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Southern Indiana depicts a distinctive place at a special time: the
beginning of the modern era, 1910 to 1920. During those years, this
region of 26 counties, from which Indiana and much of the Old
Northwest had developed a century before, was in transition toward
consumerism and mass culture, as symbolized by automobiles,
road-building, movies, radio, and popular magazines. Southern
Indiana
celebrated the stateas centennial; political progressivism in the
era contributed to, among other things, prohibition and womenas
suffrage. Americans for the first time sent young men off to war in
Europe. The vintage photographs included in this book, culled from
20 private and public collections, are representative of southern
Indiana. They show people at work, at play, in worship and school,
in
clubs and organizations, in travel, and at war. Most have never
before been published. Once the most populous section of the state,
the area o the south became much less so. Culturallyaespecially in
the woods, hills, and valleys of the un-glaciated center
of the districtasouthern Indiana retained its upper South
character. It remained largely rural and agricultural. Most
settlements were isolated and small; many communities had been
losing popularity and people because of hard times on the farm and
the appeal of larger cities.
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used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Edwardian cover girl and silent screen star Dorothy Gibson survived
the Titanic, a disastrous marriage, even the horrors of a World War
II concentration camp, but history didn't spare her. Randy Bryan
Bigham reclaims the story of a life forgotten. Finding Dorothy, the
first biography of model and actress Dorothy Gibson (1889-1946),
provides an analysis of her work as the muse of artist Harrison
Fisher, and offers a critique of her brief but successful career as
one of the first leading ladies in American silent cinema. Dorothy
Gibson's experiences in the 1912 sinking of the Titanic are related
in detail as is the making of Saved From the Titanic, the first
motion picture produced about the disaster, in which Dorothy
herself starred. 6x9 Hardcover - Dust Jacket 179 pp, 84 ill. First
Published 2005 New Edition Released 2012 Revised Edition Printed
2014
"The tale of it is incredible; the wonder which is Angkor is
unmatched in Asia." So begins Helen Churchill Candee's classic tale
of Asian adventure. Today, readers can again experience the mystery
of Cambodia's vast jungle temples through her eyes. Although Helen
Candee is best known for surviving the sinking of the RMS Titanic,
she walked with kings, presidents, the wealthy and the powerful.
entertaining, educating and influencing them. This independent
woman championed feminine equality and fought tirelessly for
woman's rights. And, as a single woman, she traveled the Far East
with a keen eye for detail, an inquisitive mind, and a sensitivity
for local culture. Helen Candee's travelogue remains one of the
most evocative English language accounts of the ancient Khmer
capital. This expanded hardcover edition marks the first reissue of
her complete 1924 work with more than 100 antique illustrations, an
index and bibliography. For the first time in print, this edition
also features an original biography of Helen Candee by historian
Randy Bryan Bigham, and a reprint of Candee's original account of
the Titanic disaster itself.
Agent technology has recently become one of the most vibrant and fastest growing areas in information technology. And advanced digital communicatiion is a central enabling technology for the coming information society. So software agents and their exploitation for future communication systems are attracting particular attention from the research and development community as well as from economic and user communities interested in everyday private and professional digital communication applications. This monograph-like anthology is the first systematic introduction to software agents and future communication systems. Fifteen coherently written chapters by leading software agent researchers provide complementary coverage of the relevant issues. Multi-agent systems and mobile agent approaches are presented in a well-balanced way and applied to most important topics in future communication systems. In addition, the volume editors have provided a detailed introductory survey chapters.
An inspiring and thought-provoking new book that explains the power
of applying reverse-engineering to all areas of your life, from a
cycling champion who has proven its success. Dan Bigham is the
captain of an amateur British track cycling team who rose from
obscurity to beat professional, multi-million-pound teams at the
highest level. Alongside hard work and dedication, Dan credits his
success to one thing: reverse-engineering the result. In Start at
the End, Dan uses his own story as well as wider examples and case
studies from the worlds of business, personal development and other
sports to demonstrate how this approach can help you succeed in any
walk of life. Following each stage of the process, from setting
goals and assessing your tools to developing the plan and
delivering optimum performance, this book will fully explain how to
set out and enact the system. A revolutionary new look at a
powerful age-old wisdom, Start at the End is a fascinating
exploration of how we can achieve success and proof that no goal is
impossible. *** 'Start at the End isn't just a great story, but a
really nice reminder of how to approach performance forensically,
intelligently and purposefully - and that these lessons don't just
belong in cycling but in all areas of high performance' Dr Josie
Perry 'Phenomenal ... Absolutely fascinating ... Incredible stuff,
really clever' Stephen Dixon, Sky News
Agent technology has recently become one of the most vibrant and
fastest growing areas in information technology. This is the first
systematic introduction to software agents with the goal of
exploiting them in future communication systems. The coherently
written chapters provide complementary coverage of the relevant
issues. Multi-agent systems and mobile agent approaches are
presented and applied to important topics in future communication
systems.
An inspiring and thought-provoking new book that explains the power
of applying reverse-engineering to all areas of your life, from a
cycling champion who has proven its success. Dan Bigham is the
captain of an amateur British track cycling team who rose from
obscurity to beat professional, multi-million-pound teams at the
highest level. Alongside hard work and dedication, Dan credits his
success to one thing: reverse-engineering the result. In Start at
the End, Dan uses his own story as well as wider examples and case
studies from the worlds of business, personal development and other
sports to demonstrate how this approach can help you succeed in any
walk of life. Following each stage of the process, from setting
goals and assessing your tools to developing the plan and
delivering optimum performance, this book will fully explain how to
set out and enact the system. A revolutionary new look at a
powerful age-old wisdom, Start at the End is a fascinating
exploration of how we can achieve success and proof that no goal is
impossible. *** 'Start at the End isn't just a great story, but a
really nice reminder of how to approach performance forensically,
intelligently and purposefully – and that these lessons don't
just belong in cycling but in all areas of high performance' Dr
Josie Perry 'Phenomenal ... Absolutely fascinating ... Incredible
stuff, really clever' Stephen Dixon, Sky News
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