A Brief History of the First Presbyterian Church, Big Lick, 1851- 1882, Roanoke, 1882-1991
Author: M. Carl Andrews
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 5
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Author: M. Carl Andrews
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 5
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Published: 1976
Total Pages: 4
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Published: 1951
Total Pages: 21
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: First Presbyterian Church (Morristown, N.J.)
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Published: 1882*
Total Pages: 168
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rand Dotson
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 1572336439
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTells the story of a city that for a brief period was widely hailed as a regional model for industrialization as well as the ultimate success symbol for the rehabilitation of the former Confederacy. In a region where modernization seemed to move at a glacial pace, those looking for signs of what they were triumphantly calling the "New South" pointed to Roanoke. No southern city grew faster than Roanoke did during the 1880s. A hardscrabble Appalachian tobacco depot originally known by the uninspiring name of Big Lick, it became a veritable boomtown by the end of the decade as a steady stream of investment and skilled manpower flowed in from north of the Mason-Dixon line. The first scholarly treatment of Roanoke's early history, the book explains how native businessmen convinced a northern investment company to make their small town a major railroad hub. It then describes how that venture initially paid off, as the influx of thousands of people from the North and the surrounding Virginia countryside helped make Roanoke - presumptuously christened the "Magic City" by New South proponents - the state's third-largest city by the turn of the century. Rand Dotson recounts what life was like for Roanoke's wealthy elites, working poor, and African American inhabitants. He also explores the social conflicts that ultimately erupted as a result of well-intended 3reforms4 initiated by city leaders. Dotson illustrates how residents mediated the catastrophic Depression of 1893 and that year's infamous Roanoke Riot, which exposed the faȧde masking the city's racial tensions, inadequate physical infrastructure, and provincial mentality of the local populace. Dotson then details the subsequent attempts of business boosters and progressive reformers to attract the additional investments needed to put their city back on track. Ultimately, Dotson explains, Roanoke's early struggles stemmed from its business leaders' unwavering belief that economic development would serve as the panacea for all of the town's problems.
Author: Robert Baylor Semple
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Published: 1810
Total Pages: 468
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Published: 1852
Total Pages: 686
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Leah Townsend
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 0806306211
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBaptist Churches of South Carolina and list of Baptists.
Author: John M. Curran
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Published: 1919
Total Pages: 24
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Judy Green
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 371
ISBN-13: 0821843761
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This book is the result of a study in which the authors identified all of the American women who earned PhD's in mathematics before 1940, and collected extensive biographical and bibliographical information about each of them. By reconstructing as complete a picture as possible of this group of women, Green and LaDuke reveal insights into the larger scientific and cultural communities in which they lived and worked." "The book contains an extended introductory essay, as well as biographical entries for each of the 228 women in the study. The authors examine family backgrounds, education, careers, and other professional activities. They show that there were many more women earning PhD's in mathematics before 1940 than is commonly thought." "The material will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and students in mathematics, history of mathematics, history of science, women's studies, and sociology."--BOOK JACKET.