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Author | : Charles B. Stuart |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2016-08-26 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 9781333362683 |
Excerpt from Lives and Works of Civil and Military Engineers of America The object of the author has been to brie y portray the lives of pioneer American Engineers, and to collect some of the reminiscences of the earlier works of engineering of the country, with which their names are identified. The description of the works alluded to in this volume is necessarily general in its character, and embraces less of detail than it would were it intended for professional reading alone. Few circumstances have contributed so much to pro mote the commerce and great prosperity of the States as our system of internal improvements, for which we are largely indebted to the skill, foresight, and integrity of the Civil Engineer, and there is no profession to whom, in this country, less public justice has been accorded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Author | : Patrick Lee Lucas |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 2023-03-28 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0813196906 |
In 1811, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe spurred American builders into action when he called for them to reject "the corrupt Age of Dioclesian, or the still more absurd and debased taste of Louis the XIV," and to emulate instead the ancient temples of Greece. In response, people in the antebellum trans-Appalachian region embraced the clean lines, intricate details, and stately symmetry of the Grecian style. On newly built public buildings, private homes, and religious structures, references to classical Greek architecture became the preferred ornamentation. Several antebellum cities and towns adopted the moniker of "Athens," styling themselves as centers of culture, education, and sophistication. As the trend grew, American citizens understood the name as a link between the Grecian style and the founding principles of democracy—signaling a change of taste in service to the larger American cultural ideal. In Athens on the Frontier, Patrick Lee Lucas examines the material culture of Grecian-style buildings in antebellum America to help recover nineteenth-century regional identities. As communities worked to define their built landscape and develop a shared Western identity, Lucas's study invites readers to question many of the assumptions Americans have made about divisions and cultural formation in antebellum society.
Author | : Illinois State Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 830 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Library catalogs |
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Author | : Illinois State Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 814 |
Release | : 1912 |
Genre | : Catalogs, Dictionary |
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Author | : Charles Beebe Stuart |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 1871 |
Genre | : Canals |
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Author | : Marion E. Potter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 2216 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : American literature |
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Release | : 2020-11 |
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ISBN | : 9781940804590 |
Author | : Engineering Societies Library |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 838 |
Release | : 1963 |
Genre | : Catalogs, Classified (Universal decimal) |
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Author | : J. Tracy Power |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 2015-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1469620413 |
Never did so large a proportion of the American population leave home for an extended period and produce such a detailed record of its experiences in the form of correspondence, diaries, and other papers as during the Civil War. Based on research in more than 1,200 wartime letters and diaries by more than 400 Confederate officers and enlisted men, this book offers a compelling social history of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia during its final year, from May 1864 to April 1865. Organized in a chronological framework, the book uses the words of the soldiers themselves to provide a view of the army's experiences in camp, on the march, in combat, and under siege--from the battles in the Wilderness to the final retreat to Appomattox. It sheds new light on such questions as the state of morale in the army, the causes of desertion, ties between the army and the home front, the debate over arming black men in the Confederacy, and the causes of Confederate defeat. Remarkably rich and detailed, Lee's Miserables offers a fresh look at one of the most-studied Civil War armies.
Author | : Charles B. (Charles Beebe) 1814 Stuart |
Publisher | : Wentworth Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2016-08-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781374072763 |
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