Hallowed Halls of Greater New Orleans
Hallowed Halls of Greater New Orleans

Author: Deborah Burst

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1625840039

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Since Louisiana is the only state in the union to organize itself through parishes and not counties, it should come as no surprise that its places of worship are pillars of its communities. The Big Easy is no exception. From New Orleans to the Northshore, stately churches, grand cathedrals and rustic chapels act as reliquaries and safeguards of community history and strength. The stories of their builders, architects and leaders exemplify development and the immigrant experience in Louisiana. Their parishioners embody the diverse and personal meanings of faith and devotion. Join Deborah Burst as she explores the rich history of churches of New Orleans.

Making a New Deal
Making a New Deal

Author: Lizabeth Cohen

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-11-06

Total Pages: 569

ISBN-13: 1107431794

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Examines how ordinary factory workers became unionists and national political participants by the mid-1930s.

Bay View
Bay View

Author: John J. Agria

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 146711166X

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Bay View is a jewel box of a Northern Michigan Chautauqua community along the shores of Little Traverse Bay, southwest of the Mackinac Bridge. Founded in 1875 and now a National Historic Landmark, its 31 public buildings and 450 cottages are among the most pristine examples of 1900-era High Victorian architecture in the United States. Historical photographs capture the fascinating journey via rail and Great Lakes steamer to the early campground's beech-forested hillside. Rare images trace its path from a wilderness Methodist campground to a vibrant embodiment of Chautauqua's four pillars: the arts, education, recreation, and religion. Building on the Camp Meeting and Chautauqua traditions, the founders forged a unique lifestyle that ends every November only to resume with renewed energy every April. The turrets, towers, and gingerbread of this timeless Brigadoon excite the imagination today just as they did more than 135 years ago.

Storied Landscapes
Storied Landscapes

Author: Frances Swyripa

Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0887557201

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Storied Landscapes is a beautifully written, sweeping examination of the evolving identity of major ethno-religious immigrant groups in the Canadian West including Ukrainians, Mennonites, Icelanders, Doukhobors, Germans, Poles, Romanians, Jews, Finns, Swedes, Norwegians, and Danes.

Health and Disease in Human History
Health and Disease in Human History

Author: Robert I. Rotberg

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 9780262681223

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This collection of essays suggests the great extent to which exploration, settlement, agricultural growth, colonization, urbanization, and even human stature were influenced by environmental and epidemiological realities, as well as by political and economic responses to those realities.