On October 11th, 1779, Casimir Pulaski died. It is also General Pulaski Memorial Day. Illinois has a holiday for him on the first Monday of March. State offices there are closed. Pulaski was admired by Benjamin Franklin, who he met while in France. It was Franklin who told George Washington to recruit this Count fromContinue reading “October 11 ” from a death to the un-dying…””
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October 10 “Keep smiling and stay informed”
October 10th is National Metric Day. I have “Science Experiences: Measuring” by Jeanne Bendick, 1971. This book explains how to measure, distance, sizes, volumes, and weights. It also goes into the history of the Imperial system, used by many English-speaking (USA). It also gives the history, like pace, foot, span, yard, cubit, and fathom. TheContinue reading “October 10 “Keep smiling and stay informed””
October 9 ‘Wine and Cheese’
October 9th is Lief Erikson Day. My first book is “The Story of America in Pictures”, arranged by Alan C. Collins, published 1938. It has this picture of Leif Ericsson (sic). Once again, I turn to my collection of Landmark Books. They have been great resources for history. This is “The Vikings” by Elizabeth Janeway,Continue reading “October 9 ‘Wine and Cheese’”
October 8 “Danger is my middle name”
On October 8th, 1871, began the Great Chicago Fire. I have a few books that are classified as “reading copy only”. That means it is in pretty bad shape. In this case, the covers are off, and a few pages are loose from the binding. However, it is still an important book in the library.Continue reading “October 8 “Danger is my middle name””
October 7 “Now wait just a cotton-picking minute.”
October 7th is World Cotton Day. Lets take a quick around the world book tour. I have the book “The Story of the Cotton Plant” by Frederick Wilkinson, published 1904. This is a good book to find out about cotton. We get the history of cotton, how it is cultivated in different cultures, the scienceContinue reading “October 7 “Now wait just a cotton-picking minute.””
October 6 ” Roger that 4-10. Brown-bottles, a kicker, and 10-30″
October 6th is National Mad Hatter Day. To commemorate this day, we will first start with “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Louis Carroll, and pop-up by Robert Sabuka. This would be ‘the Mad Tea Party’ with the Mad Hatter. I have another book, “C D B !” by William Steig, 1968. This book is isContinue reading “October 6 ” Roger that 4-10. Brown-bottles, a kicker, and 10-30″”
October 5 “Books make the world go round”
October 5th is World Teacher’s Day. Congratulations to those who were, or are teachers. My mother and daughter are two from that crowd! To celebrate teachers, I would like to showcase a few books. This is one of the oldest teachers book I have: “The Teacher: or Moral Influences Employed in the Instruction and GovernmentContinue reading “October 5 “Books make the world go round””
October 4″the body never lies”
October 4th is National Golf Lover’s Day. All I can really say about golf is that I bought a set of left handed clubs about 25 years ago, and then got a nice bag. My wife eventually took the large umbrella to put in her van. Every several years, my wife asked me to putContinue reading “October 4″the body never lies””
October 3 “Book ’em Danno, Murder One”
October 3rd is Lindsey Buckingham’s birthday, 1949. As well as being an important part of Fleetwood Mac, he first had his own band with Stevie Nicks. They had one record. Here is my copy of that record. Another October 3rd birthday would be Louis H. Sullivan, 1856. Sullivan was considered the ‘Father of the Skyscraper’Continue reading “October 3 “Book ’em Danno, Murder One””
October 2 “Let’s give ’em pumpkin to talk about”
October 2nd (the first Wednesday in October) is National Pumpkin Day. I have several children’s books with pumpkins. “The Magic Pumpkin” by Lucille E. Sette published 1984. This is a great book about grouchy, nasty, mean, old Mr. Squiggs-and his pumpkin. Then there is “The Little Old lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything” byContinue reading “October 2 “Let’s give ’em pumpkin to talk about””
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