Author: Barry Werth
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226893847
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
In Banquet at Delmonico’s, Barry Werth draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin’s controversial ideas to post-Civil-War America. Each chapter is dedicated to a crucial intellectual encounter, culminating with an exclusive farewell dinner held in English philosopher Herbert Spencer’s honor at the venerable New York restaurant Delmonico’s in 1882. In this thought-provoking and nuanced account, Werth firmly situates social Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Banquet at Delmonico’s is social history at its finest.
Banquet at Delmonico's
Author: Barry Werth
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226893847
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
In Banquet at Delmonico’s, Barry Werth draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin’s controversial ideas to post-Civil-War America. Each chapter is dedicated to a crucial intellectual encounter, culminating with an exclusive farewell dinner held in English philosopher Herbert Spencer’s honor at the venerable New York restaurant Delmonico’s in 1882. In this thought-provoking and nuanced account, Werth firmly situates social Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Banquet at Delmonico’s is social history at its finest.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226893847
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
In Banquet at Delmonico’s, Barry Werth draws readers inside the circle of intellectuals, scientists, politicians, businessmen, and clergymen who brought Charles Darwin’s controversial ideas to post-Civil-War America. Each chapter is dedicated to a crucial intellectual encounter, culminating with an exclusive farewell dinner held in English philosopher Herbert Spencer’s honor at the venerable New York restaurant Delmonico’s in 1882. In this thought-provoking and nuanced account, Werth firmly situates social Darwinism in the context of the Gilded Age. Banquet at Delmonico’s is social history at its finest.
Dining at Delmonico's
Author: Judith Choate
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781584797227
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The name Delmonico's is synonymous with fine dining, and the tradition of exquisite food served in a luxurious setting continues to flourish today. "Dining at Delmonico's" invites readers into the restaurant's legendary kitchen, and offers home cooks more than 80 recipes.
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781584797227
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The name Delmonico's is synonymous with fine dining, and the tradition of exquisite food served in a luxurious setting continues to flourish today. "Dining at Delmonico's" invites readers into the restaurant's legendary kitchen, and offers home cooks more than 80 recipes.
The Boys from Dolores
Author: Patrick Symmes
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0375422838
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
From the author ofChasing Che, here is the remarkable tale of a group of boys at the heart of Cuba's political and social history. Chosen in the 1940s from among the most affluent and ambitious families in eastern Cuba, they were groomed at the elite Colegio de Dolores for achievement and leadership. Instead, they were swept into war, revolution, and exile by two of their own number, Fidel and Raúl Castro. Trained by Jesuits for dialectical dexterity and the pursuit of absolutes, Fidel Castro swiftly destroyed the old Cuba they had come from, down to the hallways of Dolores itself. At once sweeping and intimate, this remarkable history by Patrick Symmes is a tour de force investigation of the world that gave birth to Fidel Castro – and the world his Cuban Revolution leaves behind.
Publisher: Pantheon
ISBN: 0375422838
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
From the author ofChasing Che, here is the remarkable tale of a group of boys at the heart of Cuba's political and social history. Chosen in the 1940s from among the most affluent and ambitious families in eastern Cuba, they were groomed at the elite Colegio de Dolores for achievement and leadership. Instead, they were swept into war, revolution, and exile by two of their own number, Fidel and Raúl Castro. Trained by Jesuits for dialectical dexterity and the pursuit of absolutes, Fidel Castro swiftly destroyed the old Cuba they had come from, down to the hallways of Dolores itself. At once sweeping and intimate, this remarkable history by Patrick Symmes is a tour de force investigation of the world that gave birth to Fidel Castro – and the world his Cuban Revolution leaves behind.
The Epicurean
Author: Charles Ranhofer
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 1606601059
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 1204
Book Description
Complete culinary encyclopedia, with more than 3,500 recipes and nearly 800 black-and-white illustrations. This edition of the great classic is available in a splendid hardcover facsimile of the rare 1893 original.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 1606601059
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 1204
Book Description
Complete culinary encyclopedia, with more than 3,500 recipes and nearly 800 black-and-white illustrations. This edition of the great classic is available in a splendid hardcover facsimile of the rare 1893 original.
Annual Banquet
Author: New York Chamber of Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
The Nasty Bits
Author: Anthony Bourdain
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1596917210
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style. Bestselling chef and Parts Unknown host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, revealing what you didn't want to know about the more unglamorous aspects of making television, calling for the head of raw food activist Woody Harrelson, or confessing to lobster-killing guilt, Bourdain is as entertaining as ever. Bringing together the best of his previously uncollected nonfiction--and including new, never-before-published material--The Nasty Bits is a rude, funny, brutal and passionate stew for fans and the uninitiated alike.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1596917210
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller The good, the bad, and the ugly, served up Bourdain-style. Bestselling chef and Parts Unknown host Anthony Bourdain has never been one to pull punches. In The Nasty Bits, he serves up a well-seasoned hellbroth of candid, often outrageous stories from his worldwide misadventures. Whether scrounging for eel in the backstreets of Hanoi, revealing what you didn't want to know about the more unglamorous aspects of making television, calling for the head of raw food activist Woody Harrelson, or confessing to lobster-killing guilt, Bourdain is as entertaining as ever. Bringing together the best of his previously uncollected nonfiction--and including new, never-before-published material--The Nasty Bits is a rude, funny, brutal and passionate stew for fans and the uninitiated alike.
Banquet to the Hon. Whitelaw Reid, Minister of the United States to France
Author: New York Chamber of Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diplomats
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Diplomats
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
31 Days
Author: Barry Werth
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400078687
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
In 31 Days, acclaimed historian Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days of August 1974, following Richard Nixon's resignation and the swearing-in of America's "accidental president," Gerald Ford. The Watergate scandal had torn the country apart. In a dramatic, day-by-day account of the new administration’s inner workings, Werth shows how Ford, caught between political expedience, the country’s demands for justice, and his own moral compass, struggled valiantly to restore the nation’s tarnished faith in its leadership. With deft and refreshing analysis Werth illuminates how this unprecedented political upheaval produced new fissures and battle lines, as well as new opportunities for political advancement for ambitious young men such as Donald Rumsfeld, who had been Nixon’s ambassador to NATO, and Dick Cheney, already coolly efficient as Rumsfeld’s former deputy. A superbly crafted presidential history with all of the twists and turns of a thriller, 31 Days sheds new light on the key players and political dilemmas that reverberate in today’s headlines.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 1400078687
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
In 31 Days, acclaimed historian Barry Werth takes readers inside the White House during the tumultuous days of August 1974, following Richard Nixon's resignation and the swearing-in of America's "accidental president," Gerald Ford. The Watergate scandal had torn the country apart. In a dramatic, day-by-day account of the new administration’s inner workings, Werth shows how Ford, caught between political expedience, the country’s demands for justice, and his own moral compass, struggled valiantly to restore the nation’s tarnished faith in its leadership. With deft and refreshing analysis Werth illuminates how this unprecedented political upheaval produced new fissures and battle lines, as well as new opportunities for political advancement for ambitious young men such as Donald Rumsfeld, who had been Nixon’s ambassador to NATO, and Dick Cheney, already coolly efficient as Rumsfeld’s former deputy. A superbly crafted presidential history with all of the twists and turns of a thriller, 31 Days sheds new light on the key players and political dilemmas that reverberate in today’s headlines.
The American Stationer
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stationery trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1598
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Stationery trade
Languages : en
Pages : 1598
Book Description
Annual banquet of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York. Addresses made on the occasion
Author: New York Chamber of Commerce
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Vol. 142, 1910, includes also an account of the banquets of the Chamber from 1769 to 1910
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Vol. 142, 1910, includes also an account of the banquets of the Chamber from 1769 to 1910