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Book Toward Camden

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mercy Romero
  • Publisher : Duke University Press
  • Release : 2021-08-30
  • ISBN : 1478022000
  • Pages : 82 pages

Download or read book Toward Camden written by Mercy Romero and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-30 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Toward Camden, Mercy Romero writes about the relationships that make and sustain the largely African American and Puerto Rican Cramer Hill neighborhood in New Jersey where she grew up. She walks the city and writes outdoors to think about the collapse and transformation of property. She revisits lost and empty houses—her family's house, the Walt Whitman House, and the landscape of a vacant lot. Throughout, Romero engages with the aesthetics of fragment and ruin; her writing juts against idioms of redevelopment. She resists narratives of the city that are inextricable from crime and decline and witnesses everyday lives lived at the intersection of spatial and Puerto Rican diasporic memory. Toward Camden travels between what official reports say and what the city's vacant lots withhold. Duke University Press Scholars of Color First Book Award recipient

Book Camden After the Fall

Download or read book Camden After the Fall written by Howard Gillette, Jr. and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What prevents cities whose economies have been devastated by the flight of human and monetary capital from returning to self-sufficiency? Looking at the cumulative effects of urban decline in the classic post-industrial city of Camden, New Jersey, historian Howard Gillette, Jr., probes the interaction of politics, economic restructuring, and racial bias to evaluate contemporary efforts at revitalization. In a sweeping analysis, Gillette identifies a number of related factors to explain this phenomenon, including the corrosive effects of concentrated poverty, environmental injustice, and a political bias that favors suburban amenity over urban reconstruction. Challenging popular perceptions that poor people are responsible for the untenable living conditions in which they find themselves, Gillette reveals how the effects of political decisions made over the past half century have combined with structural inequities to sustain and prolong a city's impoverishment. Even the most admirable efforts to rebuild neighborhoods through community development and the reinvention of downtowns as tourist destinations are inadequate solutions, Gillette argues. He maintains that only a concerted regional planning response—in which a city and suburbs cooperate—is capable of achieving true revitalization. Though such a response is mandated in Camden as part of an unprecedented state intervention, its success is still not assured, given the legacy of outside antagonism to the city and its residents. Deeply researched and forcefully argued, Camden After the Fall chronicles the history of the post-industrial American city and points toward a sustained urban revitalization strategy for the twenty-first century.

Book Against the Tide

    Book Details:
  • Author : Elizabeth Camden
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 9781410455536
  • Pages : 515 pages

Download or read book Against the Tide written by Elizabeth Camden and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Lydia's translation skills land her in the middle of a secret war, who can she trust when her life--and heart--are in jeopardy?

Book Everything All at Once

Download or read book Everything All at Once written by Steven Camden and published by Macmillan Children's Books. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An achingly beautiful collection of poems about one week in a secondary school where everything happens all at once. Zooming in across our cast of characters, we share moments that span everything from hoping to make it to the end of the week, facing it, fitting in, finding friends and falling out, to loving lessons, losing it, and worrying, wearing it well and worshipping from afar. In Everything All At Once, Steven Camden's poems speak to the kaleidoscope of teen experience and life at ‘big school’. 'All together. Same place. Same walls. Same space. Every emotion under the sun Faith lost. Victories won. It doesn't stop. Until the bell. Now it's heaven Now it's hell. Who knows? Not me I just wrote what I can see So what's it about? Here's my response It's about everything All at once.'

Book Carved in Stone  The Blackstone Legacy Book  1

Download or read book Carved in Stone The Blackstone Legacy Book 1 written by Elizabeth Camden and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her gilded world holds a deeply hidden secret. After years of tragedy, Gwen Kellerman now lives a quiet life as a botanist at an idyllic New York college. She largely ignores her status as heiress to the infamous Blackstone dynasty and hopes to keep her family's heartbreak and scandal behind her. Patrick O'Neill survived a hardscrabble youth to become a lawyer for the downtrodden Irish immigrants in his community. He's proud of his work, even though he struggles to afford his ramshackle law office. All that changes when he accepts a case that is sure to emphasize the Blackstones' legacy of greed and corruption by resurrecting a thirty-year-old mystery. Little does Patrick suspect that the Blackstones will launch their most sympathetic family member to derail him. Gwen is tasked with getting Patrick to drop the case, but the old mystery takes a shocking twist neither of them saw coming. Now, as they navigate a burgeoning attraction and growing danger, Patrick and Gwen will be forced to decide if the risk to the life they've always held dear is worth the reward. Elizabeth Camden's writing is full of . . . "Richly drawn characters and fascinating American history."-- All About Romance "Fabulous love stor[ies] wrapped around compelling historical events."--Booklist "Adventuresome, entertaining romance."--Foreword Reviews

Book Camden

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cheryl L. Baisden
  • Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9780738544649
  • Pages : 136 pages

Download or read book Camden written by Cheryl L. Baisden and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poet Walt Whitman proclaimed his adopted home of Camden, in its heyday, "the city invincible," a powerhouse of industrial might destined for greatness. Camden resurrects that fascinating era of invincibility through powerful images of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge construction; Cooper Hospital's nearly ill-fated founding; and the momentous birth of Campbell Soup Company, Victor Talking Machine Company/RCA, and New York Shipbuilding. Also included are images of Camden's neighborhoods, community life, and bustling downtown district, as well as the newsmakers and lawbreakers who defined the "biggest little city in the world."constants in our lives.

Book It   s About Love

Download or read book It s About Love written by Steven Camden and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real life is messier than the movies. A bold, thought-provoking novel from the exceptionally talented, Steven Camden.

Book Cook s Camden

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Swenarton
  • Publisher : Lund Humphries Publishers Limited
  • Release : 2017
  • ISBN : 9781848222045
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Cook s Camden written by Mark Swenarton and published by Lund Humphries Publishers Limited. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The housing projects built in Camden in the 1960s and 1970s when Sydney Cook was borough architect are widely regarded as the most important urban housing built in the UK in the past 100 years. Cook recruited some of the brightest talent available in London at the time and the schemes, which included Alexandra Road, Branch Hill, Fleet Road, Highgate New Town and Maiden Lane, set out a model of housing that continues to command interest and admiration from architects to this day. The Camden projects represented a new type of urban housing based on a return to streets with front doors. In place of tower blocks, the Camden architects showed how the required densities could be achieved without building high, creating a new kind of urbanism that integrated with, rather than broke from, its cultural and physical context. This book examines how Cook and his team created this new kind of housing, what it comprised, and what lessons it offers for today. New colour photographs combine with original black and white photography to give a fascinating 'then and now' portrayal not just of the buildings but also of the homes within and the people who live there."--Site web de l'éidteur.

Book Camp Camden

    Book Details:
  • Author : Amanda Christie
  • Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
  • Release : 2001
  • ISBN : 9780375813603
  • Pages : 164 pages

Download or read book Camp Camden written by Amanda Christie and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucy and Ruthie go to summer camp in Malibu, California.

Book Revolutionary Camden

    Book Details:
  • Author : Derek Smith
  • Publisher : McFarland
  • Release : 2024-10-25
  • ISBN : 1476696160
  • Pages : 301 pages

Download or read book Revolutionary Camden written by Derek Smith and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2024-10-25 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Camden seems to have an evil genius about it. Whatever is attempted near that place is unfortunate." These words were spoken by American Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene just days after his defeat at the battle of Hobkirk Hill. With the war at a stalemate in the north, the British had turned their attention to the southern provinces with renewed vigor, and in 1780, the frontier village of Camden, South Carolina, found itself at the bloody epicenter of the American Revolution. This book is a history of Camden during the Revolutionary War, where it functioned as a keystone stronghold in the Crown's plan to quell the rebellion in the Carolinas and Georgia.The scene of two major battles and more than a dozen lesser clashes, Camden represents a brutal yet fascinating chapter in the history of the American Revolution.

Book Camden Roots

    Book Details:
  • Author : Ted Rockwell Tosh
  • Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
  • Release : 2021-08-05
  • ISBN : 1662432755
  • Pages : 209 pages

Download or read book Camden Roots written by Ted Rockwell Tosh and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cedars Cemetery in Camden, South Carolina, dates back to plantation days. The earliest marked gravestone is dated 1839, a descendent of Bonds Conway, and over 1,500 gravestones mark the area. However, hundreds more are unmarked. The location survey, which took six months, resulted in connecting local families whose histories had been lost in time. The revelations of those buried at Cedars have made publishing of Camden Roots a necessary addition to the history of South Carolina by acknowledging the contributions of African Americans to the history of Camden, Kershaw County, and the state of South Carolina.

Book Camden and Rockport Revisited

Download or read book Camden and Rockport Revisited written by Heather E. Moran and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-05-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The towns of Camden and Rockport have had a rich, intertwined history since the first settlements in the mid-1700s. Until 1891, they were one town, built on the abundant natural resources of coastal Maine. Many residents in the early 19th century were farmers that carved out a living from the soil, or fishermen that harvested the teeming waters of Penobscot Bay. As the towns grew, successful industries were established that sustained the communities through the mid-20th century. These included fishing, textile mills, lime manufacturing, an anchor factory, and shipbuilding. Majestic schooners were built in the shipyards, and businesses such as the Bay View House hotel, S.B. Haskell's clothing store, numerous livery stables and harness shops, Joseph Brewster's Shirt Manufactory, and Knowlton Brothers Foundry lined the main thoroughfares. In Rockport, the Shepherd Company supplied lime, and the Rockport Ice Company cut ice on Lily Pond to be shipped as far as the Caribbean. These tight-knit villages, nestled "where the mountains meet the sea," weathered fires and wars, celebrated the launches of massive sailing vessels, and welcomed summer "rusticators" who helped form a lasting legacy of arts, culture, and learning that continues to draw visitors today.

Book A Camden Family Wedding

Download or read book A Camden Family Wedding written by Victoria Pade and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wedding planner finds herself fantasizing about planning her own wedding to the last man she'd consider marriage material in USA TODAY bestselling author Victoria Pade's next installment of The Camdens of Colorado. Oh, the irony! Just when wedding planner Vonni Hunter has given up finding a husband of her own along comes breathtaking bachelor Dane Camden. He wants Vonni to plan his grandmother's wedding, and then come to work for the Camden conglomerate. The bad business blood goes way back between their families, but Vonni just might let this man persuade her to do anything—anything! No matter how lost he gets in Vonni's beautiful eyes, Dane has no intention of making his merger offer more personal. The single life suits him to a tee. But behind the scenes, the matchmaking matriarch of the Camden clan is pulling the strings, so resistance just might be futile….

Book God Inspire Camden Teens

Download or read book God Inspire Camden Teens written by Keisha Allen and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is to inspire young teens how to become successful. Teach them to know the children who are sent by the Devil. It helps them to pay attention to the words that comes out of a person mouth whether it’s evil or good. Mostly important they must obey the righteous instructions in this book to become successful.

Book Tape

    Book Details:
  • Author : Steven Camden
  • Publisher : HarperCollins UK
  • Release : 2014-01-30
  • ISBN : 0007511213
  • Pages : 226 pages

Download or read book Tape written by Steven Camden and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-01-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TAPE is an outstanding debut. Told with crackling prose, shimmering with humour and deeply moving, it will haunt anyone who reads it...

Book The Ports of Philadelphia  Pa   Camden and Gloucester  N  J

Download or read book The Ports of Philadelphia Pa Camden and Gloucester N J written by United States. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Constructing New VA Hospital in Camden  New Jersey  Unjustified

Download or read book Constructing New VA Hospital in Camden New Jersey Unjustified written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: