Download or read book Medals of the Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University written by David Thomason Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-29 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 200-page book explores one of America's greatest series of high-quality art medals, struck in .999 silver and bronze from 1963 to 1974 but largely forgotten by collectors today. The medals portray 94 Americans honored in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans that was launched in 1900 by New York University (NYU).Elected by a nationwide panel were men and women prominent in 15 categories including explorers, statesmen, writers, artists, scientists, poets, military men, historians, medical men and engineers. The medal series was boldly publicized after 1963 but faded away after 1974 despite exceptional designs by 43 of the country's leading medallic sculptors. The Hall of Fame included bronze busts of elected honorees placed in a colonnade flanking the Gould Memorial Library of NYU's Bronx campus. Since the early 1970's, this campus has been home to Bronx Community College. Medals were offered in 44.5-millimeter bronze and .999 silver as well as 76mm bronze. The complete roster as struck included such famous figures as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln and comparatively obscure individuals such as actress Charlotte Cushman and oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury. Each medal bears a high relief portrait and a reverse design illustrating the honoree's achievements.The new book was compiled by one of America's leading scholars of medal history and is published by the Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP). It can be viewed through its link https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/booksbyauthor/130.

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Download or read book The Polish American Encyclopedia written by James S. Pula and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At least nine million Americans trace their roots to Poland, and Polish Americans have contributed greatly to American history and society. During the largest period of immigration to the United States, between 1870 and 1920, more Poles came to the United States than any other national group except Italians. Additional large-scale Polish migration occurred in the wake of World War II and during the period of Solidarity's rise to prominence. This encyclopedia features three types of entries: thematic essays, topical entries, and biographical profiles. The essays synthesize existing work to provide interpretations of, and insight into, important aspects of the Polish American experience. The topical entries discuss in detail specific places, events or organizations such as the Polish National Alliance, Polish American Saturday Schools, and the Latimer Massacre, among others. The biographical entries identify Polish Americans who have made significant contributions at the regional or national level either to the history and culture of the United States, or to the development of American Polonia.