Karen South Arnold
1 book in the catalogue, published 2000.
Karen South Arnold, Ph.D., wrote Playing Grandma's Games, the one book of hers on our list. She is also listed in our records as Karen Arnold. Her interests, as the book's description puts it, are games, historical research and reenacting early American history through the fur trade period.
About Karen South Arnold
We know Karen South Arnold through her book. The description says she has enjoyed all kinds of games since childhood, that her grandfather taught her cribbage, and that she went on to other games and holds bridge master points. It adds that she has written research articles on topics as different as animal biology and historical clothing patterns.
Searches for outside biographical sources turned up nothing we could verify about her, so we have no birth year, home town or list of other work to give. Everything above comes from the description we hold for the book.
What the books share
Her book sits where games, history and living history meet. The catalogue lists its subjects as rules, games and history, and the description says it should help reenactors as well as anyone curious about how people entertained themselves before computers. The fur trade period is the one era the description names, as the setting of her reenacting. Beyond that, the book is a practical guide with a historical interest, from a researcher who also plays.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Joining a card club
Cribbage players can look for a local club through the congress site, and a beginner can sit in on a casual night.
Learning the fur trade era in person
Pick one of the two fur trade sites and read its history page before you go, so the living history makes more sense.
Go deeper
Arnold's book links games, history and fur trade reenacting. These sites give a reader somewhere to take that interest after the page.
American Cribbage Congress
Nonprofit organization for cribbage players, established in 1980, with tournament and club information.
The Strong National Museum of Play
Describes itself as a collections based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play.
Fort Union Trading Post history
The Park Service overview of a fur trade post founded in 1828.
Green River Rendezvous
The Museum of the Mountain Man's annual fur trade era event page, with a living history program.
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