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Author | : Kate Colquhoun |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 322 |
Release | : 2012-08-02 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0007439881 |
A biography of an unsung Victorian hero, Joseph Paxton was the man behind the garden design at Chatsworth and the Crystal Palace at the Great Exhibition of 1851.
Author | : Kate Colquhoun |
Publisher | : David R. Godine Publisher |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781567923018 |
"Today one would be hard pressed to choose a "Pre-eminent Victorian," a perfect embodiment of the golden age of innovation and energy. But among the Victorians themselves, it was agreed that one figure towered above the rest. Joseph Paxton bestrode the worlds of horticulture, urban planning, and architecture like a colossus. This was the indispensable man, the self-taught polymath with a solution to every large-scale logistical problem. Rising quickly from humble beginnings, Paxton at 23 became head gardener and architect at Chatsworth, the estate of the sixth Duke of Devonshire. Under Paxton's hands, Chatsworth was transformed into the greatest garden in England, Britain's answer to the hanging gardens of Babylon. Paxton also edited garden periodicals, helped found the London Daily News, and was a Liberal MP for Coventry, but it was his design for the Crystal Palace, home of the Great Exhibition of 1851, that secured his immortality"--
Author | : John McKean |
Publisher | : Phaidon Press |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780714829258 |
This volume covers one of the most influential buildings of the 19th century. Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace was the first public building to omit references to the past. Amid the historicist debates and battle of the styles of mid-19th-century Britain, Paxton's design was rational and straightforward.
Author | : James Paxton |
Publisher | : James Lorimer & Company |
Total Pages | : 100 |
Release | : 2008-10-15 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1552770230 |
Joseph Brant was a promising but undistinguished Mohawk warrior living in upper New York State. He became an innovative, influential leader and spokesperson for First Nations, whose support for Britain during the American Revolution led to their resettlement in Upper Canada along the Grand River. Their descendants live today on the large Six Nations Reserve alongside the Grand, south of Brantford in southwestern Ontario. This new, illustrated biography of Brant reflects recent research into the political, social and cultural background of his life. Author James Paxton rejects the interpretation of earlier biographers, who depicted Brant as a man who belonged neither to the "Indian" or the "white" world. Paxton shows that Brant was fully Mohawk, with Iroquoian values that stressed the interdependence of people. He stands as the product of a unique, multicultural 18th-century community in the Mohawk Valley, New York. Using skill and diplomacy and his dense network of relationships and alliances, Brant attempted to ensure the ongoing social, economic and political autonomy of the Six Nations in their new Canadian territory. The events of Brant's day impinge directly on our own. It would be hard to imagine the standoff at Caledonia had Brant not led the Six Nations to the Grand River area and then invited Loyalists to settle among them. Yet, in 1784, Mohawks and Loyalists envisioned a different sort of community, one bound by history, common interest and shared practices. At a time when First Nations' claims against the government promise to become more numerous and confrontational, this book encourages us to consider the inclusive and multicultural legacy of Joseph Brant.
Author | : George F. Chadwick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Architects |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Joseph Paxton |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 2018-09-18 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781727468144 |
This special re-print edition of the Joseph Paxton's book "A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Dahlia" is a short guide to growing dahlias. Written in 1903, this booklet provides time proven methods on growing dahlias for their beauty in the garden or for cut flowers. Included are not only the basics of their needs, but insights into how new varieties are created, as well as how to propagate them. A fascinating and informative look at the dahlia that will benefit not only the beginning gardener, but also the expert dahlia enthusiast. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.
Author | : George Fletcher CHADWICK |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1961 |
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Author | : Sir Joseph Paxton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 1837 |
Genre | : Botany |
ISBN | : |
Periodical devoted to the illustration in colour of new and uncommon plants grown in British gardens; although primarily horticultural in appeal, it contains the first descriptions of many new species.
Author | : Shelley Paxton |
Publisher | : Tiller Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2020-01-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1982131330 |
Part memoir, part manifesto, Soulbbatical is an invitation to become Chief Soul Officer of your own life—and to open up a whole new world of possibility. Former Harley-Davidson executive Shelley Paxton did just that. She walked away at the peak of her twenty-six-year marketing career and embarked on a profoundly personal journey to reconnect with her true purpose and deepest desires. She called it her “Soulbbatical,” and it not only changed her life, it became her calling. Paxton had a wildly successful life by most definitions—iconic brands, executive titles, and a globe-trotting career that took her to over sixty countries. She had one of the coolest jobs in the world, yet couldn’t shake the feeling that she had lost herself along the way. Something was missing. Here, she takes you on a sometimes harrowing, often hilarious journey through the illness, divorce, addiction, and tragedy that finally woke her up. Suddenly she was rebelling for her best life, and embracing a new mission: to encourage others to live their most authentic, courageous, and purposeful lives—today. Soulbbatical is an unconventional, exhilarating, and totally badass road map to discovering what you really want—and getting it. Because no matter how far you’ve strayed from your soul’s true path, it’s never too late for transformation.
Author | : Matt Paxton |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2022-02-08 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 0593418980 |
America’s top cleaning expert and star of the hit series Legacy List with Matt Paxton distills his fail-proof approach to decluttering and downsizing. Your boxes of photos, family’s china, and even the kids' height charts aren’t just stuff; they’re attached to a lifetime of memories--and letting them go can be scary. With empathy, expertise, and humor, Keep the Memories, Lose the Stuff, written in collaboration with AARP, helps you sift through years of clutter, let go of what no longer serves you, and identify the items worth keeping so that you can focus on living in the present. For over 20 years, Matt Paxton has helped people from all walks of life who want to live more simply declutter and downsize. As a featured cleaner on Hoarders and host of the Emmy-nominated Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS, he has identified the psychological roadblocks that most organizational experts routinely miss but that prevent so many of us from lightening our material load. Using poignant stories from the thousands of individuals and families he has worked with, Paxton brings his signature insight to a necessary task. Whether you’re tired of living with clutter, making space for a loved one, or moving to a smaller home or retirement community, this book is for you. Paxton’s unique, step-by-step process gives you the tools you need to get the job done.