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Jersey City and Its Historic Sites

Enriched edition. Exploring the Heritage of Jersey City's Landmarks and Architecture

by Harriet Phillips Eaton, Ivy Callahan ...

In "Jersey City and Its Historic Sites," Harriet Phillips Eaton meticulously documents the rich tapestry of history and architecture that defines Jersey City. Through a blend of engaging narrative and thorough research, Eaton navigates the city's storied past, from its early colonial roots to its vibrant present, employing a descriptive literary style that invites readers to visualize the ... Read more

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In "Jersey City and Its Historic Sites," Harriet Phillips Eaton meticulously documents the rich tapestry of history and architecture that defines Jersey City. Through a blend of engaging narrative and thorough research, Eaton navigates the city's storied past, from its early colonial roots to its vibrant present, employing a descriptive literary style that invites readers to visualize the
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Nostalgia in Print and Performance, 1510–1613

Merry Worlds

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For many people in early modern England the Reformation turned the past into another country: the 'merry world'. Nostalgia for this imaginary time, both widespread and widely contested, was commodified by a burgeoning entertainment industry. This book offers a new perspective on the making of 'Merry England', arguing that it was driven both by the desires of audiences and the marketing strategies ... Read more

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For many people in early modern England the Reformation turned the past into another country: the 'merry world'. Nostalgia for this imaginary time, both widespread and widely contested, was commodified by a burgeoning entertainment industry. This book offers a new perspective on the making of 'Merry England', arguing that it was driven both by the desires of audiences and the marketing strategies
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A Handbook of Editing Early Modern Texts

by Claire Loffman, Harriet Phillips ...

Series series Material Readings in Early Modern Culture
A Handbook of Editing Early Modern Texts provides a series of answers written by more than forty editors of diverse texts addressing the 'how-to's' of completing an excellent scholarly edition. The Handbook is primarily a practical guide rather than a theoretical forum; it airs common problems and offers a number of solutions to help a range of interested readers, from the lone editor of an ... Read more

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A Handbook of Editing Early Modern Texts provides a series of answers written by more than forty editors of diverse texts addressing the 'how-to's' of completing an excellent scholarly edition. The Handbook is primarily a practical guide rather than a theoretical forum; it airs common problems and offers a number of solutions to help a range of interested readers, from the lone editor of an
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America (Vol. 1-6)

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by Joel Cook ...

The object of this work is to give the busy reader in acceptable form such a comprehensive knowledge as he would like to have, of the geography, history, picturesque attractions, peculiarities, productions and most salient features of our great country. The intention has been to make the book not only a work of reference, but a work of art and of interest as well, and it is burdened neither with ... Read more

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The object of this work is to give the busy reader in acceptable form such a comprehensive knowledge as he would like to have, of the geography, history, picturesque attractions, peculiarities, productions and most salient features of our great country. The intention has been to make the book not only a work of reference, but a work of art and of interest as well, and it is burdened neither with
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How John Wilkes Booth Crossed the Potomac River

by James L. Barbour ...

This is the story of how John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, eluded Federal authorities, escaped from Washington DC, hid in southern Maryland and fled to Virginia across the Potomac River via covert Confederate river-crossing operations, as published in CENTURY magazine’s April 1884 edition. The book also describes the Confederate smuggling system to exchange mail with ... Read more

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This is the story of how John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, eluded Federal authorities, escaped from Washington DC, hid in southern Maryland and fled to Virginia across the Potomac River via covert Confederate river-crossing operations, as published in CENTURY magazine’s April 1884 edition. The book also describes the Confederate smuggling system to exchange mail with
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Lake Champlain: As Centuries Pass

by Allen Penfield Beach ...

A.P Beach's love of Lake Champlain and his desire to increase people's knowledge and understanding of its history and culture inspired him to write Lake Champlain: As Centuries Pass in 1959. A.P. Beach was a man of vision and energy—and he had a passion for Lake Champlain. Like anyone with a passion, he didn't let things stand in the way of his goals. He was always looking for innovations, and ... Read more

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A.P Beach's love of Lake Champlain and his desire to increase people's knowledge and understanding of its history and culture inspired him to write Lake Champlain: As Centuries Pass in 1959. A.P. Beach was a man of vision and energy—and he had a passion for Lake Champlain. Like anyone with a passion, he didn't let things stand in the way of his goals. He was always looking for innovations, and
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John Wilkes Booth and Robert Lincoln - Rivals in Love?

by James L. Barbour ...

Reprinted in its entirety, is the fascinating tale of jealous rivalry for the affections of the beautiful socialite, (Lucy) Bessie Hale — her suitors being none other than John Wilkes Booth and Robert Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln — the date being 1865 in the days leading up to the President’s assassination. The eye-witness account is that of a Mrs. Temple, who lived at the National ... Read more

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Reprinted in its entirety, is the fascinating tale of jealous rivalry for the affections of the beautiful socialite, (Lucy) Bessie Hale — her suitors being none other than John Wilkes Booth and Robert Lincoln, son of President Abraham Lincoln — the date being 1865 in the days leading up to the President’s assassination. The eye-witness account is that of a Mrs. Temple, who lived at the National
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The "True" History of the USA

by Bill Nye ...

Facts in a nude state are not liable criminally, any more than bright and beautiful children commit a felony by being born thus; but it is the solemn duty of those having these children in charge to put appropriate, healthful, and even attractive apparel upon them at the earliest possible moment.It is thus with facts. They are the frame-work of history, not the drapery. They are like the cold, ... Read more

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Facts in a nude state are not liable criminally, any more than bright and beautiful children commit a felony by being born thus; but it is the solemn duty of those having these children in charge to put appropriate, healthful, and even attractive apparel upon them at the earliest possible moment.It is thus with facts. They are the frame-work of history, not the drapery. They are like the cold,
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The WPA Guide to New York

The Empire State

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During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors-many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures-were ... Read more

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During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors-many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures-were
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There Goes Maine!

by John Gould ...

Maine's nationally acclaimed chronicler proves here that "the entire history of North America began in Maine."Long before Columbus sold Isabella his idea of a passage to Cathay, Irish fishermen went ashore in Maine to dry their cod. It's all here in this wild surmising history, from a columnist for the Christian Science Monitor. ... Read more

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Maine's nationally acclaimed chronicler proves here that "the entire history of North America began in Maine."Long before Columbus sold Isabella his idea of a passage to Cathay, Irish fishermen went ashore in Maine to dry their cod. It's all here in this wild surmising history, from a columnist for the Christian Science Monitor.
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Historical Cities-Newport, Rhode Island

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This edition in the Historical Cities series explores the colonial seaport of Newport, Rhode Island. Over 75 historical sites and landmarks are identified with historic backgrounds and maps providing easy navigation to each site, by both on foot and by car. ... Read more

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This edition in the Historical Cities series explores the colonial seaport of Newport, Rhode Island. Over 75 historical sites and landmarks are identified with historic backgrounds and maps providing easy navigation to each site, by both on foot and by car.
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The Travels of Elkanah Watson

An American Businessman in the Revolutionary War, in 1780s Europe and in the Formative Decades of the United States

by Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs ...

Elkanah Watson (1758-1842) travelled everywhere and associated with everyone--soldiers, politicians, diplomats, Indians, artists, scientists, slave traders and abolitionists. He met the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Paine and many other American revolutionaries. At 19, he smuggled funds for the Revolution from Rhode Island to South Carolina in the ... Read more

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Elkanah Watson (1758-1842) travelled everywhere and associated with everyone--soldiers, politicians, diplomats, Indians, artists, scientists, slave traders and abolitionists. He met the Marquis de Lafayette, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Paine and many other American revolutionaries. At 19, he smuggled funds for the Revolution from Rhode Island to South Carolina in the
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