Recollections Of A Sleeping Car Porter

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Recollections Of A Sleeping Car Porter

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Author : Jack Thorne
language : en
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Release Date : 2018-06-28

Recollections Of A Sleeping Car Porter written by Jack Thorne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-28 with categories.

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Author : Jack Thorne
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-24

Recollections Of A Sleeping Car Porter Classic Reprint written by Jack Thorne and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-24 with categories.

Excerpt from Recollections of a Sleeping Car Porter The following will show that while the porter is dusting and wiping here and there, placing a pillow under the head of this one, and doing some similar favor for that one, a word spoken carelessly, and soon forgotten by the passenger, affords abundant food for thought for the porter. A little grain of wheat thrown carelessly upon the ground may often spring up and produce an hundred fold. 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.

Recollections Of A Sleeping Ca

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Author : Jack B. 1863 Thorne
language : en
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-28

Recollections Of A Sleeping Ca written by Jack B. 1863 Thorne and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-28 with History categories.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Recollections Of A Sleeping Car Porter Scholar S Choice Edition

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Author : Jack B. 1863 Thorne
language : en
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Release Date : 2015-02-15

Recollections Of A Sleeping Car Porter Scholar S Choice Edition written by Jack B. 1863 Thorne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-15 with categories.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Before Harlem

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Author : Ajuan Maria Mance
language : en
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
Release Date : 2016-03-15

Before Harlem written by Ajuan Maria Mance and has been published by Univ Tennessee Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-15 with Literary Criticism categories.

Despite important recovery and authentication efforts during the last twenty-five years, the vast majority of nineteenth-century African American writers and their work remain unknown to today’s readers. Moreover, the most widely used anthologies of black writing have established a canon based largely on current interests and priorities. Seeking to establish a broader perspective, this collection brings together a wealth of autobiographical writings, fiction, poetry, speeches, sermons, essays, and journalism that better portrays the intellectual and cultural debates, social and political struggles, and community publications and institutions that nurtured black writers from the early 1800s to the eve of the Harlem Renaissance. As editor Ajuan Mance notes, previous collections have focused mainly on writing that found a significant audience among white readers. Consequently, authors whose work appeared in African American–owned publications for a primarily black audience—such as Solomon G. Brown, Henrietta Cordelia Ray, and T. Thomas Fortune—have faded from memory. Even figures as celebrated as Frederick Douglass and Paul Laurence Dunbar are today much better known for their “cross-racial” writings than for the larger bodies of work they produced for a mostly African American readership. There has also been a tendency in modern canon making, especially in the genre of autobiography, to stress antebellum writing rather than writings produced after the Civil War and Reconstruction. Similarly, religious writings—despite the centrality of the church in the everyday lives of black readers and the interconnectedness of black spiritual and intellectual life—have not received the emphasis they deserve. Filling those critical gaps with a selection of 143 works by 65 writers, Before Harlem presents as never before an in-depth picture of the literary, aesthetic, and intellectual landscape of nineteenth-century African America and will be a valuable resource for a new generation of readers.

The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters

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Author : Brailsford Reese Brazeal
language : en
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Release Date : 1946

The Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car Porters written by Brailsford Reese Brazeal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with Sleeping cars (Railroads) categories.

The Oxford History Of Popular Print Culture

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Author : Gary Kelly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011

The Oxford History Of Popular Print Culture written by Gary Kelly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Books and reading categories.

Planned nine-volume series devoted to the exploration of popular print culture in English from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the present.

Race Place And Memory

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Author : Margaret M. Mulrooney
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Release Date : 2022-03-15

Race Place And Memory written by Margaret M. Mulrooney and has been published by University Press of Florida this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-15 with History categories.

A revealing work of public history that shows how communities remember their pasts in different ways to fit specific narratives, Race, Place, and Memory charts the ebb and flow of racial violence in Wilmington, North Carolina, from the 1730s to the present day.  Margaret Mulrooney argues that white elites have employed public spaces, memorials, and celebrations to maintain the status quo. The port city has long celebrated its white colonial revolutionary origins, memorialized Decoration Day, and hosted Klan parades. Other events, such as the Azalea Festival, have attempted to present a false picture of racial harmony to attract tourists. And yet, the revolutionary acts of Wilmington’s African American citizens—who also demanded freedom, first from slavery and later from Jim Crow discrimination—have gone unrecognized. As a result, beneath the surface of daily life, collective memories of violence and alienation linger among the city’s black population.  Mulrooney describes her own experiences as a public historian involved in the centennial commemoration of the so-called Wilmington Race Riot of 1898, which perpetuated racial conflicts in the city throughout the twentieth century. She shows how, despite organizers’ best efforts, a white-authored narrative of the riot’s contested origins remains. Mulrooney makes a case for public history projects that recognize the history-making authority of all community members and prompts us to reconsider the memories we inherit.  A volume in the series Cultural Heritage Studies, edited by Paul A. Shackel  Publication of the paperback edition made possible by a Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Lever Of Riches

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Author : Joel Mokyr
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1992-04-09

The Lever Of Riches written by Joel Mokyr and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-04-09 with Business & Economics categories.

In a world of supercomputers, genetic engineering, and fiber optics, technological creativity is ever more the key to economic success. But why are some nations more creative than others, and why do some highly innovative societies--such as ancient China, or Britain in the industrial revolution--pass into stagnation? Beginning with a fascinating, concise history of technological progress, Mokyr sets the background for his analysis by tracing the major inventions and innovations that have transformed society since ancient Greece and Rome. What emerges from this survey is often surprising: the classical world, for instance, was largely barren of new technology, the relatively backward society of medieval Europe bristled with inventions, and the period between the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution was one of slow and unspectacular progress in technology, despite the tumultuous developments associated with the Voyages of Discovery and the Scientific Revolution. What were the causes of technological creativity? Mokyr distinguishes between the relationship of inventors and their physical environment--which determined their willingness to challenge nature--and the social environment, which determined the openness to new ideas. He discusses a long list of such factors, showing how they interact to help or hinder a nation's creativity, and then illustrates them by a number of detailed comparative studies, examining the differences between Europe and China, between classical antiquity and medieval Europe, and between Britain and the rest of Europe during the industrial revolution. He examines such aspects as the role of the state (the Chinese gave up a millennium-wide lead in shipping to the Europeans, for example, when an Emperor banned large ocean-going vessels), the impact of science, as well as religion, politics, and even nutrition. He questions the importance of such commonly-cited factors as the spill-over benefits of war, the abundance of natural resources, life expectancy, and labor costs. Today, an ever greater number of industrial economies are competing in the global market, locked in a struggle that revolves around technological ingenuity. The Lever of Riches, with its keen analysis derived from a sweeping survey of creativity throughout history, offers telling insights into the question of how Western economies can maintain, and developing nations can unlock, their creative potential.

The Concise Oxford Companion To African American Literature

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Author : William L. Andrews
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2001-02-15

The Concise Oxford Companion To African American Literature written by William L. Andrews and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-02-15 with Literary Criticism categories.

A breathtaking achievement, this Concise Companion is a suitable crown to the astonishing production in African American literature and criticism that has swept over American literary studies in the last two decades. It offers an enormous range of writers-from Sojourner Truth to Frederick Douglass, from Zora Neale Hurston to Ralph Ellison, and from Toni Morrison to August Wilson. It contains entries on major works (including synopses of novels), such as Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Richard Wright's Native Son, and Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. It also incorporates information on literary characters such as Bigger Thomas, Coffin Ed Johnson, Kunta Kinte, Sula Peace, as well as on character types such as Aunt Jemima, Brer Rabbit, John Henry, Stackolee, and the trickster. Icons of black culture are addressed, including vivid details about the lives of Muhammad Ali, John Coltrane, Marcus Garvey, Jackie Robinson, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. Here, too, are general articles on poetry, fiction, and drama; on autobiography, slave narratives, Sunday School literature, and oratory; as well as on a wide spectrum of related topics. Compact yet thorough, this handy volume gathers works from a vast array of sources--from the black periodical press to women's clubs--making it one of the most substantial guides available on the growing, exciting world of African American literature.