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Madison: 1856-1931

Author : Stuart D. Levitan
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299216740
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (167 download)

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Download or read book Madison: 1856-1931 written by Stuart D. Levitan and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are just beginning to understand the power of local history to enhance our understanding of ourselves, our cities, and our culture. It is, after all, that stratum of history that touches our lives most closely. Madison answers the basic questions of when, where, why, how, and by whom Madison, Wisconsin was developed. The book is richly detailed, fully documented, inclusive in coverage, and delightfully readable. More than 300 illustrations provide a vivid feeling for what life was like in Madison during the formative years. David Mollenhoff's unique interpretive framework emphasizing public policies and community values, gives the book a consistent interpretive quality and reveals major themes that flow through time. This combination will allow you to see the city's growth and development with unusual clarity and coherence--almost as if you were watching time-lapse photography. When Mollenhoff began to study Madison's history, he was delighted by his early discoveries but frustrated because no one had written a book-length history of Madison since 1876. Finally, in 1972 he decided to write that book. His research required him to read five miles of microfilm, piles of theses and dissertations, shelves of reports, boxes of manuscripts and letters, and to study thousands of photographs. Soon after the first edition was published in 1982, readers declared it to be a classic. For this second edition Madison has been extensively revised and updated with new maps and photos. If you want to know the fascinating story of how Madison got to be the way it is, this book belongs on your bookshelf. It will change the way you see the city and your role in it.

Chosen Capital

Author : Rebecca Kobrin
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813553296
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Chosen Capital written by Rebecca Kobrin and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At which moments and in which ways did Jews play a central role in the development of American capitalism? Many popular writers address the intersection of Jews and capitalism, but few scholars, perhaps fearing this question’s anti-Semitic overtones, have pondered it openly. Chosen Capital represents the first historical collection devoted to this question in its analysis of the ways in which Jews in North America shaped and were shaped by America’s particular system of capitalism. Jews fundamentally molded aspects of the economy during the century when American capital was being redefined by industrialization, war, migration, and the emergence of the United States as a superpower. Surveying such diverse topics as Jews’ participation in the real estate industry, the liquor industry, and the scrap metal industry, as well as Jewish political groups and unions bent on reforming American capital, such as the American Labor Party and the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union, contributors to this volume provide a new prism through which to view the Jewish encounter with America. The volume also lays bare how American capitalism reshaped Judaism itself by encouraging the mass manufacturing and distribution of foods like matzah and the transformation of synagogue cantors into recording stars. These essays force us to rethink not only the role Jews played in American economic development but also how capitalism has shaped Jewish life and Judaism over the course of the twentieth century. Contributors: Marni Davis, Georgia State University Phyllis Dillon, independent documentary producer, textile conservator, museum curator Andrew Dolkart, Columbia University Andrew Godley, Henley Business School, University of Reading Jonathan Karp, executive director, American Jewish Historical Society Daniel Katz, Empire State College, State University of New York Ira Katznelson, Columbia University David S. Koffman, New York University Eli Lederhendler, Hebrew University, Jerusalem Jonathan Z. S. Pollack, University of Wisconsin—Madison Jonathan D. Sarma, Brandeis University Jeffrey Shandler, Rutgers University Daniel Soyer, Fordham University

Pioneers of Ecological Restoration

Author : Franklin E. Court
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 0299286630
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Pioneers of Ecological Restoration written by Franklin E. Court and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2012-07-11 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally renowned for its pioneering role in the ecological restoration of tallgrass prairies, savannas, forests, and wetlands, the University of Wisconsin Arboretum contains the world’s oldest and most diverse restored ecological communities. A site for land restoration research, public environmental education, and enjoyment by nature lovers, the arboretum remains a vibrant treasure in the heart of Madison’s urban environment. Pioneers of Ecological Restoration chronicles the history of the arboretum and the people who created, shaped, and sustained it up to the present. Although the arboretum was established by the University of Wisconsin in 1932, author Franklin E. Court begins his history in 1910 with John Nolen, the famous landscape architect who was invited to create plans for the city of Madison, the university campus, and Wisconsin state parks. Drawing extensive details from archives and interviews, Court follows decades of collaborative work related to the arboretum’s lands, including the early efforts of Madison philanthropists and businessmen Michael Olbrich, Paul E. Stark, and Joseph W. “Bud” Jackson. With labor from the Civilian Conservation Corps during the 1930s Depression, University of Wisconsin scientists began establishing both a traditional horticultural collection of trees and plants and a completely new, visionary approach to recreate native ecosystems. Hundreds of dedicated scientists and staff have carried forward the arboretum’s mission in the decades since, among them G. William Longenecker, Aldo Leopold, John T. Curtis, Rosemary Fleming, Virginia Kline, and William R. Jordan III. This archival record of the arboretum’s history provides rare insights into how the mission of healing and restoring the land gradually shaped the arboretum’s future and its global reputation; how philosophical conflicts, campus politics, changing priorities, and the encroaching city have affected the arboretum over the decades; and how early aspirations (some still unrealized) have continued to motivate the work of this extraordinary institution.

Kid Nichols

Author : Richard Bogovich
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786465220
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Kid Nichols written by Richard Bogovich and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full-length biography of Kid Nichols (1869-1953), who won 30 or more games a record seven times and was the youngest pitcher to reach 300 career victories. Much new light is shed on Nichols' early life in Madison, Wisconsin, along with important influences and experiences as a teenager living in Kansas City. Nichols' professional career is documented by drawing heavily from publications of the era and his own words. The high regard in which he was held by fans, teammates and even opponents is contrasted with his contentious relationship with team owners. Nichols' period of restlessness, ambition and risk-taking following his long stint with Boston's National League team is detailed, as is the campaign to get him into the Hall of Fame. The book includes previously unpublished photos from his descendants' archives, many more than a century old.

Such Anxious Hours

Author : Jo Ann Daly Carr
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 0299324206
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Such Anxious Hours written by Jo Ann Daly Carr and published by University of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun

Author : Charles J. Shields
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1250205522
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Lorraine Hansberry: The Life Behind A Raisin in the Sun written by Charles J. Shields and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2022-01-18 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moving story of the life of the woman behind A Raisin in the Sun, the most widely anthologized, read, and performed play of the American stage, by the New York Times bestselling author of Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee Written when she was just twenty-eight, Lorraine Hansberry’s landmark A Raisin in the Sun is listed by the National Theatre as one of the hundred most significant works of the twentieth century. Hansberry was the first Black woman to have a play performed on Broadway, and the first Black and youngest American playwright to win a New York Critics’ Circle Award. Charles J. Shields’s authoritative biography of one of the twentieth century’s most admired playwrights examines the parts of Lorraine Hansberry’s life that have escaped public knowledge: the influence of her upper-class background, her fight for peace and nuclear disarmament, the reason why she embraced Communism during the Cold War, and her dependence on her white husband—her best friend, critic, and promoter. Many of the identity issues about class, sexuality, and race that she struggled with are relevant and urgent today. This dramatic telling of a passionate life—a very American life through self-reinvention—uses previously unpublished interviews with close friends in politics and theater, privately held correspondence, and deep research to reconcile old mysteries and raise new questions about a life not fully described until now.

The State of Wisconsin Blue Book

Author :
Publisher : Legislative Reference Bureau
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1000 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The State of Wisconsin Blue Book written by and published by Legislative Reference Bureau. This book was released on 1991 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Daily Bond Buyer

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 850 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Daily Bond Buyer written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 850 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Wisconsin Votes

Author : Robert Booth Fowler
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299227401
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (274 download)

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Download or read book Wisconsin Votes written by Robert Booth Fowler and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full history of voting in Wisconsin from statehood in 1848 to the present. Fowler both tells the story of voting in key elections across the years and investigates electoral trends and patterns over the course of Wisconsin's history. He explores the ways that ethnic and religious groups in the state have voted historically and how they vote today, and he looks at the successes and failures of the two major parties over the years. Highlighting important historical movements, Fowler discusses the great struggle for women's suffrage and the rich tales of many Wisconsin third parties--the Socialists, Progressives, the Prohibition Party, and others. Here, too, are the famous politicians in Wisconsin history, such as the La Follettes, William Proxmire, and Tommy Thompson. Winner, Award of Merit for Leadership in History, American Association for State and Local History

Madison, a History of the Formative Years

Author : David V. Mollenhoff
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299199807
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Madison, a History of the Formative Years written by David V. Mollenhoff and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madison is richly detailed, fully documented, inclusive in coverage, and has more than 300 illustrations to provide a vivid feeling of life in Madison during the formative years.

The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture

Author : James Stevens Curl
Publisher : Oxford Quick Reference
ISBN 13 : 0199674981
Total Pages : 1040 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of Architecture written by James Stevens Curl and published by Oxford Quick Reference. This book was released on 2015 with total page 1040 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers all periods of western architectural history including biographies of architects and others who have made significant contributions to the field of architecture.

Madison in the Sixties

Author : Stuart D. Levitan
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870208845
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Madison in the Sixties written by Stuart D. Levitan and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Madison made history in the sixties. Landmark civil rights laws were passed. Pivotal campus protests were waged. A spring block party turned into a three-night riot. Factor in urban renewal troubles, a bitter battle over efforts to build Frank Lloyd Wright’s Monona Terrace, and the expanding influence of the University of Wisconsin, and the decade assumes legendary status. In this first-ever comprehensive narrative of these issues—plus accounts of everything from politics to public schools, construction to crime, and more—Madison historian Stuart D. Levitan chronicles the birth of modern Madison with style and well-researched substance. This heavily illustrated book also features annotated photographs that document the dramatic changes occurring downtown, on campus, and to the Greenbush neighborhood throughout the decade. Madison in the Sixties is an absorbing account of ten years that changed the city forever.

State of Wisconsin Blue Book

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 904 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book State of Wisconsin Blue Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 904 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Architects in Practice, New York City, 1900-1940

Author : James Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Architects in Practice, New York City, 1900-1940 written by James Ward and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Financial Statistics of Cities Having a Population of Over 30,000

Author : United States. Bureau of the Census
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Financial Statistics of Cities Having a Population of Over 30,000 written by United States. Bureau of the Census and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

One Hundred Years of Land Values in Chicago

Author : Homer Hoyt
Publisher : Beard Books
ISBN 13 : 9781587980169
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book One Hundred Years of Land Values in Chicago written by Homer Hoyt and published by Beard Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Plemons/Plemmons and Kin

Author : Janet Webb
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Plemons/Plemmons and Kin written by Janet Webb and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 13,500 names in family sheets and source notes pertain to the ancestors of the Plemons/Plemmons family of NC. Other documents and extracts include: an index to marriages; wills, estates and guardianship papers; deeds; a store ledger; and stories from the lives of many Plemons/Plemmons relatives, including some who participated in the Civil War. W0741HB - $61.50