Author: Ellen Cotton McKayPublisher:
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Category : Rye (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
A History of the Rye Presbyterian Church
Author: Ellen Cotton McKayPublisher:
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Category : Rye (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Early New England
Author: David A. WeirPublisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 9780802813527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
The idea of covenant was at the heart of early New England society. In this singular book David Weir explores the origins and development of covenant thought in America by analyzing the town and church documents written and signed by seventeenth-century New Englanders. Unmatched in the breadth of its scope, this study takes into account all of the surviving covenants in all of the New England colonies. Weir's comprehensive survey of seventeenth-century covenants leads to a more complex picture of early New England than what emerges from looking at only a few famous civil covenants like the Mayflower Compact. His work shows covenant theology being transformed into a covenantal vision for society but also reveals the stress and strains on church-state relationships that eventually led to more secularized colonial governments in eighteenth-century New England. He concludes that New England colonial society was much more "English" and much less "American" than has often been thought, and that the New England colonies substantially mirrored religious and social change in Old England.
A History of the Presbyterian Church in America
Author: Richard WebsterPublisher:
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 1140
Book Description
A history of the Presbyterian Church in America from its origin until the year 1760, with biographical sketches of its early ministers. By ... R. Webster ... With a memoir of the author by ... C. Van Rensselaer and an historical introduction by ... W. Blackwood
Author: Presbyterian Historical Society (PHILADELPHIA)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
History of the Presbyterian Church in America
Author: Rev. Richard WebsterPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
John E. Parsons
Author: Paul DeForest HicksPublisher: Easton Studio Press, LLC
ISBN: 1632260743
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
John E. Parsons: An Eminent New Yorker in the Gilded Age is the captivating biography about the life and times of a man who was a major figure in the history of New York at the turn of the 20th century. An attorney, philanthropist, and reformer, Parsons held a position of respect among such Gilded Age barons as Morgan, Rockefeller and Carnegie, helped establish institutions that became the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and contributed to amending the city’s legal bar association that helped put an end to the corruption of “Boss” Tweed’s Tammany Hall politicians. When not performing his civic duties, Parsons enjoyed the country life in his home in Lenox, Massachusetts, where his generosity made him a beloved member of the Berkshire Hills community. But despite his charitable works, Parsons’s role as a trustee for the Sugar Refineries Company—or “Sugar Trust”—embroiled him in a corporate conspiracy that would threaten to tarnish his reputation as a righteous and moral activist, and as one of New York’s greatest unsung heroes. The dramatic story of how he endured the protracted trial and publicity is a poignant testament to his strength of character and the widespread admiration in which he was held.
Rye
Author: Paul D. RheingoldPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738572000
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Rye, now a suburb of New York City, has a fascinating history dating from its founding in 1660. Due to its extensive waterfront on Long Island Sound, Rye has been home to several major amusement parks, as well as beaches and nearly a dozen clubs. These clubs have featured sailing, golf, and swimming, and numerous postcard scenes in Rye show the ways in which residents entertained themselves over the years. Rye also contains plentiful views of the churches and schools in town, which date back well into the 19th century. The town has had a number of famous private schools and institutions, including St. Benedict's Home for Colored Children and the Osborn. Scenes also show civic buildings, such as the fire stations, post offices, train stations, and the mansions of the wealthy.
H. H. Richardson
Author: Jeffrey Karl OchsnerPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 9780262650151
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
This book is the definitive guide to all of H.H. Richardson's work, built and unbuilt, extant and demolished - his municipal offices, educational buildings, department stores, libraries, railroad stations, churches, and private residences. It is heavily illustrated with sketches, plans, and interior and exterior photographs; maps and addresses are supplied for buildings which survive. The paperback edition contains new information on several of Richardson's projects as well as eight supplemental entries for projects uncovered' after the hardcover edition was published. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner practices architecture in Houston.
A History of the County of Westchester, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time
Author: Robert BoltonPublisher:
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Category : Westchester County (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester
Author: Robert BoltonPublisher:
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 856
Book Description