Author: Oren F. MortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
A History of Highland County, Virginia
Author: Oren F. MortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Morton Heritage
Author: A History of Rockbridge County, Virginia
Author: Oren F. MortonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Rockbridge Co., Va
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
Morton's History of Rockbridge County, is considered one of the finest county histories ever written. Part One sketches in the history of Rockbridge from its settlement in 1737, with an appreciative eye on the pioneer element of the county--the Irish and the Scotch-Irish. Part Two is a genealogical source-book of Rockbridge County. It the author lists all the names he came upon in his researches, together with the accompanying fact in each instance. A complete index to the more than 15,000 names is not given for reasons that all lists are constructed in alphabetical order.There is, nonetheless, a general index to the text.
The Legacy of Terry Fox and John Morton
Author: Bruce A. WoodsPublisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1525522639
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
How does Vancouver’s first settler John Morton impact the life of Terry Fox when they never met? The solution to this riddle is the objective of the book. The process that brings this about takes the reader through romance, tragedy and purpose. For thoughtful readers the city of Vancouver will take on fresh meaning.
Lives of the Signers to the Declaration of Independence
Author: Charles Augustus GoodrichPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Morton F. Plant and the Connecticut Shoreline: Philanthropy in the Gilded Age
Author: Gail B. MacDonaldPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467119830
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Gilded Age financier Morton F. Plant inherited his father's transportation empire determined to improve his community. A dreamer eager to invest in innovative technology and grass-roots community causes alike, Plant's influence ran deep on the Connecticut shoreline prior to World War I, and his legacy remains prominent. Plant's summer mansion, Branford House, is one of southeastern Connecticut's iconic landmarks. He was instrumental in founding the prestigious Connecticut College. And the Shennecossett Golf Club he developed as part of his summer resort is a popular public course. Gail Braccidiferro MacDonald brings to life this important figure in Connecticut history and demonstrates his long-reaching impact.
America's Three Regimes
Author: Morton KellerPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199924171
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Hailed in The New York Times Book Review as "the single best book written in recent years on the sweep of American political history," this groundbreaking work divides our nation's history into three "regimes," each of which lasts many, many decades, allowing us to appreciate as never before the slow steady evolution of American politics, government, and law. The three regimes, which mark longer periods of continuity than traditional eras reflect, are Deferential and Republican, from the colonial period to the 1820s; Party and Democratic, from the 1830s to the 1930s; and Populist and Bureaucratic, from the 1930s to the present. Praised by The Economist as "a feast to enjoy" and by Foreign Affairs as "a masterful and fresh account of U.S. politics," here is a major contribution to the history of the United States--an entirely new way to look at our past, our present, and our future--packed with provocative and original observations about American public life.
The Bicentennial of the United States of America
Author: American Revolution Bicentennial AdministrationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976
Languages : en
Pages : 538
Book Description
Coventry's Motorcar Heritage
Author: Damien KimberleyPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752490419
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Coventry, home of the cycle industry, was also to become the birthplace of the motor industry when the Daimler Company became the first in Britain to mass produce cars in the late 1890s.Spearheaded by H.J. Lawson, Coventry soon became a hub of motoring activity, and by the early 1900s was teaming with small and large companies, testing cars, motor-bicycles and tricycles around the local streets and surrounding country lanes. Many of these companies had previously been established as cycle manufacturers, yet introduced engines to their cycle frames in various forms, as well as producing safer three- and four-wheeled experimental machines. Other companies were established solely as motor manufacturers, many were short-lived, but others would survive and prosper.This new-found industry soon attracted a new type of worker to Coventry, specialised in mechanical engineering. These men and their families came from all parts of the UK and beyond, and made new lives for themselves in the city.Coventry has been home to well in excess of 100 independent motor manufacturers, but in recent years the city has suffered greatly with the loss of huge companied like Jaguar and Peugeot. The legacy of many of these historic cars can, however, still be enjoyed through museums and private collections.This outstanding volume is illustrated with 200 archive photographs and ephemera from the collection held at Coventry Transport Museum, and is a valuable record of the motor companies and their machines, as well as the individuals who both founded and worked for these manufacturers.
Practical Building Conservation
Author: Ian McCaigPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 9780754645542
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 506
Book Description
Timber deals with wide-ranging use of the material in historic buildings, from vaststructural timber-frames through to high-class joinery and simple fixings. Particular attention is paid to how and why timber decays or faults occur, and the methods of assessing and dealing with this. The bulk of the book covers appropriate methods of repair and maintenance.