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Victorian Hartford RevisitedThe gilded city of Hartford triumphantly returns in this volume, Victorian Hartford Revisited, a compilation of many never before published images of Victorian splendor and incredible architecture. The social, economic, cultural, and architectural center of the state went through unparalleled growth after the Civil...
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DorchesterIn the early twentieth century, Dorchester was called the model town of New England. It was the most favored residential section of Boston, bathed by ocean winds from the east, picturesque rivers and hills to the south, the finest boulevards and parks to the...
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Victorian HartfordFrom workers' housing to the grand homes of industrialists, prosperous Hartford experienced an explosion of Victorian building that turned this capital city into a rich mixture of culture, beauty, and business. The capital of the insurance industry, Hartford was also home to the first...
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The Cross of Cong: A Masterpiece of Medieval Irish ArtThis book is the first detailed study of the Cross of Cong, one of Ireland's great national treasures. Made to enshrine a relic of Christ's 'True Cross' in the early 12th century under the patronage of the High King Turlough O'Connor, it was one...
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Issues: A History of Photography in Fashion MagazinesThe first book to showcase and critically explore the groundbreaking photography of fashion magazines over the last centuryFor nearly a century, fashion magazines have provided sophisticated platforms for cutting-edge photography - work that challenges conventions and often reaches far beyond fashion itself. In this...
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Delaware Discoveries: Girlhood Embroidery, 1750-1850A lavishly illustrated history of girlhood embroidery in the state of Delaware, from 1750 to 1850, including beautifully rendered photographs of 190 samplers. This magnificent volume includes well-researched biographical information on the young embroiderers and their families as well as information on prominent needlework...
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Lives at Stake: South-Sudan during the liberation struggleTo the suffering people of South Sudan. You and your freedom fighters struggled so hard and for so long for your freedom, for your human dignity, for your human rights. You had so many dreams for yourself and your children for a better future...
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The Stone Writer: Christian Fiction for Young Readers and TeensThe Stone Writer, Christian Fiction for Young Readers and Teens by Toni M. Babcock The Stone Writer is a collection of short stories written to convey biblical principles in a fun and thought provoking way. The collection was written in two parts: Short Stories...
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Greetings from Maury County: A Postcard HistoryFounded in 1807, Maury County has a history that is second to none. This book uses antique and vintage postcards to highlight this history. Take a stroll down the streets of yesteryear by reading Greetings from Maury County. The colored images will bring back...
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American Rifle: A BiographyGeorge Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized. In this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing...
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The Palaeography of Gothic Manuscript Books: From the Twelfth to the Early Sixteenth CenturyAlbert Derolez has developed new terminology for describing the different scripts in this detailed study of handwriting in manuscript books produced in western and central Europe from c.1100 to c.1530. This makes Derolez's survey unique and an ideal tool for all interested in late-medieval...
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Roman History from Coins: Some Uses of the Imperial Coinage to the HistorianIn this 1968 study, Michael Grant examines the varied ways in which Rome used currency to inform direct or deceive public opinion and also considers results of this exploitation. Cunning historians can read in the coins matters of art politics, religion, economics - even...
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The Encyclopedia of Furniture: Third Edition - Completely RevisedA completely revised edition, covering every period and development to the present, the designers and makers, the woods and other materials, the architecture and decoration. 2,000 photographs. Glossary. Bibliography. Index.Author: Joseph AronsonPublisher: Potter StylePublished: 12/13/1961Pages: 496Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 3.77lbsSize: 10.99h x 8.72w x 1.46dISBN:...
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RembrandtRembrandt is among the few outstanding artists of universal appeal. Yet he remains an elusive figure, too often the subject of romantic interpretation. Christopher White, author of a number of highly regarded books on Rembrandt, firmly bases his study on the most thorough and...
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Bernie Sanders Paper Doll Collectible 2016 Campaign EditionDress them up Mix and match Cleverly play off the candidates' bios. -- USA TodayNo matter which side of the political fence you're on, you can believe in these Bernie Sanders paper dolls Currently campaigning for the Democratic party's 2016 presidential nomination, the Vermont...
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Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated GuideFirearms played an important role on the American frontier. Used to hunt animals for food and clothing, they also safeguarded one's home against outlaws and other hostile elements. This definitive, scrupulously researched work describes and illustrates the many different weapons that opened up and...
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Fashions of the First Ladies Coloring BookFrom Martha Washington to Jill Biden, 47 of the nation's First Ladies grace the pages of this entertaining and informative coloring book. Presidents' wives, daughters, and other relations who served as official White House hostesses appear here in finely detailed, ready-to-color line drawings. Many...
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Empire FashionsThis coloring book panorama of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century French fashions offers a fascinating survey of the changes in clothing style worn during and after the Revolution, and of clothing of the Napoleonic era in general.Forty-five plates of detailed, accurate illustrations include representative...
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Making Furniture Masterpieces: 30 Projects with Measured DrawingsThis clearly written how-to book by master craftsman Franklin H. Gottshall allows woodworkers to construct handsome, useful furniture in the most highly regarded antique styles. Characterized by beauty and richness of design, each of 30 different projects -- all replicas of actual rare furniture...
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The Wright Brothers: A BiographyIn this fascinating, highly readable biography, Fred C. Kelly, a former newspaperman, author, and an old friend of the Wrights, tells the story of the two brilliant, dedicated, flight-obsessed bicycle mechanics from Ohio who first realized mankind's age-old dream of conquering the skies. Long...
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