The Egyptian Obelisk as a Tombstone in Two New England Cemeteries
Author: Joanne Ryan
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 616
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Author: Joanne Ryan
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 616
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Published: 2003
Total Pages: 434
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Patricia Harris
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2018-03-15
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 1493024558
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNational Historic Landmarks are touchstones of our collective past that still resonate with our present. The six New England states have nearly 400 such places. However, important doesn't always translate into interesting and so we have Historic New England: A Tour of the Region’s Top 100 National Historic Landmarks––those with the most intriguing and rewarding history. In addition to historic houses, tall ships, and such quirky spots as one of the country's oldest weather stations, carousels, and sandy beaches. The book appeals to the historical enthusiast, the armchair traveler, and both local visitors and tourists alike.
Author: Rosemary Joyce
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 019088813X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"How can sites of waste disposal be marked to prevent contamination in the future? The United States government addressed this challenge in planning for nuclear waste repositories. Consulting with experts in imagining future scenarios, in language and communication, and in anthropology, the Department of Energy sought to develop plans that would satisfy demands from the Environmental Protection Agency for a marker system that would be effective long into the future. Expert consultants proposed two very different designs: one based on archaeological sites recognized as cultural heritage monuments; the other proposing that certain forms invoke universal feelings. The Department of Energy opted for a design based on archaeological ruins, cited as proof human-made markers could last and communicate warnings for thousands of years. This book explores the common sense assumptions the experts made about their archaeological models, and shows how they are contradicted by what archaeologists understand about these places and things. The book alternates between discussions of archaeological marker designs and reflections on the alternative proposal based on archetypes intended to arouse universal responses. Recognizing these archetype designs as similar in scale and form to Land Art projects, it compares the way government experts proposed their designs would work with views of modern artists and critics. Drawing on views of indigenous people who disproportionately are asked to accommodate such projects, the book explores concessions within the project that only oral transmission is likely to ensure such sites remain identifiable long into the future"--
Author: Christopher J. Lenney
Publisher: UPNE
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9781584654636
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA startlingly original synthesis of keen observation and interpretive skill that will transform one s understanding of New England s man-made landscape"
Author: Sarah Hull
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2012-12-20
Total Pages: 786
ISBN-13: 1409359735
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe new full colour Rough Guide to New England is the ultimate travel guide to this compelling historic region, packed with comprehensive coverage of every attraction. Honest, accurate reviews with first-hand opinions, clear maps, detailed practical information, insider tips and illuminating photographs throughout will ensure that your visit is a truly memorable one. Discover New England's highlights with in-depth accounts on everything from apple picking and beachcombing to Yankee cooking and zip lines. Hike the Appalachian Trail, or meander down country roads amid autumn foliage; savour New England's best clam chowder, regional beer and blueberry pie; spot a lighthouse, or even a whale; and walk in the footsteps of revolutionaries. Explore it all with our inspiring new itineraries, up-to-date descriptions and stylish colour maps pinpointing New England's best hotels, shops, restaurants and drinking taverns, for all budgets, so that you don't miss a thing. Now available in ePub format.
Author: Richard Barnes
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKRichard Barnes' book celebrates the long history and variety of Britain's obelisks, and pursues the absorbing question of why this feature of art and architecture has survived and thrived through the centuries.
Author: Andrew Kull
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Published: 1975
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas J. Brown
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2019-10-10
Total Pages: 381
ISBN-13: 1469653753
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis sweeping new assessment of Civil War monuments unveiled in the United States between the 1860s and 1930s argues that they were pivotal to a national embrace of military values. Americans' wariness of standing armies limited construction of war memorials in the early republic, Thomas J. Brown explains, and continued to influence commemoration after the Civil War. As large cities and small towns across the North and South installed an astonishing range of statues, memorial halls, and other sculptural and architectural tributes to Civil War heroes, communities debated the relationship of military service to civilian life through fund-raising campaigns, artistic designs, oratory, and ceremonial practices. Brown shows that distrust of standing armies gave way to broader enthusiasm for soldiers in the Gilded Age. Some important projects challenged the trend, but many Civil War monuments proposed new norms of discipline and vigor that lifted veterans to a favored political status and modeled racial and class hierarchies. A half century of Civil War commemoration reshaped remembrance of the American Revolution and guided American responses to World War I. Brown provides the most comprehensive overview of the American war memorial as a cultural form and reframes the national debate over Civil War monuments that remain potent presences on the civic landscape.