Author: John Hall
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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History of the Presbyterian Church in Trenton, N. J.
Author: John Hall
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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History of Trenton, New Jersey
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Category : Trenton (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Category : Trenton (N.J.)
Languages : en
Pages : 534
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Encyclopaedia of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America
Author: Alfred Nevin
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Category : Presbyterianism
Languages : en
Pages : 1264
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Category : Presbyterianism
Languages : en
Pages : 1264
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The New Jersey Churchscape
Author: Frank L. Greenagel
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813529905
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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Although best known as the Garden State, New Jersey could also be called the Church State. The state boasts thousands of houses of worship, with more than one thousand still standing that were built in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Frank L. Greenagel has photographed more than six hundred. He has selected two hundred of these historic landmarks for an examination of why they are sited where they are and why they look the way they do. Greenagel has sought out and included images of not only mainstream Christian churches, but also Jewish synagogues as well as the places of worship of religious groups such as the Moravians, the Church of the Brethren, and the Seventh Day Baptists. The photographs are arranged chronologically within sections on three major early settlement regions of the state ¾ the Hudson River, the Delaware River, and the Raritan Valley. For each building, Greenagel details the date of construction, the cultural, historic, and religious influences that shaped it, the architectural details that distinguish it, and what purpose it currently serves.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813529905
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Although best known as the Garden State, New Jersey could also be called the Church State. The state boasts thousands of houses of worship, with more than one thousand still standing that were built in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Frank L. Greenagel has photographed more than six hundred. He has selected two hundred of these historic landmarks for an examination of why they are sited where they are and why they look the way they do. Greenagel has sought out and included images of not only mainstream Christian churches, but also Jewish synagogues as well as the places of worship of religious groups such as the Moravians, the Church of the Brethren, and the Seventh Day Baptists. The photographs are arranged chronologically within sections on three major early settlement regions of the state ¾ the Hudson River, the Delaware River, and the Raritan Valley. For each building, Greenagel details the date of construction, the cultural, historic, and religious influences that shaped it, the architectural details that distinguish it, and what purpose it currently serves.
Journal of the Presbyterian Historical Society
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Category : Electronic journals
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Journal of Presbyterian History
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Category : Presbyterian Church
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society
Author: New Jersey Historical Society
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Category : New Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Category : New Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Continent
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 988
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Category : Christianity
Languages : en
Pages : 988
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Washington's Crossing
Author: David Hackett Fischer
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199726604
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history, George Washington--and many other Americans--refused to let the Revolution die. On Christmas night, as a howling nor'easter struck the Delaware Valley, he led his men across the river and attacked the exhausted Hessian garrison at Trenton, killing or capturing nearly a thousand men. A second battle of Trenton followed within days. The Americans held off a counterattack by Lord Cornwallis's best troops, then were almost trapped by the British force. Under cover of night, Washington's men stole behind the enemy and struck them again, defeating a brigade at Princeton. The British were badly shaken. In twelve weeks of winter fighting, their army suffered severe damage, their hold on New Jersey was broken, and their strategy was ruined. Fischer's richly textured narrative reveals the crucial role of contingency in these events. We see how the campaign unfolded in a sequence of difficult choices by many actors, from generals to civilians, on both sides. While British and German forces remained rigid and hierarchical, Americans evolved an open and flexible system that was fundamental to their success. The startling success of Washington and his compatriots not only saved the faltering American Revolution, but helped to give it new meaning.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199726604
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history, George Washington--and many other Americans--refused to let the Revolution die. On Christmas night, as a howling nor'easter struck the Delaware Valley, he led his men across the river and attacked the exhausted Hessian garrison at Trenton, killing or capturing nearly a thousand men. A second battle of Trenton followed within days. The Americans held off a counterattack by Lord Cornwallis's best troops, then were almost trapped by the British force. Under cover of night, Washington's men stole behind the enemy and struck them again, defeating a brigade at Princeton. The British were badly shaken. In twelve weeks of winter fighting, their army suffered severe damage, their hold on New Jersey was broken, and their strategy was ruined. Fischer's richly textured narrative reveals the crucial role of contingency in these events. We see how the campaign unfolded in a sequence of difficult choices by many actors, from generals to civilians, on both sides. While British and German forces remained rigid and hierarchical, Americans evolved an open and flexible system that was fundamental to their success. The startling success of Washington and his compatriots not only saved the faltering American Revolution, but helped to give it new meaning.
Journal of the Department of History, Presbyterian Historical Society
Author: Presbyterian Historical Society
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 454
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