Author: Brown University. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays, Brown University Library, Providence, Rhode Island
Author: Brown University. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Author: Scientific American
Author: Rhode Island's Civil War Hospital
Author: Frank L. GrzybPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786489731
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
During the Civil War, thousands of wounded Union soldiers and Confederate prisoners convalesced in a general army hospital in rural Portsmouth Grove, Rhode Island. Because of its location on the periphery of the action, the hospital has remained a footnote to the dramatic sweep of Civil War literature. However, its history and the experiences of the doctors, nurses, patients and guards that gave it life provide a new perspective on the interaction between the army and society in wartime and on life in Civil War America. This in-depth account also explores the barbarities of medicine, daily routine in a general army hospital, the role of citizens in providing aid, the later adventures of former patients and staff, and the final resting places of those who died on the grounds.
The Phytologist
Author: Alexander IrvinePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
The Evolution of American Legislatures
Author: Peverill SquirePublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472028405
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
The institutional development of American legislatures, beginning with the first colonial assembly of 1619, has been marked by continuity as well as change. Peverill Squire draws upon a wealth of primary sources to document this institutional history. Beginning with the ways in which colonial assemblies followed the precedents of British institutions, Squire traces the fundamental ways they evolved to become distinct. He next charts the formation of the first state legislatures and the Constitutional Congress, describes the creation of territorial and new state legislatures, and examines the institutionalization of state legislatures in the nineteenth century and their professionalization since 1900. With his conclusion, Squire discusses the historical trajectory of American legislatures and suggests how they might further develop over the coming decades. While Squire's approach will appeal to historians, his focus on the evolution of rules, procedures, and standing committee systems, as well as member salaries, legislative sessions, staff, and facilities, will be valuable to political scientists and legislative scholars.
The Brown Alumni Monthly
Author: Who's who in New England
Author: Railway Locomotives and Cars
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 876
Book Description