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Download or read book Builders of America written by and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ellsworth Huntington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780899842899
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (428 download)
Download or read book The Builders of America written by Ellsworth Huntington and published by . This book was released on 1981-04-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Silverberg
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Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Mound Builders of Ancient America written by Robert Silverberg and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an introduction to the ancient Indian mound builders of the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys.
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Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (557 download)
Download or read book Builders of America, etc written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Barton
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN 13 : 1595554599
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (955 download)
Download or read book The Jefferson Lies written by David Barton and published by Thomas Nelson Inc. This book was released on 2012 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted historian Barton sets the record straight on the lies and misunderstandings that have tarnished the legacy of Thomas Jefferson.
Author : James A. Jacobs
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813937620
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Detached America written by James A. Jacobs and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2015-09-09 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the quarter century between 1945 and 1970, Americans crafted a new manner of living that shaped and reshaped how residential builders designed and marketed millions of detached single-family suburban houses. The modest two- and three-bedroom houses built immediately following the war gave way to larger and more sophisticated houses shaped by casual living, which stressed a family's easy sociability and material comfort and were a major element in the cohesion of a greatly expanded middle class. These dwellings became the basic building blocks of explosive suburban growth during the postwar period, luring families to the metropolitan periphery from both crowded urban centers and the rural hinterlands. Detached America is the first book with a national scope to explore the design and marketing of postwar houses. James A. Jacobs shows how these houses physically document national trends in domestic space and record a remarkably uniform spatial evolution that can be traced throughout the country. Favorable government policies, along with such widely available print media as trade journals, home design magazines, and newspapers, permitted builders to establish a strong national presence and to make a more standardized product available to prospective buyers everywhere. This vast and long-lived collaboration between government and business—fueled by millions of homeowners—established the financial mechanisms, consumer framework, domestic ideologies, and architectural precedents that permanently altered the geographic and demographic landscape of the nation.
Author : Marc A. Weiss
Publisher : Beard Books
ISBN 13 : 9781587981524
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (815 download)
Download or read book The Rise of the Community Builders written by Marc A. Weiss and published by Beard Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reprint of a 1987 book * It is to be hand scanned, so as not to destroy the text or cover, and returned to Beard Books. The book deals with the evolution of real estate development in the United States, focusing on the rise of planned communities common in the American suburbs since the 1940s.
Author : Wanda Urbanska
Publisher : John F. Blair, Publisher
ISBN 13 : 9780895875686
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (756 download)
Download or read book Builders of Hope written by Wanda Urbanska and published by John F. Blair, Publisher. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While working in construction in the mid-2000s, Nancy Welsh observed what struck her as a strange phenomenon: well-built homes were being demolished left and right, based on their modest size or prime location, to make way for million-dollar dream homes and high-end commercial development. In 2006, she decided to do something about it¿she founded Builders of Hope. Builders of Hope rehabilitates urban housing using their Extreme Green rehabilitation product and then sells or rents the revitalized housing to low and moderate income families. In the process, the organization saves millions of pounds of construction materials from landfills annually; turns unwanted or undesirable homes into attractive, affordable, and energy-efficient housing; develops and revitalizes neighborhoods; and provides construction job training and mentoring for at-risk youth, ex-offenders, and the homeless. Funding comes from home sales, private donations, and grants. The Wall Street Journal stated that Builders of Hope¿s first community, Barrington Village in southeast Raleigh, ¿might be the most politically correct housing development on the planet. Builders of Hope continues to redevelop neighborhoods in Raleigh, Fuquay-Varina, Durham, Cary, and Charlotte and now reaches beyond North Carolina to New Orleans and Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas. In Builders of Hope Wanda Urbanska chronicles the story of the organization, from inception to realization, while explaining exactly how the nonprofit works. Impressive before-and-after photographs and floor plans help show how Builders of Hope is different from other affordable housing organizations and how Nancy Welsh's original model of social entrepreneurism offers a timely, environmental, sustainable, and economic solution to rebuilding America. Published in celebration of Builders of Hope's five-year anniversary, proceeds from book sales will go toward funding the organization. Sustainability advocate Wanda Urbanska is the host-producer of Simple Living with Wanda Urbanska. The New York Times described Urbanska as "a spokeswoman for a phenomenon known as the simplicity movement," and O magazine called her "the de facto Martha Stewart of the voluntary simplicity movement." Wanda Urbanska is a graduate of Harvard University and has published widely in several national magazines and is the author of seven books, including Simple Living and Nothing's Too Small to Make a Difference. She is the "green and simple living" monthly blogger for the American Library Association's "@ your library" website. She makes her home in Raleigh, North Carolina. Nancy Welsh is the founder and CEO of Builders of Hope. She was recently selected by Governor Beverly Purdue to serve on the North Carolina Street Safe Task Force and has since been appointed as Chair of the Housing and Transportation subcommittee, a member of Urban Land Institute and the Homebuilders Association. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Welsh worked in advertising and development for Coca-Cola and Leo Burnett before finding her life-calling in the affordable housing sector. Welsh lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (694 download)
Download or read book Builders of America written by and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Henry Petroski
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307773132
Total Pages : 715 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)
Download or read book Engineers of Dreams written by Henry Petroski and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Petroski reveals the science and engineering--not to mention the politics, egotism, and sheer magic--behind America's great bridges, particularly those constructed during the great bridge-building era starting in the 1870s and continuing through the 1930s. It is the story of the men and women who built the St. Louis, the George Washington, and the Golden Gate bridges, drawing not only on their mastery of numbers but on their gifts for persuasion and self-promotion. It is an account of triumphs and ignominious disasters (including the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which literally twisted itself apart in a high wind). And throughout this grandly engaging book, Petroski lets us see how bridges became the "symbols and souls" of our civilization, as well as testaments to their builders' vision, ingenuity, and perseverance. "Seamlessly linked...With astonishing scope and generosity of view, Mr. Petroski places the tradition of American bridge-building in perspective."--New York Times Book Review
Author : John Van Auken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780940829671
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Mound Builders written by John Van Auken and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-18 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1997, a series of astounding developments have shattered American archaeology's most cherished beliefs. Excavations have uncovered solid evidence that acient America was settled at least 50,000 years ago. Genetic evidence shows that several waves of migrations came into America from not only Siberia, but also from Polynesia, China, and Japan. A mysterious genetic type has been identified in ancient American skeletal remains as well as in some modern Native Americans. This enigmatic type is linked to the Middle East and may well have originated in a location between America and Europe.Edgar Cayce, America's famous "Sleeping Prophet," gave 68 readings between 1925 to 1944 that provided information on America's Mound Builders and ancient American history. These readings have never been thoroughly analyzed and have been largely forgotten.For the first time, Cayce's statements about ancient America are compared to current archaeological evidence. Incredibly, nearly everything Cayce related about the Mound Builders is true. Well-documented and highly illustrated. This is a reissue of the book first released in 2001.
Author : Julie Greene
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101011556
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Canal Builders written by Julie Greene and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-02-05 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revelatory look at a momentous undertaking-from the workers' point of view The Panama Canal has long been celebrated as a triumph of American engineering and ingenuity. In The Canal Builders, Julie Greene reveals that this emphasis has obscured a far more remarkable element of the historic enterprise: the tens of thousands of workingmen and workingwomen who traveled from all around the world to build it. Greene looks past the mythology surrounding the canal to expose the difficult working conditions and discriminatory policies involved in its construction. Drawing extensively on letters, memoirs, and government documents, the book chronicles both the struggles and the triumphs of the workers and their families. Prodigiously researched and vividly told, The Canal Builders explores the human dimensions of one of the world's greatest labor mobilizations, and reveals how it launched America's twentieth-century empire.
Author : Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth
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Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Builders of Our Country written by Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Builders of Our Country written by Gertrude Van Duyn Southworth and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wayne N. May
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ISBN 13 : 9780977831678
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (316 download)
Download or read book Book of Mormon Evidences and the Mound Builders of North America written by Wayne N. May and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : A Joseph Henry Press book
Publisher : Joseph Henry Press
ISBN 13 : 0309175844
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Power of Boldness written by A Joseph Henry Press book and published by Joseph Henry Press. This book was released on 1996-11-11 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Whatever you dream, begin it, for boldness has genius, power and magic in it." -Goethe What qualities brought America to its dominance of world industry? How will American technology fare in the new global marketplace? What upbringing, education, and personal traits are required to produce leaders who can succeed in this new world? Scan the bookstore shelves and you'll see dozens of attempts by authors to capture the essence of leadership and entrepreneurial success. In The Power of Boldness, the answers come from original sources: ten of the country's most successful business leaders, who share their experiences and insights in individual essays that are remarkable for their directness and personal detail. Six of the writers are inventors who created the enterprises to commercialize their ideasâ€"four assumed management of their fathers' companies and moved into new industrial and geographic markets. Born between 1897 and 1962, these outstanding figures collectively chronicle America's industrial rise since World War IIâ€"and share their perspectives on what lies ahead in the age of technology. In engaging and often humorous terms, these men describe how they managed to make the most of the economic and social ups and downs of the past decadesâ€"how boldness, clear thinking, and a willingness to learn saw them through the bad times and paved the way to their success. No other book gathers so distinguished a group of business figures: Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., of Bechtel Group describes the rise, decline, and rise again of the world's largest heavy construction company. William M. Haney, III, of Molten Metal Technologyâ€"a strong believer in Goethe's maximâ€"overviews the opportunities in ecotechnology. Edward C. Johnson 3d, of Fidelity writes on the adventures of a "contrarian" in the financial arena. Gordon E. Moore of Intel explains how his firm became one of the world's largest producers of microprocessor chips and forecasts the future of the electronics industry. John F. Taplin, master inventor and founder of a number of companies, writes on the education of an inventor/entrepreneur. Thomas D. Cabot of Cabot Corporation, Robert Galvin of Motorola, George N. Hatsopoulos of Thermo Electron Corporation, and Ralph Landau of Halcon International, round out this group of master builders of America's industrial power. In an introduction and summing-up, Alfred Chandler, Jr., Pulitzer Prize-winning business historian, explores some of the themes that emerge from the personal essays. Capturing the spirit of innovation as well as the practicalities of business decision making, The Power of Boldness will be required reading for business executives, students of business, and anyone interested in the individual success stories behind America's technological leadership.
Author : Charles R. Geisst
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195352661
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Monopolies in America written by Charles R. Geisst and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-27 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this incisive and comprehensive history, business historian Charles Geisst traces the rise of monopolies from the railroad era to today's computer software empires. The history of monopolies has been dominated by strong and charismatic personalities. Geisst tells the stories behind the individuals--from John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie to Harold Geneen and Bill Gates--who forged these business empires with genius, luck, and an often ruthless disregard for fair competition. He also analyzes the viewpoints of their equally colorful critics, from Louis Brandeis to Ralph Nader. These figures enliven the narrative, offering insight into how large businesses accumulate power. Viewed as either godsends or pariahs, monopolies have sparked endless debate and often conflicting responses from Washington. Monopolies in America surveys the important pieces of legislation and judicial rulings that have emerged since the post-Civil War era, and proposes that American antitrust activity has had less to do with hard economics than with political opinion. What was considered a monopoly in 1911 when Standard Oil and American Tobacco were broken up was not applied again when the Supreme Court refused to dismantle U.S. Steel in 1919. Charting the growth of big business in the United States, Geisst reaches the startling conclusion that the mega-mergers that have dominated Wall Street headlines for the past fifteen years are not simply a trend, but a natural consequence of American capitalism. Intelligent and informative, Monopolies in America skillfully chronicles the course of American big business, and allows us to see how the debate on monopolies will be shaped in the twentieth-first century.
