By Frances H. Kennedy
From the rocky coast of Maine to the shores of northern Florida to the cornfields of Indiana, there are hundreds of sites and landmarks in the eastern United States that are connected to the American Revolution. Some of these sites, such as Bunker Hill and Valley Forge, are better known, and others are more obscure, but all are integral to learning about where and how American independence was fought for, and eventually secured. Beginning with the Boston Common, first occupied by British troops in 1768, and closing with Fraunces Tavern in New York, where George Washington bid farewell to his officers on 4 December 1783, this map plots the locations of these sites and uses The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook to explain why they were important.
Frances H. Kennedy is a conservationist and historian. Her books include The Civil War Battlefield Guide, American Indian Places, and, most recently, The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook.
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“Concours Figaro”
Este mes de Junio es tiempo de rifa. Así es, pues ya está aquí el libro “Dehors, Figaro!” y es momento de compartirlo con algún afortunado fan. Así que si lo quieres, tienes hijos, sobrinos, primos pequeños, nietos, si estás estudiando francés básico o simplemente te gustan los libros para niños, entonces sigue las bases que son muy, muy simples:
- Ingresa a la página de Casquilla Illustration en Facebook y dale a “Me Gusta”
- En la imagen de “Concours Figaro” escribe “¡Yo quiero llevarme a Figaro!” (así tal cual con signos de admiración).
- Dale "Like"; a la imagen de “Concours Figaro”.
- ¡Y listo! Ya estás inscrito para la rifa y por lo tanto un posible ganador.
La inscripción para la rifa está abierta a partir de que se publique (o sea, si lo estás leyendo, ya está abierta) hasta el día 30 de Junio de 2012.
El lunes 2 de Julio de 2012 se hará el sorteo.
Esa misma semana (entre el 2 y 8 de Julio de 2012) se dará a conocer el ganador en la misma página de Casquilla Illustration en Facebook.
El ganador o ganadora será notificado por mensaje privado en el que le pediré sus datos para enviar el premio por correo postal.
La rifa está abierta para personas de cualquier parte del mundo a donde se pueda llegar por correo postal.
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Doha International Children’s Book Festival~ ongoing until Dec 2, Doha, Qatar
2010 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition~ ongoing until Dec 5, Nanao, Japan
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Drawn in Brooklyn Exhibit of Original Picture Book Art by Brooklyn Illustrators~ ongoing until Jan 23, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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This is the standard reaction (by Frances) to any bag that is brought into the houseI don't have enough time to craft lately (well not as much as I'd like which is all the time), so I seem to be scooting over to etsy to find things that other people have made. It's odd when you know how to do it yourself, but practical or not, I love buying handmade things. I like to see which fabrics people choose to put together and how. I think it's similar to the stash impulse. Like I've bought a tiny bit of someone else's fabric stash.
I love the brown polka dot on the backSo today I received this wonderful quilted tote by the talented Ms. Minshall. Visit Sarah's etsy
shop for lots of crafty treats.
I think Frances has the right idea! She looks right at home there.
Thanks again, Claire! :)
Super cute bag!! Yes, you can't miss with brown and aqua.
very pretty.
frances looks to be enjoying the tote quite happily. i would be too! :)
love it, and true, that color combo is always right on.
Love brown and aqua too. I've just been trying to convince a client of this fact, but she's having none of it. I finally got the blog entry posted about the ILVA store which features your lovely glass cabinet full of fabric goodies. Do visit, it was posted last week. Thank you for loaning the pic.
that bag is adorable! i love it!