'Let's go see the West,' said Pa. 'The land is flat and the grass grows thick and high. Animals run freely and there are no settlers. Only Indians live there.'So, more than a hundred years ago, the Ingalls family went by covered wagon into Kansas -
Bestseller Paretsky, who has tackled weighty issues in her V.I. Warshawski detective series (e.g., the Holocaust in Total Recall), weaves a gripping contemporary novel around three farm families—the Grelliers, Fremantles and Schapens—that can trace their Kaw Valley, Kans., roots back to the 1850s, a time of violent clashes between antislavery and proslavery forces in Bleeding Kansas. Their shared history is no buffer against the storm of changes that begin with the arrival of Gina Haring, a lesbian Wiccan.
There are sorts of strange laws still in existence in the UK and USA. We'll be looking at a few this month in our new section called Dumb Laws. Another one of our themes this month is the British Royal Family.
Of course, that's not all! We' re also looking at negative questions, useful expressions for taking a taxi. Kansas (USA), phrasal verbs with the verb to take, words to describe noises you can make with your hands, fish idioms, plus lots, lots more!
Intermediate student's book for the German-based "English G" series of English books. Contains texts, exercises, grammar and intercultural study materials. Suitable for learners of English from intermediate to advanced levels (3-4 years of language practice).
Topics contained herein cover the United States of America, New York city, Kansas, young people in Britain and America, British history, Wales, songs and poems. Compatible with the B4 materials of "English G". Published in 1995.
With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, Capote generates suspense and empathy.
There are sorts of strange laws still in existence in the UK and USA. We'll be looking at a few this month in our new section called Dumb Laws.
