Author: Stephen C. Ausband
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813921341
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"Byrd often mused about what would happen to the land in the future. While some of the dividing line still feels like wilderness, it is crisscrossed today by bridges and roads, its forests felled and paved over for parking lots and subdivisions, its waters diverted or drained. Ausband's story, therefore, is a natural history of a changed region."--BOOK JACKET.
Byrd's Line
Author: Stephen C. Ausband
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813921341
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"Byrd often mused about what would happen to the land in the future. While some of the dividing line still feels like wilderness, it is crisscrossed today by bridges and roads, its forests felled and paved over for parking lots and subdivisions, its waters diverted or drained. Ausband's story, therefore, is a natural history of a changed region."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813921341
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
"Byrd often mused about what would happen to the land in the future. While some of the dividing line still feels like wilderness, it is crisscrossed today by bridges and roads, its forests felled and paved over for parking lots and subdivisions, its waters diverted or drained. Ausband's story, therefore, is a natural history of a changed region."--BOOK JACKET.
Bulletin - Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
The Byrds
Author:
Publisher: PediaPress
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Publisher: PediaPress
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Do You Believe in Rock and Roll?
Author: Raymond I. Schuck
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476600368
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Since its release in 1971, Don McLean's song "American Pie" has become an indelible part of U.S. culture. It has sparked countless debates about the references within the lyrics; been celebrated as a chronicle of American life from the late 1950s through the early 1970s; and has become iconic itself as it has been remade, parodied, and referenced within numerous texts and forums. This volume offers a set of new essays that focus on the cultural and historical significance of the song. Representing a variety of perspectives and fields of study, the essays address such topics as historical and literary interpretations of the song's lyrics, its musical qualities, the commentary the song offers on rock and roll history, the continuing significance of the song, and the ways in which the song has been used by various writers and artists. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476600368
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
Since its release in 1971, Don McLean's song "American Pie" has become an indelible part of U.S. culture. It has sparked countless debates about the references within the lyrics; been celebrated as a chronicle of American life from the late 1950s through the early 1970s; and has become iconic itself as it has been remade, parodied, and referenced within numerous texts and forums. This volume offers a set of new essays that focus on the cultural and historical significance of the song. Representing a variety of perspectives and fields of study, the essays address such topics as historical and literary interpretations of the song's lyrics, its musical qualities, the commentary the song offers on rock and roll history, the continuing significance of the song, and the ways in which the song has been used by various writers and artists. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Spirit Leveling in Texas
Author: John George Staack
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bench-marks
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bench-marks
Languages : en
Pages : 826
Book Description
The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 2262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 2262
Book Description
The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Also time tables of railroads in Central America. Air line schedules.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Also time tables of railroads in Central America. Air line schedules.
Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 842
Book Description
Ecclesiastes
Author:
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 9780802136145
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
Publisher: Canongate U.S.
ISBN: 9780802136145
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
The Byrds of Virginia
Author: Alden Hatch
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Byrds of Virginia are among the most powerful and influential families in this country--and are also one of the oldest. The first Byrd ("William I") settled in Virginia in 1670 and was the founder of the Byrd dynasty that is vigorously represented today by Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Now, eminent author Alden Hatch, with style, wit and extraordinary scholarship, traces the history of the Byrds from 1670 to the present in one of the most engrossing and important biographies of an American family to appear in many years. -- Front book flap
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The Byrds of Virginia are among the most powerful and influential families in this country--and are also one of the oldest. The first Byrd ("William I") settled in Virginia in 1670 and was the founder of the Byrd dynasty that is vigorously represented today by Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Now, eminent author Alden Hatch, with style, wit and extraordinary scholarship, traces the history of the Byrds from 1670 to the present in one of the most engrossing and important biographies of an American family to appear in many years. -- Front book flap