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Download or read book The Gillioz Theatre Beautiful written by James S. Baumlin and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounting the many live vaudeville acts and films that graced the theatre’s stage and screen, The Gillioz "Theatre Beautiful” presents a social history of entertainment through the Roaring Twenties, the Great Depression, the Second World War, the Cold War, the Sixties and the Seventies. Of note is the Springfield theatre’s hosting of three movie world premieres--with future U. S. president Ronald Reagan appearing in each.

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Download or read book Egyptology written by Emily Sands and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2004-11-04 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elaborate facsimile journal of a fictional Emily Sand's 1926 search for the tomb of the god Osiris presents an overview of ancient Egypt and Egyptology.

Download or read book The Flight of the Century written by Thomas Kessner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-20 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In late May 1927 an inexperienced and unassuming 25-year-old Air Mail pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by making the first non-stop transatlantic flight. A spectacular feat of individual daring and collective technological accomplishment, Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris ushered in the modern age of commercial aviation. In The Flight of the Century, Thomas Kessner takes a fresh look at one of America's greatest moments, explaining how what was essentially a publicity stunt became a turning point in history. Kessner vividly recreates the flight itself and the euphoric reaction to it on both sides of the Atlantic, and argues that Lindbergh's amazing feat occurred just when the world--still struggling with the disillusionment of WWI--desperately needed a hero to restore a sense of optimism and innocence. Kessner also shows how new forms of mass media made Lindbergh into the most famous international celebrity of his time, casting him in the role of a humble yet dashing American hero of rural origins and traditional values. Much has been made of Lindbergh's personal integrity and his refusal to cash in on his fame, but Kessner reveals that Lindbergh was closely allied with, and managed by, a group of powerful businessmen--Harry Guggenheim, Dwight Morrow, and Henry Breckenridge chief among them--who sought to exploit aviation for mass transport and massive profits. Their efforts paid off as commercial air traffic soared from 6,000 passengers in 1926 to 173,000 passengers in 1929. Kessner's book is the first to fully explore Lindbergh's central role in promoting the airline industry--the rise of which has influenced everything from where we live to how we wage war and do business.

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Download or read book Year Book of the State of Indiana for the Year written by Indiana. Division of Accounting and Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes annual reports of the state officers, departments, bureaus, boards, and commissions.