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Download or read book Sesqui! written by Thomas H. Keels and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1916, Philadelphia department-store magnate John Wanamaker launched plans for a Sesqui-Centennial International Exposition in 1926. It would be a magnificent world's fair to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The “Sesqui” would also transform sooty, industrial Philadelphia into a beautiful Beaux Arts city. However, when the Sesqui opened on May 31, 1926, in the remote, muddy swamps of South Philadelphia, the fair was unfinished, with a few shabbily built and mostly empty structures. Crowds stayed away in droves: fewer than five million paying customers attended, costing the city millions of dollars. Philadelphia became a national scandal—a city so corrupt that one political boss could kidnap an entire world’s fair. In his fascinating history Sesqui!, noted historian Thomas Keels situates this ill-fated celebration—a personal boondoggle by the all-powerful Congressman William S. Vare—against the transformations taking place in America during the 1920s. Keels provides a comprehensive account of the Sesqui as a meeting ground for cultural changes sweeping the country: women’s and African-American rights, anti-Semitism, eugenics, Prohibition, and technological advances.
Book Synopsis A Sesquicentennial History of Iowa State University by : John R. Anderson
Download or read book A Sesquicentennial History of Iowa State University written by John R. Anderson and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2007-01-23 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As centerpiece to its sesquicentennial celebration in 2007-08, IowaState University has commissioned a book to record, for the firsttime, the events and themes of the second half of the 20th century.Emphasizing the years from 1940-2000, this book builds on anearlier history of the University by Earle Ross. The authors,familiar with (knowledgeable about) ISU and expert in their subjectarea, have meticulously researched and skillfully written tenchapters that treat specific decades, particular administrations,or key topics of interest. Written in a lively narrative style, this anthology encompassesa wealth of information. The authors have focused on appealing tothe largest possible audience of Iowa State University supportersand well-wishers: alumni, faculty and staff, and fans throughoutthe state of Iowa. Some will want to read it from cover to cover;others will dip in to relive their years on campus or to pursue afavorite topic like student life or athletics. To enhance thehistorical narrative, entertaining vignettes about students,faculty and administrative leaders, and alumni appear throughoutthe book. Generously illustrated with black-and-white photographs, thisbook invites casual browsing. Its attractive design increasesvisual appeal by using a clean, open layout and readable type. Toensure its value as a gift book, a handsome full-color jacket and 8x 11 format make it suitable for coffee table display whereverloyal Iowa Staters gather. Part 1 contains 4 chapters, leading off with a survey of themajor developments of Iowa State College’s first 80 years,followed by a chronological approach to the years from 1940 forwardthat highlights presidential administrations. Part 2 broadens thebook’s coverage with 6 chapters telling the ISU story fromthe perspective of topics such as the physical landscape of campus,the national and international impacts of the University, and IowaState athletics through the years. This broad-brushed overview of ISU history is rich with detailyet emphasizes the grand themes that defined the nation’sfirst land-grant university.
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Book Synopsis Sesqui-centennial History by : Providence Baptist Church, North Sewickley Township, Beaver Co., Pa
Download or read book Sesqui-centennial History written by Providence Baptist Church, North Sewickley Township, Beaver Co., Pa and published by . This book was released on 1951* with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Reading, Pennsylvania, and the Anniversary Proceedings of the Sesqui-centennial, June 5-12, 1898 by :
Download or read book History of Reading, Pennsylvania, and the Anniversary Proceedings of the Sesqui-centennial, June 5-12, 1898 written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Madison: 1856-1931 by : Stuart D. Levitan
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.
Book Synopsis Sesqui-Centennial And Historical Souvenir Of The Greater Pittsburgh by : Henry Brownfield Scott
Download or read book Sesqui-Centennial And Historical Souvenir Of The Greater Pittsburgh written by Henry Brownfield Scott and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2021-03-05 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sesqui-Centennial And Historical Souvenir Of The Greater Pittsburgh, has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Book Synopsis Delaware County Sesqui-centennial, 1808-1958 by : Thomas Dickson Graham
Download or read book Delaware County Sesqui-centennial, 1808-1958 written by Thomas Dickson Graham and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Sesqui-Centennial History of Kentucky by : Frederick A. Wallis
Download or read book A Sesqui-Centennial History of Kentucky written by Frederick A. Wallis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Sesqui-Centennial History of Kentucky: A Narrative Historical Edition, Commemorating One Hundred and Fifty Years of Statehood, Preserving the Record of the Growth and Development of the Commonwealth, and Chronicling the Genealogical and Memorial Records of Its Prominent Families and Personages John medley sailed to America from England with a group in the Ark and Dove and landed in Maryland in 1634. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Minnesota State University, Mankato 1868-2018 by : William E. Lass
Download or read book Minnesota State University, Mankato 1868-2018 written by William E. Lass and published by . This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A historical book of Minnesota State University, Mankato from 1868 to 2018.
Book Synopsis Contested Eden by : Ramón A. Gutiérrez
Download or read book Contested Eden written by Ramón A. Gutiérrez and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-03-31 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrating the 150th birthday of the state of California offers the opportunity to reexamine the founding of modern California, from the earliest days through the Gold Rush and up to 1870. In this four-volume series, published in association with the California Historical Society, leading scholars offer a contemporary perspective on such issues as the evolution of a distinctive California culture, the interaction between people and the natural environment, the ways in which California's development affected the United States and the world, and the legacy of cultural and ethnic diversity in the state. California before the Gold Rush, the first California Sesquicentennial volume, combines topics of interest to scholars and general readers alike. The essays investigate traditional historical subjects and also explore such areas as environmental science, women's history, and Indian history. Authored by distinguished scholars in their respective fields, each essay contains excellent summary bibliographies of leading works on pertinent topics. This volume also features an extraordinary full-color photographic essay on the artistic record of the conquest of California by Europeans, as well as over seventy black-and-white photographs, some never before published.
Book Synopsis Williamson County Illinois Sesquicentennial History by : Stan J. Hale
Download or read book Williamson County Illinois Sesquicentennial History written by Stan J. Hale and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 1993 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Sesqui-centennial History of Gouveneur ... Anniversary Celebration, May 24-30, 1955 by :
Download or read book The Sesqui-centennial History of Gouveneur ... Anniversary Celebration, May 24-30, 1955 written by and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Sesqui-centennial History of Gouverneur by : Gouverneur Sesqui-centennial Committee
Download or read book The Sesqui-centennial History of Gouverneur written by Gouverneur Sesqui-centennial Committee and published by . This book was released on 1955* with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of the Sesqui-Centennial of Paxtang Church, September 18, 1890 by : Mathias Wilson McAlarney
Download or read book History of the Sesqui-Centennial of Paxtang Church, September 18, 1890 written by Mathias Wilson McAlarney and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Sesqui Centennial History, 1817-1967, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, Frederick, Maryland by : Louis F. Cahn
Download or read book Sesqui Centennial History, 1817-1967, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, Frederick, Maryland written by Louis F. Cahn and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sesqui-Centennial History by : Concord First Presbyterian Church
Download or read book Sesqui-Centennial History written by Concord First Presbyterian Church and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-11 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sesqui-Centennial History: First Presbyterian Church, Concord, North Carolina, 1804-1954 S we think of the heritage of our church we are thankful that there have been those along the way who have been willing to lend enough of their time and talent to record much of the history of the church. In 1891 Robert \vashington Allison wrote an interesting sketch of the church's history covering the first ninety years. Then in 1904, when the church observed its centennial. Mrs. Richard Sadler Harris wrote and printed a very informative brochure, which included pictures of the former church build ings and many of its former pastors. In 1927, when our present sanctuary was erected, Morrison Harris Caldwell wrote a sketch which contained many items of interest that had not previously been written. This paper was read at the cornerstone dedication and was placed in the cornerstone, along with many other papers. And now, as we are about to observe the sesqui-centennial, Mrs. John Franklin Reed, daughter of Mrs. Harris who pre pared the 1904 history, has prepared and written a very com prehensive and interesting sketch bringing the record up to date. We are grateful to Mrs. Reed for this splendid work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis The Sesqui-centennial International Exposition by : Erastus Long Austin
Download or read book The Sesqui-centennial International Exposition written by Erastus Long Austin and published by . This book was released on 1929 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
