Author: Eleanor Jones Harvey
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"The Painted Sketch is the first volume to focus on the sketches of major American artists of the period. Eleanor Jones Harvey, author and consulting curator of American Art for the Dallas Museum of Art, follows the artists from field to studio, examining the changing perception and growing public appreciation for these small works. Her study is based on much new research as well as on her close analysis of existing resources."--BOOK JACKET.
The Painted Sketch
Author: Eleanor Jones Harvey
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"The Painted Sketch is the first volume to focus on the sketches of major American artists of the period. Eleanor Jones Harvey, author and consulting curator of American Art for the Dallas Museum of Art, follows the artists from field to studio, examining the changing perception and growing public appreciation for these small works. Her study is based on much new research as well as on her close analysis of existing resources."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"The Painted Sketch is the first volume to focus on the sketches of major American artists of the period. Eleanor Jones Harvey, author and consulting curator of American Art for the Dallas Museum of Art, follows the artists from field to studio, examining the changing perception and growing public appreciation for these small works. Her study is based on much new research as well as on her close analysis of existing resources."--BOOK JACKET.
Sabotaged
Author: James Pratt
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496220145
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Alongside the various people moving into and through the nineteenth-century Texas frontier was a group of European intellectuals bent on establishing a socialist utopia near the hamlet of Dallas. Their inspiration, French philosopher Charles Fourier, envisioned a society in which basic human ambitions would be expressed and cultivated, tied together by the bonds of emotion. Fourier’s self-appointed disciple Victor Considerant led the establishment of La Réunion in 1855, organized under a Paris stock company. James Pratt weaves together the dramatic story of this utopia: the complex tale of a diverse group of Europeans who sought a new society but were forced to face the realities of life in nineteenth-century Texas. Considerant’s followers endured a long ocean voyage with Spanish gunboats following in their Caribbean wake. They brushed blooming magnolias through Buffalo Bayou between Galveston Bay and Houston—so narrow a channel that two ships could not pass simultaneously. They walked for three weeks across barren country, came into conflict with the Texas legislature over land, and had to buy their stolen horses back from Chief Ned, a famous Delaware Indian living in Texas. They were buffeted in the rising political winds of abolition, and droughts ruined their crops. In the end, however, it was their flamboyant leader Victor Considerant who sabotaged their dream.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496220145
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Alongside the various people moving into and through the nineteenth-century Texas frontier was a group of European intellectuals bent on establishing a socialist utopia near the hamlet of Dallas. Their inspiration, French philosopher Charles Fourier, envisioned a society in which basic human ambitions would be expressed and cultivated, tied together by the bonds of emotion. Fourier’s self-appointed disciple Victor Considerant led the establishment of La Réunion in 1855, organized under a Paris stock company. James Pratt weaves together the dramatic story of this utopia: the complex tale of a diverse group of Europeans who sought a new society but were forced to face the realities of life in nineteenth-century Texas. Considerant’s followers endured a long ocean voyage with Spanish gunboats following in their Caribbean wake. They brushed blooming magnolias through Buffalo Bayou between Galveston Bay and Houston—so narrow a channel that two ships could not pass simultaneously. They walked for three weeks across barren country, came into conflict with the Texas legislature over land, and had to buy their stolen horses back from Chief Ned, a famous Delaware Indian living in Texas. They were buffeted in the rising political winds of abolition, and droughts ruined their crops. In the end, however, it was their flamboyant leader Victor Considerant who sabotaged their dream.
First Impressions
Author: David J. Weber
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030023175X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A guide to the history and culture of the American Southwest, as told through early encounters with fifteen iconic sites This unique guide for literate travelers in the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were the first non-natives to describe them. Noted borderlands historians David J. Weber and William deBuys lead readers through centuries of political, cultural, and ecological change. The sites visited in this volume range from popular destinations within the National Park System—including Carlsbad Caverns, the Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde—to the Spanish colonial towns of Santa Fe and Taos and the living Indian communities of Acoma, Zuni, and Taos. Lovers of the Southwest, residents and visitors alike, will delight in the authors’ skillful evocation of the region’s sweeping landscapes, its rich Hispanic and Indian heritage, and the sense of discovery that so enchanted its early explorers. Published in Cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 030023175X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A guide to the history and culture of the American Southwest, as told through early encounters with fifteen iconic sites This unique guide for literate travelers in the American Southwest tells the story of fifteen iconic sites across Arizona, New Mexico, southern Utah, and southern Colorado through the eyes of the explorers, missionaries, and travelers who were the first non-natives to describe them. Noted borderlands historians David J. Weber and William deBuys lead readers through centuries of political, cultural, and ecological change. The sites visited in this volume range from popular destinations within the National Park System—including Carlsbad Caverns, the Grand Canyon, and Mesa Verde—to the Spanish colonial towns of Santa Fe and Taos and the living Indian communities of Acoma, Zuni, and Taos. Lovers of the Southwest, residents and visitors alike, will delight in the authors’ skillful evocation of the region’s sweeping landscapes, its rich Hispanic and Indian heritage, and the sense of discovery that so enchanted its early explorers. Published in Cooperation with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University
Transactions
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385390605
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385390605
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1882.
Winning the Cold War: The U.S. Ideological Offensive
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cold War
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cold War
Languages : en
Pages : 1156
Book Description
Plateaus and Canyons
Author: Bruce Barnbaum
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933952918
Category : PHOTOGRAPHY
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Colorado Plateau, spanning across the borders of four states, is a region that boasts an amazing diversity of landforms. Over the past 40 years, master photographer Barnbaum has visited this region repeatedly. During these visits he has discovered an endless array of awe-inspiring subjects to photograph.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933952918
Category : PHOTOGRAPHY
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Colorado Plateau, spanning across the borders of four states, is a region that boasts an amazing diversity of landforms. Over the past 40 years, master photographer Barnbaum has visited this region repeatedly. During these visits he has discovered an endless array of awe-inspiring subjects to photograph.
Winning the Cold War: the U.S. Ideological Offensive
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cold War
Languages : en
Pages : 1154
Book Description
Focuses on role of private business, educational, and trade union organization in fostering positive U.S. image abroad; Classified material has been deleted.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cold War
Languages : en
Pages : 1154
Book Description
Focuses on role of private business, educational, and trade union organization in fostering positive U.S. image abroad; Classified material has been deleted.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1158
Book Description
The World As I See It
Author: Albert Einstein
Publisher: Book Tree
ISBN: 1585092878
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Often called he most advanced and celebrated mind of the 20th Century, this book allows us to meet Albert Einstein as a person. Explores his beliefs, philosophical ideas, and opinions on many subjects.
Publisher: Book Tree
ISBN: 1585092878
Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
Often called he most advanced and celebrated mind of the 20th Century, this book allows us to meet Albert Einstein as a person. Explores his beliefs, philosophical ideas, and opinions on many subjects.
Transactions
Author: Liverpool Geological Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description