Author: John S. AdamsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734065186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Town and Country, or, Life at Home and Abroad by John S. Adams
Town and Country, or, Life at Home and Abroad
Author: John S. AdamsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3734065186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Reproduction of the original: Town and Country, or, Life at Home and Abroad by John S. Adams
The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review
Author: Merchants' Magazine and commercial Review
Author: Freeman HuntHunt's Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review
Author: Freeman HuntPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
The Property of the Nation
Author: Matthew R. CostelloPublisher: University Press of Kansas
ISBN: 0700633367
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
George Washington was an affluent slave owner who believed that republicanism and social hierarchy were vital to the young country’s survival. And yet, he remains largely free of the “elitist” label affixed to his contemporaries, as Washington evolved in public memory during the nineteenth century into a man of the common people, the father of democracy. This memory, we learn in The Property of the Nation, was a deliberately constructed image, shaped and reshaped over time, generally in service of one cause or another. Matthew R. Costello traces this process through the story of Washington’s tomb, whose history and popularity reflect the building of a memory of America’s first president—of, by, and for the American people. Washington’s resting place at his beloved Mount Vernon estate was at times as contested as his iconic image; and in Costello’s telling, the many attempts to move the first president’s bodily remains offer greater insight to the issue of memory and hero worship in early America. While describing the efforts of politicians, business owners, artists, and storytellers to define, influence, and profit from the memory of Washington at Mount Vernon, this book’s main focus is the memory-making process that took place among American citizens. As public access to the tomb increased over time, more and more ordinary Americans were drawn to Mount Vernon, and their participation in this nationalistic ritual helped further democratize Washington in the popular imagination. Shifting our attention from official days of commemoration and publicly orchestrated events to spontaneous visits by citizens, Costello’s book clearly demonstrates in compelling detail how the memory of George Washington slowly but surely became The Property of the Nation.
Journal of the Fine Arts and Musical World
Author: Catalogue of the Library of the College of the City of New York
Author: New York (N.Y.). City College. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
Bibliography of American Imprints to 1901: Main part
Author: Catalogue of the Library of Congress
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1250
Book Description
Literature, Neurology, and Neuroscience: Historical and Literary Connections
Author: Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0444632751
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This well-established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging and promising subfields. This volume on the neurosciences, neurology, and literature vividly shows how science and the humanities can come together --- and have come together in the past. Its sections provide a new, broad look at these interactions, which have received surprisingly little attention in the past. Experts in the field cover literature as a window to neurological and scientific zeitgeists, theories of brain and mind in literature, famous authors and their suspected neurological disorders, and how neurological disorders and treatments have been described in literature. In addition, a myriad of other topics are covered, including some on famous authors whose important connections to the neurosciences have been overlooked (e.g., Roget, of Thesaurus fame), famous neuroscientists who should also be associated with literature, and some overlooked scientific and medical men who helped others produce great literary works (e,g., Bram Stoker's Dracula). There has not been a volume with this coverage in the past, and the connections it provides should prove fascinating to individuals in science, medicine, history, literature, and various other disciplines. - This book looks at literature, medicine, and the brain sciences both historically and in the light of the newest scholarly discoveries and insights