Five Films by Frederick Wiseman: Titicut Follies, High School, Welfare, High School II, Public Housing
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    Five Films by Frederick Wiseman: Titicut Follies, High School, Welfare, High School II, Public Housing
    Frederick Wiseman
    Manufacturer: University of California Press
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    ASIN: 0520244575

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    Frederick Wiseman is among America's foremost documentary filmmakers. The recipient of many awards, including three Emmys, Wiseman has made more than thirty feature-length documentaries during a career that has spanned five decades. Together, these films provide a fascinating chronicle of American social and institutional life. This book makes available for the first time transcriptions of five of Wiseman's most important films-- Titicut Follies, High School, Welfare, High School II, Public Housing--providing all of the dialogue as well as annotations about other aspects of the soundtracks such as music and ambient noise, and notes about editing and camera movement. These scene-by-scene transcripts enable readers to scrutinize the films' complex structural patterns, recurring motifs, editing regimes, and the unscripted dialogue that makes Wiseman's cinema a rich repository of American speech. Editor Barry Keith Grant's critical introduction discusses the importance of sound in Wiseman's documentaries. Liberally illustrated with images from the films, these meticulous transcriptions are accompanied by a bibliography and filmography.
    Faeries and Other Fantastical Folk: The Faery Paintings of Maxine Gadd
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    • A Fairy Fantastically Book!!!
    • Well worth whatever it costs
    • 5 STARS!!! - Very beautiful. Stunning Art!
    • Lovely faerie paintings!
    • Not What I Expected
    Faeries and Other Fantastical Folk: The Faery Paintings of Maxine Gadd
    Maxine Gadd
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    ASIN: 1904332242

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    A breathtaking showcase of Maxine Gadd’s whimsical, colorful fairy paintings. Her highly detailed work has appeared before in anthologies, but this is the first book dedicated to Gadd alone—and it’s exquisitely produced, bound in rich red cloth and with matte art paper, padded front board, and gilt edges on the pages. What a treat for fans of fantasy art, who have already turned other titles on fairies into bestsellers: very few painters have managed to capture this unseen world so completely. Looking at the pictures—sometimes shimmering, sometimes eerie—you can practically hear boughs creak, leaves rustle, small wings flurry, and voices chatter in a tongue unknown to mortals. Commentary by the ever-popular John Grant, aimed at “believers,” enhances the images.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A Fairy Fantastically Book!!!.......2007-09-12

    If you love beautiful depictions of Fairys and Mermaids and other magical creatures you have to have this book! It is not that expensive and 85 % of the pages are absolutely stunning! This book is composed almost entirely of paintings and sketches, so if you are looking for a story you will be disappointed. However, whenever I look for Fairy books I search for ones that are artistically done. So if you are very particular about how Fairys are presented, like I am, you HAVE to get this book now!

    5 out of 5 stars Well worth whatever it costs.......2007-08-14

    This book is filled with mesmerizing, ethereal beings whose color and expressions are stunningly lifelife, yet remaining most decidedely surreal. Her understanding of anatomy, facial expressions, and even the placement of such things as freckles are superb. The detail is incredibly rich, the colors more so. Her methods, including mixing different media, painting, oils, and colored pencils present fairies, mermaids, etc. in a unique and breathtaking light. Truly superb and inspiring. A must have for anyone who likes art, fairies, or books. A highly recommended buy.

    4 out of 5 stars 5 STARS!!! - Very beautiful. Stunning Art!.......2007-08-12

    This book has beautiful art in it. It would be a very nice piece in your Faery book collection.

    Better still, it would make a great gift for a Faery lover. Its presentation is the best in Faery art books. It comes in a hard matching box, and when you open it you find the most exquisite velvet cover, best I've ever seen on a book. This is followed by page after page of stunning art.

    Well worth it.

    5 out of 5 stars Lovely faerie paintings!.......2007-06-08

    I'm a big faery fan so I was delighted to find this pretty book of faery portraits--all are pretty and some are quite impressive artistically. An attractive book and a nice gift for someone who is a fairy collector, especialy if they like the more pretty, girly kind of faeries!

    3 out of 5 stars Not What I Expected.......2007-01-23

    I do love many of Maxine Gadd's paintings, however the majority of my favorites are not included in this book. The image, "Frost" is included but what a poor reproduction it is in here. You'd be better off ordering a print or the greeting card if you want to revel in this image. I own the greeting card, and it is BEAUTIFUL. They way she paints that platinum hair is breathtaking. I was so disappointed to find my favorite image so poorly reproduced in her book. The image "Frost" appears faded and doesn't justify its beauty at all. Also, "Emeron, Branwyn, Haegeth, Gingerbread House, Toadstool House" to name a few loved works are left out.

    I found most of the images to be her more "weird" works. I regret to use this word, however for my taste and for others who adore my book list, I believe you will find this to be true.

    Look on Fatara World dot com and order your favorites instead. I hope one day she publishes another book with more of my favorites.
    Cafes of the World
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      David Burton
      Manufacturer: Phantom House Books
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      ASIN: 0473046105

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      "Coffee is the only beverage that sharpens rather than stupefies the mind, and cafes are meeting places of the mind, an expression of a culture…"

      David Burton, food critic and writer introduced "Café's of the World", a book for café and coffee aficionados. Forty-two evocative photographs by Grant Sheehan reveal the ambience, the architecture and the people of many of the world's most interesting cafes.

      This unique book takes the reader on an illuminating journey, visiting the highly individualistic cafes of Australia and New Zealand, the grunge cafes and classic diners of the United States and the grand cafes of Europe. From the eccentric to the elegant, sumptuous to small, this insightful view of international café society shows its many forms and explains its enduring popularity.
      The Individual's Guide to Grants
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        Judith B. Margolin
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        Money for Artists: A Guide to Grants and Awards for Individual Artists
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        Money for Artists: A Guide to Grants and Awards for Individual Artists
        Laura R. Green
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        ASIN: 0915400596

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        2 out of 5 stars Good for musicians.......2000-06-12

        As a theatre artist I was very dissapointed to find that this book is very focused on the music world. There are a number of opportunitites for composers and other types of musicians, however very little on getting money for theatre or graphic arts. I would get this if I was in music, but not if I was another kind of artist.
        Consultants and Consulting Organizations Directory: A Reference Guide to More Than 25,000 Firms and Individuals Engaged in Consultation for Business, Industry, ... Consulting Organizations Directory, 24th ed)
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          A Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need
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            Alan French , Dave Griffiths , Tom Traynor , and Sarah Wiggins
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            A Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need 1998/99
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              Sarah Harland
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              A Guide to Grants for Individuals in Need: 2000/2001
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                Sarah Harland , and Dave Griffiths
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                Guide to Private Fortunes: 1,000 New Descriptive Profiles of the Wealthiest and Most Philanthropic Individuals and Families
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                  Carbon-Functional Organosilicon Compounds (Materials Science Research)
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                    Organosilicon Chemistry 4: From Molecules to Materials
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                      Organosilicon Chemistry at its best ... ((kursiv))

                      Since the appearance of the first volume in 1994 this series has become a well respected forum for organosilicon chemistry. Like its highly successful predecessors, the fourth volume again a wealth of information from articles by recognized experts in their area. It provides a detailed and critical survey of the frontiers of industrial and academic research, including

                      · synthesis and reactivity of new organosilicon compounds
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                      Organosilicon Chemistry II: From Molecules to Materials
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                        ASIN: 3527292543

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                        Never change a winning team.

                        The fifth volume in this renowned series retains the established and successful concept: Leading experts from academia and industry present a comprehensive and detailed overview of the latest results in organosilicon chemistry.

                        - Synthesis and characterization of new organosilicon compounds
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                        The result is a unique collection of first-hand information, vital for every expert working in this field.
                        Organosilicon Chemistry III: From Molecules to Materials
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                          Organosilicon Materials (Handbook of Environmental Chemistry)
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                            This volume, written by 25 experts from industry and research, provides a comprehensive overview of commercially important and environmentally mobile organosilicon materials. It outlines the structure, properties and applications of the four most significant material classes, and summarizes their environmental entry, transport, fate and impact. Readers now have access in one volume to structure, properties, manufacturing, environmental fate and effects of organosilicon compounds and to legislation governing their use.
                            New trends in silicone elastomer technology.(Brief Article): An article from: Rubber World
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                              New trends in silicone elastomer technology.(Brief Article): An article from: Rubber World
                              Frank S. II Burkus , and Jay Amarasekera
                              Manufacturer: Lippincott & Peto, Inc.
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                              Release Date: 2005-07-28

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                              This digital document is an article from Rubber World, published by Lippincott & Peto, Inc. on June 1, 2000. The length of the article is 6613 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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                              Title: New trends in silicone elastomer technology.(Brief Article)
                              Author: Frank S. II Burkus
                              Publication: Rubber World (Magazine/Journal)
                              Date: June 1, 2000
                              Publisher: Lippincott & Peto, Inc.
                              Volume: 222 Issue: 3 Page: 26

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                              Organosilicon Chemistry: From Molecules to Materials
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                                Organosilicon liquid rubbers and materials based on them =: [Kremniiorganicheskie zhidkie kauchuki i materialy na ikh osnove (International polymer science and technology monograph)
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                                  Organosilicon liquid rubbers and materials based on them =: [Kremniiorganicheskie zhidkie kauchuki i materialy na ikh osnove (International polymer science and technology monograph)
                                  Oleg Nikolaevich Dolgov
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                                  Organosilicon Materials
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                                    Grish S. Chandra
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                                    Silcone rubber data sheets
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                                      John T Milek
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                                      Handbook of Complex Analysis : Geometric Function Theory
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                                        Handbook of Complex Analysis : Geometric Function Theory

                                        Manufacturer: North Holland
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                                        Geometric Function Theory is a central part of Complex Analysis (one complex variable). The Handbook of Complex Analysis - Geometric Function Theory deals with this field and its many ramifications and relations to other areas of mathematics and physics. The theory of conformal and quasiconformal mappings plays a central role in this Handbook, for example a priori-estimates for these mappings which arise from solving extremal problems, and constructive methods are considered. As a new field the theory of circle packings which goes back to P. Koebe is included. The Handbook should be useful for experts as well as for mathematicians working in other areas, as well as for physicists and engineers.

                                        · A collection of independent survey articles in the field of GeometricFunction Theory
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                                        Handbook of Complex Analysis, Volume 2 : Geometric Function Theory
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                                          Reiner Kuhnau
                                          Manufacturer: NY
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                                          ASIN: B000MU90U4
                                          Handbook of Complex Analysis: Geometric Function Theory, Vol. 1
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                                            Handbook of Complex Analysis: Geometric Function Theory, Vol. 1
                                            Reiner Kuhnau
                                            Manufacturer: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
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                                            ASIN: B000MUYA4U

                                            The Devil And Daniel Webster
                                            Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                                            • The Devil and Daniel Webster
                                            • Benet's Twain-Like Take: Is Lucifer a Foreigner?
                                            • a worthy legend for America and for Webster
                                            • Great Piece of American Literature
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                                            The Devil And Daniel Webster
                                            Stephen Vincent Venet
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                                            ASIN: 0822203030

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                                            A spirited selection from one of the most highly prized American writers of the twentieth century

                                            Before his premature death in 1943, Stephen Vincent Benet was one of America's most prolific poets, novelists, and short-story writers. He is also, along with Robert Frost, Robert Lowell, and Robert Penn Warren, the only author to receive two Pulitzer prizes for his poetry. Featured in this anthology of his writings is a generous selection of his verse, anchored by his two Pulitzer Prize- winning poems, John Brown's Body and Western Star. Hailed by the New York Times as "an American Iliad," John Brown's Body (1929) is an epic chronicle of the Civil War, from the raid on Harper's Ferry to General Lee's surrender at Appomattox.

                                            Through a versatile array of masterly short stories, Benet explored such subjects as American society, history, politics, and the supernatural. Among the two dozen stories selected for this volume are the haunting title story and the wrenching "A Death in the Country." A final section representing Bent's nonfiction collects several of his penetrating essays on writing and education, including "Most Unforgettable Character I've Known." Sensitively selected and thoughtfully arranged, this vibrant anthology will reintroduce readers to an American master.

                                            Customer Reviews:

                                            2 out of 5 stars The Devil and Daniel Webster.......2006-03-20

                                            This book was not what I wanted or expected. I was looking for the short story. What I got was a play.
                                            What I was looking for was a small booklet with just one or 2 short stories in it including "The Devil and Daniel Webster. I did not want a huge book as I was just going to use the one Benet story in my class. I returned all the copies I purchased and was satisified with the quick action taken. The next time I am looking for something I will check with Amazon again.

                                            4 out of 5 stars Benet's Twain-Like Take: Is Lucifer a Foreigner?.......2003-06-05

                                            This lightweight (literally, if not figuratively) story of the hapless farmer Jabez Stone, of Cross Corners, New Hampshire, and his rescue from a cavalier deal with the devil by Daniel Webster is an entertaining, patriotic lark. Although Webster was a lawyer, the narrator tells us, and the "the biggest man...next to God...He never got to be President." Published in 1937, and with a homespun Twain-like love of freedom and the wry vigilance which watches over it, Stephen Vincent Benet's entertaining lark, set "in the border country, where Massachusetts joins Vermont and New Hampshire" is patriotic without being jingoistic or nationalistic. At the end, after the narrator informs us that devil keeps clear of Marshfield and hasn't been seen in New Hampshire he concludes: "I'm not talking about Massachusetts or Vermont."

                                            5 out of 5 stars a worthy legend for America and for Webster.......2002-05-17

                                            A young nation, built on reason and skepticism, America doesn't have a whole lot of myths and legends. With the possible exception of Parson Weem's tales of
                                            young George Washington, the stories of Washington Irving, and a few tall tales like Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and John Henry, the best might be found in Stephen
                                            Vincent Benet's Faust-influenced but distinctly American short story and screenplay, The Devil and Daniel Webster, which has also been adapted for the stage and
                                            turned into an opera.

                                            Jabez Stone of Cross Corners, New Hampshire is a man of little luck, until, with his wife and children ill and a whitlow on his own thumb, he barks :

                                            I vow it's enough to make a man want to sell his soul to the devill And I would, too, for two cents!

                                            With that, a stranger appears and Jabez makes a deal, signing it in blood, which changes his luck drastically.

                                            Over the next ten years, Stone prospers, becoming wealthy and an important man in politics. But with his mortgage to the stranger coming due, Jabez Stone regrets
                                            the deal he's made and pays a visit to his neighbor, Daniel Webster, of Mansfield, NH--the nation's greatest lawyer and New England's most revered citizen--to see
                                            if Mr. Webster will take him on as a client and see if there's not some way out of the deal. A lesser man might balk at the prospect of such a fight, but Daniel
                                            Webster has a special regard for his constituents and cheerfully assures Jabez that they'll prevail :

                                            For if two New Hampshiremen aren't a match for the devil, we might as well give the country back to the Indians.

                                            Webster's first ploy is to challenge the stranger's right to prey upon Americans :

                                            'Mr. Stone is an American citizen, and no American citizen may be forced into the service of a foreign prince. We fought England for that
                                            in ë12 and weíll fight all hell for it again!'

                                            'Foreign?' said the stranger. 'And who calls me a foreigner?'

                                            'Well, I never yet heard of the dev -- of your claiming American citizenship,' said Dan'l Webster with surprise.

                                            'And who with better right?' said the stranger, with one of his terrible smiles. 'When the first wrong was done to the first Indian, I was there.
                                            When the first slaver put out for the Congo, I stood on her deck. Am I not in your books and stories and beliefs, from the first settlements on?
                                            Am I not spoken of, still, in every church in New England? 'Tis true the North claims me for a Southerner, and the South for a Northerner,
                                            but I am neither. I am merely an honest American like yourself--and of the best descent--for, to tell the truth, Mr. Webster,
                                            though I don't like to boast of it, my name is older in this country than yours.'

                                            This prompts Webster to recourse to Stone's rights as an American :

                                            'Aha!' said Dan'l Webster, with the veins standing out in his forehead. 'Then I stand on the Constitution! I demand a trial for my client!'

                                            'The case is hardly one for an ordinary court,' said the stranger, his eyes flickering. 'And, indeed, the lateness of the hour-'

                                            'Let it be any court you choose, so it is an American judge and an American jury!' said Dan'l Webster in his pride.
                                            'Let it be the quick or the dead; I'll abide the issue!'

                                            And so begins a trial, presided over by Justice Hathorne, who likewise oversaw the Salem Witch Trials, with a jury made up of the likes of Walter Butler, Simon
                                            Girty, King Philip, Reverend John Smeet, and Morton of Merry Mount. Inevitably, even these dastards are swayed by the rhetorical power of Daniel Webster and
                                            Jabez is released from his contract. The stranger good-naturedly conceding :

                                            'Perhaps 'tis not strictly in accordance with the evidence,' he said, 'but even the damned may salute the eloquence of Mr. Webster.'

                                            Despite this graciousness, Daniel Webster grabs and threatens him, but then relents to his pleading. In exchange for being let go, the stranger predicts Webster's
                                            future for him. The stranger well knows of Webster's desire to be president one day and of his pride in his speaking ability. He warns that the dream will never come
                                            true and, perversely, the ambition will be thwarted by Webster's own talent :

                                            '[T]he last great speech you make will turn many of your own against you,' said the stranger. 'They will call you Ichabod; they will call you
                                            by other names. Even in New England some will say you have turned your coat and sold your country, and their voices will be loud against
                                            you till you die.'

                                            Webster takes the news surpassing well and in turn receives an assurance :

                                            'So it is an honest speech, it does not matter what men say,' said Dan'l Webster. Then he looked at the stranger and their glances locked.

                                            'One question,' he said. 'I have fought for the Union all my life. Will I see that fight won against those who would tear it apart?'

                                            'Not while you live,' said the stranger, grimly, 'but it will be won. And after you are dead, there are thousands who will fight for your cause,
                                            because of words that you spoke."

                                            'Why, then, you long-barreled, slab-sided, lantern-jawed, fortune-telling note shaver!' said Dan'l Webster, with a great roar of laughter,
                                            'be off with you to your own place before I put my mark on you! For, by the thirteen original colonies, I'd go to the Pit itself to save the Union!'

                                            Sure enough, Webster's great speech in favor of the Missouri Compromise in 1850 would ensure its passage but with its provision for admitting a new slave state to
                                            the Union would make him anathema to hardcore abolitionists and doom his presidential hopes.

                                            Benet helped adapt this story for the screen and it made for one of the really underrated great American films. With sterling performances by Edward Arnold as
                                            Webster and Walter Huston as the stranger, here called Mr. Scratch, the middle portion of the story, detailing Jabez Stone's rising fortunes and declining character,
                                            is greatly expanded. This is problematic because James Craig as Jabez is pretty nondescript, but Jane Darwell as his mother and Simone Simon as a sultry vixen who
                                            becomes the Stone's housemaid help to carry us through until the trial starts.

                                            One interesting aspect of Benet's tale is his refusal to let his countrymen off the hook; the Devil is obviously integral to the American experience and though Webster
                                            matches the Devil in the end, he too hears the siren call of Mr. Scratch. In the end though Webster is redeemed by his all consuming love of the nation :

                                            And they say that if you go to his grave and speak loud and clear, 'Dan'l Webster--Dan'l Webster!' the ground'll begin to shiver and the trees
                                            begin to shake. And after a while you'll hear a deep voice saying. 'Neighbor, how stands the Union?' Then you better answer the Union stands
                                            as she stood, rock-bottomed and copper-sheathed, one and indivisible, or he's liable to rear right out of the ground.

                                            What a worthy legend for America and for one of the greatest of her citizens.

                                            GRADE : A

                                            5 out of 5 stars Great Piece of American Literature.......2002-04-24

                                            Daniel Webster might be a Yankee New Englander, a politician and peddlar. This fictious short story by Stephen Benet utilizes a great American statesmen in a great legal case, albeit a fictious one. I first read this in the 8th grade for a book report. It stands out as an entertaining classic of American literature. I also recommend books by James Fennimore Cooper.

                                            5 out of 5 stars Great Stories.......2001-06-25

                                            This book is incredibly hard to find---Amazon was, as, usual, the only place that had it for me. I was dying to read the story that sparked the movie, "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers." About seven mountain men who go down to town to git themselves thar brides! I really enjoyed Benet's style; I was completely unfamiliar with his writing previously. I also read "The Devil and Daniel Webster," included, which seems to be the most popular of his writings. It was a good tale. Interesting author, interesting writings. I'm donating my copy to the library; their Benet listings are sadly lacking! Everyone needs a little "backwoodsman" in their lives!
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                                                First page: "It's a story they tell in the Border country, where Massachusetts joins Vermont and New Hampshire. Yes, Dan'l Webster's dead-or, at least, they buried him. But every time there's a thunderstorm around Marshfield, they say you can hear his rolling voice in the hollows of the sky. And they say that if you go to his garve and speak loud and clear, "Dan'l Webster-Dan'l Webster!" the ground'll shiver and the trees begin to shake. And after a while you'll hear a deep voice saying, "Neighbor, how stands the Union?".....
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