social life and customs

Viewing Japanese culture and food through family customs.

Few nationalities celebrate and share their food traditions more than people from Italy. Inside, read how immigration to America and other nations spurred the now-worldwide popularity of Italian food.

Whether African immigrants began their journeys as slaves, as refugees, or by choice, find out how connecting food, family, and dining together has bridged the generations, and how those communities have had a lasting impact on their new homes.

"Teaches readers about ancient Romans culture as they craft their way through history... diverse variety of activities, creating laurel wreaths, shields, Janus masks, and more. Easy-to-follow instructions and photographs make these fun projects accessible to a wide range of ages and abilities. Full of interesting facts... combination of hands-on art activities and history."--Provided by publisher.

The Svensson family get ready for Lucia Day, a celebration days before Christmas; includes traditional recipes, words and music to the Sancta Lucia song, patterns for a Lucia or Starboy gown, plus the legend of Sankta Lucia.

In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn't have any connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Cross's son racks up an unfathomable gambling debt to Kent's Gents, Cross must pay it back himself. All he has to do is use his inside knowledge of high society mansions and museums to craft a robbery even the smartest detectives won't solve.

"[Relates the story of] the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York ... [which] went tragically, spectacularly awry ... In the early autumn of 1901, an assassin stalked the fairgrounds, waiting for President William McKinley ... A female daredevil captivated crowds by trying to ride a barrel over Niagara Falls. Apache leader Geronimo startled visitors with a controversial performance. And a showman called the Animal King, the self-proclaimed star of the Midway, announced that one of his acts, the smallest woman in the world and the fair's 'mascot,' had been kidnapped. Then he staged the attempted electrocution of an elephant"--Provided by publisher.

Presents nineteenth-century American writer and social activist Henry David Thoreau's reflections upon living alone among nature for two years on Massachusetts' Walden Pond.

In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.

Ralph loves growing up in Marshfield but learns that life is full of adventures and changes.