Books with author Elizabeth King

"A fascinating story." -Review of Reviews, 1921"One of the quaintest and most charming literary figures of the country." -The Bookman, 1921"Reveals the quality and temper of these early settlers of Louisiana." - The Double Dealer, 1921"The delightful atmosphere of old New Orleans is well reproduced in these accounts of distinguished Creole families." -Outlook, 1921No American city has a more dramatic history than that of New Orleans. Living successively under French, Spanish and American rule, some of the city's pioneer families have records of unsurpassing interest.In her 1921 book "Creole Families of New Orleans," Miss Grace King supplied the long needed definitive guide, in English, to a knowledge of the colonial founders of Louisiana. Her book is the story of the romantic city on the Mississippi whose founders were characterized by heroism and the lighter social qualities that have made New Orleans a charming personality among cities.King knew the luxury of life in the south before the Civil War, then, during the fighting, lived on a sugar plantation in lower Louisiana. Her first efforts to write came as a result of talks with visitors from the north, who, she felt, misunderstood the spirit of her people. Apparently her father's house was one of the most hospitable and picturesque homes in old New Orleans. Charles Dudley Warner was entertained there, Hamilton Mabie, Eugene Field, Hopkinson Smith, Richard Watson Gilder, Joaquin Miller, and the like. The purpose of her book is to trace the genealogical records of the earliest families of Louisiana, and in forty chapters, many old family lines of French and Spanish origin are followed in detail. Beside this genealogical matter, the book contains historical and other material showing the social life and customs of the early days in LouisianaFamily spirit, family traditions, the clan spirit at its best, are strongly developed in New Orleans. Hence the history of New Orleans is the history of these old families. So, around the Marignys, the Pontalbas, the Almonasters, the Soniat Du Fossats, the Lafréniéres, whose ancestor led the revolt against Spain, around the Celto-French Macartys, the Gayarrés, who count among their descendants the great historian of Louisiana, Charles Gayarré, around the Grimas, the Rothgnacs, the Fortiers, revolves the historical cycle, full of romance and poetry, as well as tinged with sorrow, of the Siren City of the South.These Creole families contributed to the history of the U.S. elements of which all can be proud. With all their easy-going semi-tropical indolence, they are a fiery hot-blooded race, and whether under Spanish, French or American rule never shirked danger and never showed fear.With conscientiousness and accuracy Miss King tells her story, spinning out the history with the light touch of the novelist. She reaches the personalities of her subjects with an imagination ever on the alert for the graceful and pleasing things of life, for which New Orleans furnished fertile soil.About the author: Grace Elizabeth King (1851 –1932) was a well-known American author of Louisiana stories, history, and biography, and a leader in historical and literary activities. King was born in New Orleans, the third of what became seven children of lawyer William Woodson King and Sarah Ann (née Miller) King. The family had an aristocratic background but had been impoverished by the American Civil War. Grace King later studied under Charles Gayarré and eventually found her career in writing.Other books by the author include: •Monsieur Motte (1888) •Tales of a Time and Place (1892)•Balcony Stories (1893) •New Orleans: The Place and the People (1895)•Stories from Louisiana History (1905)•The Pleasant Ways of St. Médard (1916)•La Dame de Sainte Hermine (1924)•Memories of a Southern Woman of Letters (1932)

This richly illustrated and engagingly written book tells the story of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from its origins in George Washington's decision to link the nation's new capital with the western frontier; through the beginning of construction in 1828 (fatefully, on the same day that the cornerstone of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad was set); to the "completion" of the project. Planned to go as far as Ohio and to take twelve years in construction, the Canal company's ambitions were scaled back after 22 years of toil, $14 million in expense, and the bankruptcy of several contractors took them only as far as Cumberland, at the eastern shed of the Alleghenies. Describing in detail how the C&O operated in its heyday, Elizabeth Kytle takes the story through the shut-down of operations in 1924, after the Canal was purchased by its competitor, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and the efforts that resulted in its preservation as a National Historical Park in 1971. Enriching this narrative, the book also provides oral history accounts of eleven men and women who worked on or grew up along the banks of the Canal.

Felix has a heart condition that threatens his life. His parents take him on holiday to Costa Rica, where they visit the Divide, a place where the waters that run down to the Pacific and Atlantic oceans separate. But at this exact, magical spot Felix passes out, and when he opens his eyes, he discovers he's arrived in a back-to-front world where mythical creatures and magic are real, and humans and science are just rumour and legend. Luckily, Ironclaw - a griffin - takes him under his wing, and together with Betony, a tangle-girl, they set out to find a cure for Felix's condition and the way back home. Fast-paced and funny, The Divide is a quirky and immensely enjoyable adventure whichweaves in strands of ecology and mathematics, and the emergence of a multinational enterprise in an innocent world. This is the first volume of a trilogy, and the Kindle edition has new illustrations by the author.

An exciting, junior high curriculum from Hewitt Homeschooling Resources which covers reading and composition at the seventh-grade level. Each of the eight chapters includes reading classical material as well as applying a literary lesson. The author had graded thousands of home-school written papers before writing this series. The workbook breaks down the literary concepts to provide bit by bit comprehension. Students read four full novels plus four shorter pieces taken from the book, Stories and Poems for Extremely Intelligent Children by Harold Bloom. This Student Guide consists of the lessons which include plot line, increasing your creativity, autobiography, the character sketch, dialogue, basic terms and rhyme in poetry, sound in poetry, nonce words, brainstorming, outlining, choosing a topic, writing a good opening, and instruction on four poetic forms (limerick, haiku, cinquain, and list poem). Each lesson consists of a brief biographical introduction, vocabulary, comprehension questions, the literary lesson and mini-lesson, and writing exercises. Book-length works are sold separately. The Workbook and The Teacher's Guide are also needed. Although this is listed as a seventh grade text, students cannot be easily boxed into grades. A sixth grader who is a strong reader and likes writing would be able to do well with this course. This course can also work for the eighth grader who is behind in language arts, or who struggles with reading and/or writing for other reasons. Besides Stories and Poems, you will need to have The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Story of My Life (by Helen Keller), and All Creatures Great and Small. New Second Edition, Paperback. 154 pages.

Please see the Lightning Lit 7th Grade Student's Guide to find a complete description of this program. The workpages give students the chance to practice the skills and concepts learned in the lessons along with composition skills (writing from note cards, rewriting in your own words, etc.), thinking skills (e.g., differentiating fact from opinion, identifying bias), and grammar review (e.g., capitalization, pronouns and antecedents). There are also optional puzzle and extra challenge workbook pages. Perfect bound pages lay flat to make it easy for students to write in it.

The Teacher's Guide includes the explanation of the course's philosophy, weekly lesson planner, answers to the comprehension questions and the workbook pages, additional teaching suggestions for the lessons, and additional information on the writing exercises. Please see the Student's Guide for a complete description of the course. Student's Workbook also required along with the Student's Guide. This perfect-bound book will lay flat making it easier to use. New Second Edition, Perfect Bound.

“The Good Chinese Daughter: Growing up in China and in America,” is an inspiring memoir of a successful woman, mother and author, looking for unconditional love from her mother who almost “aborted” her. After her mother divorced her first husband, she kept reminding her daughter that she might not have been born.Elizabeth, born in Shanghai, was traumatized as a child as she watched the cruelty and brutality of the Imperial Japanese army in Manila, The Philippines. It was there she learned to deal with the fact that the man she called “Dad” was her stepfather.Her mother, a socialite, spent little time with her daughter who was reared by her beloved amah, Ah Woo. Elizabeth, the “good” Chinese daughter - obedient, loyal and gracious, true to her Chinese tradition and Catholic upbringing - dreamed of closer relationship with her mother and stepfather.Caught between two worlds - her Chinese upbringing and adjusting to life in the U.S. when the family moved to California, she searched for her true self and personal identity in the shadow of her strong-willed, dominant mother. In spite of the inevitable tensions that marked the relationship, she served as her mother’s right hand, helping to raise her five younger siblings and to manage the household.All of us search, at one time or another in our lives, for the assurance of love and acceptance from loved ones, whether parents, spouse, children or friends. As Elizabeth raised her own family in the U.S. which includes two sons and their spouses, seven grandchildren and a husband of great renown in the field of bioengineering, she kept looking for the something that was “missing” in her life.Finally she found it in Christian Meditation - the peace that serves to bridge the gap between her mother and herself and other relationships in her life. During her Mom’s waning years, they came to something of a reconciliation. Elizabeth found peace and a deeper integration of her life experiences through contemplative prayer - a form of communion with the transcendent taking place in total silence and stillness.