Forgotten Visitors
Author: Tedd Long
Publisher:
Published: 2020-11-16
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781733266444
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe fascinating stories behind the forgotten visits of famous people.
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Black Toledo
Author: Abdul Alkalimat
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017-11-13
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9004281894
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe African American experience since the 19th century has included the resettlement of people from slavery to freedom, agriculture to industry, South to North, and rural to urban centers. This book is a documentary history of this process over more than 200 years in Toledo, Ohio. There are four sections: the origin of the Black community, 1787 to 1900; the formation of community life, 1900 to 1950; community development and struggle, 1950 to 2000; and survival during deindustrialization, 2000 to 2016. The volume includes articles from the Toledo Blade and local Black press, excerpts of doctoral and masters theses, and other specialist and popular writings from and about Toledo itself.
The Glass City
Author: Barbara L Floyd
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2014-10-30
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 0472119451
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of Toledo glass—past, present, and future
100 Things to Do in Toledo Before You Die
Author: Tedd Long
Publisher: Reedy Press LLC
Published: 2021-04-01
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 168106300X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom a hip urban downtown overflowing with arts and culture, to exciting activities and must-visit spots surrounding the city’s core, the Toledo region is a wonderful metropolis waiting to be discovered. Near western Lake Erie’s Maumee Bay, you’ll find a world-class art museum and zoo, a thriving arts scene, and a remarkable choice of outdoor activities. And with 100 Things to Do in Toledo Before You Die as your guide, you’ll discover all the exciting places and events that make Toledo a vibrant city. Outdoor enthusiasts can explore miles of trails in the Metroparks Toledo parks. Water sports abound, such as boating or fishing on Lake Erie or kayaking on the mighty Maumee River. Feeling festive? Mark your calendar for the many family-friendly ethnic festivals Toledo has to offer. Craving a taste of Toledo? Make reservations at the restaurants and bars included in these pages. Plus, in addition to great ideas for your next Toledo adventure, this book offers insider tips to make every experience even better. Whether you’re new to the Glass City and interested in becoming a certified Toledoan or just exploring how to spend your next Saturday afternoon around town, this book is for you! Local author and master storyteller Tedd Long’s unique appreciation for the city comes through on every page, and even longtime residents will find something new to do among his suggestions.
A Network of Converso Families in Early Modern Toledo
Author: Linda Martz
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 9780472112692
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe lives of Toledan Jewish families are traced from the time of the Inquisition through seventeenth-century Spain
How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky
Author: Lydia Netzer
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Published: 2014-07-01
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 1466847794
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLydia Netzer, the award-winning author of Shine Shine Shine, weaves a mind-bending, heart-shattering love story that asks, "Can true love exist if it's been planned from birth?" Like a jewel shimmering in a Midwest skyline, the Toledo Institute of Astronomy is the nation's premier center of astronomical discovery and a beacon of scientific learning for astronomers far and wide. Here, dreamy cosmologist George Dermont mines the stars to prove the existence of God. Here, Irene Sparks, an unsentimental scientist, creates black holes in captivity. George and Irene are on a collision course with love, destiny and fate. They have everything in common: both are ambitious, both passionate about science, both lonely and yearning for connection. The air seems to hum when they're together. But George and Irene's attraction was not written in the stars. In fact their mothers, friends since childhood, raised them separately to become each other's soulmates. When that long-secret plan triggers unintended consequences, the two astronomers must discover the truth about their destinies, and unravel the mystery of what Toledo holds for them—together or, perhaps, apart. Lydia Netzer combines a gift for character and big-hearted storytelling, with a sure hand for science and a vision of a city transformed by its unique celestial position, exploring the conflicts of fate and determinism, and asking how much of life is under our control and what is pre-ordained in the heavens in her novel How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky.
Through and Through
Author: Joseph Geha
Publisher:
Published: 2009-09-16
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Treasured in the Arab American literary community, Through and Through is a collection of broadly interrelated stories, eight originally published in 1990 with three new stories added in the second edition. One of the first books of modern Arab American fiction, Joseph Geha's stories offer a warm, inspired portrait of an extended Arab family in a Lebanese and Syrian community in Toledo, Ohio, spanning the decades between the 1930s and the present." --Book Jacket.
The Story of Che Guevara
Author: Lucia Alvarez de Toledo
Publisher: Quercus
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 526
ISBN-13: 1623652170
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChe Guevara is something of a symbol in the West, a representative of Sixties counterculture and the face adorning the T-shirts of a million student radicals. But in the rest of the world he is something else: a charismatic revolutionary who redrew the political map of Latin America and gave hope to those resisting colonialism everywhere. Lucia Alvarez de Toledo comes from the same social milieu as Che Guevara; born and raised in Buenos Aires, she was at school while he attended university, and then as a journalist she closely followed his meteoric political rise. As a result she is able to put him into context like few others among his biographers, dispelling numerous popular misconceptions and revealing aspects to his life which have been missed before. Based on interviews with Che's family and those who knew him intimately, this is an accessible biography that concentrates on the man rather than the icon. With the political developments in Latin America in the twenty-first century, Guevara's influence can be seen to be even greater than it was during his lifetime.
Toledo
Author: William D. Speck
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780738519418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe last place most 19th-century settlers wanted to move was the swampy, fever-ridden Toledo area. However, with the assistance of Irish and German immigrants, among others, Toledo was transformed from a village into a thriving city within 50 years. Captured here is the growth and expansion of the area through the indelible contributions of Toledo's architects. In 1850, Toledo had only 3,800 residents, but the introduction of canals and railroads quadrupled the population. Designated as the new county seat, major public buildings and hotels were built. Isaiah Rogers, one of the most famous architects in the nation, designed the Oliver House Hotel; Toledo's first architect, Frank Scott, planned many notable landscapes in the city as well as some of the most interesting houses; and designing almost every major commercial building in the city was Charles Crosby Miller. All of these, as well as David Stine and Edward Fallis, infused Toledo's pride into local landmarks of the past and present, including the Boody House, the Wheeler Opera House, the mansions of Collingwood Avenue, and the churches and breweries that complete Toledo's neighborhoods and downtown.
Hungarian American Toledo
Author: Thomas E. Barden
Publisher:
Published: 2002-12-01
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9780932259028
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a foundry of the National Malleable Castings Company transferred over 200 Hungarian workers from its home plant in Cleveland to its new East Toledo site the Birmingham neighborhood quickly became a working class Hungarian enclave. It thrived through the 20th century and today remains a vital area of the city. Hungraian American Toledo tells its story.
