Author: Crisfield JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cleveland (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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History of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Author: Crisfield JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cleveland (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 820
Book Description
Men of Progress, Indiana
Author: William CumbackPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Georgia
Author: Allen Daniel CandlerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781403506887
Category : Georgia
Languages : en
Pages :
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The First Day of the Blitz
Author: Peter StanskyPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125566
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
On September 7, 1940, the Blitz began. The bombing of London, by over one thousand planes on that night alone, was recognised at the time as being a direct measure to break the country's resistance. This book tells of the impact that this terror from the skies had on British people and the course of war.
The Goodriches
Author: Dane StarbuckPublisher:
ISBN: 9780865971844
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
When local author Dane Starbuck set out several years ago to write the biography of Pierre Goodrich, scion of one of Indiana's most prominent twentieth-century families, he soon discovered that it was impossible to really understand Pierre Goodrich without also closely examining his family. Starbuck's years of research culminated in The Goodriches: An American Family, now available from Liberty Fund. This work is a revealing window into the founding ideals of both Indiana and our country, and how our founders meant these ideals to be lived. The Goodriches: An American Family begins with the birth of James P. Goodrich in 1864 and continues through the death of his son Pierre F. Goodrich in 1973. As the story of two fascinating and fiercely individualistic men, it is compelling reading, but as author Dane Starbuck says in the preface, ''the later chapters of this book are as much a social commentary on American life in the twentieth century as parts of a biography of two accomplished men." In his foreword to The Goodriches: An American Family, James M. Buchanan, Nobel laureate in economics and celebrated Liberty Fund author, says, "The Indiana Goodriches are an American family whose leading members, James and Pierre, helped to shape the American century. . . . This biography makes us recognize what is missing from the millennial setting in which we find ourselves. We have lost the 'idea of America, ' both as a motivation for action and as a source of emotional self-confidence. We have lost that which the Goodriches possessed." What did the Goodrich family "possess" which made them so unique? A belief in the power of knowledge, the importance of education, and a strong work ethic combined to imbue the Goodrich family with a distinctive sense of civic duty. James Goodrich served as governor of Indiana from 1917 to 1921 and as adviser to Presidents Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, and Herbert Hoover. During his eulogy of James Goodrich, the Reverend Gustav Papperman explained, "The Governor felt that he had been given talents that were a trust, that he was to administer them faithfully. . . ." According to author Dane Starbuck, "Education was a large part of the Goodriches' work ethos. . . . The family viewed education as a process by virtue of which the individual remained informed, made better business decisions, learned the importance of citizenship, and was given an opportunity for individual self-improvement. Therefore, work and education became the centerpieces of the Goodrich family's ethical and practical life." In later years, Pierre Goodrich, successful businessman and entrepreneur, would set aside a portion of his estate to found Liberty Fund because he believed that the principles of liberty on which our nation was founded need to be constantly kept before the public.
Notes and Queries
Author: William Henry EgleIn League with Israel
Author: Annie Fellows JohnstonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brothers and sisters
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Building Chicago
Author: Ann Durkin KeatingPublisher:
ISBN: 9780252070556
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Looks at the development of the Chicago suburbs, explains what influences helped form them, and examines the role of suburban government.
History of the Free Methodist Church of North America
Author: Wilson Thomas HogueHistory of Greene County, Ohio
Author: Michael A. BroadstonePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greene County (Ohio)
Languages : en
Pages : 838
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