Author: William E. Lass
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972913461
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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A historical book of Minnesota State University, Mankato from 1868 to 2018.

Author: Civil War Trust
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762769025
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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The year 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and so the time is right for this indispensable collection of 150 key places to see and things to do to remember and to honor the sacrifices made during America’s epic struggle. Covering dozens of states and the District of Columbia, this easy-to-use guide provides a concise text description and one or more images for each entry, as well as directions to all sites.

Author: United States
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1104

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Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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Author:
Publisher: UM Libraries
ISBN:
Category : Education, Higher
Languages : en
Pages : 432

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Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.).
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 504

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Author: University of Michigan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 428

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Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1352

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Author: Charlene Mires
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812204239
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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Independence Hall is a place Americans think they know well. Within its walls the Continental Congress declared independence in 1776, and in 1787 the Founding Fathers drafted the U.S. Constitution there. Painstakingly restored to evoke these momentous events, the building appears to have passed through time unscathed, from the heady days of the American Revolution to today. But Independence Hall is more than a symbol of the young nation. Beyond this, according to Charlene Mires, it has a long and varied history of changing uses in an urban environment, almost all of which have been forgotten. In Independence Hall, Mires rediscovers and chronicles the lost history of Independence Hall, in the process exploring the shifting perceptions of this most important building in America's popular imagination. According to Mires, the significance of Independence Hall cannot be fully appreciated without assessing the full range of political, cultural, and social history that has swirled about it for nearly three centuries. During its existence, it has functioned as a civic and cultural center, a political arena and courtroom, and a magnet for public celebrations and demonstrations. Artists such as Thomas Sully frequented Independence Square when Philadelphia served as the nation's capital during the 1790s, and portraitist Charles Willson Peale merged the arts, sciences, and public interest when he transformed a portion of the hall into a center for natural science in 1802. In the 1850s, hearings for accused fugitive slaves who faced the loss of freedom were held, ironically, in this famous birthplace of American independence. Over the years Philadelphians have used the old state house and its public square in a multitude of ways that have transformed it into an arena of conflict: labor grievances have echoed regularly in Independence Square since the 1830s, while civil rights protesters exercised their right to free speech in the turbulent 1960s. As much as the Founding Fathers, these people and events illuminate the building's significance as a cultural symbol.

Author:
Publisher: UM Libraries
ISBN:
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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In v.1-8 the final number consists of the Commencement annual.