Author: Kate Ferrucci
Publisher: Quarry Books - IPS
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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A celebration of Indiana's limestone workers in words and pictures.

Author: Scott Russell Sanders
Publisher: Beacon Press
ISBN: 9780807063354
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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"A thoughtful and fine local geography. Scott Sanders, judging little and settling forth much, gives us texture and depth in southern Indiana, a place that's dressed a phenomenal number of the nation's enduring buildings." -Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men

Author: David B. Williams
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295746475
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 273

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Most people do not think to observe geology from the sidewalks of a major city, but all David B. Williams has to do is look at building stone in any urban center to find a range of rocks equal to any assembled by plate tectonics. In Stories in Stone, he takes you on explorations to find 3.5-billion-year-old rock that looks like swirled pink-and-black taffy, a gas station made of petrified wood, and a Florida fort that has withstood three hundred years of attacks and hurricanes, despite being made of a stone that has the consistency of a granola bar. Williams also weaves in the cultural history of stone, explaining why a white fossil-rich limestone from Indiana became the only building stone used in all fifty states; how in 1825, the construction of the Bunker Hill Monument led to America’s first commercial railroad; and why when the same kind of marble used by Michelangelo clad a Chicago skyscraper it warped so much after nineteen years that all 44,000 panels of it had to be replaced. This love letter to building stone brings to life the geology you can see in the structures of every city.

Author: Paul R. Wonning
Publisher: Mossy Feet Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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The Short History of Libraries, Printing and Language tells the story of printing, language, books, writing and libraries. Learn about the development of ink, papyrus, parchment, paper and the story of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press. This Indiana Edition relates the history of early Indiana libraries, the Indiana State Library and Indiana library laws.

Author: Paul R. Wonning
Publisher: Mossy Feet Books
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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Learn the story of the firefighters, departments and fire towers in Indiana. History of Fire Fighting The book begins with a history of firefighting from the earliest firefighting equipment and formation of the first fire departments. Early firefighting equipment and methods are also discussed. United States Firefighting History Readers will learn about the first fire companies formed in the United States as well as some of the earliest destructive fires that took place. Indiana Firefighting The book covers some of the early fire departments in Indiana as well as some of the state's most destructive fires. Fire Towers Fire towers once formed an important link in fire control in the dense forests that cover Indiana. Readers will learn about the history of fire towers as well as the locations of the remaining fire towers in Indiana. Fire Fighting Museums A comprehensive listing of firefighting museums in both the United States and Indiana. Firefighter, fire department history, fire engine, museums, equipment, fire tower, firefighting companies

Author: Thomas B. Helm
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cass County (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Author: Harvey Claflin Mansfield
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1914

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Author: Indiana. Geological and Water Survey
Publisher: Geology Rocks!
ISBN: 9780878426874
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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From the Indiana Dunes of Lake Michigan, one of the world's largest displays of lakeshore dunes, to the historic little town of New Harmony, where American geology had its beginnings, this book is your guide to 50 of the most significant and interesting sites in Indiana.

Author: Madison, James H.
Publisher: Indiana Historical Society
ISBN: 0871953633
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 359

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A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.

Author: John H. Binford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greenfield (Ind.)
Languages : en
Pages : 588

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