A River In The City Of Fountains
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A River In The City Of Fountains
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Author : Amahia K. Mallea
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2018-10-15
A River In The City Of Fountains written by Amahia K. Mallea and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-15 with Nature categories.
Founded as a port at the confluence of two great rivers, Kansas City has the waters of the Missouri running through its bloodstream—threading expressways, delivering drinking water, carrying traffic and sewage, and emerging most visibly in the city’s celebrated fountains. Despite, or perhaps because of, the river’s ubiquity, the complex and critical nature of its presence can be hard to understand, which is precisely why Amahia Mallea’s enlightening book is so essential. Moving from the city’s center to the outer limits of the metropolitan area, A River in the City of Fountains offers a clear view of the reach and intricacies of the Missouri River’s connection to life in Kansas City. The history of this connection is one of science and industry working, sometimes at cross-purposes, to bend the river to the needs of commerce and public health. It is a story populated with heroes and villains, visionaries and robber barons, scientists and civil engineers, politicians and activists—all with schemes and plans and far-reaching ideas about what, and whose, demands the power of the Missouri should serve. And so, inevitably, it is a story of disparities: a story of, from one flood to the next, the haves staking out higher ground, leaving the have-nots to the perils of low-lying land. But what the book also shows us is a slow awakening to the ways in which all those vying for the river’s favor are inextricably connected by its course; here we see, finally, a growing awareness of the river’s essential role in the health and welfare of the whole urban environment. In the end, all citizens of Kansas City are both upstream and downstream; all are equally dependent on the health of the river. What this book helps us see is, at last, as much the city in the river as the river in the city.
Chicago S Fabulous Fountains
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Author : Greg Borzo
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2017-05-10
Chicago S Fabulous Fountains written by Greg Borzo and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-10 with Architecture categories.
""Chicago's Fabulous Fountains" presents in words and pictures many of the more than one hundred outdoor public fountains in Chicago, informing readers about their origin and place in the city"--
Cumulative List Of Organizations Described In Section 170 C Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1986
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Cumulative List Of Organizations Described In Section 170 C Of The Internal Revenue Code Of 1986 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations categories.
Chicago S Fabulous Fountains
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Author : Greg Borzo
language : en
Publisher: SIU Press
Release Date : 2017-05-10
Chicago S Fabulous Fountains written by Greg Borzo and has been published by SIU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-10 with Art categories.
Most people do not realize it, but Chicago is home to many diverse, artistic, fascinating, and architecturally and historically important fountains. In this attractive volume, Greg Borzo reveals more than one hundred outdoor public fountains of Chicago with noteworthy, amusing, or surprising stories about these gems. Complementing Borzo’s engagingly written text are around one hundred beautiful fine-art color photos of the fountains, taken by photographer Julia Thiel for this book, and a smaller number of historical photos. Greg Borzo begins by providing an overview of Chicago’s fountains and discussing the oldest ones, explaining who built them and why, how they survived as long as they have, and what they tell us about early Chicago. At the heart of the book are four thematic chapters on drinking fountains, iconic fountains, plaza fountains, and park and parkway fountains. Among the iconic fountains described are Buckingham (in Grant Park), Crown (in Millennium Park), Centennial (with its water cannon shooting over the Chicago River), and two fountains designed by famed sculptor Lorado Taft (Time and Great Lakes). Plazas all around Chicago—in the neighborhoods as well as downtown—have fountains that anchor communities or enhance the skyscrapers they adorn. Also presented are the fountains in Chicago’s parks, some designed by renowned artists and many often overlooked or taken for granted. A chapter on the self-proclaimed City of Fountains, Kansas City, Missouri, shows how Chicago’s city planners could raise public awareness and funding for the care and preservation of these important landmarks. Also covered are a brief period of fountain building and rehabbing (1997–2002) that vastly enriched the city; fountains that no longer exist; and proposed Chicago fountains that were never built, as well as the future of fountain design. A beautiful photography book and a guide to the city’s many fountains, Chicago’s Fabulous Fountains also provides fascinating histories and behind-the-scenes stories of these underappreciated artistic and architectural treasures of the Windy City.
Fountains Of Philadelphia
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Author : Jim McClelland
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2004-12-22
Fountains Of Philadelphia written by Jim McClelland and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-12-22 with Architecture categories.
Guide to more than 50 of Philadelphia's historic and artistic fountains Beautiful full-color photographs Historical information on each Philadelphia has been called the City of Fountains. Here for the first time is a guidebook devoted exclusively to the city's diverse array of these stylish and elegant works of art. Background information on each fountain's history and design is accompanied by lovely, full-color photographs.
The Leisure Hour
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
The Leisure Hour written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1859 with categories.
Universalist Union
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1843
Universalist Union written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1843 with Universalism categories.
River Horse
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Author : William Least Heat-Moon
language : en
Publisher: HMH
Release Date : 2013-02-05
River Horse written by William Least Heat-Moon and has been published by HMH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-05 with Travel categories.
New York Times bestseller: “A coast-to-coast journey by way of great rivers, conducted by a contemporary master of travel writing” (Kirkus Reviews). In this memoir brimming with history, humor, and wisdom, the author of Blue Highways and PrairyErth “voyages across the country, from Atlantic to Pacific, almost entirely by its rivers, lakes and canals in a small outboard-powered boat” (San Francisco Chronicle). Setting off from New York Harbor aboard the boat he named Nikawa (“river horse” in Osage), in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria, Oregon, William Least Heat-Moon and his companion, Pilotis, struggle to cover some five thousand watery miles—more than any other cross-country river traveler has ever managed—often following in the wakes of our most famous explorers, from Henry Hudson to Lewis and Clark. En route, the voyagers confront massive floods, submerged rocks, dangerous weather, and their own doubts about whether they can complete the trip. But the hard days yield incomparable pleasures: strangers generous with help and eccentric tales, landscapes unchanged since Sacagawea saw them, riverscapes flowing with a lively past, and the growing belief that efforts to protect our lands and waters are beginning to pay off. “Fizzes with intelligence and high spirits.” —Outside “Propels the reader with historical vignettes, ecological and geological detail, and often hilarious encounters with local eccentrics.” —Time
The Leisure Hour Monthly Library
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1859
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Rome Through The Mist
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Author : Joe Gartman,
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-02-16
Rome Through The Mist written by Joe Gartman, and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-16 with Travel categories.
This book invites readers to join Joe Gartman, culture columnist for Italia! Magazine, on a journey to 80 of Rome's celebrated fountains, to find a more intimate way of experiencing the Eternal City. On foot with book in hand, or simply in imagination, each chapter takes readers on a vivid walk, enhanced with colorful, revealing photographs of Roman life. Every fountain in Rome tells a story; every story is about Rome: her history, her legends, and her extraordinary people, from poets to popes, artists to models, architects to emperors. Every street, piazza, wall and garden that contains a fountain has a past worth knowing. The reader is invited to follow the paths in this book, with 15 different turn-by-turn walking tours, 17 maps, and 181 photos. There are plenty of things to see along the way, especially the artistic treasures that await behind unexpected doors. In your armchair or on your feet, journey from Trevi's torrents to the Naiad's naughty nymphs; from the quiet basins in Piazza San Simeone to Bernini's mighty Four Rivers in Piazza Navona; from the Dark Fountains in Villa Borghese to the charming lionesses in Piazza del Popolo; and listen to the voices of the water.