Download or read book Richmond Landmarks written by Katarina M. Spears and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richmond boasts a long, rich history--early-17th-century English exploration, the 18th-century economic and philosophical road to the American Revolution, the center of the domestic slave trade in the 19th century, and the capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Much of Richmond's history reflects a national history, and its important landmarks span several centuries, ranging from historic cemeteries to iconic buildings to grand-scale monuments. While these landmarks of national significance are a great draw for visitors, many of the city's lesser-known landmarks are a great source of local pride and provide a strong sense of place for Richmond natives and residents. Utilizing the historic prints, photographs, and documents collection of the Library of Virginia, Richmond Landmarks explores some of the most iconic landmarks of the city's social and cultural history.
Download or read book The Jefferson Hotel The History of a Richmond Landmark written by Paul N. Herbert and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-04-10 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed by Richmond visionary Lewis Ginter, The Jefferson Hotel has been an icon in the community since 1895. From the alligators that used to roam the elegant lobby to the speakeasy housed within during Prohibition, the hotel has a fascinating and unparalleled history. Playing host to cultural icons like Charles Lindbergh and F. Scott Fitzgerald and surviving the Great Depression and catastrophic fires, the hotel has remained an important landmark throughout Richmond's history. Join local historian Paul Herbert as he recounts stories of heiresses, actors, musicians and celebrities in this all-encompassing history of The Jefferson, a volume bound to delight anyone who has ever stayed within its treasured walls.
Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 2168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.
Download or read book Encyclopedia of World Art written by Bernard S. Myers and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 1016 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subject matter consists of representational arts in the broadest sense, architecture, sculpture, painting, and other man-made objects with no limits as to time, place, or cultural environment.
Download or read book America s Two Foundations written by Wayne S. Matulis and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-06-25 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Words and ideas have consequences. Those who will change the meaning of words will change the rules and the laws to suit themselves so they can accomplish their personal agenda. Deadly ideas lay at the bottom of one of America’s two foundations. Inscribed on the walls of some of the Capitol’s buildings and monuments are these immortal truths: —“Where law ends, tyranny begins.” —“To render every man his due.” —“Conservation means development as much as it does protection.” —“Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.” —“What is past is prologue.” The following are quotes from the book America’s Two Foundations, A Solid Rock Or Sinking Sand? “A parasite is an organism that lives off the life force of another organism without contributing to the life force of the other. These people of other faiths and no faith are living off the spiritual capital of the Judeo-Christian civilization, and at the same time, they deny the God who revealed the divine principles upon which the ethics of the country grow.” Locked inside the Independence Hall, I found myself alone with the spirits of the Founders. “What can you say about a country that even protects the rights of those who are trying to destroy it?” Upon laying the chief cornerstone of the US capital on September 18, 1793, George Washington and others laid the first foundations to the new republic. And they assumed the mantles as “high priests” of this new temple in Washington, DC, thus establishing the New Order of the Ages. Who are these “high priests”? You must read America’s Two Foundations, A Solid Rock Or Sinking Sand? to find out.
Download or read book Teachable Monuments written by Sierra Rooney and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-03-11 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monuments around the world have become the focus of intense and sustained discussions, activism, vandalism, and removal. Since the convulsive events of 2015 and 2017, during which white supremacists committed violence in the shadow of Confederate symbols, and the 2020 nationwide protests against racism and police brutality, protesters and politicians in the United States have removed Confederate monuments, as well as monuments to historical figures like Christopher Columbus and Dr. J. Marion Sims, questioning their legitimacy as present-day heroes that their place in the public sphere reinforces. The essays included in this anthology offer guidelines and case studies tailored for students and teachers to demonstrate how monuments can be used to deepen civic and historical engagement and social dialogue. Essays analyze specific controversies throughout North America with various outcomes as well as examples of monuments that convey outdated or unwelcome value systems without prompting debate.
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Download or read book Selling the Sights written by Will B. Mackintosh and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating journey through the origins of American tourism In the early nineteenth century, thanks to a booming transportation industry, Americans began to journey away from home simply for the sake of traveling, giving rise to a new cultural phenomenon —the tourist. In Selling the Sights, Will B. Mackintosh describes the origins and cultural significance of this new type of traveler and the moment in time when the emerging American market economy began to reshape the availability of geographical knowledge, the material conditions of travel, and the variety of destinations that sought to profit from visitors with money to spend. Entrepreneurs began to transform the critical steps of travel—deciding where to go and how to get there—into commodities that could be produced in volume and sold to a marketplace of consumers. The identities of Americans prosperous enough to afford such commodities were fundamentally changed as they came to define themselves through the consumption of experiences. Mackintosh ultimately demonstrates that the cultural values and market forces surrounding tourism in the early nineteenth century continue to shape our experience of travel to this day.
Download or read book Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death Annotated written by Patrick Henry and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-22 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'Give me Liberty, or give me Death'!" is a famous quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, ..
Download or read book National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Parks and Recreation and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Virginiana in the Printed Book Collections of the Virginia State Library written by Virginia State Library and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fodor s Virginia and Maryland written by and published by Fodor. This book was released on 2011 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, historic sites, recreation, and shopping.
Download or read book The Virginia Landmarks Register written by Calder Loth and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Virginia Landmarks Register, fourth edition, will create for the reader a deeper awareness of a unique legacy and will serve to enhance the stewardship of Virginia's irreplaceable heritage.
Download or read book Federal Register written by and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Landmarks of the Civil War written by Nina Silber and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the landmarks made famous during the Civil War, from Fort Sumter where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, to Arlington National Cemetery where many Civil War soldiers are buried.
Download or read book Famous Americans written by Victor J. Danilov and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People who are considered “famous” can be found in many different fields. This book describes 472 museums, historic sites, and memorials about 409 people in 26 categories: Actors Explorers Playwrights Architects First Ladies Poets Artists/Sculptors Frontiersmen Presidents Athletes Journalists/Publishers Public Officials/ Author/Writers Medical Innovators Political Figures Aviators/Astronauts Military Figures Religious Leaders Business/Industrial/Financial Musicians/Singers/ Scientists/Engineers/ Figures Composers Inventors Educators Outlaws Social Activists Entertainers Patriotic Figures Socialites They include such people as Clark Gable, Judy Garland, Georgia O’Keeffe, Norman Rockwell, Ernest Hemingway, Edgar Allan Poe, Sinclair Lewis, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Will Rogers, Daniel Boone, Buffalo Bill Cody, William Randolph Hearst, Douglas MacArthur, Robert E. Lee, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, Betsy Ross, Carl Sandburg, Jesse James, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster, Billy Graham, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jane Addams, Frederick Douglass, Doris Duke, Helen Keller, Wilbur and Orville Wright, and all the Presidents, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Among the sites of the museums and other tributes are such places as the Katharine Hepburn Museum, Thomas Hart Benton Home and Studio, Babe Ruth Museum, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, Mark Twain House and Museum, Charles A. Lindberg Historic Site, Lincoln Memorial, Morgan Library and Museum, Kit Carson Home and Museum, Clara Barton National Historic Site, Stonewall Jackson’s Home, Marian Anderson Residence/Museum and Birthplace, Stephen Foster Memorial Museum, Tennessee Williams Birthplace/Home, Mount Vernon: George Washington’s Estate and Gardens, Roger Williams National Memorial, Rachel Carson Homestead, Rosa Parks Library and Museum, and Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum. In addition to the chapters and directory, the book includes a geographical guide to the sites, selected bibliography, index, and 29 photographs.
Download or read book Black Canyon National Conservation Act of 1991 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
