Genealogies in the Library of Congress

Genealogies in the Library of Congress
Author: Marion J. Kaminkow
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 882
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780806316673

This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.

Prodigy Houses of Virginia

Prodigy Houses of Virginia
Author: Barbara Burlison Mooney
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2008
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780813926735

Introduction : "An art which shews so much" -- Defining the prodigy house : architectural aesthetics and the colonial dialect -- "Blind stupid fortune" : profiling the architectural patron -- "Reason reascends her throne" : the impact of dowry -- "Each rascal will be a director" : architectural patrons and the building process -- Learning to become "good mechanics in building" -- Epistemologies of female space : early Tidewater mansions -- Political power and the limits of genteel architecture

Henry Randolph I, 1623-1773 [sic] of Henrico County, Virginia, and His Descendants

Henry Randolph I, 1623-1773 [sic] of Henrico County, Virginia, and His Descendants
Author: Wassell Randolph
Publisher:
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1952
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Henry Randolph was born in 1623 at Little Houghton, Northamptonshire, England, the son of William and Dorothy Lane West Randolph. He immigrated to Virginia, ca. 1642 and settled in Henrico County. He married twice and was the father of five children. He died in 1673. Descendants listed lived in Virginia, Tennessee, and elsewhere.

Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986

Genealogies Cataloged by the Library of Congress Since 1986
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service
Total Pages: 1368
Release: 1991
Genre: Genealogy
ISBN:

The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.

The Judicial Branch of the Federal Government

The Judicial Branch of the Federal Government
Author: Brian Duignan Senior Editor, Religion and Philosophy
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2009-12-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1615300015

The system of courts in the United States serves to enforce the laws of the nation as well as act as a check to make sure the other branches of government obey the powers set forth by the Constitution. Through a series of landmark court caseschronicled in this book with an explanation of their lasting impactthe judiciary has shaped the laws of the nation. Biographical sketches of important Supreme Court Justices and information about the powers of the judiciary are thoughtfully and thoroughly presented.