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Author : John Wilmerding
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book American Light written by John Wilmerding and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exhibition to be held at the National Gallery of Art, Feb. 10-June 15, 1980.
Author : Susan Dunn
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1429923695
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)
Download or read book Sister Revolutions written by Susan Dunn and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2000-09-04 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What the two great modern revolutions can teach us about democracy today. In 1790, the American diplomat and politician Gouverneur Morris compared the French and American Revolutions, saying that the French "have taken Genius instead of Reason for their guide, adopted Experiment instead of Experience, and wander in the Dark because they prefer Lightning to Light." Although both revolutions professed similar Enlightenment ideals of freedom, equality, and justice, there were dramatic differences. The Americans were content to preserve many aspects of their English heritage; the French sought a complete break with a thousand years of history. The Americans accepted nonviolent political conflict; the French valued unity above all. The Americans emphasized individual rights, while the French stressed public order and cohesion. Why did the two revolutions follow such different trajectories? What influence have the two different visions of democracy had on modern history? And what lessons do they offer us about democracy today? In a lucid narrative style, with particular emphasis on lively portraits of the major actors, Susan Dunn traces the legacies of the two great revolutions through modern history and up to the revolutionary movements of our own time. Her combination of history and political analysis will appeal to all who take an interest in the way democratic nations are governed.
Author : Iain Sinclair
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0865478678
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (654 download)
Download or read book American Smoke written by Iain Sinclair and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning author of Downriver shares observations from his misadventures in America, during which he obsessively followed in the footsteps of such writers as Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs to experience firsthand the foibles of landmark regions. 15,000 first printing.
Author : Jeremy Zallen
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469653338
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book American Lucifers written by Jeremy Zallen and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2019-08-19 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The myth of light and progress has blinded us. In our electric world, we are everywhere surrounded by effortlessly glowing lights that simply exist, as they should, seemingly clear and comforting proof that human genius means the present will always be better than the past, and the future better still. At best, this is half the story. At worst, it is a lie. From whale oil to kerosene, from the colonial period to the end of the U.S. Civil War, modern, industrial lights brought wonderful improvements and incredible wealth to some. But for most workers, free and unfree, human and nonhuman, these lights were catastrophes. This book tells their stories. The surprisingly violent struggle to produce, control, and consume the changing means of illumination over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries transformed slavery, industrial capitalism, and urban families in profound, often hidden ways. Only by taking the lives of whalers and enslaved turpentine makers, match-manufacturing children and coal miners, night-working seamstresses and the streetlamp-lit poor—those American lucifers—as seriously as those of inventors and businessmen can the full significance of the revolution of artificial light be understood.
Author : Julian Aguon
Publisher : University of Guam Press
ISBN 13 : 9781935198369
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (983 download)
Download or read book The Properties of Perpetual Light written by Julian Aguon and published by University of Guam Press. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part memoir, part manifesto, The Properties of Perpetual Light is a collection of soulful ruminations about love, loss, struggle, resilience, and power--a coming-of-age story and a call for justice.
Author : Daniel Freund
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226262839
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (262 download)
Download or read book American Sunshine written by Daniel Freund and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-04-16 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second half of the nineteenth century, American cities began to go dark. Hulking new buildings overspread blocks, pollution obscured the skies, and glass and smog screened out the health-giving rays of the sun. Doctors fed anxities about these new conditions with claims about a rising tide of the "diseases of darkness," especially rickets and tuberculosis. In American Sunshine, Daniel Freund tracks the obsession with sunlight from those bleak days into the twentieth century. Before long, social reformers, medical professionals, scientists, and a growing nudist movement proffered remedies for America’s new dark age. Architects, city planners, and politicians made access to sunlight central to public housing and public health. and entrepreneurs, dairymen, and tourism boosters transformed the pursuit of sunlight and its effects into a commodity. Within this historical context, Freund sheds light on important questions about the commodification of health and nature and makes an original contribution to the histories of cities, consumerism, the environment, and medicine.
Author : Theriot, Jude W.
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455609277
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (92 download)
Download or read book New American Light Cuisine written by Theriot, Jude W. and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 1988 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. “Kelly” Flory, Jr.
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476626529
Total Pages : 1472 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book American Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles, 1967-1989 written by J. “Kelly” Flory, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-10-31 with total page 1472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The truck's role in American society changed dramatically from the 1960s through the 1980s, with the rise of off-roaders, the van craze of the 1970s and minivan revolution of the 1980s, the popularization of the SUV as family car and the diversification of the pickup truck into multiple forms and sizes. This comprehensive reference book follows the form of the author's popular volumes on American cars. For each year, it provides an industry overview and, for each manufacturer, an update on new models and other news, followed by a wealth of data: available powertrains, popular options, paint colors and more. Finally, each truck is detailed fully with specifications and measurements, prices, production figures, standard equipment and more.
Author : Robert Mills
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The American Light-house Guide: with Sailing Directions, for the Use of the Mariner ... written by Robert Mills and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark Lardas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780963467
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book American Light and Medium Frigates 1794–1836 written by Mark Lardas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'Original Six' frigates were commissioned by the new-born US Navy at a staggering cost of nearly $700,000. Designed to be light and fast, these warships enabled America to project its power across the globe. Among the ships Mark Lardas examines is USS Constellation: the first ship to be commissioned by the United States Navy. Alongside stirring accounts of engagements during the Barbary Wars, the author explores the design and development of these frigates, explaining the shortcomings that led to their replacement by larger, heavier 44-gun models by 1800. Packed with contemporary illustrations of US frigates and their British and French rivals, this book follows the escalation of the naval 'arms race' during the 18th century.
Author : John Hollander
Publisher : American Poets Project
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book American Wits: An Anthology of Light Verse written by John Hollander and published by American Poets Project. This book was released on 2003-10-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book John Hollander offers a buoyant guided tour of American light verse-a tradition he pursues from Ambrose Bierce's sardonic The devil's dictionary quatrains to the latter-day comic inventions of Edward Gorey, Kenneth Koch, and James Merrill. Along the way, American wits gathers a rich harvest of couplets, clerihews, epigrams, parodies, burlesques, and other forms of fractured verse. The varied and often surprising list of contributors includes Edwin Arlington Robinson, Don Marquis, T. S. Eliot, Christopher Morley, Dorothy Parker, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ogden Nash, Phyllis McGinley, and Anthony Hecht.
Author : John Batchelor
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486283128
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (831 download)
Download or read book North American Lighthouses Coloring Book written by John Batchelor and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1995-02-23 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed drawings re-create 36 famous lighthouses of the United States and Canada, including those in Cape Hatteras, Montauk Point, Cape Cod, West Quoddy Head, Tybee Island, and other places along the shorelines of North America. Captions accompanying these accurately rendered illustrations provide valuable background information on location, height, and date of construction of each lighthouse.
Author : Thomas Obrien
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683354265
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)
Download or read book American Modern written by Thomas Obrien and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “One of those designers whose interior and furniture designs look discovered, not created . . . both comfortable and exquisite, calm and eclectic.” —Apartment Therapy Designer and merchant, collector and tastemaker, Thomas O’Brien has made a career of translating cool notions of modernism into an easy and generous array of modern styles that anyone can attain. Now he introduces readers to a range of those styles—from casual to formal, vintage to urban—alongside stunning photography and charming design stories. O’Brien carefully describes the design process of his chosen projects, including a downtown New York City loft, a traditional Connecticut estate, and a converted schoolhouse in eastern Long Island. Each home explores a view on the modern design spectrum he has created, as well as the individual choices that make the design unique and its mix essentially American. He explains not only what was at work to create a given style, but how readers can import those practices to their own homes and personal design sensibilities. Important design principles such as architectural authenticity, color relationships, correctness of scale, and informed collecting are threaded through a practical narrative that reads like a master class in interior design. American Modern is an inspiring design volume that will redefine the way readers think about modern interiors. “O’Brien carefully describes the design process of his chosen projects. Beautiful imagery and a unique layout describe his approach to design in a new and innovative way.” —LIFEMSTYLE “It’s like getting a glimpse into the studio paintings of a great master . . . I especially love how all of his spaces feel so gender neutral, the perfect balance.” —Cottage Farm
Author : Allison Fishman Task
Publisher : Oxmoor House
ISBN 13 : 9780848739591
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (395 download)
Download or read book Cooking Light Lighten Up, America! written by Allison Fishman Task and published by Oxmoor House. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **As seen on ABC's The Chew!** Cooking Light Lighten Up, America! is a celebration and discovery of regional American cooking, and the permission to eat the foods you love-it's the soul of American cooking made light. This collection of America's favorite fare offers healthy versions of classics new and old, memory-making recipes from all walks of life and regions, and returns the most beloved American dishes to the table. Lighten Up, America! follows Allison Fishman Task as she embarks on a cross-country road trip in search of the country's favorite classic dishes. Allison shows the reader how to take these regional recipes and make them lighter and healthier with a few simple substitutions and smart cooking techniques. From caramel-pecan sticky buns to reuben sandwiches to fried green tomatoes, this book teaches how to turn what might have been once-in-awhile favorites into everyday classics. Highlights Include: Classic American Dishes Made Lighter: Readers will rediscover regional American cooking and eat the food they love through more than 150 delicious recipes from coast to coast. All with complete nutrition analysis. Regional Culinary Traditions: Join Allison as she tells delightful and tantalizing stories behind some of our most beloved regional dishes. Each story gives insight into regional flavor and color while celebrating iconic fare like Memphis barbecue, New Orleans gumbo, and Iowa pork tenderloin sandwiches. Insider's View of Festivals and Food Fairs: Allison also visits food fairs and festivals, so you'll get a behind- the-scenes look at some of the more unusual foods this great country has to offer such as wild boar nachos, bear meatloaf, and dandelion soup. Food Born In America: Allison will share inspiring stories about the many American entrepreneurs and home cooks who conceived and popularized recipes and ingredients. Take the Philly cheesesteak, cobb salad, and stove top stuffing-just to name a few-all crafted through the ingenuity of American food lovers.
Author : Kimberly Arcand
Publisher : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780762487844
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (878 download)
Download or read book Light written by Kimberly Arcand and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning visual exploration of the power and behavior of light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Light allows humans to see things around us, but we can only see a sliver of all the light in the universe, also known as the electromagnetic spectrum. Renowned science communicators Kim Arcand and Megan Watzke bring the entire spectrum to life and present the subject of light as never before. Organized along the order of the electromagnetic spectrum--from Radio waves to Gamma rays--each chapter focuses on a different type of light. From ultraviolet light, used in microscopy to image plant cells and bacteria, to X-rays, which let us peer inside the human body and view areas around black holes in deep space, Arcand and Watzke show us all the important ways light impacts us. With hundreds of stunning full-color photographs, including new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, Light is a joy to read and browse.
Author : Merle Curti Professor Emeritus of History Paul Boyer
Publisher : ACLS History E-Book Project
ISBN 13 : 9781628201208
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (12 download)
Download or read book By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age written by Merle Curti Professor Emeritus of History Paul Boyer and published by ACLS History E-Book Project. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study on the effect of the nuclear bomb and the threat of nuclear war on the collective American consciousness.
Author : Frank Lee Ruggles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692836804
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (368 download)
Download or read book Chasing Light written by Frank Lee Ruggles and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The words and photographs from Frank Lee Ruggles, National Parks Eminent Photographer.
