Linda Lael Miller: Lily and the Major

Lily and the Major


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Back by popular demand: The first novel in the romantic Orphan Train trilogy, "Lily and the Major" the beloved historical classic about a woman who must choose between her family and her one true love, by #1 "New York Times "bestselling author Linda Lael Miller. In his arms, she discovered how tender and how bold true passion could be Lily Chalmers wanted only two things from life a farm of her own, and to find the sisters she hadn t seen since they were all little girls heading West on the orphan train. She certainly had no desire for a husband. Yet proud, innocent Lily had no idea what desire meant until she met Major Caleb Halliday, a man who could ignite her very being with a single touch a glance a whisper. Sheltered in his arms, Lily rode the crest of a wild, helpless passion. And though she struggled against her own willful heart, she knew she could never choose between the dazzling man who had claimed her love so completely, and her bold, long-cherished dream "

This is the most complete first edition * A reprint of the very first 1862 edition of Jerry Thomas' Bartenders Guide " How To Mix Drinks or A Bon Vivant's Companion ." This drink recipe book is probably the most famous bartenders' and cocktail book of all times, and it was the first real cocktail book ever published in the United States. This is a nostalgic and delicious homage to a drinking era that is gone but not forgotten. * In 1862 Thomas finished the Bartender's Guide (alternately titled How to Mix Drinks or The Bon-Vivant's Companion), the first cocktail book ever published in the United States. The book collects and codifies what was then an oral tradition of recipes from the early days of cocktails, including some of his own creations; the guide lays down the principles for formulating mixed drinks of all categories. This first edition of the guide include the first written recipes of such cocktails as the DAISY, the MINT JULEP. the FIZZ, the FLIP, Sour and many many more. Among other famous drinks are the BLUE BLAZER, the EYE-OPENER, the LOCOMOTIVE, the PICK-ME-UP, the New York from the Air download ebook CORPSE-REVIVER, and CHAIN-LIGHTNING. ****** This 1862 editions is the very first published edition, which has 238 pages (The 1887 edition, pulished 25 years later, has 132 pages only) ******


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Author: Linda Lael Miller
Number of Pages: 10 pages
Published Date: 01 Apr 2006
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Publication Country: New York, United States
Language: English
ISBN: 9780671676360
Download Link: Click Here
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