Every Christmas since Calvin Coolidge in 1927; the President of the United States has delivered a holiday message to the American people. Gathered in this volume are selections from those messages along with a brief glimpse into the history unfolding at that time. For example; what FDR said during Christmas 1941 is made even more poignant knowing that the attack on Pearl Harbor had happened just weeks earlier. Likewise; one of President Reagan's Christmas messages is even more impressive knowing that the Iron Curtain was about to come down. These little-known messages are filled with the spirit of Christmas and remind us that patriotism has a place in our holiday celebrations.
#1532335 in Books Lyons Mary E 2014-02-25 2014-02-25Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .31 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 1626194211191 pagesThe Blue Ridge Tunnel A Remarkable Engineering Feat in Antebellum Virginia
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Irish Impact on US Migration WestBy Myop InionThis is an amazing story that sheds a better understanding of the American push to move west that is not taught in our history books; nor in the cowboy/Indian/Conestoga wagon films.Mary Lyons has thoroughly researched the amazing role of the Irish immigrants (and southern slaves) in digging the train tunnels through the bedrock of mountain chains that opened the pathways to the west. Any student of Virginia history and any person of Irish heritage should appreciate this amazing account.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Save your moneyBy Vivian HensleyPoorly written; nearly all of this book is citations from other's works. Most images stock items; some of them are cited as " like " what it " may" have been like or looked like. I read every word yet learned nothing beyond that which I had heard in history class 35+ years ago.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Blue Ridge TunnelBy R. C. PerrasVery interesting read. Highly recommend. A story about the influence of the Irish on the construction of the tunnel including the hardshipd
