This
was just an amazing read! History, nostalgia, and wonderful pictures
may be found in Christmas Memories: Gifts, Activities, Fads, and
Fancies, 1920's - 1960's, by Susan Waggoner. What a wonderful
collection! There are memories of Christmases past, what the holiday
season was like during the war, or the Depression. How the Kennedy's
influenced how trees and houses were decorated ... all in all just a
lovely book.
For
a look at how some of the landmark homes decorate for the holidays
without having to travel, pay a fee, or stand in line, try Christmas
at Historic Houses, by Patricia Hart McMillan & Katharine
Kaye McMillan. There's a brief history of each house, plus a bit
about how Christmas was celebrated at the time the house was being
lived in. Beautiful pictures, too.
I
remember, vaguely, hearing about the Berlin Airlift in history
classes, but not the 'spin-off' that dropped candy to children.
Christmas From Heaven: the True Story of the Berlin Candy Bomber
taught me about that! The book includes a dvd from the tv show so
the credits look something like this: as read by Tom Brokaw,
illustrated by Robert T. Barrett, written for the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir by David T. Warner. (Since this was the book form, I
would have bumped the author up in that order). ;-) It was Lt.
Halvorsen who noticed the children gathered at the fence when he
brought in supplies. He wondered what he could do for them. Find
out! (There's a hint in the subtitle). :-) Wonderful illustrations
are combined with old photos.
Reading
Hermit With Dog
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