The Secret History of Nursery Rhymes

The Secret History of Nursery Rhymes
Author: Linda Kathryn Alchin
Publisher: Linda Alchin
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2010
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 0956748627

Many nursery rhymes are believed to be associated with actual events in history, and include references to murder, torture, betrayal, greed, and to tyrants and royalty. The words were remembered but their secret histories were forgotten. Political satire was cleverly disguised in the wording of some, seemingly innocent, nursery rhymes. Although some of the most popular Nursery Rhymes are rooted in English history they are told to children throughout the English-speaking world. Old English Nursery Rhymes were taken to America with the settlers from England. They were then spread across Commonwealth countries including Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Currents in American History: A Brief History of the United States, Volume II: From 1861

Currents in American History: A Brief History of the United States, Volume II: From 1861
Author: Alan C. Elliott
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2023-06-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000949303

This book focuses on the historic ramifications of a handful of essential events that shaped the American past. It describes the causes of a select number of epoch-making events and examines the short- and long-term consequences of these critical turning point moments.

Book of Rhymes

Book of Rhymes
Author: Romane Armand
Publisher:
Total Pages: 440
Release: 2016-03
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780991273515

A reference book full of words that rhyme together that helps songwriters and poets to overcome writer's block and quickly find the right rhymes.

The Rhyme of History

The Rhyme of History
Author: Margaret MacMillan
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2013-12-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0815725981

As the 100th anniversary of World War I approaches, historian Margaret MacMillan compares current global tensions—rising nationalism, globalization’s economic pressures, sectarian strife, and the United States’ fading role as the world’s pre-eminent superpower—to the period preceding the Great War. In illuminating the years before 1914, MacMillan shows the many parallels between then and now, telling an urgent story for our time. THE BROOKINGS ESSAY: In the spirit of its commitment to high-quality, independent research, the Brookings Institution has commissioned works on major topics of public policy by distinguished authors, including Brookings scholars. The Brookings Essay is a multi-platform product aimed to engage readers in open dialogue and debate. The views expressed, however, are solely those of the author. Available in ebook only.

Texas Rhythm, Texas Rhyme

Texas Rhythm, Texas Rhyme
Author: Larry Willoughby
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1984
Genre: Country music
ISBN:

Texas Rhythm, Texas Rhyme tells the story of both a musical melting pot and a century and a half of entertainment.

Annual Report

Annual Report
Author: Chicago Historical Society
Publisher:
Total Pages: 728
Release: 1909
Genre: Local history
ISBN: