wyszukanych pozycji: 11
Women Nobel Peace Prize Winners, 2d ed.
ISBN: 9780786499175 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From the first woman Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Bertha von Suttner (1905), to the latest and youngest female Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai (2014), this book in its second edition provides a detailed look at the lives and accomplishments of each of these sixteen Prize winners. They did not expect recognition or fame for their work--economist Emily Greene Balch (1946) was surprised to learn that anyone knew about her. But they did not work in isolation: all met with discouragement, derision, threats or--in Yousafazi's case--attempted murder and exile. A history of the Prize and a...
From the first woman Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Bertha von Suttner (1905), to the latest and youngest female Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai (2014)...
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North Carolina During the Great Depression: A Documentary Portrait of a Decade
ISBN: 9780786413157 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 263 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and research into the history of the period, the work provides an accurate and even uplifting portrait of the people of the Mountains, Piedmont and Coastal areas of North Carolina in the 1930s. The chapters include examinations of the industries and natural resources of North Carolina during the Depression, as well as information on the education, health, population, labor, governorships, housing and entertainment of the time. The effects of the New...
Through interviews with survivors of the Depression, the use of photographs taken by Federally supported photographers (many reproduced here) and rese...
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New Deal Art in Virginia: The Oils, Murals, Reliefs and Frescoes and Their Creators
ISBN: 9780786441853 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 223 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Presents a record of federally-funded art projects in Virginia during the Great Depression. This book provides an historical overview of each city or town that is home to the artwork, information on federal structures housing the artwork, a photograph and description of the artwork itself, and a biographical sketch of the artist.
Presents a record of federally-funded art projects in Virginia during the Great Depression. This book provides an historical overview of each city or ...
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New Deal Art in North Carolina: The Murals, Sculptures, Reliefs, Paintings, Oils and Frescoes and Their Creators
ISBN: 9780786437795 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This volume provides the only one-volume record of all of the North Carolina towns and structures that received federal artwork under the New Deal programme, as well as in-depth accounts of the works themselves and the artists who created them.
This volume provides the only one-volume record of all of the North Carolina towns and structures that received federal artwork under the New Deal pro...
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North Carolina and World War II: A Documentary Portrait
ISBN: 9780786479849 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. North Carolina did more than its part during World War II, training troops than any other state. Can one still find the military posts and shipyards, the cemeteries and memorials, the convalescent units and R&R facilities today? This volume describes in detail the state's 20-plus military sites and remembers eight little-known North Carolina Prisoner of war camps. Images and memories tell the story of service personnel and their families who contributed to the war effort at much personal sacrifice, and how those Carolinians who remained behind did their part through rationing, Victory Gardens...
North Carolina did more than its part during World War II, training troops than any other state. Can one still find the military posts and shipyards, ...
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New Deal Art in Alabama: The Murals, Sculptures and Other Works, and Their Creators
ISBN: 9780786498291 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. As the United States struggled to recover from the Great Depression, 24 towns in Alabama would directly benefit from some of the $83 million allocated by the Federal Government for public art works under the New Deal. In the words of Harold Lloyd Hopkins, administrator of the Federal Emergency Relief Act, oartists had to eat, too,o and these funds aided people who needed employment during this difficult period in American history. This book examines so of the New Deal art-murals, reliefs, sculpture, frescoes and paintings-of Alabama and offers biographical sketches of the artists who created...
As the United States struggled to recover from the Great Depression, 24 towns in Alabama would directly benefit from some of the $83 million allocated...
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Colfax Township
ISBN: 9781531658151 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. |
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Forest City
ISBN: 9781531625573 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Forest City has long been Rutherford County's center of commerce, but it also has other distinctions. Originally known as Burnt Chimney, the town was named Forest City in 1887. The new name came from the remains of the McArthur home near the crossing of the Shelby - Rutherfordton and Spartanburg-Lincolnton Roads. Forest City proudly remembers its rich history. There is a burnt chimney replica in the square, a muster grounds monument, an avenue of trees for local World War II dead, and the Memorial Gardens honoring those who have died in battle. In 1927, the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Forest City has long been Rutherford County's center of commerce, but it also has other distinctions. Originally known as Burnt Chimney, the town was ...
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Rutherford County in WWII
ISBN: 9781531610333 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Rutherford County gave generously and selflessly to World War II. Local men and women participated in every significant engagement of the war, in every imaginable capacity, and in every branch of service-from the infantrymen, to the sailors, to airmen, to Marines. These individuals gave their best, distinguishing themselves with bravery, dignity, and unselfishness. At Pearl Harbor, Seaman Mark Alexander Rhodes died on the USS Arizona, and sacrifices continued from December 1941 through 1945. One hundred forty-nine men from the county died and nearly 5,000 others-almost a quarter of the...
Rutherford County gave generously and selflessly to World War II. Local men and women participated in every significant engagement of the war, in ever...
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Spartanburg County in World War II (Collectors Ed/ /Eng-Fr-Sp-Sub)
ISBN: 9781531611804 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Spartanburg County gave generously and selflessly to World War II. Local men and women participated in almost every significant engagement, in almost every imaginable capacity, and in every branch of service. Distinguishing themselves with bravery, dignity, and loyalty, county veterans received every commendation, including the Medal of Honor. At Pearl Harbor, Carpenter's Mate Wayne Alman Lewis and Seaman Vernon Russell White died on the USS Arizona and Fire Controlman First Class Hubert Paul Clement died on the USS Oklahoma. Such sacrifices continued from December 7, 1941, through 1945. At...
Spartanburg County gave generously and selflessly to World War II. Local men and women participated in almost every significant engagement, in almost ...
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Rutherford County in World War II, Volume II
ISBN: 9781531611262 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 130 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This highly anticipated follow-up to Rutherford County in World War II continues to illustrate the tremendous contributions of a brave community to the World War II effort. Rutherford County residents participated in almost every major campaign of the war, including Pearl Harbor, the air offensive in Europe, and D-Day, and those on the home front did all they could to support the troops. These patriotic photographs-many of which were collected by the authors during personal interviews with local veterans and other dedicated residents-memorialize this proud county's service and commitment to...
This highly anticipated follow-up to Rutherford County in World War II continues to illustrate the tremendous contributions of a brave community to th...
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