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The Cooper-Hewitt Dynasty of New York

Author : Polly Guérin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614237824
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (142 download)

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Download or read book The Cooper-Hewitt Dynasty of New York written by Polly Guérin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Cooper believed that he owed a debt to the city that had made him a rich man. During the nineteenth century, he made his fortune in industry and his name in politics, and he always felt a strong compulsion to give back to New York. His greatest achievement was the establishment of The Cooper Union, which allowed students from all walks of life to study science and art and is still providing those opportunities today. Cooper instilled this sense of obligation in his children and his business partner and son-in-law, Abram Hewitt. Abram's daughters--remarkable women ahead of their time--fulfilled their grandfather's dream of opening a museum, which became the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, today part of the Smithsonian Institution. Discover this amazing story of wealth and generosity, politics and integrity and family and community that could have only unfolded in New York.

General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York

Author : Polly Guerin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1626194769
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York written by Polly Guerin and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The skilled craftsmen of New York founded The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen in 1785, and the organization's history is aligned with the city's physical and cultural development. In 1820, The Society founded its library. It began a lecture series in 1837 and opened the Mechanics Institute in 1858 to provide free education in the trades. Prominent New York members included Andrew Carnegie, Peter Cooper, Abram S. Hewitt and Duncan Phyfe. The Society's educational programs continue to improve the lives of New Yorkers while fostering an innovative and inventive spirit. Historian Polly Guerin presents the distinguished history of this essential New York institution.

The Unfit Heiress

Author : Audrey Clare Farley
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538753340
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The Unfit Heiress written by Audrey Clare Farley and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2021 BY THE NEW YORK POST AND BOOK RIOT NAMED A BEST TRUE CRIME BOOK OF 2021 BY CRIMEREADS For readers of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and The Phantom of Fifth Avenue, "a sensational story told with nuance and humanity" (Susannah Cahalan, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about the sordid court battle between Ann Cooper Hewitt and her socialite mother. At the turn of the twentieth century, emboldened American women began to seek passion and livelihood outside the home. This alarmed authorities, who feared "over-sexed" women could destroy civilization, either by crossing the color line or passing their evident defects on to their children. Set against this backdrop, The Unfit Heiress chronicles the fight for inheritance between Ann Cooper Hewitt and her socialite mother Maryon, who had her daughter sterilized without her knowledge. A sensational court case ensued, and powerful eugenicists saw an opportunity to restrict reproductive rights in America for decades to come. This riveting story unfolds through the brilliant research of Audrey Clare Farley, who captures the interior lives of these women on the pages and poses questions that remain relevant today: What does it mean to be "unfit" for motherhood? How do racial anxieties continue to influence who does and does not reproduce? In the battle for reproductive rights, can we forgive those who side against us? And can we forgive our mothers if they are the ones who inflict the deepest wounds?

American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries, Revised Edition

Author : Charles Carey Jr.
Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1438182147
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries, Revised Edition written by Charles Carey Jr. and published by Infobase Holdings, Inc. This book was released on 2020-03-01 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for the previous edition: "This fun-to-read source will add spice for economics and business classes..."—American Reference Books Annual "...worthy of inclusion in reference collections of public, academic, and high-school libraries. Its content is wide-ranging and its entries provide interesting reading."—Booklist "A concise introduction to American inventors and entrepreneurs, recommended for academic and public libraries."—Choice American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries, Revised Edition profiles more than 300 important Americans from colonial times to the present. Featuring such inventors and entrepreneurs as Thomas Edison and Madame C. J. Walker, this revised resource provides in-depth information on robber barons and their counterparts as well as visionaries such as Bill Gates. Coverage includes: Jeffrey Bezos Michael Bloomberg Sergey Brin and Larry Page Michael Dell Steve Jobs Estée Lauder T. Boone Pickens Russell Simmons Oprah Winfrey Mark Zuckerberg.

The Race Underground

Author : Doug Most
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312591322
Total Pages : 415 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book The Race Underground written by Doug Most and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Documents the dramatic and sometimes deadly competition between New York and Boston to build the first American subway, describing the rivalry between two brother subway engineers and their famous supporters.

Energy in American History

Author : Jeffrey B. Webb
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1015 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Energy in American History written by Jeffrey B. Webb and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2024 with total page 1015 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Contextualizes and analyzes the key energy transitions in U.S. history and the central importance of energy production and consumption on the American environment and in American culture and politics"--

Presidential Leadership in Feeble Times

Author : Mark Zachary Taylor
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197750745
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (977 download)

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Download or read book Presidential Leadership in Feeble Times written by Mark Zachary Taylor and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do presidents matter for America's economic performance? We tend to stereotype the Gilded Age presidents of the late nineteenth century as weak. We also assume that the American people were intellectually misguided about the economy and the government's role in it during this era. And we generally dismiss the Gilded Age macro-economy as boring--little interesting or important happened. Instead, the micro-economics of the business world was where the action was located. More broadly, many economists and political scientists believe that individual presidents do not matter much, even in the twenty-first century. Institutional constraints and historical circumstance dictate success or failure; the White House is just along for the ride. In Presidential Leadership in Feeble Times, Mark Zachary Taylor shows that all of this is mistaken. Taylor tells the story of three decades of Gilded Age economic upheaval with a focus on presidential leadership--why did some presidents crash and burn, while others prospered? It turns out that neither education nor experience mattered much. Nor did brains, personal ethics, or party affiliation. Instead, differences in presidential vision and leadership style had dramatic consequences. And even in this unlikely period, presidents powerfully affected national economic performance and their success came from surprising sources, with important lessons for us today.

Quaker Carpetbagger

Author : Max Longley
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476669856
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Quaker Carpetbagger written by Max Longley and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. Williams Thorne (1816-1897) was an outspoken farmer who spent the first half-century of his remarkable life in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he took part in political debates, helped fugitive slaves in the Underground Railroad and was active in the Progressive Friends Meeting, a national group of activist Quakers and allied reformers who met annually in Chester County. Williams and his associates discussed vital matters of the day, from slavery to prohibition to women's rights. These issues sometimes came to Thorne's doorstep--he met with nationally prominent reformers, and thwarted kidnappers seeking to enslave one of his free black tenants. After the Civil War, Williams became a "carpetbagger," moving to North Carolina to pursue farming and politics. An "infidel" Quaker (anti-Christian), he was opposed by Democrats who sought to keep him out of the legislature on account of his religious beliefs. Today a little-known figure in history, Williams made his mark through his outspokenness and persistent battling for what he believed.

Prominent Families of New York

Author : Lyman Horace Weeks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prominent Families of New York written by Lyman Horace Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Newsletter, East Asian Art and Archaeology

Author :
Publisher : UM Libraries
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Newsletter, East Asian Art and Archaeology written by and published by UM Libraries. This book was released on 1977 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The World of Khubilai Khan

Author : James C. Y. Watt
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0300166567
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The World of Khubilai Khan written by James C. Y. Watt and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2010 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in conjunction with an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Sept. 28, 2010-Jan. 2, 2011.

Pottery in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design

Author : Cooper-Hewitt Museum
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Pottery in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design written by Cooper-Hewitt Museum and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tiffany Desk Treasures

Author : George A. Kemeny
Publisher : Hudson Hills
ISBN 13 : 9781555952174
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Tiffany Desk Treasures written by George A. Kemeny and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 2002 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive reference provides a history of Tiffany the man and of the wonderful desk sets preduced by Tiffany Studios and Tiffany Furnaces; describes each pattern; illustrates representative examples; and lists the hundreds of known pieces with model numbers and current price ranges. 80 colour illustrations

When Silk was Gold

Author : James C. Y. Watt
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 0870998250
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book When Silk was Gold written by James C. Y. Watt and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1997 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The material presented in this volume significantly extends what has been known to date of Asian textiles produced from the Tang (618-907) through the early Ming period (late 14th-early 15th century), and new documentation gives full recognition to the importance of luxury textiles in the history of Asian art. Costly silks and embroideries were the primary vehicle for the migration of motifs and styles from one part of Asia to another, particularly during the Tang and Mongol (1207-1368) periods. In addition, they provide material evidence of both the cultural and religious ties that linked ethnic groups and the impetus to artistic creativity that was inspired by exposure to foreign goods.

Inside New York 2008

Author : James R. Williams
Publisher : Inside New York
ISBN 13 : 9781892768407
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Inside New York 2008 written by James R. Williams and published by Inside New York. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bookstores are filled with guides that tell you where to eat, where to shop, and what to see in New York, but can you really rely on their advice? In the interest of appealing to everyone, these guides recommend everything, regardless of whether the food, the stores, or the activities and events are actually worth your time and money. Written by actual New Yorkers who are committed to discovering the best the five boroughs have to offer, "Inside New York" provides a unique portal into our thrilling (and occasionally daunting) city. Compiled by a team of fearless students, the guide introduces the neighborhoods and nightlife that make New York truly unforgettable. "Inside New York"'s young writers aggressively search for new trends, the hippest nightclubs, and the best deals. They also visit perennial favorites, offering fresh perspectives on museums, monuments, and iconic landmarks. "Inside NY 2008" begins with an extensive city life section divided into such categories as public transportation, finding housing and jobs, eating out, locating the best hotels and hostels, classes and workshops, and LGBT events and resources. Then it breaks down the attractions, nightlife, restaurants, and shopping of seventeen Manhattan neighborhoods and four all-inclusive sections of the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. Detailed color maps pinpoint each location.

Jewelry

Author : Melanie Holcomb
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588396509
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Jewelry written by Melanie Holcomb and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Verdana} As an art form, jewelry is defined primarily through its connection to and interaction with the body—extending it, amplifying it, accentuating it, distorting it, concealing it, or transforming it. Addressing six different modes of the body—Adorned, Divine, Regal, Transcendent, Alluring, and Resplendent—this artfully designed catalogue illustrates how these various definitions of the body give meaning to the jewelry that adorns and enhances it. Essays on topics spanning a wide range of times and cultures establish how jewelry was used as a symbol of power, status, and identity, from earflares of warrior heroes in Pre-Colombian Peru to bowknot earrings designed by Yves Saint-Laurent. These most intimate works of art provide insight into the wearers, but also into the cultures that produced them. More than 200 jewels and ornaments, alongside paintings and sculptures of bejeweled bodies, demonstrate the social, political, and aesthetic role of jewelry from ancient times to the present. Gorgeous new illustrations of Bronze Age spirals, Egyptian broad collars, Hellenistic gold armbands, Japanese courtesan hair adornments, jewels from Mughal India, and many, many more explore the various facets of jewelry and its relationship to the human body over 5,000 years of world history.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1465414967
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)

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Download or read book DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City written by and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in PDF format. Experience the best of New York City with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City. This newly updated travel guide for New York City will lead you straight to the best attractions Manhattan has to offer, from unearthing archaeological treasures at The Metropolitan Museum of Art to biking through Central Park to discovering the city's hottest neighborhoods on walking tours. Plus, check out the best of the boroughs with suggested highlights for Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, The Bronx, and upper Manhattan. In-depth coverage of the city's history and culture accompanies DK's famous cutaway illustrations of major architectural and historic sights, museum floor plans, and 3-D aerial views of key districts to explore on foot. The map is marked with sights from the guidebook and includes a street index, a metro map, and a chart showing the walking distances between major sights. Expert travel writers have fully revised this edition of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City with completely new hotel and restaurant listings, themed itineraries for help planning a trip to New York City by length of stay or by interest, and all the latest information on things to see and do. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: New York City truly shows you this city as no one else can.