Author: Pediment Group, Incorporated, ThePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A Pictorial History of Franklin County
Author: Pediment Group, Incorporated, ThePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
A Pictorial History of Franklin County: The early years
Author: A Pictorial History of the United States
Author: Benson John LossingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author: A Pictorial History of the Brillharts of America
Author: John A. BrillhartPublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426954980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
History and Genealogy of Early Pioneer Families of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Author: Jacob Gottwals FrancisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 904
Book Description
John Lichty or Light immigrated from the Palatinate to Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, in 1738. The volume contains his descendants.
Place Names of Illinois
Author: Edward CallaryPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 0252090705
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
This extensive guide shows how the history and culture of Illinois are embedded in the names of its towns, cities, and other geographical features. Edward Callary unearths the origins of names of nearly three thousand Illinois communities and the circumstances surrounding their naming and renaming. Organized alphabetically, the entries are concise, engaging, and full of fascinating detail revealing the rich ethnic history of the state, the impact of industrialization and the coming of the railroads, and insight into local politics and personalities. Many entries also provide information on local pronunciation, the name’s etymology, and the community’s location, all set in historical and cultural context. A general introduction locates Illinois place names in the context of general patterns of place naming in the United States. An extremely useful reference for scholars of American history, geography, language, and culture, Place Names of Illinois also offers intriguing browsing material for the inquisitive reader and the curious traveler.
Uncle Sam Wants You
Author: Christopher CapozzolaPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019533549X
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
In April 1917, the United States embarked on World War I--with little history of conscription, an army smaller than Romania's, and a political culture that saw little role for the federal government other than delivering the mail. Uncle Sam Wants You tells the gripping story of the American homefront in World War I, revealing how the tensions of mass mobilization led to a significant increase in power in Washington.Christopher Capozzola shows how, in the absence of a strong federal government, Americans at first mobilized society by stressing duty, obligation, and responsibility over rights and freedoms. In clubs, schools, churches, and workplaces, Americans governed each other. But the heated temper of war quickly unleashed coercion on an unprecedented scale, making wartime America the scene of some of the nation's most serious political violence, including notorious episodes of outright mob violence. To solve this problem, Americans turned over increasing amounts of power to state institutions. In the end, whether they were some of the four million men drafted under the Selective Service Act or the tens of millions of homefront volunteers--or counted themselves among the thousands of conscientious objectors, anti-war radicals, or German enemy aliens--Americans of the World War I era created a new American state, and new ways of being American citizens.Based on a rich array of sources that capture the voices of both political leaders and ordinary Americans, Uncle Sam Wants You offers a vivid and provocative new interpretation of American political history.
Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine
Author: Historic Images of Frankfort
Author: Nicky HughesPublisher: Gene Burch
ISBN: 0975369709
Category : Frankfort (Ky.)
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A collection of historic photographs of Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky.