Download or read book The Philadelphia Ten written by Page Talbott and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Philadelphia Mummers written by Patricia Masters and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid history of the nation's oldest folk parade.
Download or read book Unpacking My Library written by Marcel Proust and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating tour of the bookshelves of ten leading artists, exploring the intricate connections between reading, artistic practice, and identity Taking its inspiration from Walter Benjamin's seminal 1931 essay, the Unpacking My Library series charts a spirited exploration of the reading and book collecting practices of today's leading thinkers. Artists and Their Books showcases the personal libraries of ten important contemporary artists based in the United States (Mark Dion, Theaster Gates, Wangechi Mutu, Ed Ruscha, and Carrie Mae Weems), Canada (Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller), and the United Kingdom (Billy Childish, Tracey Emin, and Martin Parr). Through engaging interviews, the artists discuss the necessity of reading and the meaning of books in their lives and careers. This is a book about books, but it even more importantly highlights the role of literature in shaping an artist's self-presentation and persona. Photographs of each artist's bookshelves present an evocative glimpse of personal taste, of well-loved and rare volumes, and of the individual touches that make a bookshelf one's own. The interviews are accompanied by "top ten" reading lists assembled by each artist, an introduction by Jo Steffens, and Marcel Proust's seminal essay "On Reading."
Download or read book Philadelphia written by Paul Kahan and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philadelphia is famous for its colonial and revolutionary buildings and artifacts, which draw tourists from far and wide to gain a better understanding of the nation’s founding. Philadelphians, too, value these same buildings and artifacts for the stories they tell about their city. But Philadelphia existed long before the Liberty Bell was first rung, and its history extends well beyond the American Revolution.In Philadelphia: A Narrative History, Paul Kahan presents a comprehensive portrait of the city, from the region’s original Lenape inhabitants to the myriad of residents in the twenty-first century. As any history of Philadelphia should, this book chronicles the people and places that make the city unique: from Independence Hall to Eastern State Penitentiary, Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross to Cecil B. Moore and Cherelle Parker. Kahan also shows us how Philadelphia has always been defined by ethnic, religious, and racial diversity—from the seventeenth century, when Dutch, Swedes, and Lenapes lived side by side along the Delaware; to the nineteenth century, when the city was home to a vibrant community of free Black and formerly enslaved people; to the twentieth century, when it attracted immigrants from around the world. This diversity, however, often resulted in conflict, especially over access to public spaces. Those two themes— diversity and conflict— have shaped Philadelphia’s development and remain visible in the city’s culture, society, and even its geography. Understanding Philadelphia’s past, Kahan says, is key to envisioning future possibilities for the City of Brotherly Love.
Download or read book Ghost Stories of Historic Irish Philadelphia written by Marita Krivda Poxon and published by BookCountry. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghosts Stories of Historic Irish Philadelphia contains eight historic tales of some grand and some humble Irish in 19th Century Philadelphia in the throws of Industrial expansion. Two important historical events - the Duffy's Cut Murders and the Nativists Riots - act as the backdrop for these sometimes brutal tales of 19th Century Irish who came to Philadelphia seeking an escape from economic hardships in their native Ireland. Religious clashes that began in Ireland came with the new immigrants faced with hardships that they had not anticipated. The Irish men and women brought to life tell their tales of hardship that have made them ghosts that roam their old haunts in Kensington and outlaying rural lands being fitted out with new railroads.
Download or read book Economic Development Within the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area written by Anita A. Summers and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on economic relationships within the eight counties in the Philadelphia Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area. Long-term economic developments, changes in socioeconomic profiles between 1960 and 1980, and patterns of employment are examined on a county by county. Special attention is given to the spread and growth of employment in high-technology industries, the interdependencies between jobs and residents in the city and suburbs, and the roles of federal and state aid to the region.
Download or read book Great businessmen written by Elbert Hubbard and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reissue of entire 'Little journeys' series, reordered and without 'American authors' material. Vol 1 (Good men and great) includes two additional chapters not part of the original series: Walt Whitman and Thomas A. Edison. Vols. 1-3 have special frontmatter material: Vol. 1 includes 5 pp. "Publisher's preface" followed by 32 pp. reprint of the essay titled "Autobiographical" by Elbert Hubbard, originally published in the 1902 issue of Cosmopolitan Magazine; vol. 2 includes 4 pp. essay by Bert Hubbard titled "Elbert Hubbard II"; vol. 3 includes 4 pp. essay by Bert Hubbard titled "The little journey's camp"
Download or read book Hospital Corps Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 1386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Railroads of Pennsylvania written by Lorett Treese and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Pennsylvania's railroad past in this exploration of the industry. The book profiles the great railroads that crossed the Keystone State, tells the stories of the individuals and events that shaped railroad history, and locates the state's rail-culture relics-steam and diesel locomotives, routes, inclined planes, bridges, stations, and landmarks - as well as tourist railroad lines, museums, and Rails to Trails paths.
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Download or read book A History of Delaware County Pennsylvania and Its People written by John Woolf Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ten Lectures on Wavelets written by Ingrid Daubechies and published by SIAM. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wavelets are a mathematical development that may revolutionize the world of information storage and retrieval according to many experts. They are a fairly simple mathematical tool now being applied to the compression of data--such as fingerprints, weather satellite photographs, and medical x-rays--that were previously thought to be impossible to condense without losing crucial details. This monograph contains 10 lectures presented by Dr. Daubechies as the principal speaker at the 1990 CBMS-NSF Conference on Wavelets and Applications. The author has worked on several aspects of the wavelet transform and has developed a collection of wavelets that are remarkably efficient.
Download or read book A Richard Wright Bibliography written by Kenneth Kinnamon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1988-01-13 with total page 1000 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Any future biographical work on Richard Wright will find this bibliography a necessity; academic or public libraries supporting a program of black culture will find it invaluable; and it belongs in any library supporting American literature studies. Richard Wright has truly been well served. Choice The most comprehensive bibliography ever compiled for an American writer, this book contains 13,117 annotated items pertaining to Richard Wright. It includes almost all published mentions of the author or his work in every language in which those mentions appear. Sources listed include books, articles, reviews, notes, news items, publishers' catalogs, promotional materials, book jackets, dissertations and theses, encyclopedias, biographical dictionaries, handbooks and study guides, library reports, best seller charts, the Index Translationum, playbills and advertisements, editorials, radio transcripts, and published letters and interviews. The bibliography is arranged chronologically by year. Each entry includes bibliographical information, an annotation by the authors, and information about all reprintings, partial or full. The index is unusually complete and contains the titles of Wright's works, real and fictional characters in the works, entries relating to significant places and events in the author's life, important literary terminology, and much additional information.
Download or read book Biennial Report of the Auditor General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the Two Years Ending May 31 written by Pennsylvania. Office of the Auditor General and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Philadelphia Repertory written by and published by . This book was released on 1811 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World Almanac and Book of Facts written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1094 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lists news events, population figures, and miscellaneous data of an historic, economic, scientific and social nature.
Download or read book Reports of the Heads of Departments to the Governor of Pennsylvania in Pursuance of the Law for the Fiscal Year Ending written by Pennsylvania and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 780 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
