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Category : Indiana Toll Road (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Dedication of the the [sic] Northern Indiana Toll Road, September 17, 1956
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Category : Indiana Toll Road (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Pages : 24
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Richmond
Author: Susan E. King
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738539942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Richmond lies on the eastern border of the state and is the county seat of Wayne County. The earliest settlers arrived on the banks of the Whitewater River in 1806, quickly populating the area and transforming the wilderness into farmland. By the end of the century, the National Road, the rivers, and the railroads combined to make Richmond a manufacturing, commercial, architectural, and cultural center. The images found in this book document the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Richmond was at the height of its affluence and its buildings, parks, bridges, and homes were among the finest in the state. This is also the period when postcards became a common form of quick communication and publishers produced them in great numbers. Richmond provided unlimited source material for these cards.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738539942
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Richmond lies on the eastern border of the state and is the county seat of Wayne County. The earliest settlers arrived on the banks of the Whitewater River in 1806, quickly populating the area and transforming the wilderness into farmland. By the end of the century, the National Road, the rivers, and the railroads combined to make Richmond a manufacturing, commercial, architectural, and cultural center. The images found in this book document the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Richmond was at the height of its affluence and its buildings, parks, bridges, and homes were among the finest in the state. This is also the period when postcards became a common form of quick communication and publishers produced them in great numbers. Richmond provided unlimited source material for these cards.
The Living Church
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
Author: United States. Patent Office
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Category : Patents
Languages : en
Pages : 2094
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Category : Patents
Languages : en
Pages : 2094
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The Disciple
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
Author: United States. President
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Category : Presidents
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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The Universe Unraveling
Author: Seth S. Jacobs
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 080146451X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327
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During the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, Laos was positioned to become a major front in the Cold War. Yet American policymakers ultimately chose to resist communism in neighboring South Vietnam instead. Two generations of historians have explained this decision by citing logistical considerations. Laos's landlocked, mountainous terrain, they hold, made the kingdom an unpropitious place to fight, while South Vietnam—possessing a long coastline, navigable rivers, and all-weather roads—better accommodated America's military forces. The Universe Unraveling is a provocative reinterpretation of U.S.-Laos relations in the years leading up to the Vietnam War. Seth Jacobs argues that Laos boasted several advantages over South Vietnam as a battlefield, notably its thousand-mile border with Thailand, whose leader was willing to allow Washington to use his nation as a base from which to attack the communist Pathet Lao.More significant in determining U.S. policy in Southeast Asia than strategic appraisals of the Laotian landscape were cultural perceptions of the Lao people. Jacobs contends that U.S. policy toward Laos under Eisenhower and Kennedy cannot be understood apart from the traits Americans ascribed to their Lao allies. Drawing on diplomatic correspondence and the work of iconic figures like "celebrity saint" Tom Dooley, Jacobs finds that the characteristics American statesmen and the American media attributed to the Lao—laziness, immaturity, and cowardice—differed from the traits assigned the South Vietnamese, making Lao chances of withstanding communist aggression appear dubious. The Universe Unraveling combines diplomatic, cultural, and military history to provide a new perspective on how prejudice can shape policy decisions and even the course of history.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 080146451X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
During the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, Laos was positioned to become a major front in the Cold War. Yet American policymakers ultimately chose to resist communism in neighboring South Vietnam instead. Two generations of historians have explained this decision by citing logistical considerations. Laos's landlocked, mountainous terrain, they hold, made the kingdom an unpropitious place to fight, while South Vietnam—possessing a long coastline, navigable rivers, and all-weather roads—better accommodated America's military forces. The Universe Unraveling is a provocative reinterpretation of U.S.-Laos relations in the years leading up to the Vietnam War. Seth Jacobs argues that Laos boasted several advantages over South Vietnam as a battlefield, notably its thousand-mile border with Thailand, whose leader was willing to allow Washington to use his nation as a base from which to attack the communist Pathet Lao.More significant in determining U.S. policy in Southeast Asia than strategic appraisals of the Laotian landscape were cultural perceptions of the Lao people. Jacobs contends that U.S. policy toward Laos under Eisenhower and Kennedy cannot be understood apart from the traits Americans ascribed to their Lao allies. Drawing on diplomatic correspondence and the work of iconic figures like "celebrity saint" Tom Dooley, Jacobs finds that the characteristics American statesmen and the American media attributed to the Lao—laziness, immaturity, and cowardice—differed from the traits assigned the South Vietnamese, making Lao chances of withstanding communist aggression appear dubious. The Universe Unraveling combines diplomatic, cultural, and military history to provide a new perspective on how prejudice can shape policy decisions and even the course of history.
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Author: Etats-Unis. President
Publisher: Government Printing Office
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Publisher: Government Printing Office
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Golden Jubilee History of the Minnesota District of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and Its Member Congregations, 1918-1968
Digest and Decisions of the Employees' Compensation Appeals Board
Author: United States. Employees' Compensation Appeals Board
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Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
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Category : Employers' liability
Languages : en
Pages : 1188
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