Books with author Brian "Fox" Ellis

Meet America's pre-eminent poet as he shares the story of his life intermingled with the poems we have all grown to love. Hear eloquent selections from “Leaves of Grass,” and his philosophy of free verse. Listen to tales of the Civil War in poetry from “Drum Taps.” Celebrate the life of Abraham Lincoln in his eulogy “Oh, Captain, My Captain.” Few poets have transformed poetry or captured the voice of America like Walt Whitman. Come, take my hand, spend an hour immersed in the mystical delight of the old gray bearded poet.The author, Brian “Fox” Ellis, is more than a fan of Whitman, he spent a week in New York and Brooklyn, walking in Whitman’s footsteps reciting Whitman to anyone who would listen, often reading poems in the places where they were written. Fox has created more than a dozen one man shows, is the author of more than 30 books including three books of poetry and fifteen History In Person biographies.This book is part of a growing series of live performances available as audio-books, video, ebooks and print on demand paperbacks. Look for other books in the History In Person series. Subscribe to the Fox Tales International podcast and YouTube channel to collect all of these unauthorized autobiographies.

Tracing his rise from prairie state rail-splitter to America’s favorite president, this blend of history and humor will attempt to disentangle the man from the myth. Told from the perspective of Austin Gollaher, a childhood friend of Lincoln who once saved his life, Brian “Fox” Ellis steps into character to allow the listeners to step back in time. With several hours of Lincoln Tales to choose from, this book focuses on Lincoln’s childhood. The original performance of this material was commissioned for the Sesquicentennial of Lincoln, Illinois, a town Lincoln surveyed and christened with a watermelon! Fox has since presented this performance at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and countless schools and libraries across the country. Please enjoy these delightful tales as told by Abraham Lincoln’s best friend Austin Gollaher. The author, Brian “Fox” Ellis, presents hundreds of performances each year as one of several ‘friends of Lincoln’. He performs at The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and at the Old State Capitol in Springfield. The book is aimed to please Lincoln fans and add depth to the field of Lincoln research, it not only walks the line between entertainment and scholarship, it dances between these worlds with a lively lilt! This book is part of a growing series of live performances available as audio-books, video, ebooks and print on demand paperbacks. Look for other books in the History In Person series. Subscribe to the Fox Tales International podcast and YouTube channel to collect all of these unauthorized autobiographies.

Walt was also more than just a fan of Abraham Lincoln, two of his most important poems, “Oh Captain, My Captain” and “When Lilacs Last Bloomed” were written as eulogies for this martyred hero. AND Lincoln was a fan of Whitman, often reading Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass”, to his clients at his law office in Springfield, Illinois. One of Whitman’s best friends was in Ford’s Theatre the night of Lincoln’s assassination. As a journalist, Whitman wrote one of the most insightful eyewitness accounts of what happened that night, and what it means for American History. For the next eighteen years Whitman delivered lectures on Lincoln’s birthday woven with his Civil War poems and recollections of their misty morning encounter during the war. Welcome to this fine jewel box theatre on Broadway, Mark Twain, Edna St. Vincent Mila, Andrew Carnegie, and Lincoln’s secretaries, Nicholay and Hay are also in attendance. Here is your ticket to what Mark Twain called the most dramatic performance he ever witnessed. Without a doubt, Walt Whitman is one of the most important voices in American Literature, truly visionary and transformative. Please join me as we welcome the old gray beard poet, Walt Whitman... The author, Brian “Fox” Ellis, presents hundreds of performances each year as one of several ‘friends of Lincoln’. He performs at The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, where Lincoln’s final funeral took place. The book is aimed to please Lincoln fans and add depth to the field of Lincoln research, it not only walks the line between entertainment and scholarship, it dances between these worlds with a lively lilt! This book is part of a growing series of live performances available as audio-books, video, ebooks and print on demand paperbacks. Look for other books in the History In Person series. Subscribe to the Fox Tales International podcast and YouTube channel to collect all of these unauthorized autobiographies.

Birds have always been an inspiration to artists, poets, and storytellers from around the world. Here we have a few of those stories and poems sure to inspire you to go outside and enjoy the stories and songs of birds directly from their own little beaks. Hummingbird and crane, quail and meadowlark all have something to say and we have tried to capture some of their insights. With stories from North and South American, Russia and China you can glean the wisdom of an eagle and learn from the fool-hearty mistakes of a little heron. There are poems, a few stories of natural history written like a folk tale, and even a few ideas to help you give voice to your own bird tales. The author, Brian “Fox” Ellis is a life-long birdwatcher, a man who has studied the science and folklore of the birds and shares his bird lore with all who will listen. He infuses the folktales with solid science and writes science with a fairy tale spin. He has performed at bird watching festivals and nature centers from South Carolina to North Dakota. He has been bird watching in all 50 states and a dozen other countries and regularly leads bird hikes where these Bird Tales are often told.This book is the third in a series called Fox Tales Folklore that blends history and ecology, poetry and personal narrative to explore themes like A River of Stories, Prairie Tales, Fox Tales and Fish Tales. All of the books will soon be available here on Amazon as a paperback or ebook, but you can also visit www.foxtalesint.com to download an audio book or you could even watch a live performance of these stories on his YouTube channel Fox Tales International.

This book explores lesser known aspects of Lincoln's legal career from the point of view of one who knew him best, Lincoln’s law partner, William Herndon. Herndon wrote one of the first, most important, and controversial biographies of Abraham Lincoln. He conducted dozens of interviews with informants who knew Lincoln personally. Herndon shares stories from Lincoln’s life as a lawyer, his early legal training and some of the most important cases won and lost, including legal precedent that is still quoted in modern courts! Was Lincoln a backwoods, self taught lawyer or was he one of the highest paid lawyers in America in his day? How did his legal career prepare him to be the best president this nation has ever known?Written in a personable and friendly tone, as if you are in the audience as Herndon delivers a Chautauqua style program woven with personal stories and exceptional scholarship, revealing details that few have known until now. Herndon shares real affection and appreciation for Lincoln the Lawyer. The reader will find the enthusiasm contagious. They will also gain real insight into the humor and complex understanding of Constitutional law found in Lincoln’s work.The author, Brian “Fox” Ellis, presents hundreds of performances each year as one of several ‘friends of Lincoln’. He performs in many of the courthouses where Lincoln practiced law and at the Old State Capitol where Lincoln and Herndon won over 200 State Supreme Court cases. This book grew out the research Fox did for the Looking for Lincoln Tourism board in which he visited many of the courtrooms where Lincoln practiced law, read original transcripts of court cases, and translated them into tellable tales. The premiere performance of this material was at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. The book is aimed to please Lincoln fans and add depth to the field of Lincoln research, it not only walks the line between entertainment and scholarship, it dances between these worlds with a lively lilt!

The Fox is the star of more fairy tales and fables than any other animal! Find out why by reading this book. From California to Norway, Africa to Ancient Greece these stories have travelled with the people who loved them best. You can learn to be witty, clever, and outsmart your foe with the help of these fox tales. Maybe you too can learn to sing your own fox songs! The author, Brian “Fox” Ellis once had a pet fox! He has studied the science and folklore of foxes and shares his love of these cunning creatures with all who will listen. He infuses the folktales with solid science and writes science with a fairy tale spin. He has performed Fox Tales around the world and because his name is Fox, folks have given small fox carvings of virtually every style imaginable. This book is the fourth in a series called Fox Tales Folklore that blends history and ecology, poetry and personal narrative to explore themes like A River of Stories, Prairie Tales, Bird Tales and Fish Tales. All of the books will soon be available here on Amazon as a paperback or ebook, but you can also visit www.foxtalesint.com to download an audio book or you could even watch a live performance of these stories on his YouTube channel Fox Tales International.

Imagine an evening at London’s Royal Geological Society, with the affable, young Charles Darwin, among friends, telling the stories of his amazing adventure sailing around the world on HMS Beagle. Darwin tells humorous tales of his training as a naturalist, his insights into South American geology, his discovery of strange creatures on the Galapagos Archipelago and most importantly, the scientific evidence that lead to his revolutionary theory.After spending five years circumnavigating the globe aboard H.M.S. Beagle, Charles Darwin has spent the past twenty years as a recluse in the study of his home near London, researching and writing his great work, On the Origin of Species by Natural Selection. With the recent publication of this controversial book, Charles Darwin is making a rare public appearance to tell his side of the story, share the adventures from his monumental trip and outline the intricacies of his theory of evolution. Brian "Fox" Ellis is an internationally renowned storyteller, author and naturalist. Fox is a frequent speaker on the modern Chautauqua circuit. As Darwin he has keynoted the National Science Teachers Association Conference and The National Association of Biology Teachers Conference, among others. He has also presented Darwin at dozens of universities, science and nature center special events. Fox is also a museum consultant who has worked with The Field Museum and The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Fox is the author of more than twenty books including the critically acclaimed Learning From the Land: Teaching Ecology Through Stories and Activities, (Libraries Unlimited, 1997/2011), and The Web at Dragonfly Pond, (Dawn Publications, 2006). If you are interested in inviting him to your school, library, conference or museum, please visit his web site for more information: www.foxtalesint.com This book is part of a growing series of live performances available as audio-books, video, ebooks and print on demand paperbacks. Look for other books in the History In Person series. Subscribe to the Fox Tales International podcast and YouTube channel to collect all of these unauthorized autobiographies.

Writing is like trying to make sense of an inside joke you have with yourself but haha joke's on you 'cause the joke is more sad than funny.Are poetry readings like really weird AA meetings? How can you be upset that your short stories get rejected when you're constantly rejecting love? Would it have been easier for Luke Skywalker to become a certified Jedi had he first gotten an MFA degree? Acclaimed author/publisher Brian Alan Ellis tries answering the tough questions in Sad Laughter, possibly the all-time greatest non-essential writers manual ever written in the history of letters, where the sacred cow that is the literary community (from academia through independent publishing) gets roasted alive via hilariously nihilistic bon mots (think The Elements of Style meets Jack Handey's Deep Thoughts) about what it takes to survive as an artist in the social media age.