Dearborn's Reminiscences of Boston, and Guide Through the City and Environs (Classic Reprint)

Dearborn's Reminiscences of Boston, and Guide Through the City and Environs (Classic Reprint)

Author: Nathaniel Dearborn

Publisher:

Published: 2016-06-22

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 9781332747108

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Excerpt from Dearborn's Reminiscences of Boston, and Guide Through the City and Environs The compiler of this little manual has long been aware that some similar work has been needed, for the ben efit of strangers visiting the city, and as a compact record of the doings of its enterprising, philanthropic and politic citizens. Boston has been without such a publication for many past years, and travelers have been anxious to possess something which in its local details, would help them to see, study and understand, What sort of a people they are amongst, and what interesting objects here, may be worthy of their first attention. The compiler of this Guide has aimed to make a suit able record of every public city association, with every prominent object within and about its boundaries, and hopes he has now presented a work worthy of its labor and collation, and of the kindly notice of Bostonians yet, if any institution, having for its views and acts, the pro motion of the best good of the people, may not be found recorded in these pages, if correct information of its do ings or printed report will be forwarded to the publisher, for some future number, it will surely have a place therein. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.


Vibration Cooking

Vibration Cooking

Author: Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2011-04-15

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 0820339598

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Vibration Cooking was first published in 1970, not long after the term “soul food” gained common use. While critics were quick to categorize her as a proponent of soul food, Smart-Grosvenor wanted to keep the discussion of her cookbook/memoir focused on its message of food as a source of pride and validation of black womanhood and black “consciousness raising.” In 1959, at the age of nineteen, Smart-Grosvenor sailed to Europe, “where the bohemians lived and let live.” Among the cosmopolites of radical Paris, the Gullah girl from the South Carolina low country quickly realized that the most universal lingua franca is a well-cooked meal. As she recounts a cool cat’s nine lives as chanter, dancer, costume designer, and member of the Sun Ra Solar-Myth Arkestra, Smart-Grosvenor introduces us to a rich cast of characters. We meet Estella Smart, Vertamae’s grandmother and connoisseur of mountain oysters; Uncle Costen, who lived to be 112 and knew how to make Harriet Tubman Ragout; and Archie Shepp, responsible for Collard Greens à la Shepp, to name a few. She also tells us how poundcake got her a marriage proposal (she didn’t accept) and how she perfected omelettes in Paris, enchiladas in New Mexico, biscuits in Mississippi, and feijoida in Brazil. “When I cook, I never measure or weigh anything,” writes Smart-Grosvenor. “I cook by vibration.” This edition features a foreword by Psyche Williams-Forson placing the book in historical context and discussing Smart-Grosvenor’s approach to food and culture. A new preface by the author details how she came to write Vibration Cooking.


On Writing Well

On Writing Well

Author: William Knowlton Zinsser

Publisher: Harper Perennial

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780062733030

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Warns against common errors in structure, style, and diction, and explains the fundamentals of conducting interviews and writing travel, scientific, sports, critical, and humorous articles.


Hoosiers and the American Story

Hoosiers and the American Story

Author: Madison, James H.

Publisher: Indiana Historical Society

Published: 2014-10

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 0871953633

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A supplemental textbook for middle and high school students, Hoosiers and the American Story provides intimate views of individuals and places in Indiana set within themes from American history. During the frontier days when Americans battled with and exiled native peoples from the East, Indiana was on the leading edge of America’s westward expansion. As waves of immigrants swept across the Appalachians and eastern waterways, Indiana became established as both a crossroads and as a vital part of Middle America. Indiana’s stories illuminate the history of American agriculture, wars, industrialization, ethnic conflicts, technological improvements, political battles, transportation networks, economic shifts, social welfare initiatives, and more. In so doing, they elucidate large national issues so that students can relate personally to the ideas and events that comprise American history. At the same time, the stories shed light on what it means to be a Hoosier, today and in the past.


On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition

On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition

Author: William Zinsser

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012-09-11

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0062250507

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On Writing Well has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre, On Writing Well offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sole, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.


Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science

Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science

Author: John Gunn

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 1971

ISBN-13: 1135455082

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The Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science contains 350 alphabetically arranged entries. The topics include cave and karst geoscience, cave archaeology and human use of caves, art in caves, hydrology and groundwater, cave and karst history, and conservation and management. The Encyclopedia is extensively illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, and tables, and has thematic content lists and a comprehensive index to facilitate searching and browsing.