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Hoover Dam
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Renee Corona Kolvet
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Hoover Dam was America's shining light during the dark days of the
Great Depression. This monumental structure was the largest federal
works project of its time, constructed after years of scientific
study and political maneuvering by California boosters. This
thirsty state looked to the untapped Colorado River to supply
reliable water for Imperial Valley farms and the fast-growing Los
Angeles metropolitan area. Harnessing the unruly Colorado River
would be no easy task. Only the federal government could fulfill
the dream. An unprecedented high dam, over 700 feet tall, was
designed to store two years of river flow, trap tons of silt, and
gain control of the river. The project was financed by the sale of
hydroelectric power to southern California, Arizona, and southern
Nevada. Today, Imperial Valley is an American garden spot, and Los
Angeles is one of the nation's most influential cities. The Las
Vegas Valley also witnessed tremendous growth beginning with the
dam and followed by legalized gambling, defense industries, and
tourism. Meanwhile, the small town of Boulder City, born during the
dam's construction, still thrives in the shadow of Hoover Dam.
In Burlington Volume II, authors Mary Ann DiSpirito
and David Robinson continue the detailed look at
this intriguing Vermont city. Discovered by Samuel de
Champlain in 1609, the next few centuries saw Burlington evolve
from a wilderness to a small settlement, and eventually, flourish
into Vermont's largest city. Situated on the shores of Lake
Champlain, Burlington's waterfront area became the early center of
commerce in the late eighteenth century with the rise of the lumber
industry and the use of ships for transport. By 1865, when
Burlington was incorporated as a city, the industries that
profoundly shaped Burlington's personality were already well
established-these included lumber, textiles, shipping, and the
railroad, as well as higher education.
Parkas are part of a living tradition in southwest Alaska. Some are
ornamented with tassels, beads, and elaborate stitching; others are
simpler fur or birdskin garments. Although fewer fancy parkas are
sewn today, many people still wear those made for them by their
mothers and other relatives. "Parka-making" conversations touch on
every aspect of Yup'ik life—child rearing, marriage partnerships,
ceremonies and masked dances, traditional oral instructions, and
much more. In The Flying Parka, more than fifty Yup'ik men and
women share sewing techniques and "parka stories," speaking about
the significance of different styles, the details of family
designs, and the variety of materials used in creating these
functional and culturally important garments. Based on nearly two
decades of conversations with Yup'ik sewing groups and visits to
the National Museum of the American Indian and the National Museum
of Natural History, this volume documents the social importance of
parkas, the intricacies of their construction, and their
exceptional beauty. It features over 170 historical and
contemporary images, full bilingual versions of six parka stories,
and a glossary in Yup'ik and English.
On the morning of July 21, 1918--in the final year of the First
World War--a new prototype of German submarine surfaced three miles
off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The vessel attacked an
unarmed tugboat and its four barges. A handful of the shells fired
by the U-boat's deck guns struck Nauset Beach, giving the modest
town of Orleans the distinction of being the only spot in the
United States to receive enemy fire during the entire war. On land,
lifesavers from the U.S. Coast Guard launched a surfboat under
heavy enemy fire to save the sailors trapped aboard the tug and
barges. In the air, seaplanes from the Chatham Naval Air Station
dive-bombed the enemy raider with payloads of TNT. Author Jake Klim
chronicles the attack from the first shell fired to the aftermath
and celebrates the resilience of Orleans at war.
In the heart of the picturesque Smoky Mountains, Asheville is a
city steeped in local legends and hauntings. Resident ghost and
folklore expert Ken Traylor uses his broad knowledge of Asheville's
specters to give life to a variety of spirits who haunt the city
and surrounding hills and valleys.
Come nose around in the creepier corners of the Grand Rapids of
yesteryear. Discover why Hell's Bridge persists as such an oft-told
urban legend and what horrific history earned Heritage Hill the
title of Michigan's most haunted neighborhood. Mingle with the
spooky inhabitants of the Phillips Mansion, Holmdene Manor, San
Chez Restaurant and St. Cecilia Music Center. Meet the guests who
never quite checked out of the Amway Grand. Read the true stories
behind the Michigan Bell Building and the Ada Witch Legend. Nicole
Bray, Robert Du Shane and Julie Rathsack illuminate the shadows of
local sites you thought you knew.
In a world of border walls and obstacles to migration, a lottery
where winners can gain permanent residency in the United States
sounds too good to be true. Just as unlikely is the idea that the
United States would make such visas available to foster diversity
within a country where systemic racism endures. But in 1990, the
United States Diversity Visa Lottery was created to do just that.
Dreamland tells the surprising story of this unlikely government
program and its role in American life as well as the global story
of migration. Historian Carly Goodman takes readers from
Washington, D.C., where proponents deployed a colorblind narrative
about our "nation of immigrants" to secure visas for white
immigrants, to the African countries where it flourished and
fostered dreams of going to America. From the post office to the
internet, aspiring emigrants, visa agents, and others embraced the
lottery and tried their luck in a time of austerity and limits.
Rising African immigration to the United States has enriched
American life, created opportunities for mobility, and nourished
imagined possibilities. But the promise of the American dream has
been threatened by the United States' embrace of anti-immigrant
policies and persistent anti-Black racism.
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Surry County
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Deborah Harrison Dawson
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Just a 20-minute ferry ride from the place of the first permanent
English settlement at Jamestown on the southern banks of the James
River begins 306 square miles of ravines and level lands, fresh
water streams and creeks, and scenic views of Virginia's longest
river. Surry was formed in 1652 and was most likely named by early
colonists in honor of the English county of Surrey and in
recognition of its location, as it lay across the Thames from
London, as did Surry from Jamestown. For more than 350 years, Surry
has depended on an agriculture economy and small businesses that
developed around the meat processing industry, lumber harvesting,
and farming. Residents, state officials, and now this photographic
collection help to preserve this wonderful slice of American
history.
"Compact and insightful. "--New York Times Book Review "Jack Larkin has retrieved the irretrievable; the intimate facts of everyday life that defined what people were really like."--American Heritage
Nestled at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers in the
first permanent settlement in the Northwest Territory resides one
of the most dominant college baseball dynasties in the nation. The
Marietta College Pioneers - known as the 'Etta Express for the way
they've barreled over opponents for half a century - own a record
five NCAA Division III National Championships, including 2011.
Finally, the best kept secret in college sports springs to life as
author Gary Caruso digs into the personalities behind this
incredible success story to reveal the compelling human drama
that's made Marietta College baseball a treasure all readers are
sure to enjoy.
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Wicked Shreveport
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Bernadette Jones Palombo, Gary D Joiner, W. Chris Hale, Cheryl H. White
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In the rough and tumble days of the nineteenth century Shreveport
was on the very edge of the country's western frontier. It was a
city struggling to tame lawlessness, and its streets were rocked by
duels, lynchings, and shootouts. A new century and Prohibition only
brought a fresh wave of crime and scandal. The port city became a
haunt for the likes of notorious bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde and
home to the influential socialite and madam, Annie McCune. From
Fred Lockhart, aka "Butterfly Man," to serial killers Nathanial
Code and Danny Rolling, Shreveport played reluctant host to an even
deadlier cast of characters. Their tales and more make up the
devilish history of the Deep South in Wicked Shreveport.
As the dense coastal fog rolls in to blanket the shoreline in
gloomy silence, one thing becomes very clear. Oregon is a state in
which ghosts roam. Not only here on the coast but in the lush green
inland regions as well. Oregon is the ninth largest state in the
US, and is one of contrasts from the fertile Willamette Valley with
its hundreds of wineries to its rugged coastline; from its
twenty-two feet tall Pioneer statue, known affectionately as Gold
Man, sitting atop the state capital in Salem to its ghost towns,
Oregon is a state of stark beauty, hauntings and history. Ghosts
linger for any number of reasons. Those who've stayed on in Oregon
range from millionaires who refuse to move from their mansions,
lonely cemetery inhabitants, those attached to local theaters,
saloons and hotels to ladies of the evening who made the wrong life
and death decisions. Their reasons for staying put are as varied as
there are rose bushes in the state.
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Walkertown
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Walkertown Area Historical Society; Foreword by Kenneth R. "Doc" Davis
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European settlers came into the area now known as Walkertown as
early as the 1750s. From 1850 through the early 20th century, the
local economy was dependent on farming, lumber manufacturing, grain
milling, and merchandising. Tobacco manufacturing began
early in the 19th century and became a thriving industry for the
Sullivan, Booe, Poindexter, and Crews families. The Roanoke &
Southern Railroad began serving Walkertown in 1889, and with it the
availability of larger markets spurred the growth of industry. The
Leight Lumber Company was established near the depot around 1890
and prospered by making boxes for manufacturers and lumber for
construction. The Walkertown Chair Company, begun in 1903,
flourished until a devastating fire destroyed most of the buildings
in 1940. The Walkertown Roller Mill, built by Robah Payne around
1900, has changed hands a few times and is now the oldest
continuously operating business in Walkertown.
During Mardi Gras 1973, Stewart Butler fell in love with Alfred
Doolittle-a wealthy socialite and schizophrenic from San Francisco.
Their relationship was an improbable love story that changed the
course of LGBTQ+ history. With Doolittle's money, Butler was able
to retire and devote his life to political activism in the cause of
queer liberation. A survivor of the horrific UpStairs Lounge arson,
Butler was a founding member of the first statewide lesbian and gay
rights organization in Louisiana and an early champion for
transgender rights, playing a key role in the eight-year struggle
to persuade PFLAG to become the first national LGBTQ+ organization
to include trans people in its mission statement. In Political
Animal: The Life and Times of Stewart Butler, author Frank Perez
traces Butler's amazing life from his early childhood in
Depression-era New Orleans, his adolescence at Carville where his
father worked, his first unsuccessful attempt at college, his time
in the army as a closeted gay man, his adventures in Alaska, his
transformation into a hippie in the 1960s, his love affair with
Doolittle, his decades as a gay rights advocate, and ultimately,
his twilight years as an elder statesman. Based on Butler's own
personal papers, including hundreds of letters, and dozens of
interviews, Political Animal paints an intimate portrait of a
legendary figure in gay politics and the times in which he lived.
Few people have made decisions as momentous as Eisenhower, nor has
one person had to make such a varied range of them. From D-Day to
Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red
Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, he was able to give our
country eight years of peace and prosperity by relying on a core
set of principles. These were informed by his heritage and
upbringing, his strong character and his personal discipline, but
he also avoided making himself the centre of things. He tried to be
the calmest man in the room, not the loudest, so instead of seeking
to fulfill his personal desires and political needs, he pursued a
course he called the 'Middle Way' that tried to make winners on
both sides of a situation. In addition, Ike maintained a big
picture view on any situation; he was a strategic, not an
operational leader. He also ensured that he had all the information
he needed to make a decision. His talent for envisioning a whole,
especially in the context of the long game, and his ability to sees
causes and various consequences, explains his success as Allied
Commander President. Then, after making a decision, he made himself
accountable for it, prizing responsibility most of all his
principles. How Ike Led shows us not just what a great American
did, but why - and what we can learn from him today.
Paterson, 1913 is designed to be played during the time typically
devoted to teaching the Progressive Era in the U.S. history survey
course. Set in America's "Silk City", Paterson, New Jersey, the
game pits manufacturers, who try to keep Paterson's key economic
engine running, against labour leaders, who demand a general strike
to achieve better working conditions across the silk industry. In
the middle of this conflict are townspeople who must decide whom to
support and how to survive a labour struggle that seems to have no
end in sight. From the award-winning Reacting to the Past
community, Flashpoints is a new series of immersive role-playing
activities designed to help students bring historical ideas and
forces to life. Games are designed to take about one week of class
time in a survey course, between two and four class sessions.
Drawing on primary sources to craft arguments and inform debates,
students develop critical thinking and historical empathy.
Classroom-tested materials for students and instructors ensure a
smooth "flipped classroom" experience.
David Danelo spent three months traveling the 1,952 miles that
separate the United States and Mexico - a journey that took him
across four states and two countries through a world of rivers and
canals, mountains and deserts, highways and dirt roads, fences and
border towns. Here the border isn't just an abstraction thrown
around in political debates in Washington; it's a physical reality,
infinitely more complex than most politicians believe. Danelo's
investigative report about a complex, longstanding debate that
became a central issue of the 2016 presidential race examines the
border in human terms through a cast of colorful characters. As
topical today as it was when Danelo made his trek, this revised and
updated edition asks and answers the core questions: Should we
close the border? Is a fence or wall the answer? Is the U.S.
government capable of fully securing the border?
Delight in the cultural aspects of Latin America by observing the
objects that give life to history Latin American Cultural Objects
and Episodesprovides readers with an eclectic and fascinating
exploration of Latin American history through the examination of
physical objects. Distinguished author and Professor William H.
Beezley takes readers on a journey that includes objects used music
and visual media, such as movies, documentaries, and television.
Forming an integral part of the history they represent, the objects
described in this book tell the tale of the little known or
neglected part of Latin American history. While most historical
authors and researchers focus on the political and economic life of
Latin America, this author uses the objects he highlights to
explain and illuminate the daily lives of the Latin American
peoples and the legacies that they share. Forming an essential part
of a comprehensive understanding of Latin American history, the
book includes discussions and explorations of: How objects have
transformed and shaped the cultures of Latin America over the years
Unusual and interesting objects serendipitously discovered by a
variety of researchers and historians Ten chapters, each beginning
with an object acting as a synecdoche or metonym that introduces a
discussion of Latin American historical life The significance of
the objects to particular religious practices, musical traditions,
or schools of visual media, such as folk art, film or television
Perfect for anyone interested in Latin American life beyond
politics and economics, Latin American Cultural Objects and
Episodes belongs on the bookshelves of everyone with a curiosity
about culture in Latin America as it's revealed through physical
objects.
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and
Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years in the Secret
Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and
Ford. The assassination of one president, the resignation of
another, and the swearing-in of the two who followed those
traumatic events. Clint Hill was there, on duty, through Five
Presidents. After an extraordinary career as a Special Agent on the
White House Detail, Clint Hill retired in 1975. His career spanned
the administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy,
Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. A witness
to some of the most pivotal moments in the twentieth century, Hill
lets you walk in his shoes alongside the most powerful men in the
world during tumultuous times in America's history, the Cold War;
the Cuban Missile Crisis; the assassinations of President John F.
Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy; the
Vietnam War; Watergate; and the resignations of Vice President
Spiro Agnew and President Nixon. It was indeed a turbulent time and
through it all, Clint Hill had a unique insider perspective. His
fascinating stories will shed new light on the character and
personality of each of these five presidents, as Hill witnesses
their human sides in the face of grave decisions.
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