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Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Foster-Woodstock Couplet Construction, S.E. 89th St to S.E. 106th Ave, Multnomah County
Author: Government Reports Announcements
Author: Government Reports Announcements & Index
Author: Government Reports Index
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 972
Book Description
Fares Please
Author: John T. LabbePublisher:
ISBN: 9780870042874
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Creating Livable Communities
Author: National Council on Disability (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Barrier-free design
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Early History of Portland
Author: Mrs. N. B. RicePublisher:
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Category : Ionia County (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 12
Book Description
America's National Game
Author: Albert G. SpaldingPublisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849658724
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This book is in great demand by baseball enthusiasts. Having been connected with every department of the game from player to magnate, Mr. Spalding has contributed a very important work to the game's history. As the invincible pitcher of the Boston Club, previous to the formation of the National League, his book of so many pages is an interesting record of events dating from the beginning of the great American pastime. It is not exactly a history of the game, but deals largely with incidents during the author's career, who was a player in the late 1860s and early 1870s, and helped organize the National League in 1876. One chapter, devoted to sundry topics, gives an account of the sale of the immortal "King Kelly," the original "$10,000 beauty," by Chicago to the Boston Club in the late 1880s. Other Chapters are devoted to the literature of the game, quoting several instances of the baseball paragrapher's art and also specimens of the distinct poetry of the pastime, of which "Casey at the Bat" is probably the most widely known. The Cincinnati Red Stockings Mr. Spalding gives credit as being the pioneer professional organization. It was not, however, until 1871 that professional baseball playing, as recognized today, was instituted. Mr. Spalding shows how cricket could not do for Americans. He says it is suitable for the British temperament, but not for the Yankee hustling spirit. He also tells how he worked into the game through a one-handed catch when a small boy. To lovers of baseball, whose name is legion, and whose number increases yearly, this book comprises in itself a whole library of useful information.
The Great Extravaganza
Author: Carl AbbottPublisher: Oregon Historical Society
ISBN: 9780875952857
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Great Extravaganza details the Lewis and Clark Exposition of 1905 from its planning stage, through the heady days of the fair, and into the decade of growth and prosperity that followed. Abbott captures the progressive sentiments that motivated early twentieth-century developers and politicians and the part the Exposition played in the development of Portland. Now in its third edition since its original publication in 1981, The Great Extravaganza includes a new introduction by Carl Abbott along with historic photographs that give readers a tour of the extensive fairgrounds, the grand exhibit halls, and the dozens of attractions that drew a million and a half people to Portland during the summer and early fall of 1905.
Author: Rigby