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The Marble City

Author : Jack Neely
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781572330436
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Marble City written by Jack Neely and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conceived in 1853 as a canny real-estate scheme by two young investors expecting to get rich off the idea, Market Square came to be Knoxville's most public spot, a marketplace familiar to every man, woman, and child in the area. By the 1860s, it was the busiest place in a burgeoning city, a place to shop, work, play, eat, drink, and live. In a town that became bitterly divided by politics, race, and background, Market Square became a rare common ground: a place to buy all sorts of local produce, but also a place to experience new things, including the grandiose Market House itself, considered a model in a progressive era. Beset by urban blight by the mid-1900s, Market Square had become more of a curiosity than a point of municipal pride, and the neighborhood declined. After years of fevered controversy, the city razed the Market House and struggled to modernize the old Square itself. Through a combination of public and private efforts in the 21st century, Market Square seems to be returning to its original diverse spirit. Market Square details the colorful history of this wonderfully eccentric place, a place that is once again familiar to the whole community, suggesting why, on a good day, Market Square can resemble--as a reporter described it in 1900--"the most democratic place on earth." Jack Neely is the award-winning Secret History columnist for Metro Pulse, Knoxville's weekly newspaper. He is the author of From the Shadow Side and Other Stories about Knoxville, Tennessee, and, with Aaron Jay, of The Marble City: A Photographic Tour of Knoxville's Graveyards.

Marble, Colorado: City of Stone

Author : Duane Vandenbusche, Rex Myers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Marble, Colorado: City of Stone written by Duane Vandenbusche, Rex Myers and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Magic in Stone

Author : Ruth Beaumont Cook
Publisher : NewSouth Books
ISBN 13 : 1588384187
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Magic in Stone written by Ruth Beaumont Cook and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sylacauga—Alabama’s “Marble City”—is blessed with an abundant natural resource that nurtures both its economy and its cultural heritage. Thirty-five miles long, at least four hundred feet deep, and more than a mile wide, the Sylacauga Marble Belt yields crystalline white marble frequently compared to the Parian marble treasured by Greek sculptors and the Italian Carrara marble often chosen by Michelangelo. Artisans have quarried Sylacauga marble for tombstones since the early 1800s, and architects prized it for years as dimension stone for buildings like the United States Supreme Court. In the early 1900s, Giuseppe Moretti and Gutzon Borglum both chose this marble for magnificent sculptures. When granite, better able to withstand industrial pollution, overtook marble as the preferred architectural stone in the 1930s, Sylacauga’s quarry owners shifted their focus to the production of ground calcium carbonate (GCC), a fundamental ingredient in manufactured products from toothpaste, foodstuffs, and disposable diapers to paints, caulks, and sealants. Many cringe at the idea of blasting and grinding marble into fine powder, but GCC is a vital factor in the local economy. Thankfully, the Magic of Marble Festival, first held in 2009, has revitalized interest in the artistic value of Sylacauga marble, inspiring sculptors from across the United States and masters from Italy to apply their skills to cream-white blocks of this beautiful stone and share their creativity with thousands of residents and visitors each year. This is the story of quarry pioneers, investors, artists, and artisans. It's also the story of their families, who fondly remember their lives along the edge of “the hole” that provided for them.

Oil and Marble

Author : Stephanie Storey
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1628726393
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (287 download)

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Download or read book Oil and Marble written by Stephanie Storey and published by Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From 1501 to 1505, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo Buonarroti both lived and worked in Florence. Leonardo was a charming, handsome fifty year-old at the peak of his career. Michelangelo was a temperamental sculptor in his mid-twenties, desperate to make a name for himself. The two despise each other."--Front jacket flap.

Hearings

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1660 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 1660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Amiurion

Author :
Publisher : Piotr Król
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amiurion written by and published by Piotr Król. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Michelangelo's Mountain

Author : Eric Scigliano
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416591354
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Michelangelo's Mountain written by Eric Scigliano and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the fascinating, crucial, and often dangerous relationship between Michelangelo and the stone quarries of Carrara in this clear-eyed and well-researched exploration that “recounts the artist's large life and lasting works with care and reverence” (Booklist). No artist looms so large in Western consciousness and culture as Michelangelo Buonarroti, the most celebrated sculptor of all time. And no place on earth provides a stone so capable of simulating the warmth and vitality of human flesh and incarnating the genius of a Michelangelo as the statuario of Carrara, the storied marble mecca at Tuscany's northwest corner. It was there, where shadowy Etruscans and Roman slaves once toiled, that Michelangelo risked his life in dozens of harrowing expeditions to secure the precious stone for his Pietà, Moses, and other masterpieces. Many books have recounted Michelangelo’s achievements in Florence and Rome. Michelangelo’s Mountain goes beyond all of them, revealing his escapades and ordeals in the spectacular landscape that was the third pole of his tumultuous career and the third wellspring of his art. Eric Scigliano brings this haunting place and eternally fascinating artist to life in a sweeping tale peopled by popes and poets, mad dukes and mythic monsters, scheming courtiers and rough-hewn quarrymen. He recounts the saga of the David, the improbable masterpiece that Michelangelo created against all odds, of the twin Hercules that he tried to erect beside it, and of the Salieri-like nemesis who snatched away the commission, turning a sculptural testament to liberty into a bitter symbol of tyranny and giving Florence the colossus it loves to hate. In showing how the artist, land, and stone transformed one another, Scigliano brings fresh insight to Michelangelo's most cherished works and illuminates his struggles with the princes and potentates of Carrara, Rome, and Medici Florence, who raised intrigue to a high art.

The History of Sequoyah County Oklahoma 1828-1975

Author : Sequoyah Co Historical Society
Publisher : ARC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780938041320
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book The History of Sequoyah County Oklahoma 1828-1975 written by Sequoyah Co Historical Society and published by ARC Press. This book was released on 1997-11-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Federal Reporter

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1092 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Federal Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Complete Pegāna

Author : Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Baron Dunsany
Publisher : Chaosium Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1568821905
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (688 download)

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Download or read book The Complete Pegāna written by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Baron Dunsany and published by Chaosium Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lord Dunsany's dream-like short stories were an important basis not only for HP Lovecraft's Dreamlands stories, but also for his entire mythos of supernatural entities. Now for the first time ever, all of Dunsany's Pegana series is collected in one place. The Complete Pegana contains the entire contents of Dunsany's first two collections, "The Gods of Pegana" and "Time and the Gods", as well as his final Pegana trilogy, "Beyond the Fields We Know".

In the Land of Time

Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440650268
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book In the Land of Time written by Lord Dunsany and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-02-24 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new edition of the Fantasy Tales that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien and H.P. Lovecraft A pioneer in the realm of imaginative literature, Lord Dunsany has gained a cult following for his influence on modern fantasy literature, including such authors as J.R.R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft. This unique collection of short stories ranges over five decades of work. Liberal selections of earlier tales—including the entire Gods of Pegana as well as such notable works as "Idle Days of the Yann" and "The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth"—are followed by memorable later tales, including several about the garrulous traveler Joseph Jorkens and the outrageous murder tale "The Two Bottles of Relish." Throughout, the stories are united by Dunsany's cosmic vision, his impeccable and mellifluous prose, and his distinctively Irish sense of whimsy. Here published for the first time by Penguin Classics, this edition is the only annotated version of Dunsany's short stories. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Inquiry Into Freight Car Shortages

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Special Subcommittee on Investigations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 848 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Inquiry Into Freight Car Shortages written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. Special Subcommittee on Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historic Photos of Knoxville

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 1596523417
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (965 download)

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Download or read book Historic Photos of Knoxville written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the home of the state's first capitol, to being the home of the Big Orange, Historic Photos of Knoxville is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of ?The Marble City? in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Knoxville history and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Knoxville!

Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps

Author : Sandra Dallas
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 9780806120843
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps written by Sandra Dallas and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the history of more than one hundred Colorado towns abandoned after the end of the mining boom

Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama

Author : Alabama. Supreme Court
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama written by Alabama. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Tales of Wonder

Author : Lord Dunsany
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales of Wonder written by Lord Dunsany and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales of Wonder by Lord Dunsany: This collection of fantasy stories by Lord Dunsany invites readers into a realm of dreams and marvels. The book features a series of captivating tales that explore mythical creatures, magical lands, and extraordinary adventures. Key Aspects of the Book "Tales of Wonder": Fantastical Worlds: The stories in the collection transport readers to fantastical realms where the ordinary and the extraordinary intertwine. Wonder and Enchantment: Dunsany's tales evoke a sense of wonder and magic, drawing readers into captivating and imaginative narratives. Legacy of Fantasy: "Tales of Wonder" contributes to Dunsany's reputation as a master of fantasy literature, inspiring generations of writers and readers in the genre. Lord Dunsany was an Irish author known for his contributions to the fantasy genre. His ability to craft tales of wonder and his distinctive storytelling style have earned him a lasting place in the realm of imaginative fiction. "Tales of Wonder" showcases Dunsany's skill in creating immersive and otherworldly stories that continue to enchant readers.

Wonder Tales

Author : Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Baron Dunsany
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9780486432014
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Wonder Tales written by Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Baron Dunsany and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[Dunsany's] rich language, his cosmic point of view, his remote dream-worlds, and his exquisite sense of the fantastic, all appeal to me more than anything else in modern literature."--American author H. P. Lovecraft One of English literature's most original talents, Irish writer Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, the eighteenth Baron of Dunsany, created many of the best fantastic tales in the language. This collection of 33 stories includes all of the tales from two of his finest collections, including "The Three Sailors' Gambit," "The House of the Sphinx," "The Wonderful Window," "The Bad Old Woman in Black," "The Watch-Tower," "The Three Infernal Jokes," "The Secret of the Sea," and 26 other literary gems.