Holiday Treats! Cookbooks to Inspire and Help with Holiday Cooking
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Holiday Treats! Cookbooks to Inspire and Help with Holiday Cooking

ByEdward Eggleston

Perhaps one of the most fun, and most daunting, parts of the holidays is preparing festive meals for the holidays! It can feel overwhelming planning big meals that all family members and friends can enjoy, so Homewood Public Library is here to help. We’ve collected a few Holiday themed cookbooks, along with a few that…

Magic City Designs; A Landscape History of Birmingham
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Magic City Designs; A Landscape History of Birmingham

ByEdward Eggleston

Designs on Birmingham: A Landscape History of a Southern City and Its Suburbs This illustrated, seventy-page publication of the Birmingham Historical Society offers perspective on the city’s planning and development, from its earliest phases through 1989. This guide to designed landscapes of metropolitan Birmingham includes a collection of essays, photographs, plans, drawings, and maps, providing…

December 7th, 1941: A Day That Changed History
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December 7th, 1941: A Day That Changed History

ByEdward Eggleston

Eighty years ago on December 7, shortly before 8 a.m., hundreds of Japanese aircraft dove from the sky in a surprise bombing attack on Pearl Harbor, a United States naval base in Hawaii, killing more than 2,400 Americans (including civilians) and wounding over 1,000. The Japanese managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval…