Classic Country Toys

Classic Country Toys
Author: Bruce Wexler
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1510756957

A fascinating collection of classic country toys. In Classic Country Toys, Bruce Wexler takes us all on a trip down memory lane, and beyond, by providing an illustrated history of playthings with a country theme from 1880 to the present day. Here in clear, detailed color photographs are over 150 important landmark toys of all kinds—from Marx farm trucks, Buddy-L fire trucks, Tonka pickups, Howdy Doody dolls, Cabbage Patch Kids, Red Ryder BB guns, Fanner cap pistols, Tootsietoy cars, and Woodhaven and Ertl farm machinery through to modern classics like Dukes of Hazzard action figures and Woody from Toy Story. Through professional photography, each toy is featured in close-up detail to highlight its most special qualities, including the inventive ways the toys' young owners used them. All toys, from the collection of the World's Largest Toy Museum in Branson, Missouri, are guaranteed to help us recapture a cherished piece of childhood. At once a tribute to America's rural roots and a joyful reminder of how much one doll or toy can matter, this fascinating illustrated history will warm the hearts of toy-lovers young and old.

Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame

Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame
Author: Scott G. Eberle
Publisher: Running Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-09-22
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780762435654

From the yo-yo to the hula hoop to the Frisbee®, Slinky®, Barbie®, and so many more, the classic toys honored in the National Toy Hall of Fame bridge all generations with the most basic of joyous endeavors: play! Regardless of one's age, this book will hold a special place in everyone's heart, as the toys inside not only bring back happy memories for the older generations, but they are still being enjoyed today. This deluxe package is a vibrant celebration of America's favorite playthings, brimming with exciting color photography and delightful text that capture the essence and evolution of our country's most beloved toys.

Classic Country

Classic Country
Author: Charles K. Wolfe
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2002-05-03
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1135957347

Now for the first time, country music authority Charles K. Wolfe gathers together his profiles of 50 legends of country music, including Bill Monroe, Lefty Frizzell, and Kitty Wells.

That Old Country Music

That Old Country Music
Author: Kevin Barry
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2021-01-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385540345

A collection of short stories of rural Ireland in the classic Irish mode: full of love (and sex), melancholy and magic, bedecked in some of the most gorgeous prose being written today—from the author of the wildly acclaimed Night Boat to Tangier. With three novels and two short story collections published, Kevin Barry has steadily established his stature as one of the finest writers not just in Ireland but in the English language. All of his prodigious gifts of language, character, and setting in these eleven exquisite stories transport the reader to an Ireland both timeless and recognizably modern. Shot through with dark humor and the uncanny power of the primal and unchanging Irish landscape, the stories in That Old Country Music represent some of the finest fiction being written today.

Country Toys and Children's Furniture

Country Toys and Children's Furniture
Author: Ken Folk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 186
Release: 1996
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780811724289

"Early Americans, who relied on available materials and their own skills to make practical items, also created unique toys, games and furniture for their children's pleasure. Now, with the designs provided in this splendid book, you can recreate these timeless pieces for your home and family." -- Back cover.

Christmas on the Farm

Christmas on the Farm
Author: Greg Huett
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732489707

Farmer Jay reads Twas a Night Before Christmas to all the animals on the farm.

Little Blue Truck

Little Blue Truck
Author: Alice Schertle
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0547248288

A small blue truck finds his way out of a jam, with a little help from his friends.

Classic Wooden Toys

Classic Wooden Toys
Author: Jim Harrold
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Wooden toy making
ISBN: 9781940611341

In an era when everything is factory made of disposable plastic, well-made wooden toys stand out every time: They re simple, ageless, and just plane fun. The twenty projects in this book are smartly designed and built to last engineered to stand up to hard play and still look good when passed down from one generation to the next. Whether you re looking for rugged toy trucks, delicate dollhouse furniture, or timeless bookshelves and toy chests designed to grow with your kids, Classic Wooden Toys is a reliable guide and helpful hand that walks you through the entire building process. Complete with step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow photos and drawings, these projects are perfect for makers at all levels from first time woodworkers to seasoned pros. With projects from Andy Rae, David Wakefield, and Chuck Hedlund, these twenty designs offer something for every maker and hours of imaginative play for the lucky kids who get to play with them.

I WON'T!

I WON'T!
Author: Gina Wilkins
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2012-07-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459286251

I Do Maddie Carmichael had always been levelheaded. But while on vacation, she'd been swept off her feet by sexy Case Brannigan. Before she knew it, she was standing at the altar, waiting. And waiting…. I Don't Case Brannigan, ex-DEA officer, longed to settle down. So, finding a woman like Maddie was a dream come true. That is, until he was called away on the day of his wedding for one last mission…. I Won't Six months later, Case arrives in town to claim his fiancée. But the Maddie he'd known has disappeared. In her place is a temptress—one who's making it plain she wants nothing to do with him. What happened to the sweet girl he fell in love with? And why is he finding the new Maddie even harder to resist?