Congressional Record
Congressional Record

Author: United States. Congress

Publisher:

Published: 1896

Total Pages: 996

ISBN-13:

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Photography and the Art of Chance
Photography and the Art of Chance

Author: Robin Kelsey

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2015-05-26

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 0674744004

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As anyone who has wielded a camera knows, photography has a unique relationship to chance. It also represents a struggle to reconcile aesthetic aspiration with a mechanical process. Robin Kelsey reveals how daring innovators expanded the aesthetic limits of photography in order to create art for a modern world.

Creole Families of New Orleans
Creole Families of New Orleans

Author: Grace Elizabeth King

Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press

Published: 2018-11-10

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 9780353268272

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Business of Slavery and the Rise of American Capitalism, 1815-1860
The Business of Slavery and the Rise of American Capitalism, 1815-1860

Author: Jack Lawrence Schermerhorn

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 0300192002

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"Focuses on networks of people, information, conveyances, and other resources and technologies that moved slave-based products from suppliers to buyers and users." (page 3) The book examines the credit and financial systems that grew up around trade in slaves and products made by slaves.

Historic Baton Rouge
Historic Baton Rouge

Author: Sylvia Frank Rodrigue

Publisher: Community Heritage

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9781935377498

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"Commissioned by the Foundation for Historical Louisiana."