The American Mind

The American Mind

Author: Henry Steele Commager

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1950-01-01

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9780300000467

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An analysis of the political and social thought prevalent in America from 1880 to 1940


The American Spirit

The American Spirit

Author: Brian Tracy

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1595553371

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Through stories, profiles, and eye-opening statistics, Feulner and Tracy map out the American spirit. This entertaining and thought-provoking journey highlights the best and most important elements of the American character.


The American Spirit

The American Spirit

Author: David McCullough

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-04-18

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1501174215

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"This timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, the most honored historian in the United States--winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among many other honors--reminds us of fundamental American principles. Over the course of his distinguished career, David McCullough has spoken before Congress, the White House, colleges and universities, historical societies, and other esteemed institutions. Now, as many Americans engage in self-reflection following a bitter election campaign that has left the country divided, McCullough has collected some of his most important speeches in a brief volume that articulates important principles and characteristics that are particularly American..."--Jacket.


Synagogue Architecture in America

Synagogue Architecture in America

Author: Henry Stolzman

Publisher: Images Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9781864700749

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This full colour publication explores the rich and diverse response to the quest to sustain the Hebrew heritage that has resulted in prominent designs.


The Mythic Modern

The Mythic Modern

Author: Travis Price

Publisher: Oro Editions

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780982622681

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"In the summer of 1992, Travis proposed taking ten to fifiteen architecture students to the far reaches of our continent to design and build interventions within well-defined landscapes, sites that reflected equally a long history of working and reworking both the profane and sacred. Called "The Spirit of Place," these workshops in the field encompassed focused studies of a place and its inhabitants as well as exploring the deep belief systems, myths, and stories that defined them ... What unfolded was a twenty-year history of interventions in cultural settings often completel foreign to the quotidian exeriences of our predominantly East Coast undergraduates"--Page VIII.


American Architectural History

American Architectural History

Author: Keith Eggener

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-07-31

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 1134399243

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This major new text presents a collection of recent writings on architecture and urbanism in the United States, with topics ranging from colonial to contemporary times. In terms of content and scope, there is no collection, in or out of print, directly comparable to this one. The essays are drawn from the past twenty years' of publishing in the field, arranged chronologically from colonial to contemporary and accessible in thematic groupings, contextualized and introduced by Keith Eggener. Drawing together 24 illustrated essays by major and emerging scholars in the field, American Architectural History is a valuable resource for students of the history of American art, architecture, urbanism, and material culture.


Roe Ethridge

Roe Ethridge

Author:

Publisher: Karma, New York

Published: 2017-05-23

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 9781942607670

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The catalogue is not a mere reiteration of the exhibition; it excludes some images that hang on the wall, like a still-life of crystals that looks at once tongue-in-cheek and hippie-chic, while lavishing attention on others left out of the show. There are twenty-six pages devoted to pictures of Ethridge?s drive through the Rocky Mountains in January, all of them timeless vistas, in which the natural world dwarfs what little evidence there is of human encroachment. A passing car fades into insignificance beneath striated rockface that it took the Earth millennia to create. The landscapes are grouped in the catalogue according to the three-day period over which they were taken: January 19th, 20th, and 21st, the days before, during, and after the Presidential Inauguration. Political critique or pure coincidence? Exhibition: Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, United States (23.02.-08.04.2017).


Identifying American Architecture

Identifying American Architecture

Author: John J. G. Blumenson

Publisher: Rowman Altamira

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780761991434

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Have you ever been intrigued by a beautiful building and wondered when it was built? Identifying American Architecture provides the answer to such questions in a concise handbook perfect for preservationists, architects, students, and tourists alike. With 214 photographs, it allows readers to associate real buildings with architectural styles, elements, and orders. Identifying American Architecture was designed to be used--carried about and kept handy for frequent reference. Every photograph is keyed to an explanatory legend pointing out characteristic features of each building's style. Trade bookstores order from W.W. Norton, NY