Erich von Stroheim's Greed: "McTeague" By Frank Norris
Author: Frank Norris
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published:
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 0359003346
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Ruth and Green Book
Author: Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®
Published: 2013-11-01
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 1467738174
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe picture book inspiration for the Academy Award-winning film The Green Book Ruth was so excited to take a trip in her family's new car! In the early 1950s, few African Americans could afford to buy cars, so this would be an adventure. But she soon found out that Black travelers weren't treated very well in some towns. Many hotels and gas stations refused service to Black people. Daddy was upset about something called Jim Crow laws . . . Finally, a friendly attendant at a gas station showed Ruth's family The Green Book. It listed all of the places that would welcome Black travelers. With this guidebook—and the kindness of strangers—Ruth could finally make a safe journey from Chicago to her grandma's house in Alabama. Ruth's story is fiction, but The Green Book and its role in helping a generation of African American travelers avoid some of the indignities of Jim Crow are historical fact.
The Handy Bible Answer Book
Author: Jennifer R. Prince
Publisher: Visible Ink Press
Published: 2014-03-24
Total Pages: 433
ISBN-13: 1578594928
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGet More from the Bible The Bible is a beloved text owned by nearly all Americans. It’s probably on your reading list, but it can be a daunting work to master. The Handy Bible Answer Book illuminates the secrets and reveals the wisdom of the Bible. Through easy-to-understand explanations to common questions, this book examines, story-by-story, the origins and history of the meanings of chapters, verses, and parables. Offering enlightening explanations and defining key terms, people, places, and events, this user-friendly guide is for anyone interested in learning more about the Bible. It brings context to readers by answering more than 1,700 commonly asked questions about the Good Book, including: • How has archeology contributed to understanding the Bible? • What are some of the most notable Bible translations through the ages? • What was the Day of Atonement? • How did Gideon obey God’s call? • According to Peter, what was the benefit of faith? • What is the Apocrypha? This comprehensive resource provides concise, straightforward information, drawing from five different translations of the Bible and other sources, it's designed to let even casual readers dig deeply into the Bible. It helps bring the Good Book's parables, stories, history, and power to your life.
Four Turbulent Decades
Author: Joan Elaine Stack
Publisher:
Published: 2015-03-12
Total Pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9780981693989
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMomentous events from the civil rights movement and the President Kennedy assassination to 9/11 are distilled into elemental images in the work of Tom Engelhardt, longtime political cartoonist with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A selection of Engelhardt's evocative drawings from the State Historical Society's collection is accompanied by narratives from art historian Joan Stack that add context and reveal artistic influences and techniques. A commentary by Engelhardt and his friend Jules Feiffer, author, playwright, and Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, gives further insight into Engelhardt's career and the field of newspaper cartoons in the twentieth century.
Quilts in America
Author: Patsy Orlofsky
Publisher: Abbeville Press
Published: 2005-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780789208576
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"This treasury surveys nearly three hundred years of quilt history, techniques, patterns, and styles. Traveling all over the country to conduct research and to collect quilts, the authors have assembled a richly illustrated study of traditional quilts." "From the simple, serviceable quilts of the early colonists to the work of twentieth century quilters, this volume surveys virtually every type of quilt and pattern, detailing the techniques, tools, fabrics, and dyes. The abundant historical and practical information offers guidelines for establishing the age of antique quilts and provides careful instructions for cleaning and care of heirloom quilts."--BOOK JACKET.
Race and Meaning
Author: Gary R. Kremer
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2014-12-21
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 082627336X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNo one has written more about the African American experience in Missouri over the past four decades than Gary Kremer, and now for the first time fourteen of his best articles on the subject are available in one place with the publication of Race and Meaning: The African American Experience in Missouri. By placing the articles in chronological order of historical events rather than by publication date, Kremer combines them into one detailed account that addresses issues such as the transition from slavery to freedom for African Americans in Missouri, all-black rural communities, and the lives of African Americans seeking new opportunities in Missouri’s cities. In addition to his previously published articles, Kremer includes a personal introduction revealing how he first became interested in researching African American history and how his education at Lincoln University--and specifically the influence of his mentor, Lorenzo Greene--helped him to realize his eventual career path. Race and Meaning makes a collection of largely unheard stories spanning much of Missouri history accessible for the first time in one place, allowing each article to be read in the context of the others, and creating a whole that is much greater than the sum of its parts. Whether you are a student, researcher, or general reader, this book will be essential to anyone with an interest in Missouri history.
Heritage Vintage Movie Poster Signature Auction 2005 Catalog #624
Author: Ivy Press
Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
Published: 2005-10
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781599670041
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTroubled Trails
Author: Robert Silbernagel
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781607811299
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSilbernagel casts new light on the story of the Meeker Affair by using details from historical interview transcripts and newspaper articles and revealing the personalities of the major characters--both Indian and non-Indian.
Queer X Design
Author: Andy Campbell
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Published: 2019-05-07
Total Pages: 375
ISBN-13: 0762467916
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first-ever illustrated history of the iconic designs, symbols, and graphic art representing more than 5 decades of LGBTQ pride and activism. Beginning with pre-liberation and the years before the Stonewall uprising, spanning across the 1970s and 1980s and through to the new millennium, Queer X Design celebrates the inventive and subversive designs that have powered the resilient and ever-evolving LGBTQ movement. The diversity and inclusivity of these pages is as inspiring as it is important, both in terms of the objects represented as well as in the array of creators; from buttons worn to protest Anita Bryant, to the original 'The Future is Female' and 'Lavender Menace' t-shirt; from the logos of Pleasure Chest and GLAAD, to the poster for Cheryl Dunye's queer classic The Watermelon Woman; from Gilbert Baker's iconic rainbow flag, to the quite laments of the AIDS quilt and the impassioned rage conveyed in ACT-UP and Gran Fury ephemera. More than just an accessible history book, Queer X Design tells the story of queerness as something intangible, uplifting, and indestructible. Found among these pages is sorrow, loss, and struggle; an affective selection that queer designers and artists harnessed to bring about political and societal change. But here is also: joy, hope, love, and the enduring fight for free expression and representation. Queer X Design is the potent, inspiring, and colorful visual history of activism and pride.
