Author: Israel Smith ClarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
The Centennial Universal History
Author: Israel Smith ClarePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Designing the Centennial
Author: Bruno GibertiPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813122311
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Designing the Centennial is an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the planning of America's first important world's fair -- the 1876 United States Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The conflicts between the players -- scientists and engineers, planners and politicians, organizers and their audience -- demonstrate wider cultural clashes between a traditional view of things as object lessons and our more current understanding of things as commodities. Bruno Giberti uses the official reports of the U.S. Centennial Commission and photographs of the Centennial Photographic Company, as well as the ephemera of the exhibition and literary accounts in books, magazines, and newspapers to examine the concept of world's fairs, contrasting the 1876 event with other nineteenth- and early twentieth-century exhibitions and related institutions. The author goes beyond previous works on world's fairs by investigating the design process and by considering the nature of display -- what people were looking at and how they were looking.
The Illustrated History of the Centennial Exhibition, Held in Commemoration of the One Hundredth Anniversary of American Independence...
Author: James D. McCabePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Centennial Exhibition
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
San Marino
Author: Elizabeth W. PomeroyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780615614021
Category : San Marino (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
PNA
Author: Donald E. PienkosPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
A major study of ethnic-oriented and multicultural problems, specifically of the history of the Polish National Alliance of the United States of America.
Las Vegas
Author: Eugene P. MoehringPublisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874176476
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
The meteoric rise of Las Vegas from a remote Mormon outpost to an international entertainment center was never a sure thing. In its first decades, the town languished, but when Nevada legalized casino gambling in 1931, Las Vegas met its destiny. This act—combined with the growing popularity of the automobile, cheap land and electricity, and changing national attitudes toward gambling—led to the fantastic casinos and opulent resorts that became the trademark industry of the city and created the ambiance that has made Las Vegas an icon of pleasure. This volume celebrates the city’s unparalleled growth, examining both the development of its gaming industry and the creation of an urban complex that over two million people proudly call home. Here are the colorful characters who shaped the city as well as the political, business, and civic decisions that influenced its growth. The story extends chronologically from the first Paiute people to the construction of the latest megaresorts, and geographically far beyond the original township to include the several municipalities that make up today’s vast metropolitan Las Vegas area.
Centennial
Author: James A. MichenerPublisher: Dial Press
ISBN: 0804151598
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1105
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener’s magnificent saga of the West is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Brimming with the glory of America’s past, the story of Colorado—the Centennial State—is manifested through its people: Lame Beaver, the Arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his Comanche and Pawnee enemies; Levi Zendt, fleeing with his child bride from the Amish country; the cowboy, Jim Lloyd, who falls in love with a wealthy and cultured Englishwoman, Charlotte Seccombe. In Centennial, trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters are brought together in the dramatic conflicts that shape the destiny of the legendary West—and the entire country. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's Hawaii. Praise for Centennial “A hell of a book . . . While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.”—Los Angeles Times “An engrossing book . . . imaginative and intricate . . . teeming with people and giving a marvelous sense of the land.”—The Plain Dealer “Michener is America’s best writer, and he proves it once again in Centennial. . . . If you’re a Michener fan, this book is a must. And if you’re not a Michener fan, Centennial will make you one.”—The Pittsburgh Press “An absorbing work . . . Michener is a superb storyteller.”—BusinessWeek
Ridpath's Universal History
Author: John Clark RidpathPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Cyclopaedia of Universal History
Author: John Clark RidpathPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : World history
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
An Enduring Vision
Author: David HickeyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780578967387
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A commemorative book of history, reflections, and photographs celebrating the centennial anniversary of The Stony Brook School in Stony Brook, New York.