Holy Leisure
Holy Leisure

Author: Troy Messenger

Publisher: Temple University Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781566398411

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The beach has always been the place to shake off the stresses of urban life, and to relax with friends and family. And yet, as Troy Messenger shows, the beach has been a site for religious revival for as long as it's been a haven from the workday world. In this history of Ocean Grove, New Jersey, the first permanent camp meeting ground for religious revival, Messenger examines how the emergence of the beach appeared hand in hand with America's need to escape the secular world of work through leisure and religious renewal. Author note: Troy Messenger is director of worship and a lecturer at Union Theological Seminary.

Highland Park
Highland Park

Author: Julia Johnas

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2007-08-15

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439618828

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See Highland Park's transformation from forest and farmland to a fashionable and residential Chicago community. Highland Park represents one of the finest examples of late-19th-century suburban development. Its abundant natural beauty was quickly recognized and preserved by the visionary design of two well-known landscape architects, Horace W. S. Cleveland and William M. R. French. Capitalizing on the setting and boasting "good schools, good churches and good society," the Highland Park Building Company transformed the scenic village into one of the most desirable communities on Chicago's North Shore, attracting socially prominent residents who built gracious lakefront estates and quiet country homes along its bluffs and shady lanes. Historic photographs illustrate this change and capture the social, civic and business accomplishments of Highland Park's early citizens. The city's early progress and prosperity are celebrated in this book.

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Author: Allen Kent

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1971-07-01

Total Pages: 714

ISBN-13: 9780824720056

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"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."

Reference Guide to Minnesota History
Reference Guide to Minnesota History

Author: Michael Brook

Publisher: St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13:

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"Almost all [entries] are to be found in the library of the Minnesota Historical Society." -- P. 2.