Gorham Silver
Gorham Silver

Author: Elizabeth A. Williams

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2019-04-30

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0847862526

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A survey of America's preeminent maker of fine silver and its legacy of exceptional design and innovation in the decorative arts. Established in 1831, the Gorham Manufacturing Company adeptly coupled art and industry, rising to become an industry leader of stylistic and technological achievement in America and around the world. It produced public presentation pieces and one-of-a-kind showstoppers for important occasions, as well as tableware for everyday use. Its works trace a narrative arc not only of great design but also of American ambitions. In this volume, insightful essays are accompanied by gorgeous new photography of splendid silver pieces along with a wealth of archival images, design drawings, casting patterns, and company records that reveal a rich heritage of a giant in decorative arts and silver manufacturing. Produced in collaboration with the RISD Museum, which has the world's most significant collection of Gorham silver, this major new book casts new light on more than 120 years of grand aesthetic styles in silver, innovative industrial practices, and American social and cultural norms.

Summary of Christopher C. Gorham's The Confidante
Summary of Christopher C. Gorham's The Confidante

Author: Milkyway Media

Publisher: Milkyway Media

Published: 2024-01-29

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13:

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Get the Summary of Christopher C. Gorham's The Confidante in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Anna Rosenberg's life is a testament to the power of political engagement and the impact of a single individual on American history. Born in Budapest, she moved to New York City with her family after her father's business failed. Embracing her new American identity, Anna became a high school suffragist and U.S. citizen, leading student strikes and selling Liberty Bonds. Her political acumen caught the attention of national press and political mentors, propelling her into a career as a political advisor and strategist in New York politics...

Study in Perfect
Study in Perfect

Author: Sarah Gorham

Publisher: University of Georgia Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0820347124

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Essays and musings considering the elusive and evocative idea of perfection that traverse topics that are at once ordinary and elemental: the house she and her husband once thought was "perfect," being a mother and being a daughter, alcoholism, middle age.

Water Language
Water Language

Author: Peter W. Gorham

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-01-05

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 1725289008

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In Water Language Peter Gorham links together a diverse set of poems exploring history, mythology, diverse locales including Hawai'i and Antarctica, and the inner landscape of the self. These short works are framed and infused with the sounds and images of water--ocean, rain, river, ice, and stream--flowing through them or just beneath their surface. They take us through the pain of loss, the mystery of joy, and ultimately the hope of a higher love and power that governs our lives. Water language is the language of our own bodies and souls, which speaks within us before the words take shape in our mouths. The author, professor of physics by vocation, and a sailor and surfer by passion, forges together a strange alloy of language and imagery that draws us in, surprises, convicts, and rewards us with the sense that our lives are not forgotten by the God who is there.

National Service, Citizenship, and Political Education
National Service, Citizenship, and Political Education

Author: Eric B. Gorham

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 1992-09-01

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1438404506

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This book analyzes the issues surrounding civilian national service policy from a fresh and original perspective. The author connects national service programs to the political theories of civic republicanism and communitarianism, assesses the practical consequences of these theories, and examines past youth service programs such as the CCC and Peace Corps to see if they are appropriate models or ideals for a national program. Gorham engages the issue of compulsory versus voluntary service and questions whether service tasks can instill a sense of "citizenship" in young people, as defenders of the program claim. Using the work of Michel Foucault, Charles Taylor, Carole Pateman, and others, he suggests that national service, as presently planned, will not create the "citizen" so much as a post-industrial and gendered subject. In the concluding chapters, he presents an argument for a democratic national service and offers an alternative program for policymakers to consider.

Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back in Town
Thin Lizzy: The Boys Are Back in Town

Author: Harry Doherty

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2012-11-20

Total Pages: 403

ISBN-13: 0857128019

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One of the defining rock groups of the 20th Century, Thin Lizzy began life in Dublin in 1969 when childhood friends Phil Lynott and Brian Downey were approached by two former members of Van Morrison's band 'Them', Eric Wrixon (keyboards) and Eric Bell (guitar). Now for the first time, their story is told by guitarist Scott Gorham and rock journalist Harry Doherty.The band’s story is told by the people who were involved directly including former guitarists, road crew, management, family and friends. Their origins in Dublin as a three piece with the Whiskey in the Jar single and a string of unsuccessful but highly creative albums. The move to London to chase the dream of being a major rock band. The chaotic arrival and departures of various members including Eric Bell (who left the band mid concert), Irish guitarist Gary Moore, Brian Robertson and co-author Scott Gorham. How the albums Jailbreak and Boys Are Back in Town took the band to the top of the charts just as they were to become bankrupt. Includes stories of the band on the road, the drink and drugs and how the years of partying, drug-taking and non stop touring eventually took its toll on not only the band members but on their families. The death of front man Phil Lynott and their legacy following his death.