David M. Emmons, in The Butte Irish, examines the development of Butte, Montana, as an Irish town, tracing the story from the Potato Famine to about 1925. He focuses on two major questions: (a) What made Butte such a popular destination for Irish immigrants, both directly from Ireland and from other Irish areas of the US? and, (b) How did the development of an Irish enclave in Butte affect the development of the city? He goes on to examine the evolution of class relations within the Irish in Butte. Emmons describes Butte as a unique location in America for the study of an ethnic community. He argues that the town developed in such a way and at such a time that it was one of the only towns in the country to have a strong working-class, immigrant community in a position of major influence and power. There were several keys that made this path of city evolution possible. The first was the switch from silver and gold mining to copper production in the 1870's. This is key for Butte's "Irishness" on several levels. First, because of the large capital investment required for copper mining, Butte was forced to industrialize to a much greater extent than other major gold and silver mining camps of the West. Thus, Butte was the only one of these mining camps to become a major city. Immigrants from many of these camps came to Butte in large numbers. The timing of the beginning of Butte's copper era is a second major factor. The Irish Potato Famine of the 1840's caused huge numbers of Irish to immigrate to America. In the years immediately following the famine, the Irish were nearly forty percent of those immigrating to the United States. Large numbers of Irish continued to immigrate in the next thirty years, supplying the US with many unskilled workers. Many of these Irish went to the mining camps of the west, the coal mines of Pennsylvania, or the copper mines of Michigan, because mining was one of the only industries they were familiar with. As many of the western mining camps became "played out," or ran out of viable ore, in the late nineteenth century, the Irish looked to the developing Butte. Because Butte was becoming an established city only when the Irish started going there, it did not have a previously existing community of entrenched middle class Americans, nor did it have a prior political structure. This is another key difference between Butte and other towns with sizable Irish populations such as Boston or San Francisco. In pre-existing towns and cities, the middle class often looked down on those of the working class, or at least had control of the political and social structure of the area. It is a well-known fact that Marcus Daly was one of the main reasons so many Irish came to Butte. Daly was the owner of the Anaconda Mining Company, and a strong Irish nationalist. His hiring policies were famous throughout the West, and even in Ireland, as being very generous to the Irish. Emmons lays out these reasons, detailing them extensively. His research was thorough, utilizing "two full carloads" of primary materials including records of Butte churches and Irish social organizations, letters, newspapers. Also cited in Emmons' bibliography are extensive interviews and secondary sources. Emmons is just as thorough in his treatment of the second question. He considers the miners of Butte on many levels. One of the more interesting themes of the book is the discussion of conflicting loyalties within the Irish enclave of the Mining City. The author frames this as the question of whether the people considered themselves "working Irish-Americans" or "Irish-American workers." He examines the politics of the struggling Ireland and its relationship with England, the structure of the Butte social organizations and the way their roles and importances, both absolute and relative to one another, changed and grew during this period, and changing demographics within the Irish and the rest of Butte-Silver Bow. The only complaint to be lodged against The Butte Irish is the author's occasional use of difficult sentence structure. I can't find the quote I was going to use here, but there were a few to choose from. The Butte Irish is a well-written and well-executed account of the development of a town and community, offering many insights into working class ethnography, labor relations, Montana history, and Irish history, among others. Emmons has managed to cover aspects of all these areas, even while maintaining a strong focus and cohesiveness throughout the book.

Written for needlework lovers, I am a quilter, every aspect of needlework is included. The illustrations are clear; the print, while not black, is easy to read. The chapter arrangement and content is good. So much to enjoy with scripture, story illustration, questions to think about, the prayer, and the needlework tips. It is refreshing!

What makes this book stand out is all the example code it provides. The author is also very concise yet amazingly complete. Forget K&R, this is the C Book you need to have on your shelf.

"Can Survive" was written to provide cancer survivors (those who have completed successful treatment) with a road map to life after physical recovery from the disease. The obstacles facing survivors are surprisingly plentiful, and many are not obvious either to survivors or to friends and family members. The chapters of practical advice in areas such as insurance, employment, and residual effects of treatment, are thorough and helpful. Because of ignorance, discrimination, poor communication, and other factors, it is crucial that the survivor venture back into the mainstream with a tool kit of strategies, and "Can Survive" provides those tools in an effective and well-organized manner. This book would be the finest present I could imagine to give to a patient leaving the hospital after being pronounced "cured", and I believe it would be an excellent idea for hospitals to do just that.

The book discusses serious issues that arise after primary treatment is complete, and it therefore deals with some difficult topics. Despite this, "Can Survive" maintains its empathetic and positive tone throughout. Many of the personal vignettes of survivors are troubling and can leave one thoroughly disappointed in the "system". In my opinion, Susan Nessim's most important achievement with "Can Survive" is that she guides the reader through these minefields with a gentle touch, and with the clear assurance that others have experienced, and conquered, the same problems. This book contains both important practical information that can be put to immediate use and an optimistic, tenacious spirit that enables the fight. Besides being an invaluable resource to survivors themselves, it should be required reading for friends or family striving to understand the experience of their survivor, and to help him or her negotiate the unexpectedly perilous shoals of post-treatment life.

CANNONBALLS AND COURAGE is the bicentennial history of Port Gibson, Mississippi. The author interviewed many present day residents of the city, and the resulting work is a combination history and optimistic outlook for the future. This work also covers the controversial subject of the civil rights era and the 1960s boycott of white owned business, a subject not touched on in earlier histories. The book is richly illustrated, with photographs on almost every page.

Cee Dub's second Cookbook, More Dutch Oven Cooking, is a must for anyone interested in camping and social gatherings in the outdoor's. Cee Dub takes you through all the basics of beginning Dutch oven cooking mixing it with his colorful experiences in camps and wilderness all over Idaho. His down home manner of explaining his techniques is superb and easily understood by all. I didn't want his first two books to end and am looking forward to his next book. Not only for the recipes but for the creative stories of life while cooking for everyone in less than ideal conditions and places. I was able to follow his recipes easily and create wonderful meals not soon forgotten. Cee Dub's wit and humor of his experiences only adds to the deep appreciation of his book. Cee Dub's dedication to his craft shows us that we can all be excellent cooks with little effort. The best part of Cee Dub's book is the rewards after reading and creating some of his great dishes. The book is easy reading and can't be put down only to start cooking. Thanks, Cee Dub, for a most wonderful cookbook.

This book contains stories from almost every Celtic country; Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, and Brittany. The author writes these tales like short stories, which is easier to understand than the original versions I'm sure. If you want to hear a veriety of stories from all over the Celtic world, then buy this book.

This book is for every woman who has ever put everything into a relationship and then wondered why. It's well written and very funny. I can't wait for the next book!

In lively text that is further enhanced by skilled photography this book presents cheetahs in a vivid and interesting way. The cheetah is in danger of extinction. The books tells of this animal's strength and weaknesses. Its speed means a good rate of kill, but its lack of endurance and a gentle nature limit its success against others who wish to take its kill. Its current mortality rate means there are more deaths than births. We are shown an animal possessing grace, beauty and gentleness that is losing the battle to survive. The clear headings along with the results of patient photography make the information very accessible. An index assists for report or project reseach. The glossary words are in bold print in the text allowing for quick checking of the meaning of such words as "dominant", "mantle" and "estrus". I recommend this book for others particularly in the age level specified, but the interest level would be for almost any age.

On September 17, 1868, Eugene Carr's Fifth United States cavalry guided by "Buffalo Bill" Cody, surprised and attacked Tall Bull's village of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers at Summit Springs, Colorado Territory. In one of the hastily abandonded lodges, a ledger book was found which had been initially captured by the Cheyenne during their retalitory raids following the Sand Creek massacre four years earlier. In the book were drawings of events of great valor done by Cheyenne warrior/artists.

The authors have reproduced the pages of the original ledgerbook in their original size and have added very detailed explainations of the drawings.

This book is very well researched and produced. David F. Halaas is the Colorado State Historian and Andrew Masich is a past president of that organization.