Alexander, Constance
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- Name(s)
- Constance Alexander
- Date of Birth
- Residence(s)
- Hometown: Metuchen, New Jersey
- Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, 1988-present
- Education
- M.F.A. in Fiction
- M.B.A. in Management
- M.A. in Humanities
- Graduated from Leadership Kentucky, 1991
- B.A. in English, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey
- Metuchen High School, Metuchen, New Jersey
- St. Frances School, Metuchen, New Jersey
- Life Events
- Established INTEXCommunications, 1984
- Married, 1988
- Awards and Recognitions
- Governor's Award in the Arts for work in media, 2014
- Al Smith Individual Artist Fellowship, 2003
- Al Smith Fellowship Award in Playwriting
- Al Smith Fellowship Award in Fiction
- Grant from the Kentucky Arts Council
- Grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women
- Employment
- Faculty Scholar of Arts and Humanities, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky
- WKMS-FM, the National Public Radio affiliate in Kentucky
- Writer, AT&T
- Teacher and Administrator in public education
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Poet
- Playwright
- Writer
- Journalist
- Speaker
Kilroy Was Here by ISBN: 9781934894101Publication Date: 2008-10-01This collection of new and found poems document a typical American family whose son, Johnny, is a soldier during World War II. The work puts a face on war from the perspective of both the soldier and the family he leaves behind. " ... a collection of poems inspired by the life and death of Johnny Riggle, a young man from Louisville who died in World War II. The poems are the result of a series of oral history interviews with people who grew up during the World War II era, most of them Kentuckians. Also included are found poems from the popular culture of the day, including a recipe, advertisements and remnants of actual letters written by servicemen during World War II." The letters of the late Chuck Simons of Murray, KY " ... inspired some of the most moving pieces ..."--Acknowledgements.- Gentle Fates: Twentieth Anniversary Anthology, New Jersey Poetry Society, 1965-1985 byPublication Date: 1985Poetry anthology. Editors, Vivian M. Meyer, Janine I. Miliband, Constance Alexander; art advisors, Roger Munch, Carolann Nexon; proof reading, Herbert W. Meyer.
- Dreamfish byISBN: 9781599240350Publication Date: 2006-01-01Poems; 30 pages. New Women's Voices series, no. 36.
Who Needs June Cleaver? by ISBN: 9780977874552Publication Date: 2007-03-01Non-fiction. This collection of short essays comprises an insightful and multi-layered memoir based on the writers New Jersey childhood. The pieces reflect on family relationships, events, life-lessons, colorful characters, and observations that lodge in a child's memory and stay through a lifetime. Various versions of these essays originally appeared in the Murray Ledger & Times in Murray, Kentucky. Many of the essays aired as commentaries on WKMS-FM, the National Public Radio member station in Murray.
Alexander, David
- Name(s)
- David Alexander
- David C. Alexander
- Date of Birth
- April 21, 1907
- Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky
- Date of Death
- March 21, 1973
- New York City, New York
- Residence(s)
- Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- New York City, New York
- Education
- New York Institute of Criminology, 1950
- Columbia University, New York City, New York, 1929
- University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1928
- Life Events
- Official of the Mystery Writers of America
- Married Alice Le Mere, 1930
- Served as a Private in the United States Army during World War II
- Awards and Recognitions
- Best-Liked Book of the Boys Club of America Award for The History and Romance of the Horse
- Employment
- Writer and Contributor, The Bloodhorse and Thoroughbred Record, Lexington, Kentucky
- Managing Editor, New York Morning Telegraph, New York
- Journalist, Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky
- Office worker, Louisville Courier-Journals, Louisville, Kentucky
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Journalist
- Writer
- Editor
- A Sound of Horses: The World of Racing From Eclipse to Kelso byPublication Date: 1966Horse racing history; 317 pages; illustrations.
- The History and Romance of the Horse Told With Pictures byPublication Date: 1963Horse history; 128 pages; illustrations.
Die, Little Goose: A Bart Hardin Murder Mystery by ISBN: 9781479425181Publication Date: 2017-02-21First published in 1956. Along with John Dickson Carr and Rex Stout, David Alexander is not only a master of atmosphere and suspense, but creator of some of the most ingenious, diabolically clever plots in detective literature. Alexander's famous murder expert, Bart Hardin, tracks a devious killer through Times Square's murky night-world to solve his most fascinating case!- Hush-a-Bye Murder byPublication Date: 1957Cayce Pollard is a new kind of prophet-a world-renowned "coolhunter" who predicts the hottest trends. While in London to evaluate the redesign of a famous corporate logo, she is offered a different assignment: find the creator of the obscure, enigmatic video clips being uploaded on the internet-footage that is generating massive underground buzz worldwide.
The Madhouse in Washington Square by ISBN: 9781479425112Publication Date: 2017-02-16While he lived, Carley Dane, a novelist whose one great success had led him to alcoholism, took delight in doling out misery in varied forms to all around him. In death, at the hands of party or parties unknown, he caused a breathtaking turn of events for his "friends," a motley crew of fanatics who inhabited a Greenwich Village taproom known as the Madhouse. Tourists found the whole lot of them fascinating: from frustrated artist Manley Ferguson and stiff-necked Major Trevor (Rtd.), to Helen Landers, a model who, when imbibing, felt an urge to take off all but her stockings, and kindly John Cossack, resident philosopher and ex-Russian bomb-maker who took care of the premises. First published in 1958. The owner of the bar hated them all, especially Carley, but loved the tourists they attracted. So vividly does veteran mystery spinner David Alexander convey the demented atmosphere of the Madhouse, that the reader can sympathise with the perplexity of Inspector Gold, who comes to investigate the death of Dane -- and finds himself involved in a case of morality and menace
The Murder of Whistler's Brother: A Bart Hardin Mystery by ISBN: 9781479425167Publication Date: 2017-02-21First published in 1956. Bart Hardin had a case with too many clues! The envelope stuffed with one hundred one-hundred-dollar bills. The gangster who whistled Puccini. The very lousy amateur painting of a butterfly -- that every hood in New York was after. The stolen masterpiece that nobody wanted. The beautiful widow of the corpse -- she wanted Hardin, and she didn't care who killed her husband as long as he was dead. Bart Hardin, Broadway's murder expert, tackles a problem that licked both the Police Department and the District Attorney's Office of the biggest, wickedest city in the world -- Dave Alexander's brilliant novel of crime and detection, THE MURDER OF WHISTLER'S BROTHER!
Murder Points a Finger by ISBN: 9781479425174Publication Date: 2017-02-21First published in 1953. A cop-killer was loose. The Cop: "Just find Ellison." Inspector Sanson said, "--and leave me alone with him in a locked room--" The Girl: "He used to make me scream and cry when he tore the wings off butterflies, and now--and now--" The Killer: "I have to kill her. I have to kill her now because of you. I'll have to kill you too, of course."- The Red Coat Mystery: A Jack Barton Adventure byPublication Date: 1966Juvenile audience; 144 pages.
Shoot a Sitting Duck by ISBN: 9781479425129Publication Date: 2017-02-16First published in 1955. A usual Yuletide eve in New York turns out to be a very strange one for three people when a messenger interrupts their celebration to deliver a Christmas card with a startling message: Maddox Slade's wife has been kidnapped. What's stranger still is that one of the three people who receives the note is none other than Maddox Slade's wife, Arlene! Christmas eve ends with the discovery of a murdered man in the shooting gallery over which Bart Hardin, managing editor of the Broadway Times, lives. The trail--and a beery Santa Claus--lead to Greenwich Village and another murder. A suspect himself, Hardin finds himself in a delicate position between his employer and his old friend, Lieutenant Romano of Homicide. Packed with Broadway characters, action and detection, this is the best Bart Hardin story yet.- Tales For a Rainy Night: The Fourteenth Mystery Writers of America Anthology byPublication Date: 1961Short stories; mysteries. "Stories by Stanley Ellin, Michael Gilbert, Miriam Allen deFord, Raymond E. Banks, Donald A. Yates, Nedre Tyre, Maurice Procter, Anthony Boucher and 10 others"
Terror on Broadway: A Bart Hardin Mystery by ISBN: 9781479425136Publication Date: 2017-02-21First published in 1954. Bart Hardin trails a mad butcher -- a killer who hates the pretty girls of the Great White Way With this taut and chilling tale, David Alexander, author of "Murder Points a Finger," introduces Bart Hardin, sardonic, Broadway-wise editor of "The Broadway Times," a racing and sports newspaper . . . Hardin of the fancy vests, with the rococo apartment over a flea circus, with a handout for every stumblebum around the Garden, with an impact on dames and an affinity for violence. Hardin is the newest light on Broadway, and in detective fiction. "Terror on Broadway" is the first in another of a great new mystery series.
- David Alexander papersHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Summary, "The David Alexander papers (dated circa 1955-1966; 0.68 cubic feet; 2 boxes) comprise final drafts of Alexander's works, including novels, short stories and non-fiction. The papers include: Die Little Goose, The Murder is Whistler's Brother,and Shoot a Sitting Duck, all novels in the Bart Hardin Murder Mystery Series; two short stories entitled Uncle Tom and The Man who went to Taltavul's; and a non-fiction work entitled A Sound of Horses-The World of Racing from Eclipse to Kelso."
- "David Alexander, Turf Writer, Dies"Obituary in The New York Times; March 23, 1973
- "Dead, Man, Dead, by David Alexander"Article at Killer Covers by J. Kingston Pierce; Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Allen, Elisabeth Offutt
- Name(s)
- Elisabeth Offutt Allen
- Date of Birth
- December 8, 1895
- Bloomfield, KY
- Date of Death
- May 22, 1980
- Louisville, KY
- Buried at Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville, KY; Plot Section 34 Lot 255-WP
- Residence(s)
- Hometown: Louisville, KY
- Primary Residence: Louisville, KY
- Jefferson County, KY
- Education
- Kentucky College for Women
- Mount Holyoke College
- Life Events
- Married William Hogue Allen, November 23, 1921; 2 children
- Employment
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Author
- Skip to my loo, my darling byPublication Date: 1973
- This tangled web byPublication Date: 1966
Allen, James Lane
- Name(s)
- James Lane Allen
- Date of Birth
- December 21, 1849
- near Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- Date of Death
- February 18, 1925
- New York City, NY
- Place of burial: Lexington Cemetery
- Residence(s)
- Scarlet Gate Estate, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, late 1800s until 22 years old
- New York City (1893-1925)
- Education
- Masters, Kentucky University (now Transylvania University), 1877
- B. A., Kentucky University (now Transylvania University), 1872
- Life Events
- Awards and Recognitions
- Inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, 2016
- The Fountain of Youth in Gratz Park Lexington, Kentucky, was built in his memory
- The elementary school, James Lane Allen School, was named in his honor
- Employment
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Educator
- Writer
A Kentucky Cardinal by Publication Date: [1968]Fiction. 138 pages. Reprint of the 1895 ed. First published in 1894. A Kentucky Cardinal, set in 1850, features a romance between a naturalist and a society girl- Aftermath: Part Second of "A Kentucky Cardinal" byPublication Date: 1896Free digital access through Hathitrust.
- A Kentucky Cardinal; and, Aftermath byISBN: 9780665262449Publication Date: 1900Free ebook access through Archive.org
Flute and Violin and Other Kentucky Tales and Romances by Publication Date: 1891"The opening tale from Harper's monthly, the others from the Century magazine."
A Cathedral Singer by Publication Date: 1916This uplifting novel penned by prominent Kentucky novelist James Lane Allen reminds readers that the most beautiful things in art and in life are often found in the most unexpected places.- The Reign of Law: A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp Fields byPublication Date: 1900Fiction, 385 pages. Free digital access through Hathitrust. An historical novel which presents the economic importance of hemp as a early raw material for clothing, maritime ropes, and other cordage products. There is information about the growing and harvesting of hemp in this book.
The Mettle of the Pasture by ISBN: 9781776530755Publication Date: 1903, 2014Fiction, ebook. Though James Lane Allen's The Mettle of the Pasture is rife with the lush descriptions and strong sense of place that imbue his previous works, the central focus of this novel is on the complicated nuances of the blossoming love between protagonists Isabel and Rowan, proving that Allen is as skilled in creating unforgettable characters and dramatic tension as he is at depicting the contours of the natural landscape. First published in 1903
Bride of the Mistletoe by ISBN: 9781776530854Publication Date: 1909, 2014Fiction, ebook. After an initial burst of literary popularity, Kentucky-born author James Lane Allen took an extended break from publishing. After the span of several years, he returned with the short novel Bride of the Mistletoe, which both reflected and diverged from his earlier work. Though also a romance of sorts, the tale is shot through with myth and steeped in symbolism, adding weight and gravity to what otherwise might be a light diversion. First published in 1909- The Doctor's Christmas Eve byISBN: 9781620135884Publication Date: 1920, 2013Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg. In the nineteenth-century rural South, country doctors were often much more than just physicians. They played a part in the personal dramas, important milestones, and life-or-death decisions of virtually every family in a fifty-mile radius. In this charming novel, one such doctor reflects on his life over the past year as the holiday season approaches.
- Summer in Arcady; A Tale of Nature byPublication Date: 1896Fiction, 170 pages. Free ebook available through Hathitrust. Published under title "Butterflies" in the Cosmopolitan, December 1895-March 1896.
- The Heroine in Bronze; or, A Portrait of a Girl; A Pastoral of the City byPublication Date: 1912Fiction; 281 pages. Free ebook available through Internet Archive.
- The Sword of Youth byPublication Date: 1915Fiction; 261 pages. Free ebook available through Internet Archive.
- The Emblems of Fidelity: A Comedy in Letters byPublication Date: 1919Fiction; 219 pages. Free ebook available through Internet Archive.
- The Blue-Grass Region of Kentucky and Other Kentucky Articles byPublication Date: 1892, 2013Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
Kentucky Story: A Collection of Short Stories by Publication Date: 1954Ficton; short stories. Contents: King Solomon of Kentucky / James Lane Allen -- An Experience on the Dress Line / Lucky Furman -- Courtin' on Cutshin / John Fox Jr. -- Hoodooed / Alice Hegan Rice -- Snake Doctor / Irvin S. Cobb -- Children of Noah / Ben Lucien Burman -- The Sacrifice of the Maidens / Elizabeth Madox Roberts -- Old Red / Caroline Gordon -- The Immortal Woman / Allen Tate -- Room in the World / Leane Zugsmith -- Dawn of Remembered Spring / Jesse Stuart -- Mrs. Razor / James Still -- Blackberry Winter / Robert Penn Warren -- Evenings at Home / Elizabeth Hardwick -- Ebbie / A.B. Guthrie Jr.
James Lane Allen: A Personal Note by Publication Date: 1928Biography; 149 pages. Illustrations. With a personal note by John Wilson Townsend. "This edition, revised and corrected, with a bibliography, printed on Alexandra Japan cream deckle edge paper, is limited to 200 copies ..."- Social historians byPublication Date: [1911]176 pages. Contents: Thomas Nelson Page.--George Washington Cable.--Charles Egbert Craddock.--James Lane Allen.--Joel Chandler Harris.
- James Lane Allen and his booksPublication Date: 1899Microfiche. Sanford, N.C. : Microfilming Corporation of America, 1978. 1 microfiche. (Pamphlets in American history. Biography ; B 57).
- James Lane Allen papers, 1892-1925Housed at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Summary, "The papers contain three groups of records; Allen's correspondence, holographic and typed manuscripts of some of Allen's writings and correspondence with Orlando and Mrs. Rowland 49W4 includes 23 holographic letters (1891-1897) Allen wrote from New York City to Alexander Hill of Robert Clarke and Co., Cincinnati, Ohio booksellers. The letters concern relations with publisher, lecture engagements and personal matters. Three other holographic letters are to Douglas Wiggin, 1899, a "Mr. Herdson", 1916, and to Samuel M. Wilson, 1921. The rest of the group of papers consists of book reviews, programs, clippings, and a photograph of Mr. Allen inscribed to Mr. Hill. 49W5, the second group, consists of holographic and typed manuscripts of drafts (some incomplete) of Allen's articles, stories and plays. More than thirty items bear titles. The third and final accession (87M52) is largely comprised of letters (holographs) to Allen's friend Orlando Rowland and Mrs. Rowland in New York City. The letters focus on their friendship and in them Allen reveals his appreciation for Mr. and Mrs. Rowland's kindnesses of flowers, gifts, correspondence and hospitality."
- James Lane Allen notes to Mr. McGee: autograph manuscript signedHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Summary, "Brief notes to Mr. McGee mostly regarding borrowed books or visits."
- James Lane Allen at WikipediaWikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Allen, Nancy Kelly
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- Name(s)
- Nancy Kelly Allen
- Nancy K. Allen
- Date of Birth
- January 9, 1949
- Knott County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- Knott County, Kentucky
- Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky
- Williamsburg, Whitley County, Kentucky
- Education
- M.L.S. in Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1986
- M.Ed. in Education, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky. 1980
- B.A., Cumberland College (now University of the Cumberlands), Williamsburg, Kentucky, 1970
- Life Events
- Member of the Kentucky School Media Association
- Married Larry James Allen, 1971
- Awards and Recognitions
- Appalachian Writers Award for Children's Literature for On the Banks of the Amazon, 2005
- Kentucky Foundation for Women writing grant
- Employment
- Freelance writer
- Social worker, 1971-1976
- Librarian, Walkertown Primary School, Hazard, Kentucky, 1977-
- Social Studies teacher, middle school
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Social worker
- Teacher
- Librarian
- Writer
Cowboy Jesse by ISBN: 9781733346269Publication Date: 2020-10-01When ten space aliens land in his backyard, what does Jesse do? Jesse uses his bandana, his cowboy boots, and his lariat to round up the aliens one by one. But Jesse ends up with more than he bargained for. A humorous counting book about unexpected friends.
Earth's Rock Cycle by ISBN: 9781435827622Publication Date: 2009-01-01The rock cycle is a key concept in earth science. Curious kids will be fascinated by a wealth of detailed information about this topic.
Everyone Eats by ISBN: 9781634303637Publication Date: 2015-08-01Have you ever eaten a bug? How about a caterpillar or a tarantula? Believe it or not, kids in other parts of the world eat these tasty treats every day. Learn all about different countries and the things people eat. Get out your spoon and fork and get ready to learn about what everyone eats! This title will allow students to identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. * Multicultural * Text based questions * World map * Bold keywords with picture glossary
First Fire: A Cherokee Folktale by ISBN: 9781628552072Publication Date: 2014-02-10Why are ravens black? Why do screech owl eyes look red in light? How did we get fire? You'll find the answers to those questions in this retelling of a Cherokee pourquoi folktale. The earth was cold and dark but the animals could see fire coming from the tree on the island. They tried to fly or swim to the island to bring back the fire heat and light. What happened to some of the animals? Which animal brought it back and how?This fictional story includes a 4-page For Creative Mindssection in the back of the book and a 41-page cross-curricular Teaching Activity Guideonline. First Fire is vetted by experts and designed to encourage parental engagement. Its extensive back matter helps teachers with time-saving lesson ideas, provides extensions for science, math, and social studies units, and uses inquiry-based learning to help build critical thinking skills in young readers. The Spanish translation supports ELL and dual-language programs. The enhanced ebook reads aloud in both English and Spanish with word highlighting and audio speed control to promote oral language skills, fluency, pronunciation, text engagement, and reading comprehension.
Happy Birthday: The Story of the World's Most Popular Song by ISBN: 9781589806757Publication Date: 2010-02-11This children's picture book tells the story of how the most popular song in the world began as a little ditty, "Good Morning to All," to greet kindergarten students each day. Sisters Mildred and Patty Hill wrote the music and lyrics and later changed the words to the familiar "Happy Birthday to You."
Hopping on the Number Line by ISBN: 9781617417603Publication Date: 2011-08-01Hopping On The Number Line Represents Addition And Subtraction Using A Number Line.
Identifying Rocks by ISBN: 9781435827639Publication Date: 2009-01-01Rock identification is an interesting, fun, and hands-on earth science topic. Curious kids will be fascinated by a wealth of detailed information about this subject.
Is It Symmetrical? by ISBN: 9781615902972Publication Date: 2010-08-01This Math Concept Book Engages Young Readers Through Simple Text And Photos As They Learn About Symmetry.
Limestone and Other Sedimentary Rocks by ISBN: 9781435827592Publication Date: 2009-01-01Limestone is just one of the many interesting kinds of sedimentary rock. This book teaches young readers how sedimentary rock forms, introduces several kinds of sedimentary rock, and explains why sedimentary rock is so important.
Minerals and Rocks by ISBN: 9781435827615Publication Date: 2009-01-01Minerals and rocks are an interesting and important element of earth science. Curious kids will be fascinated by a wealth of information about this topic.
My Life As an Early Settler by ISBN: 9781618102737Publication Date: 2012-08-01In the book, Life As An Early Settler, young readers will explore the dangers and hardships faced by the early colonizers. Each 24-page book in this series features real-word examples and leveled text for use in guided reading which allows students to understand and explain key themes and details. The Little World Social Studies series brings history to life and help teach young readers about some of the most notable events and people in America's storied history.
My Life As an Immigrant by ISBN: 9781618102751Publication Date: 2012-08-01Immigrants Sailed From Faraway Lands To Come To America For Opportunity. This Book Includes Their Experiences At Ellis Island, The Struggles Of Finding Employment, And Learning A New Language In A Strange, New World.
My Math Toolbox by ISBN: 9781617417580Publication Date: 2011-08-01My Math Toolbox Selects And Uses Appropriate Tools For Given Measurement Situations (E.G., Rulers For Length, Measuring Cups For Capacity)
On the Banks of the Amazon / En las Orillas del Amazonas by ISBN: 9780972019279Publication Date: 2003-08-01Enter into a rain forest adventure full of mystery, exotic foliage and wondrous creatures. Text in English and Spanish.
The Truth about Princesses by ISBN: 9781404857476Publication Date: 2010-01-01Princesses have danced through popular fairy tales for many years. Have you ever wondered where princesses live, what they do for fun, or how they behave? Twirl through the pages of this book to find out the truth about princesses.
What's a Fraction? by ISBN: 9781617419614Publication Date: 2011-08-01What's A Fraction? Teaches The Concepts Related To Fractions (E.G., Numerator And Denominator).
What's an Election? by ISBN: 9781618102775Publication Date: 2012-08-01Students Will Learn The Election Process From Beginning To End With This Wonderful Title. From What A Candidate Is, To Where And When People Vote, And How And Why The Election Process Is So Important In Our Country. Also available in Spanish.
What Is an Attribute? by ISBN: 9781615902965Publication Date: 2010-08-01This Math Concept Book Engages Young Readers Through Simple Text And Photos As They Learn About Attributes.
Whose Food Is This? by ISBN: 9781404806078Publication Date: 2004-09-01Examines a variety of food eaten by animals. Animals shown include a squirrel, anteater, hummingbird, giant panda, cow, fruit bat, and an ostrich.
Whose Sound Is This? by ISBN: 9781404806108Publication Date: 2004-09-01Examines a variety of different sounds made by animals. Animals shown include a lion, a dolphin, an owl, a bullfrog, a donkey, a grasshopper, and a rattlesnake.
Whose Work Is This? by ISBN: 9781404806122Publication Date: 2004-09-01Examines a variety of products produced from animals including honey from a bee, lanolin from a sheep, feathers from a Canada goose, pearls from an oyster, venom from a snake, milk from a goat, and eggs from a chicken.
Something about the Author by ISBN: 9781414410722Publication Date: 2006-10-04An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume of this series provides illustrated biographical articles on approximately 70 children's authors and artists. The series covers more than 10,000 individuals, ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings and works in progress, adaptations, additional sources and photographs. Also available is a cumulative author index, published in odd-numbered volumes.
Altsheler, Joseph A.
- Name(s)
- Joseph A. Altsheler
- Joseph Alexander Altsheler
- J. A. Altsheler
- Date of Birth
- April 29, 1862
- Three Springs, Hart County, Kentucky
- Date of Death
- June 5, 1919
- New York City, New York
- Buried at the Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Residence(s)
- Three Springs, Hart County, Kentucky
- Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Germany
- New York City, New York
- Education
- Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
- Liberty College, Glasgow, Kentucky
- Life Events
- Married Sarah Boles, 1888, one son
- Employment
- Hawaii correspondent, New York World newspaper, 1892-
- Reporter and editor, Louisville Courier-Journal
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Journalist
- Reporter
- Writer
The Young Trailers: A Story of Early Kentucky by Publication Date: 1907Juvenile fiction; Young Trailers series, book 1. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg- The Forest Runners: A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky byPublication Date: 1908Juvenile fiction; Young Trailers series, book 2. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Keepers of the Trail: A Story of the Great Woods byPublication Date: 1916Juvenile fiction; Young Trailers series, book 3. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Eyes of the Woods: A Story of the Ancient Wilderness byPublication Date: 1917Juvenile fiction; Young Trailers series, book 4. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Free Rangers: A Story of the Early Days Along the Mississippi byPublication Date: 1909Juvenile fiction; Young Trailers series, book 5. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Riflemen of the Ohio: A Story of the Early Days Along "The Beautiful River" byPublication Date: 1910Juvenile fiction; Young Trailers series, book 6. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Scouts of the Valley: A Story of Wyoming and the Chemung byPublication Date: 1911Juvenile fiction; Young Trailers series, book 7. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Border Watch: A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand byPublication Date: 1912Juvenile fiction; Young Trailers series, book 8. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
The Guns of Bull Run: A Story of the Civil War's Eve by Publication Date: 1914Juvenile fiction; Civil War series, book 1. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.- The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western Campaign byPublication Date: 1914Juvenile fiction; Civil War series, book 2. Free book available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign byPublication Date: 1914Juvenile fiction; Civil War series, book 3. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's Crisis byPublication Date: 1914Juvenile fiction; Civil War series, book 4. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Star of Gettysburg: A Story of Southern High Tide byPublication Date: 1915Juvenile fiction; Civil War series, book 5. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Rock of Chickamauga: A Story of the Western Crisis byPublication Date: 1915Juvenile fiction; Civil War series, book 6. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Shades of the Wilderness: A Story of Lee's Great Stand byPublication Date: 1916Juvenile fiction; Civil War series, book 7. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Tree of Appomattox: A Story of the Civil War's Close byPublication Date: 1916Juvenile fiction; Civil War series, book 8. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Hunters of the Hills: A Story of the French and Indian War byPublication Date: 1916Juvenile fiction; The French and Indian War Series, book 1. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Shadow of the North: A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign byPublication Date: 1917Juvenile fiction; The French and Indian War Series, book 2. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Rulers of the Lakes: A Story of George and Champlain byPublication Date: 1917Juvenile fiction; The French and Indian War Series, book 3. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods byPublication Date: 1918Juvenile fiction; The French and Indian War Series, book 4. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Lords of the Wild: A Story of the Old New York Border byPublication Date: 1919Juvenile fiction; The French and Indian War Series, book 5. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Sun of Quebec: A Story of a Great Crisis byPublication Date: 1919Juvenile fiction; The French and Indian War Series, book 6. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Texan Star: The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty byPublication Date: 1912Juvenile fiction; The Texan Series, book 1. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad byPublication Date: 1913Juvenile fiction; The Texan Series, book 2. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Texan Triumph: A Romance of the San Jacinto Campaign byPublication Date: 1913Juvenile fiction; The Texan Series, book 3.
- The Great Sioux Trail: A Story of Mountain and Plain byPublication Date: 1918Juvenile fiction; The Great West Series, book 1. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Lost Hunters: A Story of Wild Man and Great Beasts byPublication Date: 1918Juvenile fiction; The Great West Series, book 2. Free ebook available through HathiTrust.
- The Guns of Europe byPublication Date: 1915Juvenile fiction; The World War Series, book 1. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne byPublication Date: 1915Juvenile fiction; The World War Series, book 2. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Hosts of the Air: The Story of a Quest in the Great War byPublication Date: 1915Juvenile fiction; The World War Series, book 3. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- A Soldier of Manhattan: And His Adventures at Ticonderoga and Quebec byPublication Date: 1897Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through HathiTrust and Internet Archive.
- The Sun of Saratoga: A Romance of Burgoyne's Surrender byPublication Date: 1897Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Google and Internet Archive.
- A Herald of the West: An American Story of 1811-1815 byPublication Date: 1898Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Internet Archive.
- In Circling Camps: A Romance of the Civil War byPublication Date: 1900Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Google, HathiTrust, and Internet Archive.
- In Hostile Red: A Romance of the Monmouth Campaign byPublication Date: 1900Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Last Rebel byPublication Date: 1900Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Wilderness Road: A Romance of St. Clair's Defeat and Wayne's Victory byPublication Date: 1901Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through HathiTrust.
- My Captive: A Novel byPublication Date: 1902Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Internet Archive.
- Before the Dawn: A Story of the Fall of Richmond byPublication Date: 1903Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- Guthrie of the Times: A Story of Success byPublication Date: 1904Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Google, HathiTrust, and Internet Archive.
- The Candidate: A Political Romance byPublication Date: 1905Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Recovery: A Story of Kentucky byPublication Date: 1908Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through HathiTrust.
- The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War byPublication Date: 1909Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
- The Horsemen of the Plains: A Story of the Great Cheyenne War byPublication Date: 1910Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Google and HathiTrust.
- The Quest of the Four: A Story of the Comanches and Buena Vista byPublication Date: 1911Juvenile fiction. Free ebook available through Project Gutenberg.
At the Twelfth Hour: Selected Short Stories of Joseph A. Altsheler by ISBN: 9780761838593Publication Date: 2007-09-18Joseph A. Altsheler was probably the most popular American author of boys' fiction in the first half of the twentieth century. Although his peak of popularity is past, his novels are frequently listed on ebay and find a ready audience. New printings of his most popular novels are still being issued.
- Josephy A. Altsheler and American History byPublication Date: 1919Biographical sketch, 7 pages. Free digital access through Hathitrust.
- Joseph Altsheler: His Contribution to American Fiction for Boys byPublication Date: 1938Master's Thesis, University of Louisville; 132 leaves.
- Joseph A. Altsheler The Golden Leaf manuscriptHoused at the University of Kentucky, Special Collections Research Center. Summary, "The Joseph A. Altsheler The Golden Leaf manuscript is a draft of Altsheler's work. This manuscript appears to have been unpublished and is undated."
- Letter and an envelope, 1901 byPublication Date: 1901Housed at Brigham Young University. Summary, "Handwritten and signed letter, composed on "The World" stationary, addressed to Barton O. Aylesworth, and dated 23 Nov. 1901. Altsheler gives a brief account of his life and lists books he has published. Also include is the envelope in which the letter was sent."
- Letter, New York, to Howes Norris 1902 March 20 byPublication Date: 1902Housed at the University of Virginia. Summary, "Altsheler sends his regards to an autograph seeker."
- Letter, New York, to William Nathaniel Harben 1902 July 7 byPublication Date: 1902Housed at the University of Virginia. Summary, "Altsheler compliments Harben on one of his stories. A note, July 10, at the bottom of the leaf is from Harben to Richard Watson Gilder asking him to read Altsheler's letter [holograph signed]."
- Joseph Alexander Altsheler at WikipediaWikipedia is a free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Alvarez, Steven
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- Name(s)
- Steven Alvarez
- Dr. Steven Alvarez
- Steven Paul Alvarez
- Date of Birth
- December 10, 1979
- Safford, Arizona
- Residence(s)
- Safford, Arizona
- New York City, New York
- Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
- Education
- Ph.D., The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- M.Ph., The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- B.A., University of Arizona
- Life Events
- Awards and Recognitions
- Fence Modern Poets Prize for The Codex Mojaodicus, 2016
- Rusty Toque Chapbook Prize for Un/documented, Kentucky, 2016
- Seven Kitchens Press Rane Arroyo Poetry Prize for Six Poems from the Codex Mojaodicus, 2014
- Employment
- Assistant Professor of English, St. John's University, New York City, New York, 2017-present
- Assistant Professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Occupation(s) / Field(s) of Activity
- Professor
- Teacher
- Writer
- Poet
The Codex Mojaodicus by ISBN: 9781944380007Publication Date: 2017-06-27The Codex Mojaodicus collects three novels-in-verse --"My Sweet Conquistador," "Chaley Way," and "The Pocho Codex" -- all of which mine, mime, record and disgorge the impressions and dissertations of language as it is uttered, stuttered, and felt in a variety of tongues and heads. In these theatrical poems, Alvarez documents a multilingual field, tracing a Xicano genome over and above- The Xicano Genome byISBN: 9780615687018Publication Date: 2012-11-28"The Xicano Genome" is the second novel written in verse by Steven Alvarez. With a very personal style, this work is an odyssey through the contemporary Chicano experience of the XXI century.
The Pocho Codex: Piercing an Amurkan Poetic Historiagraphy by ISBN: 9780615545912Publication Date: 2011-10-09The Chicano Stephen Dedalus slouches his way through love, lust, and poetry in this whimsical novel in verse. Chaley Chastitellez leads Xochitl Flores on an adulterous love escapade that ends in tragedy for Chaley, and ultimately for Xochitl. We follow the couple from interwoven episodes of their brief involvements and their days on earth together, and also life after Chaley's death in and roves deeper into McTlán. Along the way the complex socio-historical relations between Mexico and the United States also come to structure the development of the story behind the meaning of pocho/macho conquests. Told in unconventional prose and poetry, the novel pushes the borders of genres and narrative traditions of the Americas. It experiments with narrative effects and poetics to weave mythical and real times and spaces into a mixed artifact of language and sculpture.
Un/documented, Kentucky: A Poem In Eleven Movements by ISBN: 9781364301118Publication Date: 2016-02-27Hoa Nguyen on Steven Alvarez: "In Un/documented, Kentucky, A Poem in Ten Parts Steven Alvarez sets language into motion. Here we find acts of documentation in curious plays and double plays: sense-units unspool, question, and arrive at strangeness as the lines ravel. With playful and serious instances of thought, the lines and phrases compound-at turns colloquial and personal, at times in the utterance of institution or political gambit."
Six Poems from the Codex Mojaodicus by Publication Date: 2014
Living Out Loud by ISBN: 9781482753844Publication Date: 2013-04-08Living Out Loud is an anthology of writing from the Latino Outreach Leaders (LOL) of Lexington, Kentucky. These texts reflect the LOL students' viewpoints of growing up Latino in the U.S. Southeast, a relatively new receiving area for Latin American immigrants. Their writings illustrate the complexities of voices writing from their lived experiences as los nuevos Kentuckianos.- Living Out Loud, Volume 2 byISBN: 9781497496545Publication Date: 2014-05-22The Latino Outreach Leaders (LOL) are a student organization that began at Dunbar High School by a group of youth who recognized the need for student leadership among the Latino community in Lexington, Kentucky. The mission of LOL is to help all students through outreach, education, and recreation. "Published by Wordography, with support provided by the University of Kentucky and the publication unit of the Division of Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies."
Brokering Tareas: Mexican Immigrant Families Translanguaging Homework Literacies by ISBN: 9781438467191Publication Date: 2017-11-01Brokering Tareas examines a grassroots literacy mentoring program that connected immigrant parents with English language mentors who helped emerging bilingual children with homework and encouraged positive academic attitudes. Steven Alvarez gives an ethnographic account of literacies practices, language brokering, advocacy, community-building, and mentorship among Mexican-origin families at a neighborhood afterschool program in New York City. Alvarez argues that engaging literacy mentorship across languages can increase parental involvement and community engagement among immigrant families, and he offers teachers and researchers possibilities for rethinking their own practices with the communities of their bilingual students. -- Provided by publisher.
Community Literacies en Confianza: Learning From Bilingual After-School Programs by ISBN: 9780814107867Publication Date: 2017-06-01Principles in Practice series, Teaching English Language Learners. Contents: Community literacy pedagogies from a translingual vantage -- Emergent bilingual learning en confianza -- Lessons from bilingual community literacy programs : translanguaging -- Confianza -- The shared commitments of communities and schools : the voices of emergent bilingual students -- Bilingual community funds of knowledge and formative assessment : beyond English-only -- Reaching outward : teachers sharing community literacies -- Translingual pedagogies and practices in communities.
