Follies in America: A History of Garden and Park Architecture, Paperback - Kerry Dean Carso

Reducere. Follies in America examines historicized garden buildings, known as follies, from the nation's founding through the American centennial celebration...

It's hard to imagine, but as late as the 1950s, athletes could get kicked off a team if they were caught lifting weights. Coaches had long believed...

America's evolution from a loose union of colonies to the world-shaping economic force of the twentieth century, explained.

DescriptionThe electric vehicle seemed poised in 1900 to be a leader in automotive production. Clean, odorless, noiseless and mechanically simple, ...

The Puritans called Baptists "the troublers of churches in all places" and hounded them out of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Four hundred years later, ...

Reducere. Whether conveyed through newspapers, photographs, or Billie Holliday's haunting song "Strange Fruit, " lynching has immediate and graphic connotati...

Reducere. This authoritative and readable survey is a comprehensive historical overview of federal taxation and fiscal policy in the United States, extending...

Reducere. This book, designed to give a survey history of American labor from colonial times to the present, is uniquely well suited to speak to the concerns...

Reducere. "A fascinating window on the evolution of Jewish integration into American society and culture." - Alan M. Kraut, American UniversityAbout the Auth...

This lyrical and extremely timely picture book illuminates the many different migrants who have made their homes in North America through the centu...

A celebration of the wonderfully romantic island escapes of the Bahamas dreamed up in the brilliant mind of architect Henry Melich.Publisher: Rizzo...

Reducere. From the award-winning Southern lifestyle magazine Garden & Gun comes this rich collection of some of the South's most notable women.For too long, ...

DescriptionA history of design that is often overlooked-until we need it Have you ever hit the big blue button to activate automatic doors? Have yo...

This 1913 work by writer Marion Cran combines prescriptive gardening advice with autobiography: 'I knew nothing at all of gardening; never did anyo...

Reducere. Jeffrey Glassberg's acclaimed Butterflies through Binoculars guides have revolutionized the way we view butterflies. Now there's a field guide in t...

Contributor(s): Editor: Clifton EllisEditor: Rebecca GinsburgCountering the widespread misconception that slavery existed only on plantations, and ...

Reducere. In a 1790 letter to the Touro Synagogue in Rhode Island, President George Washington promised that America's Jews would always enjoy the full right...

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Reducere. November 1891, the heart of Gilded Age Manhattan. Thousands filled the streets surrounding Madison Square, fingers pointing, mouths agape. After co...

Architectural Type and Character provides an alternative perspective to the current role given to history in architecture, reunifying architectural...

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Reducere. Neoliberalism took shape in the 1930s and 1940s as a transnational political philosophy and system of economic, political, and cultural relations. ...

On the Lam is a detailed history of fugitives in the United States. The authors explore how law enforcement officials and others, including bounty ...

How American architecture can address systemic anti-Black racism: a creative challenge in 10 case studiesReconstructions: Architecture and Blacknes...

Reducere. DescriptionBarbecue: It's America in a mouthful. The story of barbecue touches almost every aspect of our history. It involves indigenous culture, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Francois WeilThe quest for roots has been an enduring American preoccupation. Over the centuries, generations have sketched...

Reducere. (Createspace edition - Black and white version. The version with colour pictures at the back is also available on Amazon. It is of course dearer Bu...

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Edward Couzens-Lake takes a look at the history behind the ruins and follies of the beautiful East Anglia.

Reducere. DescriptionEverything you want to know about the history of architecture is included in this comprehensive guided tour. Author Carol Strickland bri...

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Chronicles representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer sexualities over one hundred years of American film. This book explores the ever-ch...

Reducere. The black experience in America--starting from its origins in western Africa up to 1961--is examined in this seminal study from a prominent African...