , Massimo Fecchi , Toni Bancells , and Joaquin Sanchez
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ASIN: 1888472103

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Long adventure stories starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Pegleg Pete. Fan favorites Byron Erickson and Massimo Fecchi bring us "Fatal Distraction," in which Mickey intervenes in a crime competition between Pegleg Pete and... Pegleg Pete?! In Dave Rawson's "Soap Dope," Donald tries his hand at starring in soap operas, and in Andreas Pihl's "Ticket to Bong," Pete struggles to reform while on an African treasure hunt.

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Mickey mouse.......2007-05-06

Thjhis is a mickey mouse comic. it is preety good. people may be offended with the last story, with the africans. however, i enjoyed this book.

Tesoros para llevar Disney: Mickey Mouse: Carry Along Disney: Mickey Mouse, Spanish-Language Edition (Tesoros Para Llevar)

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Tesoros para llevar Disney: Mickey Mouse: Carry Along Disney: Mickey Mouse, Spanish-Language Edition (Tesoros Para Llevar)
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The feisty little mouse who’s been entertaining audiences young and old for more than 75 years stars in these all-new stories, based on four vintage Mickey Mouse cartoons. Easy-to-grip tabs help children locate their favorite stories quickly. The fun, shaped handle is embossed with images of Mickey and allows active youngsters to carry the book wherever they go.

Mickey Mouse Adventures Volume 3 (Mickey Mouse Adventures (Graphic Novels))

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Mickey Mouse Adventures Volume 3 (Mickey Mouse Adventures (Graphic Novels))
Stefan Petrucha , and Michael T. Gilbert
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ASIN: 0911903909

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Disney Classic Mickey Mouse Carry Along Book (Disney Carryalong Treasuries)

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Pretty to look at, but painful to read

Disney Classic Mickey Mouse Carry Along Book (Disney Carryalong Treasuries)
Reader's Digest
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Pretty to look at, but painful to read.......2005-12-16

I purchased this book for my 2-year old daughter to introduce her to some of the classic Disney characters. I liked the handle and board pages, and the artwork, but my enjoyment ends there. When trying to read the story aloud to my daughter, I found that 1) the photos poorly match the written storyline. For example, one story mentions items in a picture that were cropped out a fancy border. Another discusses events that aren't shown in the pictures, and what is shown in the pictures is not clear from the story. The pictures seem poorly chosen, as if they were leftover frames off the cutting room floor. It's as if one person chose the stills and a different person adapted the narrative from the original cartoon, and never collaborated. 2) the prose vocabulary is upper grade level and uses outdated figures of speech (e.g. 'mixing it up' is used to mean interacting with others at a party). I have tried to like this book, but groan whenever my daughter pulls it off the shelf.

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