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Gold to Rust: Monuments, Icons and Whitewashed History: Offbeat Remembrances and Anecdotes on the Road

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Publisher : Gold to Rust
ISBN 13 : 9781797434544
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (345 download)

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Download or read book Gold to Rust: Monuments, Icons and Whitewashed History: Offbeat Remembrances and Anecdotes on the Road written by and published by Gold to Rust. This book was released on 2019-02-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Gold to Rust: Monuments, Icons and Whitewashed History" is author Marques Vickers' offbeat commentary and unconventional photographic journal. The edition includes travel impressions accumulated from over thirty years of travel spanning four continents. His photography documents and isolates unusual signage, monuments, and unorthodox sights frequently overlooked by traditional travel guides and journals.Over seventy cultural monuments are highlighted including: Alexandria Hotel Los AngelesArchitectural BonesArtist Cemetery StatuaryBach's Leipzig Church GigBerlin Burial DilemmaBerlin: Memorializing Dividing DemonsBob Arneson's BricksBridge Love LocksBubblegum AlleysCalifornia Admission Day MonumentCalifornia State Capitol BuildingCalifornia's Wine IndustryCascade Mountain Abandoned Railroad TunnelsCelebrity Burial PilgrimagesChambers Bay Monolithic RuinsCharles CrosClaude Nicolas LedouxConfederate Soldier Monuments in Western United StatesCultural GluttonyDijon's Ancient Jewish CemeteryDrive-In TheatresDumas BrothelEast German Border Guard TowersEmpty Open Air CathedralsEspresso ArtFather Junipero SerraFabrezan's Village WindmillFlooding Level MarkingsFrauenlob: Medieval Rock StarGargoyles Atop Paris' Notre Dame CathedralGerman City Holocaust Sidewalk MemorialsGrand Park and Spring Street JunctionHalley's CometHearst Landmark BuildingJack London: Short Story VirtuosoJames Dean MemorialKennebunkport: Too Much Information SignKiwi Bacon SculptureLiberty Belle Slot Machine: Birthplace of The One-Armed BanditLil' Sambo's HeritageLos Angeles' ChinatownLosing EverythingLotta Crabtree's FountainLou Graham of SeattleLowest Rent AccommodationsMainz's Severed Extremity SculpturesMechanics MonumentMilitary Hardware MemorialsModesto's Keyboard CrosswalksMontana State PrisonMurder MemorialsNew Palace HotelPanama Canal MemoriesPaul Revere's RidePersonalized Soldier MemorialsPony Express Delivery ServiceRacetrack ChurchRaymond, Washington Iron Cut-OutsRobert Frost: The Road Not TakenSantiago de Compostela PilgrimageSingle Building School HousesSquatter's RightsStock Market Casualties of 1929Story in the StonesTiny HousesTwilight TourismVladimir Lenin's Seattle SculptureVoyeurism SculptureWilver Willie StargellWrinkles of the City Wall Murals

Gold to Rust: Monuments, Icons and Whitewashed History

Author : Marques Vickers
Publisher : Marquis Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gold to Rust: Monuments, Icons and Whitewashed History written by Marques Vickers and published by Marquis Publishing. This book was released on 2019-02-25 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Gold to Rust: Monuments, Icons and Whitewashed History” is author Marques Vickers’ offbeat commentary and unconventional photographic journal. The edition includes travel impressions accumulated from over thirty years of travel spanning four continents. His photography documents and isolates unusual signage, monuments, and unorthodox sights frequently overlooked by traditional travel guides and journals. Over seventy cultural monuments are highlighted including: Alexandria Hotel Los Angeles Architectural Bones Artist Cemetery Statuary Bach’s Leipzig Church Gig Berlin Burial Dilemma Berlin: Memorializing Dividing Demons Bob Arneson’s Bricks Bridge Love Locks Bubblegum Alleys California Admission Day Monument California State Capitol Building California’s Wine Industry Cascade Mountain Abandoned Railroad Tunnels Celebrity Burial Pilgrimages Chambers Bay Monolithic Ruins Charles Cros Claude Nicolas Ledoux Confederate Soldier Monuments in Western United States Cultural Gluttony Dijon’s Ancient Jewish Cemetery Drive-In Theatres Dumas Brothel East German Border Guard Towers Empty Open Air Cathedrals Espresso Art Father Junipero Serra Fabrezan’s Village Windmill Flooding Level Markings Frauenlob: Medieval Rock Star Gargoyles Atop Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral German City Holocaust Sidewalk Memorials Grand Park and Spring Street Junction Halley’s Comet Hearst Landmark Building Jack London: Short Story Virtuoso James Dean Memorial Kennebunkport: Too Much Information Sign Kiwi Bacon Sculpture Liberty Belle Slot Machine: Birthplace of The One-Armed Bandit Lil’ Sambo’s Heritage Los Angeles’ Chinatown Losing Everything Lotta Crabtree’s Fountain Lou Graham of Seattle Lowest Rent Accommodations Mainz’s Severed Extremity Sculptures Mechanics Monument Military Hardware Memorials Modesto’s Keyboard Crosswalks Montana State Prison Murder Memorials New Palace Hotel Panama Canal Memories Paul Revere’s Ride Personalized Soldier Memorials Pony Express Delivery Service Racetrack Church Raymond, Washington Iron Cut-Outs Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken Santiago de Compostela Pilgrimage Single Building School Houses Squatter’s Rights Stock Market Casualties of 1929 Story in the Stones Tiny Houses Twilight Tourism Vladimir Lenin’s Seattle Sculpture Voyeurism Sculpture Wilver Willie Stargell Wrinkles of the City Wall Murals

The Topkapi Scroll

Author : Gülru Necipoğlu
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 0892363355
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (923 download)

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Strange True Stories of Louisiana

Author : George W. Cable
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3734019370
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Strange True Stories of Louisiana written by George W. Cable and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Strange True Stories of Louisiana by George W. Cable

Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys

Author : Amelia B. Edwards
Publisher : Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1596054611
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys written by Amelia B. Edwards and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2005-11-01 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real-life inspiration for modern-day mystery writer Elizabeth Peters's "Amelia Peabody" novels, celebrated Victorian adventuress Amelia Edwards enjoyed unexpected notoriety, for a woman, as a journalist, political activist, and world traveler. In 1872, she a female companion set off on a "ramble" through the nearly impassable Italian Dolomites, where food and shelter were chancy propositions but the scenery was gorgeous and the people friendly and welcoming. Edwards approached the expedition with humor and enthusiasm, as she regales us with the tale of the journey with the generous, vivacious spirit that made her one of her era's most daring women. - Back cover.

Places from the Past

Author : Clare Lise Cavicchi
Publisher : Maryland National Capital Park &
ISBN 13 : 9780971560703
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Places from the Past written by Clare Lise Cavicchi and published by Maryland National Capital Park &. This book was released on 2001 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Black Skin, White Masks

Author : Frantz Fanon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780745399546
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book Black Skin, White Masks written by Frantz Fanon and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Skin, White Masks is a classic, devastating account of the dehumanising effects of colonisation experienced by black subjects living in a white world. First published in English in 1967, this book provides an unsurpassed study of the psychology of racism using scientific analysis and poetic grace.Franz Fanon identifies a devastating pathology at the heart of Western culture, a denial of difference, that persists to this day. A major influence on civil rights, anti-colonial, and black consciousness movements around the world, his writings speak to all who continue the struggle for political and cultural liberation.With an introduction by Paul Gilroy, author of There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack.

Main Street

Author : Sinclair Lewis
Publisher : First Avenue Editions TM
ISBN 13 : 1728468884
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book Main Street written by Sinclair Lewis and published by First Avenue Editions TM. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Carol Milford dreams of living in a small, rural town. But Gopher Prairie, Minnesota, isn't the paradise she'd imagined. First published in 1920, this unabridged edition of the Sinclair Lewis novel is an American classic, considered by many to be his most noteworthy and lasting work. As a work of social satire, this complex and compelling look at small-town America in the early 20th century has earned its place among the classics.

Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review

Author : Thomas Babington Macaulay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Critical and Historical Essays Contributed to the Edinburgh Review written by Thomas Babington Macaulay and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis

Author : Galila El Kadi
Publisher : American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN 13 : 9789774160745
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Architecture for the Dead : Cairo's Medieval Necropolis written by Galila El Kadi and published by American Univ in Cairo Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great medieval necropolis of Cairo, comprising two main areas that together stretch twelve kilometers from north to south, constitutes a major feature of the city's urban landscape. With monumental and smaller-scale mausolea dating from all eras since early medieval times, and boasting some of the finest examples of Mamluk architecture not just in the city but in the region, the necropolis is an unparalleled--and until now largely undocumented--architectural treasure trove. In Architecture for the Dead, architect Galila El Kadi and photographer Alain Bonnamy have produced a comprehensive and visually stunning survey of all areas of the necropolis. Through detailed and painstaking research and remarkable photography, in text, maps, plans, and pictures, they describe and illustrate the astonishing variety of architectural styles in the necropolis: from Mamluk to neo-Mamluk via baroque and neo-pharaonic, from the grandest stone buildings with their decorative domes and minarets to the humblest--but elaborately decorated--wooden structures. The book also documents the modern settlement of the necropolis by families creating a space for the living in and among the tombs and architecture for the dead.

Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

Author : Frederick Douglass
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 628 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Life and Times of Frederick Douglass written by Frederick Douglass and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Douglass recounts early years of abuse, his dramatic escape to the North and eventual freedom, abolitionist campaigns, and his crusade for full civil rights for former slaves. It is also the only of Douglass's autobiographies to discuss his life during and after the Civil War, including his encounters with American presidents such as Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield.

One for the Road

Author : Bjørn Christian Tørrissen
Publisher : One for the Road
ISBN 13 : 1847994539
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (479 download)

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Download or read book One for the Road written by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen and published by One for the Road. This book was released on 2008-01-07 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on experience from 60 countries worth of independent travel, the author takes you on three journeys to places you may never have considered visiting, although you probably should and you definitely could. Learn about a low-budget cruise to Antarctica, understand what the Trans-Siberian Railway really is like, enjoy the natural wonders of Southern Africa. The book is a fun read, but you will also learn about far-away destinations and about how to travel independently anywhere. It's not a travel guide or a travel journal, it's both!More details, including free downloads, available from http://bjornfree.com/

Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature 1865 to Present

Author : Amy Berke
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 743 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature 1865 to Present written by Amy Berke and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 743 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Writing the Nation: A Concise Introduction to American Literature 1865 to Present,' editors Amy Berke, Robert Bleil, Jordan Cofer, and Doug Davis curate a comprehensive exploration of American literary evolution from the aftermath of the Civil War to contemporary times. This anthology expertly weaves a tapestry of diverse literary styles and themes, encapsulating the dynamic shifts in American culture and identity. Through carefully selected works, the collection illustrates the rich dialogue between historical contexts and literary expression, showcasing seminal pieces that have shaped American literatures landscape. The diversity of periods and perspectives offers readers a panoramic view of the countrys literary heritage, making it a significant compilation for scholars and enthusiasts alike. The contributing authors and editors, each with robust backgrounds in American literature, bring to the table a depth of scholarly expertise and a passion for the subject matter. Their collective work reflects a broad spectrum of American life and thought, aligning with major historical and cultural movements from Realism and Modernism to Postmodernism. This anthology not only marks the evolution of American literary forms and themes but also mirrors the nations complex history and diverse narratives. 'Writing the Nation' is an essential volume for those who wish to delve into the heart of American literature. It offers readers a unique opportunity to experience the multitude of voices, styles, and themes that have shaped the countrys literary tradition. This collection represents an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and anyone interested in the development of American literature and the cultural forces that have influenced it. The anthology invites readers to engage with the vibrant dialogue among its pages, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of the United States' literary and cultural heritage.

The Miner's Right

Author : Rolf Boldrewood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Wicked

Author : Gregory Maguire
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061792942
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Wicked written by Gregory Maguire and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller and basis for the Tony-winning hit musical, soon to be a major motion picture starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande With millions of copies in print around the world, Gregory Maguire’s Wicked is established not only as a commentary on our time but as a novel to revisit for years to come. Wicked relishes the inspired inventions of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while playing sleight of hand with our collective memories of the 1939 MGM film starring Margaret Hamilton (and Judy Garland). In this fast-paced, fantastically real, and supremely entertaining novel, Maguire has populated the largely unknown world of Oz with the power of his own imagination. Years before Dorothy and her dog crash-land, another little girl makes her presence known in Oz. This girl, Elphaba, is born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz’s most promising young citizens. But Elphaba’s Oz is no utopia. The Wizard’s secret police are everywhere. Animals—those creatures with voices, souls, and minds—are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals—even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas. Recognized as an iconoclastic tour de force on its initial publication, the novel has inspired the blockbuster musical of the same name—one of the longest-running plays in Broadway history. Popular, indeed. But while the novel’s distant cousins hail from the traditions of magical realism, mythopoeic fantasy, and sprawling nineteenth-century sagas of moral urgency, Maguire’s Wicked is as unique as its green-skinned witch.

The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated

Author : Henry Lewis
Publisher : St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated written by Henry Lewis and published by St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society. This book was released on 1967 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Under the Mediterranean

Author : Honor Frost
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781782979616
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (796 download)

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Download or read book Under the Mediterranean written by Honor Frost and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honor Frost has written a travel book with this difference: her journeys have extended below the surface of the sea. Her accounts of these regions can be compared with the writings of early travellers who, unhampered by overspecialization, recorded a variety of observations on completely unknown places. In setting down her direct experience she has thrown new light on the much discussed submect of underwater archaeology. This book contains 22 colour and 28 monochrome photographs by well known divers, also 52 plans and drawings by the author illustrating her arguments. It is addressed to travell.