A Story Of Durham
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A Story Of Durham
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Author : Cora Darrah
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-09
A Story Of Durham written by Cora Darrah and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09 with History categories.
This book is a historical fiction based on my great ancestor, Richard Harvey Wright, who was one of the founding fathers of Durham, North Carolina. It is set back in the late 1800's when Durham was just beginning to become known for its tobacco factories and textile mills. Men such as William T. Blackwell, John Merrick, and Washington Duke are featured in the book. Richard Harvey Wright worked as a partner with the Dukes as well as being a fierce competitor to the American Tobacco Company. Anyone interested in the history of Durham will find this easy to read book a must have.
The Story Of Durham
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Author : William Kenneth Boyd
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
The Story Of Durham written by William Kenneth Boyd and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Durham (N.C.) categories.
The Story Of Durham
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Author : Douglas Pocock
language : en
Publisher: Phillimore
Release Date : 2012-09-01
The Story Of Durham written by Douglas Pocock and has been published by Phillimore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Durham (England) categories.
The Story of Durham traces the evolution of a city that medieval writers likened to Jerusalem, which Ruskin termed one of the wonders of the world, and which Pevsner, more modestly, called one of the architectural experiences of Europe. To Bill Bryson, meanwhile, Durham appeared ‘a perfect little city’ with ‘the best cathedral on planet Earth’. The city is a physical manifestation of a significant event in our history: the Romanesque cathedral and castle together constitute this country’s monument to the Norman invasion, the last of our country. Beautifully illustrated, this popular history by a leading academic will delight residents and visitors alike.
Durham
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Author : Jim Wise
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002
Durham written by Jim Wise and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with History categories.
From Durham, North Carolina's start in the tobacco and textile industries, the stories of the history and evolution of the Bull City are fascinating and sometimes unexpected. From the Cigarette City to the City of Medicine, Durham has progressed from a country crossroad, famed for rum and rowdiness, to a prosperous metropolis, renowned for medical research and advanced technology. Recognized as a thriving point in North Carolina's Research Triangle, the city began along industrial and commercial networks as early as the seventeenth century, paving the way for famous beginnings in the distinctive tobacco and textile industries. From its roots in the agrarian Carolina backcountry to its foundation as a railroad stop, growth into a tobacco-based industrial area, and transformation into a coming-of-age city, the Bull City story is wrought with tales of coincidence, good fortune, and unexpected outcomes. Durham exists through quirk and happenstance, derived from a slave's drowsiness, a textile tycoon's authority, and the union of a widower and the county's loveliest girl. The developing city embodies the spirit of these unique beginnings. Starting long before North Carolina was established and extending to the present, Durham: A Bull City Story recounts the engaging, comprehensive history of an environmentally and culturally rich area of the state. A myriad of first-hand accounts allow the reader to mingle with Durham's residents throughout significant historical times.
The Durham Difference
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Author : Nigel Watson
language : en
Publisher: Third Millennium Information
Release Date : 2007
The Durham Difference written by Nigel Watson and has been published by Third Millennium Information this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
The Durham Difference spans the birth, infancy and maturity of the country's third oldest university, from its roots as a monastic institution and the award of its Royal Charter in 1837 to become one of the most highly regarded universities in the country with an outstanding record both in teaching and research in science and a great many other subjects.The author, Nigel Watson, a graduate of the University, has thoroughly researched original records and drawn on hitherto untapped reminiscences of staff and students from various generations, which bring the book brilliantly to life. In his foreword, the Chancellor and world-famous author, Dr Bill Bryson, says: ''It is my private conviction that you can tell that you are in a good university town from the moment of arrival, in much the way you can often sense the presence of sea before you actually see it .... And nowhere that I know of is that happy air of productive, brainy toil more winningly offset by architectural glory than in Durham. What other universities, after all, can claim a castle and cathedral at their very heart ...... ''
The Luck Uglies The Luck Uglies Book 1
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Author : Paul Durham
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2014-07-03
The Luck Uglies The Luck Uglies Book 1 written by Paul Durham and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-03 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Luck Uglies was a name whispered around the docks and darkest taverns, places where men played fast and loose with the law...
Durham County
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Author : Jean Bradley Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2011-05-09
Durham County written by Jean Bradley Anderson and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-09 with History categories.
This sweeping history of Durham County, North Carolina, extends from the seventeenth century to the end of the twentieth.
Durham Heritage Centre And Museum
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 20??
Durham Heritage Centre And Museum written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 20?? with Durham (England) categories.
Colours Of My Life
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Author : Graham Simpson
language : en
Publisher: Arrow
Release Date : 2001-01-01
Colours Of My Life written by Graham Simpson and has been published by Arrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-01 with Singers categories.
Biography of Australian singer Judith Durham.
Durham County
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Author : Jean Bradley Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1990
Durham County written by Jean Bradley Anderson and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
In this broad, sweeping history of Durham County, Jean Bradley Anderson begins with a discussion of the geography, climate, and geology of the region from the seventeenth century to 1981, its centennial year. This remarkably comprehensive work moves beyond traditional local histories that focus on powerful families. Rather, Anderson integrates the stories of well-known figures with those of ordinary men and women, blacks and whites, to create a complex but fascinating portrait of Durham's economic, political, social, and labor history.Drawing on extensive primary research, Durham County examines the origins of the town of Durham and recounts the growth of communities around mills, stores, taverns, and churches in the century preceding the rise of tobacco manufacturing. It examines all phases of life in the county: agriculture, architecture, the arts, education, industry, politics, and religion. Anderson pays particular attention to such turning points as the coming of the railroad; the Confederate surrender at the Bennett Place; the war's connection to the rise and flourishing of the tobacco industry; the move to Durham of Trinity College; the development of the Research Triangle Park and the subsequent rise of the health service and high-tech industries.