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<DIV>Nora E. Whipple<BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 12/10/10, John Dunphy <I><thesecondreading@piasanet.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: John Dunphy <thesecondreading@piasanet.com><BR>Subject: Asking a favor, Nora!<BR>To: "Nora Whipple" <dance_mystic_man@yahoo.com><BR>Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:54 AM<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Nora, I'd appreciate it if you could forward this notice to the people on your e-list. I'd like to get out the world about my latest book, which is timely for the Christmas season.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>Godfrey author John J. Dunphy announced that his latest book, "From Christmas to Twelfth Night in Southern Illinois," has just been published by the History Press of Charleston, South Carolina. </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>The book is a popular account of the stories, customs and festivals that mark the celebration of Christmas, New Year's and Twelfth Night in southern Illinois. Chapters include "A Deutsche Christmas in Southern Illinois," "La Guiannee," "Christmas at the Jarrot Mansion," "The Three Kings of Germantown," "Bal des Rois" and "Christmas and the Peculiar Institution." The work is illustrated with many photographs and includes a complete bibliography.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><STRONG>"From Christmas to Twelfth Night in Southern Illinois" is available for purchase at book stores throughout Illinois. It can also be purchased on line through Amazon as well as through the History Press at <A href="http://www.historypress.net/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>www.historypress.net</A> </STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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