Download or read book Slow Fade to Autumn written by Anthony Lawrence and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Slow Fade to Black written by Thomas Cripps and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1977-02-03 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the backdrop of the black struggle in society, Slow Fade to Black is the definitive history of African-American accomplishment in film--both before and behind the camera--from the earliest movies through World War II. As he records the changing attitudes toward African-Americans both in Hollywood and the nation at large, Cripps explores the growth of discrimination as filmmakers became more and more intrigued with myths of the Old South: the "lost cause" aspect of the Civil War, the stately mansions and gracious ladies of the antebellum South, the "happy" slaves singing in the fields. Cripps shows how these characterizations culminated in the blatantly racist attitudes of Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, and how this film inspired the N.A.A.C.P. to campaign vigorously--and successfully--for change. While the period of the 1920s to 1940s was one replete with Hollywood stereotypes (blacks most often appeared as domestics or "natives," or were portrayed in shiftless, cowardly "Stepin Fetchit" roles), there was also an attempt at independent black production--on the whole unsuccessful. But with the coming of World War II, increasing pressures for a wider use of blacks in films, and calls for more equitable treatment, African-Americans did begin to receive more sympathetic roles, such as that of Sam, the piano player in the 1942 classic Casablanca. A lively, thorough history of African-Americans in the movies, Slow Fade to Black is also a perceptive social commentary on evolving racial attitudes in this country during the first four decades of the twentieth century.
Download or read book Autumn written by Henry Duncan and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book If I Could Save Rhyme in a Bottle written by E. Fay Dyer-Austin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all new collection of over 250 people pleasing poetry works. The variety of subject matter ranges from delightful whimsy to exploring life's shadows. The witty style and imaginative topics still stand true, along with some exciting new surprises as Fay spreads her poetical wings and allows herself to fly into even more imaginative, original styles and topics. Fay incorporates her love of nature and all things celestial in her poetry. She has been published in several anthologies, and this is her second published collection of poetry, her first being "Catch A Rhyming Star: Call Me Rhymester". This new book is a true attention grabber. Visit Fay's website at: http://www.RhymingStar.com and email her at: [email protected]
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Download or read book White Metropolis written by Michael Phillips and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, T. R. Fehrenbach Award, Texas Historical Commission, 2007 From the nineteenth century until today, the power brokers of Dallas have always portrayed their city as a progressive, pro-business, racially harmonious community that has avoided the racial, ethnic, and class strife that roiled other Southern cities. But does this image of Dallas match the historical reality? In this book, Michael Phillips delves deeply into Dallas's racial and religious past and uncovers a complicated history of resistance, collaboration, and assimilation between the city's African American, Mexican American, and Jewish communities and its white power elite. Exploring more than 150 years of Dallas history, Phillips reveals how white business leaders created both a white racial identity and a Southwestern regional identity that excluded African Americans from power and required Mexican Americans and Jews to adopt Anglo-Saxon norms to achieve what limited positions of power they held. He also demonstrates how the concept of whiteness kept these groups from allying with each other, and with working- and middle-class whites, to build a greater power base and end elite control of the city. Comparing the Dallas racial experience with that of Houston and Atlanta, Phillips identifies how Dallas fits into regional patterns of race relations and illuminates the unique forces that have kept its racial history hidden until the publication of this book.
Download or read book Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences written by American Academy of Arts and Sciences and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 11, pt. 1, "Centennial volume," includes full list of officers and members of the academy, 1780-1881.
Download or read book Gardens of the High Line written by Piet Oudolf and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2017-06-14 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you can't get to the High Line. . . this is the next best thing.” —The Washington Post Before it was restored, the High Line was an untouched, abandoned landscape overgrown with wildflowers. Today it’s a central plaza, a cultural center, a walkway, and a green retreat in a bustling city that is free for all to enjoy. This beautiful, dynamic garden was designed by Piet Oudolf, one of the world’s most extraordinary garden designers. Gardens of the High Line, by Piet Oudolf and Rick Darke, offers an in-depth view into the planting designs, plant palette, and maintenance of this landmark achievement. It reveals a four-season garden that is filled with native and exotic plants, drought-tolerant perennials, and grasses that thrive and spread. It also offers inspiration and advice on recreating its iconic, naturalistic style. Featuring stunning photographs by Rick Darke and an introduction by Robert Hammond, the founder of the Friends of the High Line, this large-trim, photo-driven book is a must-have gem of nature of design.
Download or read book The Nature Handbook written by Ernest H. Williams Jr. and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2005-05-19 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature is full of fascinating stories, stories that attract our attention at a young age and keep us amazed throughout our entire lives. The need to understand nature draws us back to its simple beauty again and again, yet underneath this simplicity lies a complex web of associations and patterns. The Nature Handbook does what no other field guide does: explores and explains nature through these connecting patterns, revealing them to the many different types of nature lovers. All naturalists-- from birders to gardeners, hikers to environmentalists, wildflower enthusiasts to butterfliers-- will appreciate the different approach of the Handbook, even those whose interest in the natural world is just beginning to develop. Naturalists who are already well versed in one group of organisms--birders, for example--will find new explanations and patterns for their favorite group, as well as new patterns all around them that they had previously overlooked. Observations in the Handbook are arranged in the three main sections of plants, animals, and habitats. These sections are then connected through discussions of the relationship of size and shape, adaptations, distribution patterns, behavior, and diversity of life. Since the emphasis is on patterns rather than individual species, each chapter has cross-references to related topics. For example, tree-related topics such as leaf shape, treelines, and fall colors, are all discussed in different chapters even though they are related. Leaf shape is associated with trees as organisms, and therefore is in Chapter 2: Trees; treelines are most associated with mountains, so their description is in Chapter 8: Mountains; fall colors apply more broadly to forests than to individual trees, and they are discussed in Chapter 9,Forests. Approximately 500 color photographs help make the more than 200 patterns apparent and recognizable for readers, and each pattern is accompanied by a detailed description and a brief list of sources. The book is designed to invite browsing, and readers will gain a rich ecological perspective and insight. Curiosity about the world around us is a basis for human learning; The Nature Handbook serves to aid all nature lovers in their quest for understanding the many stories that our living world provides.
Download or read book Beyond the Bogs written by Molly Ryan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compilation of poems written in decades. Some are written for some special people in my life and some are written by my father and by my spouse.
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Download or read book Noam Fall Garden written by Emile B LaCerte and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emile B. LaCerte Jr., with the help of his family, tells the many adventures of the Easter Bunny. Halloween comes to Moriah Hallow, the school for Easter Bunny. Ever wonder how Easter Bunnies observe Halloween? Celebrate the harvesting of the Pascha pumpkins. Join Noam along with the forest friends for a spectacular Halloween festival. To give a Noam's Pascha pumpkin is showing God's love. Emile B LaCerte Jr., with the help of his brother. "With imagination hope and love become reality." With imagination hope and love become reality. That's what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination We instill hope again and again and again. --Walt Disney
