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by Eric Sloane,Eric Hatch
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ISBN: 0486468267 Dover Publications Price: $9.95 |
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Spirited reminders of yesteryear, clamoring bells in all their forms — from sleigh to church — ring of America and freedom. In this charmingly illustrated book that begins in ancient times, Mr. Americana and co-writer Hatch share their boundless enthusiasm for the subject, covering types, sounds, and famous bells, including the world's largest — one that never tolled.
Reprint of The Little Book of Bells, Duell, Sloan & Pearce, New York, 1964 and The Sound of Bells, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York, 1966.
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Table of Contents for A Celebration of Bells
Foreword 1. How the Bells Began 2. The Biggest Bell in the World 3. The Bell of Port Royal 4. Change Ringing 5. Change Ringers 6. Carillons and Carillonics 7. Sounds and Legends 8. Inscriptions on Bells 9. Founders and Foundries 10. The Liberty Bell Appendix Author's Note The Bells of Early America Bells on the Move Bombs Bursting in Air The Liberty Bell Postscript