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American Yesterday
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Author : Eric Sloane
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2003-03-28
American Yesterday written by Eric Sloane and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-28 with History categories.
A compilation of engrossing facts and anecdotes vitalized by author Eric Sloane's own pen, this book captures the living legacy of America as seen in "the things that were." According to Sloane, "American Yesterday "explores "our national attic of vanishing ways and obsolete occupations." Impressed by the artistry and sturdy realism of pioneer builders, he takes genuine delight in exploring the unique careers of barber-surgeons, dowsers, tithingmen, sawyers, nailers, plumbum-men, and a great variety of artisans, illustrating the activities, customs, and things created by the people who made their living in "antique ways." Sloane, a devoted student of early Americana, speaks lovingly of the people who spent much of their lives creating wardrobe closets, foot stoves, church pew armrests, grindstones, featherbed patter paddles, charcoal burners, English phaetons, giant hogsheads, drovers' sleighs, windowsill sundials, and other items of long ago. Credited with "doing gallant service, preserving records of the ways and the means of the forefathers who got along well with the resources now long forgotten" ("Springfield Republican"), Eric Sloane has written an immensely enjoyable book that will enchant anyone who takes pleasure in reading about the past and views its artifacts as part of a rich national heritage.
American Yesterday
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Author : Eric Sloane
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2003-03-28
American Yesterday written by Eric Sloane and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-03-28 with History categories.
A compilation of engrossing facts and anecdotes vitalized by author Eric Sloane's own pen, this book captures the living legacy of America as seen in "the things that were." According to Sloane, "American Yesterday "explores "our national attic of vanishing ways and obsolete occupations." Impressed by the artistry and sturdy realism of pioneer builders, he takes genuine delight in exploring the unique careers of barber-surgeons, dowsers, tithingmen, sawyers, nailers, plumbum-men, and a great variety of artisans, illustrating the activities, customs, and things created by the people who made their living in "antique ways." Sloane, a devoted student of early Americana, speaks lovingly of the people who spent much of their lives creating wardrobe closets, foot stoves, church pew armrests, grindstones, featherbed patter paddles, charcoal burners, English phaetons, giant hogsheads, drovers' sleighs, windowsill sundials, and other items of long ago. Credited with "doing gallant service, preserving records of the ways and the means of the forefathers who got along well with the resources now long forgotten" ("Springfield Republican"), Eric Sloane has written an immensely enjoyable book that will enchant anyone who takes pleasure in reading about the past and views its artifacts as part of a rich national heritage.
Yesterday S Tomorrows
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Author : Joseph J. Corn
language : en
Publisher: JHU Press
Release Date : 1996-05-15
Yesterday S Tomorrows written by Joseph J. Corn and has been published by JHU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-05-15 with History categories.
From Jules Verne to the Jetsons, from a 500-passenger flying wing to an anti-aircraft flying buzz-saw, the vision of the future as seen through the eyes of the past demonstrates the play of the American imagination on the canvas of the future.
Yesterday And Today
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Author : Stanley Hochman
language : en
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Release Date : 1979
Yesterday And Today written by Stanley Hochman and has been published by McGraw-Hill Companies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
America First
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Author : Lawton B. Evans
language : en
Publisher: Yesterdays Classics
Release Date : 2007-06
America First written by Lawton B. Evans and has been published by Yesterdays Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-06 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Collection of one hundred action-packed stories, covering the range of American history, from the first visit of Leif the Lucky to the exploits of Sergeant York in World War I. In relating the long, thrilling story of the trials and triumphs of the pioneers and patriots, the author aims to gratify the love of children for the dramatic and picturesque, to satisfy them with stories that are true, and to make them familiar with the great characters in the history of their own country. Suitable for ages 9 and up.
The Day Before Yesterday
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Author : Michael Elliott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
The Day Before Yesterday written by Michael Elliott and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with History categories.
"Americans have assumed for fifty years that the years after World War II were normal, and that any deviation from that standard is alarming. In fact, the boom period following World War II, the Golden Age, was a historical aberration. Although it had its roots in the American past, much of the prosperity came out of the country's unique position in the world of 1945. Of all the nations on the planet, only the United States emerged unscathed from the three decades of war and revolution that had crippled all the other great industrial powers - Britain, France, Germany, Russia, and Japan. As a result, in 1945 the U.S. reigned supreme." "Then, between the assassination of JFK and the end of the Cod War in 1989, all the factors that had contributed so much to America's self-image went into reverse. American politics went through a period of murderous instability; the federal government was delegitimized; great divisions grew among races, regions, and classes; a wave of immigration transformed the country's ethnic makeup; and the economy slowed down." "Now the major debate among politicians is how to fix America's decline. Elliott puts that debate in perspective by showing that we're in a natural cycle, not an absolute decline, and reminds us that we won't find the solutions in the shiny model of the Golden Age. Those circumstances will never be repeated. Instead, by looking back to the whole of American history, especially to the period before 1914, Elliott offers explanations and some hopeful answers for our current problems. Then, as now, America was a society of immigrants, messy, ragged at the edges, transfixed by cultural wars and suffering serious social cleavages. America was also home to unprecedented pioneering spirit and extraordinary resourcefulness. America today is still characterized by the same sense of community and entrepreneurial vision that enabled us to overcome our problems a hundred years and more ago and become the most powerful and prosperous nation in the world."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Yesterday An American Novel
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Author : Elizabeth Winthrop Johnson
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-05-14
Yesterday An American Novel written by Elizabeth Winthrop Johnson and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-14 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Yesterday
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 18??
Yesterday written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 18?? with Repentance categories.
San Diego Yesterday
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Author : Richard W. Crawford
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2013-05-28
San Diego Yesterday written by Richard W. Crawford and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-28 with Photography categories.
San Diego today is a vibrant and bustling coastal city, but it wasn't always so. The city's transformation from a rough-hewn border town and frontier port to a vital military center was marked by growing pains and political clashes. Civic highs and criminal lows have defined San Diego's rise through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries into a preeminent Sun Belt city. Historian Richard W. Crawford recalls the significant events and one-of-a-kind characters like benefactor Frank "Booze" Beyer, baseball hero Albert Spalding and novelist Scott O'Dell. Join Crawford for a collection that recounts how San Diego yesterday laid the foundation for the city's bright future.
A First Book In American History Yesterday S Classics
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Author : Edward Eggleston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-09-10
A First Book In American History Yesterday S Classics written by Edward Eggleston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-10 with categories.
Introduction to American History through a series of captivating stories of illustrious figures from Columbus to Lincoln. Often arising from humble beginnings and with many obstacles to surmount, they became explorers, inventors and statesmen, exhibiting ingenuity, persistence, fortitude, courage, and integrity along the way. These unforgettable stories will do much to awaken the reader's interest in American History. Numerous illustrations accompany the text, some suggesting a vivid conception of the narrative while others convey additional information. Bird's-eye maps showing the topography will be of special interest.