Download or read book Historical Sketches and Incidents Illustrative of the Establishment and Progress of Universalism in the State of New York written by Stephen Rensselaer Smith and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dublin in Sketches and Stories written by Roísín Curé and published by Merrion Press. This book was released on 2021-10-20 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Uptown Downtown in Old Charleston written by Louis D. Rubin and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2013-06-07 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of semi-autobiographical sketches and stories detailing life in Charleston, South Carolina, in the 1930s and ‘40s. Growing up in Charleston in the 1930s and 1940s, accomplished storyteller Louis Rubin witnessed the subtle gradations of caste and class among neighborhoods, from south of Broad Street where established families and traditional mores held sway, to the various enclaves of Uptown, in which middle-class and blue-collar families went about their own diverse lives and routines. In Uptown/Downtown in Old Charleston, Rubin draws on autobiography and imagination in briskly paced renderings of his native Charleston that capture the atmosphere of the Holy City during an era when the population had not yet swelled above sixty-five thousand. Rubin’s wide-eyed narrator takes readers on excursions to Adger’s Wharf, the Battery, Union Terminal, the shops of King Street, the Majestic Theater, the College of Charleston, and other recognizable landmarks. With youthful glee he watches the barges and shrimp trawlers along the waterfront, rides streetcars down Rutledge Avenue and trains to Savannah and Richmond, paddles the Ashley River in a leaky homemade boat, pitches left-handed for the youngest team in the Twilight Baseball League, ponders the curious chanting coming from the Jewish Community Center, and catches magical glimpses of the Morris Island lighthouse from atop the Folly Beach Ferris wheel. His fascination with the gas-electric Boll Weevil train epitomizes his appreciation for the freedom of movement between the worlds of Uptown and Downtown that defines his youth in Charleston. This collection ends with a homecoming to Charleston by our narrator, then a young man in his early twenties, as his inbound train is greeted by familiar vistas of the city as well as by views he had never encountered before. This is the city Rubin called home, where there were always surprising discoveries to be found both in the burgeoning newness of Uptown and the storied legacies of Downtown. “Uptown/Downtown in Old Charleston is about a city in some ways larger that the state in which it resides. The book is also about memory and boyhood and baseball and boats and trains and family—and it packs a great wallop because it’s written by one of the country’s finest writers. These nine stories are among the best nine innings of history you’ll ever read.” —Clyde Edgerton “Louis Rubin brings the city to life with his insider guide to a secret Charleston too often overlooked in the carriage tours and guidebooks of today. Rubin allows you to enter the soul of the real Charleston, revealing its essence and depth. A wonderful, necessary book.” —Pat Conroy, author of South of Broad
Download or read book Sketches in the History of the Underground Railroad written by Eber M. Pettit and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Sketches of Notable Persons and Events in the Reigns of James I and Charles I written by Thomas Carlyle and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lake Erie Islands written by Michael Gora and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those of us who know the area, the Lake Erie Islands are a beautiful and special place that can more than compete with any other islands as a place to live or visit. But much of their history has been difficult to find for a long time. There are many wonderful stories and pictures about the history of Put-in-Bay, Middle Bass Island, North Bass Island, Pelee Island and Kelleys Island, as well as many of the smaller islands, that we have compiled into this volume. The first of six sections in the book includes all of Lydia Ryall's 1913 Sketches and Stories of the Lake Erie Islands - Perry Centennial Edition 1813-1913.The other sections contain a wealth of additional information and pictures, some of which has never been published before. Many footnotes are provided to point out errors in the original material, and to provide interesting additional information. A publication of the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society, the book contains 266 pictures and is fully indexed. Keeping the book interesting to read while also allowing it to be a good reference work has been of high priority. Many of the original pictures have been digitally cleaned up and enhanced, and the material has been carefully selected to be enjoyable to browse or read carefully. We believe that this is the most complete history of the Lake Erie Islands that has ever been published. Please visit the author's web site at http://www.middlebass.org
Download or read book Historical Sketches written by John Hampden Gurney and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Memorials of the High School of Edinburgh Containing a Historical Sketch with Portraits of the Present Rector and Four of the Classical Masters and Biographical Notices written by Walter Scott Dalgleish and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Pioneer Sketches written by M P Sargent and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: M. P. Sargent's lively descriptions of life on the American frontier in the mid-19th century provide a vivid picture of a bygone era. From tales of rugged cowboys to stories of Native American tribes, this book offers a fascinating glimpse of the West in its formative years. 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 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. 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.
Download or read book Historical Sketches of the Town of Leicester written by Emory Washburn and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2022-07-27 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.
Download or read book Historical Sketches of the Discovery Settlement and Progress of Events in the Coos Country and Vicinity written by Grant Powers and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Sketch of Poplar Tent Church written by William S. HARRIS (Ruling Elder of Poplar Tent Church.) and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Sketches of the Town of Leicester Massachusetts During the First Century from Its Settlement written by Emory Washburn and published by Boston : Printed by J. Wilson and Son. This book was released on 1860 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Sketches and Reviews written by James Emilius William Cranborne and published by . This book was released on 1862 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Sketches of Northern New York and the Adirondack Wilderness written by Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana written by William Wesley Woollen and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-06 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Download or read book Iowa State Gazetteer Embracing Descriptive and Historical Sketches of Counties Cities Towns and Villages to which is Added a Shippers Guide and a Classified Business Directory Compiled and Edited by J T Hair written by James T. Hair and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
