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Author : Virginia State Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 788 pages
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Download or read book A List of Some Books on Debating in the Virginia State Library written by Virginia State Library and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Will B. Mackintosh
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479826170
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (798 download)
Download or read book Selling the Sights written by Will B. Mackintosh and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating journey through the origins of American tourism In the early nineteenth century, thanks to a booming transportation industry, Americans began to journey away from home simply for the sake of traveling, giving rise to a new cultural phenomenon —the tourist. In Selling the Sights, Will B. Mackintosh describes the origins and cultural significance of this new type of traveler and the moment in time when the emerging American market economy began to reshape the availability of geographical knowledge, the material conditions of travel, and the variety of destinations that sought to profit from visitors with money to spend. Entrepreneurs began to transform the critical steps of travel—deciding where to go and how to get there—into commodities that could be produced in volume and sold to a marketplace of consumers. The identities of Americans prosperous enough to afford such commodities were fundamentally changed as they came to define themselves through the consumption of experiences. Mackintosh ultimately demonstrates that the cultural values and market forces surrounding tourism in the early nineteenth century continue to shape our experience of travel to this day.
Author : Malerie D. Yolen-Cohen
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781468049398
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (493 download)
Download or read book Stay on Route 6 written by Malerie D. Yolen-Cohen and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: US Route 6, also known as The Grand Army of the Republic Highway, is the longest contiguous transcontinental route in the USA. Running from Provincetown, MA to Bishop, CA (and before 1964 to Long Beach, CA), US Route 6 remains for the most part, a two-lane highway on its way through fourteen states. This is your guide along all of its original 3,652 miles. From Revolutionary War sites to pioneer settlements and western mining towns, Route 6 offers an in-depth lesson in US History, charms of yesteryear and comforts of modern times. Compiled and written by magazine and newspaper travel writer, Malerie Yolen-Cohen, Stay on Route 6 highlights the best attractions, restaurants, hotels and oddities along America's long-ignored highway.
Author : Brian Butko
Publisher : Stackpole Books
ISBN 13 : 0811743616
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)
Download or read book Roadside Attractions written by Brian Butko and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2007-07-03 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hit the open road for fun and wackiness as the Butkos visit offbeat attractions from coast to coast--dinosaur parks, miniature golf courses, populuxe motels, vintage amusement arcades, classic diners illuminated in neon, and even the world's largest ball of twine. More than fifty fellow authors and artists offer stories about their favorite attractions or recall memorable trips. Visitor information is included to help plan quick visits or an entire road trip.
Author : J. William Jones
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3382835878
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (828 download)
Download or read book Personal Reminiscences, Anecdotes, and Letters of Gen. Robert E. Lee. written by J. William Jones and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author : Paul R. Mullins
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813065720
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Revolting Things written by Paul R. Mullins and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Paul Mullins examines a wide variety of material objects and landscapes that induce anxiety, provoke unpleasantness, or simply revolt us. Bringing archaeological insight to subjects that are not usually associated with the discipline, he looks at the way the material world shapes how we imagine, express, and negotiate difficult historical experiences. Revolting Things delves into well-known examples of “dark heritage” ranging from Confederate monuments to the sites of racist violence. Mullins discusses the burials and gravesites of figures who committed abhorrent acts, locations that in many cases have been either effaced or dynamically politicized. The book also considers racial displacement in the wake of post–World War II urban renewal, as well as the uneasiness many contemporary Americans feel about the social and material sameness of suburbia. Mullins shows that these places and things are often repressed in public memory and discourse because they reflect entrenched structural inequalities and injustices we are reluctant to acknowledge. Yet he argues that the richest conversations about the uncomfortable aspects of the past happen because these histories have tangible remains, exerting a persistent hold on our imagination. Mullins not only demonstrates the emotional power of material things but also exposes how these negative feelings reflect deep-seated anxieties about twenty-first-century society.
Author : J. Steven Wilkins
Publisher : Cumberland House Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781581822250
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)
Download or read book All Things for Good written by J. Steven Wilkins and published by Cumberland House Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dubbed "Stonewall" after the battle of First Manassas in July 1861, Thomas Jackson has long been revered as a brilliant military leader and tactician and one of the most adroit Confederate commanders. The man himself is a study in contrasts: as feared by his enemies as he was beloved by his men. And in the eyes of some, his humble and sincere Christian faith seemed at odds with his reputation as a ferocious warrior. Jackson was graduated from West Point in 1846, participated in the Mexican War in 1848, and accepted a teaching position at the Virginia Military Institute in 1851, resigning his commission in the army a year later. When he left VMI ten years later to join the Confederate army, immediately he was commissioned a colonel and within months promoted to the rank of brigadier general. His battlefield successes against numerically superior Union armies made him a legend in both the South and the North. Mortally wounded by his own troops in May 1863, he "more than anyone else, personified the compelling and the virtuous in what the subsequent generation would label 'The Lost Cause.'" -- James I. Robertson Jr. All Things for Good is a thoughtful addition to the Leaders in Action Series. In it J. Steven Wilkins challenges some of the myths that surround Jackson and celebrates his devout Christian beliefs. Book jacket.
Author : J. William Jones
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780765306043
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Personal Reminiscences of General Robert E. Lee written by J. William Jones and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Robert E. Lee passed on without setting pen to paper on his memoirs, both North and South alike were deprived of a classic personal history of the War Between the States worthy to sit on the shelf next to Ulysses S.Grant's Personal Memoirs. The Reverend J. William Jones, Lee's chaplain, compiled this collection of reminiscences in its place as a memorial volume commemorating his death. Filled with correspondence with President Andrew Johnson, General Grant, and C.S.A. Generals Scott, Beauregard, and Longstreet, and personal anecdotes from Lee's wartime contemporaries such as Jubal Early, Jeb Magruder, Jefferson Davis, and Winfield Scott. What comes to light is a personal portrait of Lee as family man, gentleman, scholar, and soldier, as well as an eyewitness account of the war that threatened to tear the United States asunder, as witnessed by the South's greatest military leader. The Reverend J. William Jones, D.D., was the chaplain of the Army of Northern Virginia under the command of General Robert E. Lee and after the Civil War served as chaplain for Washington College in Virginia under Lee's presidency. It was my proud privilege to have known General Lee intimately. I saw him on that day in April, 1861, on which he came to offer his stainless sword to the land that gave him birth. I followed his standard from Harper's Ferry, in 1861, to Appomattox Court-house, in 1865, coming into somewhat frequent contact with him, rejoicing with him at his long series of brilliant victories, and weeping with him when "compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources. . . . " This first attempt at authorship is sent forth with a sincere desire that it may prove acceptable to the countless admirer of the great Confederate chieftain, that it may serve to give to all a higher appreciation of his noble character, and that it may prove a blessing to the young men of the country (more especially to those who "wore the gray"), by inducing them to study, in order that they may imitate, his shining virtues.
Author : J. Daniel Pezzoni
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780977722044
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Architecture of Historic Rockbridge written by J. Daniel Pezzoni and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This abundantly illustrated, wide-ranging volume captures the rich and diverse architectural history of Rockbridge County, Virginia, including the two cities of Lexington and Buena Vista. While recent books have documented the area's social history, this book fills a long-recognized void by tracing the area's architectural heritage, from the eighteenth century to the post-World War II period. Beginning with early log and stone structures on what was once Virginia's frontier, the discussion moves on to the brick construction of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that produced some of the finest Federal homes in the Valley of Virginia. The book covers the many styles that would follow, often with their own vernacular interpretation. T he Architecture of Historic Rockbridge is an enormously useful companion to The Architecture of Historic Lexington, itself an invaluable resource now for forty years. Including discussions of towns, schools, churches, resorts, and industrial buildings, the new volume will satisfy the scholarly, while presenting architectural analysis in an engaging manner accessible to a general readership. The book is richly illustrated throughout, with over two hundred color and black-and-white photographs (including the work of internationally recognized photographer Sally Mann), line drawings, and historic maps. Distributed for the Historic Lexington Foundation
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Total Pages : 1304 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Geological Survey Water-supply Paper written by and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 1304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patricia Schultz
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0761189432
Total Pages : 1201 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (611 download)
Download or read book 1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die written by Patricia Schultz and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 1201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the U.S.A. and Canada like never before, and for the first time with full-color photographs, here are 1,000 compelling, essential, offbeat, utterly unforgettable places. Pristine beaches and national parks, world-class museums and the Just for Laughs festival, mountain resorts, salmon-rich rivers, scenic byways, the Oyster Bar and the country’s best taco, lush gardens and coastal treks at Point Reyes, rafting the Upper Gauley (if you dare). Plus resorts, vineyards, hot springs, classic ballparks, the Talladega Speedway, and more. Includes new attractions, like Miami’s Pérez Art Museum and Manhattan’s High Line, plus more than 150 places of special interest to families. And, for every entry, what you need to know about how and when to visit. “Patricia Schultz unearths the hidden gems in our North American backyard. Don’t even think about packing your bag and sightseeing without it.” —New York Daily News
Author : Benita J. Howell
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252070228
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (72 download)
Download or read book Culture, Environment, and Conservation in the Appalachian South written by Benita J. Howell and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the mountainous area from northern Alabama to West Virginia, this important volume explores the historic and contemporary interrelations between culture and environment in a region that has been plagued by land misuse and damaging stereotypes of its people. Committed to taking account of humankind's place in the environment, this collection is a timely contribution to debates over land use and conservation. Debunking the nature/culture dichotomy, contributors examine how physical space is transformed into culturally constituted "place" by a variety of factors, both tangible (architecture, landmarks, artifacts) and intangible (a sense of place, long-term family habitation of land, tradition, "a way of life worth fighting for"). Archaeologists, cultural geographers, and ethnographers examine how the land was used by its earliest inhabitants and trace the effects of agricultural decline, industrial development, and tourism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Powerful case studies recount past displacement of local populations in the name of progress or conservation and track threatened communities' struggles to maintain their claims to place in the face of extralocal counterclaims that would appropriate space and resources for other purposes, such as mountaintop removal of coal or a power company's plans to export electricity from Appalachia to distant urban centers. Contributors also record successful community planning ventures that have achieved creative solutions to seemingly intransigent conflicts between demands for economic wealth and environmental health.
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Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Water Levels and Artesian Pressure in Observation Wells in the United States written by and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Alonzo Brock
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Total Pages : 478 pages
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Download or read book Virginia and Virginians written by Robert Alonzo Brock and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 542 pages
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Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Francis Rocheleau
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book The Home and School Reference Work written by William Francis Rocheleau and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jim Hargan
Publisher : The Countryman Press
ISBN 13 : 0881505773
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Explorer's Guide The Shenandoah Valley and Mountains of the Virginias written by Jim Hargan and published by The Countryman Press. This book was released on 2005-04-19 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lively, comprehensive guide to the southern Appalachians, from Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains to the Monongahela National Forest of West Virginia. With visitation levels that rival Orlando and New York City, the southern Appalachians draw a huge array of weekenders, adventurers, and long-term visitors. This book offers historical insight, outdoor adventure, and all the information most travelers need to plan and enjoy their journey. This guide also serves as an insider's handbook to the nine national parks, offering active travelers the best access points and trailheads for kayaking, biking, and hiking excursions. In addition, this comprehensive guide to the region includes opinionated listings of inns, B&Bs, hotels, and vacation cabins; hundreds of dining reviews, from barbecue to four-star cuisine; up-to-date maps; an alphabetical "What's Where" subject guide to aid in trip planning; and handy icons that point out family-friendly establishments, wheelchair access, places of special value, and lodgings that accept pets.
