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Object Lessons

Author : Sarah Anne Carter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019022505X
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book Object Lessons written by Sarah Anne Carter and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Object Lessons: How Nineteenth-Century Americans Learned to Make Sense of the Material World examines the ways material things--objects and pictures--were used to reason about issues of morality, race, citizenship, and capitalism, as well as reality and representation, in the nineteenth-century United States. For modern scholars, an "object lesson" is simply a timeworn metaphor used to describe any sort of reasoning from concrete to abstract. But in the 1860s, object lessons were classroom exercises popular across the country. Object lessons helped children to learn about the world through their senses--touching and seeing rather than memorizing and repeating--leading to new modes of classifying and comprehending material evidence drawn from the close study of objects, pictures, and even people. In this book, Sarah Carter argues that object lessons taught Americans how to find and comprehend the information in things--from a type-metal fragment to a whalebone sample. Featuring over fifty images and a full-color insert, this book offers the object lesson as a new tool for contemporary scholars to interpret the meanings of nineteenth-century material, cultural, and intellectual life.

Silas Burroughs, the Man who Made Wellcome

Author : Julia Sheppard
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
ISBN 13 : 0718896009
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (188 download)

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Download or read book Silas Burroughs, the Man who Made Wellcome written by Julia Sheppard and published by Lutterworth Press. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silas Burroughs arrived in London from America in 1878 and proved himself an exceptional entrepreneur, taking the pharmaceutical business by storm. He was the brains and energy behind Burroughs Wellcome & Co. With his business partner Henry Wellcome he created an internationally successful firm, the legacy of which can be found in the charity the Wellcome Trust, yet few now remember him and the impact he made in his short lifetime. A consummate salesman, Burroughs was also an astute businessman, with new ideas for marketing, advertising and manufacturing: his writings describe sales trips around the world and the people he met. He was also a visionary employer who supported the eight-hour working day, profit-sharing, and numerous social and radical political movements, including the single tax movement, free travel, Irish Home Rule and world peace. In this first biography of Burroughs, Julia Sheppard explores his American origins, his religion and marriage, and his philanthropic work, as well as re-evaluating the dramatic deterioration of his relationship with his partner Wellcome.

Report of the Librarian of the State Library

Author : Massachusetts State Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Report of the Librarian of the State Library written by Massachusetts State Library and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Pragmatism's Evolution

Author : Trevor Pearce
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022672008X
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Pragmatism's Evolution written by Trevor Pearce and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An important contribution . . . invaluable to anyone interested in the history of pragmatism and the influence of biology and evolution on pragmatic thinkers.” —Richard J. Bernstein, The New School for Social Research, author of The Pragmatic Turn In Pragmatism’s Evolution, Trevor Pearce demonstrates that the philosophical tradition of pragmatism owes an enormous debt to specific biological debates in the late 1800s, especially those concerning the role of the environment in development and evolution. Many are familiar with John Dewey’s 1909 assertion that evolutionary ideas overturned two thousand years of philosophy—but what exactly happened in the fifty years prior to Dewey’s claim? What form did evolutionary ideas take? When and how were they received by American philosophers? Although the various thinkers associated with pragmatism—from Charles Sanders Peirce to Jane Addams and beyond—were towering figures in American intellectual life, few realize the full extent of their engagement with the life sciences. In his analysis, Pearce focuses on a series of debates in biology from 1860 to 1910—from the instincts of honeybees to the inheritance of acquired characteristics—in which the pragmatists were active participants. If we want to understand the pragmatists and their influence, Pearce argues, we need to understand the relationship between pragmatism and biology. “Pragmatism’s Evolution is about the role of evolution, as a theory, in American pragmatism, as well as the early evolution of pragmatism itself.” —Isis “Superb.” —Metascience “[An] important book.” —Acta Biotheoretica “A significant and edifying work.” —Choice “Pearce has done something remarkable and all too rare: written a book at the intersection of philosophy, science, and history that is equally excellent in all three respects.” —International Journal of Philosophical Studies

SUNY at Sixty

Author : John B. Clark
Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 1438433026
Total Pages : 391 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book SUNY at Sixty written by John B. Clark and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A close examination of the history, accomplishments, and potential of the State University of New York system. The State University of New York is Americas largest comprehensive public university system, with sixty-four campuses, including community colleges, colleges of technology, university colleges, research universities, medical schools, academic medical centers, and specialized campuses in fields as diverse as optometry, ceramics, horticulture, fashion, forestry, and maritime training. Despite its reputation for wide access, demanding academic programs, vital public services, and cutting-edge research, little has been written about its fascinating history. Originating in a lively conference held in spring 2009 to mark SUNYs sixtieth anniversary, the books authors examine SUNYs origins, political landscape, evolving mission, institutional variety, international partnerships, leadership, and more. Taking its place alongside studies of state systems such as those in California, Michigan, and Texas, this book is a long overdue effort to return SUNY to the national conversation about public higher education during the last half century. Edited by a former interim chancellor of the system and two SUNY history professors, and with a foreword by current Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in the problems and promise of public higher education in New York State, or, indeed, anywhere.

John Dewey’s Laboratory School

Author : Michael Knoll
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031652193
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (316 download)

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Download or read book John Dewey’s Laboratory School written by Michael Knoll and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Sketches of the Angling Literature of All Nations

Author : Robert Blakey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 376 pages
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Download or read book Historical Sketches of the Angling Literature of All Nations written by Robert Blakey and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass

Author : Henry Mendell Tower
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
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Download or read book Historical Sketches Relating to Spencer, Mass written by Henry Mendell Tower and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of the University of Chicago, Founded by John D. Rockefeller

Author : Thomas Wakefield Goodspeed
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226303837
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book A History of the University of Chicago, Founded by John D. Rockefeller written by Thomas Wakefield Goodspeed and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1972 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a detailed account of the founding of the University of Chicago in 1891 throught the first twenty-five years. The university had the support of John D. Rockefeller and William Rainey Harper who helped with procurement of funds, recruitment of faculty, construction of buildings, student life and the problems of continuing growth.

Popular Educator

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 614 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Popular Educator written by and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of Chicago, Volume II

Author : Bessie Louise Pierce
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226668401
Total Pages : 616 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (266 download)

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Download or read book A History of Chicago, Volume II written by Bessie Louise Pierce and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major history of Chicago ever written, A History of Chicago covers the city’s great history over two centuries, from 1673 to 1893. Originally conceived as a centennial history of Chicago, the project became, under the guidance of renowned historian Bessie Louise Pierce, a definitive, three-volume set describing the city’s growth—from its humble frontier beginnings to the horrors of the Great Fire, the construction of some of the world’s first skyscrapers, and the opulence of the 1893 World’s Fair. Pierce and her assistants spent over forty years transforming historical records into an inspiring human story of growth and survival. Rich with anecdotal evidence and interviews with the men and women who made Chicago great, all three volumes will now be available for the first time in years. A History of Chicago will be essential reading for anyone who wants to know this great city and its place in America. “With this rescue of its history from the bright, impressionable newspapermen and from the subscription-volumes, Chicago builds another impressive memorial to its coming of age, the closing of its first ‘century of progress.’”—E. D. Branch, New York Times (1937)

Celeste Parrish and Educational Reform in the Progressive-Era South

Author : Rebecca S. Montgomery
Publisher : LSU Press
ISBN 13 : 080717050X
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Celeste Parrish and Educational Reform in the Progressive-Era South written by Rebecca S. Montgomery and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2018-12-05 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celeste Parrish and Educational Reform in the Progressive-Era South follows a Civil War orphan’s transformation from a Southside Virginia public school teacher to a nationally known progressive educator and feminist. In this vital intellectual biography, Rebecca S. Montgomery places feminism and gender at the center of her analysis and offers a new look at the postbellum movement for southern educational reform through the life of Celeste Parrish. Because Parrish’s life coincided with critical years in the destruction and reconstruction of the southern social order, her biography provides unique opportunities to explore the links between southern nationalism, reactionary racism, and gender discrimination. Parrish’s pursuit of higher education and a professional career pitted her against male opponents of coeducation who regarded female and black dependency as central to southern regional distinctiveness. When coupled with women’s lack of formal political power, this resistance to gender equality discouraged progress and lowered the quality of public education throughout the South. The marginalization of women within the reform movement, headed by the Conference for Education in the South, further limited women’s contributions to regional change. Although men welcomed female participation in grassroots organization, much of women’s work was segregated in female networks and received less public acknowledgement than the reform work conducted by men. Despite receiving little credit for their accomplishments, by working on the margins, women were able to use the southern movement and its philanthropic sponsors as alternate sources of influence and power. By exploring the consequences of gender discrimination for both educational reform and the influence of southern progressivism, Rebecca S. Montgomery contributes a nuanced understanding of how interlocking hierarchies of power structured opportunity and influenced the shape of reform in the U.S. South.

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Author : Allen Kent
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824720056
Total Pages : 714 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science written by Allen Kent and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1971-07-01 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."

Inventory of the County Archives of New Mexico

Author : New Mexico Historical Records Survey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inventory of the County Archives of New Mexico written by New Mexico Historical Records Survey and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bibliotheca Americana. Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books and Pamphlets Relating to America

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 338549821X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (854 download)

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Download or read book Bibliotheca Americana. Catalogue of a Valuable Collection of Books and Pamphlets Relating to America written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-06 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

The Biographical Cyclopædia and Portrait Gallery with an Historical Sketch of the State of Ohio ...

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)

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The American Development of Biology

Author : Ronald Rainger
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1512805785
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book The American Development of Biology written by Ronald Rainger and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selected as one of the Best "Sci-Tech" Books of 1988 by Library Journal The essays in this volume represent original work to celebrate the centenary of the American Society of Zoologists. They illustrate the impressive nature of historical scholarship that has subsequently focused on the development of biology in the United States.