Download or read book Umbarger Its History and People written by Hubert Wilhelm Oppe and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of the Juniata Valley and Its People written by John Woolf Jordan and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Land of Bright Promise written by Jan Blodgett and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-03-07 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “It shall be the chosen land, perpetual sunshine shall kiss its trees and vines, and, being storied in luscious fruits and compressed into ruddy wine, will be sent to the four points of the compass to gladden the hearts of all mankind . . . They will breathe the pure and bracing air, bask in the healing sunshine, drink the invigorating wine, and eat the life prolonging fruit.” —from a brochure advertising the Staked Plains from the Missouri Pacific Railway Company, 1889 Land of Bright Promise is a fascinating exploration of the multitude of land promotions and types of advertising that attracted more than 175,000 settlers to the Panhandle–South Plains area of Texas from the late years of the nineteenth century to the early years of the twentieth. Shunned by settlers for decades because of its popular but forbidding image as a desert filled with desperados, savage Indians, and solitary ranchers, the region was seen as an agricultural and cultural wasteland. The territory, consequently, was among the last to be settled in the United States. But from 1890 to 1917, land companies and agents competed to attract new settlers to the plains. To this end, the combined efforts of local residents, ranchers and landowners, railroads, and professional real estate agents were utilized. Through brochures, lectures, articles, letters, fairs, and excursion trips, midwestern farmers were encouraged to find new homes on what was once feared as the “Great American Desert.” And successful indeed were these efforts: from 13,787 in 1890, the population grew to 193,371 in 1920, with a corresponding increase in the amount of farms and farm acreage. The book looks at the imagination, enthusiasm, and determination of land promoters as they approached their task, including their special advertisements and displays to show the potential of the area. Treating the important roles of the cattlemen, the railroads, the professional land companies, and local boosters, Land of Bright Promise also focuses on the intentions and expectations of the settlers themselves. Of special interest are the fifteen historical photographs and reproductions of promotional pieces from the era used to spur the land boom. What emerges is an engaging look at a critical period in the development of the Texas Panhandle and an overview of the shift from cattle to agriculture as the primary industry in the area.
Download or read book Umbarger Dam and Spillway Modification Draft Environmental Assessment EA 1984 B1 Revised Draft Environmental Assessment EA B2 Finding of No Significant Impact FONSI Final Environmental Assessment EA written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Illinois and Her People written by George Washington Smith and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Panhandle Plains historical review written by and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Interlude in Umbarger written by Donald Mace Williams and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interned in a camp in the Texas panhandle, more than 3,000 Italian POWs spent the last years of World War II an ocean away from their family and friends. A handful of men in camp were artists, and it was this small group of prisoners who struck a deal with the priest of a nearby Catholic church. In exchange for a home-cooked meal each noon, the artists agreed to decorate the plain church with murals and carvings. This compassionate story of courage and kindliness is as enduring as the artwork that still graces the walls of a modest Catholic church in a tiny Texas town.
Download or read book Panhandle Plains Historical Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Table in the Presence of My Enemies written by Matthew Wade Umbarger and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-06-25 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psalm 23, the most beloved of the Psalms, contains a perplexing riddle. What can it possibly mean that God prepares a table in the presence of the psalmist’s enemies? Matthew Umbarger proposes that Psalm 23:5 makes the most sense when read according to its cultural context of prebattle covenant banquets. Beginning with ancient Mesopotamian mythology, Umbarger traces a conceptual trajectory of the prebattle banquet motif that reaches its zenith in the apocalyptic banquets of Second Temple Period literature and the eucharistic theology of the early church.
Download or read book Italian POWs and a Texas Church written by Donald Mace Williams and published by Texas Tech University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interned in a camp in the Texas panhandle, more than 3,000 Italian POWs spent the last years of World War II an ocean away from their family and friends. A handful of men in camp were artists, and it was this small group of prisoners who struck a deal with the priest of a nearby Catholic church. In exchange for a home-cooked meal each noon, the artists agreed to decorate the plain church with murals and carvings. This compassionate story of courage and kindliness is as enduring as the artwork that still graces the walls of a modest Catholic church in a tiny Texas town.
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Download or read book Measuring Human Return written by Joanne McEachen and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measure what matters for deeper learning Discover what matters for your students and develop deeper learning outcomes that connect with their lives. How can you develop what matters without solid measurement? Follow this comprehensive, systematic process for assessing and measuring students’ self-understanding, knowledge, competencies, and connection through vignettes, case studies, learning experiences and tools. Develop key system capabilities to build the foundation for sustainable engagement, measurement, and change Discover five comprehensive “frames” for measuring deeper learning Engage in the process of collaborative inquiry Commit to the central, active role of learners by engaging them as active partners in every aspect of their learning
Download or read book A History of Tama County Iowa written by J. R. Caldwell and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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