Explore the flute’s four types as they have appeared on most continents since prehistoric times. This book follows the discovery of artifacts and the historical impact of the instrument. Stories are included in many chapters. Myths, legends, and fairytales are re-told as they pertain to a regional flute. Sumer, the ancient Mediterranean world, Africa, India, the Orient, the Americas, and Europe are presented. The last pages cover eminent flautists, women musicians, jazz flutists, and finally, musical groups and performers who have made the traditional and folk instruments popular again.

"Filled with fascinating historical anecdotes, true origin sources of ancient flutes and additional myths, legends, and fairytales about flutes...a delightful source of historical information.  'Flute Lore, Flute Tales' is suitable for both young adult readers and curious adult audiences." -  Library Bookwatch, The Midwest Book Review

"The illustrations enhance the information and the chapters are filled with interesting information that kept this reviewer glued to the printed page and really focused on what information the author shared." - Fran Lewis, Just Reviews

The diaries of Emilie Eggen begin in 1906 when she worked as a stenographer in Minneapolis and also pursued an acting career. In 1909, she tells about her position as the superintendent of a TB hospital. The daughter of a Norwegian-born Lutheran minister, she wrote in diaries through the year 1959, covering her unusual single life, then her marriage to a Virginia, Minnesota attorney. She advised school dramatics and served as a substitute teacher for years while during summers, she roughed it at a Lake Vermilion cabin with her husband and two girls. Cancer interrupted her life, the treatment of a daughter at the Mayo Clinic, and later her own. The early procedures and her handling of misfortune intertwine with her community and cabin days. Narrative and light memoir from her granddaughter hold the abridged entries by their events and historical relevance. Her life reminded the narrator of Main Street by Sinclair Lewis.