Catalogue Of A Collection Of Choice Modern Pictures The Property Of George Blakey Esq Of Newport Also Some Other Small Cabinets Etc 1860
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Hoosiers and the American Story
Author | : Madison, James H. |
Publisher | : Indiana Historical Society |
Total Pages | : 359 |
Release | : 2014-10 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0871953633 |
A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.
A History of Appalachia
Author | : Richard B. Drake |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2003-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813137934 |
Richard Drake has skillfully woven together the various strands of the Appalachian experience into a sweeping whole. Touching upon folk traditions, health care, the environment, higher education, the role of blacks and women, and much more, Drake offers a compelling social history of a unique American region. The Appalachian region, extending from Alabama in the South up to the Allegheny highlands of Pennsylvania, has historically been characterized by its largely rural populations, rich natural resources that have fueled industry in other parts of the country, and the strong and wild, undeveloped land. The rugged geography of the region allowed Native American societies, especially the Cherokee, to flourish. Early white settlers tended to favor a self-sufficient approach to farming, contrary to the land grabbing and plantation building going on elsewhere in the South. The growth of a market economy and competition from other agricultural areas of the country sparked an economic decline of the region's rural population at least as early as 1830. The Civil War and the sometimes hostile legislation of Reconstruction made life even more difficult for rural Appalachians. Recent history of the region is marked by the corporate exploitation of resources. Regional oil, gas, and coal had attracted some industry even before the Civil War, but the postwar years saw an immense expansion of American industry, nearly all of which relied heavily on Appalachian fossil fuels, particularly coal. What was initially a boon to the region eventually brought financial disaster to many mountain people as unsafe working conditions and strip mining ravaged the land and its inhabitants. A History of Appalachia also examines pockets of urbanization in Appalachia. Chemical, textile, and other industries have encouraged the development of urban areas. At the same time, radio, television, and the internet provide residents direct links to cultures from all over the world. The author looks at the process of urbanization as it belies commonly held notions about the region's rural character.
Palace and Hovel, Or Phases of London Life
Author | : Daniel Joseph Kirwan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 686 |
Release | : 1878 |
Genre | : London (England) |
ISBN | : |
Subject Headings for School and Public Libraries
Author | : Joanna F. Fountain |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Public libraries |
ISBN | : 9781563088537 |
Provides headings for topics, literary and organizational forms, and names of individuals, corporate bodies, places, works, and so on, that might be needed to catalog a general collection used at least in part by children and readers or viewers interested in popular topics.
The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire, 1735-1914
Author | : Charles Henry Chandler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 826 |
Release | : 1914 |
Genre | : New Ipswich (N.H.) |
ISBN | : |
Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840
Author | : Geoffrey W. Beard |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 1088 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
A reference work on furniture makers active in England between 1660 and 1840. It lists makers in alphabetical order, recording biographical details, commissions, and information about signed or documented pieces, together with full supporting references.