Sunday, March 6, 2011

Traditional Irish slip jig


This rare footage features two of the most well regarded Irish traditional dancers of the day. Their mastery of craft is displayed in perfect unison of footwork; hard to suppress a smile for their achievement. Not to be ignored is the quiet reverence of  the small audience. No one texting, not a cell phone in sight - Amen!
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The American Seasons continued

... as promised
Originally published Dodd Mead 1956



Originally published Dodd Mead 1960

Originally published Dodd Mead 1965 and winner of the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-fiction

Spines
Back covers were uniform