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Title: Anniversary oration, pronounced before the Society of
Artists of the United States: by appointment of the Society, on the
eighth of May, 1811.Author: Benjamin Henry LatrobePublisher: Gale,
Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed
bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926
contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works
about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early
1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery
and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil
War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP01915900CollectionID:
CTRG96-B1149PublicationDate: 18110101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: Collation: 32 p.; 23 cm
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
British-born Benjamin Latrobe is best known to American history for
his design of the United States Capitol, as well as Baltimore's
cathedral. After settling first in Virginia, then relocating to
Philadelphia, Latrobe spent much of his later life in Washington,
D.C., where he was hired as Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the
United States. Latrobe worked in Greek revival and Gothic Revival
styles, and was highly interested in urban planning, particularly
as it was affected by public health. Covering the years 1796 to
1820, The Journal of Latrobe is a "collection of observations and a
record of facts." The work describes his life and projects in
Virginia, Philadelphia, and finally New Orleans, where he died of
the yellow fever he caught while working on a waterworks project
there. These are the acute observations of an "architect,
naturalist and traveler," with commentary on social mores and
manners, as well as the development of cities and towns,
particularly Washington, D.C., in a booming post-war America.
British-born Benjamin Latrobe is best known to American history for
his design of the United States Capitol, as well as Baltimore's
cathedral. After settling first in Virginia, then relocating to
Philadelphia, Latrobe spent much of his later life in Washington,
D.C., where he was hired as Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the
United States. Latrobe worked in Greek revival and Gothic Revival
styles, and was highly interested in urban planning, particularly
as it was affected by public health. Covering the years 1796 to
1820, The Journal of Latrobe is a "collection of observations and a
record of facts." The work describes his life and projects in
Virginia, Philadelphia, and finally New Orleans, where he died of
the yellow fever he caught while working on a waterworks project
there. These are the acute observations of an "architect,
naturalist and traveler," with commentary on social mores and
manners, as well as the development of cities and towns,
particularly Washington, D.C., in a booming post-war America.
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