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Category : Ohio
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Ohio Records and Pioneer Families
Author: John Wayne
Author: Randy RobertsPublisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803289703
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
"John Wayne remains a constant in American popular culture. Middle America grew up with him in the late 1920s and 1930s, went to war with him in the 1940s, matured with him in the 1950s, and kept the faith with him in the 1960s and 1970s. . . . In his person and in the persona he so carefully constructed, middle America saw itself, its past, and its future. John Wayne was his country’s alter ego." Thus begins John Wayne: American, a biography bursting with vitality and revealing the changing scene in Hollywood and America from the Great Depression through the Vietnam War. During a long movie career, John Wayne defined the role of the cowboy and soldier, the gruff man of decency, the hero who prevailed when the chips were down. But who was he, really? Here is the first substantive, serious view of a contradictory private and public figure.
The Seventh Census of the United States 1850
Author: James Dunwoody Brownson De BowPublisher:
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Category : Demography
Languages : en
Pages : 1170
Book Description
American Coverlets and Their Weavers
Author: Clarita AndersonPublisher: Colonial Williamsburg
ISBN: 9780879352158
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
This lavishly illustrated guide to one of the premier collections of woven coverlets in the United States is an essential reference for collectors, historians, specialists in material culture, and all those who are interested in American textiles. Information about the lives and professional careers of more than seven hundred weavers is included. In-depth discussions explore fifty coverlets that are depicted in detail.
The Bone and Sinew of the Land
Author: Anna-Lisa CoxPublisher: PublicAffairs
ISBN: 1610398114
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The long-hidden stories of America's black pioneers, the frontier they settled, and their fight for the heart of the nation When black settlers Keziah and Charles Grier started clearing their frontier land in 1818, they couldn't know that they were part of the nation's earliest struggle for equality; they were just looking to build a better life. But within a few years, the Griers would become early Underground Railroad conductors, joining with fellow pioneers and other allies to confront the growing tyranny of bondage and injustice. The Bone and Sinew of the Land tells the Griers' story and the stories of many others like them: the lost history of the nation's first Great Migration. In building hundreds of settlements on the frontier, these black pioneers were making a stand for equality and freedom. Their new home, the Northwest Territory -- the wild region that would become present-day Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin -- was the first territory to ban slavery and have equal voting rights for all men. Though forgotten today, in their own time the successes of these pioneers made them the targets of racist backlash. Political and even armed battles soon ensued, tearing apart families and communities long before the Civil War. This groundbreaking work of research reveals America's forgotten frontier, where these settlers were inspired by the belief that all men are created equal and a brighter future was possible. Named one of Smithsonian's Best History Books of 2018
Midwest Historical and Genealogical Register
Author: Lippincott's Pronouncing Gazetteer
Author: Joseph ThomasPublisher:
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Category : Geography
Languages : en
Pages : 2198
Book Description
The History [of] Darke County, Ohio
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Author: Seventeenth Decennial Census of the United States: 1950
Author: United States. Bureau of the CensusPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States
Author: Thomas BaldwinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Gazetteers
Languages : en
Pages : 1372
Book Description