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McCurdy, Michael Charles was born on February 17, 1942 in New York City. Son of Charles Errett and Beatrice (Beatson) McCurdy.
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness." For more than 225 years these words have inspired men and women in countries the world over to risk everything in pursuit of these lofty ideals. When they first appeared in our nation's birth certificate, the Declaration of Independence, they were a call to action for a colony on the brink of rebellion. The 56 men who dared to sign their names to this revolutionary document knew they were putting their reputations, their fortunes, and their very lives on the line by boldly and publicly declaring their support for liberty and freedom. As Benjamin Franklin said as he signed his name, "We must all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately!" Who were these men who are the first heroes of our nation? Award-winning team of author Dennis Brindell Fradin and illustrator Michael McCurdy bring their considerable talents together to illuminate the lives of these valiant men, ranging from the poorest farmers to the wealthiest merchants, whose dauntless courage inspired thousands of colonists to risk all for freedom.
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Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea for nine months, the expedition ship, the Endurance, was finally crushed and Shackleton and his men made the very long and perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.
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Woodcut-inspired drawings illuminate thirteen of Benjamin Franklin's most famous proverbs, bits of timeless wisdom that helped shape the sensibilities of colonial America.
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As the moon waxes and wanes, her cycles set a pattern of life for those who live beneath her silver glow. For the Northern Algonquians in precolonial America, these rhythms served to measure out the year. January’s Hard Times Moon means biting winds and long nights, and February’s moon brings the big snow. Now animals and people alike search for food; the land is locked in a deep, icy cold. But by the April and May moons, one can fish at night by torchlight and leave the wigwam door open to the rising sun in the east. Soon the summer moons of planting and ripening will guide the daily work of the tribe. Then come the fertile autumn moons of harvesting to ready the people for yet another hard winter. In graceful prose and stunning scratchboard illustrations, Michael McCurdy follows the important path the moon made in Algonquian lives. He brings to life the seasonal cycles of work, play, and survival a busy and fulfilling year punctuated by the beauty of the full moon.
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McCurdy, Michael Charles was born on February 17, 1942 in New York City. Son of Charles Errett and Beatrice (Beatson) McCurdy.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Tufts University, 1964. Master of Fine Arts, Tufts University, 1971.
Director, Penmaen Press, Lincoln, Massachusetts, 1968-1985; instructor, Concord (Massachusetts) Academy, 1972-1975; instructor, Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1976.
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Member Great Barrington (Massachusetts) Housing Authority, 1990-1993. Member Society Printers, St. Botolph Club.
Married Deborah Lamb, September 7, 1968. Children: Heather, Mark.
