The Pageant of America
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Author: Bob Blaisdell
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Published: 2016-04-21
Total Pages: 529
ISBN-13: 0486797309
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most important documents in American history: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Emancipation Proclamation, presidential speeches, Supreme Court decisions, Acts and Declarations of Congress, essays, letters, and much more.
Author: Thomas Andrew Bailey
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 1114
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the history of the United States from the arrival of the first Indian people to the present day.
Author: Thomas Andrew Bailey
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 580
ISBN-13: 9780669210514
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the history of the United States from the arrival of the first Indian people to the present day.
Author: Amy Argetsinger
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-11-08
Total Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 1982123400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Washington Post style editor’s fascinating and irresistible look back on the Miss America pageant as it approaches its 100th anniversary. The sash. The tears. The glittering crown. And of course, that soaring song. For all its pomp and kitsch, the Miss America pageant is indelibly written into the American story of the past century. From its giddy origins as a summer’s-end tourist draw in Prohibition-era Atlantic City, it blossomed into a televised extravaganza that drew tens of millions of viewers in its heyday and was once considered the highest honor that a young woman could achieve. For two years, Washington Post reporter and editor Amy Argetsinger visited pageants and interviewed former winners and contestants to unveil the hidden world of this iconic institution. There She Was spotlights how the pageant survived decades of social and cultural change, collided with a women’s liberation movement that sought to abolish it, and redefined itself alongside evolving ideas about feminism. For its superstars—Phyllis George, Vanessa Williams, Gretchen Carlson—and for those who never became household names, Miss America was a platform for women to exercise their ambitions and learn brutal lessons about the culture of fame. Spirited and revelatory, There She Was charts the evolution of the American woman, from the Miss America catapulted into advocacy after she was exposed as a survivor of domestic violence to the one who used her crown to launch a congressional campaign; from a 1930s winner who ran away on the night of her crowning to a present-day rock guitarist carving out her place in this world. Argetsinger dissects the scandals and financial turmoil that have repeatedly threatened to kill the pageant—and highlights the unexpected sisterhood of Miss Americas fighting to keep it alive.
Author: David M. Kennedy
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Published: 2016
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ISBN-13: 9781305268456
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe new edition of American Pageant, the leading program for AP U.S. history, now reflects the redesigned AP Course and Exam that begins with the 2014-2015 school year. The 16th edition helps prepare students for success on the AP Exam by 1) helping them practice historical thinking skills, pulling together concepts with events, and 2) giving them practice answering questions modeled after those they'll find on the exam. The new edition adds a two-page opener/preview to every chapter, guiding students through the main points of the chapter and using questions and elements tied to the AP Curriculum Framework to help them internalize the chapter more conceptually. Also new are additional End-of-Part multiple-choice and short answer questions reflecting the changes to the exam. Practice DBQs and other free response essay questions will still be found at the back of the book.
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Published: 1926
Total Pages: 652
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Author: Lewis Mumford
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Published: 1955-01-01
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9780486202006
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBuried renaissance of Root, Sullivan, Roebling, W. Homer, Eakins, Ryder, others. 12 illustrations.
Author: Jewel H. Conover
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1966-06-30
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 0791499626
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author confesses that she became interested in doing this pictorial study just because she likes nineteenth century architecture. And for this very reason she has composed a scholarly appreciation, rather than a cumbersome technical analysis, that all can read with enjoyment, whatever one's acquaintance with the formal study of architecture. In the introductory chapters she recounts the history of the region and the economic and social background of its people, as well as the relevant architectural history. This book helps one appreciate why, after years of neglect and abuse, nineteenth-century architecture has finally been recognized as integral and valuable to the American cultural heritage. Here is a collection of photographs which capture the charm and often stately demeanor typical of private nineteenth-century dwellings in the northeastern United States.