This book tells the story of local-level controls on liquor licensing (‘local option’) that emerged during the anti-alcohol temperance movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It offers a n
In the faded coastal village of Newby, everyone looks out for - and in on - each other, and beneath the deceptively sleepy exterior, passions run high. Beautiful divorcee Tory is painfully involved wi
While on holiday in Istanbul, tragedy strikes, and suddenly the comfortably middle-aged, middle-class Amy is left stranded and a widow. Martha, a young American novelist, kindly helps her, but upon th
Sometimes the simple things are the best. There is a certain joy in the basics of life and going back to simpler times. Today we live in a fast-paced world of machines and premade everything. Crocheti
Camp Forrest was a training, induction, and combatant prisoner-of-war (POW) facility located on the outskirts of Tullahoma, Tennessee. It was a self-sustaining city where over 70,000 soldiers were sta
Crocheting isn’t just for Grandma! People of all ages are picking up yarn and getting hooked on this new again hobby. In an age when manufactured goods are king, it seems improbable that handmade good
Babies can be sweet and soft. Shouldn’t some of the first things to touch their skin be just as nice? This book will take you through some of the best patterns for making blankets, beanies, booties an
