Author: Library of Congress. Rare Book DivisionPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Catalog of Broadsides in the Rare Book Division
Author: Library of Congress. Rare Book DivisionPublisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Catalog of Broadsides in the Rare Book Division: Chronological catalog
Author: Library of Congress. Rare Book DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Broadsides
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
Catalog of Broadsides in the Rare Book Division: Author
Author: Library of Congress. Rare Book DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Broadsides
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Handbook for Research in American History
Author: Francis Paul PruchaPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803287310
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
When the Handbook for Research in American History was first published, reviewers called it "an excellent tool for historians of all interests and levels of experience . . . simple to use, and concisely worded" (Western Historical Quarterly) and "an excellent work that fulfills its title in being portable yet well-filled" (Reference Reviews). The Journal of American History added, "It is not easy to produce a reference work that is utilitarian and enriching and does not duplicate existing works. Professor Prucha has done the job very well." This second, revised edition takes account of the revolution that is occurring in bibliographic science as printed reference works extend to electronic databases, CD-ROMs, and online networks such as the Internet. Focusing on and expanding the major section of the original Handbook, it provides information on traditional printed works, describes new guides and updated versions of old ones, notes the availability of reference works and of some full-text sources in electronic form, and discusses the usefulness to researchers of different kinds of material and the forms in which they are available. Extensive cross-referencing and a detailed index that includes authors, subjects, and titles enhance the book's usefulness.
Shadows of Voices
Author: Dennis McCalibIrreconcilable Founders
Author: David JohnsonPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807175307
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Virginians dominate the early history of the United States, with Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Patrick Henry, George Mason, George Wythe, and John Marshall figuring prominently in that narrative. Fellow Virginian Spencer Roane (1762–1822), an influential jurist and political thinker, was in many ways their equal. Roane is nonetheless mostly absent in accounts of early America. The lack of interest in Roane is remarkable since he was the philosophical leader of the Jeffersonians, architect of states’ rights doctrine, a legislator, essayist, and, for twenty-seven years, justice of the Virginia Supreme Court. He was the son-in-law of Henry, a confidant of Jefferson, founder of the influential Richmond Enquirer, and head of the “Richmond Junto.” Roane’s opinions established judicial review of legislative acts ten years before Supreme Court Chief Justice Marshall did the same in Marbury v. Madison. Roane also brought down Virginia’s state-sponsored church. His descent into historical twilight is even more curious given his fierce criticism—both from the bench and in the Richmond Enquirer—of Marshall’s nationalistic decisions. Indeed, the debate between these two judges is perhaps the most comprehensive discussion of federalism outside of the arguments that raged over the ratification of the United States Constitution. In Irreconcilable Founders, David Johnson uses Roane’s long-lasting conflict with Marshall as ballast for the first-ever biography of this highly influential but largely forgotten justice and political theorist. Because Roane’s legal opinions gave way to those of Marshall, historians have tended to either dismiss him or cast him as little more than an annoying gadfly. Equally to blame for his obscurity is the comparative inaccessibility of Roane’s life: no single archive houses his papers, no scholars have systematically reviewed his legal opinions, and no one has methodically examined his essays. Bringing these and other disparate sources together for the first time, Johnson precisely limns Roane’s career, personality, and philosophy. He also synthesizes the judge’s wide-ranging jurisprudence and analyzes his predictions about the dangers of unchecked federal power and an activist Supreme Court. Although contemporary jurists and politicians disregarded Roane’s opinions, many in today’s political and legal arenas are unknowingly echoing his views with increasing frequency, making this reappraisal of his life and reassessment of his opinions timely and relevant.
A Documentary History of the African Theatre
Author: George ThompsonPublisher: Northwestern University Press
ISBN: 9780810114616
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
A history of the African Theatre, the first all-black theatre company in the United States. Founded in 1821 in New York by William Alexander Brown, the African Theatre was created in response to the social segregation of the day. Within its first year, however, the theatre had expanded its audience. No longer characterizing itself as a resort primarily for New York's African-American community, it began to address itself to New Yorkers in general. The author has researched and documented all available facts about the company: its members; productions; playhouses; length of operation; types of audiences; and the reasons for its demise.
Subject Collections
Author: Lee AshPublisher: New York : Bowker
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Standard Citation Forms for Published Bibliographies and Catalogs Used in Rare Book Cataloging
Author: Peter VanWingenPublisher: Library of Congress
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Author: John Baptista Porta