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Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is? Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, the porter, and the waiter are the society men of the town; wherever the picnic and the excursion are the chief summer diversion, and the revival the winter time of repentance, wherever the cheese cloth veil obtains at a wedding, and the little white hearse goes by with black mourners in the one carriage behind, there--there--is Happy Hollow. ... Read more

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Embracing the past
With characters ranging from preachers to con-artists, Paul
Lawrence Dunbar shows glimpses of the lives of African Americans
after the Civil War in a sleepy southern town called Happy Hollow.
Using the folksy language indicative of that era, along with mental
snapshots of our forgotten communities, he shares a historic
collection of perceptive tales filled with laughter, and saturated
with tears.

First published in 1904, THE HEART OF HAPPY HOLLOW features sixteen
engaging short stories. Dunbar peppers this collection withsome
colorful characters and a group of unique men and women who give
voice to these timeless themes. One story reminds readers of the
adage, the more things change, the more they stay the same. It is an
amusing story of a father and son who adamantly share different
views about life and religion. Does that not sound like today? And
on an opposing end of the pen there is a heart-wrenching story
about the lynching of Jube Benson.

As noted on the back cover, Dunbar's work has deservedly experienced a
recent revival among commercial and scholarly audiences. Paul Lawrence
Dunbar has written a captivating book which should give example to
the craft of storytelling. A step ahead of much of the literary world,
he gives readers nineteenth-century literature that is second to none.
To reacquaint yourself with post Civil War life, pick up a copy THE
HEART OF HAPPY HOLLOW, it is an excellent read. (RAW Rating: 4.5)

Reviewed by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers
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Brigadier-General John Nicholson (1822-1857) was a Victorian era military officer. Involved in the First Anglo-Sikh War as a junior officer, he was taken under the wing of Henry Lawrence along with several other similarly-aged officers and was given much power as a political officer, and later a District Commissioner. He was best known for his role in the Great Uprising of 1857, planning and leading the Storming of Delhi. Famously dismissive of the incompetence of his superiors, he said, upon hearing of General Wilson's hesitancy "Thank God I have yet the strength to shoot him, if necessary". He died on 23 September 1857, in a small bungalow in the cantonments of Delhi, as a result of wounds received in the taking of the city nine days previously. ... Read more

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In 1966 four young men had the opportunity to travel out to Kenya from their home in Stafford. They travelled overland across Europe and then onward to Africa.

This is the story of their journey and of the time spent out in the dramatic and wild environment of the Rift Valley and Game Parks of Kenya.

A train ride, the legend of the Lunatic Express and Mombasa added even more colour to their travels.

A nostalgic memory of a 60s safari. ... Read more

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Elephants are possibly the most well-known members of the animal kingdom. The enormous size, unusual anatomy, and longevity of elephants have fascinated humans for millenia. Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants serves as a comprehensive text on elephant medicine and surgery. Based on the expertise of 36 scientists and clinical veterinarians, this volume covers biology, husbandry, veterinary medicine and surgery of the elephant as known today.

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What's shaped like a sting ray and flies over Chesapeake Bay? This is the eerie riddle which confronts Rick Brant and his friend Don Scott when, seeking shelter from a storm, they anchor the houseboat _Spindrift_ in a lonely cove along the Maryland shore and spot the flying stingaree.
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